    [House Report 108-401]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

    108th Congress
     1st Session            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 Report
                                                                    108-401
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    MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
        ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
                   SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

                                   __________

                               CONFERENCE REPORT

                                  to accompany

                                   H.R. 2673

    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

                   November 25, 2003.--Ordered to be printed

       108th Congress 1st
             Session        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES        Report
                                                           108-401
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    MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
        ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
                   SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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                               CONFERENCE REPORT

                                  to accompany

                                   H.R. 2673

    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

                   November 25, 2003.--Ordered to be printed
      MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
                          2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
    108th Congress                                                   Report
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
     1st Session                                                    108-401

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    MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
        ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
                   SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

                                    _______

                   November 25, 2003.--Ordered to be printed

                                    _______

     Mr. Young of Florida, from the Committee on conference, submitted the
                                   following

                               CONFERENCE REPORT

                            [To accompany H.R. 2673]

          The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
    the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
    2673) ``making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
    Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other
    purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have
    agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses
    as follows:
          That the House recede from its disagreement to the
    amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an
    amendment, as follows:
          In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
    amendment, insert:

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations
    Act, 2004''.

    SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Table of contents.
    Sec. 3. References.

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

    Title I--Agricultural Programs
    Title II--Conservation Programs
    Title III--Rural Development Programs
    Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
    Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
    Title VI--Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration
    Title VII--General Provisions

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

    Title I--Department of Justice
    Title II--Department of Commerce and Related Agencies
    Title III--The Judiciary
    Title IV--Department of State and Related Agency
    Title V--Related Agencies
    Title VI--General Provisions
    Title VII--Rescissions
    Title VIII--Alaskan Fisheries

              DIVISION C--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS, 2004

    Title I--Federal Funds
    Title II--District of Columbia Funds
    Title III--DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003
    Title IV--General Provisions

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

    Title I--Export and Investment Assistance
    Title II--Bilateral Economic Assistance
    Title III--Military Assistance
    Title IV--Multilateral Economic Assistance
    Title V--General Provisions
    Title VI--Millennium Challenge

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

    Title I--Department of Labor
    Title II--Department of Health and Human Services
    Title III--Department of Education
    Title IV--Related Agencies
    Title V--General Provisions

         DIVISION F--TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
                              APPROPRIATIONS, 2004

    Title I--Department of Transportation
    Title II--Department of the Treasury
    Title III--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to
              the President
    Title IV--Independent Agencies
    Title V--General Provisions
    Title VI--General Provisions--Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

      DIVISION G--VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
                    INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2004

    Title I--Department of Veterans Affairs
    Title II--Department of Housing and Urban Development
    Title III--Independent Agencies
    Title IV--General Provisions
    Title V--Pesticide Products and Fees

              DIVISION H--MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND OFFSETS

    SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

        Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
    ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be
    treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

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

                                     AN ACT

    Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
        Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending
                  September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

        That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money
    in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture,
    Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
    Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
    2004, and for other purposes, namely:

                                    TITLE I

                             AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                     Production, Processing, and Marketing

                            Office of the Secretary

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of
    Agriculture, $5,092,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000
    of this amount shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as
    determined by the Secretary.

                              Executive Operations

                                CHIEF ECONOMIST

        For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including
    economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis,
    energy and new uses, and the functions of the World
    Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the Agricultural
    Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), $8,707,000.

                           NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

        For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division,
    $13,670,000.

                     OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program
    Analysis, $7,740,000.

                            HOMELAND SECURITY STAFF

        For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security Staff,
    $499,000.

                    Office of the Chief Information Officer

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief
    Information Officer, $15,493,000.

                          COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

        For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Computing
    Environment for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the
    Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service and Rural Development
    mission areas for information technology, systems, and
    services, $119,289,000, to remain available until expended, for
    the capital asset acquisition of shared information technology
    systems, including services as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 6915-16
    and 40 U.S.C. 1421-28: Provided, That obligation of these funds
    shall be consistent with the Department of Agriculture Service
    Center Modernization Plan of the county-based agencies, and
    shall be with the concurrence of the Department's Chief
    Information Officer.

                     Office of the Chief Financial Officer

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial
    Officer, $5,684,000: Provided, That the Chief Financial Officer
    shall actively market and expand cross-servicing activities of
    the National Finance Center: Provided further, That no funds
    made available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR
    Act or Circular A-76 activities until the Secretary has
    submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
    Congress a report on the Department's contracting out policies,
    including agency budgets for contracting out.

               Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $808,000.

                             Office of Civil Rights

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
    $17,450,000.

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Assistant Secretary for Administration, $673,000.

            Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to
    Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984
    delegation of authority from the Administrator of General
    Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486,
    for programs and activities of the Department which are
    included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions
    needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate
    unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the
    Administrator of General Services, and for the operation,
    maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings
    and facilities, and for related costs, as follows: for payments
    to the General Services Administration, $123,910,000, and for
    buildings operations and maintenance, $32,559,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 5
    percent of amounts which are made available for space rental
    and related costs for the Department of Agriculture in this Act
    may be transferred between such appropriations to cover the
    costs of new or replacement space 15 days after notice thereof
    is transmitted to the Appropriations Committees of both Houses
    of Congress.

                         Hazardous Materials Management

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to
    comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
    Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and
    the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et
    seq.), $15,611,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to the
    Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be
    transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in
    meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal
    and non-Federal lands.

                          Departmental Administration

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For Departmental Administration, $23,031,000, to provide
    for necessary expenses for management support services to
    offices of the Department and for general administration,
    security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous
    supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary
    for the practical and efficient work of the Department:
    Provided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from
    applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses
    incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.
    551-558.

         Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out
    the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving
    intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive
    branch, $3,796,000: Provided, That these funds may be
    transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded
    by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided
    further, That no funds made available by this appropriation may
    be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this
    Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of
    these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That no other
    funds appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be
    available to the Department for support of activities of
    congressional relations.

                            Office of Communications

        For necessary expenses to carry out services relating to
    the coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the
    dissemination of agricultural information, and the coordination
    of information, work, and programs authorized by Congress in
    the Department, $9,228,000: Provided, That not to exceed
    $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins.

                        Office of the Inspector General

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
    General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General
    Act of 1978, $77,281,000, including such sums as may be
    necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public
    agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the
    Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed
    $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses,
    including the payment of informants, to be expended under the
    direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-
    452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98.

                         Office of the General Counsel

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
    Counsel, $34,700,000.

      Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to
    administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Economic
    Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
    the Agricultural Research Service, and the Cooperative State
    Research, Education, and Extension Service, $596,000.

                           Economic Research Service

        For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in
    conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by the
    Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and
    other laws, $71,402,000.

                    National Agricultural Statistics Service

        For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
    Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and
    service work, including crop and livestock estimates,
    statistical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys,
    and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1621-
    1627 and 2204g, and other laws, $128,922,000, of which up to
    $25,279,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of
    Agriculture.

                         Agricultural Research Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research
    Service to perform agricultural research and demonstration
    relating to production, utilization, marketing, and
    distribution (not otherwise provided for); home economics or
    nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition,
    preservation, and dissemination of agricultural information;
    and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase
    at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges
    where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be
    equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not
    exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests
    transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,088,892,000: Provided,
    That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the
    operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not
    to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That
    appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7
    U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of
    buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the
    cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed
    $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each
    be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be
    constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each,
    and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal
    year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
    value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater:
    Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained
    in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of
    existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further,
    That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting
    easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:
    Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not
    apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act
    of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That
    funds may be received from any State, other political
    subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of
    establishing or operating any research facility or research
    project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by
    law: Provided further, That all rights and title of the United
    States in the 1.0664-acre parcel of land including
    improvements, as recorded at Book 1320, Page 253, records of
    Larimer County, State of Colorado, shall be conveyed to the
    Board of Governors of the Colorado State University for the
    benefit of Colorado State University.
        None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    available to carry out research related to the production,
    processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

        For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,
    extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or
    facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research
    programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise
    provided, $63,810,000, to remain available until expended.

          Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

                       RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

        For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
    cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
    for other expenses, $621,447,000, as follows: to carry out the
    provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a-i),
    $180,148,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research (16
    U.S.C. 582a through a-7), $21,884,000; for payments to the 1890
    land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and West
    Virginia State College (7 U.S.C. 3222), $36,000,000, of which
    $1,507,496 shall be made available only for the purpose of
    ensuring that each institution shall receive no less than
    $1,000,000; for special grants for agricultural research (7
    U.S.C. 450i(c)), $111,312,000; for special grants for
    agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C.
    450i(c)), $13,675,000; for competitive research grants (7
    U.S.C. 450i(b)), $165,000,000; for the support of animal health
    and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $4,559,000; for
    supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C.
    3319d), $1,069,000; for grants for research pursuant to the
    Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.),
    $1,118,000, to remain available until expended; for the 1994
    research grants program for 1994 institutions pursuant to
    section 536 of Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
    $1,093,000, to remain available until expended; for rangeland
    research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $900,000; for higher education
    graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $2,900,000,
    to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for higher
    education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $4,888,000;
    for a higher education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C.
    3152(b)(5)), $992,000, to remain available until expended (7
    U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for Hispanic-
    serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $4,673,000; for
    noncompetitive grants for the purpose of carrying out all
    provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3242 (section 759 of Public Law 106-78)
    to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible
    institutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded
    equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, $3,150,000;
    for a secondary agriculture education program and 2-year post-
    secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $895,000; for
    aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $4,024,000; for sustainable
    agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811),
    $12,295,000; for a program of capacity building grants (7
    U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds under
    the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328),
    including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State College,
    $11,479,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
    2209b); for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to
    section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382, $1,689,000; and for
    necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities,
    $37,704,000.
        None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    available to carry out research related to the production,
    processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products:
    Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply to research on
    the medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of
    tobacco.

                  NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

        For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund
    authorized by Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
    $9,000,000.

                              EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

        For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
    Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas,
    and American Samoa, $441,731,000, as follows: payments for
    cooperative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be
    distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under
    section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471, for retirement and
    employees' compensation costs for extension agents,
    $279,390,000; payments for extension work at the 1994
    Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)),
    $2,946,000; payments for the nutrition and family education
    program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act,
    $52,366,000; payments for the pest management program under
    section 3(d) of the Act, $9,620,000; payments for the farm
    safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,940,000;
    payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching
    facilities at the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
    University and West Virginia State College, as authorized by
    section 1447 of Public Law 95-113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b),
    $15,000,000, to remain available until expended; payments for
    youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever
    Act, $7,583,000; for youth farm safety education and
    certification extension grants, to be awarded competitively
    under section 3(d) of the Act, $446,000; payments for carrying
    out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of
    1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $4,064,000; payments for Indian
    reservation agents under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act,
    $1,785,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs under
    section 3(d) of the Act, $4,359,000; payments for rural health
    and safety education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public
    Law 92-419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $2,345,000; payments for
    cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving the
    benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328)
    and Tuskegee University and West Virginia State College,
    $31,908,000, of which $1,724,884 shall be made available only
    for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive
    no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organizations
    pursuant to section 7630 of title 7, United States Code,
    $2,683,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Activities,
    $22,296,000.

                             INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

        For the integrated research, education, and extension
    grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses,
    $50,493,000, as follows: for competitive grants programs
    authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626),
    $39,793,000, including $11,598,000 for the water quality
    program, $13,384,000 for the food safety program, $4,052,000
    for the regional pest management centers program, $4,371,000
    for the Food Quality Protection Act risk mitigation program for
    major food crop systems, $1,338,000 for the crops affected by
    Food Quality Protection Act implementation, $3,150,000 for the
    methyl bromide transition program, and $1,900,000 for the
    organic transition program; for a competitive international
    science and education grants program authorized under section
    1459A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain
    available until expended, $900,000; for grants programs
    authorized under section 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89-106, as
    amended, $1,800,000, including $447,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2005 for the critical issues program, and
    $1,353,000 for the regional rural development centers program;
    and $8,000,000 for the homeland security program authorized
    under section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Teaching Act of 1977, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005.

                  OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

        For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the
    Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
    U.S.C. 2279), $5,970,000, to remain available until expended.

      Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to
    administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for
    the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the
    Agricultural Marketing Service; and the Grain Inspection,
    Packers and Stockyards Administration; $725,000.

                   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to
    prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal
    diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory
    activities; and to protect the environment, as authorized by
    law, $720,580,000, of which $4,112,000 shall be available for
    the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal
    diseases and for control of pest animals and birds to the
    extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which
    $51,000,000 shall be used for the boll weevil eradication
    program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for
    active eradication zones: Provided, That no funds shall be used
    to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program
    for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum
    matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided
    further, That this appropriation shall be available for the
    operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not
    to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only:
    Provided further, That, in addition, in emergencies which
    threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of
    this country, the Secretary may transfer from other
    appropriations or funds available to the agencies or
    corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed
    necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the
    arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or
    pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in
    accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health
    Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and
    442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and
    any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency
    purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such
    transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250)
    for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and
    improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of
    altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
    exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
    building.
        In fiscal year 2004, the agency is authorized to collect
    fees to cover the total costs of providing technical
    assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other
    political subdivisions, domestic and international
    organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided
    that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability
    for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance,
    goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and
    such fees shall be credited to this account, to remain
    available until expended, without further appropriation, for
    providing such assistance, goods, or services.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

        For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,
    environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and
    purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7
    U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
    428a, $4,996,000, to remain available until expended.

                         Agricultural Marketing Service

                               MARKETING SERVICES

         For necessary expenses to carry out services related to
    consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution,
    transportation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by law,
    and for administration and coordination of payments to States,
    $75,430,000, including funds for the wholesale market
    development program for the design and development of wholesale
    and farmer market facilities for the major metropolitan areas
    of the country: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
    available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration
    and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of
    altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
    exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
    building: Provided further, That, in the case of the term of
    protection for the variety for which certificate number 8200179
    was issued, on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    of Agriculture shall issue a new certificate for a term of
    protection of 10 years for the variety, except that the
    Secretary may terminate the certificate (at the end of any
    calendar year that is more than 5 years after the date of
    issuance of the certificate) if the Secretary determines that a
    new variety of seed (that is substantially based on the
    genetics of the variety for which the certificate was issued)
    is commercially viable and available in sufficient quantities
    to meet market demands.
        Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
    activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
    U.S.C. 9701).

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

        Not to exceed $62,577,000 (from fees collected) shall be
    obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative
    expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or
    other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this
    limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

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

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24,
    1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program
    expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating
    expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of
    Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August
    8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3)
    not more than $15,392,000 for formulation and administration of
    marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural
    Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of
    1961.

                       PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

        For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and
    departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing
    activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing
    Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $3,338,000, of which not less
    than $2,000,000 shall be used to make noncompetitive grants
    under this heading.

            Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
    United States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of
    the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used
    to protect purchasers of farm products, and the standardization
    activities related to grain under the Agricultural Marketing
    Act of 1946, $35,890,000: Provided, That this appropriation
    shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
    alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the
    cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall
    not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
    building.

            LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

        Not to exceed $42,463,000 (from fees collected) shall be
    obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and
    weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities
    require additional supervision and oversight, or other
    uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded
    by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                 Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted
    by the Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection Service,
    $599,000.

                       Food Safety and Inspection Service

        For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by
    the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
    Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including
    not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for
    expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3,
    1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $784,511,000, of which no less than
    $701,823,000 shall be available for Federal food safety
    inspection; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this
    account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory
    accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food,
    Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
    138f): Provided, That no fewer than 50 full time equivalent
    positions above the fiscal year 2002 level shall be employed
    during fiscal year 2004 for purposes dedicated solely to
    inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of
    Slaughter Act: Provided further, That this appropriation shall
    be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration
    and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of
    altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
    exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
    building.

        Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
                                    Services

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to
    administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service
    Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Management
    Agency, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $635,000.

                              Farm Service Agency

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration
    and implementation of programs administered by the Farm Service
    Agency, $988,768,000: Provided, That the Secretary is
    authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities
    (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make
    program payments for all programs administered by the Agency:
    Provided further, That other funds made available to the Agency
    for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with
    this account.

                             STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

        For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural
    Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106),
    $3,974,000.

                            DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity
    payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products
    under a dairy indemnity program, $100,000, to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That such program is carried out by
    the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program
    described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
    Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
    (Public Law 106-387, 114 Stat. 1549A-12).

               AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
    and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and
    operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian tribe land
    acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), and boll weevil loans (7
    U.S.C. 1989), to be available from funds in the Agricultural
    Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans,
    $1,079,158,000, of which $950,000,000 shall be for guaranteed
    loans and $129,158,000 shall be for direct loans; operating
    loans, $2,083,752,000, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for
    unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $266,249,000 shall be for
    subsidized guaranteed loans and $617,503,000 shall be for
    direct loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000;
    and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $100,000,000.
        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the
    cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership
    loans, $33,648,000, of which $5,130,000 shall be for guaranteed
    loans, and $28,518,000 shall be for direct loans; operating
    loans, $163,004,000, of which $39,960,000 shall be for
    unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $34,000,000 shall be for
    subsidized guaranteed loans, and $89,044,000 shall be for
    direct loans.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
    out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $290,968,000, of
    which $283,020,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
    Expenses''.
        Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit
    Insurance Program Account for farm ownership and operating
    direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among
    these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in
    advance of any transfer.

                             Risk Management Agency

        For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by
    section 226A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization
    Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933), $71,422,000: Provided, That not to
    exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                                  CORPORATIONS

        The following corporations and agencies are hereby
    authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and
    borrowing authority available to each such corporation or
    agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and
    commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control
    Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth
    in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation
    or agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                    Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

        For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal
    Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be
    necessary, to remain available until expended.

                       Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                     REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

        For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary
    to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized
    losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to
    section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).

                           HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

                            (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

        For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit
    Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site
    investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and
    maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section
    107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
    Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and
    section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42
    U.S.C. 6961).

                                    TITLE II

                             CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

      Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to
    administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest
    Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service,
    $745,000.

                     Natural Resources Conservation Service

                            CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of
    the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including
    preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures
    to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land
    drainage and such special measures for soil and water
    management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the
    siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related
    pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers;
    classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of
    information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein
    for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange,
    or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to
    the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and
    erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and
    temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
    $853,004,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
    2209b), of which not less than $9,250,000 is for snow survey
    and water forecasting, and not less than $11,500,000 is for
    operation and establishment of the plant materials centers, and
    of which not less than $23,500,000 shall be for the grazing
    lands conservation initiative: Provided, That appropriations
    hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for
    construction and improvement of buildings and public
    improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost
    of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other
    public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided
    further, That when buildings or other structures are erected on
    non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained
    as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, That this
    appropriation shall be available for technical assistance and
    related expenses to carry out programs authorized by section
    202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control
    Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided further, That
    qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at per
    diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the
    Service: Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available under this paragraph by this or any other
    appropriations Act may be used to provide technical assistance
    with respect to programs listed in section 1241(a) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)).

                         WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

        For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation,
    and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and
    for small watershed investigations and planning, in accordance
    with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16
    U.S.C. 1001-1009), $10,562,000: Provided, That none of the
    funds made available under this paragraph by this or any other
    appropriations Act may be used to provide technical assistance
    with respect to programs listed in section 1241(a) of the Food
    Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)).

                   WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

        For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures,
    including but not limited to research, engineering operations,
    methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation,
    rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land, in
    accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009), the provisions of the
    Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance
    with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the
    Department, $87,000,000, to remain available until expended; of
    which up to $10,000,000 may be available for the watersheds
    authorized under the Flood Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16
    U.S.C. 1006a): Provided, That not to exceed $40,000,000 of this
    appropriation shall be available for technical assistance:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this
    appropriation is available to carry out the purposes of the
    Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), including
    cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to relocate
    endangered or threatened species to other suitable habitats as
    may be necessary to expedite project construction: Provided
    further, That none of the funds made available under this
    paragraph by this or any other appropriations Act may be used
    to provide technical assistance with respect to programs listed
    in section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
    3841(a)).

                        WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of
    structural measures, in accordance with section 14 of the
    Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012),
    and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the
    activities of the Department, $29,805,000, to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available
    under this paragraph by this or any other appropriations Act
    may be used to provide technical assistance with respect to
    programs listed in section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)).

                     RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

        For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out
    projects for resource conservation and development and for
    sound land use pursuant to the provisions of sections 31 and 32
    of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76
    Stat. 607); the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f); and
    subtitle H of title XV of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
    (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $51,947,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available under
    this paragraph by this or any other appropriations Act may be
    used to provide technical assistance with respect to programs
    listed in section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3841(a)): Provided further, That the Secretary shall
    enter into a cooperative or contribution agreement with a
    national association regarding a Resource Conservation and
    Development program and such agreement shall contain the same
    matching, contribution requirements, and funding level, set
    forth in a similar cooperative or contribution agreement with a
    national association in fiscal year 2002: Provided further,
    That not to exceed $3,504,300, the same amount as in the
    budget, shall be available for national headquarters
    activities.

                                   TITLE III

                           RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

              Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs
    under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing
    Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural
    Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, $636,000.

                      RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants,
    as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932,
    except for sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act, $757,425,000, to remain available
    until expended, of which $75,919,000 shall be for rural
    community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act;
    of which $605,006,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs
    described in sections 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 306D of such
    Act, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for the
    rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of
    such Act, and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
    available for the rural utilities program described in section
    306E of such Act; and of which $76,500,000 shall be for the
    rural business and cooperative development programs described
    in sections 381E(d)(3) and 310B(f) of such Act: Provided, That
    of the amount appropriated for rural business and cooperative
    development programs, $100,000 shall be for a pilot program in
    the State of Alaska to assist communities with community
    planning: Provided further, That of the total amount
    appropriated in this account, $24,000,000 shall be for loans
    and grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American
    Tribes, including grants for drinking water and waste disposal
    systems pursuant to section 306C of such Act, of which
    $4,000,000 shall be available for community facilities grants
    to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and of which
    $250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified national
    organization to provide technical assistance for rural
    transportation in order to promote economic development:
    Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for rural
    community programs, $6,000,000 shall be available for a Rural
    Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That such
    funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability
    of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community
    development organizations, low-income rural communities, and
    Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake
    projects to improve housing, community facilities, community
    and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided
    further, That such funds shall be made available to qualified
    private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations
    proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical
    assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary
    organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources,
    including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount
    not less than funds provided: Provided further, That of the
    amount appropriated for the rural business and cooperative
    development programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made
    available for a grant to a qualified national organization to
    provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order
    to promote economic development; $1,750,000 shall be for grants
    to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.); and
    not less than $2,000,000 shall be available for grants in
    accordance with section 310B(f) of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act: Provided further, That of the amount
    appropriated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed
    $25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to
    benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border,
    including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; not to
    exceed $28,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal
    systems for rural and native villages in Alaska pursuant to
    section 306D of such Act, with up to 1 percent available to
    administer the program and up to 1 percent available to improve
    interagency coordination may be transferred to and merged with
    the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and
    Expenses'', of which $100,000 shall be provided to develop a
    regional system for centralized billing, operation, and
    management of rural water and sewer utilities through regional
    cooperatives, of which 25 percent shall be provided for water
    and sewer projects in regional hubs, and the State of Alaska
    shall provide a 25 percent cost share; not to exceed
    $17,733,000 shall be for technical assistance grants for rural
    water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such
    Act, of which $5,513,000 shall be for Rural Community
    Assistance Programs; and not to exceed $13,000,000 shall be for
    contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit
    rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water
    systems: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for
    the circuit rider program, Alaska shall receive two additional
    full circuit rider contracts and not less than $750,000 shall
    be for contracting with qualified national organizations to
    establish a Native American circuit rider program to provide
    technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further,
    That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
    $22,132,000 shall be available through June 30, 2004, for
    authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and
    communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
    Economic Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,000,000 shall be
    for the rural community programs described in section
    381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $12,582,000 shall be for the
    rural utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of
    such Act, and of which $8,550,000 shall be for the rural
    business and cooperative development programs described in
    section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That of the
    amount appropriated for rural community programs, not to exceed
    $22,000,000 shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural
    communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic
    depression (Public Law 106-387), with 5 percent for
    administration and capacity building in the State rural
    development offices: Provided further, That of the amount
    appropriated, $28,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged
    with the ``Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants
    Account'' to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the
    Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided
    further, That any prior year balances for high cost energy
    grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification
    Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) shall be transferred to and
    merged with the ``Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Costs
    Grants Account''.

                    Rural Development Salaries and Expenses

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration
    and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission
    area, including activities with institutions concerning the
    development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for
    cooperative agreements;$141,869,000: Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated
    under this section may be used for advertising and promotional
    activities that support the Rural Development mission area:
    Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may be expended to
    provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees:
    Provided further, That any balances available from prior years
    for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the
    Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries and expenses
    accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this
    appropriation.

                             Rural Housing Service

                  RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
    and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing
    Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing
    insurance fund, as follows: $4,091,634,000 for loans to section
    502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of which
    $1,366,462,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which
    $2,725,172,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans;
    $35,004,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $116,545,000
    for section 515 rental housing; $100,000,000 for section 538
    guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $5,045,000 for section
    524 site loans; $11,500,000 for credit sales of acquired
    property, of which up to $1,500,000 may be for multi-family
    credit sales; and $2,400,000 for section 523 self-help housing
    land development loans.
        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the
    cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502
    loans, $165,921,000, of which $126,018,000 shall be for direct
    loans, and of which $39,903,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section
    504 housing repair loans, $9,612,000; section 515 rental
    housing, $50,126,000; section 538 multi-family housing
    guaranteed loans, $5,950,000; multi-family credit sales of
    acquired property, $663,000; and section 523 self-help housing
    land development loans, $75,000: Provided, That of the total
    amount appropriated in this paragraph, $7,100,000 shall be
    available through June 30, 2004, for authorized empowerment
    zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by
    the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership
    Zones.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
    out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $443,302,000,
    which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
    for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

                           RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

        For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed
    pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements
    entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for
    eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of
    the Housing Act of 1949, $584,000,000; and, in addition, such
    sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of
    the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992
    to carry out the rental assistance program under section
    521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of this amount, not more
    than $5,900,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness or
    payments for eligible households as authorized by section
    502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed $20,000 per project
    for advances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to
    cover direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred in
    purchasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the
    Act: Provided further, That agreements entered into or renewed
    during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a four-year
    period: Provided further, That any unexpended balances
    remaining at the end of such four-year agreements may be
    transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction;
    maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing
    projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities
    authorized under title V of the Act.

                      MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

        For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A)
    of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $34,000,000, to
    remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total
    amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be available through June
    30, 2004, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise
    communities and communities designated by the Secretary of
    Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.

                        RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

        For grants and contracts for very low-income housing
    repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for
    construction defects, and rural housing preservation made by
    the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474,
    1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $46,222,000, to remain available
    until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be available for a
    processing and/or fishery workers housing demonstration project
    in Alaska, Mississippi, Utah, and Wisconsin: Provided, That of
    the total amount appropriated, $1,800,000 shall be available
    through June 30, 2004, for authorized empowerment zones and
    enterprise communities and communities designated by the
    Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership
    Zones.

                           FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as
    authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $36,307,000, to remain
    available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans
    and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts.

                      Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                  RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

         For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by
    the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)),
    $40,000,000.
        For the cost of direct loans, $17,308,000, as authorized by
    the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which
    $1,724,000 shall be available through June 30, 2004, for
    Federally Recognized Native American Tribes and of which
    $3,449,000 shall be available through June 30, 2004, for the
    Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.): Provided,
    That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
    shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
    Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the total amount
    appropriated, $2,447,000 shall be available through June 30,
    2004, for the cost of direct loans for authorized empowerment
    zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by
    the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership
    Zones.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    direct loan programs, $4,272,000 shall be transferred to and
    merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries
    and Expenses''.

                RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

        For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
    under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the
    purpose of promoting rural economic development and job
    creation projects, $15,002,000.
        For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of
    modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
    Budget Act of 1974, $2,792,000.
        Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit
    payments in the current fiscal year, as authorized by section
    313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $2,792,000 shall
    not be obligated and $2,792,000 are rescinded.

                      RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

        For rural cooperative development grants authorized under
    section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
    Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $24,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be
    for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology
    transfer for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed
    $1,500,000 shall be for cooperatives or associations of
    cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to
    small, minority producers and whose governing board and/or
    membership is comprised of at least 75 percent minority; and of
    which not to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market
    development grants, as authorized by section 6401 of the Farm
    Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note).

           RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES GRANTS

        For grants in connection with second and third rounds of
    empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $12,667,000, to
    remain available until expended, for designated rural
    empowerment zones and rural enterprise communities, as
    authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the Omnibus
    Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
    1999 (Public Law 105-277): Provided, That of the funds
    appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be made available to third round
    empowerment zones, as authorized by the Community Renewal Tax
    Relief Act (Public Law 106-554).

                            RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

        For the cost of a program of direct loans, loan guarantees,
    and grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized
    by section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
    of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106), $23,000,000 for direct and guaranteed
    renewable energy loans and grants: Provided, That the cost of
    direct loans and loan guarantees, including the cost of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                            Rural Utilities Service

       RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of
    the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be
    made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans,
    $240,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans,
    $1,000,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
    rural electric, $2,000,000,000; Treasury rate direct electric
    loans, $750,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans,
    $145,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans,
    $250,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
    rural telecommunications loans, $120,000,000; and for
    guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A,
    $1,000,000,000.
        For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of
    modifying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by
    sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
    (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of rural electric
    loans, $60,000, and the cost of telecommunication loans,
    $125,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of
    the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates
    may exceed 7 percent per year.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
    out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $37,853,000 which
    shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
    ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

                      RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such
    expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such
    corporation in accord with law, and to make such contracts and
    commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control
    Act, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized
    programs. During fiscal year 2004 and within the resources and
    authority available, gross obligations for the principal amount
    of direct loans shall be $173,503,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses, including audits,
    necessary to carry out the loan programs, $3,171,000, which
    shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
    ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

             DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

        For the principal amount of direct distance learning and
    telemedicine loans, $300,000,000; and for the principal amount
    of direct broadband telecommunication loans, $602,000,000.
        For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services
    in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.,
    $39,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
    $14,000,000 shall be made available to convert analog to
    digital operation those noncommercial educational television
    broadcast stations that serve rural areas and are qualified for
    Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public
    Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Communications Act of
    1934, including associated translators, repeaters, and studio-
    to-transmitter links.
        For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
    901 et seq., $13,116,000: Provided, That the interest rate for
    such loans shall be the cost of borrowing to the Department of
    the Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity: Provided
    further, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in
    section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
        In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission
    in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine
    Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa.

                                    TITLE IV

                             DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

        For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
    Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to
    administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and
    Nutrition Service, $599,000.

                           Food and Nutrition Service

                            CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the National School
    Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the
    Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except
    sections 17 and 21; $11,417,441,000, to remain available
    through September 30, 2005, of which $6,717,780,000 is hereby
    appropriated and $4,699,661,000 shall be derived by transfer
    from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24,
    1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be
    available for the Food and Nutrition Service to conduct a study
    of over and under certification errors and the effect on
    expenditures in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast
    Programs and an assessment of the feasibility of using income
    data matching in those programs: Provided further, That except
    as specifically provided under this heading, none of the funds
    made available under this heading shall be used for studies and
    evaluations: Provided further, That up to $5,235,000 shall be
    available for independent verification of school food service
    claims.

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

        For necessary expenses to carry out the special
    supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of
    the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
    $4,639,232,000, to remain available through September 30, 2005:
    Provided, That of the total amount available, the Secretary
    shall obligate not less than $15,000,000 for a breastfeeding
    support initiative in addition to the activities specified in
    section 17(h)(3)(A) and up to $25,000,000 for a management
    information system initiative upon a determination by the
    Secretary that funds are available to meet caseload
    requirements: Provided further, That up to $4,000,000 shall be
    available for pilot projects to prevent childhood obesity upon
    a determination by the Secretary that funds are available to
    meet caseload requirements: Provided further, That of the total
    amount available, the Secretary shall obligate $23,000,000 for
    the farmers' market nutrition program: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 17(h)(10)(A) of such Act, $14,000,000
    shall be available for the purposes specified in section
    17(h)(10)(B): Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available under this heading shall be used for studies and
    evaluations: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
    Act shall be available to pay administrative expenses of WIC
    clinics except those that have an announced policy of
    prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry out the
    program: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in
    this account shall be available for the purchase of infant
    formula except in accordance with the cost containment and
    competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of
    such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds provided
    shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed
    by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless
    authorized by section 17 of such Act.

                               FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7
    U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $30,945,981,000, of which $3,000,000,000
    shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at
    such times as may become necessary to carry out program
    operations: Provided, That none of the funds made available
    under this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations:
    Provided further, That of the funds made available under this
    heading and not already appropriated to the Food Distribution
    Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) established under
    section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)),
    not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be used to purchase bison meat
    for the FDPIR from Native American bison producers as well as
    from producer-owned cooperatives of bison ranchers: Provided
    further, That funds provided herein shall be expended in
    accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided
    further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work
    registration or workfare requirements as may be required by
    law: Provided further, That funds made available for Employment
    and Training under this heading shall remain available until
    expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp
    Act.

                          COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and
    the commodity supplemental food program as authorized by
    section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of
    1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of
    1983; and special assistance (in a form determined by the
    Secretary of Agriculture) for the nuclear affected islands, as
    authorized by section 103(h)(2) of the Compact of Free
    Association Act of 1985 (48 U.S.C. 1903(h)(2)) (or a successor
    law), $150,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
    2005: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available to
    reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
    donated to the program.

                       NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

        For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic
    nutrition assistance programs funded under this Act,
    $138,304,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available only for
    simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening
    regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery, and
    assisting in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of
    fraud and other violations of law; and of which not less than
    $4,000,000 shall be available to improve integrity in the Food
    Stamp and Child Nutrition programs.

                                    TITLE V

                    FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                          Foreign Agricultural Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
    including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954
    (7 U.S.C. 1761-1769), market development activities abroad, and
    for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate
    activities of the Department in connection with foreign
    agricultural work, including not to exceed $158,000 for
    representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section
    8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766),
    $132,148,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances
    of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made
    on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations
    and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the
    agricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C.
    1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States
    Agency for International Development.

                     PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the
    Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, and
    the Food for Progress Act of 1985, including the cost of
    modifying credit arrangements under said Acts, $103,887,000, to
    remain available until expended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    credit program of title I, Public Law 83-480, and the Food for
    Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for
    Public Law 83-480 are utilized, $2,134,000, of which $1,075,000
    may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
    ``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of
    which $1,059,000 may be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
    Expenses''.

            PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of
    agricultural commodities under title I of the Agricultural
    Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and under the Food
    for Progress Act of 1985, $28,000,000, to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That funds made available for the
    cost of agreements under title I of the Agricultural Trade
    Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and for title I ocean
    freight differential may be used interchangeably between the
    two accounts with prior notice to the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                         PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

        For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
    recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including
    interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and
    Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection
    with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act,
    $1,192,000,000, to remain available until expended.

      MC GOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION
                                 PROGRAM GRANTS

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1), $50,000,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is
    authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities
    for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to
    reimbursement from amounts provided herein.

           COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity
    Credit Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM
    103, $4,152,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted
    by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
    and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
    of which $3,306,000 may be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and
    Expenses'', and of which $846,000 may be transferred to and
    merged with the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency,
    Salaries and Expenses''.

                                    TITLE VI

               RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                          Food and Drug Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
    including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for
    payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public
    Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug
    Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of
    special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere;
    for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement
    activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be
    accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to
    exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law
    107-188; $1,673,441,000: Provided, That of the amount provided
    under this heading, $249,825,000 shall be derived from
    prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and
    shall be credited to this account and remain available until
    expended; $31,654,000 shall be derived from medical device user
    fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to
    this account and remain available until expended; and
    $5,000,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees (subject
    to enactment of legislation authorizing such fees), and shall
    be credited to this account and remain available until
    expended: Provided further, That fees derived from prescription
    drug, medical device, and animal drug assessments received
    during fiscal year 2004, including any such fees assessed prior
    to the current fiscal year but credited during the current
    year, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2004 limitation:
    Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used to
    develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees
    authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the
    total amount appropriated: (1) $413,112,000 shall be for the
    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field
    activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2)
    $477,966,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and
    Research and related field activities in the Office of
    Regulatory Affairs; (3) $169,429,000 shall be for the Center
    for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field
    activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $89,396,000
    shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related
    field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5)
    $209,420,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and
    Radiological Health and for related field activities in the
    Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $39,887,000 shall be for the
    National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $39,276,000
    shall be for Rent and Related activities, other than the
    amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent;
    (8) $119,594,000 shall be for payments to the General Services
    Administration for rent; and (9) $115,361,000 shall be for
    other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner; the
    Office of Management and Systems; the Office of External
    Relations; the Office of Policy and Planning; and central
    services for these offices: Provided further, That funds may be
    transferred from one specified activity to another with the
    prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress.
        In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C.
    263b may be credited to this account, to remain available until
    expended.
        In addition, export certification user fees authorized by
    21 U.S.C. 381 may be credited to this account, to remain
    available until expended.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

        For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
    alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or
    used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise
    provided, $7,000,000 to remain available until expended.

                              INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                      Commodity Futures Trading Commission

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
    Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the
    purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental
    of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of
    Columbia and elsewhere, $90,435,000, including not to exceed
    $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses.

                           Farm Credit Administration

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

        Not to exceed $40,900,000 (from assessments collected from
    farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural
    Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current
    fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12
    U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to
    expenses associated with receiverships.

                         TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
    appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of
    Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be
    available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically
    provided for, of not to exceed 398 passenger motor vehicles, of
    which 396 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of
    such vehicles.
        Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of
    Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances
    therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
        Sec. 703. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be available
    for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
    706(a) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7
    U.S.C. 2225) and 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 704. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer
    unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by
    this Act or other available unobligated discretionary balances
    of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund
    for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary
    for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information
    technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the
    Department of Agriculture: Provided, That none of the funds
    made available by this Act or any other Act shall be
    transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior
    approval of the agency administrator: Provided further, That
    none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund
    pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation
    without the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations
    of both Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the
    following appropriation items in this Act shall remain
    available until expended: Animal and Plant Health Inspection
    Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions,
    information technology infrastructure, fruit fly program,
    emerging plant pests, boll weevil program, and up to 25 percent
    of the screwworm program; Food Safety and Inspection Service,
    field automation and information management project;
    Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
    funds for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), funds
    for the Research, Education, and Economics Information System
    (REEIS), and funds for the Native American Institutions
    Endowment Fund; Farm Service Agency, salaries and expenses
    funds made available to county committees; Foreign Agricultural
    Service, middle-income country training program and up to
    $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation
    solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in
    international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation
    by the Foreign Agricultural Service.
        Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
    fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations
    available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be
    available to provide appropriate orientation and language
    training pursuant to section 606C of the Act of August 28, 1954
    (7 U.S.C. 1766b).
        Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
    pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or
    similar arrangements between the United States Department of
    Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent
    of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of
    such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of
    mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude
    appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts
    with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on
    a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
    provided in this Act.
        Sec. 709. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
    to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation
    to lease space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of
    other agencies of the Department of Agriculture when such space
    will be jointly occupied.
        Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
    to pay indirect costs charged against competitive agricultural
    research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the
    Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
    that exceed 20 percent of total Federal funds provided under
    each award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the
    National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
    Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for
    grants awarded competitively by the Cooperative State Research,
    Education, and Extension Service shall be available to pay full
    allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9
    of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
        Sec. 711. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
    all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered
    estimates, not limitations.
        Sec. 712. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture
    for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in
    the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended
    to cover obligations made in the current fiscal year for the
    following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program
    account, the Rural Telephone Bank program account, the Rural
    Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account,
    the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account, and the Rural
    Economic Development Loans program account.
        Sec. 713. None of the funds in this Act may be used to
    retire more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural
    Telephone Bank or to maintain any account or subaccount within
    the accounting records of the Rural Telephone Bank the creation
    of which has not specifically been authorized by statute:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
    of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this
    Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury or to the Federal
    Financing Bank any unobligated balance of the Rural Telephone
    Bank telephone liquidating account which is in excess of
    current requirements and such balance shall receive interest as
    set forth for financial accounts in section 505(c) of the
    Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
        Sec. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more
    than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of
    activities related to all advisory committees, panels,
    commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture,
    except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings
    and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants.
        Sec. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection
    Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products
    Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471).
        Sec. 716. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may
    be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this
    Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more
    than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or office
    is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the
    salary and expenses of the employee for the period of
    assignment.
        Sec. 717. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to
    transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of
    Agriculture employee questions or responses to questions that
    are a result of information requested for the appropriations
    hearing process.
        Sec. 718. None of the funds made available to the
    Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire
    new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as
    determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer,
    without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the
    concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment
    Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of
    the Chief Information Officer without the prior approval of the
    Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or
    provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded
    by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure
    in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in
    the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of
    fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
    of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a
    program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel
    by any means for any project or activity for which funds have
    been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or
    employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
    (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
    presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees
    on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15
    days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
        (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by
    previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
    that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the
    current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the
    Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees
    available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure for activities,
    programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in
    excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1)
    augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2)
    reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
    project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
    approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings
    from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in
    existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by
    Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such
    reprogramming of funds.
        (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health
    and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures
    Trading Commission shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing a
    program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal
    year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or
    specifically funded by any other Act.
        Sec. 720. With the exception of funds needed to administer
    and conduct oversight of grants awarded and obligations
    incurred in prior fiscal years, none of the funds appropriated
    or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be
    used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out
    the provisions of section 401 of Public Law 105-185, the
    Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (7 U.S.C.
    7621).
        Sec. 721. None of the funds appropriated by this or any
    other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
    personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part
    of the President's Budget submission to the Congress of the
    United States for programs under the jurisdiction of the
    Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development,
    Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes
    revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to
    user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior
    to the submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission
    identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in
    the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the
    date of the convening of a committee of conference for the
    fiscal year 2005 appropriations Act.
        Sec. 722. None of the funds made available by this or any
    other Act may be used to close or relocate a state Rural
    Development office unless or until cost effectiveness and
    enhancement of program delivery have been determined.
        Sec. 723. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or
    made available by this Act, $3,000,000 is appropriated for the
    purpose of providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger
    Fellowships, as authorized by Public Law 108-58.
        Sec. 724. Notwithstanding section 412 of the Agricultural
    Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736f),
    any balances available to carry out title III of such Act as of
    the date of enactment of this Act, and any recoveries and
    reimbursements that become available to carry out title III of
    such Act, may be used to carry out title II of such Act.
        Sec. 725. Of any shipments of commodities made pursuant to
    section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
    1431(b)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent
    practicable, direct that tonnage equal in value to not more
    than $25,000,000 shall be made available to foreign countries
    to assist in mitigating the effects of the Human
    Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
    on communities, including the provision of--
                (1) agricultural commodities to--
                        (A) individuals with Human Immunodeficiency
                    Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in
                    the communities; and
                        (B) households in the communities,
                    particularly individuals caring for orphaned
                    children; and
                (2) agricultural commodities monetized to provide
            other assistance (including assistance under
            microcredit and microenterprise programs) to create or
            restore sustainable livelihoods among individuals in
            the communities, particularly individuals caring for
            orphaned children.
        Sec. 726. Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and
    Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(B)) is amended by
    striking ``$26,499,000'' and inserting ``$26,998,000''.
        Sec. 727. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service may provide financial
    and technical assistance through the Watershed and Flood
    Prevention Operations program for the Kuhn Bayou and Ditch 26
    Improvement projects in Arkansas, the Matanuska River erosion
    control project in Alaska, the DuPage County Sawmill Creek
    Watershed project in Illinois, and the Coal Creek project in
    Utah, and four flood control structures in Marmaton, Kansas.
        Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary shall consider the County of Lawrence, Ohio; the City
    of Havelock, North Carolina; the City of Portsmouth, Ohio; the
    City of Binghamton, New York; the Town of Vestal, New York; the
    City of Ithaca, New York; the City of Casa Grande, Arizona; the
    City of Clarksdale, Mississippi; the City of Coachella,
    California; the City of Salinas, California; the City of
    Watsonville, California; the City of Hollister, California; the
    Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico; and the City of Kinston,
    North Carolina, as meeting the eligibility requirements for
    loans and grants programs in the Rural Development mission
    area.
        Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial
    and technical assistance to the DuPage County, Illinois, Kress
    Creek Watershed Plan, from funds available for the Watershed
    and Flood Prevention Operations program, not to exceed
    $1,600,000 and Rockhouse Creek Watershed, Leslie County,
    Kentucky, not to exceed $1,000,000.
        Sec. 730. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other
    appropriation Act.
        Sec. 731. None of the funds made available to the Food and
    Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or
    relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug
    Administration Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in St.
    Louis, Missouri, outside the city or county limits of St.
    Louis, Missouri.
        Sec. 732. Agencies and offices of the Department of
    Agriculture may utilize any unobligated salaries and expenses
    funds to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for
    salaries and expenses of personnel, and for other related
    expenses, incurred in representing such agencies and offices in
    the resolution of complaints by employees or applicants for
    employment, and in cases and other matters pending before the
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Labor
    Relations Authority, or the Merit Systems Protection Board with
    the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
    Houses of Congress.
        Sec. 733. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of
    the funds made available in this Act for competitive research
    grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), the Secretary may use up to 20
    percent of the amount provided to carry out a competitive
    grants program under the same terms and conditions as those
    provided in section 401 of the Agricultural Research,
    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621),
    including requests for proposals for grants for critical
    emerging issues described in section 401(c)(1) of that Act for
    which the Secretary has not issued requests for proposals for
    grants in fiscal year 2002 or 2003.
        Sec. 734. None of the funds appropriated or made available
    by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out section 14(h)(1) of the
    Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C.
    1012(h)(1)).
        Sec. 735. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial
    and technical assistance through the Watershed and Flood
    Prevention Operations program to carry out the Upper Tygart
    Valley Watershed project, West Virginia: Provided, That the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service is authorized to provide
    100 percent of the engineering assistance and 75 percent cost
    share for installation of the water supply component of this
    project.
        Sec. 736. None of the funds appropriated or made available
    by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out subtitle I of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd
    through dd-7).
        Sec. 737. None of the funds appropriated or made available
    by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out section 6405 of Public Law
    107-171 (7 U.S.C. 2655).
        Sec. 738. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out the provisions of sections
    7404(a)(1) and 7404(c)(1) of Public Law 107-171.
        Sec. 739. The Agricultural Marketing Service and the Grain
    Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, that have
    statutory authority to purchase interest bearing investments
    outside of the Treasury, are not required to establish
    obligations and outlays for those investments, provided those
    investments are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
    Corporation or are collateralized at the Federal Reserve with
    securities approved by the Federal Reserve, operating under the
    guidelines of the United States Department of the Treasury.
        Sec. 740. Of the funds made available under section 27(a)
    of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the
    Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for costs associated with
    the distribution of commodities.
        Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of
    189,144 acres in the calendar year 2004 wetlands reserve
    program as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
        Sec. 742. None of the funds made available in fiscal year
    2004 or preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under
    the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
    (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in excess of $20,000,000 shall be used
    to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release
    of eligible commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill
    Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1): Provided,
    That any such funds made available to reimburse the Commodity
    Credit Corporation shall only be used pursuant to section
    302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.
        Sec. 743. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out an
    environmental quality incentives program authorized by chapter
    4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985
    (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) in excess of $975,000,000.
        Sec. 744. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service may provide from
    appropriated funds financial and technical assistance to the
    Dry Creek project, Utah.
        Sec. 745. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
    permit employees of the United States Department of Agriculture
    to carry and use firearms for personal protection while
    conducting field work in remote locations in the performance of
    their official duties.
        Sec. 746. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the $23,000,000
    made available by section 9006(f) of the Farm Security and
    Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(f)).
        Sec. 747. Access to Broadband Telecommunications Services
    in Rural Areas. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay
    the salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the
    $20,000,000 made available by section 601(j)(1)(A) of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(j)(1)(A)) for
    fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 748. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the $40,000,000
    made available by section 231(b)(4) of the Agricultural Risk
    Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) for fiscal year
    2004.
        Sec. 749. Section 285 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of
    1946 (16 U.S.C. 1638d et seq.) is amended by striking ``2004''
    and inserting in lieu thereof ``2006, except for `farm-raised
    fish' and `wild fish' which shall be September 30, 2004''.
        Sec. 750. (a) Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (e)(2) of
    section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 940c(c)
    and (e)(2)) in implementing section 313A of that Act, the
    Secretary shall, with the consent of the lender, structure the
    schedule for payment of the annual fee, not to exceed an
    average of 30 basis points per year for the term of the loan,
    to ensure that sufficient funds are available to pay the
    subsidy costs for note guarantees under that section; and
        (b) The Secretary shall publish a proposed rule to carry
    out section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
    within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 751. Any unobligated balances in the Alternative
    Agricultural Research and Commercialization Revolving Fund are
    hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 752. Not more than $41,443,000 for fiscal year 2004 of
    the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or
    any other Act shall be used to carry out the conservation
    security program established under subchapter A of chapter 2 of
    subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
    U.S.C. 3838 et seq.).
        Sec. 753. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a ground and
    surface water conservation program authorized by section 2301
    of Public Law 107-171, the Farm Security and Rural Investment
    Act of 2002, in excess of $51,000,000.
        Sec. 754. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 2502 of
    Public Law 107-171, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
    of 2002, in excess of $42,000,000.
        Sec. 755. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
    salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 2503 of
    Public Law 107-171, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
    of 2002, in excess of $112,044,000.
        Sec. 756. (a) Assistance for Commercial Tree Losses.--The
    Secretary of Agriculture shall use $5,000,000 of the funds of
    the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance under
    the Tree Assistance Program, subtitle C of title X of the Farm
    Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et
    seq.), to tree-fruit growers located in a federally declared
    disaster area in the State of New York who suffered tree losses
    in 2003 as a result of an April 4-6, 2003, icestorm.
        (b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $10,000,000 of
    the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain
    available until expended, to compensate commercial citrus and
    lime growers in the State of Florida for tree replacement and
    for lost production with respect to trees removed to control
    citrus canker, and with respect to certified citrus nursery
    stocks within the citrus canker quarantine areas, as determined
    by the Secretary. For a grower to receive assistance for a tree
    under this section, the tree must have been removed after
    September 30, 2001.
        Sec. 757. There is hereby appropriated $1,500,000 to carry
    out section 6028 of Public Law 107-171, the Farm Security and
    Rural Investment Act of 2002: Provided, That notwithstanding
    section 383B(g)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
    Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-1(g)(1)), the Federal share of
    the administrative expenses of the Northern Great Plains
    Regional Authority for fiscal year 2004 shall be 100 percent.
        Sec. 758. Section 204(a)(3) of the Agricultural Trade
    Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)(3)) is
    amended by striking everything from ``the Committee on Foreign
    Affairs'' through ``the Committee on'' and inserting in lieu
    thereof ``the Committees on International Relations,
    Agriculture and Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
    and the Committees on Appropriations and''.
        Sec. 759. None of the funds appropriated or made available
    by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to carry out section 6029 of Public Law
    107-171, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002:
    Provided, That this section shall not apply to activities
    related to the promulgation of regulations or the receipt and
    review of applications for the Rural Business Investment
    Program.
        Sec. 760. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available in this Act shall be expended to violate Public Law
    105-264.
        Sec. 761. Cost-Sharing for Animal and Plant Health
    Emergency Programs. None of the funds made available by this
    Act may be used to issue a final rule in furtherance of, or
    otherwise implement, the proposed rule on cost-sharing for
    animal and plant health emergency programs of the Animal and
    Plant Health Inspection Service published on July 8, 2003
    (Docket No. 02-062-1; 68 Fed. Reg. 40541).
        Sec. 762. Agencies and offices of the Department of
    Agriculture may utilize any available discretionary funds to
    cover the costs of preparing, or contracting for the
    preparation of, final agency decisions regarding complaints of
    discrimination in employment or program activities arising
    within such agencies and offices.
        Sec. 763. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    any fiscal year, in the case of a high cost isolated rural area
    in Alaska that is not connected to a road system, the maximum
    level for the single family housing assistance shall be 150
    percent of the average income level in the metropolitan areas
    of the State and 115 percent of all other eligible areas of the
    State.
        Sec. 764. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to
    remain available until expended, for the Denali Commission to
    address deficiencies in solid waste disposal sites which
    threaten to contaminate rural drinking water supplies.
        Sec. 765. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary shall consider the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi;
    the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota; and the City of Starkville,
    Mississippi as meeting the requirements of a rural area
    contained in section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
    1490) until receipt of the decennial Census for the year 2010.
        Sec. 766. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary shall consider the City of Berlin, New Hampshire; the
    City of Guymon, Oklahoma; the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma; and
    the City of Altus, Oklahoma, to be eligible for loans and
    grants provided through the Rural Community Advancement Program
    until receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010.
        Sec. 767. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to study, complete a study of, or enter into a contract
    with a private party to carry out, without specific
    authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive
    sourcing activity of the Secretary of Agriculture, including
    support personnel of the Department of Agriculture, relating to
    rural development or farm loan programs.
        Sec. 768. Section 501(b)(5)(B) of the Housing Act of 1949
    (42 U.S.C. 1471(b)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ``for fiscal
    years 2002 and 2003,''.
        Sec. 769. Agricultural Management Assistance. Section
    524(b)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.
    1524(b)(4)(B)) is amended--
                (1) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and
            inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                                ``(iii) Certain uses.--Of the
                            amounts made available to carry out
                            this subsection for each fiscal years
                            2004 through 2007 the Commodity Credit
                            Corporation shall use not less than--
                                        ``(I) $14,000,000 to carry
                                    out subparagraphs (A), (B), and
                                    (C) of paragraph (2) through
                                    the Natural Resources
                                    Conservation Service;
                                        ``(II) $1,000,000 to
                                    provide organic certification
                                    cost share assistance through
                                    the Agricultural Marketing
                                    Service; and
                                        ``(III) $5,000,000 to
                                    conduct activities to carry out
                                    subparagraph (F) of paragraph
                                    (2) through the Risk Management
                                    Agency.''.
        Sec. 770. Hereafter, no funds provided in this or any other
    Act shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture acting
    through the Foreign Agricultural Service to promote the sale or
    export of tobacco or tobacco products.
        Sec. 771. In General.--Section 3(o)(4) of the Food Stamp
    Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)(4)), is amended by
    inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and
    except that on October 1, 2003, in the case of households
    residing in Alaska and Hawaii the Secretary may not reduce the
    cost of such diet in effect on September 30, 2002''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
    shall be effective beginning on September 30, 2003.
        Sec. 772. Section 601(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification
    Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(b)(2)) is amended to read as
    follows:
                ``(2) Eligible rural community.--The term `eligible
            rural community' means any area of the United States
            that is not contained in an incorporated city or town
            with a population in excess of 20,000 inhabitants.''.
        Sec. 773. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    all activities under programs of the Rural Development Mission
    Area within the County of Honolulu, Hawaii, the Secretary may
    designate any portion of the county as a rural area or eligible
    rural community that the Secretary determines is not urban in
    character: Provided, That the Secretary shall not include in
    any such rural area or eligible rural community any area
    included in the Honolulu Census Designated Place as determined
    by the Secretary of Commerce.
        Sec. 774. The first sentence of section 306(g)(1) of the
    National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(1)) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``or title V of the Housing Act of
            1949''; and
                (2) by inserting after ``1944'' the following: ``,
            title V of the Housing Act of 1949,''.
        Sec. 775. Notwithstanding the provisions of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (including the
    associated regulations) governing the Community Facilities
    Program, the Secretary may allow all Community Facility Program
    facility borrowers and grantees to enter into contracts with
    not-for-profit third parties for services consistent with the
    requirements of the Program, grant, and/or loan: Provided, That
    the contracts protect the interests of the Government regarding
    cost, liability, maintenance, and administrative fees.
        Sec. 776. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of Agriculture may use appropriations available to
    the Secretary for activities authorized under sections 426-426c
    of title 7, United States Code, under this or any other Act, to
    enter into cooperative agreements, with a State, political
    subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency,
    organization, or any other person, to lease aircraft if the
    Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will:
    (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in
    carrying out the programs administered by the Animal Plant
    Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Service; and (2) all
    parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of
    these objectives; award of a cooperative agreement authorized
    by the Secretary may be made for an initial term not to exceed
    5 years.
        Sec. 777. Citrus Canker Assistance.--Section 211 of the
    Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 545) is
    amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``TREE
            REPLACEMENT AND'' after ``FOR''; and
                (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``tree
            replacement and'' after ``Florida for''.
        Sec. 778. Sun Grant Research Initiative. (a) Short Title.--
    This section may be cited as the ``Sun Grant Research
    Initiative Act of 2003''.
        (b) Research, Extension, and Educational Programs on
    Biobased Energy Technologies and Products.--Title IX of the
    Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101
    et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 9011. RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON BIOBASED
                        ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS.

        ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of the programs established
    under this section are--
                ``(1) to enhance national energy security through
            the development, distribution, and implementation of
            biobased energy technologies;
                ``(2) to promote diversification in, and the
            environmental sustainability of, agricultural
            production in the United States through biobased energy
            and product technologies;
                ``(3) to promote economic diversification in rural
            areas of the United States through biobased energy and
            product technologies; and
                ``(4) to enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and
            biomass research and development programs through
            improved coordination and collaboration between the
            Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy,
            and the land-grant colleges and universities.
        ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) Land-grant colleges and universities.--The
            term `land-grant colleges and universities' means--
                        ``(A) 1862 Institutions (as defined in
                    section 2 of the Agricultural Research,
                    Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
                    U.S.C. 7601));
                        ``(B) 1890 Institutions (as defined in
                    section 2 of that Act) and West Virginia State
                    College; and
                        ``(C) 1994 Institutions (as defined in
                    section 2 of that Act).
                ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the
            Secretary of Agriculture.
        ``(c) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes described
    in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish programs under
    which--
                ``(1) the Secretary shall provide grants to sun
            grant centers specified in subsection (d); and
                ``(2) the sun grant centers shall use the grants in
            accordance with this section.
        ``(d) Grants to Centers.--The Secretary shall use amounts
    made available for a fiscal year under subsection (j) to
    provide a grants in equal amounts to each of the following sun
    grant centers:
                ``(1) North-central center.--A north-central sun
            grant center at South Dakota State University for the
            region composed of the States of Illinois, Indiana,
            Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
            Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
                ``(2) Southeastern center.--A southeastern sun
            grant center at the University of Tennessee at
            Knoxville for the region composed of--
                        ``(A) the States of Alabama, Florida,
                    Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,
                    South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia;
                        ``(B) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
                        ``(C) the United States Virgin Islands.
                ``(3) South-central center.--A south-central sun
            grant center at Oklahoma State University for the
            region composed of the States of Arkansas, Colorado,
            Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and
            Texas.
                ``(4) Western center.--A western sun grant center
            at Oregon State University for the region composed of--
                        ``(A) the States of Alaska, Arizona,
                    California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,
                    Utah, and Washington; and
                        ``(B) territories and possessions of the
                    United States (other than the territories
                    referred to in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
                    paragraph (2)).
                ``(5) Northeastern center.--A northeastern sun
            grant center at Cornell University for the region
            composed of the States of Connecticut, Delaware,
            Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New
            Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
            Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia.
        ``(e) Use of Funds.--
                ``(1) Centers of excellence.--Of the amount of
            funds that are made available for a fiscal year to a
            sun grant center under subsection (d), the center shall
            use not more than 25 percent of the amount for
            administration to support excellence in science,
            engineering, and economics at the center to promote the
            purposes described in subsection (a) through the State
            agricultural experiment station, cooperative extension
            services, and relevant educational programs of the
            university.
                ``(2) Grants to land-grant colleges and
            universities.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The sun grant center
                    established for a region shall use the funds
                    that remain available for a fiscal year after
                    expenditures made under paragraph (1) to
                    provide competitive grants to land-grant
                    colleges and universities in the region of the
                    sun grant center to conduct, consistent with
                    the purposes described in subsection (a),
                    multiinstitutional and multistate--
                                ``(i) research, extension, and
                            educational programs on technology
                            development; and
                                ``(ii) integrated research,
                            extension, and educational programs on
                            technology implementation.
                        ``(B) Programs.--Of the amount of funds
                    that are used to provide grants for a fiscal
                    year under subparagraph (A), the center shall
                    use--
                                ``(i) not less than 30 percent of
                            the funds to carry out programs
                            described in subparagraph (A)(i); and
                                ``(ii) not less than 30 percent of
                            the funds to carry out programs
                            described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
                ``(3) Indirect costs.--A sun grant center may not
            recover the indirect costs of making grants under
            paragraph (2) to other land-grant colleges and
            universities.
        ``(f) Plan.--
                ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
            funds under subsection (j), in cooperation with other
            land-grant colleges and universities and private
            industry in accordance with paragraph (2), the sun
            grant centers shall jointly develop and submit to the
            Secretary, for approval, a plan for addressing at the
            State and regional levels the bioenergy, biomass, and
            gasification research priorities of the Department of
            Agriculture and the Department of Energy for the making
            of grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
            (e).
                ``(2) Gasification coordination.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In developing the plan
                    under paragraph (1) with respect to
                    gasification research, the sun grant centers
                    identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
                    subsection (d) shall coordinate with land grant
                    colleges and universities in their respective
                    regions that have ongoing research activities
                    with respect to the research.
                        ``(B) Funding.--Funds made available under
                    subsection (d) to the sun grant center
                    identified in subsection (e)(2) shall be
                    available to carry out planning coordination
                    under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
        ``(g) Grants to Other Land-Grant Colleges and
    Universities.--
                ``(1) Priority for grants.--In making grants under
            subsection (e)(2), a sun grant center shall give a
            higher priority to programs that are consistent with
            the plan approved by the Secretary under subsection
            (f).
                ``(2) Term of grants.--The term of a grant provided
            by a sun grant center under subsection (e)(2) shall not
            exceed 5 years.
        ``(h) Grant Information Analysis Center.--The sun grant
    centers shall maintain a Sun Grant Information Analysis Center
    at the sun grant center specified in subsection (d)(1) to
    provide sun grant centers analysis and data management support.
        ``(i) Annual Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end
    of a year for which a sun grant center receives a grant under
    subsection (d), the sun grant center shall submit to the
    Secretary a report that describes the policies, priorities, and
    operations of the program carried out by the center during the
    year, including a description of progress made in facilitating
    the priorities described in subsection (f).
        ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
                ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be
            appropriated to carry out this section--
                        ``(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                        ``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                        ``(C) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years
                    2007 through 2010.
                ``(2) Grant information analysis center.--Of
            amounts made available under paragraph (1), not more
            than $4,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be made
            available to carry out subsection (h).''.
        Sec. 779. Rural Electrification. For fiscal year 2004, the
    Secretary of Agriculture may use any unobligated carryover
    funds made available for any program administered by the Rural
    Utilities Service (not including funds made available under the
    heading ``Rural Community Advancement Program'' in any Act of
    appropriation) to carry out section 315 of the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940e).
        Sec. 780. Limitation on Allocation of Purchase Prices for
    Butter and Nonfat Dry Milk. None of the funds made available by
    this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of
    employees of the Department of Agriculture to allocate the rate
    of price support between the purchase prices for nonfat dry
    milk and butter in a manner that does not support the price of
    milk in accordance with section 1501(b) of the Farm Security
    and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7981(b)).
        Sec. 781. Emergency Watershed Protection Program.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
    Agriculture is authorized to make funding and other assistance
    available through the emergency watershed protection program
    under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16
    U.S.C. 2203) to repair and prevent damage to non-Federal land
    in watersheds that have been impaired by fires initiated by the
    Federal Government and to waive cost sharing requirements for
    the funding and assistance.
        Sec. 782. The Secretary may waive the requirements
    regarding small and emerging rural business as authorized under
    the Rural Business Enterprise Grant program for the purpose of
    a lease for the Oakridge Oregon Industrial Park.
        Sec. 783. Water and Waste Disposal Grant to the Alaska
    Department of Community and Economic Development.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
                (1) the Alaska Department of Community and Economic
            Development shall be eligible to receive a water and
            waste disposal grant under section 306(a) of the
            Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
            1926(a)) in an amount that is equal to not more than 75
            percent of the total cost of providing water and sewer
            service to the proposed hospital in the Matanuska-
            Susitna Borough, Alaska; and
                (2) the Alaska Department of Community and Economic
            Development shall be allowed to pass the grant funds
            through to the local government entity that will
            provide water and sewer service to the hospital.
        Sec. 784. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
    used for salaries and expenses to carry out any regulation or
    rule insofar as it would make ineligible for enrollment in the
    conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of
    chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act
    of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) land that is planted to
    hardwood trees as of the date of enactment of this Act and was
    enrolled in the conservation reserve program under a contract
    that expired prior to calendar year 2002.
        Sec. 785. Water and Waste Disposal Grant to the City of
    Postville, Iowa. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    the City of Postville, Iowa, shall be eligible to receive a
    water and waste disposal grant under section 306(a) of the
    Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a))
    in an amount that is equal to not more than 75 percent of the
    total cost of providing water and sewer service in the city.
        Sec. 786. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
    expenses of personnel to implement a reorganization of regional
    conservationists and/or regional offices of the Natural
    Resources Conservation Service without the prior approval of
    the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 787. Of the unobligated balance available to the Food
    Safety and Inspection Service for the field automation and
    information management project at the beginning of fiscal year
    2004, $5,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
        Sec. 788. The matter under the heading ``Integrated
    Activities'' in Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development,
    Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Programs
    Appropriations, 2003, Title I--Agricultural Programs, in Public
    Law 108-7 is amended by striking ``7 U.S.C. 3291'' and
    inserting in its place ``7 U.S.C. 3292b''.
        Sec. 789. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    City of Great Falls, Montana shall be considered a rural area
    for purposes of eligibility for business and industry
    guaranteed loans under section 310B(a)(1) of the Consolidated
    Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)(1)).
        This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural
    Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2004''.

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

                                     AN ACT

      Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
     State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
                  September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
    ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:

                         TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                             General Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the administration of the
    Department of Justice, $106,687,000, of which not to exceed
    $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43
    permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent workyears and
    $10,172,000 shall be expended for the Department Leadership
    Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these
    offices in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That not to
    exceed 26 permanent positions, 21 full-time equivalent
    workyears and $3,114,000 shall be expended for the Office of
    Legislative Affairs: Provided further, That not to exceed 15
    permanent positions, 20 full-time equivalent workyears and
    $1,875,000 shall be expended for the Office of Public Affairs:
    Provided further, That the latter two aforementioned offices
    may utilize non-reimbursable details of career employees within
    the caps described in the preceding two provisos.

                         joint automated booking system

        For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a
    Joint Automated Booking System including automated capability
    to transmit fingerprint and image data, $19,176,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005.

             INTEGRATED AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

        For necessary expenses for the planning, development, and
    deployment of an integrated fingerprint identification system,
    including automated capability to transmit fingerprint and
    image data, $5,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005.

                       LEGAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE AUTOMATION

        For necessary expenses related to the design, development,
    engineering, acquisition, and implementation of office
    automation systems for the organizations funded under the
    headings ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'',
    and ``General Administration, Salaries and Expenses'', and the
    United States Attorneys, the United States Marshals Service,
    the Antitrust Division, the United States Trustee Program, the
    Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Community
    Relations Service, the Bureau of Prisons, the Office of Justice
    Programs and the United States Parole Commission, $27,034,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2005.

                           NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS

        For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications,
    including the cost for operation and maintenance of Land Mobile
    Radio legacy systems, $103,171,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That the Attorney General shall
    transfer to the ``Narrowband Communications'' account all funds
    made available to the Department of Justice for the purchase of
    portable and mobile radios: Provided further, That any transfer
    made under the preceding proviso shall be subject to section
    605 of this Act.

                             COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

        For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney
    General, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
    reimburse any Department of Justice organization for: (1) the
    costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability of
    an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed as a
    result of any domestic or international terrorist incident; and
    (2) the costs of providing support to counter, investigate or
    prosecute domestic or international terrorism, including
    payment of rewards in connection with these activities:
    Provided, That any Federal agency may be reimbursed for the
    costs of detaining in foreign countries individuals accused of
    acts of terrorism that violate the laws of the United States:
    Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph
    shall be available only after the Attorney General notifies the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

        For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and
    clemency petitions and immigration-related activities,
    $193,530,000.

                               DETENTION TRUSTEE

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee who
    shall exercise all power and functions authorized by law
    relating to the detention of Federal prisoners in non-Federal
    institutions or otherwise in the custody of the United States
    Marshals Service, $814,097,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible for
    managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System
    and for overseeing housing related to such detention; the
    management of funds appropriated to the Department of Justice
    for the exercise of any detention functions; and the direction
    of the United States Marshals Service with respect to the
    exercise of detention policy setting and operations for the
    Department: Provided further, That any unobligated balances
    available in prior years from the funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Federal Prisoner Detention'' shall be transferred to
    and merged with the appropriation under the heading ``Detention
    Trustee'' and shall be available until expended: Provided
    further, That the Trustee, working in consultation with the
    Bureau of Prisons, shall submit a plan for collecting
    information related to evaluating the health and safety of
    Federal prisoners in non-Federal institutions no later than 180
    days following the enactment of this Act.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $60,840,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
    emergencies of a confidential character.

                        United States Parole Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
    Commission as authorized, $10,609,000.

                                Legal Activities

                SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

        For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the
    Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including
    not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to
    be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for
    solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent
    of private or Government-owned space in the District of
    Columbia, $620,533,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for
    litigation support contracts shall remain available until
    expended, and of which not less than $1,996,000 shall be
    available for necessary administrative expenses in accordance
    with the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Provided, That of
    the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be
    available to the United States National Central Bureau,
    INTERPOL, for official reception and representation expenses:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
    circumstances require additional funding for litigation
    activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may
    transfer such amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal
    Activities'' from available appropriations for the current
    fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary
    to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any
    transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a
    reprogramming under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
    available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
    with the procedures set forth in that section.
        In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the
    Department of Justice associated with processing cases under
    the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to
    exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury
    Compensation Trust Fund.

                   salaries and expenses, antitrust division

        For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and
    kindred laws, $133,133,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
    to exceed $112,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from
    fees collected for premerger notification filings under the
    Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C.
    18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained
    and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and
    shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That
    the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
    reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
    fiscal year 2004, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004
    appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
    $21,133,000.

                 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

        For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
    Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative
    agreements, $1,526,253,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000
    shall be available until September 30, 2005, for: (1) training
    personnel in debt collection; (2) locating debtors and their
    property; (3) paying the net costs of selling property; and (4)
    tracking debts owed to the United States Government: Provided,
    That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000
    shall be available for official reception and representation
    expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of
    those funds available for automated litigation support
    contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided
    further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 for the operation of the
    National Advocacy Center shall remain available until expended:
    Provided further, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time
    equivalent workyears available to the Offices of the United
    States Attorneys, not to exceed 10,113 positions and 10,298
    full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the
    funds appropriated in this Act for the United States Attorneys:
    Provided further, That of the funds made available under this
    heading, $1,500,000 shall only be available to continue
    ``Operation Streetsweeper'': Provided further, That of the
    total amount appropriated, $6,898,000 shall be for Project
    Seahawk and shall remain available until expended.

                       UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

        For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
    Program, as authorized, $166,157,000, to remain available until
    expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee
    System Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in
    such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, $166,157,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to 28
    U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary
    expenses in this appropriation and remain available until
    expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated
    from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections
    are received during fiscal year 2004, so as to result in a
    final fiscal year 2004 appropriation from the Fund estimated at
    $0.

          SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

        For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the
    Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,206,000.

             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

        For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals
    Service, $719,777,000; of which not less than $11,476,000 shall
    only be available for fugitive apprehension task forces; of
    which $17,403,000 shall be available for 106 supervisory deputy
    marshal positions for courthouse security; of which not to
    exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses; of which $4,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended; of which not less than $13,394,000
    shall be available for the costs of courthouse security
    equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone
    systems and cabling, and shall remain available until September
    30, 2005: Provided, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time
    equivalent workyears available to the United States Marshals
    Service, not to exceed 4,400 positions and 4,259 full-time
    equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the United States Marshals
    Service.

                                  CONSTRUCTION

        For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, and
    maintaining United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding
    space in United States courthouses and Federal buildings,
    including the renovation and expansion of prisoner movement
    areas, elevators, and sallyports, $14,066,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2006.

                         FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

        For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of
    contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert
    witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances,
    $156,145,000, to remain available until expended; of which not
    to exceed $8,000,000 may be made available for planning,
    construction, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair
    of buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto,
    for protected witness safesites; of which not to exceed
    $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and
    maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of protected
    witnesses; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 may be made
    available for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of
    secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated
    information network to store and retrieve the identities and
    locations of protected witnesses.

               SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

        For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
    $9,526,000 and, in addition, up to $1,000,000 of funds made
    available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be
    transferred by the Attorney General to this account: Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon a
    determination by the Attorney General that emergent
    circumstances require additional funding for conflict
    resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community
    Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such
    amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available
    appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department
    of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
    circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to
    the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
    section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for
    obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.

                             ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

        For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), (F), and
    (G), $21,759,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice
    Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                        Federal Bureau of Investigation

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of
    crimes against the United States; including purchase for
    police-type use of not to exceed 2,454 passenger motor
    vehicles, of which 1,843 will be for replacement only; and not
    to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
    confidential character pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530C,
    $4,566,798,000; of which not to exceed $65,000,000 for
    automated data processing and telecommunications and technical
    investigative equipment, and not to exceed $1,000,000 for
    undercover operations, shall remain available until September
    30, 2005; of which $490,104,000 shall be for counterterrorism
    investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other
    activities related to our national security; of which not less
    than $153,812,000 shall only be for Joint Terrorism Task
    Forces; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to
    be made available for making advances for expenses arising out
    of contractual or reimbursable agreements with State and local
    law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative
    activities related to violent crime, terrorism, organized
    crime, and drug investigations: Provided, That not to exceed
    $200,000 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses: Provided further, That, in addition to
    reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to exceed 28,900 positions
    and 27,096 full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported
    from the funds appropriated in this Act for the Federal Bureau
    of Investigation.

      FOREIGN TERRORIST TRACKING TASK FORCE/TERRORIST THREAT INTEGRATION
                                     CENTER

        For expenses necessary for the Foreign Terrorist Tracking
    Task Force, including salaries and expenses, operations,
    equipment, and facilities, $61,597,000: Provided, That funds
    appropriated in previous fiscal years under the heading
    ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and Expenses'' may
    be available for activities associated with the Terrorist
    Threat Integration Center.

                                  CONSTRUCTION

        For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings
    and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law
    (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and
    extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary
    planning and design of projects; $11,174,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2006.

                        Drug Enforcement Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement
    Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet
    unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to
    28 U.S.C. 530C; expenses for conducting drug education and
    training programs, including travel and related expenses for
    participants in such programs and the distribution of items of
    token value that promote the goals of such programs; and
    purchase of not to exceed 982 passenger motor vehicles, of
    which 886 will be for replacement only, for police-type use,
    $1,601,327,000; of which not to exceed $33,000,000 for
    permanent change of station shall remain available until
    September 30, 2005; of which not to exceed $1,800,000 for
    research shall remain available until expended; of which not to
    exceed $4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and payments for
    information, not to exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for
    automated data processing and telecommunications equipment, and
    not to exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000
    for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft
    replacement retrofit and parts, shall remain available until
    September 30, 2005; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be
    available for official reception and representation expenses:
    Provided, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time
    equivalent workyears available to the Drug Enforcement
    Administration, not to exceed 8,358 positions and 8,018 full-
    time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the Drug Enforcement
    Administration.

                          INTERAGENCY DRUG ENFORCEMENT

        For necessary expenses for the identification,
    investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with
    the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money
    laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include
    inter-governmental agreements with State and local law
    enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
    prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug
    trafficking, $556,465,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That any amounts
    obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used
    under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed
    from this appropriation: Provided further, That any unobligated
    balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year
    shall revert to the Drug Enforcement Administrator for
    reallocation among participating organizations in succeeding
    fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming procedures set forth
    in section 605 of this Act.

              Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
    Firearms and Explosives, including the purchase of not to
    exceed 822 vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 shall be
    for replacement only; not to exceed $18,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses; for training of State
    and local law enforcement agencies with or without
    reimbursement, including training in connection with the
    training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire
    accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory
    assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or
    without reimbursement, $836,087,000, of which not to exceed
    $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys'
    fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2): Provided, That no
    funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or
    administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or
    centralizing, within the Department of Justice, the records, or
    any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms
    maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided further,
    That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay
    administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or
    employee of the United States to implement an amendment or
    amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of
    ``Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item from
    ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994:
    Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein
    shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for
    relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C.
    925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be available to
    investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for
    relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c)
    of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no
    funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to
    transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau
    of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to other agencies
    or Departments in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That no
    funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to
    disclose to the public the contents or any portion thereof of
    any information required to be kept by licensees pursuant to
    section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to
    be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of section
    923(g) of title 18, United States Code, except that this
    provision shall apply to any request for information made by
    any person or entity after January 1, 1998: Provided further,
    That no funds made available by this or any other Act shall be
    expended to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a
    physical inventory of any business licensed under section 923
    of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no
    funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve
    information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or
    any personal identification code: Provided further, That
    subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 28 U.S.C. 530C(b)(2), are amended
    by inserting ``for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
    Explosives,'' after ``Marshals Service,'' in each subparagraph.

                             Federal Prison System

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the administration, operation,
    and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions,
    including purchase (not to exceed 838, of which 535 are for
    replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger
    motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance
    and advice on corrections related issues to foreign
    governments, $4,461,257,000: Provided, That the Attorney
    General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services
    Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct
    expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for
    inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
    Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
    System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal
    agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the
    amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison
    System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the
    custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, That
    not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception
    and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to
    exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary
    operations until September 30, 2005: Provided further, That, of
    the amounts provided for Contract Confinement, not to exceed
    $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make
    payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable
    agreements, and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of
    the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, for the care and
    security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants:
    Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
    System may accept donated property and services relating to the
    operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit
    entity which has operated such program in the past
    notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity
    furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System
    relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway
    houses or other custodial facilities.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

        For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new
    facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and
    remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and
    correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident
    thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing,
    remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at
    existing penal and correctional institutions, including all
    necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force
    account, $397,700,000, to remain available until expended, of
    which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to construct
    areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of United
    States prisoners may be used for work performed under this
    appropriation: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 percent
    of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings and Facilities'' in
    this or any other Act may be transferred to ``Salaries and
    Expenses'', Federal Prison System, upon notification by the
    Attorney General to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate in compliance with
    provisions set forth in section 605 of this Act.

                    FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

        The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby
    authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of
    funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the
    law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without regard
    to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title
    31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the
    program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
    such corporation, including purchase (not to exceed five for
    replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.

       LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES,
                                  INCORPORATED

        Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corporation
    shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an
    accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the
    corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such
    amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims,
    and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be
    capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or
    produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses
    in connection with acquisition, construction, operation,
    maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of
    facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or
    in which it has an interest.

                           Office of Justice Programs

                               JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
    assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
    and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Missing Children's Assistance
    Act, including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,
    the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the
    Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21),
    and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, $190,125,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                   STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
    assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
    Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994
    Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
    (``the 1968 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
    Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); and other
    programs; $1,297,684,000 (including amounts for administrative
    costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
    ``Justice Assistance'' account): Provided, That all balances
    under this heading for programs to address violence against
    women may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
    for ``Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution
    Programs'': Provided further, That funding provided under this
    heading shall remain available until expended as follows:
                (1) $225,000,000 for Local Law Enforcement Block
            Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of
            Representatives on February 14, 1995, except that for
            purposes of this Act and retroactive to October 1,
            2000, Guam shall be considered as one ``State'' for all
            purposes under H.R. 728, notwithstanding any provision
            of section 108(3) thereof, the Commonwealth of Puerto
            Rico shall be considered a ``unit of local government''
            as well as a ``State'', for the purposes set forth in
            paragraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section
            101(a)(2) of H.R. 728, and for establishing crime
            prevention programs involving cooperation between
            community residents and law enforcement personnel in
            order to control, detect, or investigate crime or the
            prosecution of criminals: Provided, That funding shall
            be available for the purposes authorized by part E of
            title I of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That no
            funds provided under this heading may be used as
            matching funds for any other Federal grant program, of
            which--
                        (A) $80,000,000 shall be for Boys and Girls
                    Clubs in public housing facilities and other
                    areas in cooperation with State and local law
                    enforcement, as authorized by section 401 of
                    Public Law 104-294 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note);
                        (B) $10,000,000 shall be available for
                    grants, contracts, and other assistance to
                    carry out section 102(c) of H.R. 728; and
                        (C) $2,981,000 for USA Freedom Corps
                    activities;
                (2) $300,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien
            Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) of
            the Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided, That
            funds shall be disbursed only as a direct reimbursement
            for each State's documented cost for incarcerating
            undocumented criminal aliens;
                (3) $2,000,000 for the Cooperative Agreement
            Program for the improvement of State and local
            correctional facilities holding prisoners in custody of
            the United States Marshals Service;
                (4) $15,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of
            which--
                        (A) $2,000,000 shall be available for
                    grants under section 20109(a)(2) of subtitle A
                    of title II of the 1994 Act;
                        (B) $8,000,000 shall be available for the
                    Tribal Courts Initiative; and
                        (C) $5,000,000 shall be available for
                    demonstration projects on alcohol and crime in
                    Indian Country;
                (5) $659,117,000 for programs authorized by part E
            of title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding the
            provisions of section 511 of said Act, of which
            $159,117,000 shall be for discretionary grants under
            the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law
            Enforcement Assistance Programs;
                (6) $10,000,000 for victim services programs for
            victims of trafficking, as authorized by section
            107(b)(2) of Public Law 106-386;
                (7) $892,000 for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease
            Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section
            240001(c) of the 1994 Act;
                (8) $38,500,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by
            Part EE of title I of the 1968 Act;
                (9) $2,000,000 for public awareness programs
            addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as
            authorized by section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act;
                (10) $7,000,000 for a prescription drug monitoring
            program;
                (11) $37,175,000 for prison rape prevention and
            prosecution programs as authorized by the Prison Rape
            Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79), of which
            $2,175,000 shall be transferred to the National Prison
            Rape Reduction Commission for authorized activities;
            and
                (12) $1,000,000 for a State and local law
            enforcement hate crimes training and technical
            assistance program: Provided, That funds made available
            in fiscal year 2004 under subpart 1 of part E of title
            I of the 1968 Act may be obligated for programs to
            assist States in the litigation processing of death
            penalty Federal habeas corpus petitions and for drug
            testing initiatives: Provided further, That, if a unit
            of local government uses any of the funds made
            available under this title to increase the number of
            law enforcement officers, the unit of local government
            will achieve a net gain in the number of law
            enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative
            public safety service.

                           WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND

        For necessary expenses, including salaries and related
    expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to
    implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $58,542,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2005, for inter-
    governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative
    agreements, and contracts, with State and local law enforcement
    agencies, non-profit organizations, and agencies of local
    government engaged in the investigation and prosecution of
    violent crimes and drug offenses in ``Weed and Seed''
    designated communities, and for either reimbursements or
    transfers to appropriation accounts of the Department of
    Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified by
    the Attorney General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' program
    strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Congress through
    language for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts
    for ``Weed and Seed'' program activities shall be managed and
    executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office
    for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney General
    may direct the use of other Department of Justice funds and
    personnel in support of ``Weed and Seed'' program activities
    only after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
    in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                      COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

        For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and
    Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (including
    administrative costs), $756,283,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That funds that become available as a
    result of deobligations from prior year balances may not be
    obligated except in accordance with section 605 of this Act:
    Provided further, That of the funds under this heading, not to
    exceed $1,972,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice
    Programs for reimbursable services associated with programs
    administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services
    Office: Provided further, That section 1703(b) and (c) of the
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968
    Act'') shall not apply to non-hiring grants made pursuant to
    part Q of title I thereof (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.). Of the
    amounts provided--
                (1) $120,000,000 for the hiring of law enforcement
            officers, including $60,000,000 for school resource
            officers;
                (2) $25,000,000 for the matching grant program for
            Law Enforcement Armor Vests pursuant to section 2501 of
            part Y of the 1968 Act;
                (3) $25,000,000 to improve tribal law enforcement
            including equipment and training;
                (4) $54,050,000 for policing initiatives to combat
            methamphetamine production and trafficking and to
            enhance policing initiatives in ``drug hot spots'';
                (5) $15,000,000 for Police Corps education and
            training: Provided, That the out-year program costs of
            new recruits shall be fully funded from funds currently
            available;
                (6) $158,407,000 for a law enforcement technology
            program;
                (7) $30,000,000 for grants to upgrade criminal
            records, as authorized under the Crime Identification
            Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601);
                (8) $100,000,000 for a DNA analysis and backlog
            reduction formula program, of which:
                        (A) $55,000,000 shall be for eliminating
                    casework backlogs;
                        (B) $5,000,000 shall be for eliminating the
                    offender backlog;
                        (C) $30,000,000 shall be for strengthening
                    crime lab capacity;
                        (D) $5,000,000 shall be for training the
                    criminal justice community; and
                        (E) $5,000,000 shall be for using DNA to
                    identify missing persons;
                (9) $10,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic
            Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of
            the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.);
                (10) $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border
            Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county,
            parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for costs
            associated with the prosecution of criminal cases
            declined by local United States Attorneys offices;
                (11) $5,000,000 for an offender re-entry program,
            as authorized by Public Law 107-273;
                (12) $10,000,000 for a police integrity program;
                (13) $30,000,000 for Project Safe Neighborhoods to
            reduce gun violence, and gang and drug-related crime;
                (14) $24,226,000 for grants, contracts and other
            assistance to States under section 102(b) of the Crime
            Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C.
            14601), of which $5,000,000 is for the National
            Institute of Justice for grants, contracts, and other
            agreements to develop school safety technologies and
            training;
                (15) $85,000,000 for the COPS Interoperable
            Communications Technology Program;
                (16) $4,600,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative;
            and
                (17) not to exceed $30,000,000 for program
            management and administration.

           VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
    assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence
    against women as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and
    Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime
    Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322)
    (``the 1994 Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
    (``the 1990 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools
    to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public
    Law 108-21); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
    Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); $387,629,000
    (including amounts for administrative costs, which shall be
    transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance''
    account), to remain available until expended.
        Of the amount provided--
                (1) $11,897,000 for the court appointed special
            advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the
            1990 Act;
                (2) $2,281,000 for child abuse training programs
            for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized
            by section 222 of the 1990 Act;
                (3) $994,000 for grants for televised testimony, as
            authorized by part N of the 1968 Act;
                (4) $168,334,000 for grants to combat violence
            against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act,
            of which--
                        (A) $5,200,000 shall be for the National
                    Institute of Justice for research and
                    evaluation of violence against women; and
                        (B) $10,000,000 shall be for the Office of
                    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for
                    the Safe Start Program, as authorized by the
                    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974;
                (5) $64,503,000 for grants to encourage arrest
            policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act;
                (6) $39,685,000 for rural domestic violence and
            child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as
            authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
                (7) $4,957,000 for training programs as authorized
            by section 40152 of the 1994 Act, and for related local
            demonstration projects;
                (8) $2,981,000 for grants to improve the stalking
            and domestic violence databases, as authorized by
            section 40602 of the 1994 Act;
                (9) $9,935,000 to reduce violent crimes against
            women on campus, as authorized by section 1108(a) of
            Public Law 106-386;
                (10) $39,740,000 for legal assistance for victims,
            as authorized by section 1201 of Public Law 106-386;
                (11) $4,968,000 for enhancing protection for older
            and disabled women from domestic violence and sexual
            assault as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
                (12) $14,903,000 for the safe havens for children
            pilot program as authorized by section 1301 of Public
            Law 106-386;
                (13) $15,000,000 shall be for transitional housing
            assistance grants for victims of domestic violence,
            stalking or sexual assault as authorized by Public Law
            108-21; and
                (14) $7,451,000 for education and training to end
            violence against and abuse of women with disabilities,
            as authorized by section 1402 of Public Law 106-386.

                           JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

        For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
    assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
    Prevention Act of 1974 (``the Act''), and other juvenile
    justice programs, including salaries and expenses in connection
    therewith to be transferred to and merged with the
    appropriations for Justice Assistance, $352,700,000, to remain
    available until expended, as follows:
                (1) $3,600,000 for concentration of Federal
            efforts, as authorized by section 204 of the Act;
                (2) $84,000,000 for State and local programs
            authorized by section 221 of the Act, including
            training and technical assistance to assist small, non-
            profit organizations with the Federal grants process;
                (3) $2,500,000 for research, evaluation, training
            and technical assistance, as authorized by sections 251
            and 252 of the Act;
                (4) $79,600,000 for demonstration projects as
            authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the Act;
                (5) $80,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as
            authorized by section 505 of the Act, of which--
                        (A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal
                    Youth program;
                        (B) $20,000,000 shall be for a gang
                    resistance education and training program to be
                    coordinated with the Bureau of Alcohol,
                    Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and
                        (C) $25,000,000 shall be for grants of
                    $360,000 to each State and $6,640,000 shall be
                    available for discretionary grants to States,
                    for programs and activities to enforce State
                    laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
                    beverages to minors or the purchase or
                    consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors,
                    prevention and reduction of consumption of
                    alcoholic beverages by minors, and for
                    technical assistance and training;
                (6) $5,000,000 for Project Childsafe;
                (7) $10,000,000 for the Secure Our Schools Act as
            authorized by Public Law 106-386;
                (8) $15,000,000 for Project Sentry to reduce youth
            gun violence, and gang and drug-related crime;
                (9) $13,000,000 for programs authorized by the
            Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; and
                (10) $60,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability
            Block Grants program as authorized by Public Law 107-
            273 and Guam shall be considered a State:
    Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount in this
    section may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics
    activities designed to benefit the programs or activities
    authorized, and not more than 2 percent of each amount may be
    used for training and technical assistance.

                        PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

        To remain available until expended, for payments authorized
    by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
    Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), such sums as are
    necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 100-690
    (102 Stat. 4339-4340); and $3,000,000, to remain available
    until expended for payments as authorized by section 1201(b) of
    said Act.

                   General Provisions--Department of Justice

                             (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

        Sec. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available
    in this title for official reception and representation
    expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds
    appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall
    be available to the Attorney General for official reception and
    representation expenses.
        Sec. 102. None of the funds appropriated by this title
    shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the
    life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were
    carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That should
    this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of
    competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.
        Sec. 103. None of the funds appropriated under this title
    shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate
    in any way the performance of, any abortion.
        Sec. 104. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the
    obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide
    escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such
    service outside the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in
    this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 103
    intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual
    employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
        Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
    to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act
    may be used to establish and publicize a program under which
    publicly advertised, extraordinary rewards may be paid, which
    shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in
    sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18, United States Code:
    Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum
    of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal approval of
    the President or the Attorney General and such approval may not
    be delegated: Provided further, That rewards made pursuant to
    section 501 of Public Law 107-56 shall not be subject to this
    section.
        Sec. 106. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of
    Justice in this Act may be transferred between such
    appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
    specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10
    percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
    pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
    funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
    forth in that section.
        Sec. 107. Section 114 of Public Law 107-77 shall remain in
    effect during fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 108. (a) Hereafter, the Attorney General is authorized
    to transfer, under such terms and conditions as the Attorney
    General shall specify, forfeited real or personal property of
    limited or marginal value, as such value is determined by
    guidelines established by the Attorney General, to a State or
    local government agency, or its designated contractor or
    transferee, for use to support drug abuse treatment, drug and
    crime prevention and education, housing, job skills, and other
    community-based public health and safety programs.
        (b) Any transfer under the preceding proviso shall not
    create or confer any private right of action in any person
    against the United States, and shall be treated as a
    reprogramming under section 605 of this Act.
        Sec. 109. Authorities contained in the 21st Century
    Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public
    Law 107-273) shall remain in effect until the effective date of
    a subsequent Department of Justice appropriations authorization
    Act.
        Sec. 110. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act or any other Act to the Department of
    Justice shall be expended for the purpose of reimbursement or
    direct payments for the legal fees of an individual employed as
    an attorney in the Department of Justice for a matter in which
    the individual is the subject of a disciplinary recommendation
    for ethical misconduct by the Counsel for Professional
    Responsibility.
        Sec. 111. In addition to the amounts provided under
    ``Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys'', $15,000,000
    shall be for Project Seahawk and shall remain available until
    expended.
        Sec. 112. (a)(1) None of the funds provided in this Act or
    hereafter may be used for courts or law enforcement officers
    for a tribe or village--
                (A) in which fewer than 25 Native members live in
            the village year round; or
                (B) that is located within the boundaries of the
            Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Matanuska Susitna
            Borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, the Kenai
            Peninsula Borough, the City and Borough of Juneau, the
            Sitka Borough, or the Ketchikan Borough.
        (2)(A) There is established an Alaska Rural Justice and Law
    Enforcement Commission (hereinafter ``Justice Commission'').
    The United States Attorney General shall appoint the Justice
    Commission which shall include a Federal Co-chairman, the
    Attorney General for the State of Alaska or his designee who
    shall act as the State Co-Chairman, the Commissioner of Public
    Safety for the State of Alaska, a representative from the
    Alaska Municipal League, a representative from an organized
    borough, a representative of the Alaska Federation of Natives,
    a tribal representative, a representative from a non-profit
    Native corporation that operates Village Public Safety Officer
    programs, and a representative from the Alaska Native Justice
    Center. The chief judge for the Federal District Court for the
    District of Alaska may also appoint a non-voting representative
    to provide technical support. The Justice Commission may hire
    such staff as is necessary to assist with its work.
        (B) The Justice Commission shall review Federal, State,
    local, and tribal jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters
    in Alaska but outside the Municipality of Anchorage, the
    Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the
    Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the City and Borough of Juneau, the
    Sitka Borough, and the Ketchikan Borough. It shall make
    recommendations to Congress and the Alaska State Legislature no
    later than May 1, 2004, on options which shall include the
    following--
                (i) create a unified law enforcement system, court
            system, and system of local laws or ordinances for
            Alaska Native villages and communities of varying sizes
            including the possibility of first, second, and third
            class villages with different powers;
                (ii) meet the law enforcement and judicial
            personnel needs in rural Alaska including the possible
            use of cross deputization in a way that maximizes the
            existing resources of Federal, State, local, and tribal
            governments;
                (iii) address the needs to regulate alcoholic
            beverages including the prohibition of the sale,
            importation, use, or possession of alcoholic beverages
            and to provide restorative justice for persons who
            violate such laws including treatment; and
                (iv) address the problem of domestic violence and
            child abuse including treatment options and restorative
            justice.
        (b)(1) The General Accounting Office shall immediately
    begin a review of Federal programs benefitting rural
    communities in Alaska including the name of each program and
    the department or agency that administers it, the amount of
    funds provided to Alaska through each program, a list of the
    statutes and regulations governing use of funds for each
    program, and any data demonstrating the performance of each
    program. With respect to housing programs, the study shall
    determine the number of houses built by each Native housing
    authority including the cost per house. The Office shall submit
    a report of its findings to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations, and to the Alaska Federation of Natives no
    later than April 30, 2004.
        (2) The Alaska Federation of Natives, in consultation with
    the Alaska Municipal League, may review the delivery of Federal
    programs in Alaska and make recommendations to the Congress to
    reduce duplication, improve and consolidate delivery of
    services, streamline application and administrative procedures,
    improve accountability, mandate performance measures, and other
    actions to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
        (c) The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to
    this section.
        (d) Amend the Denali Commission Act (Title III of Public
    Law 105-277) by adding a new section as follows:
        ``Sec. 310. (a) The Federal Co-chairman of the Denali
    Commission shall appoint an Economic Development Committee to
    be chaired by the president of the Alaska Federation of Natives
    which shall include the Commissioner of Community and Economic
    Affairs for the State of Alaska, a representative from the
    Alaska Bankers Association, the chairman of the Alaska
    Permanent Fund, a representative from the Alaska State Chamber
    of Commerce, and a representative from each region. Of the
    regional representatives, at least two each shall be from
    Native regional corporations, Native non-profit corporations,
    tribes, and borough governments.
        ``(b) The Economic Development Committee is authorized to
    consider and approve applications from Regional Advisory
    Committees for grants and loans to promote economic development
    and promote private sector investment to reduce poverty in
    economically distressed rural villages. The Economic
    Development Committee may make mini-grants to individual
    applicants and may issue loans under such terms and conditions
    as it determines.
        ``(c) The State Co-chairman of the Denali Commission shall
    appoint a Regional Advisory Committee for each region which may
    include representatives from local, borough, and tribal
    governments, the Alaska Native non-profit corporation operating
    in the region, local Chambers of Commerce, and representatives
    of the private sector. Each Regional Advisory Committee shall
    develop a regional economic development plan for consideration
    by the Economic Development Committee.
        ``(d) The Economic Development Committee, in consultation
    with the First Alaskans Institute, may develop rural
    development performance measures linking economic growth to
    poverty reduction to measure the success of its program which
    may include economic, educational, social, and cultural
    indicators. The performance measures will be tested in one
    region for two years and evaluated by the University of Alaska
    before being deployed statewide. Thereafter, performance in
    each region shall be evaluated using the performance measures,
    and the Economic Development Committee shall not fund projects
    which do not demonstrate success.
        ``(e) Within the amounts made available annually to the
    Denali Commission for training, the Commission may make a grant
    to the First Alaskans Foundation upon submittal of an
    acceptable work plan to assist Alaska Natives and other rural
    residents in acquiring the skills and training necessary to
    participate fully in private sector business and economic and
    development opportunities through fellowships, scholarships,
    internships, public service programs, and other leadership
    initiatives.
        ``(f) The Committee shall sponsor a statewide economic
    development summit in consultation with the World Bank to
    evaluate the best practices for economic development worldwide
    and how they can be incorporated into regional economic
    development plans.
        ``(g) There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
    may be necessary to the following agencies which shall be
    transferred to the Denali Commission as a direct lump sum
    payment to implement this section:
                ``(1) Department of Commerce, Economic Development
            Administration,
                ``(2) Department of Housing and Urban Development,
                ``(3) Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
            Affairs,
                ``(4) Department of Agriculture, Rural Development
            Administration, and
                ``(5) Small Business Administration.''.
        Sec. 113. For an additional amount for the ``Local Law
    Enforcement Block Grant'' program to be provided to the City of
    San Juan, Puerto Rico, $550,000.
        Sec. 114. Of the unobligated balances available to the
    Department of Justice from prior year appropriations with the
    exception of funds provided for counterterrorism activities,
    counterintelligence activities, white collar crime enforcement,
    organized crime enforcement, and drug enforcement, $100,000,000
    are rescinded: Provided, That within 30 days after the date of
    the enactment of this section the Attorney General shall submit
    to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the amount
    of each rescission made pursuant to this section.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
    Appropriations Act, 2004''.

             TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      Trade and Infrastructure Development

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                Office of the United States Trade Representative

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States
    Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor
    vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $41,994,000, of which $1,000,000
    shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to
    exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses: Provided further, That not less than
    $2,000,000 provided under this heading shall be for expenses
    authorized by 19 U.S.C. 2451 and 1677b(c): Provided further,
    That negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade
    Organization to recognize the right of members to distribute
    monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties.

                         International Trade Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the International Trade
    Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed
    $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses,
    $58,295,000, to remain available until expended.

                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                       International Trade Administration

                         OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

        For necessary expenses for international trade activities
    of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for
    engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including
    expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose
    of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to
    44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for dependent
    members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas
    and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and
    transportation of employees of the United States and Foreign
    Commercial Service between two points abroad, without regard to
    49 U.S.C. 40118; employment of Americans and aliens by contract
    for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
    10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement;
    purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition
    structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the
    manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when
    such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000
    for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of
    passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed
    $30,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor
    vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $395,123,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which $13,000,000 is to be derived
    from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade
    Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That
    $46,669,000 shall be for Manufacturing and Services;
    $38,204,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance;
    $68,160,000 shall be for the Import Administration of which
    $3,000,000 is to establish an Office of China Compliance;
    $217,040,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign
    Commercial Service of which $1,500,000 is for the Advocacy
    Center, $2,500,000 is for the Trade Information Center, and
    $2,100,000 is for a China and Middle East Business Center; and
    $25,050,000 shall be for Executive Direction and
    Administration: Provided further, That negotiations shall be
    conducted within the World Trade Organization to recognize the
    right of members to distribute monies collected from
    antidumping and countervailing duties: Provided further, That
    the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all
    of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
    Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall
    apply in carrying out these activities without regard to
    section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of
    1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this Act,
    contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational
    and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
    assessments for services provided as part of these activities.

                        Bureau of Industry and Security

                         OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

        For necessary expenses for export administration and
    national security activities of the Department of Commerce,
    including costs associated with the performance of export
    administration field activities both domestically and abroad;
    full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate
    families of employees stationed overseas; employment of
    Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment
    of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph
    of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries;
    not to exceed $15,000 for official representation expenses
    abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export
    Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C.
    401(b); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official
    use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special
    requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to
    any price limitation otherwise established by law, $68,203,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2005, of which
    $7,203,000 shall be for inspections and other activities
    related to national security: Provided, That the provisions of
    the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c)
    of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
    U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these
    activities: Provided further, That payments and contributions
    collected and accepted for materials or services provided as
    part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the
    cost of such activities, and for providing information to the
    public with respect to the export administration and national
    security activities of the Department of Commerce and other
    export control programs of the United States and other
    governments.

                      Economic Development Administration

                    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

        For grants for economic development assistance as provided
    by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and
    for trade adjustment assistance, $288,115,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of administering the economic
    development assistance programs as provided for by law,
    $30,565,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to monitor
    projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works
    Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and
    the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                      Minority Business Development Agency

                         MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

        For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in
    fostering, promoting, and developing minority business
    enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other
    agreements with public or private organizations, $28,859,000.

                    Economic and Information Infrastructure

                       Economic and Statistical Analysis

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic
    and statistical analysis programs of the Department of
    Commerce, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005.

                              Bureau of the Census

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling,
    analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
    by law, $194,811,000.

                         PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

        For necessary expenses related to the 2010 decennial
    census, $255,200,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005: Provided, That, of the total amount available related to
    the 2010 decennial census, $107,090,000 is for the Re-
    engineered Design Process for the Short-Form Only Census,
    $64,800,000 is for the American Community Survey, and
    $83,310,000 is for the Master Address File/Topologically
    Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER)
    system.
        In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics
    for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law,
    $180,853,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, of
    which $80,082,000 is for economic statistics programs and
    $100,771,000 is for demographic statistics programs: Provided,
    That regarding engineering and design of a facility at the
    Suitland Federal Center, quarterly reports regarding the
    expenditure of funds and project planning, design and cost
    decisions shall be provided by the Bureau, in cooperation with
    the General Services Administration, to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
    Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this or
    any other Act under the heading ``Bureau of the Census,
    Periodic Censuses and Programs'' shall be used to fund the
    construction and tenant build-out costs of a facility at the
    Suitland Federal Center.

           National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the
    National Telecommunications and Information Administration
    (NTIA), $14,604,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the
    Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs
    incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, and
    related services and such fees shall be retained and used as
    offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to
    remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
    Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as
    offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously
    transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs
    incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and
    related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication
    Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions
    under this paragraph, and such funds received from other
    Government agencies shall remain available until expended.

        PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

        For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications
    Act of 1934, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended as
    authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to
    exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program administration
    as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further,
    That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the Act,
    the prior year unobligated balances may be made available for
    grants for projects for which applications have been submitted
    and approved during any fiscal year.

                       INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

        For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications
    Act of 1934, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended as
    authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to
    exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for program administration
    and other support activities as authorized by section 391:
    Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated herein, not
    to exceed 5 percent may be available for telecommunications
    research activities for projects related directly to the
    development of a national information infrastructure: Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of sections
    392(a) and 392(c) of the Act, these funds may be used for the
    planning and construction of telecommunications networks for
    the provision of educational, health care, or public
    information: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, no entity that receives telecommunications
    services at preferential rates under section 254(h) of the Act
    (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) or receives assistance under the regional
    information sharing systems grant program of the Department of
    Justice under part M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
    and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds
    under a grant under this heading to cover any costs of the
    entity that would otherwise be covered by such preferential
    rates or such assistance, as the case may be.

                   United States Patent and Trademark Office

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and
    Trademark Office provided for by law, including defense of
    suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for
    Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent
    and Trademark Office, $1,222,460,000, to remain available until
    expended, which amount shall be derived from offsetting
    collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113
    and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and shall be retained and used for
    necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided, That the
    sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced
    as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
    2004, so as to result in a fiscal year 2004 appropriation from
    the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during
    fiscal year 2004, should the total amount of offsetting fee
    collections be less than $1,222,460,000, the total amounts
    available to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
    shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That from
    amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made
    available in fiscal year 2004 for official reception and
    representation expenses: Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code,
    no employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
    may accept payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity
    for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of
    enabling an employee to attend and participate in a convention,
    conference, or meeting when the entity offering payment or
    reimbursement is a person or corporation subject to regulation
    by the Office, or represents a person or corporation subject to
    regulation by the Office, unless the person or corporation is
    an organization exempt from taxation pursuant to section
    501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                             Science and Technology

                           Technology Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for
    Technology Office of Technology Policy, $6,411,000.

                 National Institute of Standards and Technology

                 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

        For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
    Standards and Technology, $344,366,000, to remain available
    until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 may be
    transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                         industrial technology services

        For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension
    Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology, $39,607,000, to remain available until expended.
        In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
    Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology, $179,175,000, to remain available until expended,
    of which $60,700,000 shall be expended for the award of new
    grants before September 30, 2004.

                      CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

        For construction of new research facilities, including
    architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
    maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for
    the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as
    authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278c-278e, $64,954,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                      OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for
    the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including
    maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; grants,
    contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the
    purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative
    agreements; and relocation of facilities as authorized,
    $2,686,520,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005,
    except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement which
    shall remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That
    fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for
    the management of the national marine sanctuaries may be
    retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with
    those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided
    further, That, in addition, $62,000,000 shall be derived by
    transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery
    Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'':
    Provided further, That grants to States pursuant to sections
    306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
    amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds provided for
    ``Coastal Zone Management Grants'' exceed funds provided in the
    previous fiscal year: Provided further, That if funds provided
    for ``Coastal Zone Management Grants'' exceed funds provided in
    the previous fiscal year, then no State shall receive more than
    5 percent or less than 1 percent of the additional funds:
    Provided further, That, of the $2,748,520,000 provided for in
    direct obligations under this heading (of which $2,686,520,000
    is appropriated from the General Fund and $62,000,000 is
    provided by transfer), $513,910,000 shall be for the National
    Ocean Service, $639,990,000 shall be for the National Marine
    Fisheries Service, $400,813,000 shall be for Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Research, $729,685,000 shall be for the National
    Weather Service, $153,827,000 shall be for the National
    Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, and
    $310,295,000 shall be for Program Support: Provided further,
    That no general administrative charge shall be applied against
    an assigned activity included in this Act or the report
    accompanying this Act: Provided further, That deobligated
    balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years
    shall be deposited in the United States Treasury General Fund:
    Provided further, That payments of funds made available under
    this heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund
    shall not exceed $38,758,000: Provided further, That none of
    the funds under this heading are available to alter the
    existing structure, organization, function, and funding of the
    National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Region and
    Fisheries Science Center and Northwest Region and Fisheries
    Science Center: Provided further, That, hereafter, the
    Secretary of Commerce may enter into cooperative agreements
    with the Joint and Cooperative Institutes as designated by the
    Secretary to use the personnel, services, or facilities of such
    organizations for research, education, training, and outreach:
    Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this
    heading, $1,207,000 shall be transferred to and merged with
    funds appropriated under the heading, ``Salaries and Expenses,
    Marine Mammal Commission'', of which $500,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2005: Provided further, That none
    of the funds in this Act may be used for the National Oceanic
    and Atmospheric Administration to implement the Department of
    Commerce's E-Government initiatives.
        In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the
    Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits
    Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel
    and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10
    U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.

                   PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

        For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital
    assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $990,127,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2006, except for funds
    appropriated for the National Marine Fisheries Service Honolulu
    Laboratory and the Marine Environmental Health Research
    Laboratory, which shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of the amounts provided for the National Polar-
    orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds
    shall only be made available on a dollar for dollar matching
    basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the
    Department of Defense: Provided further, That none of the funds
    provided in this Act or any other Act under the heading
    ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Procurement,
    Acquisition and Construction'' shall be used to fund the
    General Services Administration's standard construction and
    tenant build-out costs of a facility at the Suitland Federal
    Center.

                        PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

        For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of
    Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000.

                       FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For the costs of direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
    Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such costs, including the
    cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in the
    Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Provided further, That these
    funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
    principle amount of direct loans not to exceed $5,000,000 for
    Individual Fishing Quota loans, and not to exceed $59,000,000
    for traditional direct loans, of which $40,000,000 may be used
    for direct loans to the United States distant water tuna fleet,
    and of which $19,000,000 may be used for direct loans to the
    United States menhaden fishery: Provided further, That none of
    the funds made available under this heading may be used for
    direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will increase the
    harvesting capacity in any United States fishery.

                            Departmental Management

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the departmental management of
    the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not
    to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, $47,289,000:
    Provided, That not to exceed 12 full-time equivalents and
    $1,621,000 shall be expended for the legislative affairs
    function of the Department.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $21,116,000.

                   General Provisions--Department of Commerce

                             (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

        Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable
    appropriations and funds made available to the Department of
    Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities
    specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to
    the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and,
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced
    payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification
    of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such
    payments are in the public interest.
        Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations
    made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for
    salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger
    motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344;
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or
    allowances therefore, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
    5902).
        Sec. 203. Hereafter, none of the funds made available by
    this or any other Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration may be used to support the hurricane
    reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under the
    control of the United States Air Force or the United States Air
    Force Reserve.
        Sec. 204. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of
    Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such
    appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
    more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any
    transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall
    not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify
    the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of
    the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including
    land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for
    in this or any other Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
    State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
        Sec. 205. Any costs incurred by a department or agency
    funded under this title resulting from personnel actions taken
    in response to funding reductions included in this title or
    from actions taken for the care and protection of loan
    collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within the total
    budgetary resources available to such department or agency:
    Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between
    appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
    section is provided in addition to authorities included
    elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
    carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
    funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.
        Sec. 206. Hereafter, the Secretary of Commerce may use the
    Commerce franchise fund for expenses and equipment necessary
    for the maintenance and operation of such administrative
    services as the Secretary determines may be performed more
    advantageously as central services, pursuant to section 403 of
    Public Law 103-356: Provided, That any inventories, equipment,
    and other assets pertaining to the services to be provided by
    such fund, either on hand or on order, less the related
    liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any appropriations made
    for the purpose of providing capital shall be used to
    capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such fund shall be
    paid in advance from funds available to the Department and
    other Federal agencies for which such centralized services are
    performed, at rates which will return in full all expenses of
    operation, including accrued leave, depreciation of fund plant
    and equipment, amortization of automated data processing
    software and systems (either acquired or donated), and an
    amount necessary to maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as
    determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That such fund
    shall provide services on a competitive basis: Provided
    further, That an amount not to exceed 4 percent of the total
    annual income to such fund may be retained in the fund for
    fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain
    available until expended, to be used for the acquisition of
    capital equipment, and for the improvement and implementation
    of department financial management, automated data processing,
    and other support systems: Provided further, That such amounts
    retained in the fund for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year
    thereafter shall be available for obligation and expenditure
    only in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided
    further, That no later than 30 days after the end of each
    fiscal year, amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall
    be deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
        Sec. 207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of
    the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the
    ``National Institute of Standards and Technology, Construction
    of Research Facilities'', $14,000,000 is appropriated to fund a
    cooperative agreement with the Medical University of South
    Carolina, $5,000,000 is appropriated to the Thayer School of
    Engineering, of which $1,000,000 is for research relating to
    intelligent control of distributed systems, $2,000,000 is for a
    smart laser beam project, and $2,000,000 is for research
    relating to nanomagnetics, $500,000 is appropriated to the
    Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection at the
    Institute for Security and Technology Studies, $1,000,000 is
    appropriated for the Institute of Politics, and $500,000 is
    appropriated for the Coastal Conservation Center.
        Sec. 208. Of the amount available from the fund entitled
    ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining
    to American Fisheries'', $10,000,000 shall be provided to the
    Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board, $2,000,000 shall be available
    to the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, $2,000,000
    shall be available to the South Carolina Seafood Alliance,
    $1,500,000 shall be available to the Oregon Trawl Commission,
    and $1,500,000 shall be available to the Oregon State
    University Seafood Laboratory: Provided, That (1) the Alaska
    Fisheries Marketing Board (hereinafter ``the Board'') shall be
    a nonprofit organization and not an agency or establishment of
    the United States, (2) the Secretary may appoint, assign, or
    otherwise designate as Executive Director an employee of the
    Department of Commerce, who may serve in an official capacity
    in such position, with or without reimbursement, and such
    appointment or assignment shall be without interruption or loss
    of civil service status or privilege, and (3) the Board may
    adopt bylaws consistent with the purposes of this section, and
    may undertake other acts necessary to carry out the provisions
    of this section.
        Sec. 209. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Public
    Works and Economic Development Act as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121,
    et seq.) or any other provision of law, the Economic
    Development Administration shall approve the sale, transfer, or
    conveyance, without compensation to the agency, of any land on
    the former Charleston Naval Base, located north of Viaduct Road
    which was improved by EDA project numbers 04-49-04196, 04-49-
    04280, 04-49-04462, and 04-49-04461 and funds obligated but not
    yet disbursed in connection with EDA project number 04-49-04347
    shall remain available until expended and, as of September 30,
    2003, shall be exempt from the application of section 1552 of
    title 31, United States Code.
        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of Commerce shall approve, without compensation to
    the Agency, a lease to be entered into by the city of Florence,
    Alabama, and Alabama Real Estate Holdings, Inc., containing
    such terms and conditions as the city of Florence determines
    appropriate, for use of the parcel of land (including
    improvements thereon) located in Florence, Alabama, that was
    improved using assistance from the Economic Development
    Administration under EDA project number 04-01-03963.
        Sec. 210. (a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to
    operate a marine laboratory in South Carolina in accordance
    with a memorandum of agreement, including any future
    amendments, among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration, the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology, the State of South Carolina, the Medical University
    of South Carolina, and the College of Charleston as a
    partnership for collaborative, interdisciplinary marine
    scientific research.
        (b) To carry out subsection (a), the agencies that are
    partners in the Laboratory may accept, apply for, use, and
    spend Federal, State, private and grant funds as necessary to
    further the mission of the Laboratory without regard to the
    source or of the period of availability of these funds and may
    apply for and hold patents, as well as share personnel,
    facilities, and property. Any funds collected or accepted by
    any partner may be used to offset all or portions of its costs,
    including overhead, without regard to 31 U.S.C. section
    143302(b); to reimburse other participating agencies for all or
    portions of their costs; and to fund research and facilities
    expansion. Funds for management and operation of the Laboratory
    may be used to sustain basic laboratory operations for all
    participating entities. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized
    to charge fees and enter into contracts, grants, cooperative
    agreements and other arrangements with Federal, State, private
    entities, and other entities, domestic and foreign, to further
    the mission of the Laboratory. Any funds collected from such
    fees or arrangements shall be used to support cooperative
    research, basic operations, and facilities enhancement at the
    Laboratory.
        Sec. 211. Extension of Guarantee Authority. (a) In
    General.--Section 101(k) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee
    Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-51; 15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended
    by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2005''.
        (b) Salaries and Expenses.--In addition to funds made
    available under section 101(j) of Emergency Steel Loan
    Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note), up to $2,000,000
    in funds made available under section 101(f) of such Act may be
    used for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the
    Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program.
        Sec. 212. In addition to amounts made available under the
    heading ``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction, National
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' $1,500,000 shall be
    available for the Western Carolina University, $1,000,000 shall
    be available for the South Florida Museum, $140,000 shall be
    available for the French and Indian War Foundation, $1,000,000
    shall be available for the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee,
    $1,000,000 shall be available for the University of
    Mississippi, $1,000,000 shall be available for the City of
    Charlotte, North Carolina, and $489,000 shall be available for
    a public safety marine docking facility for Hampton, New
    Hampshire.
        Sec. 213. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this Act or any other Act, $500,000 shall be
    provided until expended for the Federal Credit Reform Act cost
    of a reduction loan under sections 1111 and 1112 of title XI of
    the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f, 1279g),
    not to exceed $50,000,000 in principal, that:
                (1) notwithstanding 46 U.S.C. App. 1279f(b), shall
            have a term of not less than 30 years;
                (2) carries out a New England lobster fishing
            capacity reduction program which may include fewer than
            all management areas of the fishery;
                (3) permanently revokes all fishery licenses,
            fishery permits, area and species endorsements, and any
            other fishery privileges issued to a vessel or vessels
            (or to persons on the basis of their operation or
            ownership of that vessel or vessels) removed under the
            program; and
                (4) ensures that all vessels removed from the
            fishery under the program are made permanently
            ineligible to participate in any fishery worldwide, and
            that the owners of such vessels will operate only under
            the United States flag or such vessels shall be
            scrapped as a reduction vessel pursuant to section
            600.1011(c) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 214. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this Act or any other Act, $500,000 shall be
    provided until expended for the Federal Credit Reform Act cost
    of a reduction loan under sections 1111 and 1112 of title XI of
    the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f, 1279g),
    not to exceed $50,000,000 in principal, that:
                (1) notwithstanding 46 U.S.C. App. 1279f(b), shall
            have a term of not less than 30 years;
                (2) carries out a Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
            non-pollock groundfish capacity reduction program which
            may include fewer than all management areas of the
            fishery;
                (3) permanently revokes all fishery licenses,
            fishery permits, area and species endorsements, and any
            other fishery privileges issued to a vessel or vessels
            (or to persons on the basis of their operation or
            ownership of that vessel or vessels) removed under the
            program; and
                (4) ensures that all vessels removed from the
            fishery under the program are made permanently
            ineligible to participate in any fishery worldwide, and
            that the owners of such vessels will operate only under
            the United States flag or such vessels shall be
            scrapped as a reduction vessel pursuant to section
            600.1011(c) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 215. Of the unobligated balances available to the
    Department of Commerce from prior year appropriations with the
    exception of funds provided for coral reef activities,
    fisheries enforcement, the Ocean Health Initiative, land
    acquisition, and lab construction, $100,000,000 are rescinded:
    Provided, That within 30 days after the date of enactment of
    this section the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate a report specifying the amount of each
    rescission made pursuant to this section.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004''.

                            TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                       Supreme Court of the United States

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme
    Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and
    grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, and
    operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to exceed
    $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate Justices, and
    hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
    1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be
    expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $55,360,000.

                        CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

        For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the
    Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon
    the Architect as authorized by law, $10,591,000, which shall
    remain available until expended.

             United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers
    and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as
    authorized by law, $20,662,000.

                   United States Court of International Trade

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries
    of the officers and employees of the court, services, and
    necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law,
    $14,068,000.

        Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including
    judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
    justices and judges retired from office or from regular active
    service, judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims,
    bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers
    and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise
    specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the
    courts, as authorized by law, $3,994,176,000 (including the
    purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
    $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space
    alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related
    to new space alteration and construction projects: Provided,
    That any funds appropriated in this Act to be used for the
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    will also be made available for the Sherman Division's
    expansion into Plano, Texas, and the Sherman Division is also
    granted authority to hold court proceedings there.
        In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of
    Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the
    National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed
    $3,193,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury
    Compensation Trust Fund.

                               DEFENDER SERVICES

        For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community
    Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of
    expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under the
    Criminal Justice Act of 1964; the compensation and
    reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative,
    expert and other services under the Criminal Justice Act of
    1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with
    Criminal Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of
    attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where
    the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the
    compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians
    ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible minor or
    incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from the
    United States to foreign countries with which the United States
    has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences; the
    compensation of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in
    civil actions for the protection of their employment, as
    authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d); and for necessary training and
    general administrative expenses, $604,477,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                        FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

        For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
    1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized
    by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed
    in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal
    Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)),
    $57,822,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
    the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the
    daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section 5332
    of title 5, United States Code.

                                 COURT SECURITY

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
    incident to providing protective guard services for United
    States courthouses and the procurement, installation, and
    maintenance of security equipment for United States courthouses
    and other facilities housing Federal court operations,
    including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail
    and packages, directed security patrols, and other similar
    activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial
    Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702),
    $277,500,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain
    available until expended, to be expended directly or
    transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall
    be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security
    Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by
    the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
    Courts and the Attorney General.

               Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the
    United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as
    authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle
    as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the
    District of Columbia and elsewhere, $66,000,000, of which not
    to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and
    representation expenses.

                            Federal Judicial Center

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
    authorized by Public Law 90-219, $21,440,000; of which
    $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2005,
    to provide education and training to Federal court personnel;
    and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official
    reception and representation expenses.

                           Judicial Retirement Funds

                        PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS

        For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as
    authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $25,700,000; to the Judicial
    Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c),
    $700,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims
    Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l),
    $2,600,000.

                      United States Sentencing Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
    provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code,
    $12,354,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for
    official reception and representation expenses.

                       General Provisions--The Judiciary

        Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this
    title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be
    available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this
    Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
    appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and
    Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of
    Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of
    Jurors and Commissioners'', shall be increased by more than 10
    percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
    pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
    funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.
        Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    salaries and expenses appropriation for District Courts, Courts
    of Appeals, and Other Judicial Services shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial
    Conference of the United States: Provided, That such available
    funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the
    Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
    Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
        This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations
    Act, 2004''.

                TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                              DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                       Administration of Foreign Affairs

                        DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

        For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the
    Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including
    employment, without regard to civil service and classification
    laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000
    of this appropriation), as authorized by section 801 of the
    United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948;
    representation to certain international organizations in which
    the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified
    pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific
    Acts of Congress; arms control, nonproliferation and
    disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition by exchange
    or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law;
    and for expenses of general administration, $3,420,000,000:
    Provided, That not to exceed 69 permanent positions and
    $7,311,000 shall be expended for the Bureau of Legislative
    Affairs: Provided further, That, of the amount made available
    under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred
    to, and merged with, funds in the ``Emergencies in the
    Diplomatic and Consular Service'' appropriations account, to be
    available only for emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards:
    Provided further, That, of the amount made available under this
    heading, $301,563,000 shall be available only for public
    diplomacy international information programs: Provided further,
    That of the amount made available under this heading,
    $3,000,000 shall be available only for the establishment and
    operations of an Office on Right-Sizing the United States
    Government Overseas Presence: Provided further, That funds
    available under this heading may be available for a United
    States Government interagency task force to examine, coordinate
    and oversee United States participation in the United Nations
    headquarters renovation project: Provided further, That no
    funds may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for
    the export of satellites of United States origin (including
    commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's
    Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate are notified of such proposed action.
        In addition, not to exceed $1,371,000 shall be derived from
    fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use
    of facilities located at the International Center in accordance
    with section 4 of the International Center Act; in addition, as
    authorized by section 5 of such Act, $490,000, to be derived
    from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the
    purposes set out in that section; in addition, as authorized by
    section 810 of the United States Information and Educational
    Exchange Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available
    until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees
    or other payments received from English teaching, library,
    motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from
    educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor
    programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall
    be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of
    Blair House facilities.
        In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
    $646,701,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
    That, of the amounts made available under this paragraph,
    $5,000,000 is for the State Department to establish the Center
    for Antiterrorism and Security Training.
        In addition, for the costs of worldwide OpenNet and
    classified connectivity infrastructure, $40,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                            CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

        For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund,
    $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized:
    Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not
    apply to funds available under this heading.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    $31,703,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign
    Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to post
    inspections.

                   EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

        For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs,
    as authorized, $320,000,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation
    from fees or other payments received from or in connection with
    English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs,
    and exchange visitor programs as authorized.

                           REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

        For representation allowances as authorized, $9,000,000.

                  PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

        For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the
    Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective
    services, as authorized, $10,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005.

                EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

        For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
    Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292-303), preserving,
    maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are
    owned or directly leased by the Department of State,
    renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry
    S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security
    Construction Program as authorized, $530,000,000, to remain
    available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed
    $20,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation as
    authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in
    this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture,
    furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies.
        In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
    acquisition, and construction as authorized, $861,400,000, to
    remain available until expended.

               EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

        For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to
    meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and
    Consular Service, $1,000,000, to remain available until
    expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may
    be transferred to and merged with the Repatriation Loans
    Program Account, subject to the same terms and conditions.

                       REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For the cost of direct loans, $612,000, as authorized:
    Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
    loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
    Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses
    necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $607,000, which
    may be transferred to and merged with the Diplomatic and
    Consular Programs account under Administration of Foreign
    Affairs.

                  PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations
    Act (Public Law 96-8), $18,782,000.

         PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

        For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and
    Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $134,979,000.

                          International Organizations

                  CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet
    annual obligations of membership in international multilateral
    organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the
    advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts
    of Congress, $1,010,463,000: Provided, That the Secretary of
    State shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    Senate and of the House of Representatives the most recent
    biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the
    operations of the United Nations: Provided further, That the
    Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency,
    as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations
    action to increase funding for any United Nations program
    without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the
    United Nations budget and cause the United Nations to exceed
    the adopted budget for the biennium 2002-2003 of
    $2,891,000,000: Provided further, That any payment of
    arrearages under this title shall be directed toward special
    activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States
    and the respective international organization: Provided
    further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph
    shall be available for a United States contribution to an
    international organization for the United States share of
    interest costs made known to the United States Government by
    such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1,
    1984, through external borrowings: Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated and expended
    to pay the full United States assessment to the civil budget of
    the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

            CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

        For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses
    of international peacekeeping activities directed to the
    maintenance or restoration of international peace and security,
    $550,200,000, of which 10 percent shall remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the amount provided under
    this heading, $95,358,000 shall be derived from prior year
    unobligated balances from funds previously appropriated under
    this heading: Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available under this Act shall be obligated or expended for any
    new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at
    least 15 days in advance of voting for the new or expanded
    mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an
    emergency as far in advance as is practicable): (1) the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and the Senate and other appropriate committees of the Congress
    are notified of the estimated cost and length of the mission,
    the vital national interest that will be served, and the
    planned exit strategy; and (2) a reprogramming of funds
    pursuant to section 605 of this Act is submitted, and the
    procedures therein followed, setting forth the source of funds
    that will be used to pay for the cost of the new or expanded
    mission: Provided further, That funds shall be available for
    peacekeeping expenses only upon a certification by the
    Secretary of State to the appropriate committees of the
    Congress that American manufacturers and suppliers are being
    given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and
    material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to
    those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers:
    Provided further, That none of the funds made available under
    this heading are available to pay the United States share of
    the cost of court monitoring that is part of any United Nations
    peacekeeping mission.

                           International Commissions

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet
    obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or
    specific Acts of Congress, as follows:

     international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

        For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the
    International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
    Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States
    Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as
    follows:

                             salaries and expenses

        For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
    $26,000,000.

                                  CONSTRUCTION

        For detailed plan preparation and construction of
    authorized projects, $3,551,000, to remain available until
    expended, as authorized.

                  AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the
    International Joint Commission and the International Boundary
    Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties
    between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for
    the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by
    Public Law 103-182, $8,944,000, of which not to exceed $9,000
    shall be available for representation expenses incurred by the
    International Joint Commission.

                      INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

        For necessary expenses for international fisheries
    commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law,
    $19,300,000: Provided, That the United State's share of such
    expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant
    to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                     Other

                         payment to the asia foundation

        For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by the
    Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $13,000,000, to remain
    available until expended, as authorized.

      INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

        For a grant to the International Center for Middle Eastern-
    Western Dialogue Trust Fund, $7,000,000, for operation of the
    International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue,
    Istanbul, Turkey, to remain available until expended, of which
    $250,000 shall be made available out of such Trust Fund for the
    establishment and operation of a steering committee, which the
    Secretary of State shall appoint to establish the International
    Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue.

            INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE

        For necessary expenses of the International Center for
    Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue, out of the International
    Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the
    total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund
    before October 1, 2004, to remain available until expended.

                     EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
    Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the
    Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
    5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower
    Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September
    30, 2004, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
    none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any
    salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract
    providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in
    accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform Administrative
    Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit
    Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for
    personal services.

                        israeli arab scholarship program

        For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship
    Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations
    Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452),
    all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab
    Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2004, to remain
    available until expended.

                                EAST-WEST CENTER

        To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying
    out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical
    Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the
    Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and
    West in the State of Hawaii, $17,880,000: Provided, That none
    of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any
    salary, or enter into any contract providing for the payment
    thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the funds appropriated to the East-West Center
    appropriation in Public Law 108-7 may be obligated and expended
    notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956, as amended.

                        NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

        For grants made by the Department of State to the National
    Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National Endowment
    for Democracy Act, $40,000,000 to remain available until
    expended.

                                 RELATED AGENCY

                        Broadcasting Board of Governors

                     international broadcasting operations

        For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of
    Governors, as authorized, to carry out international
    communication activities, including the purchase, installation,
    rent, and improvement of facilities for radio and television
    transmission and reception to Cuba, $546,038,000, of which not
    to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within
    the United States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be
    used for representation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed
    $39,000 may be used for official reception and representation
    expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
    $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from
    business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in receipts from
    cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed
    $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice
    of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain
    available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes:
    Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading,
    $42,250,000 shall be available to make and supervise grants to
    the Middle East Television Network, including Radio Sawa, for
    radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East.

                       BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

        For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of
    facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase
    and installation of necessary equipment for radio and
    television transmission and reception as authorized,
    $11,395,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.

           General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

        Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be
    available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and
    differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United
    States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and
    for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
    1343(b).
        Sec. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available for the current fiscal year for the Department of
    State in this Act may be transferred between such
    appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
    specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10
    percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to exceed 5
    percent of any appropriation made available for the current
    fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors in this Act
    may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
    appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
    be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
    Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to this section
    shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605
    of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
    expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth
    in that section.
        Sec. 403. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of
    Governors to provide equipment, technical support, consulting
    services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian
    Broadcasting Corporation.
        Sec. 404. For the purposes of registration of birth,
    certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a
    United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the
    Secretary of State shall, upon request of the citizen, record
    the place of birth as Israel.
        Sec. 405. Section 2502 of the Emergency Wartime
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11) is
    repealed.
        Sec. 406. An application for a visa shall be denied without
    prejudice under section 221(g) of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 4 1201(g)) if the application is
    delayed for a period of more than 60 days from the date of
    application due to administrative processing by any agency in
    making a determination of inadmissibility under section
    212(a)(3) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)).
        Sec. 407. Funds appropriated by this Act for the
    Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State may
    be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 15 of the
    State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of
    the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
    1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the
    National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).
        Sec. 408. (a) The Senior Policy Operating Group on
    Trafficking in Persons, established under section 406 of
    division B of Public Law 108-7 to coordinate agency activities
    regarding policies (including grants and grant policies)
    involving the international trafficking in persons, shall
    coordinate all such policies related to the activities of
    traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking.
        (b) None of the funds provided in this or any other Act
    shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate
    coordinating responsibilities of the Operating Group.
        (c) The Operating Group shall continue to report only to
    the authorities that appointed them pursuant to section 406 of
    division B of Public Law 108-7.
        Sec. 409. The Secretary of State shall provide to a member
    of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the
    Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a
    copy of each cable sent to or by a Department of State employee
    that pertains to any topic specified by the requesting member,
    regardless of the level of classification of the cable, not
    later than 15 days after the date on which the member makes a
    written or verbal request for such copies.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and
    Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2004''.

                           TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                       Antitrust Modernization Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Antitrust Modernization
    Commission, as authorized by Public Law 107-273, $1,200,000, to
    remain available until expended.

          Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of
    America's Heritage Abroad, $496,000, as authorized by section
    1303 of Public Law 99-83.

                           Commission on Civil Rights

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights,
    including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,096,000:
    Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be used to employ
    consultants: Provided further, That none of the funds
    appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in
    excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the
    Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each
    Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds
    appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse
    Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the
    exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable
    days.

                 Commission on International Religious Freedom

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on
    International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of
    the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law
    105-292), $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and
    Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304,
    $1,615,000, to remain available until expended as authorized by
    section 3 of Public Law 99-7.

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive
    Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized,
    $1,800,000, including not more than $3,000 for the purpose of
    official representation, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That $300,000 shall be for the Political Prisoners
    Registry.

                    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act
    of 1964 (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the Americans with
    Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b);
    non-monetary awards to private citizens; and not to exceed
    $33,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement
    agencies for services to the Commission pursuant to title VII
    of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sections 6 and 14 of the Age
    Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
    Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991,
    $328,400,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to
    make available for official reception and representation
    expenses not to exceed $2,500 from available funds.

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications
    Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and
    allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not
    to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed
    $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repair to
    buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles;
    special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, $273,958,000: Provided, That $272,958,000 of offsetting
    collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section
    9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be
    retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation,
    and shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
    That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such
    offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2004 so
    as to result in a final fiscal year 2004 appropriation
    estimated at $1,000,000: Provided further, That any offsetting
    collections received in excess of $272,958,000 in fiscal year
    2004 shall remain available until expended, but shall not be
    available for obligation until October 1, 2004: Provided
    further, That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds
    from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be
    retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed
    $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

                            Federal Trade Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission,
    including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire
    of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for
    official reception and representation expenses, $186,041,000,
    to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to
    exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a
    person or persons for collection services in accordance with
    the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
    $112,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees
    collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-
    Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C.
    18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained
    and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided
    further, That $23,100,000 in offsetting collections derived
    from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing
    Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telephone Consumer Fraud and
    Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be
    credited to this account, and be retained and used for
    necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further,
    That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
    reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
    fiscal year 2004, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004
    appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
    $50,941,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to
    enforce subsection (e) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit
    Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t) or section 151(b)(2) of the
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
    (12 U.S.C. 1831t note): Provided further, That, not later than
    60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal
    Trade Commission shall amend the Telemarketing Sales Rule to
    require telemarketers subject to the Telemarketing Sales Rule
    to obtain from the Federal Trade Commission the list of
    telephone numbers on the ``do-not-call'' registry once a month.

                                HELP Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the HELP Commission, $3,000,000,
    to remain available until expended.

                           Legal Services Corporation

                   PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

        For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out
    the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974,
    $338,848,000, of which $317,471,000 is for basic field programs
    and required independent audits; $2,600,000 is for the Office
    of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary
    may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients;
    $13,300,000 is for management and administration; $2,977,000 is
    for client self-help and information technology; and $2,500,000
    is for grants to offset losses due to census adjustments.

              ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

        None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
    Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose
    prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions
    of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law
    105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
    Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and
    conditions set forth in such sections, except that all
    references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be
    deemed to refer instead to 2003 and 2004, respectively, and
    except that section 501(a)(1) of Public Law 104-134 (110 Stat.
    1321-51, et seq.) shall not apply to the use of the $2,500,000
    to address loss of funding due to Census-based reallocations.

                            Marine Mammal Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
    authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, $1,856,000.

               National Veterans Business Development Corporation

        For necessary expenses of the National Veterans Business
    Development Corporation as authorized under section 33(a) of
    the Small Business Act, $2,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange
    Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
    the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the
    District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,000
    for official reception and representation expenses,
    $811,500,000; of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used toward
    funding a permanent secretariat for the International
    Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to
    exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for
    consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with
    foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of
    their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff to
    exchange views concerning developments relating to securities
    matters, development and implementation of cooperation
    agreements concerning securities matters and provision of
    technical assistance for the development of foreign securities
    markets, such expenses to include necessary logistic and
    administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff
    and foreign invitees in attendance at such consultations and
    meetings including: (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken
    in the course of such attendance; (2) any travel and
    transportation to or from such meetings; and (3) any other
    related lodging or subsistence: Provided, That fees and charges
    authorized by sections 6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
    1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)), and 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(e), 78n(g), and
    78ee), shall be credited to this account as offsetting
    collections: Provided further, That not to exceed $691,500,000
    of such offsetting collections shall be available until
    expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided
    further, That $120,000,000 shall be derived from prior year
    unobligated balances from funds previously appropriated to the
    Securities and Exchange Commission: Provided further, That the
    total amount appropriated under this heading from the general
    fund for fiscal year 2004 shall be reduced as such offsetting
    fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year
    2004 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more
    than $0.

                         Small Business Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the
    Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 105-
    135, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
    by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for
    official reception and representation expenses, $325,750,000:
    Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees
    to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small
    Business Administration, and certain loan servicing activities:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
    revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to
    this account, to be available for carrying out these purposes
    without further appropriations: Provided further, That
    $89,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance
    in fiscal year 2004 or fiscal year 2005 as authorized.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, $13,000,000.

                         BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For the cost of direct loans, $1,910,000, to be available
    until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed loans,
    $79,132,000, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which
    $45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2005:
    Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
    loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
    Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That during fiscal year
    2004 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the
    Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed
    $4,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2004
    commitments for general business loans authorized under section
    7(a) of the Small Business Act, shall not exceed
    $10,000,000,000 without prior notification of the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate in
    accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That
    during fiscal year 2004 commitments to guarantee loans for
    debentures and participating securities under section 303(b) of
    the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed the
    levels established by section 20(i)(1)(C) of the Small Business
    Act.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $128,000,000, which may be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries
    and Expenses.

                         DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of
    the Small Business Act, $56,188,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    direct loan program, $114,363,000, which may be transferred to
    and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, of
    which $500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the
    Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of
    disaster loans and the disaster loan program and shall be
    transferred to and merged with appropriations for the Office of
    Inspector General; of which $105,363,000 is for direct
    administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry
    out the direct loan program; and of which $8,500,000 is for
    indirect administrative expenses: Provided, That any amount in
    excess of $8,500,000 to be transferred to and merged with
    appropriations for Salaries and Expenses for indirect
    administrative expenses shall be treated as a reprogramming of
    funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available
    for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
    procedures set forth in that section.

            ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

        Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
    for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
    Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
    appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
    more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any
    transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall
    not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                            State Justice Institute

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
    authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of
    1992 (Public Law 102-572), $2,250,000: Provided, That not to
    exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses.

          United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic
    and Security Review Commission, $2,000,000.

                          TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                            (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

        Sec. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
    authorized by the Congress.
        Sec. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
    fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
    Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
    pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts
    where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
    available for public inspection, except where otherwise
    provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order
    issued pursuant to existing law.
        Sec. 604. If any provision of this Act or the application
    of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held
    invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each
    provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to
    which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
        Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or
    provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies
    funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided from any accounts
    in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection
    of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
    of funds that: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a
    program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel
    by any means for any project or activity for which funds have
    been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or
    employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices; (6) reorganizes
    programs or activities; or (7) contracts out or privatizes any
    functions or activities presently performed by Federal
    employees; unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses
    of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such
    reprogramming of funds.
        (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided
    under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
    this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
    fiscal year 2004, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury
    of the United States derived by the collection of fees
    available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
    available for obligation or expenditure for activities,
    programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in
    excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1)
    augments existing programs, projects (including construction
    projects), or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for
    any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of
    personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results
    from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which
    would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or
    projects as approved by Congress; unless the Appropriations
    Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in
    advance of such reprogramming of funds.
        Sec. 606. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used for the construction, repair (other than emergency
    repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels for
    the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in
    shipyards located outside of the United States.
        Sec. 607. If it has been finally determined by a court or
    Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label
    bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription
    with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the
    United States that is not made in the United States, the person
    shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made
    with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the
    debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described
    in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
    Regulations.
        Sec. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of
    the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment
    based on religion, when it is made known to the Federal entity
    or official to which such funds are made available that such
    guidelines do not differ in any respect from the proposed
    guidelines published by the Commission on October 1, 1993 (58
    Fed. Reg. 51266).
        Sec. 609. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act or any other Act may be used to
    implement, enforce, or otherwise abide by the Memorandum of
    Agreement signed by the Federal Trade Commission and the
    Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice on March 5,
    2002.
        Sec. 610. None of the funds made available by this Act may
    be used for any United Nations undertaking when it is made
    known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or
    expend such funds that: (1) the United Nations undertaking is a
    peacekeeping mission; (2) such undertaking will involve United
    States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of
    a foreign national; and (3) the President's military advisors
    have not submitted to the President a recommendation that such
    involvement is in the national security interests of the United
    States and the President has not submitted to the Congress such
    a recommendation.
        Sec. 611. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
    the Judiciary and the Small Business Administration shall
    provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
    of the House of Representatives a quarterly accounting of the
    cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that were received
    by such agency during any previous fiscal year.
        Sec. 612. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose
    for which appropriations are prohibited by section 609 of the
    Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
        (b) The requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
    section 609 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal
    year 2004.
        Sec. 613. Any costs incurred by a department or agency
    funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in
    response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be
    absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
    department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer
    funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to
    carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities
    included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of
    funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a
    reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall
    not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
    compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
        Sec. 614. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the
    heading ``Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law
    Enforcement Assistance'', not more than 90 percent of the
    amount to be awarded to an entity under the Local Law
    Enforcement Block Grant shall be made available to such an
    entity when it is made known to the Federal official having
    authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity that
    employs a public safety officer (as such term is defined in
    section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
    Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public safety
    officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury
    suffered as the direct and proximate result of a personal
    injury sustained in the line of duty while responding to an
    emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as such terms are defined
    by State law) with the same or better level of health insurance
    benefits at the time of retirement or separation as they
    received while on duty.
        Sec. 615. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
    available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
    products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign
    country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco
    products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally
    to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
        Sec. 616. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose
    for which appropriations are prohibited by section 616 of the
    Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
        (b) The requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of section
    616 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year
    2004.
        Sec. 617. (a) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to
    this Act or any other provision of law may be used for--
                (1) the implementation of any tax or fee in
            connection with the implementation of subsection 922(t)
            of title 18, United States Code; and
                (2) any system to implement subsection 922(t) of
            title 18, United States Code, that does not require and
            result in the destruction of any identifying
            information submitted by or on behalf of any person who
            has been determined not to be prohibited from
            possessing or receiving a firearm no more than 24 hours
            after the system advises a Federal firearms licensee
            that possession or receipt of a firearm by the
            prospective transferee would not violate subsection (g)
            or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
            or State law.
        (b) Subsection (a)(2) shall take effect not later than 180
    days after enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 618. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    amounts deposited or available in the Fund established under 42
    U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of $625,000,000 shall
    not be available for obligation until the following fiscal
    year.
        Sec. 619. None of the funds made available to the
    Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate
    against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students
    who participate in programs for which financial assistance is
    provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians
    of such students.
        Sec. 620. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available to the Department of State shall be available for the
    purpose of granting either immigrant or nonimmigrant visas, or
    both, consistent with the determination of the Secretary of
    State under section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality
    Act, to citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of
    countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has
    determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting the return of
    citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents under that section.
        Sec. 621. For additional amounts under the heading ``Small
    Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses'', $1,592,000
    shall be available for the Advanced and Applied Polymer
    Processing Institute; $500,000 shall be available for Northeast
    South Dakota Tech-Based Skills Development; $750,000 shall be
    available for the Southern Methodist University Law School Rule
    of Law; $1,000,000 shall be available for the Accelerated
    Entrepreneur ``AcE'' Program; $500,000 shall be available for
    the National Mass Fatalities Institute; $1,000,000 shall be
    available for the Textile Tracers Program; $500,000 shall be
    available for the Maryland Technology-Based Rural Business
    Incubation Initiative; $1,000,000 shall be available for the
    Northeast Indiana Innovation Center; $750,000 shall be
    available for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Bi-State Safety
    Project; $1,000,000 shall be available for the Greenville
    Automotive Research Park; $1,000,000 shall be available for the
    Indiana University Kokomo Business Incubator; $1,593,000 shall
    be available for the Tuck School of Business for its
    partnership with the Minority Business Development
    Administration; $500,000 shall be available for Project
    Restore; $325,000 shall be available for the School of the
    Building Arts Trade Program; $500,000 shall be available for
    the South Carolina Export Consortium; $500,000 shall be
    available for the Freewoods Farm Living Farm Museum in Horry
    County, South Carolina; $1,590,000 shall be available for the
    Alaska InvestNet/Technology Venture Center and Tech Ranch in
    Montana; $1,000,000 shall be available for Youth and Family
    with Promises; $500,000 shall be available for the Wisconsin
    Procurement Institute; $1,000,000 shall be available for the
    Next Generation Economy Initiative; $1,000,000 shall be
    available for the Westside Intercept Project; $250,000 shall be
    available for the International Trade Data Network; $1,000,000
    shall be available for the University of Missouri-St. Louis
    Information Technology Incubator Project; $750,000 shall be
    available for the Idaho Virtual Incubator/Lewis-Clark State
    College; $850,000 shall be available for the UNI Student
    Business Incubator; $1,500,000 shall be available for the
    promotion and operation of the grant to the Adelante
    Development Center, Inc., in Albuquerque, New Mexico; $250,000
    shall be available for the Mississippi Delta Technology
    Council; $2,250,000 shall be available for a grant to the
    Virginia Community College System (VCCS) for improvement of
    distance learning programs; $175,000 shall be available for a
    grant to the Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association in
    Virginia; $100,000 shall be available for a grant to The Cedar
    Creek Battlefield Foundation; $100,000 shall be available for a
    grant to Belle Grove Plantation; $750,000 shall be available
    for a grant to Shenandoah University to develop a historical
    and tourism development facility; $1,000,000 shall be available
    for a grant to the Northern Virginia Technology Council for a
    technology entrepreneurship development and resource center;
    $100,000 shall be available for a grant to the Washington
    Airports Task Force to promote small business growth of
    passenger, cargo and other aviation services; $100,000 shall be
    available for a grant to Team Northeast Ohio; $500,000 shall be
    available for a grant to Wilberforce University for a
    technology initiative; $250,000 shall be available for a grant
    for REI Rural Business Resources Center in Seminole, Oklahoma;
    $1,100,000 shall be available for a grant to Iowa State
    University for the development of a research park biologics
    facility; $200,000 shall be available for a grant to the
    Clarion County Economic Development Corporation; $200,000 shall
    be available for a grant to the Venango Economic Development
    Corporation; $900,000 shall be available for a grant to the
    Illinois Institute of Technology to examine and assess
    advancements in biotechnologies; $1,000,000 shall be available
    for the Illinois Coalition for technology development
    assistance activities; $200,000 shall be available for a grant
    for the Port of Benton for the planning of a science and
    technology park in Richland, Washington; $1,500,000 shall be
    available for a grant to Rockford Area Ventures, Rockford,
    Illinois, to establish a small manufacturing business incubator
    and technology research and development center; $100,000 shall
    be available for a grant to Western Kentucky University for a
    business incubator; $200,000 shall be available for a grant for
    the Chicago Field Museum for a collections resource center;
    $100,000 shall be available for a grant for the Purdue
    University School of Pharmacy for the development of a national
    center for pharmaceutical technology; $100,000 shall be
    available for a grant to the Cedarbridge Development Urban
    Renewal Corporation for facilities development; $100,000 shall
    be available for a grant for Concourse Village in the Bronx,
    New York; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to Pro Co
    Technology Computer Training Center in the Bronx, New York, for
    a computer learning center; $200,000 shall be available for a
    grant for the Promesa Foundation in South Bronx, New York, to
    provide community growth funding; $560,000 shall be available
    for a grant to Bronx Shepherds for a community resource center;
    $200,000 shall be available for a grant to HOGAR, Inc. in the
    Bronx, New York; $100,000 shall be available for a grant to the
    Alliance for Community Services for economic development in the
    Bronx, New York; $300,000 shall be available for a grant to
    Promesa Enterprises to provide services and support to
    community based organizations in the Bronx, New York; $300,000
    shall be available for a grant to Bronx Overall Economic
    Development Corporation for technical assistance opportunities
    for businesses; $250,000 shall be available for a grant to St.
    Mary's College for a telecommunications initiative; $1,200,000
    shall be available for a grant to the MountainMade Foundation
    to fulfill its charter purposes and to continue the initiative
    developed by the NTTC for outreach and promotion, business and
    sites development, the education of artists and craftspeople,
    and to promote small businesses, artisans and their products
    through market development, advertisement, commercial sale and
    other promotional means; $1,000,000 shall be available for the
    Providence, Rhode Island Center for Women and Enterprise for
    infrastructure development; $1,200,000 shall be available for a
    grant for Northwest Shoals Community College to establish a
    Center for Business and Industry; $950,000 shall be available
    for a grant to the Family and Children's Service in
    Minneapolis, Minnesota for community support and development
    programs; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the
    Wisconsin Procurement Institute to develop an electronic based
    system to provide access and opportunity to Federal funding;
    $200,000 shall be for a grant to the National Association of
    Development Organizations Research Foundation to provide
    training and education assistance to small business development
    finance professionals; $750,000 shall be for a grant to the
    North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center for expenses
    and activities in support of the Capital Access Program;
    $500,000 shall be for a grant for the Women's Initiative for
    Self Employment in San Francisco, California; $400,000 shall be
    for a grant to Johnstown Area Regional Industries in
    Pennsylvania for workforce development training programs and
    Small Business Technology Centers; $400,000 shall be for a
    grant to Seton Hill University for expenses in support of the
    Virtual Entrepreneurial Center; $200,000 shall be for a grant
    to the Economic Growth Connection Paperless Procurement
    Program; $200,000 shall be for a grant for the Ridgewood Myrtle
    Avenue Business Improvement District to conduct a redevelopment
    study; $400,000 shall be for a grant to Progress, Inc. to
    establish a Community Technology Center; $150,000 shall be for
    a grant for UPROSE for the ``Sunset Youth Industries'' project;
    $415,000 shall be available for a grant to the Southern and
    Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association for
    continuation of a regional tourism promotion initiative; and
    $300,000 shall be for the Arthur Avenue Retail Market in the
    Bronx, New York, for facility, improvement, and maintenance
    needs to meet the Market's business requirements: Provided,
    That Section 625 of Title I of Division B of Public Law 108-7
    is amended with respect to a grant of: (1) $450,000 to the
    Bronx Council on the Arts by deleting the words ``help promote
    stabilization of small arts organizations'' and inserting the
    words ``provide financial assistance to small arts
    organizations to help promote stabilization'' in its place; and
    (2) $500,000 to the City of Merrill, Wisconsin by deleting all
    of the language following Wisconsin and replacing it with ``for
    the capitalization of a business development fund.''.
        Sec. 622. None of the funds made available to the
    Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose
    of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to
    conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is
    classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than
    to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau
    of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
        Sec. 623. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act
    may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television
    services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette
    recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equipment used
    primarily for recreational purposes.
        (b) The preceding sentence does not preclude the renting,
    maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic equipment
    for inmate training, religious, or educational programs.
        Sec. 624. A Deputy Assistant Administrator for non-
    contiguous states and territories shall, through the Senior
    Executive Service, administer Small Business Administration
    programs in Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories, including
    disaster loans to fishermen, programs benefitting Alaska Native
    Corporations and Native Hawaiians, including but not limited to
    Section 8(a) and Historically Underutilized Business Zones, and
    all other programs serving Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
    All disaster loans issued in Alaska shall be administered by
    the Small Business Administration and shall not be sold during
    fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 625. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
    other appropriation Act.
        Sec. 626. The Secretary of Commerce shall negotiate or
    reevaluate, with the consent of the President, international
    agreements affecting international ocean policy.
        Sec. 627. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the
    Judiciary, and the Small Business Administration shall each
    establish a policy under which eligible employees may
    participate in telecommuting to the maximum extent possible
    without diminished employee performance: Provided, That, not
    later than six months after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, each of the aforementioned entities shall provide that the
    requirements of this section are applied to 100 percent of the
    workforce: Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated in
    this Act for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
    the Judiciary, and the Small Business Administration, $200,000
    shall be available to each Department or agency only to
    implement telecommuting programs: Provided further, That, every
    six months, each Department or agency shall provide a report to
    the Committees on Appropriations on the status of telecommuting
    programs, including the number of Federal employees eligible
    for, and participating in, such programs, and uses of funds
    designated under this section: Provided further, That each
    Department or agency shall designate a ``Telework Coordinator''
    to be responsible for overseeing the implementation of
    telecommuting programs and serve as a point of contact on such
    programs for the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 628. The paragraph under the heading ``Small Business
    Administration--Disaster Loans Program Account'' in chapter 2
    of division B of Public Law 107-117 is amended by inserting
    ``or section 7(b) of the Small Business Act'' after ``September
    11, 2001''.
        Sec. 629. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is amended as
    follows--
                (1) in section 202(c)(1)(B) by striking ``35
            percent'' and inserting ``39 percent'';
                (2) in section 202(c) by adding the following new
            paragraph at the end:
                ``(3) Divestiture.--A person or entity that exceeds
            the 39 percent national audience reach limitation for
            television stations in paragraph (1)(B) through grant,
            transfer, or assignment of an additional license for a
            commercial television broadcast station shall have not
            more than 2 years after exceeding such limitation to
            come into compliance with such limitation. This
            divestiture requirement shall not apply to persons or
            entities that exceed the 39 percent national audience
            reach limitation through population growth.
                ``(4) Forbearance.--Section 10 of the
            Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 160) shall not
            apply to any person or entity that exceeds the 39
            percent national audience reach limitation for
            television stations in paragraph (1)(B);''; and
                (3) in section 202(h) by striking ``biennially''
            and inserting ``quadrennially'' and by adding the
            following new flush sentence at the end:
    ``This subsection does not apply to any rules relating to the
    39 percent national audience reach limitation in subsection
    (c)(1)(B).''.
        Sec. 630. (a) Tracing studies conducted by the Bureau of
    Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are released without
    adequate disclaimers regarding the limitations of the data.
        (b) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
    Explosives shall include in all such data releases, language
    similar to the following that would make clear that trace data
    cannot be used to draw broad conclusions about firearms-related
    crime:
                (1) Firearm traces are designed to assist law
            enforcement authorities in conducting investigations by
            tracking the sale and possession of specific firearms.
            Law enforcement agencies may request firearms traces
            for any reason, and those reasons are not necessarily
            reported to the Federal Government. Not all firearms
            used in crime are traced and not all firearms traced
            are used in crime.
                (2) Firearms selected for tracing are not chosen
            for purposes of determining which types, makes or
            models of firearms are used for illicit purposes. The
            firearms selected do not constitute a random sample and
            should not be considered representative of the larger
            universe of all firearms used by criminals, or any
            subset of that universe. Firearms are normally traced
            to the first retail seller, and sources reported for
            firearms traced do not necessarily represent the
            sources or methods by which firearms in general are
            acquired for use in crime.
        Sec. 631. Section 503(f) of the Small Business Investment
    Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697(f)) shall be amended by substituting
    ``March 15, 2004'' for the last date that appears in the
    subsection.
        Sec. 632. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated in
    this Act, the unobligated balances previously made available by
    section 507(g) of Public Law 105-135 shall be available until
    expended for the cost of general business loans under section
    7(a) of the Small Business Act.
        Sec. 633. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
    United States a trust fund to be known as the International
    Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund. The
    income from the fund shall be used for operations of the
    International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue to
    promote dialogue and scholarship in the Middle East. The fund
    may accept contributions and gifts from public and private
    sources.
        (b) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury
    to invest in full amounts made available to the fund. Such
    investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of
    the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both
    principal and interest by the United States. The interest on,
    and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any
    obligations held in the fund shall be credited to and form a
    part of the fund and shall remain available without fiscal year
    limitation.
        (c) For each fiscal year, there is authorized to be
    appropriated from the fund for the operations of the
    International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue the
    total amount of the interest and earnings credited to the fund
    under subsection (b).
        (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    International Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust
    Fund, without fiscal year limitation, such sums as may be
    necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and to
    provide for the permanent endowment for the International
    Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue established under
    this section.
        (e) The United States, through the Department of State,
    shall retain ownership of the Palazzo Corpi building in
    Istanbul, Turkey, and the Secretary of State shall be
    responsible for maintaining the International Center for Middle
    Eastern-Western Dialogue at such location.
        (f) Section 1321(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after ``(58) Inmates' fund, workhouse and
    reformatory, District of Columbia.'' the following new
    paragraph:
                ``(59) International Center for Middle Eastern-
            Western Dialogue Trust Fund.''.
        Sec. 634. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available under this Act may be used to issue patents on claims
    directed to or encompassing a human organism.
        Sec. 635. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to the
    United Nations Human Rights Commission if such commission is
    chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which
    the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section
    6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C.
    App. 2405(j)(1)), has repeatedly provided support for acts of
    international terrorism.
        Sec. 636. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used in violation of section 212(a)(10)(C) of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act.
        Sec. 637. (a) This section may be cited as the ``HELP
    Commission Act''.
        (b)(1) The Congress finds that, despite the long-standing
    efforts and resources of the United States dedicated to helping
    needy people around the world, despair remains and in many
    areas is growing.
        (2) Therefore, a commission should be established to bring
    together the best minds associated with development and
    humanitarian assistance to make a comprehensive review of--
                (A) policy decisions, including why certain
            development projects are funded and others are not,
            successes, and best practices, including their
            applicability to other existing programs and projects;
                (B) delivery obstacles, including the roles of
            United States agencies and other governmental and
            nongovernmental organizations;
                (C) methodology, including whether the delivery of
            United States development assistance always represents
            best practices and whether it can be improved; and
                (D) results, including measuring improvements in
            human capacity instead of in purely economic terms.
        (3) An examination of these issues should present new
    approaches and ideas to ensure that United States development
    assistance reaches and benefits its intended recipients.
        (c)(1) There is established the Helping to Enhance the
    Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission (in
    this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
        (2) The Commission shall--
                (A) identify the past and present objectives of
            United States development assistance, identify cases in
            which those objectives have been met, identify the
            beneficiaries of such assistance, and what percentage
            of the funds provided actually reached the intended
            beneficiaries;
                (B) identify cases in which United States
            development assistance has been most successful, and
            analyze how such successes may be transferable to other
            countries or areas;
                (C) study ways to expand educational opportunities
            and investments in people, and assess infrastructure
            needs;
                (D) analyze how the United States could place
            conditions on governments in countries receiving United
            States development assistance, in light of and
            notwithstanding the objectives of the Millennium
            Challenge Account;
                (E) analyze ways in which the United States can
            coordinate its development assistance programs with
            those of other donor countries and international
            organizations;
                (F) analyze ways in which the safety of development
            assistance workers can be ensured, particularly in the
            midst of conflicts;
                (G) compare the effectiveness of increased and open
            trade with development assistance, and analyze the
            advantages and disadvantages of such trade and whether
            such trade could be a more effective alternative to
            United States development assistance;
                (H) analyze ways in which the United States can
            strengthen the capacity of indigenous nongovernmental
            organizations to be more effective in grassroots
            development;
                (I) analyze ways in which decisions on providing
            development assistance can involve more of the people
            of the recipient countries;
                (J) analyze ways in which results can be measured
            if United States development assistance is targeted to
            the least developed countries;
                (K) recommend standards that should be set for
            ``graduating'' recipient countries from United States
            development assistance;
                (L) analyze whether United States development
            assistance should be used as a means to achieve United
            States foreign policy objectives;
                (M) analyze how the United States can evaluate the
            performance of its development assistance programs not
            only against economic indicators, but in other ways,
            including how to measure the success of United States
            development assistance in democratization efforts; and
            evaluate the existing foreign assistance framework to
            ascertain the degree of coordination, or lack thereof,
            of the disparate foreign development programs as
            administered by the various Federal agencies, to
            identify and assess the redundancies of programs and
            organizational structures engaged in foreign
            assistance, and to recommend revisions to authorizing
            legislation for foreign assistance that would seek to
            reconcile competing foreign policy and foreign aid
            goals; and
                (N) study any other areas that the Commission
            considers necessary relating to United States
            development assistance.
        (d)(1) The Commission shall be composed of 21 members as
    follows:
                (A) Six members shall be appointed by the
            President, of whom at least two shall be
            representatives of nongovernmental organizations.
                (B) Four members shall be appointed by the majority
            leader of the Senate, and three members shall be
            appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
                (C) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker
            of the House of Representatives, and three members
            shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House
            of Representatives.
                (D) The Administrator of the United States Agency
            for International Development shall serve as a member
            of the Commission, ex officio.
        (2) Members under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
    paragraph (1) shall be appointed for the life of the
    Commission.
        (3) Members of the Commission shall be selected from among
    individuals noted for their knowledge and experience in foreign
    assistance, particularly development and humanitarian
    assistance.
        (4) The appointments under paragraph (1) shall be made not
    later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
    section.
        (5) The President shall designate one of the members of the
    Commission not currently in government service as the Chair of
    the Commission.
        (6) In order to facilitate the workload of the Commission,
    the Commission shall divide the membership of the Commission
    into three subcommittees representing the different regions of
    the world to which the United States provides development
    assistance, the membership of each subcommittee to be
    proportional to the percentage of United States development
    assistance provided to the region represented by the
    subcommittee. Each subcommittee shall elect one of its members
    as Chair of the subcommittee.
        (7)(A) Eleven members of the Commission shall constitute a
    quorum for purposes of transacting the business of the
    Commission. The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair.
        (B) A majority of the members of each regional subcommittee
    shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting the
    business of the subcommittee. Each subcommittee shall meet at
    the call of the Chair of the subcommittee.
        (8) Any vacancy of the Commission shall not affect its
    powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which the original
    appointment was made.
        (9) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to
    the Commission on a reimbursable basis (or, in the discretion
    of the Administrator, on a nonreimbursable basis) such
    administrative support services as the Commission may request
    to carry out this section.
        (10)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), members of the
    Commission shall serve without pay.
        (B) Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or
    employees of the United States or Members of Congress may not
    receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of
    their service on the Commission.
        (11) Members of the Commission shall be allowed travel
    expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
    authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
    chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
    their homes or regular places of business in the performance of
    services for the Commission.
        (12)(A) The Chairman of the Commission may, without regard
    to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and
    terminate an executive director and such other additional
    personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to
    perform its duties. The employment of an executive director
    shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.
        (B) To the extent or in the amounts provided in advance in
    appropriations Acts--
                (i) the executive director shall be compensated at
            the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule
            under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code; and
                (ii) the Chairman of the Commission may fix the
            compensation of other personnel without regard to the
            provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
            53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
            classification of positions and General Schedule pay
            rates, except that the rate of pay for such personnel
            may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the
            Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
        (e)(1) The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
    its functions under this section, hold hearings, sit and act at
    times and places in the United States and in countries that
    receive United States development assistance, take testimony,
    and receive evidence as the Commission considers advisable to
    carry out the purposes of this section.
        (2) The Commission may secure directly from any Federal
    department or agency such information as the Commission
    considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this
    section. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head
    of such department or agency shall furnish such information to
    the Commission, subject to applicable law.
        (3) The Commission may use the United States mails in the
    same manner and under the same conditions as other departments
    and agencies of the Federal Government.
        (4) The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations,
    relating to administrative procedure, as may be reasonably
    necessary to enable it to carry out the provisions of this
    section.
        (5) The Members of the Commission may, with the approval of
    the Commission, conduct such travel as is necessary to carry
    out the purposes of this section. Each trip must be approved by
    a majority of the Commission.
        (6) Upon the request of the Commission, the head of any
    Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable or
    nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department
    or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its
    functions under this section. The detail of any such personnel
    shall be without interruption or loss of civil service or
    Foreign Service status or privilege.
        (f)(1) Not later than 2 years after the members of the
    Commission are appointed under subsection (d)(1), the
    Commission shall submit a report to the President, the
    Secretary of State, the Committee on Appropriations and the
    Committee on International Relations of the House of
    Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations and the
    Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, setting forth its
    findings and recommendations under section (c)(2).
        (2) The report may be submitted in classified form,
    together with a public summary of recommendations, if the
    classification of information would further the purposes of
    this section.
        (3) Each member of the Commission may include the
    individual or dissenting views of the member.
        (g) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
    shall not apply to the Commission.
        (h) In this section, the term ``United States development
    assistance'' means--
                (1) assistance provided by the United States under
            chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961; and
                (2) assistance provided under any other provision
            of law to carry out purposes comparable to those set
            forth in the provisions referred to in paragraph (1).
        (i)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
    section.
        (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection
    (a) are authorized to remain available until expended, but not
    later than the date of termination of the Commission.
        (j) The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the
    submission of its report under subsection (f).
        (k)(1) Not later than April 1, 2004, and April 1 of each
    third year thereafter, the President shall transmit to the
    Congress a report that analyzes, on a country-by-country basis,
    the impact and effectiveness of United States economic
    assistance furnished to each country during the preceding three
    fiscal years. The report shall include the following for each
    recipient country:
                (A) An analysis of the impact of United States
            economic assistance during the preceding three fiscal
            years on economic development in that country, with a
            discussion of the United States interests that were
            served by the assistance. The analysis shall be done on
            a sector-by-sector basis to the extent possible and
            shall identify any economic policy reforms that were
            promoted by the assistance. The analysis shall--
                        (i) include a description, quantified to
                    the extent practicable, of the specific
                    objectives the United States sought to achieve
                    in providing economic assistance for that
                    country; and
                        (ii) specify the extent to which those
                    objectives were not achieved, with an
                    explanation of why they were not achieved.
                (B) A description of the amount and nature of
            economic assistance provided by other donors during the
            preceding three fiscal years, set forth by development
            sector to the extent possible.
                (C) A discussion of the commitment of the host
            government to addressing the country's needs in each
            development sector, including a description of the
            resources devoted by that government to each
            development sector during the preceding three fiscal
            years.
                (D) A description of the trends, both favorable and
            unfavorable, in each development sector.
                (E) Statistical and other information necessary to
            evaluate the impact and effectiveness of United States
            economic assistance on development in the country.
                (F) A comparison of the analysis provided in the
            report with relevant analyses by international
            financial institutions, other international
            organizations, other donor countries, or
            nongovernmental organizations.
        (2) The report required by this section shall identify--
                (A) each country in which United States economic
            assistance has been most successful, as indicated by
            the extent to which the specific objectives the United
            States sought to achieve in providing the assistance
            for the country, as referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i),
            were achieved; and
                (B) each country in which United States economic
            assistance has been least successful, as indicated by
            the extent to which the specific objectives the United
            States sought to achieve in providing the assistance
            for the country, as referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i),
            were not achieved; and, for each such country, an
            explanation of why the assistance was not more
            successful and a specification of what the United
            States has done as a result.
        (3) Information under paragraphs (1) and (2) for a fiscal
    year shall not be required with respect to a country for which
    United States economic assistance for the country for the
    fiscal year is less than $5,000,000.
        (4) In this subsection, the term ``United States economic
    assistance'' means any bilateral economic assistance, from any
    budget functional category, that is provided by any department
    or agency of the United States to a foreign country, including
    such assistance that is intended--
                (A) to assist the development and economic
            advancement of friendly foreign countries and peoples;
                (B) to promote the freedom, aspirations, or
            sustenance of friendly peoples under oppressive rule by
            unfriendly governments;
                (C) to promote international trade and foreign
            direct investment as a means of aiding economic growth;
                (D) to save lives and alleviate suffering of
            foreign peoples during or following wars, natural
            disasters, or complex crisies;
                (E) to assist in recovery and rehabilitation of
            countries or peoples following disaster or war;
                (F) to protect refugees and promote durable
            solutions to aid refugees;
                (G) to promote sound environmental practices;
                (H) to assist in development of democratic
            institutions and good governance by the people of
            foreign countries;
                (I) to promote peace and reconciliation or
            prevention of conflict;
                (J) to improve the technical capacities of
            governments to reduce production of and demand for
            illicit narcotics; and
                (K) to otherwise promote through bilateral foreign
            economic assistance the national objectives of the
            United States.
        Sec. 638. (a) There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to
    0.465 percent of the budget authority provided for fiscal year
    2004 for any discretionary account in this Act.
        (b) Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied
    proportionately--
                (1) to each discretionary account and each item of
            budget authority described in subsection (a); and
                (2) within each such account and item, to each
            program, project, and activity (with programs,
            projects, and activities as delineated in the
            appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the
            relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or
            for accounts and items not included in appropriation
            Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted
            President's budget).

                             TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                             General Administration

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $67,326,000 are rescinded.

                             COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $40,000,000 are rescinded.

                                Legal Activities

                             ASSET FORFEITURE FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $61,608,000 are rescinded.

                             Federal Prison System

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $51,895,000 are rescinded.

                           Office of Justice Programs

                   STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $21,600,000 are rescinded.

                      COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $6,378,000 are rescinded.

                           JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $15,900,000 are rescinded.

                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                       International Trade Administration

                         OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the appropriations made available for travel and tourism
    by section 210 of Public Law 108-7, $40,000,000 are rescinded.

                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                          COASTAL AND OCEAN ACTIVITIES

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the appropriations made available for coastal and ocean
    activities by Public Law 106-553, $2,500,000 are rescinded.

                         TITLE VIII--ALASKAN FISHERIES

        Sec. 801. Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
    Rationalization. Section 313 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
    Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as
    amended, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the
    following:
        ``(j) Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab
    Rationalization.--
                ``(1) By not later than January 1, 2005, the
            Secretary shall approve and hereafter implement by
            regulation the Voluntary Three-Pie Cooperative Program
            for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
            Islands approved by the North Pacific Fishery
            Management Council between June 2002 and April 2003,
            and all trailing amendments including those reported to
            Congress on May 6, 2003. This section shall not
            preclude the Secretary from approving by January 1,
            2005, and implementing any subsequent program
            amendments approved by the Council.
                ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
            Act, in carrying out paragraph (1) the Secretary shall
            approve all parts of the Program referred to in such
            paragraph. Further, no part of such Program may be
            implemented if, as approved by the North Pacific
            Fishery Management Council, individual fishing quotas,
            processing quotas, community development quota
            allocation, voluntary cooperatives, binding
            arbitration, regional landing and processing
            requirements, community protections, economic data
            collection, or the loan program for crab fishing vessel
            captains and crew members, is invalidated subject to a
            judicial determination not subject to judicial appeal.
            If the Secretary determines that a processor has
            leveraged its Individual Processor Quota shares to
            acquire a harvesters open-delivery ``B shares'', the
            processor's Individual Processor Quota shares shall be
            forfeited.
                ``(3) Subsequent to implementation pursuant to
            paragraph (1), the Council may submit and the Secretary
            may implement changes to or repeal of conservation and
            management measures, including measures authorized in
            this section, for crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and
            Aleutian Islands in accordance with applicable law,
            including this Act as amended by this subsection, to
            achieve on a continuing basis the purposes identified
            by the Council.
                ``(4) The loan program referred to in paragraph (2)
            shall be carried out pursuant to the authority of
            sections 1111 and 1112 of title XI of the Merchant
            Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279f, 1279g).
                ``(5) For purposes of implementing this section
            $1,000,000 shall be made available each year until
            fully implemented from funds otherwise made available
            to the National Marine Fisheries Service for Alaska
            fisheries activities.
                ``(6) Nothing in this Act shall constitute a
            waiver, either express or implied, of the antitrust
            laws of the United States. The Secretary, in
            consultation with the Department of Justice and the
            Federal Trade Commission, shall develop and implement a
            mandatory information collection and review process to
            provide any and all information necessary for the
            Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission
            to determine whether any illegal acts of anti-
            competition, anti-trust, or price collusion have
            occurred among persons receiving individual processing
            quotas under the Program. The Secretary may revoke any
            individual processing quota held by any person found to
            have violated a provision of the antitrust laws of the
            United States.
                ``(7) An individual processing quota issued under
            the Program shall be considered a permit for the
            purposes of sections 307, 308, and 309, and may be
            revoked or limited at any time in accordance with this
            Act. Issuance of an individual processing quota under
            the program shall not confer any right of compensation
            to the holder of such individual processing quota if it
            is revoked or limited and shall not create, or be
            construed to create, any right, title, or interest in
            or to any fish before the fish is purchased from an
            individual fishing quota holder.
                ``(8) The restriction on the collection of economic
            data in section 303 shall not apply with respect to any
            fish processor who is eligible for, or who has
            received, individual processing quota under the
            Program. The restriction on the disclosure of
            information in section 402(b)(1) shall not apply when
            the information is used to determine eligibility for or
            compliance with an individual processing quota program.
                ``(9) The provisions of sections 308, 310, and 311
            shall apply to the processing facilities and fish
            products of any person holding individual processing
            quota, and the provisions of subparagraphs (D), (E),
            and (L) of section 307(l) shall apply to any facility
            owned or controlled by a person holding individual
            processing quota.''.
        Sec. 802. Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Demonstration Program.
    The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the North
    Pacific Fishery Management Council, shall establish a pilot
    program that recognizes the historic participation of fishing
    vessels (1996 to 2002, best 5 of 7 years) and historic
    participation of fish processors (1996 to 2000, best 4 of 5
    years) for Pacific ocean perch, northern rockfish, and pelagic
    shelf rockfish harvested in Central Gulf of Alaska. Such a
    pilot program shall (1) provide for a set-aside of up to 5
    percent for the total allowable catch of such fisheries for
    catcher vessels not eligible to participate in the pilot
    program, which shall be delivered to shore-based fish
    processors not eligible to participate in the pilot program;
    (2) establish catch limits for non-rockfish species and non-
    target rockfish species currently harvested with pacific ocean
    perch, northern rockfish, and pelagic shelf rockfish, which
    shall be based on historical harvesting of such bycatch
    species. The pilot program will sunset when a Gulf of Alaska
    Groundfish comprehensive rationalization plan is authorized by
    the Council and implemented by the Secretary, or 2 years from
    date of implementation, whichever is earlier.
        Sec. 803. Aleutian Islands Fisheries Development. (a)
    Aleutian Islands Pollock Allocation.--Effective January 1, 2004
    and thereafter, the directed pollock fishery in the Aleutian
    Islands Subarea [AI] of the BSAI (as defined in 50 CFR 679.2)
    shall be allocated to the Aleut Corporation (incorporated
    pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
    1601 et seq.)). Except with the permission of the Aleut
    Corporation or its authorized agent, the fishing or processing
    of any part of such allocation shall be prohibited by section
    307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1857), subject to the penalties and sanctions
    under section 308 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1858), and subject to
    the forfeiture of any fish harvested or processed.
        (b) Eligible Vessels.--Only vessels that are 60 feet or
    less in length overall and have a valid fishery endorsement, or
    vessels that are eligible to harvest pollock under section 208
    of Title II of Division C of Public Law 105-277, shall be
    eligible to form partnerships with the Aleut Corporation (or
    its authorized agents) to harvest the allocation under
    subsection (a). During the years 2004 through 2008, up to 25
    percent of such allocation may be harvested by vessels 60 feet
    or less in length overall. During the years 2009 through 2013,
    up to 50 percent of such allocation may be harvested by vessels
    60 feet or less in length overall. After the year 2012, 50
    percent of such allocation shall be harvested by vessels 60
    feet or less in length overall, and 50 percent shall be
    harvested by vessels eligible under such section of Public Law
    105-277.
        (c) Groundfish Optimum Yield Limitation.--The optimum yield
    for groundfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
    Management Area shall not exceed 2 million metric tons. For the
    purposes of implementing subsections (a) and (b) without
    adversely affecting current fishery participants, the
    allocation under subsection (a) may be in addition to such
    optimum yield during the years 2004 through 2008 upon
    recommendation by the North Pacific Council and approval by the
    Secretary of Commerce (if consistent with the requirements of
    the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
    (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)).
        (d) Management and Allocation.--For the purposes of this
    section, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council shall
    recommend and the Secretary shall approve an allocation under
    subsection (a) to the Aleut Corporation for the purposes of
    economic development in Adak, Alaska pursuant to the
    requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
    Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
        Sec. 804. A Council or the Secretary may not consider or
    establish any program to allocate or issue an individual
    processing quota or processor share in any fishery of the
    United States other than the crab fisheries of the Bering Sea
    and Aleutian Islands.
        This division may be cited as the ``Departments of
    Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004''.

           DIVISION C--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

                                     AN ACT

     Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia
        and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the
      revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30,
                         2004, and for other purposes.

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the District of
    Columbia and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
    September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:

                             TITLE I--FEDERAL FUNDS

                  Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be
    deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to
    be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident
    tuition support, $17,000,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That such funds, including any interest
    accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of
    Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference
    between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public
    institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each
    year at eligible private institutions of higher education:
    Provided further, That the awarding of such funds may be
    prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the
    income and need of eligible students and such other factors as
    may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of
    Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the
    Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the
    Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any
    subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior
    fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal
    year: Provided further, That the account shall be under the
    control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer who
    shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out
    the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That
    the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a
    quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and Senate for these funds
    showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose
    therefor: Provided further, That not more than 7 percent of the
    total amount appropriated for this program may be used for
    administrative expenses.

       Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the
                              District of Columbia

        For necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the
    District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected
    county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
    $11,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse
    the District of Columbia for the costs of providing public
    safety at events related to the presence of the national
    capital in the District of Columbia and for the costs of
    providing support to respond to immediate and specific
    terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or
    surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That any amount provided
    under this heading shall be available only after notice of its
    proposed use has been transmitted by the President to Congress
    and such amount has been apportioned pursuant to chapter 15 of
    title 31, United States Code.

               Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts

        For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia
    Courts, $167,765,000, to be allocated as follows: for the
    District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $8,775,000, of which not
    to exceed $1,500 is for official reception and representation
    expenses; for the District of Columbia Superior Court,
    $83,387,000, of which not to exceed $1,500 is for official
    reception and representation expenses; for the District of
    Columbia Court System, $40,006,000, of which not to exceed
    $1,500 is for official reception and representation expenses;
    and $35,597,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005,
    for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse
    facilities: Provided, That funds made available for capital
    improvements shall be expended consistent with the General
    Services Administration master plan study and building
    evaluation report: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
    apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget
    and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
    appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal
    agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on
    a contractual basis with the General Services Administration
    (GSA), said services to include the preparation of monthly
    financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly
    by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on
    Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
    Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate: Provided
    further, That 30 days after providing written notice to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not
    more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading
    among the items and entities funded under such heading.

                Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts

        For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section
    11-2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation
    provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act),
    payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family
    Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under
    chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to
    contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem
    representation, training, technical assistance and/or such
    other services as are necessary to improve the quality of
    guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel
    appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16,
    D.C. Code, and payments for counsel authorized under section
    21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation
    provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship,
    Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of
    1986), $32,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That the funds provided in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts'' (other
    than the $35,597,000 provided under such heading for capital
    improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities)
    may also be used for payments under this heading: Provided
    further, That in addition to the funds provided under this
    heading, the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the
    District of Columbia shall use funds provided in this Act under
    the heading ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia
    Courts'' (other than the $35,597,000 provided under such
    heading for capital improvements for District of Columbia
    courthouse facilities), to make payments described under this
    heading for obligations incurred during any fiscal year:
    Provided further, That funds provided under this heading shall
    be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial
    Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this
    appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
    Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same
    manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal
    agencies, with payroll and financial services to be provided on
    a contractual basis with the General Services Administration
    (GSA), said services to include the preparation of monthly
    financial reports, copies of which shall be submitted directly
    by GSA to the President and to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on
    Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the
    Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

     Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
                          for the District of Columbia

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire
    of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender
    Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Public
    Defender Service for the District of Columbia, as authorized by
    the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
    Improvement Act of 1997, $168,435,000, of which not to exceed
    $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses
    related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency
    programs; of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and
    assessments relating to the implementation of the Court
    Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision
    Act of 2002; of which $105,814,000 shall be for necessary
    expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender
    Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision
    of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of
    services for or related to such persons; of which $37,411,000
    shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency; and of
    which $25,210,000 shall be transferred to the Public Defender
    Service for the District of Columbia: Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under
    this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
    Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same
    manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other
    Federal agencies: Provided further, That notwithstanding
    chapter 12 of title 40, United States Code, the Director may
    acquire by purchase, lease, condemnation, or donation, and
    renovate as necessary, Building Number 17, 1900 Massachusetts
    Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia to house or
    supervise offenders and defendants, with funds made available
    for this purpose in Public Law 107-96: Provided further, That
    the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form
    of in-kind contributions of space and hospitality to support
    offender and defendant programs, and equipment and vocational
    training services to educate and train offenders and
    defendants: Provided further, That the Director shall keep
    accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any
    gift or donation under the previous proviso, and shall make
    such records available for audit and public inspection.

     Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and
    Sewer Authority, $30,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer
    Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of
    Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match
    for this payment.

    Federal Payment for Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness in the District
                                  of Columbia

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
    Department of Health to support hospital bioterrorism
    preparedness in the District of Columbia, $7,500,000, of which
    $3,750,000 shall be for the Children's National Medical Center
    in the District of Columbia for the expansion of quarantine
    facilities and the establishment of a decontamination facility,
    and $3,750,000 shall be for the Washington Hospital Center for
    construction of containment facilities.

            Federal Payment for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
    Department of Transportation, $5,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2005, for design and construction of a
    continuous pedestrian and bicycle trail system from the Potomac
    River to the District's border with Maryland.

          Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

        For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating
    Council, $1,300,000, to support initiatives related to the
    coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in
    the District of Columbia.

      Federal Payment for Capital Development in the District of Columbia

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for
    capital development, $8,150,000, to remain available until
    expended, of which $150,000 shall be for renovations at Eastern
    Market and $8,000,000 shall be for the Unified Communications
    Center.

                  Federal Payment for Public School Facilities

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Public
    Schools, $4,500,000, of which $500,000 shall be for a window
    repair and reglazing program and $4,000,000 shall be for a
    playground repair and replacement program.

                 Federal Payment for a Family Literacy Program

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia,
    $2,000,000 for a family literacy program to address the needs
    of literacy-challenged parents while endowing their children
    with an appreciation for literacy and strengthening familial
    ties: Provided, That the District of Columbia shall provide a
    100 percent match with local funds as a condition of receiving
    this payment.

                 Federal Payment for Transportation Assistance

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia
    Department of Transportation, $3,500,000, of which $500,000
    shall be allocated to implement a downtown circulator transit
    system, and of which $3,000,000 shall be to offset a portion of
    the District of Columbia's allocated operating subsidy payment
    to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

        Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvements in the District of
                                    Columbia

        For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for
    foster care improvements, $14,000,000: Provided, That
    $9,000,000 shall be for the Child and Family Services Agency,
    of which $2,000,000 shall be to establish an early intervention
    program to provide intensive and immediate services for foster
    children; of which $1,000,000 shall be to establish an
    emergency support fund to purchase items necessary to allow
    children to remain in the care of an approved and licensed
    family member; of which $3,000,000 shall be for a loan
    repayment program for social workers who meet certain agency-
    established requirements; of which $3,000,000 shall be to
    upgrade the agency's computer database to a web-based
    technology and to provide computer technology for social
    workers: Provided further, That $3,900,000 shall be for the
    Department of Mental Health to provide all court-ordered or
    agency-required mental health screenings, assessments and
    treatments for children under the supervision of the Child and
    Family Services Agency: Provided further, That the Director of
    the Department of Mental Health shall initiate court-ordered or
    agency-required mental health services within 3 days of
    notification that service is needed: Provided further, That the
    Director of the Department of Mental Health shall ensure that
    court-ordered or agency-required mental health assessments are
    completed within 15 days of the request and that all
    assessments be provided to the Court within 5 days of
    completion of the assessment: Provided further, That $1,100,000
    shall be for the Washington Metropolitan Council of
    Governments, to develop a program in conjunction with the
    Foster and Adoptive Parents Advocacy Center, to provide respite
    care for and recruitment of foster parents: Provided further,
    That the Mayor shall submit a detailed expenditure plan for the
    use of funds provided under this heading within 15 days of
    enactment of this legislation to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:
    Provided further, That the funds provided under this heading
    shall not be made available until 30 calendar days after the
    submission of a spending plan to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:
    Provided further, That with the exception of funds provided for
    the Department of Mental Health and the Washington Metropolitan
    Council of Governments, no part of this appropriation may be
    used for contractual community-based services: Provided
    further, That the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit
    to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate an accounting of all obligations and
    expenditures of the funds provided under this heading: Provided
    further, That the Comptroller General shall initiate management
    reviews of the Child and Family Services Agency and the
    Department of Mental Health and shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and Senate no later than 6 months after enactment of this Act.

      Federal Payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the
                              District of Columbia

        For a Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Financial
    Officer of the District of Columbia, $32,350,000: Provided,
    That these funds shall be available for the projects and in the
    amounts specified in the statement of the managers on the
    conference report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That
    each entity that receives funding under this heading shall
    submit to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the
    District of Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives and Senate a report on the
    activities carried out with such funds no later than March 15,
    2004.

             Federal Payment for Emergency Personnel Cross Training

        For a Federal payment to the Emergency Management Agency,
    $500,000 for activities related to the cross training of police
    officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and
    other emergency personnel: Provided, That this funding shall
    not be obligated until the Agency submits a detailed cross
    training plan for the District's public safety workforce to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and Senate.

                     Federal Payment for School Improvement

        For a Federal payment for a School Improvement Program in
    the District of Columbia, $40,000,000, to be allocated as
    follows: for the District of Columbia Public Schools,
    $13,000,000 to improve public school education in the District
    of Columbia, as specified in the statement of the managers on
    the conference report accompanying this Act; for the State
    Education Office, $13,000,000 to expand quality charter schools
    in the District of Columbia, as specified in the statement of
    the managers on the conference report accompanying this Act;
    for the Secretary of the Department of Education, $14,000,000
    to provide opportunity scholarships for students in the
    District of Columbia in accordance with title III of this Act,
    of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to administer and fund
    assessments for title III of this Act: Provided, That the
    District of Columbia Public Schools shall submit a plan for the
    use of funds provided under this heading for public school
    education to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate, and the Committee on Education and
    the Workforce and the Committee on Government Reform of the
    House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health,
    Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate: Provided further,
    That the funds provided under this heading for public school
    education shall not be made available until 30 calendar days
    after the submission of a spending plan by the District of
    Columbia Public Schools to the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives and Senate.

                      TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

                              Division of Expenses

        The following amounts are appropriated for the District of
    Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the general fund of
    the District of Columbia, except as otherwise specifically
    provided: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of
    Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.50a) and
    section 417 and section 436 of this Act, the total amount
    appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the
    District of Columbia for fiscal year 2004 under this heading
    shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the total revenues of
    the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or $6,326,138,000
    (of which $3,832,734,000 shall be from local funds,
    $1,568,734,000 shall be from Federal grant funds, $910,904,000
    shall be from other funds, and $13,766,000 shall be from
    private funds), in addition, $119,650,000 from funds previously
    appropriated in this Act as Federal payments: Provided further,
    That this amount may be increased by proceeds of one-time
    transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated
    operating or capital needs: Provided further, That such
    increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law
    and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the
    District of Columbia Home Rule Act as amended by this Act:
    Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the
    District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to
    assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements,
    including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of
    the appropriations and funds made available to the District
    during fiscal year 2004, except that the Chief Financial
    Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds
    derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for
    capital projects.

                       Governmental Direction and Support

        Governmental direction and support, $284,415,000 (including
    $206,825,000 from local funds, $57,440,000 from Federal grant
    funds, and $20,150,000 from other funds), in addition,
    $32,350,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act
    under the heading ``Federal Payment to the Office of the Chief
    Financial Officer of the District of Columbia'', $11,000,000
    from funds previously appropriated in this Act under the
    heading ``Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security
    Costs in the District of Columbia'', $2,000,000 from funds
    previously appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Federal
    Payment for a family literacy program'', and $1,100,000 from
    funds previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment for Foster Care Improvements in the District
    of Columbia'': Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 for the
    Mayor, $2,500 for the Chairman of the Council of the District
    of Columbia, $2,500 for the City Administrator, and $2,500 for
    the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall be available
    from this appropriation for official reception and
    representation expenses: Provided further, That any program
    fees collected from the issuance of debt shall be available for
    the payment of expenses of the debt management program of the
    District of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues from
    Federal sources shall be used to support the operations or
    activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood Compact
    Commission: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
    shall identify the sources of funding for Admission to
    Statehood from its own locally generated revenues: Provided
    further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, or
    Mayor's Order 86-45, issued March 18, 1986, the Office of the
    Chief Technology Officer's delegated small purchase authority
    shall be $500,000: Provided further, That the District of
    Columbia government may not require the Office of the Chief
    Technology Officer to submit to any other procurement review
    process, or to obtain the approval of or be restricted in any
    manner by any official or employee of the District of Columbia
    government, for purchases that do not exceed $500,000: Provided
    further, That not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until
    expended, of the funds in the District of Columbia Antitrust
    Fund established pursuant to section 820 of the District of
    Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 2-308.20) is hereby made available for the
    use of the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the District of
    Columbia in accordance with the laws establishing this fund.

                      Economic Development and Regulation

        Economic development and regulation, $276,647,000
    (including $53,336,000 from local funds, $91,077,000 from
    Federal grant funds, $132,109,000 from other funds, and
    $125,000 from private funds), of which $15,000,000 collected by
    the District of Columbia in the form of BID tax revenue shall
    be paid to the respective BIDs pursuant to the Business
    Improvement Districts Act of 1996 (D.C. Law 11-134; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 2-1215.01 et seq.), and the Business
    Improvement Districts Amendment Act of 1997 (D.C. Law 12-26;
    D.C. Official Code, sec. 2-1215.15 et seq.): Provided, That
    such funds are available for acquiring services provided by the
    General Services Administration: Provided further, That
    Business Improvement Districts shall be exempt from taxes
    levied by the District of Columbia.

                           Public Safety and Justice

        Public safety and justice, $745,958,000 (including
    $716,715,000 from local funds, $10,290,000 from Federal grant
    funds, $18,944,000 from other funds, and $9,000 from private
    funds), in addition, $1,300,000 from funds previously
    appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment to
    the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council'' and $500,000 from
    funds previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment for Emergency Personnel Cross Training'':
    Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be available from
    this appropriation for the Chief of Police for the prevention
    and detection of crime: Provided further, That the Mayor shall
    reimburse the District of Columbia National Guard for expenses
    incurred in connection with services that are performed in
    emergencies by the National Guard in a militia status and are
    requested by the Mayor, in amounts that shall be jointly
    determined and certified as due and payable for these services
    by the Mayor and the Commanding General of the District of
    Columbia National Guard: Provided further, That such sums as
    may be necessary for reimbursement to the District of Columbia
    National Guard under the preceding proviso shall be available
    from this appropriation, and the availability of the sums shall
    be deemed as constituting payment in advance for emergency
    services involved.

                            Public Education System

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        Public education system, including the development of
    national defense education programs, $1,157,841,000 (including
    $962,941,000 from local funds, $156,708,000 from Federal grant
    funds, $27,074,000 from other funds, $4,302,000 from private
    funds, and not to exceed $6,816,000, to remain available until
    expended, from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund
    established pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education
    Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-190; D.C.
    Official Code 4-204.51 et seq.)), in addition, $17,000,000 from
    funds previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support'', $4,500,000
    from funds previously appropriated in this Act under the
    heading ``Federal Payment for Public School Facilities'', and
    $26,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act
    under the heading ``Federal Payment for School Improvement in
    the District of Columbia'' to be allocated as follows:
                (1) District of columbia public schools.--
            $870,135,000 (including $738,444,000 from local funds,
            $114,749,000 from Federal grant funds, $6,527,000 from
            other funds, $3,599,000 from private funds, and not to
            exceed $6,816,000, to remain available until expended,
            from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund
            established pursuant to the Medicaid and Special
            Education Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C.
            Law 14-190; D.C. Official Code 4-204.51 et seq.)), in
            addition, $4,500,000 from funds previously appropriated
            in this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment for
            Public School Facilities'' and $13,000,000 from funds
            previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
            ``Federal Payment for School Improvement in the
            District of Columbia'' shall be available for District
            of Columbia Public Schools: Provided, That
            notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or
            regulation, the evaluation process and instruments for
            evaluating District of Columbia Public School employees
            shall be a non-negotiable item for collective
            bargaining purposes: Provided further, That this
            appropriation shall not be available to subsidize the
            education of any nonresident of the District of
            Columbia at any District of Columbia public elementary
            or secondary school during fiscal year 2004 unless the
            nonresident pays tuition to the District of Columbia at
            a rate that covers 100 percent of the costs incurred by
            the District of Columbia that are attributable to the
            education of the nonresident (as established by the
            Superintendent of the District of Columbia Public
            Schools): Provided further, That notwithstanding the
            amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any
            other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to
            the District of Columbia Public Schools on July 1,
            2004, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount
            provided for the District of Columbia Public Schools in
            the proposed budget of the District of Columbia for
            fiscal year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the
            amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the
            final amount provided for the District of Columbia
            Public Schools under the District of Columbia
            Appropriations Act, 2005: Provided further, That not to
            exceed $2,500 for the Superintendent of Schools shall
            be available from this appropriation for official
            reception and representation expenses: Provided
            further, That the District of Columbia Public Schools
            shall submit to the Board of Education by January 1 and
            July 1 of each year a Schedule A showing all the
            current funded positions of the District of Columbia
            Public Schools, their compensation levels, and
            indicating whether the positions are encumbered:
            Provided further, That the Board of Education shall
            approve or disapprove each Schedule A within 30 days of
            its submission and provide the Council of the District
            of Columbia a copy of the Schedule A upon its approval.
                (2) State education office.--$38,752,000 (including
            $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000 from Federal
            grant funds, and $176,000 from other funds), in
            addition, $17,000,000 from funds previously
            appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Federal
            Payment for Resident Tuition Support'' and $13,000,000
            from funds previously appropriated in this Act under
            the heading ``Federal Payment for School Improvement in
            the District of Columbia'' shall be available for the
            State Education Office: Provided, That of the amounts
            provided to the State Education Office, $500,000 from
            local funds shall remain available until June 30, 2005
            for an audit of the student enrollment of each District
            of Columbia Public School and of each District of
            Columbia public charter school.
                (3) District of columbia public charter schools.--
            $137,531,000 from local funds shall be available for
            District of Columbia public charter schools: Provided,
            That there shall be quarterly disbursement of funds to
            the District of Columbia public charter schools, with
            the first payment to occur within 15 days of the
            beginning of the fiscal year: Provided further, That if
            the entirety of this allocation has not been provided
            as payments to any public charter schools currently in
            operation through the per pupil funding formula, the
            funds shall be available as follows: (A) the first
            $3,000,000 shall be deposited in the Credit Enhancement
            Revolving Fund established pursuant to section 603(e)
            of the Student Loan Marketing Association
            Reorganization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110
            Stat. 3009; 20 U.S.C. 1155(e)); and (B) the balance
            shall be for public education in accordance with
            section 2403(b)(2) of the District of Columbia School
            Reform Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 38-
            1804.03(b)(2)): Provided further, That of the amounts
            made available to District of Columbia public charter
            schools, $25,000 shall be made available to the Office
            of the Chief Financial Officer as authorized by section
            2403(b)(6) of the District of Columbia School Reform
            Act of 1995 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 38-
            1804.03(b)(6)): Provided further, That $660,000 of this
            amount shall be available to the District of Columbia
            Public Charter School Board for administrative costs:
            Provided further, That notwithstanding the amounts
            otherwise provided under this heading or any other
            provision of law, there shall be appropriated to the
            District of Columbia public charter schools on July 1,
            2004, an amount equal to 25 percent of the total amount
            provided for payments to public charter schools in the
            proposed budget of the District of Columbia for fiscal
            year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the amount of
            such payment shall be chargeable against the final
            amount provided for such payments under the District of
            Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005.
                (4) University of the district of columbia.--
            $80,660,000 (including $48,656,000 from local funds,
            $11,867,000 from Federal grant funds, $19,434,000 from
            other funds, and $703,000 from private funds) shall be
            available for the University of the District of
            Columbia: Provided, That this appropriation shall not
            be available to subsidize the education of nonresidents
            of the District of Columbia at the University of the
            District of Columbia, unless the Board of Trustees of
            the University of the District of Columbia adopts, for
            the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, a tuition
            rate schedule that will establish the tuition rate for
            nonresident students at a level no lower than the
            nonresident tuition rate charged at comparable public
            institutions of higher education in the metropolitan
            area: Provided further, That notwithstanding the
            amounts otherwise provided under this heading or any
            other provision of law, there shall be appropriated to
            the University of the District of Columbia on July 1,
            2004, an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount
            provided for the University of the District of Columbia
            in the proposed budget of the District of Columbia for
            fiscal year 2005 (as submitted to Congress), and the
            amount of such payment shall be chargeable against the
            final amount provided for the University of the
            District of Columbia under the District of Columbia
            Appropriations Act, 2005: Provided further, That not to
            exceed $2,500 for the President of the University of
            the District of Columbia shall be available from this
            appropriation for official reception and representation
            expenses.
                (5) District of columbia public libraries.--
            $28,287,000 (including $26,750,000 from local funds,
            $1,000,000 from Federal grant funds, and $537,000 from
            other funds) shall be available for the District of
            Columbia Public Libraries: Provided, That not to exceed
            $2,000 for the Public Librarian shall be available from
            this appropriation for official reception and
            representation expenses.
                (6) Commission on the arts and humanities.--
            $2,476,000 (including $1,601,000 from local funds,
            $475,000 from Federal grant funds, and $400,000 from
            other funds) shall be available for the Commission on
            the Arts and Humanities.

                             Human Support Services

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Human support services, $2,360,067,000 (including
    $1,030,223,000 from local funds, $1,247,945,000 from Federal
    grant funds, $24,330,000 from other funds, $9,330,000 from
    private funds, and $48,239,000, to remain available until
    expended, from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund
    established pursuant to the Medicaid and Special Education
    Reform Fund Establishment Act of 2002 (D.C. Law 14-190; D.C.
    Official Code 4-204.51 et seq.)), in addition, $7,500,000 from
    funds previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment for Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness in the
    District of Columbia'' and $12,900,000 from funds previously
    appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment to
    Foster Care Improvements in the District of Columbia'':
    Provided, That the funds available from the Medicaid and
    Special Education Reform Fund are allocated as follows: not
    more than $18,744,000 for Child and Family Services, not more
    than $7,795,000 for the Department of Human Services, and not
    more than $21,700,000 for the Department of Mental Health:
    Provided further, That $27,959,000 of this appropriation, to
    remain available until expended, shall be available solely for
    District of Columbia employees' disability compensation:
    Provided further, That $7,500,000 of this appropriation, to
    remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the
    Addiction Recovery Fund, established pursuant to section 5 of
    the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-146; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 7-3004) and used exclusively for the
    purpose of the Drug Treatment Choice Program established
    pursuant to section 4 of the Choice in Drug Treatment Act of
    2000 (D.C. Law 13-146; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7-3003):
    Provided further, That no less than $2,000,000 of this
    appropriation shall be available exclusively for the purpose of
    funding the pilot substance abuse program for youth ages 14
    through 21 years established pursuant to section 4212 of the
    Pilot Substance Abuse Program for Youth Act of 2001 (D.C. Law
    14-28; D.C. Official Code, sec. 7-3101): Provided further, That
    $4,500,000 of this appropriation, to remain available until
    expended, shall be deposited in the Interim Disability
    Assistance Fund established pursuant to section 201 of the
    District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 4-
    101; D.C. Official Code, sec. 4-202.01), to be used exclusively
    for the Interim Disability Assistance program and the purposes
    for that program set forth in section 407 of the District of
    Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1982 (D.C. Law 13-252; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 4-204.07): Provided further, That not less
    than $640,531 of this appropriation shall be available
    exclusively for the purpose of funding the Burial Assistance
    Program established by section 1802 of the Burial Assistance
    Program Reestablishment Act of 1999 (D.C. Law 13-38; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 4-1001).

                                  Public Works

        Public works, including rental of one passenger-carrying
    vehicle for use by the Mayor and three passenger-carrying
    vehicles for use by the Council of the District of Columbia and
    leasing of passenger-carrying vehicles, $327,046,000 (including
    $308,028,000 from local funds, $5,274,000 from Federal grant
    funds, and $13,744,000 from other funds), in addition,
    $3,500,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act under
    the heading ``Federal Payment for Transportation Assistance'':
    Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for
    collecting ashes or miscellaneous refuse from hotels and places
    of business.

                                  Cash Reserve

        For the cumulative cash reserve established pursuant to
    section 202(j)(2) of the District of Columbia Financial
    Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 47-392.02(j)(2)), $50,000,000 from local
    funds.

                    Emergency and Contingency Reserve Funds

        For the emergency reserve fund and the contingency reserve
    fund under section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule
    Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.50a), such amounts from
    local funds as are necessary to meet the balance requirements
    for such funds under such section.

                        Repayment of Loans and Interest

        For payment of principal, interest, and certain fees
    directly resulting from borrowing by the District of Columbia
    to fund District of Columbia capital projects as authorized by
    sections 462, 475, and 490 of the District of Columbia Home
    Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, secs. 1-204.62, 1-204.75, and 1-
    204.90), $311,504,000 from local funds: Provided, That for
    equipment leases, the Mayor may finance $14,300,000 of
    equipment cost, plus cost of issuance not to exceed 2 percent
    of the par amount being financed on a lease purchase basis with
    a maturity not to exceed 5 years.

                  Payment of Interest on Short-Term Borrowing

        For payment of interest on short-term borrowing, $3,000,000
    from local funds.

                         Certificates of Participation

        For principal and interest payments on the District's
    Certificates of Participation, issued to finance the ground
    lease underlying the building located at One Judiciary Square,
    $4,911,000 from local funds.

                           Settlements and Judgments

        For making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements
    or judgments that have been entered against the District of
    Columbia government, $22,522,000 from local funds: Provided,
    That this appropriation shall not be construed as modifying or
    affecting the provisions of section 103 of this Act.

                                Wilson Building

        For expenses associated with the John A. Wilson building,
    $3,704,000 from local funds.

                             Workforce Investments

        For workforce investments, $22,308,000 from local funds, to
    be transferred by the Mayor of the District of Columbia within
    the various appropriation headings in this Act for which
    employees are properly payable.

                            Non-Departmental Agency

        To account for anticipated costs that cannot be allocated
    to specific agencies during the development of the proposed
    budget, $19,639,000 (including $11,455,000 from local funds and
    $8,184,000 from other funds) to be transferred by the Mayor of
    the District of Columbia within the various appropriations
    headings in this Act: Provided, That $11,455,000 from local
    funds shall be for anticipated costs associated with the No
    Child Left Behind Act.

                             Pay-As-You-Go Capital

        For Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds in lieu of capital
    financing, $11,267,000 from local funds, to be transferred to
    the Capital Fund, subject to the Criteria for Spending Pay-as-
    You-Go Funding Amendment Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-106):
    Provided, That pursuant to this Act, there are authorized to be
    transferred from Pay-As-You-Go Capital funds to other headings
    of this Act, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
    purposes of this Act.

                        Tax Increment Financing Program

        For a Tax Increment Financing Program, $1,940,000 from
    local funds.

                             Medicaid Disallowance

        For making refunds associated with disallowed Medicaid
    funding, an amount not to exceed $57,000,000 in local funds, to
    remain available until expended: Provided, That funds are
    derived from a transfer from the funds identified in the fiscal
    year 2002 comprehensive annual financial report as the District
    of Columbia's Grants Disallowance balance.

                           ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

                           Water and Sewer Authority

        For operation of the Water and Sewer Authority,
    $259,095,000 from other funds, of which $18,692,000 shall be
    apportioned for repayment of loans and interest incurred for
    capital improvement projects and payable to the District's debt
    service fund.
        For construction projects, $229,807,000, to be distributed
    as follows: $99,449,000 for the Blue Plains Wastewater
    Treatment Plant, $16,739,000 for the sewer program, $72,047,000
    for the combined sewer program, $5,993,000 for the stormwater
    program, $24,431,000 for the water program, and $11,148,000 for
    the capital equipment program; in addition, $30,000,000 from
    funds previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
    Authority'': Provided, That the requirements and restrictions
    that are applicable to general fund capital improvement
    projects and set forth in this Act under the Capital Outlay
    appropriation account shall apply to projects approved under
    this appropriation account.

                              Washington Aqueduct

        For operation of the Washington Aqueduct, $55,553,000 from
    other funds.

                  Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund

         For operation of the Stormwater Permit Compliance
    Enterprise Fund, $3,501,000 from other funds.

                  Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund

        For the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund,
    established by the District of Columbia Appropriation Act,
    1982, for the purpose of implementing the Law to Legalize
    Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for
    Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia (D.C. Law 3-
    172; D.C. Official Code, sec. 3-1301 et seq. and sec. 22-1716
    et seq.), $242,755,000 from other funds: Provided, That the
    District of Columbia shall identify the source of funding for
    this appropriation title from the District's own locally
    generated revenues: Provided further, That no revenues from
    Federal sources shall be used to support the operations or
    activities of the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.

                      Sports and Entertainment Commission

        For the Sports and Entertainment Commission, $13,979,000
    from local funds.

                     District of Columbia Retirement Board

        For the District of Columbia Retirement Board, established
    pursuant to section 121 of the District of Columbia Retirement
    Reform Act of 1979 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-711),
    $13,895,000 from the earnings of the applicable retirement
    funds to pay legal, management, investment, and other fees and
    administrative expenses of the District of Columbia Retirement
    Board: Provided, That the District of Columbia Retirement Board
    shall provide to the Congress and to the Council of the
    District of Columbia a quarterly report of the allocations of
    charges by fund and of expenditures of all funds: Provided
    further, That the District of Columbia Retirement Board shall
    provide the Mayor, for transmittal to the Council of the
    District of Columbia, an itemized accounting of the planned use
    of appropriated funds in time for each annual budget submission
    and the actual use of such funds in time for each annual
    audited financial report.

                  Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund

        For the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund,
    $69,742,000 from other funds.

                  National Capital Revitalization Corporation

        For the National Capital Revitalization Corporation,
    $7,849,000 from other funds.

                                 Capital Outlay

                            (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

        For construction projects, an increase of $1,004,796,000,
    of which $601,708,000 shall be from local funds, $46,014,000
    from Highway Trust funds, $38,311,000 from the Rights-of-way
    funds, $218,880,000 from Federal grant funds, and a rescission
    of $99,884,000 from local funds appropriated under this heading
    in prior fiscal years, for a net amount of $904,913,000, to
    remain available until expended; in addition, $8,150,000 from
    funds previously appropriated in this Act under the heading
    ``Federal Payment for Capital Development in the District of
    Columbia'' and $5,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in
    this Act under the heading ``Federal Payment for the Anacostia
    Waterfront Initiative'': Provided, That funds for use of each
    capital project implementing agency shall be managed and
    controlled in accordance with all procedures and limitations
    established under the Financial Management System: Provided
    further, That all funds provided by this appropriation title
    shall be available only for the specific projects and purposes
    intended.

               TITLE III--DC SCHOOL CHOICE INCENTIVE ACT OF 2003

    SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``DC School Choice Incentive
    Act of 2003''.

    SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

        The Congress finds the following:
                (1) Parents are best equipped to make decisions for
            their children, including the educational setting that
            will best serve the interests and educational needs of
            their child.
                (2) For many parents in the District of Columbia,
            public school choice provided for under the No Child
            Left Behind Act of 2001 as well as under other public
            school choice programs, is inadequate due to capacity
            constraints. Available educational alternatives to the
            public schools are insufficient and more educational
            options are needed. In particular, funds are needed to
            assist low-income parents to exercise choice among
            enhanced public opportunities and private educational
            environments, whether religious or nonreligious.
            Therefore, in keeping with the spirit of the No Child
            Left Behind Act of 2001, school choice options, in
            addition to those already available to parents in the
            District of Columbia (such as magnet and charter
            schools and open enrollment schools) should be made
            available to those parents.
                (3) In the most recent mathematics assessment on
            the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),
            administered in 2000, a lower percentage of 4th-grade
            students in the District of Columbia demonstrated
            proficiency than was the case for any State. Seventy-
            six percent of the District of Columbia fourth-graders
            scored at the ``below basic'' level and of the 8th-
            grade students in the District of Columbia, only 6
            percent of the students tested at the proficient or
            advanced levels, and 77 percent were below basic. In
            the most recent NAEP reading assessment, in 1998, only
            10 percent of the District of Columbia fourth-graders
            could read proficiently, while 72 percent were below
            basic. At the 8th-grade level, 12 percent were
            proficient or advanced and 56 percent were below basic.
                (4) A program enacted for the valid secular purpose
            of providing educational assistance to low-income
            children in a demonstrably failing public school system
            is constitutional under Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536
            U.S. 639 (2002), if it is neutral with respect to
            religion and provides assistance to a broad class of
            citizens who direct government aid to religious and
            secular schools solely as a result of their genuine and
            independent private choices.
                (5) The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the
            Chairman of the Education Committee of the City Council
            of the District of Columbia, and the President of the
            District of Columbia Board of Education support this
            title.
                (6) This title provides additional money for the
            District of Columbia public schools and therefore money
            for scholarships is not being taken out of money that
            would otherwise go to the District of Columbia public
            schools.
                (7) This title creates a 5-year program tailored to
            the current needs and particular circumstances of low-
            income children in District of Columbia schools. This
            title does not establish parameters or requirements for
            other school choice programs.

    SEC. 303. PURPOSE.

        The purpose of this title is to provide low-income parents
    residing in the District of Columbia, particularly parents of
    students who attend elementary schools or secondary schools
    identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring
    under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
    Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316), with expanded opportunities for
    enrolling their children in higher-performing schools in the
    District of Columbia.

    SEC. 304. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

        (a) Authority.--From funds appropriated to carry out this
    title, the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis
    to eligible entities with approved applications under section
    305 to carry out activities to provide eligible students with
    expanded school choice opportunities. The Secretary may award a
    single grant or multiple grants, depending on the quality of
    applications submitted and the priorities of this title.
        (b) Duration of Grants.--The Secretary may make grants
    under this section for a period of not more than 5 years.
        (c) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Secretary and the
    Mayor of the District of Columbia shall enter into a memorandum
    of understanding, as described in the statement of the
    managers, regarding the design of, selection of eligible
    entities to receive grants under, and implementation of, a
    program assisted under this title.

    SEC. 305. APPLICATIONS.

        (a) In General.--In order to receive a grant under this
    title, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the
    Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
    information as the Secretary may require.
        (b) Contents.--The Secretary may not approve the request of
    an eligible entity for a grant under this title unless the
    entity's application includes--
                (1) a detailed description of--
                        (A) how the entity will address the
                    priorities described in section 306;
                        (B) how the entity will ensure that if more
                    eligible students seek admission in the program
                    than the program can accommodate, eligible
                    students are selected for admission through a
                    random selection process which gives weight to
                    the priorities described in section 306;
                        (C) how the entity will ensure that if more
                    participating eligible students seek admission
                    to a participating school than the school can
                    accommodate, participating eligible students
                    are selected for admission through a random
                    selection process;
                        (D) how the entity will notify parents of
                    eligible students of the expanded choice
                    opportunities and how the entity will ensure
                    that parents receive sufficient information
                    about their options to allow the parents to
                    make informed decisions;
                        (E) the activities that the entity will
                    carry out to provide parents of eligible
                    students with expanded choice opportunities
                    through the awarding of scholarships under
                    section 307(a);
                        (F) how the entity will determine the
                    amount that will be provided to parents for the
                    tuition, fees, and transportation expenses, if
                    any;
                        (G) how the entity will seek out private
                    elementary schools and secondary schools in the
                    District of Columbia to participate in the
                    program, and will ensure that participating
                    schools will meet the applicable requirements
                    of this title and provide the information
                    needed for the entity to meet the reporting
                    requirements of this title;
                        (H) how the entity will ensure that
                    participating schools are financially
                    responsible and will use the funds received
                    under this title effectively;
                        (I) how the entity will address the renewal
                    of scholarships to participating eligible
                    students, including continued eligibility; and
                        (J) how the entity will ensure that a
                    majority of its voting board members or
                    governing organization are residents of the
                    District of Columbia; and
                (2) an assurance that the entity will comply with
            all requests regarding any evaluation carried out under
            section 309.

    SEC. 306. PRIORITIES.

        In awarding grants under this title, the Secretary shall
    give priority to applications from eligible entities who will
    most effectively--
                (1) give priority to eligible students who, in the
            school year preceding the school year for which the
            eligible student is seeking a scholarship, attended an
            elementary school or secondary school identified for
            improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under
            section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
            Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316);
                (2) target resources to students and families that
            lack the financial resources to take advantage of
            available educational options; and
                (3) provide students and families with the widest
            range of educational options.

    SEC. 307. USE OF FUNDS.

        (a) Scholarships.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),
            a grantee shall use the grant funds to provide eligible
            students with scholarships to pay the tuition, fees,
            and transportation expenses, if any, to enable them to
            attend the District of Columbia private elementary
            school or secondary school of their choice. Each
            grantee shall ensure that the amount of any tuition or
            fees charged by a school participating in the grantee's
            program under this title to an eligible student
            participating in the program does not exceed the amount
            of tuition or fees that the school customarily charges
            to students who do not participate in the program.
                (2) Payments to parents.--A grantee shall make
            scholarship payments under the program under this title
            to the parent of the eligible student participating in
            the program, in a manner which ensures that such
            payments will be used for the payment of tuition, fees,
            and transportation expenses (if any), in accordance
            with this title.
                (3) Amount of assistance.--
                        (A) Varying amounts permitted.--Subject to
                    the other requirements of this section, a
                    grantee may award scholarships in larger
                    amounts to those eligible students with the
                    greatest need.
                        (B) Annual limit on amount.--The amount of
                    assistance provided to any eligible student by
                    a grantee under a program under this title may
                    not exceed $7,500 for any academic year.
                (4) Continuation of scholarships.--Notwithstanding
            section 312(3)(B), an eligible entity receiving a grant
            under this title may award a scholarship, for the
            second or any succeeding year of an eligible student's
            participation in a program under this title, to a
            student who comes from a household whose income does
            not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.
        (b) Administrative Expenses.--A grantee may use not more
    than 3 percent of the amount provided under the grant each year
    for the administrative expenses of carrying out its program
    under this title during the year, including--
                (1) determining the eligibility of students to
            participate;
                (2) providing information about the program and the
            schools involved to parents of eligible students;
                (3) selecting students to receive scholarships;
                (4) determining the amount of scholarships and
            issuing the scholarships to eligible students;
                (5) compiling and maintaining financial and
            programmatic records; and
                (6) providing funds to assist parents in meeting
            expenses that might otherwise preclude the
            participation of their child in the program.

    SEC. 308. NONDISCRIMINATION.

        (a) In General.--An eligible entity or a school
    participating in any program under this title shall not
    discriminate against program participants or applicants on the
    basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
        (b) Applicability and Single Sex Schools, Classes, or
    Activities.--
                (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of law, the prohibition of sex discrimination
            in subsection (a) shall not apply to a participating
            school that is operated by, supervised by, controlled
            by, or connected to a religious organization to the
            extent that the application of subsection (a) is
            inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of
            the school.
                (2) Single sex schools, classes, or activities.--
            Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision
            of law, a parent may choose and a school may offer a
            single sex school, class, or activity.
                (3) Applicability.--For purposes of this title, the
            provisions of section 909 of the Education Amendments
            of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1688) shall apply to this title as
            if section 909 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20
            U.S.C. 1688) were part of this title.
        (c) Children With Disabilities.--Nothing in this title may
    be construed to alter or modify the provisions of the
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
        (d) Religiously Affiliated Schools.--
                (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of law, a school participating in any program
            under this title that is operated by, supervised by,
            controlled by, or connected to, a religious
            organization may exercise its right in matters of
            employment consistent with title VII of the Civil
            Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1 et seq.),
            including the exemptions in such title.
                (2) Maintenance of purpose.--Notwithstanding any
            other provision of law, funds made available under this
            title to eligible students that are received by a
            participating school, as a result of their parents'
            choice, shall not, consistent with the first amendment
            of the United States Constitution, necessitate any
            change in the participating school's teaching mission,
            require any participating school to remove religious
            art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols, or preclude
            any participating school from retaining religious terms
            in its name, selecting its board members on a religious
            basis, or including religious references in its mission
            statements and other chartering or governing documents.
        (e) Rule of Construction.--A scholarship (or any other form
    of support provided to parents of eligible students) under this
    title shall be considered assistance to the student and shall
    not be considered assistance to the school that enrolls the
    eligible student. The amount of any scholarship (or other form
    of support provided to parents of an eligible student) under
    this title shall not be treated as income of the parents for
    purposes of Federal tax laws or for determining eligibility for
    any other Federal program.

    SEC. 309. EVALUATIONS.

        (a) In General.--
                (1) Duties of the secretary and the mayor.--The
            Secretary and the Mayor of the District of Columbia
            shall jointly select an independent entity to evaluate
            annually the performance of students who received
            scholarships under the 5-year program under this title,
            and shall make the evaluations public in accordance
            with subsection (c).
                (2) Duties of the secretary.--The Secretary,
            through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement,
            shall--
                        (A) ensure that the evaluation is conducted
                    using the strongest possible research design
                    for determining the effectiveness of the
                    programs funded under this title that addresses
                    the issues described in paragraph (4); and
                        (B) disseminate information on the impact
                    of the programs in increasing the student
                    academic achievement of participating students,
                    and on the impact of the programs on students
                    and schools in the District of Columbia.
                (3) Duties of the independent entity.--The
            independent entity shall--
                        (A) measure the academic achievement of all
                    participating eligible students;
                        (B) use the same grade appropriate
                    measurement every school year to assess
                    participating eligible students as the
                    measurement used by the District of Columbia
                    Public Schools to assess District of Columbia
                    Public School students in the first year of the
                    program; and
                        (C) work with the eligible entities to
                    ensure that the parents of each student who
                    applies for a scholarship under this title
                    (regardless of whether the student receives the
                    scholarship) and the parents of each student
                    participating in the scholarship program under
                    this title, agree that the student will
                    participate in the measurements given annually
                    by the independent entity for the period for
                    which the student applied for or received the
                    scholarship, respectively.
                (4) Issues to be evaluated.--The issues to be
            evaluated include the following:
                        (A) A comparison of the academic
                    achievement of participating eligible students
                    in the measurements described in this section
                    to the achievement of--
                                (i) students in the same grades in
                            the District of Columbia public
                            schools; and
                                (ii) the eligible students in the
                            same grades in the District of Columbia
                            public schools who sought to
                            participate in the scholarship program
                            but were not selected.
                        (B) The success of the programs in
                    expanding choice options for parents.
                        (C) The reasons parents choose for their
                    children to participate in the programs.
                        (D) A comparison of the retention rates,
                    dropout rates, and (if appropriate) graduation
                    and college admission rates, of students who
                    participate in the programs funded under this
                    title with the retention rates, dropout rates,
                    and (if appropriate) graduation and college
                    admission rates of students of similar
                    backgrounds who do not participate in such
                    programs.
                        (E) The impact of the program on students,
                    and public elementary schools and secondary
                    schools, in the District of Columbia.
                        (F) A comparison of the safety of the
                    schools attended by students who participate in
                    the programs and the schools attended by
                    students who do not participate in the
                    programs.
                        (G) Such other issues as the Secretary
                    considers appropriate for inclusion in the
                    evaluation.
                (5) Prohibition.--Personally identifiable
            information regarding the results of the measurements
            used for the evaluations may not be disclosed, except
            to the parents of the student to whom the information
            relates.
        (b) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees
    on Appropriations, Education and the Workforce, and Government
    Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
    Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and
    Governmental Affairs of the Senate--
                (1) annual interim reports, not later than December
            1 of each year for which a grant is made under this
            title, on the progress and preliminary results of the
            evaluation of the programs funded under this title; and
                (2) a final report, not later than 1 year after the
            final year for which a grant is made under this title,
            on the results of the evaluation of the programs funded
            under this title.
        (c) Public Availability.--All reports and underlying data
    gathered pursuant to this section shall be made available to
    the public upon request, in a timely manner following
    submission of the applicable report under subsection (b),
    except that personally identifiable information shall not be
    disclosed or made available to the public.
        (d) Limit on Amount Expended.--The amount expended by the
    Secretary to carry out this section for any fiscal year may not
    exceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out
    this title for the fiscal year.

    SEC. 310. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Activities Reports.--Each grantee receiving funds under
    this title during a year shall submit a report to the Secretary
    not later than July 30 of the following year regarding the
    activities carried out with the funds during the preceding
    year.
        (b) Achievement Reports.--
                (1) In general.--In addition to the reports
            required under subsection (a), each grantee shall, not
            later than September 1 of the year during which the
            second academic year of the grantee's program is
            completed and each of the next 2 years thereafter,
            submit a report to the Secretary regarding the data
            collected in the previous 2 academic years concerning--
                        (A) the academic achievement of students
                    participating in the program;
                        (B) the graduation and college admission
                    rates of students who participate in the
                    program, where appropriate; and
                        (C) parental satisfaction with the program.
                (2) Prohibiting disclosure of personal
            information.--No report under this subsection may
            contain any personally identifiable information.
        (c) Reports to Parent.--
                (1) In general.--Each grantee shall ensure that
            each school participating in the grantee's program
            under this title during a year reports at least once
            during the year to the parents of each of the school's
            students who are participating in the program on--
                        (A) the student's academic achievement, as
                    measured by a comparison with the aggregate
                    academic achievement of other participating
                    students at the student's school in the same
                    grade or level, as appropriate, and the
                    aggregate academic achievement of the student's
                    peers at the student's school in the same grade
                    or level, as appropriate; and
                        (B) the safety of the school, including the
                    incidence of school violence, student
                    suspensions, and student expulsions.
                (2) Prohibiting disclosure of personal
            information.--No report under this subsection may
            contain any personally identifiable information, except
            as to the student who is the subject of the report to
            that student's parent.
        (d) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations, Education and the Workforce, and
    Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the
    Committees on Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor, and
    Pensions, and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an annual
    report on the findings of the reports submitted under
    subsections (a) and (b).

    SEC. 311. OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.

        (a) Requests for Data and Information.--Each school
    participating in a program funded under this title shall comply
    with all requests for data and information regarding
    evaluations conducted under section 309(a).
        (b) Rules of Conduct and Other School Policies.--A
    participating school, including those described in section
    308(d), may require eligible students to abide by any rules of
    conduct and other requirements applicable to all other students
    at the school.

    SEC. 312. DEFINITIONS.

        As used in this title:
                (1) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary
            school'' means an institutional day or residential
            school, including a public elementary charter school,
            that provides elementary education, as determined under
            District of Columbia law.
                (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''
            means any of the following:
                        (A) An educational entity of the District
                    of Columbia Government.
                        (B) A nonprofit organization.
                        (C) A consortium of nonprofit
                    organizations.
                (3) Eligible student.--The term ``eligible
            student'' means a student who--
                        (A) is a resident of the District of
                    Columbia; and
                        (B) comes from a household whose income
                    does not exceed 185 percent of the poverty
                    line.
                (4) Parent.--The term ``parent'' has the meaning
            given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
            Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
                (5) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' has
            the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the
            Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
            U.S.C. 7801).
                (6) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary
            school'' means an institutional day or residential
            school, including a public secondary charter school, as
            determined under District of Columbia law, except that
            the term does not include any education beyond grade
            12.
                (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
            Secretary of Education.

    SEC. 313. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
    title $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be
    necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

                          TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 401. Whenever in this Act, an amount is specified
    within an appropriation for particular purposes or objects of
    expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise specified, shall be
    considered as the maximum amount that may be expended for said
    purpose or object rather than an amount set apart exclusively
    therefor.
        Sec. 402. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for
    expenses of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations
    concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government,
    when authorized by the Mayor: Provided, That in the case of the
    Council of the District of Columbia, funds may be expended with
    the authorization of the Chairman of the Council.
        Sec. 403. There are appropriated from the applicable funds
    of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for
    making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or
    judgments that have been entered against the District of
    Columbia government: Provided, That nothing contained in this
    section shall be construed as modifying or affecting the
    provisions of section 11(c)(3) of title XII of the District of
    Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947 (D.C. Official
    Code, sec. 47-1812.11(c)(3)).
        Sec. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
    fiscal year unless expressly to provided herein.
        Sec. 405. No funds appropriated in this Act for the
    District of Columbia government for the operation of
    educational institutions, the compensation of personnel, or for
    other educational purposes may be used to permit, encourage,
    facilitate, or further partisan political activities. Nothing
    herein is intended to prohibit the availability of school
    buildings for the use of any community or partisan political
    group during non-school hours.
        Sec. 406. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
    be made available to pay the salary of any employee of the
    District of Columbia government whose name, title, grade, and
    salary are not available for inspection by the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the
    Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives,
    the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the
    Council of the District of Columbia, or their duly authorized
    representative.
        Sec. 407. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part
    of this appropriation shall be used for publicity or propaganda
    purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott
    designed to support or defeat legislation pending before
    Congress or any State legislature.
        (b) The District of Columbia may use local funds provided
    in this Act to carry out lobbying activities on any matter
    other than--
                (1) the promotion or support of any boycott; or
                (2) statehood for the District of Columbia or
            voting representation in Congress for the District of
            Columbia.
        (c) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit
    any elected official from advocating with respect to any of the
    issues referred to in subsection (b).
        Sec. 408. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act to
    the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District
    government agencies, that remain available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided from any accounts
    in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection
    of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be
    available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through
    a reprogramming of funds which--
                (1) creates new programs;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or
            responsibility center;
                (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically
            denied, limited or increased under this Act;
                (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for
            any program, project, or responsibility center for
            which funds have been denied or restricted;
                (5) reestablishes any program or project previously
            deferred through reprogramming;
                (6) augments any existing program, project, or
            responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds
            in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
            less; or
                (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel
            assigned to a specific program, project or
            responsibility center,
    unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 30 days in
    advance of the reprogramming.
        (b) None the local funds contained in this Act may be
    available for obligation or expenditure for an agency through a
    transfer of any local funds from one appropriation heading to
    another unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate are notified in writing 30 days in
    advance of the transfer, except that in no event may the amount
    of any funds transferred exceed 4 percent of the local funds in
    the appropriations.
        Sec. 409. Consistent with the provisions of section 1301(a)
    of title 31, United States Code, appropriations under this Act
    shall be applied only to the objects for which the
    appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law.
        Sec. 410. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the
    provisions of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive
    Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official
    Code, sec. 1-601.01 et seq.), enacted pursuant to section
    422(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official
    Code, sec. 1-204l.22(3)), shall apply with respect to the
    compensation of District of Columbia employees: Provided, That
    for pay purposes, employees of the District of Columbia
    government shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5,
    United States Code.
        Sec. 411. No later than 30 days after the end of the first
    quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Mayor of the District of
    Columbia shall submit to the Council of the District of
    Columbia and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate the new fiscal year 2004 revenue
    estimates as of the end of such quarter. These estimates shall
    be used in the budget request for fiscal year 2005. The
    officially revised estimates at midyear shall be used for the
    midyear report.
        Sec. 412. No sole source contract with the District of
    Columbia government or any agency thereof may be renewed or
    extended without opening that contract to the competitive
    bidding process as set forth in section 303 of the District of
    Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C. Law 6-85; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 2-303.03), except that the District of
    Columbia government or any agency thereof may renew or extend
    sole source contracts for which competition is not feasible or
    practical, but only if the determination as to whether to
    invoke the competitive bidding process has been made in
    accordance with duly promulgated rules and procedures and has
    been reviewed and certified by the Chief Financial Officer of
    the District of Columbia.
        Sec. 413. (a) In the event a sequestration order is issued
    pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
    Act of 1985 after the amounts appropriated to the District of
    Columbia for the fiscal year involved have been paid to the
    District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia
    shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, within 15 days
    after receipt of a request therefor from the Secretary of the
    Treasury, such amounts as are sequestered by the order:
    Provided, That the sequestration percentage specified in the
    order shall be applied proportionately to each of the Federal
    appropriation accounts in this Act that are not specifically
    exempted from sequestration by such Act.
        (b) For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985, the term ``program, project, and
    activity'' shall be synonymous with and refer specifically to
    each account appropriating Federal funds in this Act, and any
    sequestration order shall be applied to each of the accounts
    rather than to the aggregate total of those accounts: Provided,
    That sequestration orders shall not be applied to any account
    that is specifically exempted from sequestration by the
    Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
        Sec. 414. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act
    may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for
    salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices
    of United States Senator or United States Representative under
    section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood
    Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3-171;
    D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
        Sec. 415. None of the funds appropriated under this Act
    shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the
    mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or
    where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
        Sec. 416. None of the Federal funds made available in this
    Act may be used to implement or enforce the Health Care
    Benefits Expansion Act of 1992 (D.C. Law 9-114; D.C. Official
    Code, sec. 32-701 et seq.) or to otherwise implement or enforce
    any system of registration of unmarried, cohabiting couples,
    including but not limited to registration for the purpose of
    extending employment, health, or governmental benefits to such
    couples on the same basis that such benefits are extended to
    legally married couples.
        Sec. 417. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
    Act, the Mayor, in consultation with the Chief Financial
    Officer of the District of Columbia may accept, obligate, and
    expend Federal, private, and other grants received by the
    District government that are not reflected in the amounts
    appropriated in this Act.
        (b)(1) No such Federal, private, or other grant may be
    accepted, obligated, or expended pursuant to subsection (a)
    until--
                (A) the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
            Columbia submits to the Council a report setting forth
            detailed information regarding such grant; and
                (B) the Council has reviewed and approved the
            acceptance, obligation, and expenditure of such grant.
        (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the Council shall be
    deemed to have reviewed and approved the acceptance,
    obligation, and expenditure of a grant if--
                (A) no written notice of disapproval is filed with
            the Secretary of the Council within 14 calendar days of
            the receipt of the report from the Chief Financial
            Officer under paragraph (1)(A); or
                (B) if such a notice of disapproval is filed within
            such deadline, the Council does not by resolution
            disapprove the acceptance, obligation, or expenditure
            of the grant within 30 calendar days of the initial
            receipt of the report from the Chief Financial Officer
            under paragraph (1)(A).
        (c) No amount may be obligated or expended from the general
    fund or other funds of the District of Columbia government in
    anticipation of the approval or receipt of a grant under
    subsection (b)(2) or in anticipation of the approval or receipt
    of a Federal, private, or other grant not subject to such
    subsection.
        (d) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
    shall prepare a quarterly report setting forth detailed
    information regarding all Federal, private, and other grants
    subject to this section. Each such report shall be submitted to
    the Council of the District of Columbia and to the Committees
    on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
    not later than 15 days after the end of the quarter covered by
    the report.
        Sec. 418. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section,
    none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other
    Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the
    District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the
    officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of
    the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of
    this paragraph, the term ``official duties'' does not include
    travel between the officer's or employee's residence and
    workplace, except in the case of--
                (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan
            Police Department who resides in the District of
            Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the
            Department;
                (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer
            or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and
            Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in
            the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
                (3) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
                (4) the Chairman of the Council of the District of
            Columbia.
        (b) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
    shall submit by March 1, 2004, an inventory, as of September
    30, 2003, of all vehicles owned, leased or operated by the
    District of Columbia government. The inventory shall include,
    but not be limited to, the department to which the vehicle is
    assigned; the year and make of the vehicle; the acquisition
    date and cost; the general condition of the vehicle; annual
    operating and maintenance costs; current mileage; and whether
    the vehicle is allowed to be taken home by a District officer
    or employee and if so, the officer or employee's title and
    resident location.
        Sec. 419. None of the funds contained in this Act may be
    used for purposes of the annual independent audit of the
    District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2004 unless--
                (1) the audit is conducted by the Inspector General
            of the District of Columbia, in coordination with the
            Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia,
            pursuant to section 208(a)(4) of the District of
            Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985 (D.C.
            Official Code, sec. 2-302.8); and
                (2) the audit includes as a basic financial
            statement a comparison of audited actual year-end
            results with the revenues submitted in the budget
            document for such year and the appropriations enacted
            into law for such year using the format, terminology,
            and classifications contained in the law making the
            appropriations for the year and its legislative
            history.
        Sec. 420. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may
    be used by the District of Columbia Corporation Counsel or any
    other officer or entity of the District government to provide
    assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks
    to require Congress to provide for voting representation in
    Congress for the District of Columbia.
        (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia
    Corporation Counsel from reviewing or commenting on briefs in
    private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the
    District government regarding such lawsuits.
        Sec. 421. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may
    be used for any program of distributing sterile needles or
    syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
        (b) Any individual or entity who receives any funds
    contained in this Act and who carries out any program described
    in subsection (a) shall account for all funds used for such
    program separately from any funds contained in this Act.
        Sec. 422. None of the funds contained in this Act may be
    used after the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on
    the date of the enactment of this Act to pay the salary of any
    chief financial officer of any office of the District of
    Columbia government (including any independent agency of the
    District of Columbia) who has not filed a certification with
    the Mayor and the Chief Financial Officer of the District of
    Columbia that the officer understands the duties and
    restrictions applicable to the officer and the officer's agency
    as a result of this Act (and the amendments made by this Act),
    including any duty to prepare a report requested either in the
    Act or in any of the reports accompanying the Act and the
    deadline by which each report must be submitted. The Chief
    Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall provide to
    the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate by the 10th day after the end of
    each quarter a summary list showing each report, the due date,
    and the date submitted to the Committees.
        Sec. 423. (a) None of the funds contained in this Act may
    be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to
    legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the
    possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance
    under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) or any
    tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
        (b) The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment
    Initiative of 1998, also known as Initiative 59, approved by
    the electors of the District of Columbia on November 3, 1998,
    shall not take effect.
        Sec. 424. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent
    the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from
    addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage
    by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress
    that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a
    ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions for religious
    beliefs and moral convictions.
        Sec. 425. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Government Reform
    of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
    Governmental Affairs of the Senate quarterly reports
    addressing--
                (1) crime, including the homicide rate,
            implementation of community policing, the number of
            police officers on local beats, and the closing down of
            open-air drug markets;
                (2) access to substance and alcohol abuse
            treatment, including the number of treatment slots, the
            number of people served, the number of people on
            waiting lists, and the effectiveness of treatment
            programs;
                (3) management of parolees and pre-trial violent
            offenders, including the number of halfway houses
            escapes and steps taken to improve monitoring and
            supervision of halfway house residents to reduce the
            number of escapes to be provided in consultation with
            the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for
            the District of Columbia;
                (4) education, including access to special
            education services and student achievement to be
            provided in consultation with the District of Columbia
            Public Schools and the District of Columbia public
            charter schools;
                (5) improvement in basic District services,
            including rat control and abatement;
                (6) application for and management of Federal
            grants, including the number and type of grants for
            which the District was eligible but failed to apply and
            the number and type of grants awarded to the District
            but for which the District failed to spend the amounts
            received; and
                (7) indicators of child well-being.
        Sec. 426. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer of the
    District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees
    of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of
    Columbia a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the
    format of the budget that the District of Columbia government
    submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia
    Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-204.42), for all
    agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year
    2003 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation
    and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and
    other-than-personal-services, respectively, with anticipated
    actual expenditures.
        Sec. 427. None of the funds contained in this Act may be
    used to issue, administer, or enforce any order by the District
    of Columbia Commission on Human Rights relating to docket
    numbers 93-030-(PA) and 93-031-(PA).
        Sec. 428. None of the Federal funds made available in this
    Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
    instrumentality of the United States Government, except
    pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided
    in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
        Sec. 429. During fiscal year 2004 and any subsequent fiscal
    year, in addition to any other authority to pay claims and
    judgments, any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    District government may use local funds to pay the settlement
    or judgment of a claim or lawsuit in an amount less than
    $10,000, in accordance with the Risk Management for Settlements
    and Judgments Amendment Act of 2000 (D.C. Law 13-172; D.C.
    Official Code, sec. 2-402).
        Sec. 430. Notwithstanding any other law, the District of
    Columbia Courts shall transfer to the general treasury of the
    District of Columbia all fines levied and collected by the
    Courts under section 10(b)(1) and (2) of the District of
    Columbia Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50-2201.05(b)(1)
    and (2)). The transferred funds shall remain available until
    expended and shall be used by the Office of the Corporation
    Counsel for enforcement and prosecution of District traffic
    alcohol laws in accordance with section 10(b)(3) of the
    District of Columbia Traffic Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 50-
    2201.05(b)(3)).
        Sec. 431. During fiscal year 2004 and any subsequent fiscal
    year, any agency of the District government may transfer to the
    Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (OLRCB)
    such local funds as may be necessary to pay for representation
    by OLRCB in third-party cases, grievances, and dispute
    resolution, pursuant to an intra-District agreement with OLRCB.
    These amounts shall be available for use by OLRCB to reimburse
    the cost of providing the representation.
        Sec. 432. None of the funds contained in this Act may be
    made available to pay--
                (1) the fees of an attorney who represents a party
            in an action or an attorney who defends an action,
            including an administrative proceeding, brought against
            the District of Columbia Public Schools under the
            Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
            1400 et seq.) in excess of $4,000 for that action; or
                (2) the fees of an attorney or firm whom the Chief
            Financial Officer of the District of Columbia
            determines to have a pecuniary interest, either through
            an attorney, officer or employee of the firm, in any
            special education diagnostic services, schools, or
            other special education service providers.
        Sec. 433. The Chief Financial Officer of the District of
    Columbia shall require attorneys in special education cases
    brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) in
    the District of Columbia to certify in writing that the
    attorney or representative rendered any and all services for
    which they receive awards, including those received under a
    settlement agreement or as part of an administrative
    proceeding, under the IDEA from the District of Columbia:
    Provided, That as part of the certification, the Chief
    Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall require all
    attorneys in IDEA cases to disclose any financial, corporate,
    legal, memberships on boards of directors, or other
    relationships with any special education diagnostic services,
    schools, or other special education service providers to which
    the attorneys have referred any clients as part of this
    certification: Provided further, That the Chief Financial
    Officer shall prepare and submit quarterly reports to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and Senate on the certification of and the amount paid by the
    government of the District of Columbia, including the District
    of Columbia Public Schools, to attorneys in cases brought under
    IDEA: Provided further, That the Inspector General of the
    District of Columbia may conduct investigations to determine
    the accuracy of the certifications.
        Sec. 434. Section 603(e)(3)(C)(iv) of the Student Loan
    Marketing Association Reorganization Act of 1996 (20 U.S.C.
    1155(e)(3)(C)(iv)) is amended as follows:
                (1) by inserting ``for a fiscal year'' after ``this
            subparagraph''; and
                (2) by inserting ``for the fiscal year'' before the
            period.
        Sec. 435. Chapter 3 of title 16, District of Columbia Code,
    is amended by inserting at the end the following new section:

    ``SEC. 16-316. APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF COUNSEL; GUARDIAN AD
                        LITEM.

        ``(a) When a petition for adoption has been filed and there
    has been no termination or relinquishment of parental rights
    with respect to the proposed adoptee or consent to the proposed
    adoption by a parent or guardian whose consent is required
    under D.C. Code section 16-304, the Court may appoint an
    attorney to represent such parent or guardian in the adoption
    proceeding if the individual is financially unable to obtain
    adequate representation.
        ``(b) The Court may appoint a guardian ad litem who is an
    attorney to represent the child in an adoption proceeding. The
    guardian ad litem shall in general be charged with the
    representation of the child's best interest.
        ``(c) An attorney appointed pursuant to subsection (a) or
    (b) of this section shall be compensated in accordance with
    D.C. Code section 16-2326.01, except that compensation in the
    adoption case shall be subject to the limitation set forth in
    D.C. Code section 16-2326.01(b)(2).''
        The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 16, District
    of Columbia Code, is amended by inserting at the end the
    following new item:

    ``Sec. 16-316. Appointment and compensation of counsel; guardian ad
              litem.''.

        Sec. 436. The amount appropriated by this Act may be
    increased by no more than $15,000,000 from funds identified in
    the comprehensive annual financial report as the District's
    fiscal year 2003 unexpended general fund surplus. The District
    may obligate and expend these amounts only in accordance with
    the following conditions:
                (1) The Chief Financial Officer of the District of
            Columbia shall certify that the use of any such amounts
            is not anticipated to have a negative impact on the
            District's long-term financial, fiscal, and economic
            vitality.
                (2) The District of Columbia may only use these
            funds for the following expenditures:
                        (A) Unanticipated one-time expenditures;
                        (B) To avoid deficit spending;
                        (C) Debt Reduction;
                        (D) Unanticipated program needs; or
                        (E) To avoid revenue shortfalls.
                (3) The amounts shall be obligated and expended in
            accordance with laws enacted by the Council in support
            of each such obligation or expenditure.
                (4) The amounts may not be used to fund the
            agencies of the District of Columbia government under
            court ordered receivership.
                (5) The amounts may be obligated and expended only
            if approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives and Senate in advance of any
            obligation or expenditure.
        This division may be cited as the ``District of Columbia
    Appropriations Act, 2004''.

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

                                     AN ACT

      Making appropriations for foreign opeations, export financing, and
    related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for
                                other purposes.

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
    ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:

                   TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                    Export-Import Bank of the United States

        The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized
    to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and
    borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in
    accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments
    without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by
    section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may
    be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal
    year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds
    available during the current fiscal year may be used to make
    expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of
    nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other
    than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the
    Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to
    receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that
    has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the
    enactment of this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding
    section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428, as amended, sections 1(a)
    and (b) of Public Law 103-428 shall remain in effect through
    October 1, 2004.

                            ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
    guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of
    passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors,
    $72,895,000: Provided, That the Export-Import Bank may accept,
    and use, payment or services provided by transaction
    participants for legal, financial, or technical services in
    connection with any transaction for which an application for a
    loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of
    the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof
    shall remain in effect until October 1, 2004.

                    Overseas Private Investment Corporation

                               NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

        The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized
    to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided
    by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments within the
    limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law as
    may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for
    administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance
    programs (including an amount for official reception and
    representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall
    not exceed $41,385,000: Provided further, That project-specific
    transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred
    in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with
    services provided to specific investors or potential investors
    pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    shall not be considered administrative expenses for the
    purposes of this heading.

                                PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $24,000,000,
    as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private
    Investment Corporation Non-Credit Account: Provided, That such
    costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
    defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
    Provided further, That such sums shall be available for direct
    loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made
    during fiscal years 2004 and 2005: Provided further, That such
    sums shall remain available through fiscal year 2012 for the
    disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated in fiscal
    year 2004, and through fiscal year 2013 for the disbursement of
    direct and guaranteed loans obligated in fiscal year 2005.
        In addition, such sums as may be necessary for
    administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be
    derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to
    carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas
    Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged
    with said account.

                      Funds Appropriated to the President

                          TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $50,000,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2005.

                    TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                      Funds Appropriated to the President

        For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out
    the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for
    other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 2004,
    unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:

               UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                    CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, for child survival, health, and family planning/
    reproductive health activities, in addition to funds otherwise
    available for such purposes, $1,835,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That this amount
    shall be made available for such activities as: (1)
    immunization programs; (2) oral rehydration programs; (3)
    health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly
    address the needs of mothers and children, and related
    education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or
    orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the
    prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS,
    tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases,
    and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/
    AIDS, including children displaced or orphaned by AIDS; and (6)
    family planning/reproductive health: Provided further, That
    none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made
    available for nonproject assistance, except that funds may be
    made available for such assistance for ongoing health
    activities: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not to exceed $250,000, in addition to
    funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to
    monitor and provide oversight of child survival, maternal and
    family planning/reproductive health, and infectious disease
    programs: Provided further, That the following amounts should
    be allocated as follows: $330,000,000 for child survival and
    maternal health; $28,000,000 for vulnerable children;
    $516,500,000 for HIV/AIDS including not less than $22,000,000
    which should be made available to support the development of
    microbicides as a means for combating HIV/AIDS; $185,000,000
    for other infectious diseases; and $375,500,000 for family
    planning/reproductive health, including in areas where
    population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species:
    Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
    heading, and in addition to funds allocated under the previous
    proviso, not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the
    United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and
    Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) as
    amended by section 595 of this Act, for a United States
    contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
    Malaria (the ``Global Fund''), and shall be expended at the
    minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and
    activities: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading that are available for HIV/AIDS programs and
    activities, not less than $26,000,000 should be made available
    for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and not less than
    $26,000,000 should be made available for a United States
    contribution to UNAIDS: Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, $60,000,000 should be made
    available for a United States contribution to The Vaccine Fund,
    and up to $6,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with
    funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Operating
    Expenses of the United States Agency for International
    Development'' for costs directly related to international
    health, but funds made available for such costs may not be
    derived from amounts made available for contribution under this
    and preceding provisos: Provided further, That none of the
    funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances
    from prior appropriations may be made available to any
    organization or program which, as determined by the President
    of the United States, supports or participates in the
    management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary
    sterilization: Provided further, That none of the funds made
    available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance
    of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or
    coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That
    none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to
    lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, That in order
    to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds
    shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects
    which offer, either directly or through referral to, or
    information about access to, a broad range of family planning
    methods and services, and that any such voluntary family
    planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1)
    service providers or referral agents in the project shall not
    implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets,
    of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors,
    or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this
    provision shall not be construed to include the use of
    quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning
    purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of
    incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an
    individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor;
    or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or
    quota of total number of births, number of family planning
    acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family
    planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit,
    including the right of access to participate in any program of
    general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a
    consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family
    planning services; (4) the project shall provide family
    planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health
    benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those
    conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable
    and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the
    use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that
    experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical
    procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific
    study in which participants are advised of potential risks and
    benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which
    the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development determines that there has been a violation of the
    requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of
    this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the
    requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the
    Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
    a report containing a description of such violation and the
    corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That
    in awarding grants for natural family planning under section
    104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be
    discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or
    conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning;
    and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the
    requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further, That
    for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or
    appropriating funds for foreign operations, export financing,
    and related programs, the term ``motivate'', as it relates to
    family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit
    the provision, consistent with local law, of information or
    counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That
    nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any
    existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section
    104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further,
    That to the maximum extent feasible, taking into consideration
    cost, timely availability, and best health practices, funds
    appropriated in this Act or prior appropriations Acts that are
    made available for condom procurement shall be made available
    only for the procurement of condoms manufactured in the United
    States: Provided further, That information provided about the
    use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are
    funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically
    accurate and shall include the public health benefits and
    failure rates of such use.

                             DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

        For necessary expenses of the United States Agency for
    International Development to carry out the provisions of
    sections 103, 105, 106, and 131, and chapter 10 of part I of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,385,000,000, of which up
    to $150,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2005:
    Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under title II of
    this Act that are managed by or allocated to the United States
    Agency for International Development's Global Development
    Secretariat, may be made available except through the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That $190,000,000 should be allocated for
    trade capacity building: Provided further, That $235,000,000
    should be allocated for basic education: Provided further, That
    of the funds appropriated under this heading and managed by the
    United States Agency for International Development Bureau of
    Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, not less than
    $11,000,000 shall be made available only for programs to
    improve women's leadership capacity in recipient countries:
    Provided further, That such funds may not be made available for
    construction: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading that are made available for assistance
    programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims of
    war, not to exceed $32,500, in addition to funds otherwise
    available for such purposes, may be used to monitor and provide
    oversight of such programs: Provided further, That of the
    aggregate amount of the funds appropriated by this Act that are
    made available for agriculture and rural development programs,
    $25,000,000 should be made available for plant biotechnology
    research and development: Provided further, That not less than
    $2,300,000 should be made available for core support for the
    International Fertilizer Development Center: Provided further,
    That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
    than $19,000,000 should be made available for the American
    Schools and Hospitals Abroad program: Provided further, That of
    the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
    $10,000,000, in addition to other funds available under this
    heading for assistance for Mexico, should be made available for
    programs and activities in rural Mexico to promote
    microfinance, small business development, energy and
    environmental conservation, and private property ownership in
    rural communities, and to support small farmers who have been
    affected by adverse economic conditions: Provided further, That
    funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated by this Act, $100,000,000 shall be made
    available for drinking water supply projects and related
    activities.

                  INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE

        For necessary expenses of the United States Agency for
    International Development to carry out the provisions of
    section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended
    for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and
    reconstruction assistance, $235,500,000, to remain available
    until expended.
        In addition, for necessary expenses for assistance for
    famine prevention and relief, including for mitigation of the
    effects of famine, $20,000,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That such funds shall be made available
    utilizing the general authorities of section 491 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be in addition to amounts
    otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That
    funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available for
    obligation subject to prior consultation with the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                             TRANSITION INITIATIVES

        For necessary expenses for international disaster
    rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to
    section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $55,000,000,
    to remain available until expended, to support transition to
    democracy and to long-term development of countries in crisis:
    Provided, That such support may include assistance to develop,
    strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes,
    revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful
    resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the United
    States Agency for International Development shall submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days
    prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided
    further, That if the President determines that is important to
    the national interests of the United States to provide
    transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated
    under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated
    by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this
    heading and under the authorities applicable to funds
    appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That funds
    made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made
    available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                          DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided
    by the United States Agency for International Development, as
    authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961, funds may be derived by transfer from funds
    appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and
    under the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the
    Baltic States'': Provided, That such funds shall not exceed
    $21,000,000, which shall be made available only for micro and
    small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs
    which further the purposes of part I of the Act: Provided
    further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
    direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502
    of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided
    further,  That funds made available by this paragraph may be
    used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under
    this Act or prior Acts, and funds used for such costs shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
    credit programs administered by the United States Agency for
    International Development, $8,000,000, which may be transferred
    to and merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of
    the United States Agency for International Development:
    Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall
    remain available until September 30, 2007.

         PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

        For payment to the ``Foreign Service Retirement and
    Disability Fund'', as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of
    1980, $43,859,000.

       OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
                                  DEVELOPMENT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    $604,100,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain available
    until September 30, 2005: Provided, That none of the funds
    appropriated under this heading and under the heading ``Capital
    Investment Fund'' may be made available to finance the
    construction (including architect and engineering services),
    purchase, or long term lease of offices for use by the United
    States Agency for International Development, unless the
    Administrator has identified such proposed construction
    (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or
    long term lease of offices in a report submitted to the
    Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the
    obligation of these funds for such purposes: Provided further,
    That the previous proviso shall not apply where the total cost
    of construction (including architect and engineering services),
    purchase, or long term lease of offices does not exceed
    $1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts or agreements
    entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may
    entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through
    fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That in addition not to
    exceed $15,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the ``Iraq
    Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' (Public Law 108-11) to support
    the United States Agency for International Development mission
    in Iraq: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act
    may be used to open a new overseas mission of the United States
    Agency for International Development without the prior written
    notification of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
    further, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the
    Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out
    chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ``Operating Expenses of the
    United States Agency for International Development'' in
    accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided
    further, That during fiscal year 2004, the number of full-time
    equivalent positions for United States foreign service
    employees of the United States Agency for International
    Development for countries in the Latin America and Caribbean
    region shall not be reduced below the number for such employees
    for countries in that region as of September 30, 2003, except
    as provided through the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.

                            CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

        For necessary expenses for overseas construction and
    related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of
    information technology and related capital investments,
    pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    $82,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
    this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for
    such purposes: Provided further, That the Administrator of the
    United States Agency for International Development shall assess
    fair and reasonable rental payments for the use of space by
    employees of other United States Government agencies in
    buildings constructed using funds appropriated under this
    heading, and such rental payments shall be deposited into this
    account as an offsetting collection: Provided further, That the
    rental payments collected pursuant to the previous proviso and
    deposited as an offsetting collection shall be available for
    obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures
    of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
    assignment of United States Government employees or contractors
    to space in buildings constructed using funds appropriated
    under this heading shall be subject to the concurrence of the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
    this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

       OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
                    DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $35,000,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2005, which sum shall
    be available for the Office of the Inspector General of the
    United States Agency for International Development.

                      Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

                             ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    chapter 4 of part II, $2,132,500,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not less than $480,000,000 shall be
    available only for Israel, which sum shall be available on a
    grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed within 30
    days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not
    less than $575,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which
    sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash
    transfer assistance shall be provided with the understanding
    that Egypt will undertake significant economic reforms which
    are additional to those which were undertaken in previous
    fiscal years, and of which not less than $200,000,000 shall be
    provided as Commodity Import Program assistance: Provided
    further, That in exercising the authority to provide cash
    transfer assistance for Israel, the President shall ensure that
    the level of such assistance does not cause an adverse impact
    on the total level of nonmilitary exports from the United
    States to such country and that Israel enters into a side
    letter agreement in an amount proportional to the fiscal year
    1999 agreement: Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not less than $250,000,000
    should be made available only for assistance for Jordan:
    Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
    heading, up to $1,000,000 should be used to further legal
    reforms in the West Bank and Gaza, including judicial training
    on commercial disputes and ethics: Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be made available for
    administrative costs of the United States Agency for
    International Development to implement regional programs in
    Asia and the Near East, including the Middle East Partnership
    Initiative, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
    purposes: Provided further, That $13,500,000 of the funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be made available for
    Cyprus to be used only for scholarships, administrative support
    of the scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures
    aimed at reunification of the island and designed to reduce
    tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two
    communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That $35,000,000 of
    the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made
    available for assistance for Lebanon, of which not less than
    $4,000,000 should be made available for American educational
    institutions for scholarships and other programs: Provided
    further, That notwithstanding section 534(a) of this Act, funds
    appropriated under this heading that are made available for
    assistance for the Central Government of Lebanon shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
    $22,500,000 shall be made available for assistance for the
    Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, of which up to $1,000,000
    may be available for administrative expenses of the United
    States Agency for International Development: Provided further,
    That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
    than $1,500,000 should be made available for technical
    assistance for countries to implement and enforce the Kimberley
    Process Certification Scheme: Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading should be made available to
    support the development of justice and reconciliation
    mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda,
    Burundi, and Uganda, including programs to improve local
    capacity to prevent and respond to gender-based violence:
    Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
    may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to
    provide assistance to the National Democratic Alliance of Sudan
    to strengthen its ability to protect civilians from attacks,
    slave raids, and aerial bombardment by the Sudanese Government
    forces and its militia allies, and the provision of such funds
    shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in the
    previous proviso, the term ``assistance'' includes non-lethal,
    non-food aid such as blankets, medicine, fuel, mobile clinics,
    water drilling equipment, communications equipment to notify
    civilians of aerial bombardment, non-military vehicles, tents,
    and shoes: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not less than $1,750,000 should be made
    available for East Asia and Pacific Environment Initiatives:
    Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
    heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available to continue to
    support the provision of wheelchairs for needy persons in
    developing countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated
    under this heading that are made available for a Middle East
    Financing Facility, Middle East Enterprise Fund, or any other
    similar entity in the Middle East shall be subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations: Provided further, That with respect to funds
    appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts
    making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
    and related programs, the responsibility for policy decisions
    and justifications for the use of such funds, including whether
    there will be a program for a country that uses those funds and
    the amount of each such program, shall be the responsibility of
    the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and
    this responsibility shall not be delegated: Provided further,
    That of the funds appropriated in Public Law 108-106 under the
    heading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'', up to
    $100,000,000 may be transferred to and consolidated with funds
    appropriated by this Act under this heading and made available
    for Turkey, and up to $30,000,000 may be transferred to and
    consolidated with funds appropriated by this Act under this
    heading and made available for the Middle East Partnership
    Initiative: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
    this heading shall be made available for programs and countries
    in the amounts contained in the table accompanying the joint
    explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this Act:
    Provided further, That any proposed increases or decreases to
    the amounts contained in such table shall be subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961 and notifications shall be transmitted at least 15 days
    in advance of the obligation of funds.

                         INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    $18,500,000, which shall be available for the United States
    contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and shall be
    made available in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-
    Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415):
    Provided, That such amount shall be expended at the minimum
    rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and
    activities: Provided further, That funds made available under
    this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2005.

                           GLOBAL HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment,
    and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $491,000,000, to
    remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, $15,000,000 may be apportioned
    directly to the Peace Corps to remain available until expended
    for necessary expenses to carry out activities to combat HIV/
    AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $8,000,000
    may be made available for administrative expenses of the office
    of the ``Coordinator of United States Government Activities to
    Combat HIV/AIDS Globally'' of the Department of State: Provided
    further, That in carrying out the duties specified in section
    1(f)(2)(B)(ii)(VII) of the State Department Basic Authorities
    Act of 1956, the Coordinator shall ensure that assistance is
    provided for activities in not fewer than 15 countries, at
    least one of which shall not be in Africa or the Caribbean
    region: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
    this heading, up to $75,000,000 should be made available for
    the safe and appropriate use of injections and other forms of
    infection control and prevention, and for blood safety
    programs.

              ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES

        (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East
    European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $445,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005, which shall be available,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance and
    for related programs for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States:
    Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading
    that are made available for assistance for Bulgaria, $2,000,000
    should be made available to enhance safety at nuclear power
    plants: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
    this heading, and under the headings ``Assistance for the
    Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'', ``Foreign
    Military Financing Program'', and ``Economic Support Fund'',
    not less than $53,500,000 shall be made available for programs
    for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on,
    HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria: Provided further, That of
    the funds appropriated under this heading that are made
    available for Montenegro, not less than $12,000,000 shall be
    made available for economic development and environmental
    programs in the coastal region: Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated under this heading, up to $1,000,000 should
    be made available for a program to promote greater
    understanding and interaction among youth in Albania, Kosovo,
    Montenegro and Macedonia: Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be made available for
    programs and countries in the amounts contained in the table
    accompanying the joint explanatory statement of the managers
    accompanying this Act: Provided further, That any proposed
    increases or decreases to the amounts contained in such table
    shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations and section 634A of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 and notifications shall be transmitted
    at least 15 days in advance of the obligation of funds.
        (b) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the
    administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of
    economic assistance.
        (c) With regard to funds appropriated under this heading
    for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia and
    Herzegovina, and local currencies generated by such funds
    (including the conversion of funds appropriated under this
    heading into currency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local
    currency and local currency returned or repaid under such
    program) the Administrator of the United States Agency for
    International Development shall provide written approval for
    grants and loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of
    funds for such purposes, and prior to the use of funds that
    have been returned or repaid to any lending facility or
    grantee.
        (d) The provisions of section 529 of this Act shall apply
    to funds made available under subsection (c) and to funds
    appropriated under this heading: Provided, That notwithstanding
    any provision of this or any other Act, including provisions in
    this subsection regarding the application of section 529 of
    this Act, local currencies generated by, or converted from,
    funds appropriated by this Act and by previous appropriations
    Acts and made available for the economic revitalization program
    in Bosnia may be used in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
    to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961 and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of
    1989.
        (e) The President is authorized to withhold funds
    appropriated under this heading made available for economic
    revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he
    determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations
    that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not complied
    with article III of annex 1-A of the General Framework
    Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning the
    withdrawal of foreign forces, and that intelligence cooperation
    on training, investigations, and related activities between
    state sponsors of terrorism and terrorist organizations and
    Bosnian officials has not been terminated.

        ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

        (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the
    Independent States of the former Soviet Union and for related
    programs, $587,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005: Provided, That the provisions of such chapters shall
    apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided
    further, That of the funds made available for the Southern
    Caucasus region, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    funds may be used for confidence-building measures and other
    activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of the
    regional conflicts, especially those in the vicinity of
    Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be
    available only to meet the health and other assistance needs of
    victims of trafficking in persons: Provided further, That of
    the funds appropriated under this heading, $17,500,000 shall be
    made available solely for assistance for the Russian Far East,
    of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for
    programs and activities authorized under section 307 of the
    FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511): Provided further,
    That $4,000,000 shall be made available to promote freedom of
    the media and an independent media in Russia: Provided further,
    That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to
    $500,000 should be made available to support democracy building
    programs in Russia through the Sakharov Archives: Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts
    making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
    and related programs, that are made available pursuant to the
    provisions of section 807 of Public Law 102-511 shall be
    subject to a 6 percent ceiling on administrative expenses.
        (b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are
    made available for assistance for Ukraine, not less than
    $19,000,000 should be made available for nuclear reactor safety
    initiatives, and not less than $1,500,000 shall be made
    available for coal mine safety programs.
        (c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
    than $94,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
    Russia.
        (d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
    than $75,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
    Armenia.
        (e) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
    than $57,000,000 should be made available, in addition to funds
    otherwise available for such purposes, for assistance for child
    survival, environmental and reproductive health, and to combat
    HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and for
    related activities.
        (f)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that
    are allocated for assistance for the Government of the Russian
    Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from obligation until
    the President determines and certifies in writing to the
    Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the Russian
    Federation:
                (A) has terminated implementation of arrangements
            to provide Iran with technical expertise, training,
            technology, or equipment necessary to develop a nuclear
            reactor, related nuclear research facilities or
            programs, or ballistic missile capability; and
                (B) is providing full access to international non-
            government organizations providing humanitarian relief
            to refugees and internally displaced persons in
            Chechnya.
        (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                (A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, child
            survival activities, or assistance for victims of
            trafficking in persons; and
                (B) activities authorized under title V
            (Nonproliferation and Disarmament Programs and
            Activities) of the FREEDOM Support Act.
        (g) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply
    to--
                (1) activities to support democracy or assistance
            under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section
            1424 of Public Law 104-201 or non-proliferation
            assistance;
                (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and
            Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
                (3) any activity carried out by a member of the
            United States and Foreign Commercial Service while
            acting within his or her official capacity;
                (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or other
            assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment
            Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of
            the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et
            seq.);
                (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import
            Bank Act of 1945; or
                (6) humanitarian assistance.

                              Independent Agencies

                           INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

        For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the
    Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of
    section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $16,334,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2005.

                         AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

        For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the
    International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980,
    Public Law 96-533, $18,689,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That funds made available to
    grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project
    purposes when authorized by the board of directors of the
    Foundation: Provided further, That interest earned shall be
    used only for the purposes for which the grant was made:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the
    African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional
    circumstances the board of directors of the Foundation may
    waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with
    respect to a project: Provided further, That the Foundation
    shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations
    after each time such waiver authority is exercised.

                                  PEACE CORPS

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
    Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $310,000,000, including the
    purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
    administrative purposes for use outside of the United States:
    Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this
    heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further,
    That funds appropriated under this heading shall remain
    available until September 30, 2005: Provided further, That
    during fiscal year 2004 and any subsequent fiscal year, the
    Director of the Peace Corps may make appointments or
    assignments, or extend current appointments or assignments, to
    permit United States citizens to serve for periods in excess of
    five years in the case of individuals whose appointment or
    assignment, such as regional safety security officers and
    employees within the Office of the Inspector General, involves
    the safety of Peace Corps volunteers: Provided further, That
    the Director of the Peace Corps may make such appointments or
    assignments notwithstanding the provisions of section 7 of the
    Peace Corps Act limiting the length of an appointment or
    assignment, the circumstances under which such an appointment
    or assignment may exceed 5 years, and the percentage of
    appointments or assignments that can be made in excess of 5
    years.

                        MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

        For necessary expenses for the ``Millennium Challenge
    Account'', $650,000,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
    not more than $50,000,000 may be available for administrative
    expenses.

                              Department of State

              INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

        For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $241,700,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That during
    fiscal year 2004, the Department of State may also use the
    authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
    without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property
    from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose
    of providing it to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part I
    of that Act subject to the regular notification procedures of
    the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the
    funds appropriated under this heading, $12,000,000 should be
    made available for anti-trafficking in persons programs,
    including trafficking prevention, protection and assistance for
    victims, and prosecution of traffickers: Provided further, That
    the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committees on
    Appropriations not later than 45 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of
    funds appropriated under this heading, a report on the proposed
    uses of all funds under this heading on a country-by-country
    basis for each proposed program, project, or activity: Provided
    further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
    $7,105,000 should be made available for the International Law
    Enforcement Academy in Roswell, New Mexico, of which $2,105,000
    should be made available for construction and completion of a
    new facility: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, not more than $26,117,000 may be available
    for administrative expenses.

                         ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE

        For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support counterdrug
    activities in the Andean region of South America, $731,000,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That in
    fiscal year 2004, funds available to the Department of State
    for assistance to the Government of Colombia shall be available
    to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking,
    against activities by organizations designated as terrorist
    organizations such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
    Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the
    United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), and to take
    actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency
    circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations:
    Provided further, That this authority shall cease to be
    effective if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that
    the Colombian Armed Forces are not conducting vigorous
    operations to restore government authority and respect for
    human rights in areas under the effective control of
    paramilitary and guerrilla organizations: Provided further,
    That the President shall ensure that if any helicopter procured
    with funds under this heading is used to aid or abet the
    operations of any illegal self-defense group or illegal
    security cooperative, such helicopter shall be immediately
    returned to the United States: Provided further, That none of
    the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to
    support a Peruvian air interdiction program until the Secretary
    of State and Director of Central Intelligence certify to the
    Congress, 30 days before any resumption of United States
    involvement in a Peruvian air interdiction program, that an air
    interdiction program that permits the ability of the Peruvian
    Air Force to shoot down aircraft will include enhanced
    safeguards and procedures to prevent the occurrence of any
    incident similar to the April 20, 2001 incident: Provided
    further, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development, shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations
    not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated
    under this heading, a report on the proposed uses of all funds
    under this heading on a country-by-country basis for each
    proposed program, project, or activity: Provided further, That
    of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
    $257,000,000 shall be made available for alternative
    development/institution building, of which $229,200,000 shall
    be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for
    International Development: Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not less than $25,000,000
    should be made available for justice and rule of law programs
    in Colombia: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
    under this heading, in addition to funds made available
    pursuant to the previous proviso, not less than $13,000,000
    should be made available for organizations and programs to
    protect human rights: Provided further, That not more than 20
    percent of the funds appropriated by this Act that are used for
    the procurement of chemicals for aerial coca and poppy
    fumigation programs may be made available for such programs
    unless the Secretary of State, after consultation with the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
    certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that: (1) the
    herbicide mixture is being used in accordance with EPA label
    requirements for comparable use in the United States and any
    additional controls recommended by the EPA for this program,
    and with the Colombian Environmental Management Plan for aerial
    fumigation; and (2) the herbicide mixture, in the manner it is
    being used, does not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects
    to humans or the environment: Provided further, That such funds
    may not be made available unless the Secretary of State
    certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that complaints
    of harm to health or licit crops caused by such fumigation are
    evaluated and fair compensation is being paid for meritorious
    claims: Provided further,  That such funds may not be made
    available for such purposes unless programs are being
    implemented by the United States Agency for International
    Development, the Government of Colombia, or other
    organizations, in consultation with local communities, to
    provide alternative sources of income in areas where security
    permits for small-acreage growers whose illicit crops are
    targeted for fumigation: Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,500,000
    should be made available for continued training, equipment, and
    other assistance for the Colombian National Park Service:
    Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act may be
    used for aerial fumigation in Colombia's national parks or
    reserves if the Secretary of State determines that it is in
    accordance with Colombian laws and that there are no effective
    alternatives to reduce drug cultivation in these areas:
    Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this
    heading: Provided further, That assistance provided with funds
    appropriated under this heading that is made available
    notwithstanding section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, as amended, shall be made available subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations: Provided further, That the provisions of
    section 3204(b) through (d) of Public Law 106-246, as amended
    by Public Law 107-115, shall be applicable to funds
    appropriated for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That no
    United States Armed Forces personnel or United States civilian
    contractor employed by the United States will participate in
    any combat operation in connection with assistance made
    available by this Act for Colombia: Provided further, That
    funds appropriated under this heading that are available for
    assistance for the Bolivian military and police should be made
    available for such purposes subject to a determination by the
    Secretary of State, and a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations, that the Bolivian military and police are
    respecting human rights and cooperating with investigations and
    prosecutions of alleged violations of human rights: Provided
    further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not
    more than $16,285,000 may be available for administrative
    expenses of the Department of State, and not more than
    $4,500,000 may be available, in addition to amounts otherwise
    available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the
    United States Agency for International Development.

                        MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

        For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to
    enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by law,
    a contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross,
    assistance to refugees, including contributions to the
    International Organization for Migration and the United Nations
    High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities to meet
    refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel
    and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of
    1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of
    title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger
    motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code, $760,197,000, which shall remain
    available until expended: Provided, That not more than
    $21,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses:
    Provided further, That not less than $50,000,000 of the funds
    made available under this heading shall be made available for
    refugees from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and
    other refugees resettling in Israel: Provided further, That
    funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for
    a headquarters contribution to the International Committee of
    the Red Cross only if the Secretary of State determines (and so
    reports to the appropriate committees of Congress) that the
    Magen David Adom Society of Israel is not being denied
    participation in the activities of the International Red Cross
    and Red Crescent Movement.

         UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of
    1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $30,000,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That funds made available
    under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding the
    provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of such Act which would
    limit the amount of funds which could be appropriated for this
    purpose.

        NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

        For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-
    terrorism, demining and related programs and activities,
    $353,500,000, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part
    II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism
    assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of
    the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded
    ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
    activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    including activities implemented through nongovernmental and
    international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the
    International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United
    States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
    Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided, That of this amount
    not to exceed $30,000,000, to remain available until expended,
    may be made available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament
    Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote
    bilateral and multilateral activities relating to
    nonproliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That such
    funds may also be used for such countries other than the
    Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international
    organizations when it is in the national security interest of
    the United States to do so: Provided further, That funds
    appropriated under this heading may be made available for the
    International Atomic Energy Agency only if the Secretary of
    State determines (and so reports to the Congress) that Israel
    is not being denied its right to participate in the activities
    of that Agency: Provided further, That funds available during
    fiscal year 2004 for a contribution to the Comprehensive
    Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission and that are not
    necessary to make the United States contribution to the
    Commission in the amount assessed for fiscal year 2004 shall be
    made available for a voluntary contribution to the
    International Atomic Energy Agency and shall remain available
    until September 30, 2005: Provided further, That of the funds
    made available for demining and related activities, not to
    exceed $690,000, in addition to funds otherwise available for
    such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related
    to the operation and management of the demining program:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of State is authorized to
    provide, from funds appropriated under this heading in this and
    subsequent Acts making appropriations for foreign operations,
    export financing and related programs, not to exceed $250,000
    for public-private partnerships for mine action by grant,
    cooperative agreement, or contract: Provided further, That
    funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available
    for programs and countries in the amounts contained in the
    table accompanying the joint explanatory statement of the
    managers accompanying this Act: Provided further, That any
    proposed increases or decreases to the amounts contained in
    such table shall be subject to the regular notification
    procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and section 634A
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and notifications shall
    be transmitted at least 15 days in advance of the obligation of
    funds.

                           Department of the Treasury

                   INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $19,000,000,
    to remain available until September 30, 2006, which shall be
    available notwithstanding any other provision of law.

                               DEBT RESTRUCTURING

        For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan
    guarantees, as the President may determine, for which funds
    have been appropriated or otherwise made available for programs
    within the International Affairs Budget Function 150, including
    the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the
    United States as a result of concessional loans made to
    eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV and V of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, and of modifying concessional credit
    agreements with least developed countries, as authorized under
    section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and
    Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and concessional loans,
    guarantees and credit agreements, as authorized under section
    572 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
    Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-461), and of
    canceling amounts owed, as a result of loans or guarantees made
    pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, by countries
    that are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to title V of
    H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public
    Law 106-113, $95,000,000, to remain available until September
    30, 2006: Provided, That not less than $20,000,000 of the funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be made available to
    carry out the provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961: Provided further, That $75,000,000 of the funds
    appropriated under this heading may be used by the Secretary of
    the Treasury to pay to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
    (HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development amounts for the benefit of
    countries that are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to
    title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5)
    of Public Law 106-113: Provided further, That amounts paid to
    the HIPC Trust Fund may be used only to fund debt reduction
    under the enhanced HIPC initiative by--
                (1) the Inter-American Development Bank;
                (2) the African Development Fund;
                (3) the African Development Bank; and
                (4) the Central American Bank for Economic
            Integration:
    Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC Trust
    Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary of State
    has credible evidence that the government of such country is
    engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations of
    internationally recognized human rights or in military or civil
    conflict that undermines its ability to develop and implement
    measures to alleviate poverty and to devote adequate human and
    financial resources to that end: Provided further, That on the
    basis of final appropriations, the Secretary of the Treasury
    shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations concerning
    which countries and international financial institutions are
    expected to benefit from a United States contribution to the
    HIPC Trust Fund during the fiscal year: Provided further, That
    the Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the Committees on
    Appropriations not less than 15 days in advance of the
    signature of an agreement by the United States to make payments
    to the HIPC Trust Fund of amounts for such countries and
    institutions: Provided further, That the Secretary of the
    Treasury may disburse funds designated for debt reduction
    through the HIPC Trust Fund only for the benefit of countries
    that--
                (1) have committed, for a period of 24 months, not
            to accept new market-rate loans from the international
            financial institution receiving debt repayment as a
            result of such disbursement, other than loans made by
            such institutions to export-oriented commercial
            projects that generate foreign exchange which are
            generally referred to as ``enclave'' loans; and
                (2) have documented and demonstrated their
            commitment to redirect their budgetary resources from
            international debt repayments to programs to alleviate
            poverty and promote economic growth that are additional
            to or expand upon those previously available for such
            purposes:
    Provided further, That any limitation of subsection (e) of
    section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and
    Assistance Act of 1954 shall not apply to funds appropriated
    under this heading: Provided further, That none of the funds
    made available under this heading in this or any other
    appropriations Act shall be made available for Sudan or Burma
    unless the Secretary of the Treasury determines and notifies
    the Committees on Appropriations that a democratically elected
    government has taken office.

                         TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                      Funds Appropriated to the President

                 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $91,700,000,
    of which up to $3,000,000 may remain available until expended:
    Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom military
    education and training may be provided under this heading may
    include civilians who are not members of a government whose
    participation would contribute to improved civil-military
    relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for
    human rights: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
    this heading for military education and training for Guatemala
    may only be available for expanded international military
    education and training, and funds made available for Algeria,
    Cambodia, Nigeria and Guatemala may only be provided through
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                       FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President
    to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export
    Control Act, $4,294,000,000: Provided, That of the funds
    appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,160,000,000
    shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not less
    than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for
    Egypt: Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this
    paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the
    enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent
    that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for
    such purposes, grants made available for Israel by this
    paragraph shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be
    available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than
    $568,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel
    of defense articles and defense services, including research
    and development: Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated by this paragraph, $206,000,000 should be made
    available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of
    the funds appropriated by this paragraph, $17,000,000 may be
    transferred to and merged with funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Andean Counterdrug Initiative'' and made available
    for aircraft and related assistance for the Colombian National
    Police: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this
    paragraph shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement
    in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further,
    That funds made available under this paragraph shall be
    obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph
    (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
        None of the funds made available under this heading shall
    be available to finance the procurement of defense articles,
    defense services, or design and construction services that are
    not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export
    Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such
    procurements has first signed an agreement with the United
    States Government specifying the conditions under which such
    procurements may be financed with such funds: Provided, That
    all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be
    submitted through the regular notification procedures of
    section 515 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the
    funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for
    assistance for Sudan, Guatemala and Liberia: Provided further,
    That funds made available under this heading may be used,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the
    clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and
    may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and
    international organizations: Provided further, That the
    authority contained in the previous proviso or any other
    provision of law relating to the use of funds for programs
    under this heading, including provisions contained in
    previously enacted appropriations Acts, shall not apply to
    activities relating to the clearance of unexploded ordnance
    resulting from United States Armed Forces testing or training
    exercises: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall
    not apply to San Jose Island, Republic of Panama: Provided
    further, That only those countries for which assistance was
    justified for the ``Foreign Military Sales Financing Program''
    in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security
    assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this
    heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services
    or design and construction services that are not sold by the
    United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
    Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
    shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely
    payment for defense articles and services: Provided further,
    That not more than $40,500,000 of the funds appropriated under
    this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including
    the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only
    for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of
    administering military assistance and sales: Provided further,
    That not more than $361,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to
    section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be
    obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense
    during fiscal year 2004 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms
    Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded
    only through the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That foreign
    military financing program funds estimated to be outlayed for
    Egypt during fiscal year 2004 shall be transferred to an
    interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank
    of New York within 30 days of enactment of this Act.

                            PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $74,900,000:
    Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this
    heading shall be obligated or expended except as provided
    through the regular notification procedures of the Committees
    on Appropriations.

                   TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                      FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

                      INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

                          GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

        For the United States contribution for the Global
    Environment Facility, $139,240,000 to the International Bank
    for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global
    Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to
    remain available until expended.

           CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

        For payment to the International Development Association by
    the Secretary of the Treasury, $913,200,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of the
    Treasury shall work to ensure that the World Bank provides for
    an independent entity, such as a private auditing firm, to
    conduct and make publicly available an external performance
    audit which verifies whether the IDA-13 Spring 2004 performance
    targets have been met: Provided further, That any further
    incentive contribution for additional contributions for IDA-13
    regarding such targets shall be made only after the Secretary
    of the Treasury has reviewed and considered carefully the
    findings of any such independent external audit.

          CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY

        For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
    by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,124,000, for the United
    States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to
    remain available until expended.

                  LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

        The United States Governor of the Multilateral Investment
    Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal year limitation
    for the callable capital portion of the United States share of
    such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,475,203.

    CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT
                                      FUND

        For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral
    Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the
    United States contribution to the fund, $25,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                   CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

        For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the
    Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian Development
    Fund, as authorized by the Asian Development Bank Act, as
    amended, $144,421,000, to remain available until expended.

                  CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

        For payment to the African Development Bank by the
    Secretary of the Treasury, $5,104,930, for the United States
    paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain
    available until expended.

                  LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

        The United States Governor of the African Development Bank
    may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the callable
    capital portion of the United States share of such capital
    stock in an amount not to exceed $79,609,817.

                  CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

        For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the
    Treasury to the increase in resources of the African
    Development Fund, $112,725,000, to remain available until
    expended.

      CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

        For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and
    Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $35,431,111 for
    the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase
    in capital stock, to remain available until expended.

                  LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

        The United States Governor of the European Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal
    year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United
    States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed
    $122,085,497.

      contribution to the international fund for agricultural development

        For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the
    Treasury to increase the resources of the International Fund
    for Agricultural Development, $15,004,042, to remain available
    until expended.

                    international organizations and programs

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
    section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of
    section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program
    Participation Act of 1973, $321,650,000: Provided, That none of
    the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available
    to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided
    further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
    made available for programs and countries in the amounts
    contained in the table accompanying the joint explanatory
    statement of the managers accompanying this Act: Provided
    further, That any proposed increases or decreases to the
    amounts contained in such table shall be subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations and
    section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
    notifications shall be transmitted at least 15 days in advance
    of the obligation of funds.

                          TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

      COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL
                             FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

        Sec. 501. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be made
    as payment to any international financial institution while the
    United States Executive Director to such institution is
    compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with
    whatever compensation such Director receives from the United
    States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual
    occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule
    under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while any
    alternate United States Director to such institution is
    compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate
    provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of
    the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United
    States Code.
        (b) For purposes of this section, ``international financial
    institutions'' are: the International Bank for Reconstruction
    and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian
    Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the African
    Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the
    International Monetary Fund, the North American Development
    Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

                      PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS

        Sec. 502. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act for development assistance may be made
    available to any United States private and voluntary
    organization, except any cooperative development organization,
    which obtains less than 20 percent of its total annual funding
    for international activities from sources other than the United
    States Government: Provided, That the Administrator of the
    United States Agency for International Development, after
    informing the Committees on Appropriations, may, on a case-by-
    case basis, waive the restriction contained in this subsection,
    after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas
    development activities of the organization, its level of
    volunteer support, its financial viability and stability, and
    the degree of its dependence for its financial support on the
    agency.

                        LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES

        Sec. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for
    official residence expenses of the United States Agency for
    International Development during the current fiscal year:
    Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that,
    to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign
    currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars.

                             LIMITATION ON EXPENSES

        Sec. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
    entertainment expenses of the United States Agency for
    International Development during the current fiscal year.

                   LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

        Sec. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $125,000 shall be available
    for representation allowances for the United States Agency for
    International Development during the current fiscal year:
    Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that,
    to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign
    currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided further,
    That of the funds made available by this Act for general costs
    of administering military assistance and sales under the
    heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not to exceed
    $2,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses and not to
    exceed $125,000 shall be available for representation
    allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made available
    by this Act under the heading ``International Military
    Education and Training'', not to exceed $50,000 shall be
    available for entertainment allowances: Provided further, That
    of the funds made available by this Act for the Inter-American
    Foundation, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for
    entertainment and representation allowances: Provided further,
    That of the funds made available by this Act for the Peace
    Corps, not to exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for
    entertainment expenses: Provided further, That of the funds
    made available by this Act under the heading ``Trade and
    Development Agency'', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available
    for representation and entertainment allowances: Provided
    further, That of the funds made available by this Act under the
    heading ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', not to exceed
    $130,000 shall be available for representation and
    entertainment allowances.

              PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE

        Sec. 506. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds
    appropriated by this Act may be made available to provide
    assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral
    agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such
    assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a
    provision stating that assistance provided by the United States
    shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign
    government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek
    to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as
    necessary, to conform with this requirement.
        (b) Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount equivalent
    to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year
    2004 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government
    or entity against commodities financed under United States
    assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this
    Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors and
    subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds
    appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2005 and allocated
    for the central government of such country and for the West
    Bank and Gaza Program to the extent that the Secretary of State
    certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on
    Appropriations that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the
    Government of the United States.
        (c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis
    nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection
    (b).
        (d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation
    for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be
    reprogrammed for assistance to countries which do not assess
    taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective
    arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such
    taxes.
        (e) Determinations.--
                (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply
            to any country or entity the Secretary of State
            determines--
                        (A) does not assess taxes on United States
                    assistance or which has an effective
                    arrangement that is providing substantial
                    reimbursement of such taxes; or
                        (B) the foreign policy interests of the
                    United States outweigh the policy of this
                    section to ensure that United States assistance
                    is not subject to taxation.
                (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the
            Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to
            exercising the authority of this subsection with regard
            to any country or entity.
        (f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue
    rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to
    implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance
    contained in this section.
        (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
                (1) the terms ``taxes'' and ``taxation'' refer to
            value added taxes and customs duties imposed on
            commodities financed with United States assistance for
            programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act;
            and
                (2) the term ``bilateral agreement'' refers to a
            framework bilateral agreement between the Government of
            the United States and the government of the country
            receiving assistance that describes the privileges and
            immunities applicable to United States foreign
            assistance for such country generally, or an individual
            agreement between the Government of the United States
            and such government that describes, among other things,
            the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded
            the United States assistance provided under that
            agreement.
        (h) Relationship to Prior Law.--Section 579 of Division E
    of Public Law 108-7 shall be deemed to have been amended by
    subsection (f) of this section and the modifications made by
    this section to comparable provisions contained in section 579.

            PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES

        Sec. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended
    to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba,
    Libya, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes
    of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures
    shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees
    of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.

                                 MILITARY COUPS

        Sec. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended
    to finance directly any assistance to the government of any
    country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by
    decree or military coup: Provided, That assistance may be
    resumed to such government if the President determines and
    certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that subsequent
    to the termination of assistance a democratically elected
    government has taken office: Provided further, That the
    provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to
    promote democratic elections or public participation in
    democratic processes: Provided further, That funds made
    available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                                   TRANSFERS

        Sec. 509. (a)(1) Limitation on Transfers Between
    Agencies.--None of the funds made available by this Act may be
    transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
    other appropriation Act.
        (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers
    made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds
    appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred
    to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the
    provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961.
        (b) Transfers Between Accounts.--None of the funds made
    available by this Act may be obligated under an appropriation
    account to which they were not appropriated, except for
    transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the
    President, not less than five days prior to the exercise of any
    authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to
    transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy
    justification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate.
        (c) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers.--Any agreement for the
    transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or
    prior Acts, entered into between the United States Agency for
    International Development and another agency of the United
    States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
    law, shall expressly provide that the Office of the Inspector
    General for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of
    such funds shall perform periodic program and financial audits
    of the use of such funds: Provided, That funds transferred
    under such authority may be made available for the cost of such
    audits.

                     COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

        Sec. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of
    the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to
    Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies for the
    procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to
    purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial
    suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than
    helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible
    civilian application), if the President determines that there
    are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for
    those defense articles being provided by commercial lease
    rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.

                             AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

        Sec. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration
    of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this
    Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of
    chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section 667, chapter 4 of
    part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
    section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, and funds provided
    under the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the
    Baltic States'', shall remain available for an additional four
    years from the date on which the availability of such funds
    would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially
    obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of
    availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That,
    notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made
    available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4
    of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are
    allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to
    address balance of payments or economic policy reform
    objectives, shall remain available until expended.

                LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT

        Sec. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of
    any country which is in default during a period in excess of
    one calendar year in payment to the United States of principal
    or interest on any loan made to the government of such country
    by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are
    appropriated under this Act unless the President determines,
    following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations,
    that assistance to such country is in the national interest of
    the United States.

                               COMMERCE AND TRADE

        Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made
    available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and none
    of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to
    the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment
    Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan,
    any assistance or any other financial commitments for
    establishing or expanding production of any commodity for
    export by any country other than the United States, if the
    commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the
    time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become
    operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury
    to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing
    commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to
    the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of
    Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United
    States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States
    producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the
    Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on
    Appropriations.
        (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
    to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding
    feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction,
    consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection
    with the growth or production in a foreign country of an
    agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a
    similar commodity grown or produced in the United States:
    Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
                (1) activities designed to increase food security
            in developing countries where such activities will not
            have a significant impact on the export of agricultural
            commodities of the United States; or
                (2) research activities intended primarily to
            benefit American producers.

                              SURPLUS COMMODITIES

        Sec. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
    United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development, the International Development
    Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-
    American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the
    Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment
    Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European
    Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African
    Development Bank, and the African Development Fund to use the
    voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by
    these institutions, using funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to this Act, for the production or extraction of any
    commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world
    markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to
    United States producers of the same, similar, or competing
    commodity.

                           NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

        Sec. 515. For the purposes of providing the executive
    branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of
    the funds made available under this Act for ``Child Survival
    and Health Programs Fund'', ``Development Assistance'',
    ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and
    Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
    Enforcement'', ``Andean Counterdrug Initiative'', ``Assistance
    for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', ``Assistance for
    the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'', ``Economic
    Support Fund'', ``Global HIV/AIDS Initiative'', ``Peacekeeping
    Operations'', ``Capital Investment Fund'', ``Operating Expenses
    of the United States Agency for International Development'',
    ``Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for
    International Development Office of Inspector General'',
    ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
    Programs'', ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' (by country
    only), ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', ``International
    Military Education and Training'', ``Peace Corps'', and
    ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', shall be available for
    obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel
    assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in
    excess of the amount justified to the Committees on
    Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific
    headings unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
    of Congress are previously notified 15 days in advance:
    Provided, That the President shall not enter into any
    commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23
    of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major
    defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other
    major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or
    combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20
    percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress
    unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in
    advance of such commitment: Provided further, That this section
    shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program,
    or project for which funds are appropriated under title II of
    this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously
    justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity,
    program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided
    further, That the requirements of this section or any similar
    provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act
    requiring notification in accordance with the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
    may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk
    to human health or welfare: Provided further, That in case of
    any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the
    appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as
    early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after
    taking the action to which such notification requirement was
    applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating
    such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided
    pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the
    emergency circumstances.

    LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
                                    PROGRAMS

        Sec. 516. Subject to the regular notification procedures of
    the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under this
    Act or any previously enacted Act making appropriations for
    foreign operations, export financing, and related programs,
    which are returned or not made available for organizations and
    programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall remain available for
    obligation until September 30, 2005.

                 INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

        Sec. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former
    Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a
    government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union--
                (1) unless that government is making progress in
            implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on
            market principles, private ownership, respect for
            commercial contracts, and equitable treatment of
            foreign private investment; and
                (2) if that government applies or transfers United
            States assistance to any entity for the purpose of
            expropriating or seizing ownership or control of
            assets, investments, or ventures.

    Assistance may be furnished without regard to this subsection
    if the President determines that to do so is in the national
    interest.
        (b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
    ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
    Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a government
    of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that
    government directs any action in violation of the territorial
    integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent
    State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations
    included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds
    may be made available without regard to the restriction in this
    subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the
    national security interest of the United States.
        (c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
    ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
    Union'' shall be made available for any state to enhance its
    military capability: Provided, That this restriction does not
    apply to demilitarization, demining or nonproliferation
    programs.
        (d) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for
    the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' for the
    Russian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance for the
    Independent States of the former Soviet Union shall be subject
    to the provisions of section 117 (relating to environment and
    natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
        (f) Funds made available for Enterprise Funds shall be
    expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment
    for projects and activities.
        (g) In issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or
    making grants, with funds appropriated in this Act or prior
    appropriations Acts under the heading ``Assistance for the
    Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' and under
    comparable headings in prior appropriations Acts, for projects
    or activities that have as one of their primary purposes the
    fostering of private sector development, the Coordinator for
    United States Assistance to the New Independent States and the
    implementing agency shall encourage the participation of and
    give significant weight to contractors and grantees who propose
    investing a significant amount of their own resources
    (including volunteer services and in-kind contributions) in
    such projects and activities.

       PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION

        Sec. 518. None of the funds made available to carry out
    part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may
    be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of
    family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice
    abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I
    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used
    to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a
    method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial
    incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the
    funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any
    biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to
    methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary
    sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds
    made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any
    country or organization if the President certifies that the use
    of these funds by any such country or organization would
    violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and
    involuntary sterilizations.

                     EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES

        Sec. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
    other than for administrative expenses made available for
    fiscal year 2004, for programs under title I of this Act may be
    transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the
    purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such
    receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation,
    except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased
    by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That
    the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                       SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

        Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall
    be obligated or expended for Liberia, Serbia, Sudan, Zimbabwe,
    Pakistan, Cambodia, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    except as provided through the regular notification procedures
    of the Committees on Appropriations.

                  DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

        Sec. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ``program, project,
    and activity'' shall be defined at the appropriations Act
    account level and shall include all appropriations and
    authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limitations with
    the exception that for the following accounts: Economic Support
    Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program, ``program,
    project, and activity'' shall also be considered to include
    country, regional, and central program level funding within
    each such account; for the development assistance accounts of
    the United States Agency for International Development
    ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered to
    include central, country, regional, and program level funding,
    either as: (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by
    the executive branch in accordance with a report, to be
    provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of
    the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the
    Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

                      CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES

        Sec. 522. Up to $13,500,000 of the funds made available by
    this Act for assistance under the heading ``Child Survival and
    Health Programs Fund'', may be used to reimburse United States
    Government agencies, agencies of State governments,
    institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary
    organizations for the full cost of individuals (including for
    the personal services of such individuals) detailed or assigned
    to, or contracted by, as the case may be, the United States
    Agency for International Development for the purpose of
    carrying out activities under that heading: Provided, That up
    to $3,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for
    assistance under the heading ``Development Assistance'' may be
    used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and
    organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying out
    other development assistance activities: Provided further, That
    funds appropriated by titles II and III of this Act that are
    made available for bilateral assistance for child survival
    activities or disease programs including activities relating to
    research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/
    AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision
    of law except for the provisions under the heading ``Child
    Survival and Health Programs Fund'' and the United States
    Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of
    2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) as amended by
    section 595 of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds
    appropriated under title II of this Act, not less than
    $432,000,000 shall be made available for family planning/
    reproductive health.

                                  AFGHANISTAN

        Sec. 523. Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
    $405,000,000 shall be made available for humanitarian and
    reconstruction assistance for Afghanistan: Provided, That of
    the funds made available pursuant to this section, not less
    than $75,000,000 should be from funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'': Provided further, That of
    the funds made available pursuant to this section, not less
    than $2,000,000 should be made available for reforestation
    activities: Provided further, That funds made available
    pursuant to the previous proviso should be matched, to the
    maximum extent possible, with contributions from American and
    Afghan businesses: Provided further, That of the funds made
    available pursuant to this section, not less than $2,000,000
    should be made available for the Afghan Judicial Reform
    Commission: Provided further, That of the funds made available
    pursuant to this section, not less than $5,000,000 should be
    made available to support programs to address the needs of
    Afghan women through training and equipment to improve the
    capacity of women-led Afghan nongovernmental organizations and
    to support the activities of such organizations: Provided
    further, That not less than $2,000,000 should be made available
    for assistance for Afghan communities and families that suffer
    losses as a result of the military operations.

                    NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

        Sec. 524. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense
    articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify
    the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under
    the same conditions as are other committees pursuant to
    subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That before issuing a
    letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms
    Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the
    Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular
    notification procedures of such Committees if such defense
    articles are significant military equipment (as defined in
    section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in
    terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or
    if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use
    of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive
    such excess defense articles: Provided further, That such
    Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition
    cost of such defense articles.

                             USAID OVERSEAS PROGRAM

        Sec. 525. Funds appropriated by this and subsequent
    appropriations Acts to carry out the provisions of Part I of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe
    and the Baltic States'', may be made available to employ
    individuals overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to
    the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service
    Act of 1980: Provided, That in fiscal years 2004, 2005, and
    2006 the authority of this section may be used to hire not more
    than 85 individuals in each such year.

                               DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS

        Sec. 526. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the
    provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961, not less than $13,500,000 shall be made available
    for assistance for activities to support democracy, human
    rights, and the rule of law in the People's Republic of China
    and Hong Kong: Provided, That funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'' should be made available for
    assistance for Taiwan for the purposes of furthering political
    and legal reforms: Provided further, That such funds shall only
    be made available to the extent that they are matched from
    sources other than the United States Government: Provided
    further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of
    this subsection shall be subject to the regular notification
    procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
        (b)(1) In addition to the funds made available in
    subsection (a), of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'' not less than $11,500,000
    shall be made available for programs and activities to foster
    democracy, human rights, civic education, women's development,
    press freedom, and the rule of law in countries with a
    significant Muslim population, and where such programs and
    activities would be important to United States efforts to
    respond to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism:
    Provided, That funds made available pursuant to the authority
    of this subsection should support new initiatives or bolster
    ongoing programs and activities in those countries: Provided
    further, That not less than $3,000,000 of such funds shall be
    made available for programs and activities that provide
    professional training for journalists: Provided further, That
    of the funds appropriated under this heading, in addition to
    other amounts made available for Egypt in this Act, funds shall
    be made available to support civil society organizations
    working for democracy in Egypt: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
    $1,500,000 of such funds may be used for making grants to
    educational, humanitarian and nongovernmental organizations and
    individuals inside Iran to support the advancement of democracy
    and human rights in Iran: Provided further, That funds made
    available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.
        (2) In addition to funds made available under subsections
    (a) and (b)(1), of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'' not less than $3,000,000
    shall be made available for programs and activities of the
    National Endowment for Democracy to foster democracy, human
    rights, civic education, women's development, press freedom,
    and the rule of law in countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
        (c) Of the funds made available under subsection (a), not
    less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for the Human
    Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human
    Rights and Labor, Department of State, to support the
    activities described in subsection (a), and of the funds made
    available under subsection (b), not less than $7,000,000 shall
    be made available for such Fund to support the activities
    described in subsection (b): Provided, That the total amount of
    funds made available by this Act under ``Economic Support
    Fund'' for activities of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights
    and Labor, Department of State, including funds available in
    this section, shall be not less than $34,500,000.
        (d) Of the funds made available under subsection (a), not
    less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for the National
    Endowment for Democracy to support the activities described in
    subsection (a), and of the funds made available under
    subsection (b), not less than $3,500,000 shall be made
    available for the National Endowment for Democracy to support
    the activities described in subsection (b): Provided, That the
    Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations within 120 days of the date of enactment of this
    Act on the status of the allocation, obligation, and
    expenditure of such funds.

           PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

        Sec. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance
    under any heading of this Act and funds appropriated under any
    such heading in a provision of law enacted prior to the
    enactment of this Act, shall not be made available to any
    country which the President determines--
                (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any
            individual or group which has committed an act of
            international terrorism; or
                (2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
        (b) The President may waive the application of subsection
    (a) to a country if the President determines that national
    security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The
    President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register
    and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall
    notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver
    (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                              DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

        Sec. 528. In order to enhance the continued participation
    of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and
    debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which
    is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for
    International Development may place in interest bearing
    accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as
    a result of economic assistance provided under title II of this
    Act and any interest earned on such investment shall be used
    for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that
    organization.

                               SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

        Sec. 529. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--(1)
    If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign
    country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part
    II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which
    result in the generation of local currencies of that country,
    the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development shall--
                (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a
            separate account established by that government;
                (B) enter into an agreement with that government
            which sets forth--
                        (i) the amount of the local currencies to
                    be generated; and
                        (ii) the terms and conditions under which
                    the currencies so deposited may be utilized,
                    consistent with this section; and
                (C) establish by agreement with that government the
            responsibilities of the United States Agency for
            International Development and that government to
            monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements
            from the separate account.
        (2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with
    the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a
    separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent
    amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
                (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
            chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), for such
            purposes as--
                        (i) project and sector assistance
                    activities; or
                        (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
                (B) for the administrative requirements of the
            United States Government.
        (3) Programming accountability.--The United States Agency
    for International Development shall take all necessary steps to
    ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed
    pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account
    established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the
    purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
        (4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination
    of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
    chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any unencumbered
    balances of funds which remain in a separate account
    established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for
    such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that
    country and the United States Government.
        (5) Reporting requirement.--The Administrator of the United
    States Agency for International Development shall report on an
    annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted
    to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of local
    currencies for the administrative requirements of the United
    States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and
    such report shall include the amount of local currency (and
    United States dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for
    such purpose in each applicable country.
        (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--(1) If
    assistance is made available to the government of a foreign
    country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part
    II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer
    assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country
    shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account
    and not commingle them with any other funds.
        (2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds
    may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law
    which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance
    including provisions which are referenced in the Joint
    Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference
    accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-
    1159).
        (3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any
    such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the
    President shall submit a notification through the regular
    notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
    which shall include a detailed description of how the funds
    proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion
    of the United States interests that will be served by the
    assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the
    economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such
    assistance).
        (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be
    exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through
    the notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.

                          ENTERPRISE FUND RESTRICTIONS

        Sec. 530. Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting
    from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an
    Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets of
    the Enterprise Fund.

                                     BURMA

        Sec. 531. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
    the United States executive director to each appropriate
    international financial institution in which the United States
    participates, to oppose and vote against the extension by such
    institution of any loan or financial or technical assistance or
    any other utilization of funds of the respective bank to and
    for Burma.
        (b) Of the funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic
    Support Fund'', not less than $13,000,000 shall be made
    available to support democracy activities in Burma, along the
    Burma-Thailand border, for activities of Burmese student groups
    and other organizations located outside Burma, and for the
    purpose of supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance
    to displaced Burmese along Burma's borders: Provided, That of
    this amount $500,000 should be made available to support
    newspapers, publications, and other media activities promoting
    democracy inside Burma: Provided further, That funds made
    available under this heading may be made available
    notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further,
    That $5,000,000 shall be allocated to the United States Agency
    for International Development for humanitarian assistance for
    displaced Burmese and host communities in Thailand: Provided
    further, That not more than 60 days after enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
    Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development, shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations describing the amount and rate of disbursement
    of fiscal years 2002 and 2003 funding for HIV/AIDS programs and
    activities in Burma, the estimated amount of funds expended by
    the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on HIV/AIDS
    programs and activities in calendar years 2001, 2002, and 2003,
    and the extent to which international nongovernmental
    organizations are able to conduct HIV/AIDS programs throughout
    Burma, including the ability of expatriate staff to freely
    travel through the country and to conduct programmatic
    oversight independent of SPDC handling and monitoring: Provided
    further, That funds made available by this section shall be
    subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        (c) It is the sense of the Congress that the United Nations
    Security Council should debate and consider sanctions against
    Burma as a result of the threat to regional stability and peace
    posed by the repressive and illegitimate rule of the State
    Peace and Development Council.

    AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN
                             DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

        Sec. 532. Unless expressly provided to the contrary,
    provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions
    contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations
    for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs,
    shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or
    conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American
    Foundation Act or the African Development Foundation Act. The
    agency shall promptly report to the Committees on
    Appropriations whenever it is conducting activities or is
    proposing to conduct activities in a country for which
    assistance is prohibited.

                      IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES

        Sec. 533. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to provide--
                (a) any financial incentive to a business
            enterprise currently located in the United States for
            the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate
            outside the United States if such incentive or
            inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees
            of such business enterprise in the United States
            because United States production is being replaced by
            such enterprise outside the United States; or
                (b) assistance for any program, project, or
            activity that contributes to the violation of
            internationally recognized workers rights, as defined
            in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers
            in the recipient country, including any designated zone
            or area in that country: Provided, That the application
            of section 507(4) (D) and (E) of such Act should be
            commensurate with the level of development of the
            recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude
            assistance for the informal sector in such country,
            micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder
            agriculture.

                              SPECIAL AUTHORITIES

        Sec. 534. (a) Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Montenegro,
    Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced Burmese.--
    Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
    assistance for Afghanistan may be made available
    notwithstanding section 512 of this Act or any similar
    provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961, and funds appropriated in titles I and II of this Act
    that are made available for Lebanon, Montenegro, Pakistan, and
    for victims of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese,
    and to assist victims of trafficking in persons and, subject to
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations, to combat such trafficking, may be made
    available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
        (b) Tropical Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation
    Activities.--Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the
    provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part
    II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of
    supporting tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation
    activities and energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas
    emissions: Provided, That such assistance shall be subject to
    sections 116, 502B, and 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961.
        (c) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by
    this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part
    II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and
    title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
    Act of 1954, may be used by the United States Agency for
    International Development to employ up to 25 personal services
    contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim
    support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities
    managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are
    hired and trained: Provided, That not more than 10 of such
    contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided
    further, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of
    the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954,
    may be made available only for personal services contractors
    assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
        (d)(1) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of
    section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President determines
    and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate
    that it is important to the national security interests of the
    United States.
        (2) Period of application of waiver.--Any waiver pursuant
    to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period
    of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months
    after the enactment of this Act.
        (e) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award
    indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this
    Act, the United States Agency for International Development may
    provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for
    placing task orders under such contracts when the order is
    placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged
    business.
        (f) Shipment of Humanitarian Assistance.--During fiscal
    year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the amounts made
    available by the United States Agency for International
    Development to carry out the provisions of section 123(b) of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds may be made available
    to nongovernmental organizations for administrative costs
    necessary to implement a program to obtain available donated
    space on commercial ships for the shipment of humanitarian
    assistance overseas.
        (g) Reconstituting Civilian Police Authority.--In providing
    assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section
    660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a
    nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support
    for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity
    emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from
    instability.
        (h) National Endowment for Democracy.--Funds appropriated
    by this Act that are provided to the National Endowment for
    Democracy may be provided notwithstanding any other provision
    of law or regulation.
        (i) World Food Program.--Of the funds managed by the Bureau
    for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance of the
    United States Agency for International Development, from this
    or any other Act, not less than $6,000,000 shall be made
    available as a general contribution to the World Food Program,
    notwithstanding any other provision of law.
        (j) Sudan.--For the purposes of section 501 of Public Law
    106-570, the terms ``areas outside of control of the Government
    of Sudan'' and ``area in Sudan outside of control of the
    Government of Sudan'' shall, upon conclusion of a peace
    agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan
    People's Liberation Movement, have the same meaning and
    application as was the case immediately prior to the conclusion
    of such agreement.
        (k) Programs.--Of the funds appropriated under ``Economic
    Support Fund'' for Middle East regional programs, up to
    $5,000,000 may be made available for programs and activities of
    the Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies in Tel Aviv,
    Israel, and up to $5,000,000 may be made available for programs
    and activities of the Center for Human Dignity Museum of
    Tolerance in Jerusalem.

                         ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

        Sec. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that--
                (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the
            secondary boycott of American firms that have
            commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace
            in the region and to United States investment and trade
            in the Middle East and North Africa;
                (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably
            reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly
            terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of
            Israel immediately disbanded;
                (3) the three Arab League countries with diplomatic
            and trade relations with Israel should return their
            ambassadors to Israel, should refrain from downgrading
            their relations with Israel, and should play a
            constructive role in securing a peaceful resolution of
            the Israeli-Arab conflict;
                (4) the remaining Arab League states should
            normalize relations with their neighbor Israel;
                (5) the President and the Secretary of State should
            continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott
            of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that
            opposition by, for example, taking into consideration
            the participation of any recipient country in the
            boycott when determining to sell weapons to said
            country; and
                (6) the President should report to Congress
            annually on specific steps being taken by the United
            States to encourage Arab League states to normalize
            their relations with Israel to bring about the
            termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel,
            including those to encourage allies and trading
            partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting
            businesses from complying with the boycott and
            penalizing businesses that do comply.

                      ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES

        Sec. 536. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act or any subsequent Act for ``Economic
    Support Fund'', assistance may be provided to strengthen the
    administration of justice in countries in Latin America and the
    Caribbean and in other regions consistent with the provisions
    of section 534(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except
    that programs to enhance protection of participants in judicial
    cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660 of that Act.
    Funds made available pursuant to this section may be made
    available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second and
    third sentences of section 534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act
    of 1961.

                           ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE

        Sec. 537. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental
    Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other Act
    with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed
    to restrict assistance in support of programs of
    nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this
    Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12
    of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading
    ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'':
    Provided, That before using the authority of this subsection to
    furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental
    organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on
    Appropriations under the regular notification procedures of
    those committees, including a description of the program to be
    assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for
    furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in
    this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing
    statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary
    sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.
        (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2004, restrictions
    contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance
    for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance
    under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
    1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry
    out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this
    subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided
    through the regular notification procedures of the Committees
    on Appropriations.
        (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
                (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
            law prohibiting assistance to countries that support
            international terrorism; or
                (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
            law prohibiting assistance to the government of a
            country that violates internationally recognized human
            rights.

                             RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS

        Sec. 538. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which are
    earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs within the
    same account notwithstanding the earmark if compliance with the
    earmark is made impossible by operation of any provision of
    this or any other Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming
    shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance
    that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made
    available under the same terms and conditions as originally
    provided.
        (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection
    (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated
    by this Act and administered by the United States Agency for
    International Development that are earmarked for particular
    programs or activities by this or any other Act shall be
    extended for an additional fiscal year if the Administrator of
    such agency determines and reports promptly to the Committees
    on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a
    country or a significant change in circumstances makes it
    unlikely that such earmarked funds can be obligated during the
    original period of availability: Provided, That such earmarked
    funds that are continued available for an additional fiscal
    year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such earmark.

                             CEILINGS AND EARMARKS

        Sec. 539. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall
    not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or
    otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act
    specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum funding
    requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable
    to funds appropriated by this Act.

                     PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA

        Sec. 540. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within
    the United States not authorized before the date of the
    enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to
    exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry out the
    provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-533.

               PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS

        Sec. 541. None of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance
    Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any
    assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United
    Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
    chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
    costs for participation of another country's delegation at
    international conferences held under the auspices of
    multilateral or international organizations.

                  NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS--DOCUMENTATION

        Sec. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made available
    pursuant to this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental
    organization which fails to provide upon timely request any
    document, file, or record necessary to the auditing
    requirements of the United States Agency for International
    Development.

      PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT EXPORT LETHAL
       MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

        Sec. 543. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
    made available by this Act may be available to any foreign
    government which provides lethal military equipment to a
    country the government of which the Secretary of State has
    determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section
    6(j) of the Export Administration Act. The prohibition under
    this section with respect to a foreign government shall
    terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide
    such military equipment. This section applies with respect to
    lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered
    into after October 1, 1997.
        (b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other
    similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President
    determines that furnishing such assistance is important to the
    national interests of the United States.
        (c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) is
    exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report with respect to the
    furnishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include a
    detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided,
    including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and
    an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States
    national interests.

     WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES

        Sec. 544. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds
    appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance
    for a foreign country, an amount equal to 110 percent of the
    total amount of the unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and
    penalties owed by such country shall be withheld from
    obligation for such country until the Secretary of State
    submits a certification to the appropriate congressional
    committees stating that such parking fines and penalties are
    fully paid.
        (b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to subsection
    (a) may be made available for other programs or activities
    funded by this Act, after consultation with and subject to the
    regulation notification procedures of the appropriate
    congressional committees, provided that no such funds shall be
    made available for assistance to the central government of a
    foreign country that has not paid the total amount of the fully
    adjudicated parking fines and penalties owed by such country.
        (c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have been
    withheld under any other provision of law.
        (d) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set
    forth in subsection (a) no sooner than 60 days from the date of
    enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to a
    particular country, if the Secretary determines that it is in
    the national interests of the United States to do so.
        (e) Not later than 6 months after the initial exercise of
    the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary of State,
    after consultations with the City of New York, shall submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations describing a
    strategy, including a timetable and steps currently being
    taken, to collect the parking fines and penalties owed by
    nations receiving foreign assistance under this Act.
        (f) In this section:
                (1) The term ``appropriate congressional
            committees'' means the Committee on Appropriations of
            the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives.
                (2) The term ``fully adjudicated'' includes
            circumstances in which the person to whom the vehicle
            is registered--
                        (A)(i) has not responded to the parking
                    violation summons; or
                        (ii) has not followed the appropriate
                    adjudication procedure to challenge the
                    summons; and
                        (B) the period of time for payment of or
                    challenge to the summons has lapsed.
                (3) The term ``parking fines and penalties'' means
            parking fines and penalties--
                        (A) owed to--
                                (i) the District of Columbia; or
                                (ii) New York, New York; and
                        (B) incurred during the period April 1,
                    1997 through September 30, 2003.

        LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA

        Sec. 545. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation
    Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President
    has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the Middle
    East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Public Law
    104-107) or any other legislation to suspend or make
    inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
    and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That if the
    President fails to make the certification under section
    604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 or
    to suspend the prohibition under other legislation, funds
    appropriated by this Act may not be obligated for assistance
    for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank and
    Gaza.

                         WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN

        Sec. 546. If the President determines that doing so will
    contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide
    or other violations of international humanitarian law, the
    President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, of up to
    $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations
    War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former
    Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other
    tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or
    authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the
    ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:
    Provided, That the determination required under this section
    shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under
    section 552(c): Provided further, That the drawdown made under
    this section for any tribunal shall not be construed as an
    endorsement or precedent for the establishment of any standing
    or permanent international criminal tribunal or court: Provided
    further, That funds made available for tribunals other than
    Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall
    be made available subject to the regular notification
    procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                                   LANDMINES

        Sec. 547. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    demining equipment available to the United States Agency for
    International Development and the Department of State and used
    in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded
    ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a
    grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and
    conditions as the President may prescribe.

               RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

        Sec. 548. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new
    office of any department or agency of the United States
    Government for the purpose of conducting official United States
    Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza
    and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity
    provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles:
    Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the
    acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate
    General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That meetings between
    officers and employees of the United States and officials of
    the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian
    governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of
    Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United
    States Government business with such authority should continue
    to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has been
    true in the past, officers and employees of the United States
    Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects
    with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in
    the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have
    incidental discussions.

                   PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES

        Sec. 549. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act under the heading ``International
    Military Education and Training'' or ``Foreign Military
    Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities or
    under the headings ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund'',
    ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may
    be obligated or expended to pay for--
                (1) alcoholic beverages; or
                (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are
            substantially of a recreational character, including
            but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events,
            theatrical and musical productions, and amusement
            parks.

       RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES

        Sec. 550. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    made available to pay any voluntary contribution of the United
    States to the United Nations (including the United Nations
    Development Program) if the United Nations implements or
    imposes any taxation on any United States persons.

                                     HAITI

        Sec. 551. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to
    purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export
    Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard.

             LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

        Sec. 552. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds
    appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter
    4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be
    obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the
    Palestinian Authority.
        (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a)
    shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the
    Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro
    tempore of the Senate that waiving such prohibition is
    important to the national security interests of the United
    States.
        (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant
    to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period
    of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months
    after the enactment of this Act.
        (d) Report.--Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to
    subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the steps
    the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists,
    confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
    The report shall also include a description of how funds will
    be spent and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that
    they are properly disbursed.

                  LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES

        Sec. 553. None of the funds made available by this Act may
    be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign
    country if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that
    such unit has committed gross violations of human rights,
    unless the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees
    on Appropriations that the government of such country is taking
    effective measures to bring the responsible members of the
    security forces unit to justice: Provided, That nothing in this
    section shall be construed to withhold funds made available by
    this Act from any unit of the security forces of a foreign
    country not credibly alleged to be involved in gross violations
    of human rights: Provided further, That in the event that funds
    are withheld from any unit pursuant to this section, the
    Secretary of State shall promptly inform the foreign government
    of the basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent
    practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effective
    measures to bring the responsible members of the security
    forces to justice.

                        FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT

        Sec. 554. The annual foreign military training report
    required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
    shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the
    Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate by the date specified
    in that section.

                              ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS

        Sec. 555. (a) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated under the
    heading ``Development Assistance'', not less than $155,000,000
    shall be made available for programs and activities which
    directly protect biodiversity, including forests, in developing
    countries, of which $1,500,000 should be made available to
    improve the capacity of indigenous groups and local
    environmental organizations and law enforcement agencies to
    protect the biodiversity of indigenous reserves in the Amazon
    Basin region of Brazil, which amount shall be in addition to
    the amount requested in this Act for assistance for Brazil for
    fiscal year 2004: Provided, That not later than one year after
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
    with the Administrator of the United States Agency for
    International Development and other appropriate departments and
    agencies, and after consultation with appropriate governments
    and nongovernmental organizations, shall submit to the
    Committees on Appropriations a strategy for biodiversity
    conservation in the Amazon Basin region of South America:
    Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under the
    headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Andean Counterdrug
    Initiative'', funds shall be made available in fiscal year 2004
    to develop the strategy described in the previous proviso:
    Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this Act,
    not less than $180,000,000 shall be made available to support
    policies and programs in developing countries that directly (1)
    promote a wide range of energy conservation, energy efficiency
    and clean energy programs and activities, including the
    transfer of clean and environmentally sustainable energy
    technologies; (2) measure, monitor, and reduce greenhouse gas
    emissions; (3) increase carbon sequestration activities; and
    (4) enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation programs.
        (b) Climate Change Report.--Not later than 45 days after
    the date on which the President's fiscal year 2005 budget
    request is submitted to Congress, the President shall submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations describing in detail
    the following--
                (1) all Federal agency obligations and
            expenditures, domestic and international, for climate
            change programs and activities in fiscal year 2004,
            including an accounting of expenditures by agency with
            each agency identifying climate change activities and
            associated costs by line item as presented in the
            President's Budget Appendix; and
                (2) all fiscal year 2003 obligations and estimated
            expenditures, fiscal year 2004 estimated expenditures
            and estimated obligations, and fiscal year 2005
            requested funds by the United States Agency for
            International Development, by country and central
            program, for each of the following: (i) to promote the
            transfer and deployment of a wide range of United
            States clean energy and energy efficiency technologies;
            (ii) to assist in the measurement, monitoring,
            reporting, verification, and reduction of greenhouse
            gas emissions; (iii) to promote carbon capture and
            sequestration measures; (iv) to help meet such
            countries' responsibilities under the Framework
            Convention on Climate Change; and (v) to develop
            assessments of the vulnerability to impacts of climate
            change and mitigation and adaptation response
            strategies.

                REGIONAL PROGRAMS FOR EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

        Sec. 556. Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' that are requested for ``Regional
    Democracy'' assistance for East Asia and the Pacific shall be
    made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the
    Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of
    State.

                                    ZIMBABWE

        Sec. 557. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
    United States executive director to each international
    financial institution to vote against any extension by the
    respective institution of any loans, to the Government of
    Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote
    democracy, unless the Secretary of State determines and
    certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of
    law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including respect for
    ownership and title to property, freedom of speech and
    association.

                                     TIBET

        Sec. 558. (a) The Secretary of Treasury should instruct the
    United States executive director to each international
    financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United
    States to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not
    provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-
    Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of
    Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans; are based
    on a thorough needs-assessment; foster self-sufficiency of the
    Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions; and
    are subject to effective monitoring.
        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less
    than $4,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available to
    nongovernmental organizations to support activities which
    preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable
    development and environmental conservation in Tibetan
    communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other
    Tibetan communities in China.

                           AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT

        Sec. 559. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated
    and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672
    and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
    1956.

                                    NIGERIA

        Sec. 560. None of the funds appropriated under the headings
    ``International Military Education and Training'' and ``Foreign
    Military Financing Program'' may be made available for
    assistance for Nigeria until the President certifies to the
    Committees on Appropriations that the Nigerian Minister of
    Defense, the Chief of the Army Staff, and the Minister of State
    for Defense/Army are suspending from the Armed Forces those
    members, of whatever rank, against whom there is credible
    evidence of gross violations of human rights in Benue State in
    October 2001, and the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian
    Armed Forces are taking effective measures to bring such
    individuals to justice: Provided, That the President may waive
    such prohibition if he determines that doing so is in the
    national security interest of the United States: Provided
    further, That prior to exercising such waiver authority, the
    President shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations describing the involvement of the Nigerian Armed
    Forces in the incident in Benue State, the measures that are
    being taken to bring such individuals to justice, and whether
    any Nigerian Armed Forces units involved with the incident in
    Benue State are receiving United States assistance.

                                    CAMBODIA

        Sec. 561. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct
    the United States executive directors of the international
    financial institutions to use the voice and vote of the United
    States to oppose loans to the Central Government of Cambodia,
    except loans to meet basic human needs.
        (b)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    made available for assistance for the Central Government of
    Cambodia.
        (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for basic
    education, reproductive and maternal and child health, cultural
    and historic preservation, programs for the prevention,
    treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS,
    tuberculosis, malaria, polio and other infectious diseases,
    programs to combat human trafficking that are provided through
    nongovernmental organizations, and for the Ministry of Women
    and Veterans Affairs to combat human trafficking.
        (c) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'', up to $4,000,000 may be made
    available for activities to support democracy, including
    assistance for democratic political parties.
        (d) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out provisions
    of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be
    made available notwithstanding subsection (b) only if at least
    15 days prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of
    State provides to the Committees on Appropriations a list of
    those individuals who have been credibly alleged to have
    ordered or carried out extrajudicial and political killings
    that occurred during the March 1997 grenade attack against the
    Khmer Nation Party, the July 1997 coup d'etat, and election
    related violence that occurred during the 1998, 2002, and 2003
    elections in Cambodia.
        (e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to provide assistance to any
    tribunal established by the Government of Cambodia.

                             PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD

        Sec. 562. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds
    appropriated by this Act may be provided to support a
    Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and
    certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
                (1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing
            entity has been democratically elected through credible
            and competitive elections;
                (2) the elected governing entity of a new
            Palestinian state--
                        (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to
                    peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel;
                        (B) is taking appropriate measures to
                    counter terrorism and terrorist financing in
                    the West Bank and Gaza, including the
                    dismantling of terrorist infrastructures;
                        (C) is establishing a new Palestinian
                    security entity that is cooperative with
                    appropriate Israeli and other appropriate
                    security organizations; and
                (3) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing
            body of a new Palestinian state) is working with other
            countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to
            establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in
            the Middle East that will enable Israel and an
            independent Palestinian state to exist within the
            context of full and normal relationships, which should
            include--
                        (A) termination of all claims or states of
                    belligerency;
                        (B) respect for and acknowledgement of the
                    sovereignty, territorial integrity, and
                    political independence of every state in the
                    area through measures including the
                    establishment of demilitarized zones;
                        (C) their right to live in peace within
                    secure and recognized boundaries free from
                    threats or acts of force;
                        (D) freedom of navigation through
                    international waterways in the area; and
                        (E) a framework for achieving a just
                    settlement of the refugee problem.
        (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
    the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution
    assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect
    for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws
    and regulations assuring transparent and accountable
    governance.
        (c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if he
    determines that it is vital to the national security interests
    of the United States to do so.
        (d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not
    apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian
    Authority and affiliated institutions, or a newly elected
    governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of
    subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 552
    of this Act (``Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian
    Authority'').

                                    COLOMBIA

        Sec. 563. (a) Determination and Certification Required.--
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated
    by this Act that are available for assistance for the Colombian
    Armed Forces, may be made available as follows:
                (1) Up to 75 percent of such funds may be obligated
            prior to a determination and certification by the
            Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2).
                (2) Up to 12.5 percent of such funds may be
            obligated only after the Secretary of State certifies
            and reports to the appropriate congressional committees
            that:
                        (A) The Commander General of the Colombian
                    Armed Forces is suspending from the Armed
                    Forces those members, of whatever rank who,
                    according to the Minister of Defense or the
                    Procuraduria General de la Nacion, have been
                    credibly alleged to have committed gross
                    violations of human rights, including extra-
                    judicial killings, or to have aided or abetted
                    paramilitary organizations.
                        (B) The Colombian Government is vigorously
                    investigating and prosecuting those members of
                    the Colombian Armed Forces, of whatever rank,
                    who have been credibly alleged to have
                    committed gross violations of human rights,
                    including extra-judicial killings, or to have
                    aided or abetted paramilitary organizations,
                    and is promptly punishing those members of the
                    Colombian Armed Forces found to have committed
                    such violations of human rights or to have
                    aided or abetted paramilitary organizations.
                        (C) The Colombian Armed Forces have made
                    substantial progress in cooperating with
                    civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities
                    in such cases (including providing requested
                    information, such as the identity of persons
                    suspended from the Armed Forces and the nature
                    and cause of the suspension, and access to
                    witnesses, relevant military documents, and
                    other requested information).
                        (D) The Colombian Armed Forces have made
                    substantial progress in severing links
                    (including denying access to military
                    intelligence, vehicles, and other equipment or
                    supplies, and ceasing other forms of active or
                    tacit cooperation) at the command, battalion,
                    and brigade levels, with paramilitary
                    organizations, especially in regions where
                    these organizations have a significant
                    presence.
                        (E) The Colombian Armed Forces are
                    dismantling paramilitary leadership and
                    financial networks by arresting commanders and
                    financial backers, especially in regions where
                    these networks have a significant presence.
                (3) The balance of such funds may be obligated
            after July 31, 2004, if the Secretary of State
            certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional
            committees, after such date, that the Colombian Armed
            Forces are continuing to meet the conditions contained
            in paragraph (2) and are conducting vigorous operations
            to restore government authority and respect for human
            rights in areas under the effective control of
            paramilitary and guerrilla organizations.
        (b) Congressional Notification.--Funds made available by
    this Act for the Colombian Armed Forces shall be subject to the
    regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations.
        (c) Consultative Process.--Not later than 60 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter
    until September 30, 2005, the Secretary of State shall consult
    with internationally recognized human rights organizations
    regarding progress in meeting the conditions contained in that
    subsection.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Aided or abetted.--The term ``aided or
            abetted'' means to provide any support to paramilitary
            groups, including taking actions which allow,
            facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such
            groups.
                (2) Paramilitary groups.--The term ``paramilitary
            groups'' means illegal self-defense groups and illegal
            security cooperatives.

                              ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS

        Sec. 564. (a) Denial of Visas to Supporters of Colombian
    Illegal Armed Groups.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary
    of State shall not issue a visa to any alien who the Secretary
    determines, based on credible evidence--
                (1) has willfully provided any support to the
            Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the
            National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United Self-
            Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), including taking
            actions or failing to take actions which allow,
            facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of such
            groups; or
                (2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or
            otherwise participated in the commission of gross
            violations of human rights, including extra-judicial
            killings, in Colombia.
        (b) Waiver.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the
    Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate
    congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis, that the
    issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to support the
    peace process in Colombia or for urgent humanitarian reasons.

     PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

        Sec. 565. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to provide equipment,
    technical support, consulting services, or any other form of
    assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

                           WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM

        Sec. 566. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2004, 30 days
    prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West
    Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to
    the appropriate committees of Congress that procedures have
    been established to assure the Comptroller General of the
    United States will have access to appropriate United States
    financial information in order to review the uses of United
    States assistance for the Program funded under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.
        (b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated
    by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for
    assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State
    shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance
    is not provided to or through any individual or entity that the
    Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans,
    sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity.
    The Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish
    procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out
    this subsection.
        (c) Audits.--(1) The Administrator of the United States
    Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal
    or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and
    significant subcontractors and subgrantees, under the West Bank
    and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to
    ensure, among other things, compliance with this section.
        (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for
    assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, up to $1,000,000 may be
    used by the Office of the Inspector General of the United
    States Agency for International Development for audits,
    inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the
    requirements of this subsection. Such funds are in addition to
    funds otherwise available for such purposes.

                CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

        Sec. 567. (a) Limitations on Amount of Contribution.--Of
    the amounts made available under ``International Organizations
    and Programs'' and ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund''
    for fiscal year 2004, the amount cited in section 576 of Public
    Law 107-115 shall be made available for the United Nations
    Population Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the
    ``UNFPA'').
        (b) Family Planning, Maternal and Reproductive Health
    Activities.--Of the funds appropriated in Public Law 107-115
    that were available for the UNFPA, including all funds that
    were transferred to ``Child Survival and Health Programs
    Fund'', $34,000,000 shall be made available for family
    planning, maternal and reproductive health activities in the
    Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania,
    Uganda, Haiti, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Albania, Romania,
    and Kazakhstan: Provided, That such programs and activities
    shall be deemed to have been justified to Congress.
        (c) Trafficking Initiative.--Of the funds appropriated in
    Public Law 108-7 that were available for the UNFPA and that
    were transferred to ``Child Survival and Health Programs
    Fund'', $25,000,000 shall be allocated for assistance for
    ``vulnerable children'' and made available for a new initiative
    for assistance for young women, mothers and children who are
    victims of trafficking in persons: Provided, That such programs
    and activities shall be deemed to have been justified to
    Congress.
        (d) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the
    funds made available under ``International Organizations and
    Programs'' may be made available for the UNFPA for a country
    program in the People's Republic of China.
        (e) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Amounts made
    available under ``International Organizations and Programs''
    and ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund'' for fiscal year
    2004 for the UNFPA may not be made available to UNFPA unless--
                (1) the UNFPA maintains amounts made available to
            the UNFPA under this section in an account separate
            from other accounts of the UNFPA;
                (2) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts made
            available to the UNFPA under this section with other
            sums; and
                (3) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.

                                  CENTRAL ASIA

        Sec. 568. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made
    available for assistance for the central Government of
    Uzbekistan only if the Secretary of State determines and
    reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government
    of Uzbekistan is making substantial and continuing progress in
    meeting its commitments under the ``Declaration on the
    Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Between the
    Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of America'',
    including respect for human rights, establishing a genuine
    multi-party system, and ensuring free and fair elections,
    freedom of expression, and the independence of the media.
        (b) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
    for assistance for the Government of Kazakhstan only if the
    Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations that the Government of Kazakhstan has made
    significant improvements in the protection of human rights
    during the preceding 6 month period.
        (c) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements under
    subsection (b) if he determines and reports to the Committees
    on Appropriations that such a waiver is in the national
    security interests of the United States.
        (d) Not later than October 1, 2004, the Secretary of State
    shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and
    the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
    Committee on International Relations of the House of
    Representatives describing the following:
                (1) The defense articles, defense services, and
            financial assistance provided by the United States to
            the countries of Central Asia during the 6-month period
            ending 30 days prior to submission of such report.
                (2) The use during such period of defense articles,
            defense services, and financial assistance provided by
            the United States by units of the armed forces, border
            guards, or other security forces of such countries.
        (e) For purposes of this section, the term ``countries of
    Central Asia'' means Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
    Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

        DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITY RELIGIOUS FAITHS IN THE RUSSIAN
                                   FEDERATION

        Sec. 569. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may
    be made available for the Government of the Russian Federation,
    after 180 days from the date of the enactment of this Act,
    unless the President determines and certifies in writing to the
    Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the Russian
    Federation has implemented no statute, executive order,
    regulation or similar government action that would
    discriminate, or who have as its principal effect
    discrimination, against religious groups or religious
    communities in the Russian Federation in violation of accepted
    international agreements on human rights and religious freedoms
    to which the Russian Federation is a party.

                                 WAR CRIMINALS

        Sec. 570. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or
    otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be made
    available for assistance, and the Secretary of the Treasury
    shall instruct the United States executive directors to the
    international financial institutions to vote against any new
    project involving the extension by such institutions of any
    financial or technical assistance, to any country, entity, or
    municipality whose competent authorities have failed, as
    determined by the Secretary of State, to take necessary and
    significant steps to implement its international legal
    obligations to apprehend and transfer to the International
    Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the ``Tribunal'')
    all persons in their territory who have been indicted by the
    Tribunal and to otherwise cooperate with the Tribunal.
        (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
    humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratization.
        (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless the
    Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate
    congressional committees that the competent authorities of such
    country, entity, or municipality are--
                (1) cooperating with the Tribunal, including access
            for investigators to archives and witnesses, the
            provision of documents, and the surrender and transfer
            of indictees or assistance in their apprehension; and
                (2) are acting consistently with the Dayton
            Accords.
        (c) Not less than 10 days before any vote in an
    international financial institution regarding the extension of
    any new project involving financial or technical assistance or
    grants to any country or entity described in subsection (a),
    the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
    Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committees on
    Appropriations a written justification for the proposed
    assistance, including an explanation of the United States
    position regarding any such vote, as well as a description of
    the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, its
    purpose, and its intended beneficiaries.
        (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State,
    the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult
    with representatives of human rights organizations and all
    government agencies with relevant information to help prevent
    indicted war criminals from benefiting from any financial or
    technical assistance or grants provided to any country or
    entity described in subsection (a).
        (e) The Secretary of State may waive the application of
    subsection (a) with respect to projects within a country,
    entity, or municipality upon a written determination to the
    Committees on Appropriations that such assistance directly
    supports the implementation of the Dayton Accords.
        (f) Definitions.--As used in this section--
                (1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia and
            Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
                (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the
            Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,
            Montenegro and the Republika Srpska.
                (3) Municipality.--The term ``municipality'' means
            a city, town or other subdivision within a country or
            entity as defined herein.
                (4) Dayton accords.--The term ``Dayton Accords''
            means the General Framework Agreement for Peace in
            Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with annexes relating
            thereto, done at Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995.

                                   USER FEES

        Sec. 571. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
    United States Executive Director at each international
    financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the
    International Financial Institutions Act) and the International
    Monetary Fund to oppose any loan, grant, strategy or policy of
    these institutions that would require user fees or service
    charges on poor people for primary education or primary
    healthcare, including prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/
    AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal
    well-being, in connection with the institutions' financing
    programs.

                               FUNDING FOR SERBIA

        Sec. 572. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made
    available for assistance for Serbia after March 31, 2004, if
    the President has made the determination and certification
    contained in subsection (c).
        (b) After March 31, 2004, the Secretary of the Treasury
    should instruct the United States executive directors to the
    international financial institutions to support loans and
    assistance to the Government of the Federal Republic of
    Yugoslavia (or a government of a successor state) subject to
    the conditions in subsection (c): Provided, That section 576 of
    the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
    Appropriations Act, 1997, as amended, shall not apply to the
    provision of loans and assistance to the Federal Republic of
    Yugoslavia (or a successor state) through international
    financial institutions.
        (c) The determination and certification referred to in
    subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a
    certification to the Committees on Appropriations that the
    Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (or a
    government of a successor state) is--
                (1) cooperating with the International Criminal
            Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia including access for
            investigators, the provision of documents, and the
            surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in
            their apprehension, including making all practicable
            efforts to apprehend and transfer Ratko Mladic;
                (2) taking steps that are consistent with the
            Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political,
            security and other support which has served to maintain
            separate Republika Srpska institutions; and
                (3) taking steps to implement policies which
            reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of
            law, including the release of political prisoners from
            Serbian jails and prisons.
        (d) This section shall not apply to Montenegro, Kosovo,
    humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy in
    municipalities.

                       COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE

        Sec. 573. (a) Authority.--Funds made available by this Act
    to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapter
    4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be
    used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the
    effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority
    in Jamaica and El Salvador through training and technical
    assistance in human rights, the rule of law, strategic
    planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police
    roles that support democratic governance including assistance
    for programs to prevent conflict and foster improved police
    relations with the communities they serve.
        (b) Notification.--Assistance provided under subsection (a)
    shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
    Committees on Appropriations.

                      SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST

        Sec. 574. (a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--The President may
    reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of the
    United States) by an eligible country as a result of--
                (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of
            the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
                (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the
            Arms Export Control Act; or
                (3) any obligation or portion of such obligation,
            to pay for purchases of United States agricultural
            commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit
            Corporation under export credit guarantee programs
            authorized pursuant to section 5(f) of the Commodity
            Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as
            amended, section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of
            1966, as amended (Public Law 89-808), or section 202 of
            the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended (Public
            Law 95-501).
        (b) Limitations.--
                (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be
            exercised only to implement multilateral official debt
            relief and referendum agreements, commonly referred to
            as ``Paris Club Agreed Minutes''.
                (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be
            exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is
            provided in advance by appropriations Acts.
                (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be
            exercised only with respect to countries with heavy
            debt burdens that are eligible to borrow from the
            International Development Association, but not from the
            International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
            commonly referred to as ``IDA-only'' countries.
        (c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
    may be exercised only with respect to a country whose
    government--
                (1) does not have an excessive level of military
            expenditures;
                (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of
            international terrorism;
                (3) is not failing to cooperate on international
            narcotics control matters;
                (4) (including its military or other security
            forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of
            gross violations of internationally recognized human
            rights; and
                (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the
            application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations
            Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
        (d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by
    subsection (a) may be used only with regard to the funds
    appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt
    Restructuring''.
        (e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt
    pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance
    for the purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to
    a country. The authority provided by subsection (a) may be
    exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 or section 321 of the International
    Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975.

                 AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES

        Sec. 575. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or
    Cancellation.--
                (1) Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain
            loans.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
            President may, in accordance with this section, sell to
            any eligible purchaser any concessional loan or portion
            thereof made before January 1, 1995, pursuant to the
            Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to the government of
            any eligible country as defined in section 702(6) of
            that Act or on receipt of payment from an eligible
            purchaser, reduce or cancel such loan or portion
            thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating--
                        (A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
                    development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps; or
                        (B) a debt buyback by an eligible country
                    of its own qualified debt, only if the eligible
                    country uses an additional amount of the local
                    currency of the eligible country, equal to not
                    less than 40 percent of the price paid for such
                    debt by such eligible country, or the
                    difference between the price paid for such debt
                    and the face value of such debt, to support
                    activities that link conservation and
                    sustainable use of natural resources with local
                    community development, and child survival and
                    other child development, in a manner consistent
                    with sections 707 through 710 of the Foreign
                    Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction,
                    or cancellation would not contravene any term
                    or condition of any prior agreement relating to
                    such loan.
                (2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any
            other provision of law, the President shall, in
            accordance with this section, establish the terms and
            conditions under which loans may be sold, reduced, or
            canceled pursuant to this section.
                (3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in
            section 702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
            shall notify the administrator of the agency primarily
            responsible for administering part I of the Foreign
            Assistance Act of 1961 of purchasers that the President
            has determined to be eligible, and shall direct such
            agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or
            cancellation of a loan pursuant to this section. Such
            agency shall make adjustment in its accounts to reflect
            the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
                (4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection
            shall be available only to the extent that
            appropriations for the cost of the modification, as
            defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
            of 1974, are made in advance.
        (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale,
    reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or
    canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the
    United States Government account or accounts established for
    the repayment of such loan.
        (c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to
    subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans
    satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the
    purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
    development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
        (d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any eligible
    purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this
    section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the President
    should consult with the country concerning the amount of loans
    to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt-for-
    equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature
    swaps.
        (e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by
    subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds
    appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt
    Restructuring''.

                            DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY

        Sec. 576. Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part
    I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in
    addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for
    the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed
    to or employed by the United States Agency for International
    Development whose primary responsibility is to carry out
    programs to address natural or manmade disasters or programs
    under the heading ``Transition Initiatives''.

                               IFAD AUTHORIZATION

        Sec. 577. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill
    commitments of the United States, contribute on behalf of the
    United States to the sixth replenishment of the resources of
    the International Fund for Agricultural Development. The
    following amount is authorized to be appropriated without
    fiscal year limitation for payment by the Secretary of the
    Treasury: $45,000,000 for the International Fund for
    Agricultural Development.

                 PHILIPPINE EDUCATION AND HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE

        Sec. 578. Of the funds appropriated under ``Economic
    Support Fund'' for the Philippines in Public Law 108-11, the
    Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003,
    $600,000 shall be available only for upgrading education and
    health infrastructure in the Sulu Archipelago.

                                BASIC EDUCATION

        Sec. 579. Of the funds appropriated by title II of this
    Act, not less than $326,500,000 shall be made available for
    basic education: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in
    consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency
    for International Development (USAID), shall submit a report
    not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act
    articulating a strategy for the use of basic education funds in
    Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, the Near East, South Asia,
    and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States) to
    include--
                (1) country strategies and brief project
            descriptions of the uses and proposed uses of all
            United States Government resources for basic education
            overseas;
                (2) a detailed description of the administrative
            structure currently in place to manage strategic
            coordination undertaken among the State Department,
            USAID and other agencies involved in international
            basic education activities; and
                (3) a description of actions being taken to expand
            the administrative capacity of both USAID and the State
            Department to deliver effective expanded basic
            education programs.

     PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF THE
                     INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

        Sec. 580. The International Development Association Act (22
    U.S.C. 284-284s) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 22. THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

        ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
                ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of
            the Association may contribute on behalf of the United
            States an amount equal to the amount appropriated under
            subsection (b), pursuant to the resolution of the
            Association entitled `Additions to IDA Resources:
            Thirteenth Replenishment'.
                ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--Any commitment to
            make the contribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall
            be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as
            are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
        ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For
    the contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are
    authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
    payment by the Secretary of the Treasury, without fiscal year
    limitation.''.

         ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS RELATED TO MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT
                                  INSTITUTIONS

        Sec. 581. Title XV of the International Financial
    Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262o--262o-2) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 1504. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

        ``(a) Achievement of Certain Policy Goals.--The Secretary
    of Treasury should instruct the United States Executive
    Director at each multilateral development institution to inform
    the institution of the following United States policy goals,
    and use the voice and vote of the United States to achieve the
    goals at the institution before June 30, 2005:
                ``(1) No later than 60 calendar days after the
            Board of Directors of the institution approves the
            minutes of a Board meeting, the institution shall post
            on its website an electronic version of the minutes,
            with material deemed too sensitive for public
            distribution redacted.
                ``(2) The institution shall keep a written
            transcript or electronic recording of each meeting of
            its Board of Directors and preserve the transcript or
            recording for at least 10 years after the meeting.
                ``(3) All public sector loan, credit and grant
            documents, country assistance strategies, sector
            strategies, and sector policies prepared by the
            institution and presented for endorsement or approval
            by its Board of Directors, with materials deemed too
            sensitive for public distribution redacted or withheld,
            shall be made available to the public 15 calendar days
            before consideration by the Board or, if not then
            available, when the documents are distributed to the
            Board. Such documents shall include the resources and
            conditionality necessary to ensure that the borrower
            complies with applicable laws in carrying out the terms
            and conditions of such documents, strategies, or
            policies, including laws pertaining to the integrity
            and transparency of the process such as public
            consultation, and to public health and safety and
            environmental protection.
                ``(4) The institution shall post on its website an
            annual report containing statistical summaries and case
            studies of the fraud and corruption cases pursued by
            its investigations unit.
                ``(5) The institution shall require that any
            health, education, or poverty-focused loan, credit,
            grant, document, policy, or strategy prepared by the
            institution includes specific outcome and output
            indicators to measure results, and that the indicators
            and results be published periodically during the
            execution, and at the completion, of the project or
            program.
                ``(6) The institution shall establish a plan and
            schedule for conducting regular, independent audits of
            internal management controls and procedures for meeting
            operational objectives, complying with Bank policies,
            and preventing fraud, and making reports describing the
            scope and findings of such audits available to the
            public.
                ``(7) The institution shall establish effective
            procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of
            (A) complaints received by the Bank regarding fraud,
            accounting, mismanagement, internal accounting
            controls, or auditing matters; and (B) the
            confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the
            Bank of concerns regarding fraud, accounting,
            mismanagement, internal accounting controls, or
            auditing matters.
        ``(b) Not later than September 1, 2004 and six months
    thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report
    to the appropriate congressional committees describing the
    actions taken by each multilateral development institution to
    implement the policy goals described in subsection (a), and any
    further actions that need to be taken to fully implement such
    goals.
        ``(c) Publication of Written Statements Regarding
    Inspection Mechanism Cases.--No later than 60 calendar days
    after a meeting of the Board of Directors of a multilateral
    development institution, the Secretary of the Treasury should
    provide for publication on the website of the Department of the
    Treasury of any written statement presented at the meeting by
    the United States Executive Director at the institution
    concerning--
                ``(1) a project on which a claim has been made to
            the inspection mechanism of the institution; or
                ``(2) a pending inspection mechanism case.
        ``(d) Congressional Briefings.--The Secretary of the
    Treasury or the designee of the Secretary should brief the
    appropriate congressional committees, when requested, on the
    steps that have been taken by the United States Executive
    Director at any multilateral development institution, and by
    any such institution, to implement the measures described in
    this section.
        ``(e) Publication of `No' Votes and Abstentions by the
    United States.--Each month, the Secretary of the Treasury
    should provide for posting on the website of the Department of
    the Treasury of a record of all `no' votes and abstentions made
    by the United States Executive Director at any multilateral
    development institution on any matter before the Board of
    Directors of the institution.
        ``(f) Multilateral Development Institution Defined.--In
    this section, the term `multilateral development institution'
    shall have the meaning given in section 1701(c)(3).''.

      PARTICIPATION IN THE SEVENTH REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF THE
                             ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

        Sec. 582. The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285-
    285aa) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 31. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL FUNDS.

        ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
                ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of
            the Bank may contribute on behalf of the United States
            an amount equal to the amount appropriated under
            subsection (b), pursuant to the resolution of the Bank
            entitled `Seventh Replenishment of the Asian
            Development Fund'.
                ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--Any commitment to
            make the contribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall
            be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as
            are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
        ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For
    the contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are
    authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
    payment by the Secretary of the Treasury, without fiscal year
    limitation.''.

       PARTICIPATION IN THE NINTH REPLENISHMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF THE
                            AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

        Sec. 583. The African Development Fund Act (22 U.S.C.
    290g--290g-15) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``SEC. 217. NINTH REPLENISHMENT.

        ``(a) Contribution Authority.--
                ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of
            the Fund may contribute on behalf of the United States
            an amount equal to the amount appropriated under
            subsection (b), pursuant to the resolution of the Fund
            entitled `The Ninth General Replenishment of Resources
            of the African Development Fund'.
                ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--Any commitment to
            make the contribution authorized by paragraph (1) shall
            be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as
            are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
        ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For
    the contribution authorized by subsection (a), there are
    authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
    payment by the Secretary of the Treasury, without fiscal year
    limitation.''.

        OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
                                  RESTRICTIONS

        Sec. 584. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds by OPIC.--None of
    the funds made available in this Act may be used by the
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation to insure, reinsure,
    guarantee, or finance any investment in connection with a
    project involving the mining, polishing or other processing, or
    sale of diamonds in a country that fails to meet the
    requirements of subsection (c).
        (b) Limitation on Use of Funds by the Export-Import Bank.--
    None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the
    Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure,
    extend credit, or participate in an extension of credit in
    connection with the export of any goods to a country for use in
    an enterprise involving the mining, polishing or other
    processing, or sale of diamonds in a country that fails to meet
    the requirements of subsection (c).
        (c) Requirements.--The requirements referred to in
    subsections (a) and (b) are that the country concerned is
    implementing the recommendations, obligations and requirements
    developed by the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds.

                            RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS

        Sec. 585. Of the funds appropriated under the headings
    ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be
    made available to support reconciliation programs and
    activities which bring together individuals of different
    ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of
    civil conflict and war.

                                   NICARAGUA

        Sec. 586. Of the funds appropriated under the headings
    ``Development Assistance'' and ``Child Survival and Health
    Programs Fund'', not less than $35,000,000 shall be made
    available for assistance for Nicaragua.

                               DISABILITY ACCESS

        Sec. 587. The Administrator of the United States Agency for
    International Development (``USAID'') shall seek to ensure that
    programs, projects, and activities administered by USAID in
    Afghanistan comply fully with USAID's ``Policy Paper:
    Disability'' issued on September 12, 1997: Provided, That the
    Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations not later than December 31, 2004, describing the
    manner in which the needs of people with disabilities were met
    in the development and implementation of USAID programs,
    projects, and activities in Afghanistan in fiscal year 2004:
    Provided further, That the Administrator, not later than 180
    days after enactment of this Act and in consultation, as
    appropriate, with other appropriate departments and agencies,
    the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,
    and nongovernmental organizations with expertise in the needs
    of people with disabilities, shall develop and implement
    appropriate standards for access for people with disabilities
    for construction projects funded by USAID.

                            TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING

        Sec. 588. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, under the
    headings ``Trade and Development Agency'', ``Development
    Assistance'', ``Transition Initiatives'', ``Economic Support
    Fund'', ``International Affairs Technical Assistance'', and
    ``International Organizations and Programs'', not less than
    $503,000,000 should be made available for trade capacity
    building assistance.

                              WAR CRIMES IN AFRICA

        Sec. 589. (a) The Congress recognizes the important
    contribution that the democratically elected Government of
    Nigeria has played in fostering stability in West Africa,
    including reaching an agreement with the Government of Liberia
    to provide relief and promote reconciliation in that nation.
    The Congress also recognizes the important contributions of
    other African nations and supports continued assistance aimed
    at resolving the conflicts that have destabilized West Africa
    and the Great Lakes region.
        (b) The Congress reaffirms its support for the efforts of
    the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to bring to justice
    individuals responsible for war crimes and crimes against
    humanity in a timely manner.
        (c) Funds appropriated by this Act, including funds for
    debt restructuring, may be made available for assistance to the
    central government of a country in which individuals indicted
    by ICTR and SCSL are credibly alleged to be living, if the
    Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations that such government is cooperating with ICTR
    and SCSL, including the surrender and transfer of indictees in
    a timely manner: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply
    to assistance provided under section 551 of the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 or to project assistance under title II
    of this Act: Provided further, That the United States shall use
    its voice and vote in the United Nations Security Council to
    fully support efforts by ICTR and SCSL to bring to justice
    individuals indicted by such tribunals in a timely manner.
        (d) The prohibition in subsection (c) may be waived on a
    country by country basis if the President determines that doing
    so is in the national security interest of the United States:
    Provided, That prior to exercising such waiver authority, the
    President shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, in
    classified form if necessary, on (1) the steps being taken to
    obtain the cooperation of the government in surrendering the
    indictee in question to SCSL or ICTR; (2) a strategy for
    bringing the indictee before ICTR or SCSL; and (3) the
    justification for exercising the waiver authority.
        (e) Of the funds made available under the heading
    ``Economic Support Fund'' in Public Law 108-7, not less than
    $5,000,000 shall be made available during fiscal year 2004 for
    a contribution to the Special Court of Sierra Leone: Provided,
    That funds made available under the previous proviso shall be
    disbursed no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.

                        report on admission of refugees

        Sec. 590. (a) The Secretary of State shall utilize private
    voluntary organizations with expertise in the protection needs
    of refugees in the processing of refugees overseas for
    admission and resettlement to the United States, and shall
    utilize such agencies in addition to the United Nations High
    Commissioner for Refugees in the identification and referral of
    refugees.
        (b) The Secretary of State should establish a system for
    accepting referrals of appropriate candidates for resettlement
    from local private, voluntary organizations and work to ensure
    that particularly vulnerable refugee groups receive special
    consideration for admission into the United States, including--
                (1) long-stayers in countries of first asylum;
                (2) unaccompanied refugee minors;
                (3) refugees outside traditional camp settings; and
                (4) refugees in woman-headed households.
        (c) The Secretary of State shall give special consideration
    to--
                (1) refugees of all nationalities who have close
            family ties to citizens and residents of the United
            States; and
                (2) other groups of refugees who are of special
            concern to the United States.
        (d) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations describing the steps that have
    been taken to implement this section.

                  post differentials and danger pay allowances

        Sec. 591. (a) Section 5925(a) of title 5, United States
    Code, is amended in the third sentence by inserting after ``25
    percent of the rate of basic pay'' the following: ``or, in the
    case of an employee of the United States Agency for
    International Development, 35 percent of the rate of basic
    pay''.
        (b) Section 5928 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
    by inserting after ``25 percent of the basic pay of the
    employee'' both places it appears the following: ``or 35
    percent of the basic pay of the employee in the case of an
    employee of the United States Agency for International
    Development''.
        (c) Except for employees of the United States Agency for
    International Development stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan,
    the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall not take
    effect until the same authority is enacted for employees of the
    Department of State.

                              REPORT ON AZERBAIJAN

        Sec. 592. Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
    with the Attorney General, shall submit a report to the
    Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International
    Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
    Representatives on the investigation of the murder of United
    States democracy worker John Alvis. Such report shall include--
                (1) a description of the steps taken by the
            Government of Azerbaijan to further such investigation
            and bring to justice those responsible for the murder
            of John Alvis;
                (2) a description of the actions of the Government
            of Azerbaijan to cooperate with United States agencies
            involved in such investigation; and
                (3) any recommendations of the Secretary for
            furthering progress of such investigation.

    DESIGNATION OF THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA
              UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IMMUNITIES ACT

        Sec. 593. The International Organizations Immunities Act
    (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
        ``Sec. 16. The provisions of this title may be extended to
    the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the
    same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same
    conditions, as they may be extended to a public international
    organization in which the United States participates pursuant
    to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress
    authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for
    such participation.''.

                                CODE OF CONDUCT

        Sec. 594. (a) None of the funds made available by title II
    under the heading ``migration and refugee assistance'' or
    ``transition initiatives'' to provide assistance to refugees or
    internally displaced persons may be provided to an organization
    that has failed to adopt a code of conduct consistent with the
    Inter-Agency Standing Committee Task Force on Protection From
    Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises six core
    principles for the protection of beneficiaries of humanitarian
    assistance.
        (b) In administering the amounts made available for the
    accounts described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State
    and Administrator of the United States Agency for International
    Development shall incorporate specific policies and programs
    for the purpose of identifying specific needs of, and
    particular threats to, women and children at the various stages
    of humanitarian emergencies, especially at the onset of such
    emergency.
        (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee
    on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on
    International Relations of the House of Representatives and the
    Committees on Appropriations a report on activities of the
    Government of the United States to protect women and children
    affected by humanitarian emergencies. The report shall
    include--
                (1) an assessment of the specific protection needs
            of women and children at the various stages of
            humanitarian emergencies;
                (2) a description of which agencies and offices of
            the United States Government are responsible for
            addressing each aspect of such needs and threats; and
                (3) guidelines and recommendations for improving
            United States and international systems for the
            protection of women and children during humanitarian
            emergencies.

                            ASSISTANCE FOR HIV/AIDS

        Sec. 595. The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
    Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C.
    7601 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in section 202(d)(4)(A), by adding at the end
            the following new clause:
                        ``(vi) for the purposes of clause (i),
                    `funds contributed to the Global Fund from all
                    sources' means funds contributed to the Global
                    Fund at any time during fiscal years 2004
                    through 2008 that are not contributed to
                    fulfill a commitment made for a fiscal year
                    prior to fiscal year 2004.'';
                (2) in section 202(d)(4)(B), by adding at the end
            the following new clause:
                        ``(iv) Notwithstanding clause (i), after
                    July 31 of each of the fiscal years 2004
                    through 2008, any amount made available under
                    this subsection that is withheld by reason of
                    subparagraph (A)(i) is authorized to be made
                    available to carry out sections 104A, 104B, and
                    104C of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as
                    added by title III of this Act).''; and
                (3) in section 301(f), by inserting ``, except that
            this subsection shall not apply to the Global Fund to
            Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the World Health
            Organization, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
            or to any United Nations agency'' after
            ``trafficking''.

         TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO THE ENHANCED HIPC INITIATIVE

        Sec. 596. Section 1625(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the International
    Financial Institutions Act (as added by section 501 of the
    United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and
    Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25)) is amended by striking
    ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''.

                                   INDONESIA

        Sec. 597. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
    heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made
    available for assistance for Indonesia, and licenses may be
    issued for the export of lethal defense articles for the
    Indonesian Armed Forces, only if the President certifies to the
    appropriate congressional committees that--
                (1) the Indonesia Minister of Defense is suspending
            from the Armed Forces those members, of whatever rank,
            who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross
            violations of human rights, or to have aided or abetted
            militia groups;
                (2) the Indonesian Government is prosecuting those
            members of the Indonesian Armed Forces, of whatever
            rank, who have been credibly alleged to have committed
            gross violations of human rights, or to have aided or
            abetted militia groups, and is punishing those members
            of the Indonesian Armed Forces found to have committed
            such violations of human rights or to have aided or
            abetted militia groups;
                (3) the Indonesian Armed Forces are cooperating
            with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities in
            Indonesia and with the joint United Nations-East Timor
            Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) in such cases (including
            extraditing those indicted by the SCU to East Timor and
            providing access to witnesses, relevant military
            documents, and other requested information); and
                (4) the Minister of Defense is making publicly
            available audits of receipts and expenditures of the
            Indonesian Armed Forces.
        (b) Congress notes that the Indonesian Government and Armed
    Forces have pledged to cooperate with the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation with respect to its investigation into the August
    31, 2002, murders of two American citizens and one Indonesian
    citizen in Timika, Indonesia. Therefore, funds appropriated
    under the heading ``INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND
    TRAINING'' may be made available for Indonesia if the Secretary
    of State determines and reports to the appropriate
    congressional committees that the Indonesian Government and
    Armed Forces are cooperating with the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation's investigation: Provided, That this restriction
    shall not apply to expanded international military education
    and training, which may include English language training.

                            RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT

        Sec. 598. The assessment and description of violations of
    religious freedom contained in the report required by section
    102(b)(1)(B) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
    (22 U.S.C. 6412 (b)(1)(B)) shall include a description of
    persecution targeted at specific religions, including acts of
    anti-Semitism, by individuals or organizations designated as
    terrorist organizations by the Secretary of State under section
    219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.

                         DELIVERY OF ASSISTANCE BY AIR

        Sec. 599A. The Secretary of State and the Administrator of
    the United States Agency for International Development shall
    seek to ensure that, where appropriate, dedicated air service
    is provided for transportation to areas where scheduled air
    service is not adequate to meet assistance requirements on a
    timely basis: Provided, That to the maximum extent practicable
    and in a manner consistent with the use of full and open
    competition (as that term is defined in section 4(6) of the
    Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6)),
    contracts for such dedicated air service shall be entered into
    with United States air carriers.

                     MODIFICATION ON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

        Sec. 599B. (a) Section 3204(f) of the Emergency
    Supplemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-246) is amended--
                (1) in the heading, by striking ``BIMONTHLY'' and
            inserting ``QUARTERLY'';
                (2) by striking ``60'' and inserting ``90''; and
                (3) by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the
            appropriate congressional committees'';
        (b) The report required by sections 3204(e) of the
    Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-246) is
    amended by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the
    appropriate congressional committees'';
        (c) Subsection (a) of section 803 of the Foreign
    Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
    Appropriations Act, 2001, Appendix A of Public Law 106-429 (as
    enacted by section 101(a) of such Public Law) is hereby
    repealed.

                                 CPA DETAILEES

        Sec. 599C. The Office of Personnel Management shall provide
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report of
    the number of Federal employees detailed from each executive
    agency to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq on the
    date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That the report shall
    identify by agency the number of non-reimbursable and
    reimbursable detailees and shall be submitted to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 2004:
    Provided further, That the report shall be updated and
    submitted on a quarterly basis until May, 2005.

                   TITLE VI--MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACT OF 2003

    SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Millennium Challenge Act
    of 2003''.

    SEC. 602. PURPOSES.

        The purposes of this title are--
                (1) to provide United States assistance for global
            development through the Millennium Challenge
            Corporation, as described in section 604; and
                (2) to provide such assistance in a manner that
            promotes economic growth and the elimination of extreme
            poverty and strengthens good governance, economic
            freedom, and investments in people.

    SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

        In this title:
                (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
            ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                        (A) the Committee on International
                    Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
                    of the House of Representatives; and
                        (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and
                    the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
                (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of
            Directors of the Corporation established pursuant to
            section 604(c).
                (3) Candidate country.--The term ``candidate
            country'' means a country that meets the requirements
            of section 606.
                (4) Chief executive officer.--The term ``Chief
            Executive Officer'' means the chief executive officer
            of the Corporation appointed pursuant to section
            604(b).
                (5) Compact.--The term ``Compact'' means a
            Millennium Challenge Compact described in section 609.
                (6) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means
            the Millennium Challenge Corporation established by
            section 604(a).
                (7) Eligible country.--The term ``eligible
            country'' means a candidate country that is determined,
            under section 607, to be an eligible country to receive
            assistance under section 605.

    SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
                        CORPORATION.

        (a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive
    branch a corporation to be known as the ``Millennium Challenge
    Corporation'' that shall be responsible for carrying out this
    title. The Corporation shall be a government corporation, as
    defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code.
        (b) Chief Executive Officer.--
                (1) In general.--There shall be in the Corporation
            a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for
            the management of the Corporation.
                (2) Appointment.--
                        (A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraph (B), the Chief Executive Officer
                    shall be appointed by the President, by and
                    with the advice and consent of the Senate.
                        (B) Interim ceo.--The members of the Board
                    of Directors described in subsection (c)(3)(A)
                    may designate by unanimous consent in writing
                    an individual who is an officer within any
                    Federal department or agency (and who has been
                    appointed to such position by the President, by
                    and with the advice and consent of the Senate)
                    to carry out the duties described in this
                    subsection until the Chief Executive Officer is
                    appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A).
                (3) Relationship to board.--The Chief Executive
            Officer shall report to and be under the direct
            authority of the Board.
                (4) Compensation and rank.--
                        (A) In general.--The Chief Executive
                    Officer shall be compensated at the rate
                    provided for level II of the Executive Schedule
                    under section 5313 of title 5, United States
                    Code, and shall have the equivalent rank of
                    Deputy Secretary.
                        (B) Amendment.--Section 5313 of title 5,
                    United States Code, is amended by adding at the
                    end the following:
                `` Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge
            Corporation.''.
                (5) Authorities and duties.--The Chief Executive
            Officer shall be responsible for the management of the
            Corporation and shall exercise the powers and discharge
            the duties of the Corporation.
                (6) Authority to appoint officers.--In consultation
            and with approval of the Board, the Chief Executive
            Officer shall appoint all officers of the Corporation.
        (c) Board of Directors.--
                (1) Establishment.--There shall be in the
            Corporation a Board of Directors.
                (2) Duties.--The Board shall perform the functions
            specified to be carried out by the Board in this title
            and may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules,
            regulations, and procedures governing the manner in
            which the business of the Corporation may be conducted
            and in which the powers granted to it by law may be
            exercised.
                (3) Membership.--The Board shall consist of--
                        (A) the Secretary of State, the Secretary
                    of the Treasury, the Administrator of the
                    United States Agency for International
                    Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the
                    Corporation, and the United States Trade
                    Representative; and
                        (B) four other individuals with relevant
                    international experience who shall be appointed
                    by the President, by and with the advice and
                    consent of the Senate, of which--
                                (i) one individual should be
                            appointed from among a list of
                            individuals submitted by the majority
                            leader of the House of Representatives;
                                (ii) one individual should be
                            appointed from among a list of
                            individuals submitted by the minority
                            leader of the House of Representatives;
                                (iii) one individual should be
                            appointed from among a list of
                            individuals submitted by the majority
                            leader of the Senate; and
                                (iv) one individual should be
                            appointed from among a list of
                            individuals submitted by the minority
                            leader of the Senate.
                (4) Terms.--
                        (A) Officers of the federal government.--
                    Each member of the Board described in paragraph
                    (3)(A) shall serve for a term that is
                    concurrent with the term of service of the
                    individual's position as an officer within the
                    other Federal department or agency.
                        (B) Other members.--Each member of the
                    Board described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be
                    appointed for a term of 3 years and may be
                    reappointed for a term of an additional 2
                    years.
                        (C) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Board
                    shall be filled in the manner in which the
                    original appointment was made.
                (5) Chairperson.--There shall be a Chairperson of
            the Board. The Secretary of State shall serve as the
            Chairperson.
                (6) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board
            shall constitute a quorum, which, except with respect
            to a meeting of the Board during the 135-day period
            beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
            shall include at least one member of the Board
            described in paragraph (3)(B).
                (7) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of
            the Chairperson.
                (8) Compensation.--
                        (A) Officers of the federal government.--
                                (i) In general.--A member of the
                            Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may
                            not receive additional pay, allowances,
                            or benefits by reason of the member's
                            service on the Board.
                                (ii) Travel expenses.--Each such
                            member of the Board shall receive
                            travel expenses, including per diem in
                            lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
                            applicable provisions under subchapter
                            I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
                            States Code.
                        (B) Other members.--
                                (i) In general.--Except as provided
                            in clause (ii), a member of the Board
                            described in paragraph (3)(B)--
                                        (I) shall be paid
                                    compensation out of funds made
                                    available for the purposes of
                                    this title at the daily
                                    equivalent of the highest rate
                                    payable under section 5332 of
                                    title 5, United States Code,
                                    for each day (including travel
                                    time) during which the member
                                    is engaged in the actual
                                    performance of duties as a
                                    member of the Board; and
                                        (II) while away from the
                                    member's home or regular place
                                    of business on necessary travel
                                    in the actual performance of
                                    duties as a member of the
                                    Board, shall be paid per diem,
                                    travel, and transportation
                                    expenses in the same manner as
                                    is provided under subchapter I
                                    of chapter 57 of title 5,
                                    United States Code.
                                (ii) Limitation.--A member of the
                            Board may not be paid compensation
                            under clause (i)(II) for more than 90
                            days in any calendar year.

    SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
    (other than a provision of this title), the Board, acting
    through the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to provide
    assistance under this section for each country that enters into
    a Millennium Challenge Compact with the United States pursuant
    to section 609 to support policies and programs that advance
    the progress of the country in achieving lasting economic
    growth and poverty reduction and are in furtherance of the
    purposes of this title.
        (b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may
    be provided in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, or
    contracts to or with eligible entities described in subsection
    (c). Assistance under this section may not be provided in the
    form of loans.
        (c) Eligible Entities.--An eligible entity referred to in
    subsection (b) is--
                (1) the national government of the eligible
            country;
                (2) regional or local governmental units of the
            country; or
                (3) a nongovernmental organization or a private
            entity.
        (d) Application.--The Chief Executive Officer, in
    consultation with the Board and working with eligible countries
    selected by the Board for negotiation of Compacts, should
    develop and recommend procedures for considering solicited and
    unsolicited proposals in Compacts prior to an approval of the
    Compacts by the Board.
        (e) Limitations.--
                (1) Prohibition on military assistance and
            training.--Assistance under this section may not
            include military assistance or military training for a
            country.
                (2) Prohibition on assistance relating to united
            states job loss or production displacement.--Assistance
            under this section may not be provided for any project
            that is likely to cause a substantial loss of United
            States jobs or a substantial displacement of United
            States production.
                (3) Prohibition on assistance relating to
            environmental, health, or safety hazards.--Assistance
            under this section may not be provided for any project
            that is likely to cause a significant environmental,
            health, or safety hazard.
                (4) Prohibition on use of funds for abortions and
            involuntary sterilizations.--The prohibitions on use of
            funds contained in paragraphs (1) through (3) of
            section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
            (22 U.S.C. 2151b(f)(1)-(3)) shall apply to funds made
            available to carry out this section to the same extent
            and in the same manner as such prohibitions apply to
            funds made available to carry out part I of such Act.
            The prohibition on use of funds contained in any
            provision of law comparable to the eleventh and
            fourteenth provisos under the heading ``Child Survival
            and Health Programs Fund'' of division E of Public Law
            108-7 (117 Stat. 162) shall apply to funds made
            available to carry out this section for fiscal year
            2004.
        (f) Coordination.--The provision of assistance under this
    section shall be coordinated with other United States foreign
    assistance programs.

    SEC. 606. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES.

        (a) Low Income Countries.--
                (1) Fiscal year 2004.--A country shall be a
            candidate country for purposes of eligibility for
            assistance for fiscal year 2004 if--
                        (A) the country is eligible for assistance
                    from the International Development Association,
                    and the per capita income of the country is
                    equal to or less than the historical ceiling of
                    the International Development Association for
                    that year, as defined by the International Bank
                    for Reconstruction and Development; and
                        (B) subject to paragraph (3), the country
                    is not ineligible to receive United States
                    economic assistance under part I of the Foreign
                    Assistance Act of 1961 by reason of the
                    application of any provision of the Foreign
                    Assistance Act of 1961 or any other provision
                    of law.
                (2) Fiscal year 2005 and subsequent fiscal years.--
            A country shall be a candidate country for purposes of
            eligibility for assistance for fiscal year 2005 or a
            subsequent fiscal year if--
                        (A) the per capita income of the country is
                    equal to or less than the historical ceiling of
                    the International Development Association for
                    the fiscal year involved, as defined by the
                    International Bank for Reconstruction and
                    Development; and
                        (B) the country meets the requirements of
                    paragraph (1)(B).
                (3) Rule of construction.--For the purposes of
            determining whether a country is eligible for receiving
            assistance under section 605 pursuant to paragraph
            (1)(B), the exercise by the President, the Secretary of
            State, or any other officer or employee of the United
            States of any waiver or suspension of any provision of
            law referred to in such paragraph, and notification to
            the appropriate congressional committees in accordance
            with such provision of law, shall be construed as
            satisfying the requirement of such paragraph.
        (b) Lower Middle Income Countries.--
                (1) In general.--In addition to countries described
            in subsection (a), a country shall be a candidate
            country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for
            fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent fiscal year if the
            country--
                        (A) is classified as a lower middle income
                    country in the then most recent edition of the
                    World Development Report for Reconstruction and
                    Development published by the International Bank
                    for Reconstruction and Development and has an
                    income greater than the historical ceiling for
                    International Development Association
                    eligibility for the fiscal year involved; and
                        (B) meets the requirements of subsection
                    (a)(1)(B).
                (2) Limitation.--The total amount of assistance
            provided to countries described in paragraph (1) for
            fiscal year 2006 or any subsequent fiscal year may not
            exceed 25 percent of the total amount of assistance
            provided to all countries under section 605 for fiscal
            year 2006 or the subsequent fiscal year, as the case
            may be.
        (c) Identification by the Board.--The Board shall identify
    whether a country is a candidate country for purposes of this
    section.

    SEC. 607. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.

        (a) Determination by the Board.--The Board shall determine
    whether a candidate country is an eligible country for purposes
    of this section. Such determination shall be based, to the
    maximum extent possible, upon objective and quantifiable
    indicators of a country's demonstrated commitment to the
    criteria in subsection (b), and shall, where appropriate, take
    into account and assess the role of women and girls.
        (b) Criteria.--A candidate country should be considered to
    be an eligible country for purposes of this section if the
    Board determines that the country has demonstrated a commitment
    to--
                (1) just and democratic governance, including a
            demonstrated commitment to--
                        (A) promote political pluralism, equality,
                    and the rule of law;
                        (B) respect human and civil rights,
                    including the rights of people with
                    disabilities;
                        (C) protect private property rights;
                        (D) encourage transparency and
                    accountability of government; and
                        (E) combat corruption;
                (2) economic freedom, including a demonstrated
            commitment to economic policies that--
                        (A) encourage citizens and firms to
                    participate in global trade and international
                    capital markets;
                        (B) promote private sector growth and the
                    sustainable management of natural resources;
                        (C) strengthen market forces in the
                    economy; and
                        (D) respect worker rights, including the
                    right to form labor unions; and
                (3) investments in the people of such country,
            particularly women and children, including programs
            that--
                        (A) promote broad-based primary education;
                    and
                        (B) strengthen and build capacity to
                    provide quality public health and reduce child
                    mortality.
        (c) Selection by the Board.--
                (1) In general.--At the time the Board determines
            eligible countries under this section for a fiscal
            year, the Board shall select those eligible countries
            with respect to which the United States will initially
            seek to enter into a Millennium Challenge Compact
            pursuant to section 609.
                (2) Factors.--In selecting eligible countries under
            paragraph (1), the Board shall consider the following
            factors:
                        (A) The extent to which the country clearly
                    meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria.
                        (B) The opportunity to reduce poverty and
                    generate economic growth in the country.
                        (C) The availability of amounts to carry
                    out this title.
        (d) Establishment of Criteria and Methodology.--The
    criteria and methodology submitted by the Board to Congress and
    published in the Federal Register under section 608(b)(2) with
    respect to a fiscal year shall remain fixed for purposes of
    eligibility determinations for such year.
        (e) Annual Modification of Criteria and Methodology.--As
    appropriate, the Board, acting through the Chief Executive
    Officer, shall review the eligibility criteria and methodology
    and modify such criteria and methodology in subsequent years
    consistent with section 608(b).

    SEC. 608. CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE COUNTRIES,
                        ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, AND ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.

        (a) Identification of Candidate Countries.--Not later than
    90 days prior to the date on which the Board determines
    eligible countries under section 607 for a fiscal year, the
    Chief Executive Officer--
                (1) shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
            congressional committees a report that contains a list
            of all candidate countries identified under section
            606, and all countries that would be candidate
            countries if the countries met the requirement
            contained in section 606(a)(1)(B), for the fiscal year;
            and
                (2) shall publish in the Federal Register the
            information contained in the report described in
            paragraph (1).
        (b) Identification of Eligibility Criteria and
    Methodology.--Not later than 60 days prior to the date on which
    the Board determines eligible countries under section 607 for a
    fiscal year, the Chief Executive Officer--
                (1) shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
            congressional committees a report that contains a list
            of the criteria and methodology described in
            subsections (a) and (b) of section 607 that will be
            used to determine eligibility for each candidate
            country identified under subsection (a);
                (2) shall publish in the Federal Register the
            information contained in the report described in
            paragraph (1); and
                (3) may conduct one or more public hearings on the
            eligibility criteria and methodology.
        (c) Public Comment and Congressional Consultation.--
                (1) Public comment.--The Chief Executive Officer
            shall, for the 30-day period beginning on the date of
            publication in the Federal Register of the information
            contained in the report described in subsection (b)(1),
            accept public comment and consider such comment for
            purposes of determining eligible countries under
            section 607.
                (2) Congressional consultation.--The Chief
            Executive Officer shall consult with the appropriate
            congressional committees on the extent to which the
            candidate countries meet the criteria described in
            section 607(b).
        (d) Identification of Eligible Countries.--Not later than 5
    days after the date on which the Board determines eligible
    countries under section 607 for a fiscal year, the Chief
    Executive Officer--
                (1) shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
            congressional committees a report that contains a list
            of all such eligible countries, an identification of
            those countries on such list with respect to which the
            Board will seek to enter into a Compact under section
            609, and a justification for such eligibility
            determination and selection for Compact negotiation;
            and
                (2) shall publish in the Federal Register the
            information contained in the report described in
            paragraph (1).

    SEC. 609. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT.

        (a) Compact.--The Board, acting through the Chief Executive
    Officer of the Corporation, may provide assistance for an
    eligible country only if the country enters into an agreement
    with the United States, to be known as a ``Millennium Challenge
    Compact'', that establishes a multi-year plan for achieving
    shared development objectives in furtherance of the purposes of
    this title.
        (b) Elements.--
                (1) In general.--The Compact should take into
            account the national development strategy of the
            eligible country and shall contain--
                        (A) the specific objectives that the
                    country and the United States expect to achieve
                    during the term of the Compact;
                        (B) the responsibilities of the country and
                    the United States in the achievement of such
                    objectives;
                        (C) regular benchmarks to measure, where
                    appropriate, progress toward achieving such
                    objectives;
                        (D) an identification of the intended
                    beneficiaries, disaggregated by income level,
                    gender, and age, to the maximum extent
                    practicable;
                        (E) a multi-year financial plan, including
                    the estimated amount of contributions by the
                    Corporation and the country and proposed
                    mechanisms to implement the plan and provide
                    oversight, that describes how the requirements
                    of subparagraphs (A) through (D) will be met,
                    including identifying the role of civil society
                    in the achievement of such requirements;
                        (F) where appropriate, a description of the
                    current and potential participation of other
                    donors in the achievement of such objectives;
                        (G) a plan to ensure appropriate fiscal
                    accountability for the use of assistance
                    provided under section 605;
                        (H) where appropriate, a process or
                    processes for consideration of solicited
                    proposals under the Compact as well as a
                    process for consideration of unsolicited
                    proposals by the Corporation and national,
                    regional, or local units of government;
                        (I) a requirement that open, fair, and
                    competitive procedures are used in a
                    transparent manner in the administration of
                    grants or cooperative agreements or the
                    procurement of goods and services for the
                    accomplishment of objectives under the Compact;
                        (J) the strategy of the eligible country to
                    sustain progress made toward achieving such
                    objectives after expiration of the Compact; and
                        (K) a description of the role of the United
                    States Agency for International Development in
                    any design, implementation, and monitoring of
                    programs and activities funded under the
                    Compact.
                (2) Lower middle income countries.--In addition to
            the elements described in subparagraphs (A) through (K)
            of paragraph (1), with respect to a lower middle income
            country described in section 606(b), the Compact shall
            identify a contribution, as appropriate, from the
            country relative to its national budget, taking into
            account the prevailing economic conditions, toward
            meeting the objectives of the Compact. Any such
            contribution should be in addition to government
            spending allocated for such purposes in the country's
            budget for the year immediately preceding the
            establishment of the Compact and should continue for
            the duration of the Compact.
                (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
            ``national development strategy'' means any strategy to
            achieve market-driven economic growth and eliminate
            extreme poverty that has been developed by the
            government of the country in consultation with a wide
            variety of civic participation, including
            nongovernmental organizations, private and voluntary
            organizations, academia, women's and student
            organizations, local trade and labor unions, and the
            business community.
        (c) Additional Provision Relating to Prohibition on
    Taxation.--In addition to the elements described in subsection
    (c), each Compact shall contain a provision that states that
    assistance provided by the United States under the Compact
    shall be exempt from taxation by the government of the eligible
    country.
        (d) Local Input.--In entering into a Compact, the United
    States shall seek to ensure that the government of an eligible
    country--
                (1) takes into account the local-level perspectives
            of the rural and urban poor, including women, in the
            eligible country; and
                (2) consults with private and voluntary
            organizations, the business community, and other donors
            in the eligible country.
        (e) Consultation.--During any discussions with a country
    for the purpose of entering into a Compact with the country,
    officials of the Corporation participating in such discussions
    shall, at a minimum, consult with appropriate officials of the
    United States Agency for International Development,
    particularly with those officials responsible for the
    appropriate region or country on development issues related to
    the Compact.
        (f) Coordination With Other Donors.--To the maximum extent
    feasible, activities undertaken to achieve the objectives of
    the Compact shall be undertaken in coordination with the
    assistance activities of other donors.
        (g) Assistance for Development of Compact.--Notwithstanding
    subsection (a), the Chief Executive Officer may enter into
    contracts or make grants for any eligible country for the
    purpose of facilitating the development and implementation of
    the Compact between the United States and the country.
        (h) Requirement for Approval by the Board.--Each Compact
    shall be approved by the Board before the United States enters
    into the Compact.
        (i) Increase or Extension of Assistance Under a Compact.--
    Not later than 15 days after making a determination to increase
    or extend assistance under a Compact with an eligible country,
    the Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer--
                (1) shall prepare and transmit to the appropriate
            congressional committees a written report and
            justification that contains a detailed summary of the
            proposed increase in or extension of assistance under
            the Compact and a copy of the full text of the
            amendment to the Compact; and
                (2) shall publish a detailed summary, full text,
            and justification of the proposed increase in or
            extension of assistance under the Compact in the
            Federal Register and on the Internet website of the
            Corporation.
        (j) Duration of Compact.--The duration of a Compact shall
    not exceed 5 years.
        (k) Subsequent Compacts.--An eligible country and the
    United States may enter into and have in effect only one
    Compact at any given time under this section. An eligible
    country and the United States may enter into one or more
    subsequent Compacts in accordance with the requirements of this
    title after the expiration of the existing Compact.

    SEC. 610. CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF COMPACT.

        (a) Congressional Consultation Prior to Compact
    Negotiations.--Not later than 15 days prior to the start of
    negotiations of a Compact with an eligible country, the Board,
    acting through the Chief Executive Officer--
                (1) shall consult with the appropriate
            congressional committees with respect to the proposed
            Compact negotiation; and
                (2) shall identify the objectives and mechanisms to
            be used for the negotiation of the Compact.
        (b) Congressional and Public Notification After Entering
    Into a Compact.--Not later than 10 days after entering into a
    Compact with an eligible country, the Board, acting through the
    Chief Executive Officer--
                (1) shall provide notification of the Compact to
            the appropriate congressional committees, including a
            detailed summary of the Compact and a copy of the text
            of the Compact; and
                (2) shall publish such detailed summary and the
            text of the Compact in the Federal Register and on the
            Internet website of the Corporation.

    SEC. 611. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

        (a) Suspension and Termination of Assistance.--After
    consultation with the Board, the Chief Executive Officer may
    suspend or terminate assistance in whole or in part for a
    country or entity under section 605 if the Chief Executive
    Officer determines that--
                (1) the country or entity is engaged in activities
            which are contrary to the national security interests
            of the United States;
                (2) the country or entity has engaged in a pattern
            of actions inconsistent with the criteria used to
            determine the eligibility of the country or entity, as
            the case may be; or
                (3) the country or entity has failed to adhere to
            its responsibilities under the Compact.
        (b) Reinstatement.--The Chief Executive Officer may
    reinstate assistance for a country or entity under section 605
    only if the Chief Executive Officer determines that the country
    or entity has demonstrated a commitment to correcting each
    condition for which assistance was suspended or terminated
    under subsection (a).
        (c) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 3 days
    after the date on which the Chief Executive Officer suspends or
    terminates assistance under subsection (a) for a country or
    entity, or reinstates assistance under subsection (b) for a
    country or entity, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit to
    the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains
    the determination of the Chief Executive Officer under
    subsection (a) or subsection (b), as the case may be.
        (d) Rule of Construction.--The authority to suspend or
    terminate assistance under this section includes the authority
    to suspend or terminate obligations and sub-obligations.

    SEC. 612. DISCLOSURE.

        (a) Requirement for Disclosure.--The Corporation shall make
    available to the public on at least a quarterly basis, the
    following information:
                (1) For assistance provided under section 605--
                        (A) the name of each entity to which
                    assistance is provided;
                        (B) the amount of assistance provided to
                    the entity; and
                        (C) a description of the program or
                    project, including--
                                (i) a description of whether the
                            program or project was solicited or
                            unsolicited; and
                                (ii) a detailed description of the
                            objectives and measures for results of
                            the program or project.
                (2) For funds allocated or transferred under
            section 619(b)--
                        (A) the name of each United States
                    Government agency to which such funds are
                    transferred or allocated;
                        (B) the amount of funds transferred or
                    allocated to such agency; and
                        (C) a description of the program or project
                    to be carried out by such agency with such
                    funds.
        (b) Dissemination.--The information required to be
    disclosed under subsection (a) shall be made available to the
    public by means of publication in the Federal Register and on
    the Internet website of the Corporation, as well as by any
    other methods that the Board determines appropriate.

    SEC. 613. ANNUAL REPORT.

        (a) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2005, and each March
    31 thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report
    on the assistance provided under section 605 during the prior
    fiscal year.
        (b) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
                (1) The amount of obligations and expenditures for
            assistance provided to each eligible country during the
            prior fiscal year.
                (2) For each eligible country, an assessment of--
                        (A) the progress made during each year by
                    the country toward achieving the objectives set
                    out in the Compact entered into by the country;
                    and
                        (B) the extent to which assistance provided
                    under section 605 has been effective in helping
                    the country to achieve such objectives.
                (3) A description of the coordination of assistance
            provided under section 605 with other United States
            foreign assistance and related trade policies.
                (4) A description of the coordination of assistance
            provided under section 605 with assistance provided by
            other donor countries.
                (5) Any other information the President considers
            relevant with respect to assistance provided under
            section 605.

    SEC. 614. POWERS OF THE CORPORATION; RELATED PROVISIONS.

        (a) Powers.--The Corporation--
                (1) shall have perpetual succession unless
            dissolved by a law enacted after the date of the
            enactment of this Act;
                (2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall
            be judicially noticed;
                (3) may make and perform such contracts, grants,
            and other agreements with any person or government
            however designated and wherever situated, as may be
            necessary for carrying out the functions of the
            Corporation;
                (4) may determine and prescribe the manner in which
            its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses
            allowed and paid, including expenses for
            representation;
                (5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire,
            improve, and use such real property wherever situated,
            as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of
            the Corporation;
                (6) may accept cash gifts or donations of services
            or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or
            intangible, for the purpose of carrying out the
            provisions of this title;
                (7) may use the United States mails in the same
            manner and on the same conditions as the Executive
            departments;
                (8) may contract with individuals for personal
            services, who shall not be considered Federal employees
            for any provision of law administered by the Office of
            Personnel Management;
                (9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles;
            and
                (10) shall have such other powers as may be
            necessary and incident to carrying out this title.
        (b) Principal Office.--The Corporation shall maintain its
    principal office in the metropolitan area of Washington,
    District of Columbia.
        (c) Positions With Foreign Governments.--When approved by
    the Chief Executive Officer, for purposes of implementing a
    Compact, employees of the Corporation (including individuals
    detailed to the Corporation) may accept and hold offices or
    positions to which no compensation is attached with governments
    or governmental agencies of foreign countries or with
    international organizations.
        (d) Other Authorities.--Except to the extent inconsistent
    with the provisions of this title, the administrative
    authorities contained in the State Department Basic Authorities
    Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) and the Foreign
    Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) shall apply to
    the implementation of this title to the same extent and in the
    same manner as such authorities apply to the implementation of
    those Acts.
        (e) Applicability of Government Corporation Control Act.--
                (1) In general.--The Corporation shall be subject
            to chapter 91 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States
            Code, except that the Corporation shall not be
            authorized to issue obligations or offer obligations to
            the public.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 9101(3) of title
            31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
            the following:
                        ``(Q) the Millennium Challenge
                    Corporation.''.
        (f) Inspector General.--
                (1) In general.--The Inspector General of the
            United States Agency for International Development
            shall serve as Inspector General of the Corporation,
            and, in acting in such capacity, may conduct reviews,
            investigations, and inspections of all aspects of the
            operations and activities of the Corporation.
                (2) Authority of the board.--In carrying out the
            responsibilities under this subsection, the Inspector
            General shall report to and be under the general
            supervision of the Board.
                (3) Reimbursement and authorization of services.--
                        (A) Reimbursement.--The Corporation shall
                    reimburse the United States Agency for
                    International Development for all expenses
                    incurred by the Inspector General in connection
                    with the Inspector General's responsibilities
                    under this subsection.
                        (B) Authorization for services.--Of the
                    amount authorized to be appropriated under
                    section 619(a) for a fiscal year, up to
                    $5,000,000 is authorized to be made available
                    to the Inspector General of the United States
                    Agency for International Development to conduct
                    reviews, investigations, and inspections of
                    operations and activities of the Corporation.
        (g) Special Assistance.--
                (1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer is
            authorized to contract with any nongovernmental
            organization (including a university, independent
            foundation, or other organization) in the United States
            or in a candidate country, and, where appropriate,
            directly with a governmental agency of any such
            country, that is undertaking research aimed at
            improving data related to eligibility criteria under
            this title with respect to the country.
                (2) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be
            appropriated under section 619(a) for a fiscal year, up
            to $5,000,000 is authorized to be made available to
            carry out paragraph (1).

    SEC. 615. COORDINATION WITH UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
                        DEVELOPMENT.

        (a) Requirement for Coordination.--The Chief Executive
    Officer shall consult with the Administrator of the United
    States Agency for International Development in order to
    coordinate the activities of the Corporation with the
    activities of the Agency.
        (b) USAID Programs.--The Administrator of the United States
    Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure that
    appropriate programs of the Agency play a primary role in
    preparing candidate countries to become eligible countries.

    SEC. 616. ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CANDIDATE COUNTRIES.

        (a) Authorization.--The Board, acting through the Chief
    Executive Officer, is authorized to provide assistance to a
    candidate country described in subsection (b) for the purpose
    of assisting such country to become an eligible country.
        (b) Candidate Country Described.--A candidate country
    referred to in subsection (a) is a candidate country that--
                (1) satisfies the requirements contained in
            subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 606(a)(1); and
                (2) demonstrates a significant commitment to meet
            the requirements of section 607(b) but fails to meet
            such requirements (including by reason of the absence
            or unreliability of data).
        (c) Administration.--Assistance under this section may be
    provided through the United States Agency for International
    Development.
        (d) Funding.--Not more than 10 percent of the amount
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
    under section 619(a) for fiscal year 2004 is authorized to be
    made available to carry out this section.

    SEC. 617. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Detail of Personnel.--Upon request of the Chief
    Executive Officer, the head of an agency may detail any
    employee of such agency to the Corporation on a reimbursable
    basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the purpose of
    preserving such employee's allowances, privileges, rights,
    seniority, and other benefits, an employee of the agency from
    which detailed.
        (b) Reemployment Rights.--
                (1) In general.--An employee of an agency who is
            serving under a career or career conditional
            appointment (or the equivalent), and who, with the
            consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the
            Corporation, is entitled to be reemployed in such
            employee's former position or a position of like
            seniority, status, and pay in such agency, if such
            employee--
                        (A) is separated from the Corporation for
                    any reason, other than misconduct, neglect of
                    duty, or malfeasance; and
                        (B) applies for reemployment not later than
                    90 days after the date of separation from the
                    Corporation.
                (2) Specific rights.--An employee who satisfies
            paragraph (1) is entitled to be reemployed (in
            accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days after
            applying for reemployment and, on reemployment, is
            entitled to at least the rate of basic pay to which
            such employee would have been entitled had such
            employee never transferred.
        (c) Hiring Authority.--Of persons employed by the
    Corporation, not to exceed 30 persons may be appointed,
    compensated, or removed without regard to the civil service
    laws and regulations.
        (d) Basic Pay.--The Chief Executive Officer may fix the
    rate of basic pay of employees of the Corporation without
    regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5, United
    States Code (relating to the classification of positions),
    subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to General
    Schedule pay rates), except that no employee of the Corporation
    may receive a rate of basic pay that exceeds the rate for level
    II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of such title.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency,
            as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States
            Code; and
                (2) the term ``detail'' means the assignment or
            loan of an employee, without a change of position, from
            the agency by which such employee is employed to the
            Corporation.

    SEC. 618. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

        (a) Assignment to United States Embassies.--An employee of
    the Corporation, including an individual detailed to or
    contracted by the Corporation, may be assigned to a United
    States diplomatic mission or consular post or a United States
    Agency for International Development field mission.
        (b) Privileges and Immunities.--The Secretary of State
    shall seek to ensure that an employee of the Corporation,
    including an individual detailed to or contracted by the
    Corporation, and the members of the family of such employee,
    while the employee is performing duties in any country or place
    outside the United States, enjoy the privileges and immunities
    that are enjoyed by a member of the Foreign Service, or the
    family of a member of the Foreign Service, as appropriate, of
    comparable rank and salary of such employee, if such employee
    or a member of the family of such employee is not a national of
    or permanently resident in such country or place.
        (c) Responsibility of Chief of Mission.--An employee of the
    Corporation, including an individual detailed to or contracted
    by the Corporation, and a member of the family of such
    employee, shall be subject to section 207 of the Foreign
    Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) in the same manner as
    United States Government employees while the employee is
    performing duties in any country or place outside the United
    States if such employee or member of the family of such
    employee is not a national of or permanently resident in such
    country or place.

    SEC. 619. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
    to be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be
    necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
        (b) Allocation of Funds.--
                (1) In general.--The Corporation may allocate or
            transfer to any agency of the United States Government
            any of the funds available for carrying out this title.
            Such funds shall be available for obligation and
            expenditure for the purposes for which the funds were
            authorized, in accordance with authority granted in
            this title or under authority governing the activities
            of the United States Government agency to which such
            funds are allocated or transferred.
                (2) Notification.--The Corporation shall notify the
            appropriate congressional committees not less than 15
            days prior to an allocation or transfer of funds
            pursuant to paragraph (1).
        This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Operations,
    Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
    2004''.

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

                                     AN ACT

     Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
       Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year
               ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of
    Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for
    other purposes, namely:

                          TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                     Employment and Training Administration

                        TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

        For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act of
    1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor
    vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings
    and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for
    training centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment Act
    of 1998; $2,697,654,000 plus reimbursements, of which
    $1,666,473,000 is available for obligation for the period July
    1, 2004 through June 30, 2005; except that amounts determined
    by the Secretary of Labor to be necessary pursuant to sections
    173(a)(4)(A) and 174(c) of such Act shall be available from
    October 1, 2003 until expended; of which $1,000,965,000 is
    available for obligation for the period April 1, 2004 through
    June 30, 2005, to carry out chapter 4 of the Workforce
    Investment Act of 1998; and of which $30,216,000 is available
    for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007 for necessary
    expenses of construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition of
    Job Corps centers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, of the funds provided herein under section
    137(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, $276,608,000
    shall be for activities described in section 132(a)(2)(A) of
    such Act and $1,180,152,000 shall be for activities described
    in section 132(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That
    funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the
    Workforce Investment Act may be used to provide assistance to a
    State for state-wide or local use in order to address cases
    where there have been worker dislocations across multiple
    sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain
    dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan
    with emerging economic development needs; and train such
    eligible dislocated workers: Provided further, That $9,039,000
    shall be for carrying out section 172 of the Workforce
    Investment Act of 1998: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
    any other provision of law or related regulation, $77,330,000
    shall be for carrying out section 167 of the Workforce
    Investment Act of 1998, including $72,213,000 for formula
    grants, $4,610,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which
    not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and
    $507,000 for other discretionary purposes: Provided further,
    That notwithstanding the transfer limitation under section
    133(b)(4) of such Act, up to 30 percent of such funds may be
    transferred by a local board if approved by the Governor:
    Provided further, That funds provided to carry out section
    171(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 may be used for
    demonstration projects that provide assistance to new entrants
    in the workforce and incumbent workers: Provided further, That
    funding provided to carry out projects under section 171 of the
    Workforce Investment Act of 1998 that are identified in the
    Conference Agreement, shall not be subject to the requirements
    of section 171(b)(2)(B) of such Act, the requirements of
    section 171(c)(4)(D) of such Act, the joint funding
    requirements of sections 171(b)(2)(A) and 171(c)(4)(A) of such
    Act, or any time limit requirements of sections 171(b)(2)(C)
    and 171(c)(4)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That no funds
    from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal
    services at or for Job Corps centers.
        For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act of
    1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor
    vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings
    and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for
    training centers as authorized by the Workforce Investment Act
    of 1998; $2,463,000,000 plus reimbursements, of which
    $2,363,000,000 is available for obligation for the period
    October 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, and of which
    $100,000,000 is available for the period October 1, 2004
    through June 30, 2007, for necessary expenses of construction,
    rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers.

                COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER AMERICANS

        To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as
    amended, $441,253,000.

                  FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

        For payments during the current fiscal year of trade
    adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I and
    section 246; and for training, allowances for job search and
    relocation, and related State administrative expenses under
    part II of chapter 2, title II of the Trade Act of 1974
    (including the benefits and services described under sections
    123(c)(2) and 151(b) and (c) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance
    Reform Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210), $1,338,200,000,
    together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to
    the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period
    subsequent to September 15 of the current year.

         STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS

        For authorized administrative expenses, $142,520,000,
    together with not to exceed $3,466,861,000 (including not to
    exceed $1,228,000 which may be used for amortization payments
    to States which had independent retirement plans in their State
    employment service agencies prior to 1980), which may be
    expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in
    the Unemployment Trust Fund including the cost of administering
    section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
    section 7(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended, the Trade
    Act of 1974, as amended, the Immigration Act of 1990, and the
    Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and of which the
    sums available in the allocation for activities authorized by
    title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
    502-504), and the sums available in the allocation for
    necessary administrative expenses for carrying out 5 U.S.C.
    8501-8523, shall be available for obligation by the States
    through December 31, 2004, except that funds used for
    automation acquisitions shall be available for obligation by
    the States through September 30, 2006; of which $142,520,000,
    together with not to exceed $768,257,000 of the amount which
    may be expended from said trust fund, shall be available for
    obligation for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005,
    to fund activities under the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended,
    including the cost of penalty mail authorized under 39 U.S.C.
    3202(a)(1)(E) made available to States in lieu of allotments
    for such purpose: Provided, That to the extent that the Average
    Weekly Insured Unemployment (AWIU) for fiscal year 2004 is
    projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 3,227,000, an
    additional $28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for
    every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata
    amount for any increment less than 100,000) from the Employment
    Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund:
    Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act which are
    used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or
    which are used to support the national activities of the
    Federal-State unemployment insurance or immigration programs,
    may be obligated in contracts, grants or agreements with non-
    State entities: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
    this Act for activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act,
    as amended, and title III of the Social Security Act, may be
    used by the States to fund integrated Employment Service and
    Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, notwithstanding cost
    allocation principles prescribed under Office of Management and
    Budget Circular A-87.

            ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND OTHER FUNDS

        For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as
    authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security
    Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as
    authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
    of 1954, as amended; and for nonrepayable advances to the
    Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by section 8509 of title
    5, United States Code, and to the ``Federal unemployment
    benefits and allowances'' account, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005, $467,000,000.
        In addition, for making repayable advances to the Black
    Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year after
    September 15, 2004, for costs incurred by the Black Lung
    Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal year, such sums as
    may be necessary.

                             PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

        For expenses of administering employment and training
    programs, $115,824,000, including $2,393,000 to administer
    welfare-to-work grants, together with not to exceed
    $57,820,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security
    Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                   Employee Benefits Security Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security
    Administration, $124,962,000.

                      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

                   PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

        The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is authorized to
    make such expenditures, including financial assistance
    authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96-364, within limits
    of funds and borrowing authority available to such Corporation,
    and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and
    commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
    provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control
    Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in
    carrying out the program, including associated administrative
    expenses, through September 30, 2004 for such Corporation:
    Provided, That none of the funds available to the Corporation
    for fiscal year 2004 shall be available for obligations for
    administrative expenses in excess of $228,772,000: Provided
    further, That obligations in excess of such amount may be
    incurred after approval by the Office of Management and Budget
    and the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.

                      Employment Standards Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Employment Standards
    Administration, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and
    local agencies and their employees for inspection services
    rendered, $392,872,000, together with $2,036,000 which may be
    expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections
    39(c), 44(d) and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
    Compensation Act: Provided, That $1,250,000 shall be for the
    development of an alternative system for the electronic
    submission of reports required to be filed under the Labor-
    Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, as amended,
    and for a computer database of the information for each
    submission by whatever means, that is indexed and easily
    searchable by the public via the Internet: Provided further,
    That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept, retain,
    and spend, until expended, in the name of the Department of
    Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid to the Secretary of
    Labor, in accordance with the terms of the Consent Judgment in
    Civil Action No. 91-0027 of the United States District Court
    for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands (May 21,
    1992): Provided further, That the Secretary of Labor is
    authorized to establish and, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3302,
    collect and deposit in the Treasury fees for processing
    applications and issuing certificates under sections 11(d) and
    14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29
    U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) and for processing applications and
    issuing registrations under title I of the Migrant and Seasonal
    Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

                                SPECIAL BENEFITS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses
    (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or
    any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5, chapter 81 of the
    United States Code; continuation of benefits as provided for
    under the heading ``Civilian War Benefits'' in the Federal
    Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees'
    Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c)
    and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012);
    and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits
    required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
    Compensation Act, as amended, $163,000,000, together with such
    amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent
    year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other
    benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current
    year: Provided, That amounts appropriated may be used under
    section 8104 of title 5, United States Code, by the Secretary
    of Labor to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at
    the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed,
    disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of
    reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2003, shall remain
    available until expended for the payment of compensation,
    benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That in addition
    there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the
    Postal Service and from any other corporation or
    instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of title 5,
    United States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share of the
    cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines
    to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair
    share entities through September 30, 2004: Provided further,
    That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair
    share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal
    Employees' Compensation Act, $39,315,000 shall be made
    available to the Secretary as follows: (1) for enhancement and
    maintenance of automated data processing systems and
    telecommunications systems, $11,618,000; (2) for automated
    workload processing operations, including document imaging,
    centralized mail intake and medical bill processing,
    $14,496,000; (3) for periodic roll management and medical
    review, $13,201,000; and (4) the remaining funds shall be paid
    into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further,
    That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice
    of injury or a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 5,
    United States Code, or 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., provide as part
    of such notice and claim, such identifying information
    (including Social Security account number) as such regulations
    may prescribe.

                   SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

        For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and
    Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107-275, (the
    ``Act''), $300,000,000, to remain available until expended.
        For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year,
    benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Act, for
    costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may
    be necessary.
        For making benefit payments under title IV for the first
    quarter of fiscal year 2005, $88,000,000, to remain available
    until expended.

        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
                               COMPENSATION FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees
    Occupational Illness Compensation Act, $55,074,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Labor
    is authorized to transfer to any executive agency with
    authority under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
    Compensation Act, including within the Department of Labor,
    such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 2004 to carry out
    those authorities: Provided further, That the Secretary may
    require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the
    Act provide as part of such claim, such identifying information
    (including Social Security account number) as may be
    prescribed.

                        BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Beginning in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, such sums as
    may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, to
    remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits
    authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (4), and (7) of the
    Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and interest on
    advances, as authorized by section 9501(c)(2) of that Act. In
    addition, the following amounts shall be available from the
    Fund for fiscal year 2004 for expenses of operation and
    administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as
    authorized by section 9501(d)(5): $32,004,000 for transfer to
    the Employment Standards Administration, ``Salaries and
    Expenses''; $23,401,000 for transfer to Departmental
    Management, ``Salaries and Expenses''; $338,000 for transfer to
    Departmental Management, ``Office of Inspector General''; and
    $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the
    expenses of the Department of the Treasury.

                 Occupational Safety and Health Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and
    Health Administration, $460,786,000, including not to exceed
    $92,505,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for
    grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety
    and Health Act (the ``Act''), which grants shall be no less
    than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and
    health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by
    the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition,
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupational Safety and
    Health Administration may retain up to $750,000 per fiscal year
    of training institute course tuition fees, otherwise authorized
    by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for
    occupational safety and health training and education grants:
    Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary
    of Labor is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September
    30, 2004, to collect and retain fees for services provided to
    Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize
    such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a,
    to administer national and international laboratory recognition
    programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used
    by workers in the workplace: Provided further, That none of the
    funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or
    expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any
    standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is
    applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation
    which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10
    or fewer employees: Provided further, That no funds
    appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or
    expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule,
    regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer
    of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category
    having an occupational injury lost workday case rate, at the
    most precise Standard Industrial Classification Code for which
    such data are published, less than the national average rate as
    such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting
    through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with
    section 24 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 673), except--
                (1) to provide, as authorized by such Act,
            consultation, technical assistance, educational and
            training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;
                (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in
            response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation
            for violations found during such inspection, and to
            assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected
            within a reasonable abatement period and for any
            willful violations found;
                (3) to take any action authorized by such Act with
            respect to imminent dangers;
                (4) to take any action authorized by such Act with
            respect to health hazards;
                (5) to take any action authorized by such Act with
            respect to a report of an employment accident which is
            fatal to one or more employees or which results in
            hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take
            any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by
            such Act; and
                (6) to take any action authorized by such Act with
            respect to complaints of discrimination against
            employees for exercising rights under such Act:
    Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to
    any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not
    maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer
    employees: Provided further, That not less than $3,200,000
    shall be used to extend funding for the Institutional
    Competency Building training grants which commenced in
    September 2000, for program activities for the period of
    September 30, 2003 to September 30, 2004, provided that a
    grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance.

                     Mine Safety and Health Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health
    Administration, $270,826,000, including purchase and bestowal
    of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and
    first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles,
    including $100,000 for an award to the Stolar Research
    Corporation to further develop and demonstrate electromagnetic
    wave detection technology, and other purposes, in Allegheny
    County, Pennsylvania; including $1,000,000 for an award to the
    National Technology Transfer Center for a coal slurry
    impoundment pilot project in southern West Virginia; including
    up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities; in
    addition, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the
    National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board,
    tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise
    authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine
    safety and health education and training activities,
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302; and, in addition, the Mine
    Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $1,000,000
    from fees collected for the approval and certification of
    equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may
    utilize such sums for such activities; the Secretary is
    authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other
    contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute
    projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or
    private; the Mine Safety and Health Administration is
    authorized to promote health and safety education and training
    in the mining community through cooperative programs with
    States, industry, and safety associations; and any funds
    available to the department may be used, with the approval of
    the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and
    survival operations in the event of a major disaster.

                           Bureau of Labor Statistics

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
    including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and
    local agencies and their employees for services rendered,
    $447,088,000, together with not to exceed $75,110,000, which
    may be expended from the Employment Security Administration
    Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund, of which $5,000,000 may
    be used to fund the mass layoff statistics program under
    section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2).

                     Office of Disability Employment Policy

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability
    Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and
    initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of
    eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people
    with disabilities, $47,333,000.

                            Departmental Management

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for Departmental Management,
    including the hire of three sedans, and including the
    management or operation, through contracts, grants or other
    arrangements of Departmental activities conducted by or through
    the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, including bilateral
    and multilateral technical assistance and other international
    labor activities, $48,565,000, for the acquisition of
    Departmental information technology, architecture,
    infrastructure, equipment, software and related needs which
    will be allocated by the Department's Chief Information Officer
    in accordance with the Department's capital investment
    management process to assure a sound investment strategy;
    $352,514,000; together with not to exceed $316,000, which may
    be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account
    in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided, That no funds made
    available by this Act may be used by the Solicitor of Labor to
    participate in a review in any United States court of appeals
    of any decision made by the Benefits Review Board under section
    21 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33
    U.S.C. 921) where such participation is precluded by the
    decision of the United States Supreme Court in Director, Office
    of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding,
    115 S. Ct. 1278 (1995), notwithstanding any provisions to the
    contrary contained in Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Appellate
    Procedure: Provided further, That no funds made available by
    this Act may be used by the Secretary of Labor to review a
    decision under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
    Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) that has been appealed and that has
    been pending before the Benefits Review Board for more than 12
    months: Provided further, That any such decision pending a
    review by the Benefits Review Board for more than 1 year shall
    be considered affirmed by the Benefits Review Board on the 1-
    year anniversary of the filing of the appeal, and shall be
    considered the final order of the Board for purposes of
    obtaining a review in the United States courts of appeals:
    Provided further, That these provisions shall not be applicable
    to the review or appeal of any decision issued under the Black
    Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.): Provided further,
    That of the funds provided under this heading, $150,000 shall
    be for a grant to the International Center on Child Labor and
    Education.

                        VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

        Not to exceed $193,443,000 may be derived from the
    Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment
    Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 4100-4110A,
    4212, 4214, and 4321-4327, and Public Law 103-353, and which
    shall be available for obligation by the States through
    December 31, 2004, of which $2,000,000 is for the National
    Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute. To carry
    out the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs (38 U.S.C.
    2021) and the Veterans Workforce Investment Programs (29 U.S.C.
    2913), $26,550,000 of which $7,550,000 shall be available for
    obligation for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector
    General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
    Act of 1978, as amended, $60,094,000, together with not to
    exceed $5,730,000, which may be expended from the Employment
    Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

        For the acquisition of a new core accounting system for the
    Department of Labor, including hardware and software
    infrastructure and the costs associated with implementation
    thereof, $13,850,000.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

                              (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Sec. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary
    funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for the
    current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may
    be transferred between appropriations, but no such
    appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any
    such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of
    both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in
    advance of any transfer.
        Sec. 103. In accordance with Executive Order No. 13126,
    none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
    pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the
    procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or
    harvested or services rendered, whole or in part, by forced or
    indentured child labor in industries and host countries already
    identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to
    enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 104. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums
    as may be necessary to the Denali Commission through the
    Department of Labor to conduct job training of the local
    workforce where Denali Commission projects will be constructed.
        Sec. 105. Of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1999
    under section 403(a)(5)(H)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act
    (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(H)(i)(II)) that were allotted as welfare
    to work formula grants to the States under section 403(a)(5)(A)
    of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(A)), there is hereby rescinded
    any funds that are unexpended by the States as of the date of
    enactment of this section, except for such funds as the
    Secretary of Labor determines are necessary for States to carry
    out administrative activities relating to the close out of such
    grants. Notwithstanding section 403(a)(5) of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)), the Secretary of Labor may
    take such actions as the Secretary determines are appropriate
    to facilitate the orderly and equitable close out of such
    grants, consistent with the requirements of this section.
        Sec. 106. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
                (1) it is projected that the Department of Labor,
            in conjunction with labor, industry, and the National
            Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will be
            undertaking several months of testing on Personal Dust
            Monitor production prototypes; and
                (2) the testing of Personal Dust Monitor prototypes
            is set to begin (by late May or early June of 2004)
            following the scheduled delivery of the Personal Dust
            Monitors in May 2004.
        (b) Re-proposal of Rule.--Following the successful
    demonstration of Personal Dust Monitor technology, and if the
    Secretary of Labor makes a determination that Personal Dust
    Monitors can be effectively applied in a regulatory scheme, the
    Secretary of Labor shall re-propose a rule on respirable coal
    dust which incorporates the use of Personal Dust Monitors, and,
    if such rule is re-proposed, the Secretary shall comply with
    the regular procedures applicable to Federal rulemaking.
        Sec. 107. The Secretary of Labor shall transfer, without
    charge or consideration, to Hamilton County, Ohio all rights,
    title, and interest (including all federal equity) the United
    States holds in the real property located at 1916 Central
    Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio to the extent such rights, title, or
    interest were acquired through grants to the State of Ohio
    under title III of the Social Security Act or the Wagner-Peyser
    Act or acquired through funds distributed to the State of Ohio
    under section 903 of the Social Security Act.
        Sec. 108. Fair Labor Standards Act Woodworking Exemption.
    Section 13(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29
    U.S.C. 213(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(7)(A)(i) Subject to subparagraph (B), in the
    administration and enforcement of the child labor provisions of
    this Act, it shall not be considered oppressive child labor for
    a new entrant into the workforce to be employed inside or
    outside places of business where machinery is used to process
    wood products.
        ``(ii) In this paragraph, the term `new entrant into the
    workforce' means an individual who--
                ``(I) is under the age of 18 and at least the age
            of 14, and
                ``(II) by statute or judicial order is exempt from
            compulsory school attendance beyond the eighth grade.
        ``(B) The employment of a new entrant into the workforce
    under subparagraph (A) shall be permitted--
                ``(i) if the entrant is supervised by an adult
            relative of the entrant or is supervised by an adult
            member of the same religious sect or division as the
            entrant;
                ``(ii) if the entrant does not operate or assist in
            the operation of power-driven woodworking machines;
                ``(iii) if the entrant is protected from wood
            particles or other flying debris within the workplace
            by a barrier appropriate to the potential hazard of
            such wood particles or flying debris or by maintaining
            a sufficient distance from machinery in operation; and
                ``(iv) if the entrant is required to use personal
            protective equipment to prevent exposure to excessive
            levels of noise and saw dust.''.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor
    Appropriations Act, 2004''.

               TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                  Health Resources and Services Administration

                         HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

        For carrying out titles II, III, IV, VII, VIII, X, XII,
    XIX, and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, section 427(a)
    of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, title V
    (including section 510), and sections 1128E, 711 and 1820 of
    the Social Security Act, the Health Care Quality Improvement
    Act of 1986, as amended, the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of
    1988, as amended, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and
    the Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act,
    $6,698,437,000, of which $367,563,000 shall be available for
    construction and renovation (including equipment) of health
    care and other facilities, abstinence education and related
    services, and other health-related activities as specified in
    the statement of the managers on the conference report
    accompanying this Act, and of which $39,740,000 from general
    revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social
    Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare
    rural hospital flexibility grants program under section 1820 of
    such Act: Provided, That of the funds made available under this
    heading, $250,000 shall be available until expended for
    facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease
    Center: Provided further, That in addition to fees authorized
    by section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of
    1986, fees shall be collected for the full disclosure of
    information under the Act sufficient to recover the full costs
    of operating the National Practitioner Data Bank, and shall
    remain available until expended to carry out that Act: Provided
    further, That fees collected for the full disclosure of
    information under the ``Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data
    Collection Program'', authorized by section 1128E(d)(2) of the
    Social Security Act, shall be sufficient to recover the full
    costs of operating the program, and shall remain available
    until expended to carry out that Act: Provided further, That
    $25,000,000 of the funding provided for community health
    centers shall be used for base grant adjustments for existing
    centers: Provided further, That no more than $4,850,000 is
    available for carrying out the provisions of U.S.C. Title 42
    Section 233(o) including associated administrative expenses:
    Provided further, That no more than $45,000,000 is available
    for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 104-73: Provided
    further, That $10,000,000 is available until expended to
    establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program as
    described in the statement of the managers on the conference
    report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That of the
    funds made available under this heading, $280,000,000 shall be
    for the program under title X of the Public Health Service Act
    to provide for voluntary family planning projects: Provided
    further, That amounts provided to said projects under such
    title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy
    counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall
    not be expended for any activity (including the publication or
    distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote
    public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or
    candidate for public office: Provided further, That
    $753,317,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs
    authorized by section 2616 of the Public Health Service Act:
    Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
    $25,000,000 shall be available from amounts available under
    section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out Parts
    A, B, C, and D of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act
    to fund section 2691 Special Projects of National Significance:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the
    Social Security Act, not to exceed $121,130,000 is available
    for carrying out special projects of regional and national
    significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act:
    Provided further, That $70,488,000 is available for special
    projects of regional and national significance under section
    501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, which shall not be
    counted toward compliance with the allocation required in
    section 502(a)(1) of such Act, and which shall be used only for
    making competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as
    defined in section 510(b)(2) of such Act) to adolescents and
    for Federal costs of administering the grants: Provided
    further, That grants under the immediately preceding proviso
    shall be made only to public and private entities which agree
    that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities
    provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities
    will not provide to that adolescent any other education
    regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity
    expressly required by law to provide health information or
    services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking
    health information or services from the entity in a different
    setting than the setting in which the abstinence education was
    provided: Provided further, That in addition to amounts
    provided herein for abstinence education to adolescents,
    $4,500,000 shall be available from amounts available under
    section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out
    evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of adolescent
    pregnancy prevention approaches.

               HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of
    the program, as authorized by title VII of the Public Health
    Service Act, as amended. For administrative expenses to carry
    out the guaranteed loan program, including section 709 of the
    Public Health Service Act, $3,389,000.

                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

        For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
    Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for claims associated
    with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines
    administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2
    of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That for necessary
    administrative expenses, not to exceed $3,222,000 shall be
    available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services.

                   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                    DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING

        To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX, XXI,
    and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, sections 101, 102,
    103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and
    Health Act of 1977, sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational
    Safety and Health Act of 1970, title IV of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education
    Assistance Act of 1980; including purchase and insurance of
    official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and purchase,
    hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, $4,545,472,000,
    of which $262,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
    equipment, and construction and renovation of facilities, and
    of which $293,569,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain
    available until September 30, 2005, including $150,000,000, to
    remain available until expended for the ``International Mother
    and Child HIV Prevention Initiative.'' In addition, such sums
    as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be
    credited to this account: Provided, That in addition to amounts
    provided herein, $14,000,000 shall be available from amounts
    available under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to
    carry out the National Immunization Surveys: Provided further,
    That in addition to amounts provided herein, $127,634,000 shall
    be available from amounts available under section 241 of the
    Public Health Service Act to carry out the National Center for
    Health Statistics surveys: Provided further, That in addition
    to amounts provided herein, $28,600,000 shall be available from
    amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health
    Service Act to carry out information systems standards
    development and architecture and applications-based research
    used at local public health levels: Provided further, That in
    addition to amounts provided herein, $41,900,000 shall be
    available from amounts available under section 241 of the
    Public Health Service Act to carry out Research Tools and
    Approaches activities within the National Occupational Research
    Agenda: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
    for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention may be used, in whole or in part, to
    advocate or promote gun control: Provided further, That the
    Director may redirect the total amount made available under
    authority of Public Law 101-502, section 3, dated November 3,
    1990, to activities the Director may so designate: Provided
    further, That the Congress is to be notified promptly of any
    such transfer: Provided further, That not to exceed $12,500,000
    may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the
    Public Health Service Act to not more than 15 States: Provided
    further, That without regard to existing statute, funds
    appropriated may be used to proceed, at the discretion of the
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with property
    acquisition, including a long-term ground lease for
    construction on non-Federal land, to support the construction
    of a replacement laboratory in the Fort Collins, Colorado area:
    Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, a single contract or related contracts for development and
    construction of facilities may be employed which collectively
    include the full scope of the project: Provided further, That
    the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause
    ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18.

                         National Institutes of Health

                           NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to cancer, $4,770,519,000.

                   NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and
    blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,897,145,000.

             NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to dental disease,
    $385,796,000.

        NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and
    kidney disease, $1,682,457,000.

            NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to neurological disorders and
    stroke, $1,510,776,000.

             NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious
    diseases, $4,335,155,000: Provided, That $150,000,000 may be
    made available to International Assistance Programs, ``Global
    Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis'', to remain
    available until expended.

                 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to general medical sciences,
    $1,916,333,000.

            NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to child health and human
    development, $1,250,585,000.

                             NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual
    disorders, $657,199,000.

              NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

        For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV of the
    Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health
    sciences, $636,974,000.

                          NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to aging, $1,031,311,000.

     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to arthritis and
    musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $504,300,000.

        NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other
    communication disorders, $384,477,000.

                     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to nursing research,
    $135,555,000.

               NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and
    alcoholism, $431,471,000.

                        NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse, $997,414,000.

                      NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to mental health,
    $1,390,714,000.

                    NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to human genome research,
    $482,222,000.

          NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to biomedical imaging and
    bioengineering research, $288,900,000.

                     NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to research resources and
    general research support grants, $1,186,183,000: Provided, That
    none of these funds shall be used to pay recipients of the
    general research support grants program any amount for indirect
    expenses in connection with such grants: Provided further, That
    $119,220,000 shall be for extramural facilities construction
    grants.

           NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to complementary and
    alternative medicine, $117,752,000.

           NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to minority health and health
    disparities research, $192,724,000.

                      JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

        For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty
    International Center, $65,800,000.

                          NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

        For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
    Health Service Act with respect to health information
    communications, $311,635,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be
    available until expended for improvement of information
    systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2004, the Library may
    enter into personal services contracts for the provision of
    services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under
    the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health: Provided
    further, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
    $8,200,000 shall be available from amounts available under
    section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out
    National Information Center on Health Services Research and
    Health Care Technology and related health services.

                             OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the
    Director, National Institutes of Health, $329,707,000, of which
    up to $7,500,000 shall be used to carry out section 221 of this
    Act: Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase
    of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement
    only: Provided further, That the Director may direct up to 1
    percent of the total amount made available in this or any other
    Act to all National Institutes of Health appropriations to
    activities the Director may so designate: Provided further,
    That no such appropriation shall be decreased by more than 1
    percent by any such transfers and that the Congress is promptly
    notified of the transfer: Provided further, That the National
    Institutes of Health is authorized to collect third party
    payments for the cost of clinical services that are incurred in
    National Institutes of Health research facilities and that such
    payments shall be credited to the National Institutes of Health
    Management Fund: Provided further, That all funds credited to
    the National Institutes of Health Management Fund shall remain
    available for 1 fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they
    are deposited: Provided further, That up to $500,000 shall be
    available to carry out section 499 of the Public Health Service
    Act.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and
    acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by the
    National Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of
    real property, $89,500,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    single contracts or related contracts, which collectively
    include the full scope of the project, may be employed for the
    development and construction of the first and second phases of
    the John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center: Provided
    further, That the solicitations and contracts shall contain the
    clause ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18.

           Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

                   SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

        For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health
    Service Act with respect to substance abuse and mental health
    services, the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill
    Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of the Public Health
    Service Act with respect to program management, $3,253,763,000:
    Provided, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
    $79,200,000 shall be available from amounts available under
    section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out
    subpart II of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to
    fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data
    collection and evaluation activities, and further that the
    total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities
    shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for
    subpart II of title XIX: Provided further, That in addition to
    the amounts provided herein, $21,850,000 shall be available
    from amounts available under Section 241 of the Public Health
    Service Act to carry out subpart I of Part B of title XIX of
    the Public Health Service Act to fund section 1920(b) technical
    assistance, data collection and program evaluation activities,
    and further that the total available under this Act for section
    1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts
    appropriated for subpart I of Part B of title XIX: Provided
    further, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
    $16,000,000 shall be made available from amounts available
    under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out
    national surveys on drug abuse.

                   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                        HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

        For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health
    Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social Security Act,
    amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees,
    reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data
    shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain
    available until expended: Provided, That the amount made
    available pursuant to section 927(c) of the Public Health
    Service Act shall not exceed $303,695,000: Provided further,
    That, of the funds made available under this heading,
    $12,000,000 shall be for the conduct of research on the
    comparative clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and
    safety of drugs, biological products, and devices.

                   Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

                         GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI
    and XIX of the Social Security Act, $130,892,197,000, to remain
    available until expended.
        For making, after May 31, 2004, payments to States under
    title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of
    fiscal year 2004 for unanticipated costs, incurred for the
    current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
        For making payments to States or in the case of section
    1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security
    Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005, $58,416,275,000,
    to remain available until expended.
        Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter with
    respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such
    quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved
    in that or any subsequent quarter.

                      PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

        For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and the
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, as
    provided under section 1844 of the Social Security Act,
    sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of
    1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97-248, and for
    administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of
    the Social Security Act, $95,084,100,000.

                               PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI,
    XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII and
    XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Clinical
    Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, not to exceed
    $2,664,994,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital
    Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
    Funds, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security
    Act; together with all funds collected in accordance with
    section 353 of the Public Health Service Act and section
    1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may be
    collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which
    shall remain available until expended, and together with
    administrative fees collected relative to Medicare overpayment
    recovery activities, which shall remain available until
    expended: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance with
    31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII
    of the Public Health Service Act shall be credited to and
    available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation:
    Provided further, That $30,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005, is for contract costs for CMS's Systems
    Revitalization Plan: Provided further, That $56,991,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2005, is for contract
    costs for the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting
    System: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
    for research, demonstration and evaluation, $100,000 is
    available for Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, Illinois for
    health education programs and services to the deaf and hard-of-
    hearing, $1,750,000 is available for AIDS Healthcare Foundation
    in Los Angeles for a demonstration of residential and
    outpatient treatment facilities, $250,000 is available for
    Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick, Pennsylvania for stabilizing
    the workforce for patient care, $163,000 is available for
    Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania for stabilizing
    the workforce for patient care, $275,000 is available for
    Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota to
    establish a nursing home, $778,000 is available for Community
    Medical Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania for stabilizing the
    workforce for patient care, $150,000 is available for Cook
    County (Illinois) Bureau of Health Services to improve the
    management of vulnerable patients with poorly controlled
    diabetes, $178,000 is available for Divine Providence Hospital,
    Williamsport, Pennsylvania for stabilizing the workforce for
    patient care, $267,000 is available for Geisinger Wyoming
    Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for
    stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $237,000 is
    available for Hazleton General Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
    for stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $25,000 is
    available for Hope Worldwide, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
    maintain clinical care for recovering drug and alcohol addicts,
    $825,000 is available for Illinois Primary Health Care
    Association for the Shared Integrated Management Information
    System, Springfield, Illinois, $250,000 is available for James
    S. Taylor Memorial Home, Louisville, Kentucky, $100,000 is
    available for Jefferson Area Board for Aging, Charlottesville,
    Virginia, for the Nursing Assistant Institute, $85,000 is
    available for Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
    for stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $179,000 is
    available for Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale,
    Pennsylvania for stabilizing the workforce for patient care,
    $200,000 is available for Medical Care for Children
    Partnership, Fairfax, Virginia to provide outreach to increase
    access to medical and dental care for children, $393,000 is
    available for Mercy Health Partners, Scranton, Pennsylvania for
    stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $571,000 is
    available for Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for
    stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $63,000 is
    available for Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville, Pennsylvania for
    stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $510,000 is
    available for Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pennsylvania for
    stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $109,000 is
    available for Muncy Valley Hospital, Muncy, Pennsylvania for
    stabilizing the workforce for patient care, $225,000 is
    available for Muskegon Community Health Project, Muskegon,
    Michigan, for the Access Health program, $75,000 is available
    for North Penn Visiting Nurse Association, Lansdale,
    Pennsylvania to provide low-cost or free health care to
    children who do not have health insurance, $122,000 is
    available for Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News,
    Virginia to provide direct intervention assistance to patients
    throughout the United States who are experiencing difficulty in
    accessing quality health care services, $100,000 is available
    for Rhode Island Hospital-Medical Simulation Center of
    Providence, Rhode Island for the creation of a transportable
    simulation-based training curriculum and validated human
    performance measurement system, $256,000 is available for Saint
    Joseph Medical Center, Hazleton, Pennsylvania for stabilizing
    the workforce for patient care, $100,000 is available for Santa
    Clara County, California, for its Children's Health Initiative
    program to provide outreach and enrollment assistance for
    families under 300 percent of federal poverty level, $664,000
    is available for Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon,
    Pennsylvania for stabilizing the workforce for patient care,
    $25,000 is available for Sickle Cell Medical Treatment &
    Education Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis,
    Missouri, to improve the academic achievement of children with
    Sickle Cell Disease with specific cognitive rehabilitation,
    $111,000 is available for Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock,
    Pennsylvania for stabilizing the workforce for patient care,
    $174,000 is available for United Community Hospital, Grove
    City, Pennsylvania for stabilizing the workforce for patient
    care, $503,000 is available for UPMC Horizon, Farrell,
    Pennsylvania for stabilizing the workforce for patient care,
    $613,000 is available for Williamsport Hospital & Medical
    Center, Williamsport, Pennsylvania for stabilizing the
    workforce for patient care, and $965,000 is available for
    Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
    for stabilizing the workforce for patient care: Provided
    further, That the Secretary of Health and Human Services is
    directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2004 from
    Medicare+Choice organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of
    the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with
    risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant
    to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: Provided further, that to
    the extent Medicare claims processing unit costs are projected
    by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to exceed $0.87
    for Part A claims and/or $0.65 for Part B claims, up to an
    additional $18,000,000 may be available for obligation for
    every $0.04 increase in Medicare claims processing unit costs
    from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal
    Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. The calculation of
    projected unit costs shall be derived in the same manner in
    which the estimated unit costs were calculated for the Federal
    budget estimate for the fiscal year.

          HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE FUND

        For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section 1308 of
    the Public Health Service Act, any amounts received by the
    Secretary in connection with loans and loan guarantees under
    title XIII of the Public Health Service Act, to be available
    without fiscal year limitation for the payment of outstanding
    obligations. During fiscal year 2004, no commitments for direct
    loans or loan guarantees shall be made.

                    Administration for Children and Families

      PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT
                                    PROGRAMS

        For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities
    under titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social
    Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9),
    $3,292,970,000, to remain available until expended; and for
    such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005,
    $1,200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
        For making payments to each State for carrying out the
    program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children under title
    IV-A of the Social Security Act before the effective date of
    the program of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
    with respect to such State, such sums as may be necessary:
    Provided, That the sum of the amounts available to a State with
    respect to expenditures under such title IV-A in fiscal year
    1997 under this appropriation and under such title IV-A as
    amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
    Reconciliation Act of 1996 shall not exceed the limitations
    under section 116(b) of such Act.
        For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
    payments to States or other non-Federal entities under titles
    I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the
    Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for the last 3 months of
    the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for
    the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

                       LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

        For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget
    Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,800,000,000.
        For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget
    Reconciliation Act of 1981, $100,000,000, to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That these funds are for the
    unanticipated home energy assistance needs of one or more
    States, as authorized by section 2604(e) of the Act, and
    notwithstanding the designation requirement of section 2602(e).

                         REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

        For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance
    activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education
    Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-422), for carrying out
    section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law
    107-296), and for carrying out section 5 of the Torture Victims
    Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320), $450,276,000, of which
    up to $9,968,000 shall be available to carry out the
    Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386;
    division A): Provided, That funds appropriated under this
    heading pursuant to section 414(a) of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act for fiscal year 2004 shall be available for the
    costs of assistance provided and other activities, to remain
    available through September 30, 2006.

       PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

        For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the Omnibus
    Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child Care and
    Development Block Grant Act of 1990), $2,099,729,000 shall be
    used to supplement, not supplant state general revenue funds
    for child care assistance for low-income families: Provided,
    That $19,120,000 shall be available for child care resource and
    referral and school-aged child care activities, of which
    $1,000,000 shall be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline:
    Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts required to
    be reserved by the States under section 658G, $272,672,000
    shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized under
    section 658G, of which $100,000,000 shall be for activities
    that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided
    further, That $9,864,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for
    child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities.

                          SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

        For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the
    Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That
    notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such
    Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph
    for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX of
    such Act shall be 10 percent.

                    CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

        For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway
    and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental Disabilities
    Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head Start Act, the
    Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 310 and 316
    of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, as amended,
    the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of Public
    Law 95-266 (adoption opportunities), the Adoption and Safe
    Families Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-89), sections 1201 and
    1211 of the Children's Health Act of 2000, the Abandoned
    Infants Assistance Act of 1988, sections 261 and 291 of the
    Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Early Learning Opportunities
    Act, part B(1) of title IV and sections 413, 429A, 1110, and
    1115 of the Social Security Act, and sections 40155, 40211, and
    40241 of Public Law 103-322; for making payments under the
    Community Services Block Grant Act, sections 439(h), 473A, and
    477(i) of the Social Security Act, and title IV of Public Law
    105-285, and for necessary administrative expenses to carry out
    said Acts and titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the
    Social Security Act, the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9),
    the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, title IV of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act, section 501 of the Refugee
    Education Assistance Act of 1980, section 5 of the Torture
    Victims Relief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-320), sections
    40155, 40211, and 40241 of Public Law 103-322, and section 126
    and titles IV and V of Public Law 100-485, $8,816,097,000, of
    which $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005,
    shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments,
    as authorized by section 473A of title IV of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670-679) and may be made for adoptions
    completed before September 30, 2004: Provided, That funds
    appropriated in Public Law 108-7 for grants to States as
    authorized by section 473A of title IV of the Social Security
    Act shall also be available for adoption incentive payments for
    adoptions completed before September 30, 2004: Provided
    further, That $6,815,570,000 shall be for making payments under
    the Head Start Act, of which $1,400,000,000 shall become
    available October 1, 2004 and remain available through
    September 30, 2005: Provided further, That $735,686,000 shall
    be for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant
    Act: Provided further, That not less than $7,227,000 shall be
    for section 680(3)(B) of the Community Services Block Grant
    Act, as amended: Provided further, That in addition to amounts
    provided herein, $6,000,000 shall be available from amounts
    available under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to
    carry out the provisions of section 1110 of the Social Security
    Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Services
    Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to
    an eligible entity as provided under the Act, and have not been
    expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for
    carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such
    entity consistent with program purposes: Provided further, That
    the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the
    disposition of intangible property which permits grant funds,
    or intangible assets acquired with funds authorized under
    section 680 of the Community Services Block Grant Act, as
    amended, to become the sole property of such grantees after a
    period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant for
    purposes and uses consistent with the original grant: Provided
    further, That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the
    Community Services Block Grant Act, as amended, shall be
    available for financing construction and rehabilitation and
    loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by
    community development corporations: Provided further, That
    $89,978,000 shall be for activities authorized by the Runaway
    and Homeless Youth Act, notwithstanding the allocation
    requirements of section 388(a) of such Act, of which
    $40,505,000 is for the transitional living program: Provided
    further, That $48,000,000 is for a compassion capital fund to
    provide grants to charitable organizations to emulate model
    social service programs and to encourage research on the best
    practices of social service organizations: Provided further,
    That $15,000,000 shall be for activities authorized by the Help
    America Vote Act of 2002, of which $10,000,000 shall be for
    payments to States to promote disabled voter access, and of
    which $5,000,000 shall be for payments to States for disabled
    voters protection and advocacy systems.

                       PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

        For carrying out section 436 of the Social Security Act,
    $305,000,000 and for section 437, $100,000,000.

           PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE

        For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities
    under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, $5,068,300,000.
        For making payments to States or other non-Federal entities
    under title IV-E of the Act, for the first quarter of fiscal
    year 2005, $1,767,700,000.
        For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
    payments to States or other non-Federal entities under section
    474 of title IV-E, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal
    year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal
    year, such sums as may be necessary.

                            Administration on Aging

                            AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
    Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and section 398 of the
    Public Health Service Act, $1,381,689,000, of which $5,500,000
    shall be available for activities regarding medication
    management, screening, and education to prevent incorrect
    medication and adverse drug reactions; and of which $2,842,000
    shall remain available until September 30, 2006, for the White
    House Conference on Aging.

                            Office of the Secretary

                        GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general
    departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and for
    carrying out titles III, XVII, XX, and XXI of the Public Health
    Service Act, and the United States-Mexico Border Health
    Commission Act, $357,358,000, together with $5,851,000 to be
    transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of
    the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
    and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund: Provided,
    That of the funds made available under this heading for
    carrying out title XX of the Public Health Service Act,
    $11,885,000 shall be for activities specified under section
    2003(b)(2), of which $10,157,000 shall be for prevention
    service demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) of title V
    of the Social Security Act, as amended, without application of
    the limitation of section 2010(c) of said title XX: Provided
    further, That of this amount, $49,838,000 is for minority AIDS
    prevention and treatment activities; and $15,000,000 shall be
    for an Information Technology Security and Innovation Fund for
    Department-wide activities involving cybersecurity, information
    technology security, and related innovation projects, and
    $5,000,000 is to assist Afghanistan in the development of
    maternal and child health clinics, consistent with section
    103(a)(4)(H) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, $39,497,000: Provided, That, of such amount,
    necessary sums are available for providing protective services
    to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support
    cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under 18
    U.S.C. 228.

                            OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

        For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights,
    $30,936,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000 to be
    transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of
    the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
    and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

                                POLICY RESEARCH

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
    research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act
    and title III of the Public Health Service Act, $20,750,000,
    which shall be available from amounts available under section
    241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out national
    health or human services research and evaluation activities:
    Provided, That the expenditure of any funds available under
    section 241 of the Public Health Service Act are subject to the
    requirements of section 205 of this Act.

         RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

        For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health
    Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for
    payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan
    and Survivor Benefit Plan, for medical care of dependents and
    retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act (10
    U.S.C. ch. 55 and 56), and for payments pursuant to section
    229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), such
    amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. The
    following are definitions for the medical benefits of the
    Public Health Service Commissioned Officers that apply to 10
    U.S.C. chapter 56, section 1116(c). The source of funds for the
    monthly accrual payments into the Department of Defense
    Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund shall be the
    Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers
    account. For purposes of this Act, the term ``pay of members''
    shall be construed to be synonymous with retirement payments to
    United States Public Health Service officers who are retired
    for age, disability, or length of service; payments to
    survivors of deceased officers; medical care to active duty and
    retired members and dependents and beneficiaries; and for
    payments to the Social Security Administration for military
    service credits; all of which payments are provided for by the
    Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers
    account.

                PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

        For expenses necessary to support activities related to
    countering potential biological, disease and chemical threats
    to civilian populations, $1,726,846,000: Provided, That this
    amount is distributed as follows: Centers for Disease Control
    and Prevention, $1,116,156,000; Office of the Secretary,
    $64,820,000; and Health Resources and Services Administration,
    $545,870,000: Provided further, That at the discretion of the
    Secretary of Health and Human Services, these amounts may be
    transferred between categories subject to normal reprogramming
    procedures: Provided further, That employees of the Centers for
    Disease Control and Prevention or the Public Health Service,
    both civilian and Commissioned Officers, detailed to States,
    municipalities, or other organizations under authority of
    section 214 of the Public Health Service Act for purposes
    related to homeland security, shall be treated as non-Federal
    employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included
    within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service,
    or the Department of Health and Human Services during the
    period of detail or assignment.
        In addition, for activities to ensure a year-round
    influenza vaccine production capacity and the development and
    implementation of rapidly expandable influenza vaccine
    production technologies, $50,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be
    available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses when specifically approved by the
    Secretary.
        Sec. 202. The Secretary shall make available through
    assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health
    Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in
    AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for
    International Development, the United Nations International
    Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization.
        Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may
    be used to implement section 399F(b) of the Public Health
    Service Act or section 1503 of the National Institutes of
    Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103-43.
        Sec. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act for
    the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare
    Research and Quality, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
    Services Administration shall be used to pay the salary of an
    individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a
    rate in excess of Executive Level I.
        Sec. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public Health Service
    Act, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or
    for other taps and assessments made by any office located in
    the Department of Health and Human Services, prior to the
    Secretary's preparation and submission of a report to the
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House
    detailing the planned uses of such funds.
        Sec. 206. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the Public
    Health Service Act, such portion as the Secretary shall
    determine, but not more than 2.2 percent, of any amounts
    appropriated for programs authorized under said Act shall be
    made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or
    contracts) of the implementation and effectiveness of such
    programs.

                              (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Sec. 207. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary
    funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for the
    current fiscal year for the Department of Health and Human
    Services in this Act may be transferred between appropriations,
    but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3
    percent by any such transfer: Provided, That an appropriation
    may be increased by up to an additional 2 percent subject to
    approval by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That the Appropriations Committees of both
    Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of
    any transfer.
        Sec. 208. The Director of the National Institutes of
    Health, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS
    Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes,
    centers, and divisions from the total amounts identified by
    these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the
    human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the Congress is
    promptly notified of the transfer.
        Sec. 209. Of the amounts made available in this Act for the
    National Institutes of Health, the amount for research related
    to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by
    the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the
    Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made
    available to the ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. The
    Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from
    such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3)
    of the Public Health Service Act.
        Sec. 210. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    made available to any entity under title X of the Public Health
    Service Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the
    Secretary that it encourages family participation in the
    decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it
    provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to
    coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.
        Sec. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
    (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to
    carry out the Medicare+Choice program if the Secretary denies
    participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity
    (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the
    entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for,
    provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions:
    Provided, That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective
    adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based
    on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of
    providing the service to such entity's enrollees): Provided
    further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to
    change the Medicare program's coverage for such services and a
    Medicare+Choice organization described in this section shall be
    responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information
    about all Medicare covered services.
        Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
    provider of services under title X of the Public Health Service
    Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification
    or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual
    abuse, rape, or incest.
        Sec. 213. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
    Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167)
    is amended--
                (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
                        (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking
                    ``1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and
                    2003'' and inserting ``1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
                    2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004''; and
                        (B) in subsection (e), by striking
                    ``October 1, 2003'' each place it appears and
                    inserting ``October 1, 2004'';
                        (C) in subsection (b)(1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by
                            striking ``and'' at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by
                            striking the period and inserting ``;
                            and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the
                            following:
                ``(C) one or more categories of aliens who are or
            were nationals and residents of the Islamic Republic or
            Iran who, as members of a religious minority in Iran,
            share common characteristics that identify them as
            targets of persecution in that state on account of
            race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
            social group, or political opinion.''; and
                (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in
            subsection (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 2003''
            and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
        Sec. 214. (a) Except as provided by subsection (e) none of
    the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to withhold
    substance abuse funding from a State pursuant to section 1926
    of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-26) if such
    State certifies to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
    by May 1, 2004 that the State will commit additional State
    funds, in accordance with subsection (b), to ensure compliance
    with State laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to
    individuals under 18 years of age.
        (b) The amount of funds to be committed by a State under
    subsection (a) shall be equal to 1 percent of such State's
    substance abuse block grant allocation for each percentage
    point by which the State misses the retailer compliance rate
    goal established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
    under section 1926 of such Act.
        (c) The State is to maintain State expenditures in fiscal
    year 2004 for tobacco prevention programs and for compliance
    activities at a level that is not less than the level of such
    expenditures maintained by the State for fiscal year 2003, and
    adding to that level the additional funds for tobacco
    compliance activities required under subsection (a). The State
    is to submit a report to the Secretary on all fiscal year 2003
    State expenditures and all fiscal year 2004 obligations for
    tobacco prevention and compliance activities by program
    activity by July 31, 2004.
        (d) The Secretary shall exercise discretion in enforcing
    the timing of the State obligation of the additional funds
    required by the certification described in subsection (a) as
    late as July 31, 2004.
        (e) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
    to withhold substance abuse funding pursuant to section 1926
    from a territory that receives less than $1,000,000.
        Sec. 215. In order for the Centers for Disease Control and
    Prevention to carry out international health activities,
    including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and
    environmental disease, and other health activities abroad
    during fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of Health and Human
    Services--
                (1) may exercise authority equivalent to that
            available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of
            the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
            U.S.C. 2669(c)). The Secretary of Health and Human
            Services shall consult with the Secretary of State and
            relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority
            provided in this section is exercised in a manner
            consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act
            of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) and other applicable statutes
            administered by the Department of State, and
                (2) is authorized to provide such funds by advance
            or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be
            necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease,
            alteration, renovation, and management of facilities
            outside of the United States for the use of the
            Department of Health and Human Services. The Department
            of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary of
            Health and Human Services to ensure that the Department
            of Health and Human Services has secure, safe,
            functional facilities that comply with applicable
            regulation governing location, setback, and other
            facilities requirements and serve the purposes
            established by this Act. The Secretary of Health and
            Human Services is authorized, in consultation with the
            Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative
            agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit
            private institutions or agencies in participating
            foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or
            renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to
            conduct programs of assistance for international health
            activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS
            and other infectious diseases, chronic and
            environmental diseases, and other health activities
            abroad.
        Sec. 216. The Division of Federal Occupational Health may
    utilize personal services contracting to employ professional
    management/administrative and occupational health
    professionals.
        Sec. 217. Notwithstanding section 409B(c) of the Public
    Health Service Act regarding a limitation on the number of such
    grants, funds appropriated in this Act and Acts in fiscal years
    thereafter may be expended by the Director of the National
    Institutes of Health to award Core Center Grants to encourage
    the development of innovative multidisciplinary research and
    provide training concerning Parkinson's disease. Each center
    funded under such grants shall be designated as a Morris K.
    Udall Center for Research on Parkinson's Disease.
        Sec. 218. Not later than 90 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes
    of Health shall submit to the appropriate committees of
    Congress a report that shall--
                (1) contain the recommendations of the Director
            concerning the role of the National Institutes of
            Health in promoting the affordability of inventions and
            products developed with Federal funds; and
                (2) specify whether any circumstances exist to
            prevent the Director from promoting the affordability
            of inventions and products developed with Federal
            funds.
        Sec. 219. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,
    funds made available under this heading may be used to continue
    operating the Council on Graduate Medical Education established
    by section 301 of Public Law 102-408.
        Sec.  220. Designation of Senator Paul D. Wellstone NIH
    MDCRC Program. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
                (1) On December 18, 2001, Public Law 107-84,
            otherwise known as the Muscular Dystrophy Community
            Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2001,
            or the MD CARE Act, was signed into law to provide for
            research and education with respect to various forms of
            muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, Becker, limb
            girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic,
            oculopharyngeal, distal, and EmeryDreifuss muscular
            dystrophies.
                (2) In response to the MD CARE Act of 2001, in
            September 2002, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
            announced its intention to establish the Muscular
            Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (MDCRC) program.
                (3) Senator Paul D. Wellstone was a driving force
            behind enactment of the MD CARE Act, which led to the
            establishment of the MDCRC program.
        (b) Designation.--The NIH Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative
    Research Centers (MDCRC) program shall be known and designated
    as the ``Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy
    Cooperative Research Centers'', in honor of Senator Paul D.
    Wellstone who was deceased on October 25, 2002.
        (c) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation,
    document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
    NIH program of Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers
    shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Senator Paul D.
    Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers.
        Sec. 221. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, the Director of the National Institutes of
    Health may use funds available under section 402(i) of the
    Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(i)) to enter into
    transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or
    grants) to carry out research in support of the NIH Roadmap
    Initiative of the Director.
        (b) Peer Review.--In entering into transactions under
    subsection (a), the Director of the National Institutes of
    Health may utilize such peer review procedures (including
    consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the
    Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of
    scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to
    such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory
    council review procedures that would otherwise be required
    under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2),
    406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the Public Health Service Act (42
    U.S.C. 241, 284(b)(1)(B), 284(b)(2), 284a(a)(3)(A), 289a, and
    289c).
        Sec. 222. Section 307(c) of the Denali Commission Act of
    1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended by striking ``is
    authorized to make grants'' and inserting ``is authorized to
    make interagency transfers''.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and
    Human Services Appropriations Act, 2004''.

                       TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                        Education for the Disadvantaged

        For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary
    Education Act of 1965 (``ESEA'') and section 418A of the Higher
    Education Act of 1965, $14,528,522,000, of which $6,983,169,000
    shall become available on July 1, 2004, and shall remain
    available through September 30, 2005, and of which
    $7,383,301,000 shall become available on October 1, 2004, and
    shall remain available through September 30, 2005, for academic
    year 2004-2005: Provided, That $7,107,283,000 shall be
    available for basic grants under section 1124: Provided
    further, That up to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be
    available to the Secretary of Education on October 1, 2003, to
    obtain annually updated educational-agency-level census poverty
    data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That
    $1,365,031,000 shall be available for concentration grants
    under section 1124A: Provided further, That $1,969,843,000
    shall be available for targeted grants under section 1125:
    Provided further, That $1,969,843,000 shall be available for
    education finance incentive grants under section 1125A:
    Provided further, That $235,000,000 shall be available for
    comprehensive school reform grants under part F of the ESEA:
    Provided further, That from the $8,842,000 available to carry
    out part E of title I, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to
    the Secretary of Education to provide technical assistance to
    state and local educational agencies concerning part A of title
    I.

                                   Impact Aid

        For carrying out programs of financial assistance to
    federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $1,236,824,000,
    of which $1,070,000,000 shall be for basic support payments
    under section 8003(b), $50,668,000 shall be for payments for
    children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $46,208,000
    shall be for construction under section 8007 and shall remain
    available through September 30, 2005, $62,000,000 shall be for
    Federal property payments under section 8002, and $7,948,000,
    to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities
    maintenance under section 8008: Provided, That $1,500,000 of
    the funds for section 8007 shall be available for the local
    educational agencies and in the amounts specified in the
    statement of the managers on the conference report accompanying
    this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, these funds shall remain available until
    expended.

                          School Improvement Programs

        For carrying out school improvement activities authorized
    by titles II, part B of title IV, part A and subparts 6 and 9
    of part D of title V, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B
    and C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education
    Act of 1965 (``ESEA''); the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
    Act; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,834,208,000, of which
    $4,282,199,000 shall become available on July 1, 2004, and
    remain available through September 30, 2005, and of which
    $1,435,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2004, and
    shall remain available through September 30, 2005, for academic
    year 2004-2005: Provided, That funds made available to carry
    out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for
    construction, renovation and modernization of any elementary
    school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary
    school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education
    of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native
    Hawaiian student body: Provided further, That from the funds
    referred to in the preceding proviso, not less than $1,000,000
    shall be for a grant to the Department of Education of the
    State of Hawaii for the activities described in such proviso:
    Provided further, That funds made available to carry out part C
    of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction: Provided
    further, That $391,600,000 shall be for subpart 1 of part A of
    title VI of the ESEA: Provided further, That $27,821,000 shall
    be available to carry out part D of title V of the ESEA:
    Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this heading
    may be used to carry out section 5494 under the ESEA.

                                Indian Education

        For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not
    otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965, $121,573,000.

                           Innovation and Improvement

        For carrying out activities authorized by parts G and H of
    title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II,
    parts B, C, and D of title V, and section 1504 of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (``ESEA''),
    $1,106,811,000: Provided, That $74,513,000 for continuing and
    new grants to demonstrate effective approaches to comprehensive
    school reform shall become available on July 1, 2004, and
    remain available through September 30, 2005, and shall be
    allocated and expended in the same manner as the funds provided
    under the Fund for the Improvement of Education for this
    purpose were allocated and expended in fiscal year 2003:
    Provided further, That $18,500,000 shall be available to carry
    out section 2151(c) of the ESEA, of which not less than
    $10,000,000 shall be provided to the National Board for
    Professional Teaching Standards, not less than $7,000,000 shall
    be provided to the National Council on Teacher Quality, and up
    to $1,500,000 may be reserved by the Secretary to conduct an
    evaluation of activities authorized by such section: Provided
    further, That $430,463,000 shall be available to carry out part
    D of title V of the ESEA: Provided further, That $177,271,000
    of the funds for subpart 1, part D of title V of the ESEA shall
    be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in
    the statement of the managers on the conference report
    accompanying this Act.

                     Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

        For carrying out activities authorized by subpart 3 of part
    C of title II, part A of title IV, and subparts 2, 3 and 10 of
    part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
    of 1965 (``ESEA''), title VIII-D of the Higher Education
    Amendments of 1998, and Public Law 102-73, $862,813,000, of
    which $470,483,000 shall become available on July 1, 2004 and
    remain available through September 30, 2005: Provided, That of
    the amount available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the
    ESEA, $850,000 shall be used to continue the National
    Recognition Awards program under the same guidelines outlined
    by section 120(f) of Public Law 105-244: Provided further, That
    $445,483,000 shall be available for subpart 1 of part A of
    title IV and $234,680,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of
    part A of title IV: Provided further, That $128,838,000 shall
    be available to carry out part D of title V of the ESEA:
    Provided further, That of the funds available to carry out
    subpart 3 of part C of title II, up to $11,922,000 may be used
    to carry out section 2345 and $2,980,000 shall be used by the
    Center for Civic Education to implement a comprehensive program
    to improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of the
    Congress and the state legislatures: Provided further, That
    $25,000,000 shall be for Youth Offender Grants, of which
    $5,000,000 shall be used in accordance with section 601 of
    Public Law 102-73 as that section was in effect prior to
    enactment of Public Law 105-220.

                          English Language Acquisition

        For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA,
    $685,258,000, of which $560,301,000 shall become available on
    July 1, 2004, and shall remain available through September 30,
    2005: Provided, That notwithstanding section 3111(c)(4)(B)(ii),
    the Secretary may, in determining the allotments under section
    3111(c)(3), use the same Census data for the number of limited
    English proficient children and youth used for the previous
    year's allotments under section 3111(c)(3) and the most recent
    data collected from States for the number of immigrant children
    and youth that is acceptable to the Secretary: Provided
    further, That funds reserved under section 3111(c)(1)(D) of the
    ESEA that are not used in accordance with section 3111(c)(2)
    may be added to the funds that are available July 1, 2004
    through September 30, 2005 for State allotments under section
    3111(c)(3).

                               Special Education

        For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities
    Education Act, $11,307,072,000, of which $5,604,762,000 shall
    become available for obligation on July 1, 2004, and shall
    remain available through September 30, 2005, and of which
    $5,413,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2004, and
    shall remain available through September 30, 2005, for academic
    year 2004-2005: Provided, That $11,400,000 shall be for
    Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic to support the
    development, production, and circulation of recorded
    educational materials: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall
    be for the recipient of funds provided by Public Law 105-78
    under section 687(b)(2)(G) of the Act to provide information on
    diagnosis, intervention, and teaching strategies for children
    with disabilities: Provided further, That the amount for
    section 611(c) of the Act shall be equal to the amount
    available for that section during fiscal year 2003, increased
    by the amount of inflation as specified in section
    611(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act: Provided further, That $6,879,000
    of the funds for section 672 of the Act shall be available for
    the projects and in the amounts specified in the statement of
    the managers of the conference report accompanying this Act.

                Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of
    1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,013,305,000,
    of which $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the American Academy of
    Orthotists and Prosthetists for activities that further the
    purposes of the grant received by the Academy for the period
    beginning October 1, 2003, including activities to meet the
    demand for orthotic and prosthetic provider services and
    improve patient care: Provided, That the funds provided for
    title I of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (``the AT
    Act'') shall be allocated notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) of
    the AT Act: Provided further, That section 101(f) of the AT Act
    shall not limit the award of an extension grant to three years:
    Provided further, That no State or outlying area awarded funds
    under section 101 shall receive less than the amount received
    in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That $5,035,000 of the
    funds for section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall
    be available for the projects and in the amounts specified in
    the statement of the managers of the conference report
    accompanying this Act.

               Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities

                     AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

        For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20
    U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $16,500,000.

                   NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

        For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under
    titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20
    U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $53,800,000, of which $367,000 shall be
    for construction and shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute
    may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as
    authorized under section 207.

                              GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

        For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model
    Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of
    Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of
    the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $100,800,000:
    Provided, That from the total amount available, the University
    may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as
    authorized under section 207.

                         Vocational and Adult Education

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
    Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998,
    the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and subparts 4 and
    11 of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary
    Education Act of 1965 (``ESEA''), $2,121,690,000, of which
    $1,304,712,000 shall become available on July 1, 2004 and shall
    remain available through September 30, 2005 and of which
    $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2004 and
    shall remain available through September 30, 2005: Provided,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
    regulation, the Secretary of Education shall not require the
    use of a restricted indirect cost rate for grants issued
    pursuant to section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
    Technical Education Act of 1998: Provided further, That of the
    amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $69,545,000
    shall be made available for integrated English literacy and
    civics education services to immigrants and other limited
    English proficient populations: Provided further, That of the
    amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics
    education, notwithstanding section 211 of the Adult Education
    and Family Literacy Act, 65 percent shall be allocated to
    States based on a State's absolute need as determined by
    calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the
    Immigration and Naturalization Service data for immigrants
    admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent
    years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced
    growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years
    for which Immigration and Naturalization Service data for
    immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are
    available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount
    less than $60,000: Provided further, That of the amounts made
    available for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act,
    $9,223,000 shall be for national leadership activities under
    section 243 and $6,732,000 shall be for the National Institute
    for Literacy under section 242: Provided further, That
    $185,000,000 shall be available to carry out part D of title V
    of the ESEA: Provided further, That $175,000,000 shall be
    available to support the activities authorized under subpart 4
    of part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education
    Act of 1965, of which up to 5 percent shall become available
    October 1, 2003 and shall remain available through September
    30, 2005, for evaluation, technical assistance, school
    networking, peer review of applications, and program outreach
    activities, and of which not less than 95 percent shall become
    available on July 1, 2004, and remain available through
    September 30, 2005, for grants to local educational agencies:
    Provided further, That funds made available to local education
    agencies under this subpart shall be used only for activities
    related to establishing smaller learning communities in high
    schools.

                          Student Financial Assistance

        For carrying out subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part A, part C and
    part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
    amended, $14,090,430,000, which shall remain available through
    September 30, 2005.
        The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be
    eligible during award year 2004-2005 shall be $4,050.

                           Student Aid Administration

        For Federal administrative expenses (in addition to funds
    made available under section 458), to carry out part D of title
    I, and subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts B, C, D and E
    of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended,
    $118,010,000.

                                Higher Education

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
    section 121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the
    Higher Education Act of 1965 (``HEA''), as amended, section
    1543 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, title VIII of
    the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, and the Mutual
    Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, $2,094,511,000,
    of which $2,000,000 for interest subsidies authorized by
    section 121 of the HEA shall remain available until expended:
    Provided, That $9,935,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2005, shall be available to fund fellowships for
    academic year 2005-2006 under part A, subpart 1 of title VII of
    said Act, under the terms and conditions of part A, subpart 1:
    Provided further, That $994,000 is for data collection and
    evaluation activities for programs under the HEA, including
    such activities needed to comply with the Government
    Performance and Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
    available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and
    section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
    Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in
    foreign countries by individuals who are participating in
    advanced foreign language training and international studies in
    areas that are vital to United States national security and who
    plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these
    countries in the fields of government, the professions, or
    international development: Provided further, That up to one
    percent of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso may
    be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and
    information dissemination activities: Provided further, That
    $123,110,000 of the funds for part B of title VII of the Higher
    Education Act of 1965 shall be available for the projects and
    in the amounts specified in the statement of the managers of
    the conference report accompanying this Act.

                               Howard University

        For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C. 121 et
    seq.), $240,180,000, of which not less than $3,573,000 shall be
    for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard
    University Endowment Act (Public Law 98-480) and shall remain
    available until expended.

             College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program

        For Federal administrative expenses authorized under
    section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $774,000 to
    carry out activities related to existing facility loans entered
    into under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

      Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program
                                    Account

        The aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds insured
    pursuant to section 344 of title III, part D of the Higher
    Education Act of 1965, shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the
    cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
    of 1974, of such bonds shall not exceed zero.
        For administrative expenses to carry out the Historically
    Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered
    into pursuant to title III, part D of the Higher Education Act
    of 1965, as amended, $210,000.

                        Institute of Education Sciences

        For carrying out activities authorized by Public Law 107-
    279, $478,717,000: Provided, That, of the amount appropriated,
    $166,500,000 shall be available for obligation through
    September 30, 2005: Provided further, That of the amount
    provided to carry out title I, parts B and D of Public Law 107-
    279, not less than $24,362,000 shall be for the national
    research and development centers authorized under section
    133(c): Provided further, That $4,968,000 shall be available to
    extend for one additional year the contract for the Eisenhower
    National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
    authorized under section 2102(a)(2) of the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965, prior to its amendment by the
    No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Public Law 107-110.

                            Departmental Management

                             PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

        For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the
    Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three
    passenger motor vehicles, $425,000,000, of which $13,644,000,
    to remain available until expended, shall be for building
    alterations and related expenses for the relocation of
    Department staff to Potomac Center Plaza in Washington, D.C.

                            OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

        For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as
    authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education
    Organization Act, $89,275,000.

                        OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector
    General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of
    Education Organization Act, $47,137,000.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

                              (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Sec. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary
    funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
    Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appropriated for the
    Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between
    appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by
    more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the
    Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are
    notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
        Sec. 305. Special Study of Simplification of Need Analysis
    and Application for Title IV Aid. (a) Study Required.--The
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance established
    by section 491 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
    1098), hereafter in this section referred to as ``the Advisory
    Committee'', shall conduct a thorough study of the feasibility
    of simplifying the need analysis methodology for all Federal
    student financial assistance programs and the process of
    applying for such assistance.
        (b) Required Subjects of Study.--In performing the study,
    the Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum, examine the
    following:
                (1) whether the methodology used to calculate the
            expected family contribution can be simplified without
            significant adverse effects on program intent, costs,
            integrity, delivery, and distribution of awards;
                (2) whether the number of data elements, and,
            accordingly, the number and complexity of questions
            asked of students and families, used to calculate the
            expected family contribution can be reduced without
            such adverse effects;
                (3) whether the procedures for determining such
            data elements, including determining and updating
            offsets and allowances, is the most efficient,
            effective, and fair means to determine a family's
            available income and assets;
                (4) whether the methodology used to calculate the
            expected family contribution, specifically the
            consideration of income earned by a dependent student
            and its effect on Pell grant eligibility, is an
            effective and fair means to determine a family's
            available income and a student's need;
                (5) whether the nature and timing of the
            application required in section 483(a)(1) of the Higher
            Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)(1)),
            eligibility and award determination, financial aid
            processing, and funds delivery can be streamlined
            further for students and families, institutions, and
            States;
                (6) whether it is feasible to allow students to
            complete only those limited sections of the financial
            aid application that apply to their specific
            circumstances and the State in which they reside;
                (7) whether a widely disseminated printed form, or
            the use of an Internet or other electronic means, can
            be developed to notify individuals of an estimation of
            their approximate eligibility for grant, work-study,
            and loan assistance upon completion and verification of
            the simplified application form;
                (8) whether information provided on other Federal
            forms (such as the form applying for supplemental
            security income under title XVI of the Social Security
            Act, the form for applying for food stamps under the
            Food Stamp Act of 1977, and the schedule for applying
            for the earned income tax credit under section 32 of
            the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) that are designed to
            determine eligibility for various Federal need-based
            assistance programs could be used to qualify potential
            students for the simplified needs test; and
                (9) whether any proposed changes to data elements
            collected, in addition to those used to calculate
            expected family contribution, or any proposed changes
            to the form's design or the process of applying for
            aid, may have adverse effects on program costs,
            integrity, delivery, or distribution of awards, as well
            as, application development or application processing.
        (c) Additional Considerations.--In conducting the
    feasibility study, the Advisory Committee's primary objective
    under this subsection shall be simplifying the financial aid
    application forms and process and obtaining a substantial
    reduction in the number of required data items. In carrying out
    that objective, the Advisory Committee shall pay special
    attention to the needs of low-income and moderate-income
    students and families.
        (d) Consultation.--
                (1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall
            consult with a broad range of interested parties in
            higher education, including parents and students, high
            school guidance counselors, financial aid and other
            campus administrators, appropriate State
            administrators, administrators of intervention and
            outreach programs, and appropriate officials from the
            Department of Education.
                (2) Forms design expert.--With the goal of making
            significant changes to the form to make the questions
            more easily understandable, the Advisory Committee
            shall consult a forms design expert to ensure that its
            recommendations for revision of the application form
            would assist in making the form easily readable and
            understood by parents, students, and other members of
            the public.
                (3) Congressional consultation.--The Advisory
            Committee shall consult on a regular basis with the
            Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
            of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
            Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate in
            carrying out the feasibility study required by this
            subsection.
                (4) Departmental consultation.--The Secretary of
            Education shall provide such assistance to the Advisory
            Committee as is requested and practicable in conducting
            the study required by this subsection.
        (e) Reports.--
                (1) Interim report.--The Advisory Committee shall,
            not later than six months after the date of enactment
            of this Act, prepare and submit an interim report
            containing any such legislative changes as the Advisory
            Committee recommends to reform and simplify the needs
            analysis under part F of title IV of the Higher
            Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087kk et seq.) and
            forms and other requirements under such title to the
            Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
            of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education,
            Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Secretary of
            Education.
                (2) Final report.--The Advisory Committee shall,
            not later than one year after the date of enactment of
            this Act, prepare and submit a full final report on the
            study, including recommendations for regulatory and
            administrative changes required by this section, to the
            Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House
            of Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education,
            Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Secretary of
            Education.
        (f) Implementation.--The Secretary of Education shall
    consult with the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
    the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
    Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and shall
    subsequently initiate a redesign of the form required by
    section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
    1090). Such redesign shall include the testing of alternative
    simplified versions of the free federal form. The Secretary
    shall keep the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
    House of Representatives and the Committee on Health,
    Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate fully and
    currently informed on the progress of these efforts.
        (g) Postponement of Tax Table Update Pending Report and
    Implementation.--The Secretary of Education shall not implement
    or enforce for the award year 2004-2005 the annual update to
    the allowances for State and other taxes in the tables used in
    the Federal needs analysis methodology, as prescribed by the
    Secretary on May 30, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 32473).
        Sec. 306. The Secretary of Education shall treat as timely
    filed an application under section 8003 of the Elementary and
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 from the local educational
    agency for Hydaburg, Alaska, for a payment for fiscal year
    2004, and shall process such application for payment, if the
    Secretary has received the fiscal year 2004 application not
    later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education
    Appropriations Act, 2004''.

                           TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

                          Armed Forces Retirement Home

        For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home
    to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
    Washington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport, to
    be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement
    Home Trust Fund, $65,279,000, of which $1,983,000 shall remain
    available until expended for construction and renovation of the
    physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington
    and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Gulfport.

                 Corporation for National and Community Service

            DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the Corporation for National and
    Community Service to carry out the provisions of the Domestic
    Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, $356,443,000:
    Provided, That none of the funds made available to the
    Corporation for National and Community Service in this Act for
    activities authorized by section 122 of Part C of Title I and
    Part E of Title II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
    1973 shall be used to provide stipends or other monetary
    incentives to volunteers or volunteer leaders whose incomes
    exceed 125 percent of the national poverty level.

                      Corporation for Public Broadcasting

        For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as
    authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which
    shall be available within limitations specified by that Act,
    for the fiscal year 2006, $400,000,000: Provided, That no funds
    made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by
    this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or
    similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or
    employees: Provided further, That none of the funds contained
    in this paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support
    any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or
    is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis
    of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided
    further, That for fiscal year 2004, in addition to the amounts
    provided above, $50,000,000 shall be for costs related to
    digital program production, development, and distribution,
    associated with the transition of public broadcasting to
    digital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined by the
    Corporation in consultation with public radio and television
    licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives:
    Provided further, That for fiscal year 2004, in addition to the
    amounts provided above, $10,000,000 shall be for the costs
    associated with implementing the first phase of the next
    generation interconnection system.

                   Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and
    Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in it by
    the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 171-180,
    182-183), including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for
    expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of
    1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses necessary for the
    Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil
    Service Reform Act, Public Law 95-454 (5 U.S.C. ch. 71),
    $43,385,000, including $1,500,000, to remain available through
    September 30, 2005, for activities authorized by the Labor-
    Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): Provided,
    That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-
    cost recovery, for special training activities and other
    conflict resolution services and technical assistance,
    including those provided to foreign governments and
    international organizations, and for arbitration services shall
    be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain
    available until expended: Provided further, That fees for
    arbitration services shall be available only for education,
    training, and professional development of the agency workforce:
    Provided further, That the Director of the Service is
    authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States
    gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the
    aid of any projects or functions within the Director's
    jurisdiction.

                Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and
    Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), $7,774,000.

                    Institute of Museum and Library Services

        For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of
    1996, $262,596,000, to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That of the amount provided, $125,000 shall be
    awarded to the Alabama School of Math and Science at the
    University of Alabama for technology upgrades and library
    resources, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Alaska Moving Image
    Preservation Association, Anchorage, Alaska to digitize files/
    photos/videos of Alaskan history, $25,000 shall be awarded to
    the Alex Haley House Museum, Henning, Tennessee for care and
    preservation of collection, $500,000 shall be awarded to the
    Allen County Historical Society, Lima, Ohio, for the ``Move Our
    Past Forward'' project to expand and develop exhibits for their
    Children's Discovery Museum Center, $75,000 shall be awarded to
    the Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania, for
    educational programming for school districts, $100,000 shall be
    awarded to the Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska to support
    programs to teach students and adults how to develop
    traditional Native arts, $200,000 shall be awarded to the
    American Village Citizenship Trust, Montevallo, Alabama for a
    national initiative for teaching American history and civics,
    $100,000 shall be awarded to the Arab Community Center for
    Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), Dearborn, Michigan, for
    exhibits and museum programs, $100,000 shall be awarded to the
    Ashland Community Arts Center, Ashland, Ohio, for Arts in
    Downtown project, $75,000 shall be awarded to the Athenaeum of
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to preserve library
    materials and access to information in the form of digital
    images on the Internet, $500,000 shall be awarded to the Beth
    Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, New Jersey, for equipment and
    exhibits for the Holocaust Library, $400,000 shall be awarded
    to the Bishop Museum in Hawaii for activities to preserve the
    culture of Native Hawaiians, $400,000 shall be awarded to the
    Bishop Museum in Hawaii to develop Native Hawaiian cultural
    projects in collaboration with the Peabody Museum of
    Massachusetts and an Alaskan museum, $900,000 shall be awarded
    to the Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, Illinois,
    for community outreach and educational activities, $100,000
    shall be awarded to the Campbell Center for Historic
    Preservation Studies, Mount Carroll, Illinois, for community
    outreach and program planning, $200,000 shall be awarded to the
    Chaldean Community Culture Center, West Bloomfield, Michigan,
    for programs that promote Chaldean language, history, culture
    and teacher training, $250,000 shall be awarded to the Chapman
    University, Orange, California, for technological
    infrastructure, $250,000 shall be awarded to the Chartiers
    Valley Partnership, Inc., Carnegie, Pennsylvania, for
    technological upgrades and educational programs at the Andrew
    Carnegie Free Library, $113,000 shall be awarded to the
    Children's Museum at La Habra, California, for a Hands On
    English Program, $144,000 shall be awarded to the Children's
    Museum of History, Natural History, Science and Technology,
    Utica, New York, for technology improvements, staffing and
    training, $400,000 shall be awarded to the Cincinnati Museum
    Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, to develop and
    implement an integrated curriculum that will utilize its
    resources in art, science, and history when visiting the
    museum, $150,000 shall be awarded to the City of Hemet,
    California, for Hemet Public Library, for library materials and
    technological equipment, $387,000 shall be awarded to the City
    of Whittier, California, for the Whittier Public Library
    Children's Area and History Room, $250,000 shall be awarded to
    the Cleveland Health Museum, Cleveland, Ohio, for exhibits,
    $100,000 shall be awarded to the College of Physicians of
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to preserve medical
    library and art collection, $400,000 shall be awarded to the
    Davenport Music History Museum in Davenport, Iowa, $75,000
    shall be awarded to the Delaware County Historical Society,
    Media, Pennsylvania, for educational programs highlighting
    historical themes and sites relating to Delaware County,
    $75,000 shall be awarded to the East Stroudsburg University,
    East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania to preserve and develop exhibits
    for their Vintage Radio Programs and Jazz Museum, $100,000
    shall be awarded to the Elmwood Zoo, Norristown, Pennsylvania
    for student education programs, $75,000 shall be awarded to the
    Erie County, Erie, Pennsylvania, for technology upgrades for
    the Erie County Library, $100,000 shall be awarded to the
    Fender Museum of the Arts Foundation, Corona, California, for
    the Kids Rock Free educational program, $200,000 shall be
    awarded to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco for the De
    Young Museum's Art Education Program, $1,500,000 shall be
    awarded to the Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg,
    Florida, for school outreach program, $750,000 shall be awarded
    to the Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida,
    for professional activities, $1,600,000 shall be awarded to the
    Folger Library, Washington, DC for exhibits, operations, and
    public programs including education and outreach, $50,000 shall
    be awarded to the Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem,
    North Carolina, for salaries, supplies, personnel and
    materials, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Gault Family
    Learning Center, Wooster, Ohio, for PALS/Parenting Resource
    Center/Growing Together, $250,000 shall be awarded to the
    General George S. Patton Jr. National Museum of Cavalry and
    Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, $500,000 shall be awarded to the
    George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia, for
    exhibit design and development and collection preservation,
    $500,000 shall be awarded to the Grout Museum, Waterloo, Iowa,
    for exhibits and design of the Sullivan Brothers Veterans
    Museum and Research Center, $200,000 shall be awarded to the
    Heritage Harbor Museum of Providence, Rhode Island for exhibit
    design and development relating Rhode Island and American
    history, $150,000 shall be awarded to the Hernando County
    Library System, Florida, for technology improvements at West
    Hernando Branch Library, Brooksville Main Library, Spring Hill
    Library, and East Hernando Branch Library, $250,000 shall be
    awarded to the Hesperia Community Library, Hesperia,
    California, $200,000 shall be awarded to the Historical Society
    of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for exhibit
    and curriculum development for the Western Pennsylvania Sports
    Museum at the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History
    Center, $150,000 shall be awarded to the Historical Society of
    Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for exhibit
    design and development for the Meadowcraft Museum of Rural
    Life, $250,000 shall be awarded to the Idaho State University,
    Pocatello, Idaho, for a Virtual Idaho Museum of Natural History
    project, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Imaginarium Science
    Center, Anchorage, Alaska to develop science exhibits and
    distance delivery modules, $100,000 shall be awarded to the
    International Museum of Women to develop exhibits on the
    history of women's lives worldwide, $100,000 shall be awarded
    to the International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough,
    Tennessee, $100,000 shall be awarded to the James Ford Bell
    Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to produce
    detailed exhibit design and development, $100,000 shall be
    awarded to the Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society,
    Allensville, Pennsylvania for care and preservation of
    collection, $100,000 shall be awarded to the Lafayette College,
    Easton, Pennsylvania, for technology updates to the Skillman
    Library, $166,000 shall be awarded to the Madera County
    Resource Management Agency, Madera, California, $21,000 shall
    be awarded to the Magic House, Kirkwood, Missouri for the
    development and design of interactive exhibits and software to
    be used within The Magic Library to support family literacy,
    $100,000 shall be awarded to the Mary Meuser Memorial Library,
    Easton, Pennsylvania for library upgrades, $250,000 shall be
    awarded to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in
    conjunction with the Fairbanks Museum of Art and the Anchorage
    Museum of History and Art, for costs of mounting the exhibit
    and for costs associated with bringing the exhibit to Alaska,
    $350,000 shall be awarded to the Michigan Space and Science
    Center, Jackson, Michigan, for development of the strategic
    plan, operational costs and personnel, $450,000 shall be
    awarded to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History,
    Jackson, Mississippi, to complete the preservation and
    restoration of the Eudora Welty House, $75,000 shall be awarded
    to the Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama for equipment and
    supplies, and for exhibit design and development, $100,000
    shall be awarded to the Morehouse College Library, Atlanta,
    Georgia for historical preservation of documents and records,
    $100,000 shall be awarded to the Mother Bethel Foundation,
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for care and preservation of
    collection at the Richard Allen Museum, $225,000 shall be
    awarded to the Museum of Aviation Foundation Inc., Warner
    Robins, Georgia, $250,000 shall be awarded to the Museum of
    Broadcast Communications, Chicago, Illinois for educational
    programming, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Museum of
    Science in Boston, Massachusetts, for technology upgrades and
    equipment for the National Center for Technology Literacy,
    $100,000 shall be awarded to the Mystic Seaport, the Museum of
    America and the Sea, Mystic, Connecticut to support
    collections, $50,000 shall be awarded to the National Canal
    Museum, Easton, Pennsylvania, for educational programming and
    exhibits on the use of transportation and industrial technology
    along the Lehigh Canal, $400,000 shall be awarded to the
    National Center for American Revolution, Wayne, Pennsylvania,
    for exhibit design and curriculum development for the Museum of
    the American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historic Park,
    $50,000 shall be awarded to the National Center for the Study
    of Civil Rights and African-American Culture, Alabama State
    University, Montgomery, Alabama, for support of events leading
    into the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott,
    $500,000 shall be awarded to the National Civil Rights Museum
    in Memphis for exhibit design and development, and for
    educational programs, $16,000 shall be awarded to the National
    Distance Running Hall of Fame, Utica, New York, for display
    cases and to establish new interactive displays, $500,000 shall
    be awarded to the National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania for a teacher training program to assist educators
    in addressing violence in schools, $650,000 shall be awarded to
    the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque,
    Iowa for exhibits, $200,000 shall be awarded to the National
    Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    for online educational programming and technology
    modernization, $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the National
    Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, $1,000,000 shall
    be awarded to the Native American Cultural and Educational
    Authority, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the Oklahoma Native
    American Culture Center and Museum, to be expended only upon
    meeting the matching requirements in Title III, section
    301(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 107-331, $300,000 shall be awarded
    to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, Missouri,
    for exhibits for the Double Play Action Center, $400,000 shall
    be awarded to the New York Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium
    imaging project in Bronx, New York, $900,000 shall be awarded
    to the New York Hall of Science to develop, expand, and display
    science-related educational materials, $420,000 shall be
    awarded to the Niagara County Historical Society, Lockport, New
    York, to create a state-of-the-art interpretive museum, $50,000
    shall be awarded to the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture,
    Spokane, Washington for the Star Nations Program, $210,000
    shall be awarded to the O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke,
    Virginia, for displays and digitization, $150,000 shall be
    awarded to the Piper's Opera House Programs, Inc., Virginia
    City, Nevada for exhibit design and development, educational
    programming, and technology modernization, $100,000 shall be
    awarded to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Pittsburgh,
    Pennsylvania, to expand arts and after-school programs for at-
    risk children, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Placer County
    Library, Auburn, California, to enhance library collection
    through the purchase of library materials, $977,000 shall be
    awarded to the Plano Community Library District, Plano,
    Illinois, for expenses related to the library, $725,000 shall
    be awarded to the Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania, to develop educational programs focusing on
    hands-on learning experiences, $100,000 shall be awarded to the
    Plumas County Library, Quincy, California, for library
    materials, $25,000 shall be awarded to the Putnam County
    Commissioners, Winfield, West Virginia, for technology for the
    public library system in Putnam County, $200,000 shall be
    awarded to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,
    Cleveland, Ohio for the Rockin' the Schools education program,
    $50,000 shall be awarded to the Saint Tikhon's Theological
    Seminary, South Canaan, Pennsylvania, for care and preservation
    of Russian artifacts, $250,000 shall be awarded to the San
    Bernardino County, San Bernardino, California for the San
    Bernardino County Museum, $100,000 shall be awarded to the
    Serra Cooperative Library System, San Diego, California, to
    provide Live Homework Help Project to help students with expert
    tutors for real-time online instructions, $100,000 shall be
    awarded to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Los Angeles Museum for
    Tolerance, Los Angeles, California, for the Tools for Tolerance
    for Educators program to provide teacher training in diversity,
    tolerance and cooperation, $25,000 shall be awarded to the
    Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc., Manchester, New
    Hampshire, for exhibit acquisition for SEE Science Center,
    $400,000 shall be awarded to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville,
    Kentucky, $100,000 shall be awarded to the Standing Bear Museum
    and Learning Center, Ponca City, Oklahoma, $1,000,000 shall be
    awarded to the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines,
    Iowa for the development of exhibits for the World Food Prize,
    $200,000 shall be awarded to the Taft Museum of Art,
    Cincinnati, Ohio for educational programming and exhibits,
    $1,000,000 shall be awarded to the Tennessee State University
    African American History Museum, Nashville, Tennessee to
    enhance the library facilities which will include new exhibits,
    expanded archives, and research programs, $24,000 shall be
    awarded to The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Old Forge, New York,
    for the new exhibits spaces and educational programs, $50,000
    shall be awarded to the Tifton-Tift County Public Library,
    Tifton, Georgia, $60,000 shall be awarded to the Tillamook
    County Library, Tillamook, Oregon for design and development of
    exhibits and educational programs, $100,000 shall be awarded to
    the Town of Greece, Rochester, New York, for the Greece Public
    Library Security program, $50,000 shall be awarded to the
    Tuskegee Multicultural Center, Tuskegee, Alabama, to provide
    for technology enhancements and installation of exhibits,
    $400,000 shall be awarded to the University of Idaho for
    digital archiving and preservation of historically significant
    American music and facilitating its access to students and
    scholars nationwide, $500,000 shall be awarded to the Vietnam
    Archives Center at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, for
    technology infrastructure, $250,000 shall be awarded to the
    Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, to assist with
    educational programmatic development and for cataloging and
    archiving of business history records, $100,000 shall be
    awarded to the Virginia Living Museum for the expansion of its
    educational programs in its capital campaign project, $100,000
    shall be awarded to the Westminster College Library, New
    Willmington, Pennsylvania for technology upgrades and computers
    and community programming, $600,000 shall be awarded to the
    WWII Victory Memorial Museum, Auburn, Indiana, for interpretive
    dioramas, education, research library and visual documentary,
    and $100,000 shall be awarded to the Zimmer Children's Museum,
    Los Angeles, California to expand the youTHink education
    program.

                      Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the
    Social Security Act, $9,300,000, to be transferred to this
    appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.

            National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                         National Council on Disability

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the National Council on
    Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act
    of 1973, as amended, $3,039,000.

                         National Labor Relations Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations
    Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-
    Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141-167),
    and other laws, $244,073,000: Provided, That no part of this
    appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in
    organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with
    investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning
    bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred
    to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152),
    and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as
    amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25,
    1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition
    employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches,
    canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated
    on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the
    water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.

                            National Mediation Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the
    Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including
    emergency boards appointed by the President, $11,421,000.

                Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and
    Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $9,863,000.

                           Railroad Retirement Board

                         DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

        For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account,
    authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act
    of 1974, $119,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming
    available in fiscal year 2004 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B)
    of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed
    2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available
    proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients
    and the average benefit received exceeds $119,000,000:
    Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be
    credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of
    each month in the fiscal year.

              FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

        For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for
    the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for
    interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain
    available through September 30, 2005, which shall be the
    maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of
    Public Law 98-76.

                          LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

        For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board
    for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $101,300,000, to be
    derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the
    railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the
    railroad unemployment insurance administration fund.

                 LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General
    for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized
    by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more than
    $6,600,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts
    and railroad unemployment insurance account: Provided, That
    none of the funds made available in any other paragraph of this
    Act may be transferred to the Office; used to carry out any
    such transfer; used to provide any office space, equipment,
    office supplies, communications facilities or services,
    maintenance services, or administrative services for the
    Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or award for any
    personnel of the Office; used to pay any other operating
    expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office for any
    service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office.

                         Social Security Administration

                    PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

        For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
    and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided
    under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social
    Security Act, $21,658,000.

                      SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

        For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security
    Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public
    Law 93-66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216,
    including payment to the Social Security trust funds for
    administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1)
    of the Social Security Act, $26,229,300,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That any portion of the
    funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not
    obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to
    the Treasury.
        For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year,
    benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social
    Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current
    fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
        For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social
    Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005,
    $12,590,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger
    motor vehicles, and not to exceed $15,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses, not more than
    $8,241,800,000 may be expended, as authorized by section
    201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of
    the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not less
    than $1,800,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory
    Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances of funds
    provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2004
    not needed for fiscal year 2004 shall remain available until
    expended to invest in the Social Security Administration
    information technology and telecommunications hardware and
    software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-
    payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this
    information technology and telecommunications infrastructure:
    Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust funds under
    this heading for expenditures for official time for employees
    of the Social Security Administration pursuant to section 7131
    of title 5, United States Code, and for facilities or support
    services for labor organizations pursuant to policies,
    regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of
    such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with
    interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise
    appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are
    made.
        In addition, $120,000,000 to be derived from administration
    fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected
    pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or
    section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93-66, which shall remain
    available until expended. To the extent that the amounts
    collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in
    fiscal year 2004 exceed $120,000,000, the amounts shall be
    available in fiscal year 2005 only to the extent provided in
    advance in appropriations Acts.
        From funds previously appropriated for this purpose, any
    unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall be
    available to continue Federal-State partnerships which will
    evaluate means to promote Medicare buy-in programs targeted to
    elderly and disabled individuals under titles XVIII and XIX of
    the Social Security Act.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, $24,500,000, together with not to exceed
    $63,700,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by
    section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal
    Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
    Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
        In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total
    provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the
    ``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'', Social Security
    Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available
    for the time and purposes for which this account is available:
    Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted
    promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
    Senate.

                        United States Institute of Peace

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of
    Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace
    Act, $17,200,000.

                          TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human
    Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended
    balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to
    current appropriations provided in this Act: Provided, That
    such transferred balances are used for the same purpose, and
    for the same periods of time, for which they were originally
    appropriated.
        Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
    fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in
    this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized
    executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
    propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use
    of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television,
    or video presentation designed to support or defeat legislation
    pending before the Congress or any State legislature, except in
    presentation to the Congress or any State legislature itself.
        (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
    shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or
    contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related
    to any activity designed to influence legislation or
    appropriations pending before the Congress or any State
    legislature.
        Sec. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are
    authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000,
    respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses
    under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception
    and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal
    Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make
    available for official reception and representation expenses
    not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for ``Salaries
    and expenses, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service''; and
    the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to
    make available for official reception and representation
    expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for
    ``Salaries and expenses, National Mediation Board''.
        Sec. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
    no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to carry out
    any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the
    hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
        Sec. 506. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the
    greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
    purchased with funds made available in this Act should be
    American-made.
        (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into
    any contract with, any entity using funds made available in
    this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest
    extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice
    describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the
    Congress.
        (c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
    agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
    ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the
    same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United
    States that is not made in the United States, the person shall
    be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with
    funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment,
    suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections
    9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, requests
    for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing
    projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal
    money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this
    Act, including but not limited to State and local governments
    and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state:
    (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project
    which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar
    amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3)
    percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project
    or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.
        Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this
    Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are
    appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for any
    abortion.
        (b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, and none
    of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated
    under this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage
    that includes coverage of abortion.
        (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package
    of services covered by a managed care provider or organization
    pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
        Sec. 509. (a) The limitations established in the preceding
    section shall not apply to an abortion--
                (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of
            rape or incest; or
                (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a
            physical disorder, physical injury, or physical
            illness, including a life-endangering physical
            condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy
            itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place
            the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is
            performed.
        (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
    prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or
    private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a
    State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
        (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
    restricting the ability of any managed care provider from
    offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or
    locality to contract separately with such a provider for such
    coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's
    contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
        Sec. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
    may be used for--
                (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for
            research purposes; or
                (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are
            destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of
            injury or death greater than that allowed for research
            on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and
            section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42
            U.S.C. 289g(b)).
        (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo
    or embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human
    subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this
    Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis,
    cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or
    human diploid cells.
        Sec. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
    may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of
    any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the
    schedules of controlled substances established by section 202
    of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
        (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when
    there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic
    advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that
    federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to
    determine therapeutic advantage.
        Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with
    an entity if--
                (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the
            United States and is subject to the requirement in
            section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code,
            regarding submission of an annual report to the
            Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain
            veterans; and
                (2) such entity has not submitted a report as
            required by that section for the most recent year for
            which such requirement was applicable to such entity.
        Sec. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section
    1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2(b))
    providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique
    health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's
    capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until
    legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.
        Sec. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
    other appropriation Act.
        Sec. 515. (a) In General.--Amounts made available under
    this Act for the administrative and related expenses for
    departmental management for the Department of Labor, the
    Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of
    Education shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by $50,000,000:
    Provided, That not later than 15 days after the enactment of
    this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
    shall report to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations the accounts subject to the pro rata reductions
    and the amount to be reduced in each account.
        (b) Limitation.--The reduction required by subsection (a)
    shall not apply to the Food and Drug Administration and the
    Indian Health Service.
        Sec. 516. None of the funds made available by this Act to
    carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made
    available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section
    224(f) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9134(f)), as amended by the
    Children's Internet Protections Act, unless such library has
    made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such
    section.
        Sec. 517. None of the funds made available by this Act to
    carry out part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary
    Education Act of 1965 may be made available to any elementary
    or secondary school covered by paragraph (1) of section 2441(a)
    of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6777(a)), as amended by the Children's
    Internet Protections Act and the No Child Left Behind Act,
    unless the local educational agency with responsibility for
    such covered school has made the certifications required by
    paragraph (2) of such section.
        This division may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor,
    Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2004''.

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

                                     AN ACT

        Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and
    Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September
                       30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of
    Transportation and Treasury and independent agencies for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes,
    namely:

                                    TITLE I

                          DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                            Office of the Secretary

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
    $80,903,000, of which not to exceed $2,210,000 shall be
    available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to
    exceed $700,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of
    the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $15,403,000 shall be
    available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed
    $12,312,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under
    Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed
    $8,536,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,300,000
    shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary
    for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $24,612,000 shall be
    available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
    Administration; not to exceed $1,915,000 shall be available for
    the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,447,000 shall be
    available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to
    exceed $700,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract
    Appeals; not to exceed $1,268,000 shall be available for the
    Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to
    exceed $2,000,000 for the Office of Intelligence and Security;
    and not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office
    of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary
    of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated
    for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other
    office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That
    no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased
    by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further,
    That any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be
    submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000
    shall be for allocation within the Department for official
    reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may
    determine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107-
    71, there may be credited to this appropriation up to
    $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further,
    That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
    for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.

                             OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
    $8,569,000.

               TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

        For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
    planning, research, systems development, development
    activities, and making grants, to remain available until
    expended, $20,864,000.

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

        Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays
    of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $116,715,000, shall
    be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of
    Transportation: Provided, That such services shall be provided
    on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
    Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on
    operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities:
    Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an
    agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working
    Capital Fund without the approval of the agency modal
    administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may be
    levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or
    project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments
    and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such
    Committees.

                   MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as authorized
    by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost
    of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
    the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
    these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal,
    any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
    $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry
    out the guaranteed loan program, $400,000.

                           MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

        For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center
    outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C.
    332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related
    to any mode of transportation.

                            PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

        In addition to funds made available from any other source
    to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C.
    41731 through 41742, $52,000,000, to be derived from the
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until
    expended.

                        Federal Aviation Administration

                                   OPERATIONS

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation
    Administration, not otherwise provided for, including
    operations and research activities related to commercial space
    transportation, administrative expenses for research and
    development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the
    operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft,
    subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to
    the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
    replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by
    Public Law 104-264, $7,530,925,000, of which $4,500,000,000
    shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of
    which not to exceed $6,053,724,000 shall be available for air
    traffic services program activities; not to exceed $880,684,000
    shall be available for aviation regulation and certification
    program activities; not to exceed $218,481,000 shall be
    available for research and acquisition program activities; not
    to exceed $11,776,000 shall be available for commercial space
    transportation program activities; not to exceed $49,783,000
    shall be available for financial services program activities;
    not to exceed $76,529,000 shall be available for human
    resources program activities; not to exceed $86,749,000 shall
    be available for regional coordination program activities; not
    to exceed $143,150,000 shall be available for staff offices;
    and not to exceed $29,681,000 shall be available for
    information services: Provided, That none of the funds in this
    Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration
    to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate
    new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after
    the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That
    there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
    States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other
    public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred
    in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the
    maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for
    issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including
    airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests
    related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration
    forms: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
    this heading, not less than $6,500,000 shall be for the
    contract tower cost-sharing program: Provided further, That
    funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a
    nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the
    development of aviation safety standards: Provided further,
    That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new
    applicants for the second career training program: Provided
    further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
    for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal
    Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually
    performed work during the time corresponding to such premium
    pay: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may
    be obligated or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight
    service station in the contiguous United States: Provided
    further, That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical
    charting and cartography are available for activities conducted
    by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided
    further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
    not to exceed $50,000 may be transferred to the Aircraft Loan
    Purchase Guarantee Program: Provided further, That not later
    than March 1, 2004, the Secretary of Transportation, in
    consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
    Administration, shall issue final regulations, pursuant to 5
    U.S.C. 8335, establishing an exemption process allowing
    individual air traffic controllers to delay mandatory
    retirement until the employee reaches no later than 61 years of
    age: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
    heading, $4,000,000 is available only for recruitment,
    personnel compensation and benefits, and related costs to raise
    the level of operational air traffic control supervisors to the
    level of 1,726: Provided further, That none of the funds in
    this Act may be obligated or expended to execute or continue to
    implement a memorandum of understanding or memorandum of
    agreement (or any revisions thereto) with representatives of
    any FAA bargaining unit after January 1, 2004 unless such
    document is filed in a central registry and catalogued in an
    automated, searchable database under the executive direction of
    appropriate management representatives at FAA headquarters:
    Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be
    obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation
    Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift
    certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.

                            FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
    acquisition, establishment, technical support services,
    improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation
    and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under
    part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
    including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
    grant; engineering and service testing, including construction
    of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease
    or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related
    accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal
    Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where
    such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease,
    or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this
    heading; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
    $2,910,000,000, of which $2,489,158,800 shall remain available
    until September 30, 2006, and of which $420,841,200 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That there
    may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
    States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
    private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and
    modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further,
    That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year
    2005 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall
    transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment
    plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes
    funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2005 through
    2009, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained
    to the funding targets for those years as estimated and
    approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided
    further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not
    less than $3,000,000 is for contract audit services provided by
    the Defense Contract Audit Agency: Provided further, That of
    the funds provided under this heading, $25,000,000 is available
    only for the Houston Area Air Traffic System.

                            FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the available balances under this heading, $30,000,000
    are rescinded.

                     RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
    research, engineering, and development, as authorized under
    part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
    including construction of experimental facilities and
    acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $119,439,000,
    to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to
    remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That there
    may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
    States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
    private sources, for expenses incurred for research,
    engineering, and development.

                           GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

        For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid
    for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility
    planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of
    chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United
    States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations;
    for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway
    incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such
    title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of title 49,
    United States Code; and for inspection activities and
    administration of airport safety programs, including those
    related to airport operating certificates under section 44706
    of title 49, United States Code, $3,400,000,000, to be derived
    from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under this
    heading shall be available for the planning or execution of
    programs the obligations for which are in excess of
    $3,400,000,000 in fiscal year 2004, notwithstanding section
    47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further,
    That none of the funds under this heading shall be available
    for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems,
    reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport
    improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive
    detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
    other provision of law, not more than $66,254,000 of funds
    limited under this heading shall be obligated for
    administration and not less than $20,000,000 shall be for the
    Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program.

              GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal
    Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems (along
    with associated approach lighting equipment and runway visual
    range equipment) which conform to FAA design and performance
    specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal
    airport-aid program, airport development aid program or airport
    improvement program grant: Provided, That, the Federal Aviation
    Administration shall accept such equipment, which shall
    thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA in accordance with
    agency criteria.
        Sec. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used to
    compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under the
    federally funded research and development center contract
    between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for
    Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 103. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used for engineering work related to an additional runway at
    Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
        Sec. 104. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
    pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport
    sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration
    without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and
    expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for
    services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or
    weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibition of funds in
    this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency
    and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-market''
    rates for these items or to grant assurances that require
    airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for
    air traffic control facilities.
        Sec. 105. For an airport project that the Administrator of
    the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determines will add
    critical airport capacity to the national air transportation
    system, the Administrator is authorized to accept funds from an
    airport sponsor, including entitlement funds provided under the
    ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports'' program, for the FAA to hire
    additional staff or obtain the services of consultants:
    Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to accept and
    utilize such funds only for the purpose of facilitating the
    timely processing, review, and completion of environmental
    activities associated with such project.
        Sec. 106. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this
    Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior
    permission rules at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.
        Sec. 107. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be obligated or expended to establish
    or implement a pilot program under which not more than 10
    designated essential air service communities located in
    proximity to hub airports are required to assume 10 percent of
    their essential air subsidy costs for a 4-year period, commonly
    referred to as the EAS local participation program.
        Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    costs of construction of terminal and hangar buildings are
    allowable for an airport development project at Somerset-
    Pulaski County Airport-J.T. Wilson Field, Kentucky and at Pryor
    Field Regional Airport, Decatur, Alabama, under chapter 471 of
    title 49, United States Code.

                         Federal Highway Administration

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

        Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the
    Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed $337,604,000,
    shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made
    available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration
    together with advances and reimbursements received by the
    Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That of the funds
    available under section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States
    Code, $7,000,000 shall be available for environmental
    streamlining activities, which may include making grants to, or
    entering into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
    transactions, with a Federal agency, State agency, local
    agency, authority, association, nonprofit or for-profit
    corporation, or institution of higher education.

                              FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
    implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for
    which are in excess of $33,843,000,000 for Federal-aid highways
    and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2004:
    Provided, That within the $33,843,000,000 obligation limitation
    on Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction
    programs, not more than $462,500,000 shall be available for the
    implementation or execution of programs for transportation
    research (sections 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, and 508 of title
    23, United States Code, as amended; section 5505 of title 49,
    United States Code, as amended; and sections 5112 and 5204-5209
    of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year 2004: Provided further,
    That this limitation on transportation research programs shall
    not apply to any authority previously made available for
    obligation: Provided further, That within the $232,000,000
    obligation limitation on Intelligent Transportation Systems,
    the following sums shall be made available for Intelligent
    Transportation System projects that are designed to achieve the
    goals and purposes set forth in section 5203 of the Intelligent
    Transportation Systems Act of 1998 (subtitle C of title V of
    Public Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 453; 23 U.S.C. 502 note) in the
    following specified areas:
                City of Huntsville, Alabama, ITS, $4,500,000;
                511 Traveler Information Program in North Carolina,
            $400,000;
                Advanced Ticket Collection and Passenger
            Information Systems, New Jersey, $750,000;
                Advanced Traffic Analysis Center, North Dakota,
            $200,000;
                Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS),
            Montgomery County, Maryland, $500,000;
                Alameda Corridor-East Gateway to America Project
            Phase II, Los Angeles, California, $1,200,000;
                Alexandria ITS Real-Time Transit Enhancement Pilot
            Project, $410,000;
                Altarum Restricted Use Technology Study,
            $1,750,000;
                Altoona, Pennsylvania, ITS, $800,000;
                Amber Alert Multi-Regional Strategic Plan,
            $400,000;
                ATR Transportation Technology/CVISN, New Mexico,
            $175,000;
                Auburn, Auburn Way South ITS, Washington,
            $1,600,000;
                Bay County Area Wide Traffic Signal System,
            $750,000;
                Cargo Watch Logistics Information System, New York,
            $2,500,000;
                Carson Passenger Information System, $300,000;
                CCTA Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vermont,
            $300,000;
                City of Baltimore, Maryland Traffic Congestion
            Management, $200,000;
                City of Boston Intelligent Transportation Systems,
            Massachusetts, $1,000,000;
                City of New Rochelle, NY Traffic Signal Replacement
            Program, $500,000;
                City of Santa Rosa, Intelligent Transportation
            System, $300,000;
                Clark County Transit, VAST ITS, Washington,
            $1,600,000;
                Computerization of traffic signals in Ashtabula,
            Ohio, $14,000;
                Corona City-wide automated traffic management
            system, $1,000,000;
                DelTrac Statewide Integration, Delaware,
            $1,000,000;
                Demonstration project to deploy Geospatial
            Emergency & Response System (GEARS) for transportation,
            $150,000;
                Detroit Metro Airport ITS, $350,000;
                DuPage County Signal Interconnection Project,
            $300,000;
                Elk Grove Traffic Operations Center, $960,000;
                Fairfax County Route 1 Traffic Synchronization ITS
            Pilot Project, $500,000;
                FAST Las Vegas (ITS--Phase 2)--Construction,
            $300,000;
                Fiber Optic Signal Interconnect System, Tuscon,
            Arizona, $3,500,000;
                George Washington University, Virginia Campus,
            $500,000;
                Germantown Parkway ITS Project, Tennessee,
            $3,000,000;
                GMU ITS Research, Virginia, $500,000;
                Great Lakes ITS, Michigan, $3,000,000;
                Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce ITS
            System, Pennsylvania, $1,500,000;
                Harbor Boulevard Intelligent Transportation,
            $800,000;
                Hawthorne Street Public Access Improvements, New
            Bedford, Massachusetts, $150,000;
                Hillsborough Area Regional Transit: Bus Tracking,
            Communication and Security, Florida, $750,000;
                Houma, Louisiana, $1,250,000;
                Houston ITS, $1,500,000;
                I-70 Incident Management Plan Implementation,
            Colorado, $2,500,000;
                I-87 Highway Speed E-Z Pass at the Woodbury Toll
            Barrier, $1,750,000;
                I-87 Smart Corridor, $1,000,000;
                I-90 Phase 2 Connector ITS Testbed--Town of North
            Greenbush--Rensselaer County, New York, $200,000;
                Illinois Statewide ITS, $3,000,000;
                Implementation of Wisconsin DOT's Fiber Optics
            Network, $1,000,000;
                Integration and Implementation of DYNASMART-X,
            RHODES and CLAIRE in Houston, Texas, $500,000;
                Intelligent Transportation System (Kansas City
            metro area), $200,000;
                Intelligent Transportation Systems--Phases II and
            III, Ohio, $700,000;
                Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment
            Project, Inglewood, California, $500,000;
                Intelligent Transportation Systems, City of Wichita
            Transit Authority, $750,000;
                Intelligent Transportation Systems, Statewide and
            Commercial Vehicle Information Systems Network,
            Maryland, $750,000;
                Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, DC
            Region, $500,000;
                Intersection Signalization Project for the City of
            Virginia Beach, Virginia, $500,000;
                Iowa Transportation Systems, $750,000;
                ITS Baton Rouge, Louisiana, $1,250,000;
                ITS Expansion in Davis and Utah Counties, Utah,
            $1,250,000;
                ITS Logistics and Systems Management for the
            Gateway Cities, $250,000;
                ITS Technologies, San Antonio, Texas, $200,000;
                ITS, Cache Valley, Utah, $1,000,000;
                Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Intelligent
            Transportation Initiative--Regional Planning, Florida,
            $750,000;
                King County, County-wide Signal Program,
            Washington, $1,500,000;
                Lincoln, Nebraska StarTran Automatic Vehicle
            Locator System, $1,000,000;
                Los Angeles MTA Regional Universal Fare System,
            $500,000;
                Macomb County ITS Integration, Michigan, $600,000;
                Maine Statewide ITS, $1,000,000;
                Market Street Signalization Improvements, $100,000;
                MARTA Automated Fare Collection/Smart Card System,
            Georgia, $700,000;
                Metrolina Transportation Management Center,
            $1,750,000;
                Mid-America Surface Transportation Water Research
            Institute, North Dakota, $500,000;
                Minnesota Guidestar, $1,250,000;
                Missouri Statewide Rural ITS, $4,000,000;
                Mobile Data Computer Network Phase II (MDCN),
            Wisconsin, $2,200,000;
                Monroe County ATMS ITS Deployment Project,
            $800,000;
                Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) AVLS,
            Massachusetts, $240,000;
                Multi Region Advanced Traveler Information System
            (ATIS) for the IH-20 Corridor--Phase 1 in Texas,
            $550,000;
                Nebraska Statewide Intelligent Transportation
            System Deployment, $1,000,000;
                New York State Thruway Authority Traffic Operation
            Package for I-95 and I-87, $1,676,000;
                North Bergen, New Jersey Traffic Signalization
            Replacement, $1,000,000;
                Oklahoma Statewide ITS, $4,000,000;
                Palm Tran, Palm Beach County, Florida--Automated
            Vehicle Location and Mobile Data Terminals, $1,000,000;
                Portland State University Intelligent
            Transportation Research Initiative, $400,000;
                Program of Projects, Washington, $2,000,000;
                Project Hoosier SAFE-T, $2,000,000;
                Real Time Transit Passenger Information System for
            the Prince George's County Dept. of Public Works,
            Maryland, $1,000,000;
                Regional Intelligent Transportation System,
            Springfield, Missouri, $2,000,000;
                Regional ITS Architecture and Deployment Plan for
            the Eagle Pass Region and Integrate with Laredo,
            $300,000;
                Roosevelt Boulevard ITS Enhancement Pilot Program,
            $750,000;
                Rural Freeway Management System Implementation for
            the IH-20 Corridor in the Tyler Region--Phase 1,
            $200,000;
                Sacramento Area Council of Governments--ITS
            Projects, California, $1,175,000;
                San Diego Joint Transportation Operations Center,
            $400,000;
                Seacoast Intelligent Transportation System
            Congestion Relief Project, $1,000,000;
                Seattle City Center ITS, Washington, $2,500,000;
                Shreveport Intelligent Transportation System,
            Louisiana, $1,000,000;
                South Carolina DOT Inroads Intelligent
            Transportation System, $3,500,000;
                Spotswood Township, NJ; Expand and improve traffic
            flow with road improvements, $250,000;
                SR 924 ITS Integration Project, $1,000,000;
                SR112 ITS Integration Project, $300,000;
                Statewide AVL Initiative, Nebraska, $300,000;
                Swatara Township, Pennsylvania--Traffic
            Signalization Improvements, $100,000;
                TalTran ITS Smartbus Program, Florida, $1,750,000;
                Texas Medical Center EMS Early Warning
            Transportation System, $1,000,000;
                Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration,
            City of Lubbock, $400,000;
                Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration,
            Port of Galveston, $400,000;
                Town of Cary Computerized Traffic Signal Project,
            North Carolina, $800,000;
                Traffic Signal Controllers & Cabinets, District of
            Columbia, $400,000;
                TRANSCOM Regional Architecture & TRANSMIT project,
            NJ, NY, & CT, $500,000;
                Transportation Research Center (TRC) for Freight,
            Trade, Security, and Economic Strength, Georgia,
            $500,000;
                Tukwila, Signalization Interconnect and Intelligent
            Transportation, Washington, $1,400,000;
                Twin Cities, Minnesota Redundant Communications
            Pilot, $1,000,000;
                Tysons Transportation Association--ITS, $250,000;
                University of Kentucky Transportation Center,
            $1,000,000;
                Ventura County Intelligent Transportation System,
            $1,000,000;
                West Baton Rouge Parish Joint Operations Emergency
            Communications Center, $800,000;
                Wisconsin CVISN Level One Deployment, $800,000; and
                Wyoming Statewide ITS Initiative, $4,000,000.

                              FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for carrying
    out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, that are
    attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the National
    Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148,
    not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums
    expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308,
    $34,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and
    derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until
    expended.

                              FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

               MISCELLANEOUS HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from the
    available unobligated balances under the programs for which
    funds are authorized under sections 1101(a)(1), 1101(a)(2),
    1101(a)(3), 1101(a)(4), and 1101(a)(5) of Public Law 105-178,
    as amended, $15,000,000 shall be made available for planning
    and design activities, and initiation of construction of the
    project at Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House;
    $20,000,000 shall be made available to provide grants to States
    for the development or enhancement of notification or
    communications systems along highways for alerts and other
    information for the recovery of abducted children under section
    303 of Public Law 108-21; $8,000,000 shall be made available to
    the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to make grants
    to States for implementation of section 210 of Public Law 106-
    159; $3,500,000 shall be made available to the Federal Motor
    Carrier Safety Administration for necessary operating expenses
    and personnel for implementation of section 210 of Public Law
    106-159; $23,000,000 shall be made available to the Federal
    Motor Carrier Safety Administration to make grants to States
    for southern border State operations for the purposes described
    in 49 U.S.C. 31104(f)(2)(B); $9,000,000 shall be made available
    to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to make
    grants to States for northern border truck inspections;
    $21,000,000 shall be made available to the Federal Motor
    Carrier Safety Administration to make grants to States, local
    governments, or other entities for commercial driver's license
    program improvements; $47,000,000 shall be made available to
    make grants to States for construction of State border safety
    inspection facilities at the United States border with Mexico;
    and $150,545,000 shall be made available to the National
    Highway Traffic Safety Administration for expenses necessary to
    discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to
    traffic and highway safety under chapter 301 of title 49,
    United States Code, and part C of subtitle VI of title 49,
    United States Code: Provided, That funds shall be made
    available from a State's available unobligated balances in the
    programs funded under sections 1101(a)(1) through (5) of Public
    Law 105-178, as amended, in the ratio that the State's total
    amount of funds apportioned under such programs for fiscal year
    2003 bears to the total amount of funds apportioned to all
    States under such programs: Provided further, That the funds
    made available under this heading may be transferred by the
    Secretary to another Federal agency, such funds to be then
    administered by the procedures of the Federal agency to which
    such funds are transferred: Provided further, That none of the
    funds provided to the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize,
    or implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title
    49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any requirement
    pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the
    three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature
    resistance) already in effect: Provided further, That all funds
    made available for obligation under this heading shall be
    available in the same manner as though such funds were
    apportioned under chapter one of title 23, United States Code,
    except that the Federal share payable on account of any
    program, project, or activity carried out with funds made
    available under this heading shall be 100 percent and such
    funds shall remain available for obligation until expended:
    Provided further, That all funds made available under this
    heading shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for
    Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs
    set forth in this Act or any other Act.

                              Federal-Aid Highways

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to each
    state under the program authorized under sections 1101(a)(1),
    1101(a)(2), 1101(a)(3), 1101(a)(4), and 1101(a)(5) of Public
    Law 105-178, as amended, $207,000,000 are rescinded.

                     APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM

        For necessary expenses for the Appalachian Development
    Highway System as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public
    Law 102-240, as amended, $125,000,000, to remain available
    until expended.

               GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 110. (a) For fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of
    Transportation shall--
                (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation
            for Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for
            administrative expenses and programs funded from the
            administrative takedown authorized by section
            104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for the
            highway use tax evasion program, for the Bureau of
            Transportation Statistics and for the programs,
            projects, and activities for which funds are made
            available under the heading ``Federal-Aid Highways,
            Miscellaneous Highway and Highway Safety Programs'' in
            this Act;
                (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation
            limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to
            the unobligated balance of amounts made available from
            the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
            Account) for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
            programs for the prior fiscal years the funds for which
            are allocated by the Secretary;
                (3) determine the ratio that--
                        (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-
                    aid Highways less the aggregate of amounts not
                    distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears
                    to
                        (B) the total of the sums authorized to be
                    appropriated for Federal-aid highways and
                    highway safety construction programs (other
                    than sums authorized to be appropriated for
                    sections set forth in paragraphs (1) through
                    (7) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be
                    appropriated for section 105 of title 23,
                    United States Code, equal to the amount
                    referred to in subsection (b)(8)) for such
                    fiscal year less the aggregate of the amounts
                    not distributed under paragraph (1) of this
                    subsection;
                (4) distribute the obligation limitation for
            Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not
            distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) for section
            201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965
            and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section
            105 of title 23, United States Code (relating to
            minimum guarantee) so that the amount of obligation
            authority available for each of such sections is equal
            to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio
            determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized
            to be appropriated for such section (except in the case
            of section 105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
                (5) distribute the obligation limitation provided
            for Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not
            distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts
            distributed under paragraph (4) for each of the
            programs that are allocated by the Secretary under
            title 23, United States Code (other than activities to
            which paragraph (1) applies and programs to which
            paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the ratio
            determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized
            to be appropriated for such program for such fiscal
            year; and
                (6) distribute the obligation limitation provided
            for Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not
            distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts
            distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-
            aid highways and highway safety construction programs
            (other than the minimum guarantee program, but only to
            the extent that amounts apportioned for the minimum
            guarantee program for such fiscal year exceed
            $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development highway
            system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary
            under title 23, United States Code, in the ratio that--
                        (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for
                    such programs that are apportioned to each
                    State for such fiscal year, bear to
                        (B) the total of the sums authorized to be
                    appropriated for such programs that are
                    apportioned to all States for such fiscal year.
        (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation
    limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to
    obligations: (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States
    Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation
    Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid
    Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of
    the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under
    sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface Transportation and
    Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections
    1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
    Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 of title 23,
    United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of
    the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
    Century; (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code
    (but, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for such fiscal
    year); and for Federal-aid highway programs for which
    obligation authority was made available under the
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century or subsequent
    public laws for multiple years or to remain available until
    used, but only to the extent that such obligation authority has
    not lapsed or been used.
        (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
    Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall after
    August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution of the
    obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if a
    State will not obligate the amount distributed during that
    fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those States
    able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously
    distributed during that fiscal year giving priority to those
    States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned
    under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code,
    section 160 (as in effect on the day before the enactment of
    the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) of title
    23, United States Code, and under section 1015 of the
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
    Stat. 1943-1945).
        (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to
    Transportation Research Programs.--The obligation limitation
    shall apply to transportation research programs carried out
    under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, except that
    obligation authority made available for such programs under
    such limitation shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal
    years.
        (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later
    than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation
    limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute
    to the States any funds: (1) that are authorized to be
    appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highways
    programs (other than the program under section 160 of title 23,
    United States Code) and for carrying out subchapter I of
    chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, and highway-
    related programs under chapter 4 of title 23, United States
    Code; and (2) that the Secretary determines will not be
    allocated to the States, and will not be available for
    obligation, in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any
    obligation limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution
    to the States shall be made in the same ratio as the
    distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(6).
    The funds so distributed shall be available for any purposes
    described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
        (f) Special Rule.--Obligation limitation distributed for a
    fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) of this section for a
    section set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available
    until used and shall be in addition to the amount of any
    limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and
    highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.
        (g) Of the obligation authority distributed to a State
    under subsection (a)(6), an mount of obligation authority equal
    to the amount for each surface transportation project in such
    State identified in section 115 of the statement of managers
    accompanying this Act shall be available for carrying out each
    project.
        (h) The obligation limitation made available for the
    programs, projects, and activities for which funds are made
    available under the heading ``Federal-Aid Highways,
    Miscellaneous Highway and Highway Safety Program'' of this Act
    shall remain available until used and shall be in addition to
    the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for
    Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs
    for future fiscal years.
        Sec. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
                (1) Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface
            Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032;
            112 Stat. 191; 115 Stat. 871) is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (42), by striking
                    ``Fulton, Mississippi,'' the first time that it
                    appears and all that follows to the end of the
                    paragraph and inserting ``Fulton,
                    Mississippi.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(45) The United States Route 78 Corridor from
            Memphis, Tennessee, to Corridor X of the Appalachian
            development highway system near Fulton, Mississippi,
            and Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway
            system extending from near Fulton, Mississippi, to near
            Birmingham, Alabama.''.
                (2) Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface
            Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032;
            115 Stat. 872) is amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``(A)
                    In general.--The portions'' and all that
                    follows through the end of the first sentence
                    and inserting:
                        ``(A) In general.--The portions of the
                    routes referred to in subsection (c)(1),
                    subsection (c)(3) (relating solely to the
                    Kentucky Corridor), clauses (i), (ii), and
                    (except with respect to Georgetown County)
                    (iii) of subsection (c)(5)(B), subsection
                    (c)(9), subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20),
                    subsection (c)(36), subsection (c)(37),
                    subsection (c)(40), subsection (c)(42), and
                    subsection (c)(45) that are not a part of the
                    Interstate System are designated as future
                    parts of the Interstate System.''; and
                        (B) by adding the following at the end of
                    subparagraph (B)(i): ``The route referred to in
                    subsection (c)(45) is designated as Interstate
                    Route I-22.''.
        Sec. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
    section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
    Century--
                (1) item number 230 is amended by striking ``Monroe
            County transportation improvements on Long Pond Road,
            Pattonwood Road, and Lyell Road'' and inserting ``Route
            531/Brockport-Rochester Corridor in Monroe County, New
            York''.
                (2) Item number 1149 is amended by striking
            ``Traffic Mitigation Project on William Street and
            Losson Road in Cheektowaga'' and inserting ``Study and
            implement mitigation and diversion options for William
            Street and Broadway Street in Cheektowaga, I-90
            Corridor Study; Interchange 53 to Interchange 49, PIN
            552830 and Cheektowaga Rails to Trails, PIN 575508''.
                (3) Item number 476 is amended by striking ``Expand
            Perkins Road in Baton Rouge'' and inserting
            ``Feasibility study, design, and construction of a
            connector between Louisiana Highway 1026 and I-12 in
            Livingston Parish''.
                (4) Item 4 of the table contained in section 1602
            of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century,
            relating to construction of a bike path in Michigan, is
            amended by striking ``between Mount Clemens and New
            Baltimore'' and inserting ``for the Macomb Orchard
            Trail in Macomb County''.
                (5) Item number 1077 is amended by striking
            ``Construct I-95-I-26 interchange, Orangeburg Co'' and
            inserting ``Expand Transportation Research Center,
            South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC''.
                (6) Item number 897 is amended by striking
            ``Upgrade Bishop Ford Expressway/142nd St.
            interchange'' and inserting ``Road upgrade and access
            road near the intersection of I-80 and I-57 in Country
            Club Hills, Illinois''.
                (7) Item number 436 is amended by inserting after
            ``Ohio River Major Investment Study Project, Kentucky
            and Indiana'' the following: ``, and preliminary
            engineering and right of way acquisition associated
            with the project''.
        Sec. 113. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by
    the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data
    products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
    111 may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the
    purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided,
    That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation
    for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction.
        Sec. 114. Intelligent Transportation Systems appropriations
    made to the State of Wisconsin in Public Law 105-277, Public
    Law 106-69, and Public Law 107-87 shall not be subject to the
    limitations of Public Law 105-178, section 5208(d), 23 U.S.C.
    502 note.
        Sec. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
    the available unobligated balances under the programs for which
    funds are authorized under sections 1101(a)(1), 1101(a)(2),
    1101(a)(3), 1101(a)(4), and 1101(a)(5) of Public Law 105-178,
    as amended, of each State for which a project or projects in
    such State identified under this section in the statement of
    managers accompanying this Act shall be made available for
    necessary expenses to carry out such project: Provided, That
    the amount identified for each such project shall be made
    available from the State's unobligated balance in any of the
    five specified programs for which the project would be
    eligible, such selection to be at the option of the State:
    Provided further, That if a project is not otherwise eligible
    for funding under one of the five programs, then such project
    shall be deemed eligible and shall be funded from the
    unobligated balance of funds made available for the program for
    which funds are authorized under section 1101(a)(4) of Public
    Law 105-178, as amended, but not including funds setaside
    pursuant to 133(d) of title 23, United States Code: Provided
    further, That funds made available under this section may, at
    the request of a State, be transferred by the Secretary to
    another Federal agency to carry out a project funded under this
    section, such funds to be then administered by the procedures
    of the Federal agency to which such funds may be transferred:
    Provided further, That all funds made available for obligation
    under this section shall be available in the same manner as
    though such funds were apportioned under chapter one of title
    23, United States Code, except that the Federal share payable
    on account of any program, project, or activity carried out
    with funds made available under this heading shall be 100
    percent and such funds shall remain available for obligation
    until expended: Provided further, That all funds made available
    in this section shall be subject to any limitation on
    obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
    construction programs set forth in this Act or any other Act.
        Sec. 116. Notwithstanding Public Law 105-178, section
    5208(d), Intelligent Transportation Systems appropriations
    for--
                (1) Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids,
            Wisconsin, in Public Law 105-277 and Public Law 106-69
            shall be available for use in the counties of Ashland,
            Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Iron,
            Lincoln, Marathon, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer,
            Taylor, Washburn, Wood, Clark, Langlade, and Oneida;
            and
                (2) the City of Superior and Douglas County,
            Wisconsin, in Public Law 106-69 shall be available for
            use in the City of Superior and northern Wisconsin.
        Sec. 117. (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
    shall enter into an agreement with the State of Nevada, the
    State of Arizona, or both, to provide a method of funding for
    construction of a Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge from funds allocated
    for the Federal Lands Highway Program under section 202(b) of
    title 23, United States Code.
        (b) Methods of Funding.--
                (1) The agreement entered into under subsection (a)
            shall provide for funding in a manner consistent with
            the advance construction and debt instrument financing
            procedures for Federal-aid highways set forth in
            section 115 and 122 of title 23, except that the
            funding source may include funds made available under
            the Federal Lands Highway Program.
                (2) Eligibility for funding under this subsection
            shall not be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or
            obligation on the part of the United States to provide
            for payment of principal or interest of an eligible
            debt financing instrument as so defined in section 122,
            nor create a right of a third party against the United
            States for payment under an eligible debt financing
            instrument. The agreement entered into pursuant to
            subsection (a) shall make specific reference to this
            provision of law.
                (3) The provisions of this section do not limit the
            use of other available funds for which the project
            referenced in subsection (a) is eligible.
        Sec. 118. Section 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
    Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, item number 8, is
    amended by striking ``To relocate'' and all that follows
    through ``Street'' and inserting the following, ``For road
    improvements and non-motorized enhancements in the Detroit East
    Riverfront, Detroit, Michigan''.
        Sec. 119. The funds provided under the heading
    ``Transportation and Community and System Preservation
    Program'' in Conference Report 106-940 for the Lodge Freeway
    pedestrian overpass, Detroit, Michigan, shall be transferred
    to, and made available for, enhancements in the East
    Riverfront, Detroit, Michigan.
        Sec. 120. The funds provided under the heading
    ``Transportation and Community and System Preservation
    Program'' in Conference Report 107-308 for the Eastern Market
    pedestrian overpass park, shall be transferred to, and made
    available for, enhancements in the East Riverfront, Detroit,
    Michigan.
        Sec. 121. Kansas Recreation Areas. Any unexpended balances
    of the amounts made available by the Consolidated
    Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7) from the
    Federal-aid highway account for improvements to Council Grove
    Lake, Kansas, shall be available to make improvements to Richey
    Cove, Santa Fe Recreation Area, Canning Creek Recreation Area,
    and other areas in the State of Kansas.
        Sec. 122. Section 330 of Public Law 108-7 is amended to
    read as follows: In addition to amounts otherwise made
    available in this Act, to enable the Secretary of
    Transportation to make grants for surface transportation
    projects, $90,600,000 to remain available until expended:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    surface transportation projects identified in the Joint
    Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference
    accompanying this Act are also eligible for funding made
    available by the immediately preceding clause of this
    provision: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law and the immediately preceding clause of this
    provision, the Secretary of Transportation may use amounts made
    available by this section to make grants for any surface
    transportation project otherwise eligible for funding under
    title 23 or title 49 of the United States Code.
        Sec. 123. (a) Section 14501 of title 40, United States Code
    is amended in the third sentence by striking ``three thousand
    and twenty-five'' and inserting ``three thousand and ninety''.
        (b) There is hereby designated as Corridor X-1 in Alabama
    an addition to the Appalachian development highway system.
    Corridor X-1 shall extend approximately sixty-five miles along
    the alignment of the Birmingham Northern Beltline from
    Interstate 20/59, in the vicinity of Interstate 459 southwest
    of Birmingham, and extending northward crossing State Route 269
    and Corridor X and continuing eastward crossing Interstate 65,
    United States Route 31, State Route 79, State Route 75,
    Interstate 59, United States Route 11, United States Route 411,
    and connecting to Interstate 20 to the east of Birmingham.
    Corridor X-1 shall be developed as a multi-lane freeway, with
    interchanges at appropriate crossroad locations.
        Sec. 124. Motorist Information Concerning Pharmacy
    Services. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
    shall amend the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to
    include a provision permitting information to be provided to
    motorists to assist motorists in locating licensed 24-hour
    pharmacy services open to the public.
        (b) Logo Panel.--The provision under subsection (a) may
    allow placement of a logo panel that displays information
    disclosing the names or logos of pharmacies described in
    subsection (a) that are located within 3 miles of an
    interchange on the Federal-aid system (as defined in section
    101 of title 23, United States Code).
        Sec. 125. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    obligated for pre-implementation costs, project design, and
    implementation costs of the I-15 Congestion Pricing Project,
    also known as the I-15 FasTrack project located in the city of
    San Diego shall be eligible for funding the costs incurred
    under such project. The Federal share payable for the total
    cost of the project shall not exceed 80 percent.
        Sec. 126. The project name in House Report 108-10,
    delineating projects referenced in Division I, Section 330, of
    the Fiscal Year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Public Law
    108-7, is amended by striking ``Freight Enhancement KY
    Highlands, Kentucky,'' and inserting ``Kentucky Highlands,
    Freight Enhancement Revolving Loan Fund, Kentucky''.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such revolving loan
    fund shall be eligible for the funding made available under
    this section and administered consistent with section 1511 of
    Public Law 105-178, except that such assistance shall be to
    assist in financing freight enhancement projects and that
    capitalization of such fund shall be limited to the amount made
    available by Division I, Section 330 of Public Law 108-7.
        Sec. 127. The amount made available for obligation in
    fiscal year 2003 for the project Kannapolis Parkway &
    Interstate 85 Interchange-Kannapolis, North Carolina as
    specified in section 329 of Public Law 108-7 and on page 1317
    of the Joint Committee of the Conference pursuant to the Joint
    Resolution Making Consolidated Appropriations for fiscal year
    2003 shall be reprogrammed and transferred to and made
    available for obligation for ``Kannapolis Industrial Park
    Access Road-Kannapolis, North Carolina''.
        Sec. 128. Section 378 of the Department of Transportation
    and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into
    law by Public Law 106-346; 114 Stat. 1356A-40) is amended by
    striking ``$5,000,000 for improvements to US 73 from State
    Avenue North to Marxen Road in Wyandotte County, Kansas'' and
    inserting ``$5,000,000 for improvements to US 73 from State
    Avenue north to Marxen Road, and along US 73 on State Avenue
    eastward to its terminus at I-435, in Wyandotte County,
    Kansas''.
        Sec. 129. Section 375 of division I of the Consolidated
    Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (117 Stat. 428) is amended by
    inserting before the period at the end the following: ``,
    including construction of a connector road between the newly
    relocated State Route 1045 and Saint Vincent College, Latrobe,
    PA''.

                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

                              MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
    funds in this Act shall be available for expenses for
    administration of motor carrier safety programs and motor
    carrier safety research, the obligations for which are in
    excess of $176,070,000 for fiscal year 2004: Provided, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
    obligations incurred to pay administrative expenses of the
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, $176,070,000, to
    be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available
    until expended.

                     NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

         Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
    obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 31102, 31106 and
    31309, $190,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
    and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of
    the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation
    or execution of programs the obligations for which are in
    excess of $190,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Grants'', and
    ``Information Systems''.

        GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall
    be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section
    350 of Public Law 107-87, including that the Secretary submit a
    report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
    annually on the safety and security of transportation into the
    United States by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers.
        Sec. 131. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available
    by this Act may be used to implement or enforce any provisions
    of the Final Rule, issued on April 16, 2003 (Docket No. FMCSA-
    97-2350), with respect to either of the following:
                (1) The operators of utility service vehicles, as
            that term is defined in section 395.2 of title 49, Code
            of Federal Regulations.
                (2) Maximum daily hours of service for drivers
            engaged in the transportation of property or passengers
            to or from a motion picture or television production
            site located within a 100-air mile radius of the work
            reporting location of such drivers.

                 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                            OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
    obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23
    U.S.C. 403, to remain available until expended, $72,000,000, to
    be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of
    the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or
    execution of programs the total obligations for which, in
    fiscal year 2004, are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs
    authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403.

                            NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
    Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register under
    chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $3,600,000, to be
    derived from the Highway Trust Fund, and to remain available
    until expended.

                         HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
    obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23
    U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, to remain available until expended,
    $225,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:
    Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
    for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations
    for which, in fiscal year 2004, are in excess of $225,000,000
    for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, of
    which $165,000,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety Programs''
    under 23 U.S.C. 402, $20,000,000 shall be for ``Occupant
    Protection Incentive Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 405, and
    $40,000,000 shall be for ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving
    Countermeasures Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 410: Provided further,
    That none of these funds shall be used for construction,
    rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings
    and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or
    structures: Provided further, That not to exceed $8,150,000 of
    the funds made available for section 402, not to exceed
    $1,000,000 of the funds made available for section 405, and not
    to exceed $2,000,000 of the funds made available for section
    410 shall be available to NHTSA for administering highway
    safety grants under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code:
    Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made
    available for section 410 ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving
    Countermeasures Grants'' shall be available for technical
    assistance to the States.

       GENERAL PROVISIONS--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    States may use funds provided in this Act under section 402 of
    title 23, United States Code, to produce and place highway
    safety public service messages in television, radio, cinema,
    and print media, and on the Internet in accordance with
    guidance issued by the Secretary of Transportation: Provided,
    That any State that uses funds for such public service messages
    shall submit to the Secretary a report describing and assessing
    the effectiveness of the messages: Provided further, That
    $10,000,000 of the funds allocated under section 157 of title
    23, United States Code, shall be used as directed by the
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator to purchase
    national paid advertising (including production and placement)
    to support national safety belt mobilizations: Provided
    further, That, of the funds allocated under section 163 of
    title 23, United States Code, $2,750,000 shall be used as
    directed by the Administrator to support national impaired
    driving mobilizations and enforcement efforts, $14,000,000
    shall be used as directed by the Administrator to purchase
    national paid advertising (including production and placement)
    to support such national impaired driving mobilizations and
    enforcement efforts, $500,000 shall be used as directed by the
    Administrator to conduct an evaluation of alcohol-impaired
    driving messages, and $3,000,000 shall be used as directed by
    the Administrator to conduct an impaired driving demonstration
    program.
        Sec. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated or limited in the Act to educate the motoring
    public on how to share the road safely with commercial motor
    vehicles shall be administered by the National Highway Traffic
    Safety Administration.
        Sec. 142. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    fiscal year 2004 the Secretary of Transportation is authorized
    to use amounts made available to carry out section 157 of title
    23, United States Code, to make innovative project allocations,
    not to exceed the prior year's amounts for such allocations,
    before making incentive grants for use of seat belts.
        Sec. 143. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    fiscal year 2004 the Secretary of Transportation is authorized
    to use the amounts made available to carry out section 163 of
    title 23, United States Code, to support national mobilizations
    that target impaired drivers, in cooperation with the States
    and nonprofit safety organizations that have been active
    participants in such mobilizations. Such support shall include
    impaired driving enforcement grants, broadcast advertising to
    be used as directed by the Secretary, evaluation of these
    activities, and a demonstration project to test new and
    improved strategies in States where the largest gains in
    reducing alcohol-related fatalities can be made, as determined
    by the Secretary.

                        Federal Railroad Administration

                             SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad
    Administration, not otherwise provided for, $130,825,000, of
    which $11,712,000 shall remain available until expended.

                       RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

        For necessary expenses for railroad research and
    development, $34,025,000, to remain available until expended.

                RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

         The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to
    the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations
    pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and
    Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended,
    in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay
    any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee of the principal
    amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such
    Act, such authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed
    obligation is outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to section
    502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan
    guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the
    credit risk premium during fiscal year 2004: Provided further,
    That no payments of principal or interest shall be collected
    during fiscal year 2004 for the direct loan made to the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation under section 502 of
    such Act.

                        NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL

        For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-Speed
    Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102,
    $37,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                         ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION

        To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to
    the Alaska Railroad, $25,000,000 shall be for capital
    rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger
    operations, to remain available until expended.

             GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

        To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly
    grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,
    $1,225,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004:
    Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve
    funding to cover operating losses and capital expenditures,
    including advance purchase orders, for the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a
    grant request for each specific train route: Provided further,
    That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed
    financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure
    projection justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's
    satisfaction: Provided further, That the Secretary of
    Transportation shall reserve $60,000,000 of the funds provided
    under this heading and is authorized to transfer such sums to
    the Surface Transportation Board, upon request from said Board,
    to carry out directed service orders issued pursuant to section
    11123 of title 49, United States Code to respond to the
    cessation of commuter rail operations by the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That the Secretary of
    Transportation shall make the reserved funds available to the
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation through an appropriate
    grant instrument during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004
    to the extent that no directed service orders have been issued
    by the Surface Transportation Board as of the date of transfer
    or there is a balance of reserved funds not needed by the Board
    to pay for any directed service order issued through September
    30, 2004: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after
    enactment of this Act, Amtrak shall transmit, in electronic
    format, to the Secretary of Transportation, the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation a comprehensive business
    plan approved by the Board of Directors for fiscal year 2005
    under section 24104(a) of title 49, United States Code:
    Provided further, That the business plan shall include, as
    applicable, targets for ridership, revenues, and capital and
    operating expenses: Provided further, That the plan shall also
    include a separate accounting of such targets for the Northeast
    Corridor; commuter service; long-distance Amtrak service;
    state-supported service; each intercity train route; including
    Autotrain; and commercial activities including contract
    operations and mail and express: Provided further, That the
    business plan shall include a description of the work to be
    funded, along with cost estimates and an estimated timetable
    for completion of the projects covered by this business plan:
    Provided further, That not later than December 1, 2003 and no
    later than 30 days following the last business day of the
    previous month thereafter, Amtrak shall submit to the Secretary
    of Transportation and the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations a supplemental report, in electronic format,
    regarding the pending business plan, which shall describe the
    work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and
    the reasons for such changes: Provided further, That none of
    the funds in this Act may be used for operating expenses,
    including advance purchase orders, and capital projects not
    approved by the Secretary of Transportation nor on the National
    Railroad Passenger Corporation's fiscal year 2004 business
    plan: Provided further, That Amtrak shall display the business
    plan and all subsequent supplemental plans on the Corporation's
    website within a reasonable timeframe following their
    submission to the appropriate entities: Provided further, That
    none of the funds under this heading may be obligated or
    expended until the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
    agrees to continue abiding by the provisions of paragraphs 1,
    2, 3, 5, 9, and 11 of the summary of conditions for the direct
    loan agreement of June 28, 2002, in the same manner as in
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

              GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 150. To authorize the Surface Transportation Board to
    direct the continued operation of certain commuter rail
    passenger transportation operations in emergency situations,
    and for other purposes:
        (a) Section 11123 of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by inserting ``failure of existing
                    commuter rail passenger transportation
                    operations caused by a cessation of service by
                    the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,''
                    after ``cessation of operations,'';
                        (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of
                    paragraph (3);
                        (C) by striking the period at the end of
                    paragraph (4)(C) and inserting ``; or''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(5) in the case of a failure of existing freight
            or commuter rail passenger transportation operations
            caused by a cessation of service by the National
            Railroad Passenger Corporation, direct the continuation
            of the operations and dispatching, maintenance, and
            other necessary infrastructure functions related to the
            operations.'';
                (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
                        (A) by striking ``When'' and inserting
                    ``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
                    when''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
        ``(B) In the case of a failure of existing freight or
    commuter rail passenger transportation operations caused by a
    cessation of service by the National Railroad Passenger
    Corporation, the Board shall provide funding to fully reimburse
    the directed service provider for its costs associated with the
    activities directed under subsection (a), including the payment
    of increased insurance premiums. The Board shall order complete
    indemnification against any and all claims associated with the
    provision of service to which the directed rail carrier may be
    exposed.'';
                (3) by adding the following new paragraph at the
            end of subsection (c):
        ``(4) In the case of a failure of existing freight or
    commuter rail passenger transportation operations caused by
    cessation of service by the National Railroad Passenger
    Corporation, the Board may not direct a rail carrier to
    undertake activities under subsection (a) to continue such
    operations unless--
                ``(A) the Board first affirmatively finds that the
            rail carrier is operationally capable of conducting the
            directed service in a safe and efficient manner; and
                ``(B) the funding for such directed service
            required by subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(3) is
            provided in advance in appropriations Acts.''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following new
            subsections:
        ``(e) For purposes of this section, the National Railroad
    Passenger Corporation and any entity providing commuter rail
    passenger transportation shall be considered rail carriers
    subject to the Board's jurisdiction.
        ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `commuter rail
    passenger transportation' has the meaning given that term in
    section 24102(4).''.
        (b) Section 24301(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting ``11123,'' after ``except for sections''.
        Sec. 151. For the purpose of assisting State-supported
    intercity rail service, in order to demonstrate whether
    competition will provide higher quality rail passenger service
    at reasonable prices, the Secretary of Transportation, working
    with affected States, shall develop and implement a procedure
    for fair competitive bidding by Amtrak and non-Amtrak operators
    for State-supported routes: Provided, That in the event a State
    desires to select or selects a non-Amtrak operator for the
    route, the State may make an agreement with Amtrak to use
    facilities and equipment of, or have services provided by,
    Amtrak under terms agreed to by the State and Amtrak to enable
    the non-Amtrak operator to provide the State-supported service:
    Provided further, That if the parties cannot agree on terms,
    the Secretary shall, as a condition of receipt of Federal grant
    funds, order that the facilities and equipment be made
    available and the services be provided by Amtrak under
    reasonable terms and compensation: Provided further, That when
    prescribing reasonable compensation to Amtrak, the Secretary
    shall consider quality of service as a major factor when
    determining whether, and the extent to which, the amount of
    compensation shall be greater than the incremental costs of
    using the facilities and providing the services: Provided
    further, That the Secretary may reprogram up to $2,500,000 from
    the Amtrak operating grant funds for costs associated with the
    implementation of the fair bid procedure and demonstration of
    competition under this section.

                         Federal Transit Administration

                            ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

        For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
    Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of
    title 49, United States Code, $15,100,000: Provided, That no
    more than $75,500,000 of budget authority shall be available
    for these purposes: Provided further, That of the funds
    available not to exceed $970,938 shall be available for the
    Office of the Administrator; not to exceed $6,755,434 shall be
    available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed
    $3,892,622 shall be available for the Office of the Chief
    Counsel; not to exceed $1,168,780 shall be available for the
    Office of Communication and Congressional Affairs; not to
    exceed $7,157,766 shall be available for the Office of Program
    Management; not to exceed $6,231,332 shall be available for the
    Office of Budget and Policy; not to exceed $4,854,892 shall be
    available for the Office of Demonstration and Innovation; not
    to exceed $2,717,034 shall be available for the Office of Civil
    Rights; not to exceed $3,667,320 shall be available for the
    Office of Planning; not to exceed $19,050,044 shall be
    available for regional offices; and not to exceed $16,838,838
    shall be available for the central account: Provided further,
    That the Administrator is authorized to transfer funds
    appropriated for an office of the Federal Transit
    Administration: Provided further, That no appropriation for an
    office shall be increased or decreased by more than 3 percent
    by all such transfers: Provided further, That any change in
    funding greater than 3 percent shall be submitted for approval
    to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided
    further, That of the funds in this Act available for the
    execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49,
    United States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the
    Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General for
    costs associated with audits and investigations of transit-
    related issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway
    systems: Provided further, That not less than $2,200,000 for
    the National transit database shall remain available until
    expended: Provided further, That upon submission to the
    Congress of the fiscal year 2005 President's budget, the
    Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the
    annual report on new starts, proposed allocations of funds for
    fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That the amount herein
    appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day
    after initial submission of the President's budget that the
    report has not been submitted to the Congress.

                                 FORMULA GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308,
    5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105-178,
    $767,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
    That no more than $3,839,000,000 of budget authority shall be
    available for these purposes: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 3008 of Public Law 105-178, $50,000,000
    of the funds to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be transferred
    to and merged with funding provided for the replacement,
    rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and
    the construction of bus-related facilities under ``Federal
    Transit Administration, Capital investment grants''.

                       UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505,
    $1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
    no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall be available
    for these purposes.

                         TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304,
    5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322,
    $25,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
    no more than $126,000,000 of budget authority shall be
    available for these purposes: Provided further, That $5,250,000
    is available to provide rural transportation assistance (49
    U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)), $4,000,000 is available to carry out
    programs under the National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315),
    $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit cooperative
    research programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)), $60,385,600 is available
    for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305),
    $12,614,400 is available for State planning (49 U.S.C.
    5313(b)); and $35,500,000 is available for the national
    planning and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314).

                          TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
    obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5303-5308, 5310-
    5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 and
    3038 of Public Law 105-178, $5,847,200,000, to remain available
    until expended, and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account
    of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $3,071,200,000 shall
    be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's formula grants
    account: Provided further, That $100,800,000 shall be paid to
    the Federal Transit Administration's transit planning and
    research account: Provided further, That $60,400,000 shall be
    paid to the Federal Transit Administration's administrative
    expenses account: Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be
    paid to the Federal Transit Administration's university
    transportation research account: Provided further, That
    $100,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit
    Administration's job access and reverse commute grants program:
    Provided further, That $2,510,000,000 shall be paid to the
    Federal Transit Administration's capital investment grants
    account.

                           CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 5309,
    5318, and 5327, $627,500,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That no more than $3,137,500,000 of budget
    authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided
    further, That there shall be available for fixed guideway
    modernization, $1,206,506,000; there shall be available for the
    replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related
    equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities,
    $607,200,000, which shall include $50,000,000 made available
    under 5309(m)(3)(C) of this title, plus $50,000,000 transferred
    from ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula Grants'' and
    $20,000,000 transferred from ``Federal Transit Administration,
    Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants''; and there shall be
    available for new fixed guideway systems $1,323,794,000,
    together with $2,331,545 in unobligated balances made available
    in Public Law 106-69 and $2,182,937 in unobligated balances
    made available in Public Law 106-346 to carry out section 3037
    of Public Law 105-178, as amended, to be available as follows:
                Atlanta, Georgia, Northwest Corridor BRT,
            $2,149,413;
                Baltimore, Maryland, Central Light Rail Double
            Track Project, $40,000,000;
                BART San Francisco Airport (SFO), California,
            Extension Project, $100,000,000;
                Birmingham--Transit Corridor, Alabama, $3,500,000;
                Boston, Massachusetts, Silver Line Phase III,
            $2,000,000;
                Charlotte, North Carolina, South Corridor Light
            Rail Project, $12,000,000;
                Chicago, Illinois, Metra Commuter Rail Expansions
            and Extensions, $52,000,000;
                Chicago, Illinois, Ravenswood Reconstruction,
            $10,000,000;
                Chicago, Illinois, Transit Authority, Douglas
            Branch Reconstruction, $85,000,000;
                Dallas, Texas, North Central Light Rail Extension,
            $30,161,283;
                Denver, Colorado, Southeast Corridor LRT (T-REX),
            $80,000,000;
                East Side Access Project, New York, Phase I,
            $75,000,000;
                Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, Ohio,
            $11,000,000;
                Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tri-Rail Commuter
            Project, $18,410,000;
                Hawaii and Alaska Ferry Boats, $10,296,000;
                Houston Advanced Metro Transit Plan, Texas,
            $8,000,000;
                Integrated Intermodal project, Rhode Island,
            $3,000,000;
                Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Commuter Rail Extension,
            Wisconsin, $3,250,000;
                Las Vegas, Nevada, Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway,
            MOS, $20,000,000;
                Little Rock, Arkansas, River Rail Streetcar
            Project, $3,000,000;
                Maine Marine Highway, $1,550,000;
                Memphis, Tennessee, Medical Center Rail Extension,
            $9,247,588;
                Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hiawatha Corridor Light
            Rail Transit (LRT), $74,980,000;
                Minneapolis, Minnesota, Northstar Corridor Rail
            Project, $5,750,000;
                New Orleans, Louisiana, Canal Street Streetcar
            Project, $23,291,373;
                New York, Second Avenue Subway, $2,000,000;
                Newark, New Jersey, Rail Link (NERL) MOS1,
            $22,566,022;
                Northern Oklahoma Regional Multimodal
            Transportation System, $3,000,000;
                Northern, New Jersey, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail
            (MOS2), $100,000,000;
                Phase II, LA to Pasadena Metro Gold Line Light Rail
            Project, $4,000,000;
                Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Valley
            Metro, $14,000,000;
                Phoenix, Arizona, Central Phoenix/East Valley Light
            Rail Transit Project, $13,000,000;
                Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, North Shore Connector,
            $10,000,000;
                Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stage II Light Rail
            Transit Reconstruction, $32,243,442;
                Portland, Oregon, Interstate MAX Light Rail
            Extension, $77,500,000;
                Raleigh, North Carolina, Triangle Transit Authority
            Regional Rail Project, $5,500,000;
                Regional Commuter Rail (Weber County to Salt Lake
            City), Utah, $9,000,000;
                Salt Lake City, Utah, Medical Center LRT Extension,
            $30,663,361;
                San Diego, California, Mission Valley East Light
            Rail Transit Extension, $65,000,000;
                San Diego, California, Oceanside-Escondido Rail
            Project, $48,000,000;
                San Francisco, California Muni Third Street Light
            Rail Project, $9,000,000;
                San Jose, California, Silicon Valley Rapid Transit
            Corridor, $2,000,000;
                Scranton, Pennsylvania, NY City Rail Service,
            $2,500,000;
                Seattle, Washington, Sound Transit Central Link
            Initial Segment, $75,000,000;
                South Shore Commuter Rail Service capacity
            enhancement, $1,000,000;
                Stamford, Connecticut, Urban Transitway &
            Intermodal Transportation Center Improvements,
            $4,000,000;
                Tren Urbano Rapid Transit System, San Juan, PR,
            $20,000,000;
                VRE Parking Improvements, Virginia, $3,000,000;
                Washington, DC/VA Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit
            Project, $20,000,000;
                Washington, DC/MD, Largo Extension, $65,000,000;
                Western North Carolina Rail Passenger Service,
            $1,000,000;
                Wilmington, Delaware, Train Station Improvements,
            $1,500,000;
                Wilsonville to Beaverton, Oregon, Commuter Rail,
            $3,250,000; and
                Yarmouth to Auburn Line, Maine, $1,000,000.

                     JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the
    Federal Transit Act of 1998, $25,000,000, to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That no more than $125,000,000 of
    budget authority shall be available for these purposes:
    Provided further, That up to $300,000 of the funds provided
    under this heading may be used by the Federal Transit
    Administration for technical assistance and support and
    performance reviews of the Job Access and Reverse Commute
    Grants program: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of the funds
    provided under this heading shall be transferred to and merged
    with funds for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of
    buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related
    facilities under ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital
    Investment Grants'': Provided further, That $2,331,545 in
    unobligated balances made available in Public Law 106-69 and
    $2,182,937 in unobligated balances made available in Public Law
    106-346 to carry out section 3037 of Public Law 105-178, as
    amended, shall be transferred to and merged with funds for new
    fixed guideway systems under ``Federal Transit Administration,
    Capital Investment Grants''.

               GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs
    of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any
    authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for
    obligation, or to any other authority previously made available
    for obligation.
        Sec. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
    except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made
    available by this Act under ``Federal Transit Administration,
    Capital investment grants'' for projects specified in this Act
    or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by
    September 30, 2006, and other recoveries, shall be made
    available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
        Sec. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
    funds appropriated before October 1, 2003, under any section of
    chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain
    available for expenditure may be transferred to and
    administered under the most recent appropriation heading for
    any such section.
        Sec. 163. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry
    boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
    5309(m)(2)(B) may be used to construct new vessels and
    facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities,
    including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of
    such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities:
    Provided, That not more than $3,000,000 of the funds made
    available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used by
    the State of Hawaii to initiate and operate a passenger
    ferryboat services demonstration project to test the viability
    of different intra-island and inter-island ferry boat routes
    and technology: Provided further, That notwithstanding 49
    U.S.C. 5302(a)(7), funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii
    ferry boats may be used to acquire passenger ferry boats and to
    provide passenger ferry transportation services within areas of
    the State of Hawaii under the control or use of the National
    Park Service.
        Sec. 164. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    made available to the Colorado Roaring Fork Transportation
    Authority under ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital
    investment grants'' in Public Laws 106-69 and 106-346 shall be
    available for expenditure on park and ride lots in Carbondale
    and Glenwood Springs, Colorado as part of the Roaring Fork
    Valley Bus Rapid Transit project.
        Sec. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    unobligated funds made available for a new fixed guideway
    systems projects under the heading ``Federal Transit
    Administration, Capital Investment Grants'' in any
    appropriations act prior to this Act may be used during this
    fiscal year to satisfy expenses incurred for such projects.
        Sec. 166. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a
    pilot program to determine the benefits of encouraging
    cooperative procurement of major capital equipment under
    sections 5307, 5309, and 5311. The program shall consist of
    three pilot projects. Cooperative procurements in these
    projects may be carried out by grantees, consortiums of
    grantees, or members of the private sector acting as agents of
    grantees.
        (b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Federal share for a grant under this pilot program
    shall be 90 percent of the net project cost.
        (c) Permissible Activities.--
                (1) Developing specifications.--Cooperative
            specifications may be developed either by the grantees
            or their agents.
                (2) Requests for proposals.--To the extent
            permissible under state and local law, cooperative
            procurements under this section may be carried out,
            either by the grantees or their agents, by issuing one
            request for proposal for each cooperative procurement,
            covering all agencies that are participating in the
            procurement.
                (3) Best and final offers.--The cost of evaluating
            best and final offers either by the grantees or their
            agents, is an eligible expense under this program.
        (d) Technology.--To the extent feasible, cooperative
    procurements under this section shall maximize use of Internet-
    based software technology designed specifically for transit
    buses and other major capital equipment to develop
    specifications; aggregate equipment requirements with other
    transit agencies; generate cooperative request for proposal
    packages; create cooperative specifications; and automate the
    request for approved equals process.
        (e) Eligible Expenses.--The cost of the permissible
    activities under (c) and procurement under (d) are eligible
    expenses under the pilot program.
        (f) Proportionate Contributions.--Cooperating agencies may
    contribute proportionately to the non-Federal share of any of
    the eligible expenses under (e).
        (g) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach on
    cooperative procurement. Under this program the Secretary
    shall: (1) offer technical assistance to transit agencies to
    facilitate the use of cooperative procurement of major capital
    equipment and (2) conduct seminars and conferences for
    grantees, nationwide, on the concept of cooperative procurement
    of major capital equipment.
        (h) Report.--Not later than 30 days after delivery of the
    base order under each of the pilot projects, the Secretary
    shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations a report on the results of that pilot project.
    Each report shall evaluate any savings realized through the
    cooperative procurement and the benefits of incorporating
    cooperative procurement, as shown by that project, into the
    mass transit program as a whole.
        Sec. 167. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, new
    fixed guideway system funds available for the Yosemite,
    California, area regional transportation system project, in the
    Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2002, Public Law 107-87, under ``Capital
    Investment Grants'', in the amount of $400,000 shall be
    available for obligation for the replacement, rehabilitation,
    or purchase of buses or related equipment, or the construction
    of bus related facilities: Provided, That this amount shall be
    in addition to the amount available in fiscal year 2002 for
    these purposes.
        Sec. 168. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    the purpose of calculating the non-New Starts share of the
    total project cost of both phases of San Francisco Muni's Third
    Street Light Rail Transit project for fiscal year 2004, the
    Secretary of Transportation shall include all non-New Starts
    contributions made towards Phase 1 of the two-phase project for
    engineering, final design and construction, and also shall
    allow non-New Starts funds expended on one element or phase of
    the project to be used to meet the non-New Starts share
    requirement of any element or phase of the project: Provided
    further, That none of the funds provided in this Act for the
    San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail Transit Project
    shall be obligated if the Federal Transit Administration
    determines that the project is found to be ``not recommended''
    after evaluation and computation of revised transportation
    system user benefit data.
        Sec. 169. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    made available under ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital
    Investment Grants'' in Public Law 105-277 for the Cleveland
    Berea Red Line Extension to the Hopkins International Airport
    project may be used for the Euclid Corridor Transportation
    Project.
        Sec. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    designated to the Community Transportation Association of
    America (CTAA) on pages 1305 through 1307 of the Joint
    Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference for Public
    Law 108-7 may be available to CTAA for any project or activity
    authorized under section 3037 of Public Law 105-178 upon
    receipt of an application.
        Sec. 171. After the last section of the Federal Transit
    Act, 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, add the following section:

    ``SEC. 3042. UTAH TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

        ``(a) Coordination.--FTA and FHWA are directed to work with
    the Utah Transit Authority and the Utah Department of
    Transportation to coordinate the development regional commuter
    rail and the northern segment of I-15 reconstruction located in
    the Wasatch Front corridor extending from Brigham City to
    Payson, Utah. Coordination includes integration of preliminary
    engineering and design, a simplified method for allocating
    project costs among eligible FTA and FHWA funding sources, and
    a unified accounting and audit process.
        ``(b) Governmental Funding.--For purposes of determining
    and allocating the nongovernmental and governmental share of
    costs, the following projects comprise a related program of
    projects: regional commuter rail, the TRAX light rail system,
    TRAX extensions to the Medical Center and to the Gateway
    Intermodal Center, and the northern segment of I-15
    reconstruction. The governmental share of project costs
    appropriated from the Section 5309 New Start program shall
    conform to the share specified in the extension or
    reauthorization of TEA21.''.
        Sec. 172. Funds apportioned to the Charleston Area Regional
    Transportation Authority to carry out section 5307 of title 49,
    United States Code, may be used to lease land, equipment, or
    facilities used in public transportation from another
    governmental authority in the same geographic area: Provided,
    That the non-Federal share under section 5307 may include
    revenues from the sale of advertising and concessions: Provided
    further, That this provision shall remain in effect until
    September 30, 2004, or until the Federal interest in the land,
    equipment or facilities leased reaches 80 percent of its fair
    market value at disposition, whichever occurs first.
        Sec. 173. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    designated to the Pennsylvania Cumberland/Dauphin County
    Corridor I project in committee reports accompanying this Act
    may be available to the recipient for any project activities
    authorized under sections 5307 and 5309 of title 49, United
    States Code.
        Sec. 174. To the extent that funds provided by the Congress
    for the Memphis Medical Center light rail extension project
    through the Section 5309 ``new fixed guideway systems'' program
    remain available upon the closeout of the project, Federal
    Transit Administration is directed to permit the Memphis Area
    Transit Authority to use all of those funds for planning,
    engineering, design, construction or acquisition projects
    pertaining to the Memphis Regional Rail Plan. Such funds shall
    remain available until expended.
        Sec. 175. Section 30303(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity
    Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended by
    inserting at the end:
                ``(D) Memphis-Shelby International Airport
            intermodal facility.''.
        Sec. 176. For fiscal year 2004, Section 3027 of the
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307
    note; 112 Stat. 366), as amended, is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
                ``(3) Services for elderly and persons with
            disabilities.--In addition to assistance made available
            under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide
            assistance under section 5307 of title 49, United
            States Code, to a transit provider that operates 25 or
            fewer vehicles in an urbanized area with a population
            of at least 200,000 to finance the operating costs of
            equipment and facilities used by the transit provider
            in providing mass transportation services to elderly
            and persons with disabilities, provided that such
            assistance to all entities shall not exceed $10,000,000
            annually.''.
        Sec. 177. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
    to any Federal transit grantee after February 1, 2004, involved
    directly or indirectly, in any activity that promotes the
    legalization or medical use of any substance listed in schedule
    I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
    812 et seq.).

                 Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

        The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby
    authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of
    funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and
    in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments
    without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
    section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as
    amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
    forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year.

                           OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

                        (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

        For necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of
    those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and
    maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
    Corporation, $14,400,000, to be derived from the Harbor
    Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.

                            Maritime Administration

                           MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag
    merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the
    United States, $98,700,000, to remain available until expended.

                            OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

        For necessary expenses of operations and training
    activities authorized by law, $106,997,000, of which
    $23,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2004,
    for salaries and benefits of employees of the United States
    Merchant Marine Academy; of which $13,500,000 shall remain
    available until expended for capital improvements at the United
    States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $8,063,000 shall
    remain available until expended for the State Maritime Schools
    Schoolship Maintenance and Repair; of which $500,000 shall
    remain available until expended for the evaluation and
    provision of the fourteen commercially strategic ports; and of
    which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
    2005, for Maritime Security Professional Training in support of
    Section 109 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of
    2002.

                                 SHIP DISPOSAL

        For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete
    vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime
    Administration, $16,211,000, to remain available until
    expended.

              MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed
    loan program, not to exceed $4,498,000, which shall be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Operations
    and Training.

                               SHIP CONSTRUCTION

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
    $4,107,056 are rescinded.

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 180. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
    the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities
    and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any
    lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property
    under control of the Maritime Administration, and payments
    received therefore shall be credited to the appropriation
    charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That rental payments
    under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other
    than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into
    the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
        Sec. 181. No obligations shall be incurred during the
    current fiscal year from the construction fund established by
    the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the
    appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in any
    prior appropriation Act.

                  Research and Special Programs Administration

                         RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

        For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
    Research and Special Programs Administration, $46,441,000, of
    which $645,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund,
    and of which $2,510,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2006: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected
    under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund
    of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That
    there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available
    until expended, funds received from States, counties,
    municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
    for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and
    dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance
    of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.

                                PIPELINE SAFETY

                             (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

                        (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

        For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the
    pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a
    pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and
    to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil
    Pollution Act of 1990, $66,305,000, of which $13,000,000 shall
    be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall
    remain available until September 30, 2006; of which $53,305,000
    shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which
    $21,828,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2006.

                         EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

                         (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

        For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c),
    $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund,
    to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That
    not more than $14,300,000 shall be made available for
    obligation in fiscal year 2004 from amounts made available by
    49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided further, That none of
    the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall
    be made available for obligation by individuals other than the
    Secretary of Transportation, or his designee.

                          Office of Inspector General

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, $56,000,000: Provided, That the Inspector
    General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the
    duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5
    U.S.C. App. 3) to investigate allegations of fraud, including
    false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any
    person or entity that is subject to regulation by the
    Department: Provided further, That the funds made available
    under this heading shall be used to investigate, pursuant to
    section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or
    deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by
    domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2)
    the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with
    respect to item (1) of this proviso.

                          Surface Transportation Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board,
    including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $19,521,000:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
    to exceed $1,050,000 from fees established by the Chairman of
    the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this
    appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary
    and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further,
    That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
    reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting
    collections are received during fiscal year 2004, to result in
    a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no
    more than $18,471,000.

                      TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                              Departmental Offices

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices
    including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building
    and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance,
    repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial
    insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned
    overseas, when necessary for the performance of official
    business; not to exceed $3,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005 for information technology modernization
    requirements; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for unforeseen
    emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and
    expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
    and to be accounted for solely on his certificate,
    $176,109,000: Provided, That the Office of Foreign Assets
    Control shall be funded at no less than $21,855,000 and 120
    full time equivalent positions: Provided further, That of these
    amounts, $2,900,000 is available for grants to State and local
    law enforcement groups to help fight money laundering: Provided
    further, That of these amounts, $3,393,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2005, shall be for the Treasury-wide
    Financial Statement Audit Program, of which such amounts as may
    be necessary may be transferred to accounts of the Department's
    offices and bureaus to conduct audits: Provided further, That
    this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other
    provided in this Act.

            DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For development and acquisition of automatic data
    processing equipment, software, and services for the Department
    of the Treasury, $36,400,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2006: Provided, That these funds shall be
    transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy
    the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and
    other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer
    authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority
    provided in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
    appropriated shall be used to support or supplement the
    Internal Revenue Service appropriations for Information Systems
    or Business Systems Modernization.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel
    expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not
    to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential
    nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the
    Inspector General of the Treasury, $13,000,000, of which not to
    exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses.

               TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General
    for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General
    Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase (not to exceed 150
    for replacement only for police-type use) and hire of passenger
    motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); services authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
    Inspector General for Tax Administration; not to exceed
    $6,000,000 for official travel expenses; and not to exceed
    $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature,
    to be allocated and expended under the direction of the
    Inspector General for Tax Administration, $128,034,000.

                    AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses to administer the Air Transportation
    Stabilization Board established by section 102 of the Air
    Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (Public Law
    107-42), $2,538,000, to remain available until expended.

               TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND RESTORATION

        For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury
    Building and Annex, $25,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2006, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall not
    be available for obligation until completion of the audit by
    the Treasury Inspector General or upon the advance approval of
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                      Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement
    Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel
    expenses of non-Federal law enforcement personnel to attend
    meetings concerned with financial intelligence activities, law
    enforcement, and financial regulation; not to exceed $14,000
    for official reception and representation expenses; and for
    assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without
    reimbursement, $57,571,000, of which not to exceed $4,500,000
    shall remain available until September 30, 2006; and of which
    $8,152,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2005:
    Provided, That funds appropriated in this account may be used
    to procure personal services contracts.

                          Financial Management Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Financial Management Service,
    $228,558,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000 shall remain
    available until September 30, 2006, for information systems
    modernization initiatives; and of which not to exceed $2,500
    shall be available for official reception and representation
    expenses.

                    Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the
    Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, $80,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for
    official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed
    $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for
    Laboratory Services; and provision of laboratory assistance to
    State and local agencies with or without reimbursement.

                               United States Mint

                   UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

        Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code,
    the United States Mint is provided funding through the United
    States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with
    the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and
    protective services, including both operating expenses and
    capital investments. The aggregate amount of new liabilities
    and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2004 under such
    section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service
    capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed
    $40,652,000.

                           Bureau of the Public Debt

                         ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT

        For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt
    issues of the United States, $178,052,000, of which not to
    exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
    representation expenses, and of which not to exceed $2,000,000
    shall remain available until expended for systems
    modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated herein from
    the General Fund for fiscal year 2004 shall be reduced by not
    more than $4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees and
    Treasury Direct Investor Account Maintenance fees are
    collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004
    appropriation from the general fund estimated at $173,652,000.
    In addition, $40,000 to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
    Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and
    personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as
    authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.

                            Internal Revenue Service

                     PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
    pre-filing taxpayer assistance and education, filing and
    account services, shared services support, general management
    and administration; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner,
    $4,033,000,000, of which up to $4,100,000 shall be for the Tax
    Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which $7,500,000 shall
    be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of
    which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and
    representation expenses.

                              TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
    determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing
    litigation support; conducting criminal investigation and
    enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax returns;
    collecting unpaid accounts; conducting a document matching
    program; resolving taxpayer problems through prompt
    identification, referral and settlement; resolving essential
    earned income tax credit compliance and error problems;
    compiling statistics of income and conducting compliance
    research; purchase (for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and
    hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and
    services as authorized by U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
    determined by the Commissioner, $4,196,000,000, of which not to
    exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
    2006, for research: Provided, That such sums may be transferred
    as necessary from this account to the IRS Processing,
    Assistance, and Management appropriation or the IRS Information
    Systems appropriation solely for the purposes of management of
    the Earned Income Tax Compliance program and to reimburse the
    Social Security Administration for the cost of implementing
    section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Public Law
    105-33): Provided further, That this transfer authority shall
    be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
    Act.

                              INFORMATION SYSTEMS

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service for
    information systems and telecommunications support, including
    developmental information systems and operational information
    systems; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.
    1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such
    rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $1,590,962,000,
    of which $200,000,000 shall remain available until September
    30, 2005.

                         BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

        For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service,
    $390,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, for
    the capital asset acquisition of information technology
    systems, including management and related contractual costs of
    said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with
    operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That none of
    these funds may be obligated until the Internal Revenue Service
    submits to the Committees on Appropriations, and such
    Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the
    capital planning and investment control review requirements
    established by the Office of Management and Budget, including
    Circular A-11 part 3; (2) complies with the Internal Revenue
    Service's enterprise architecture, including the modernization
    blueprint; (3) conforms with the Internal Revenue Service's
    enterprise life cycle methodology; (4) is approved by the
    Internal Revenue Service, the Department of the Treasury, and
    the Office of Management and Budget; (5) has been reviewed by
    the General Accounting Office; and (6) complies with the
    acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems
    acquisition management practices of the Federal Government.

                   HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

        For expenses necessary to implement the health insurance
    tax credit included in the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
    210), $35,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005.

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

        Sec. 201. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
    available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
    transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation
    upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 202. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain a
    training program to ensure that Internal Revenue Service
    employees are trained in taxpayers' rights, in dealing
    courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural
    relations.
        Sec. 203. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and
    enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the
    confidentiality of taxpayer information.
        Sec. 204. Funds made available by this or any other Act to
    the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved
    facilities and increased manpower to provide sufficient and
    effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The
    Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement of the
    Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority and
    allocate resources necessary to increase phone lines and staff
    to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line
    service.
        Sec. 205. Within one hundred and eighty days of enactment,
    the Secretary of the Treasury shall present to the Congress a
    proposal for legislation which would provide transition relief
    for older and longer-service participants affected by
    conversions of their employers' traditional pension plans to
    cash balance pension plans: Provided, That none of the funds
    made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the
    Treasury, or his designee, to issue any rule or regulation
    which implements the proposed amendments to Internal Revenue
    Service regulations set forth in REG-209500-86 and REG-164464-
    02, or any amendments reaching results similar to such proposed
    amendments.
        Sec. 206. Study on Earned Income Tax Credit Certification
    Program. (a) Study.--The Internal Revenue Service shall conduct
    a study, as a part of any program that requires certification
    (including pre-certification) in order to claim the earned
    income tax credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986, on the following matters:
                (1) The costs (in time and money) incurred by the
            participants in the program.
                (2) The administrative costs incurred by the
            Internal Revenue Service in operating the program.
                (3) The percentage of individuals included in the
            program who were not certified for the credit,
            including the percentage of individuals who were not
            certified due to--
                        (A) ineligibility for the credit; and
                        (B) failure to complete the requirements
                    for certification.
                (4) The percentage of individuals to whom paragraph
            (3)(B) applies who were--
                        (A) otherwise eligible for the credit; and
                        (B) otherwise ineligible for the credit.
                (5) The percentage of individuals to whom paragraph
            (3)(B) applies who--
                        (A) did not respond to the request for
                    certification; and
                        (B) responded to such request but otherwise
                    failed to complete the requirements for
                    certification.
                (6) The reasons--
                        (A) for which individuals described in
                    paragraph (5)(A) did not respond to requests
                    for certification; and
                        (B) for which individuals described in
                    paragraph (5)(B) had difficulty in completing
                    the requirements for certification.
                (7) The characteristics of those individuals who
            were denied the credit due to--
                        (A) failure to complete the requirements
                    for certification; and
                        (B) ineligibility for the credit.
                (8) The impact of the program on non-English
            speaking participants.
                (9) The impact of the program on homeless and other
            highly transient individuals.
        (b) Report.--
                (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than July 30,
            2004, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
            shall submit to Congress a preliminary report on the
            study conducted under subsection (a).
                (2) Final report.--Not later than June 30, 2005,
            the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall
            submit to Congress a final report detailing the
            findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).

                 General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

        Sec. 210. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury
    in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances
    therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including
    maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for
    official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase
    of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price
    limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the
    current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
    Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical
    services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign
    countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
        Sec. 211. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in
    this Act made available to the Departmental Offices--Salaries
    and Expenses, Office of Inspector General, Financial Management
    Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Financial
    Crime Enforcement Network, and Bureau of the Public Debt, may
    be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may
    increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2
    percent.
        Sec. 212. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
    available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
    transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
    Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the
    Committees on Appropriations. No transfer may increase or
    decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
        Sec. 213. Of the funds available for the purchase of law
    enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until the
    Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by the
    respective Treasury bureau is consistent with Departmental
    vehicle management principles: Provided, That the Secretary may
    delegate this authority to the Assistant Secretary for
    Management.
        Sec. 214. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or
    otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1
    Federal Reserve note.
        Sec. 215. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds
    from ``Salaries and Expenses'', Financial Management Service,
    to the Debt Services Account as necessary to cover the costs of
    debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be
    reimbursed to such Salaries and Expenses account from debt
    collections received in the Debt Services Account.
        Sec. 216. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105-119 (5 U.S.C.
    3104 note), is further amended by striking ``5 years'' and
    inserting ``6 years''.
        Sec. 217. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this or any other Act may be used by the United
    States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the
    explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services
    and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
    Affairs.
        Sec. 218. For fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year
    thereafter, there are appropriated to the Secretary of the
    Treasury such sums as may be necessary to reimburse financial
    institutions in their capacity as depositaries and financial
    agents of the United States for all services required or
    directed by the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's
    designee, to be performed by such financial institutions on
    behalf of the Department of the Treasury or other Federal
    agencies, including services rendered prior to fiscal year
    2004.

    TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO
                                 THE PRESIDENT

                         Compensation of the President

        For compensation of the President, including an expense
    allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as authorized by 3
    U.S.C. 102, $450,000: Provided, That none of the funds made
    available for official expenses shall be expended for any other
    purpose and any unused amount shall revert to the Treasury
    pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States Code.

                               White House Office

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by
    law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence
    expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended
    and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals, teletype
    news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended
    and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to
    exceed $19,000 for official entertainment expenses, to be
    available for allocation within the Executive Office of the
    President, $69,168,000: Provided, That $8,650,000 of the funds
    appropriated shall be available for reimbursements to the White
    House Communications Agency: Provided further, That $7,231,000
    of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
    for the Homeland Security Council.

                     Executive Residence at the White House

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

        For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration,
    refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
    electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the
    White House and official entertainment expenses of the
    President, $12,501,000, to be expended and accounted for as
    provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

                             REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

        For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at
    the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That
    all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence
    shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this
    paragraph: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating
    expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive
    Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
    collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the
    Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a
    reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal
    to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance
    payments shall be credited to this account and remain available
    until expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence
    shall require the national committee of the political party of
    the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately
    accounted for and available for expenses relating to
    reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee
    during such fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive
    Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed
    for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is
    submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after
    such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected
    within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided
    further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and
    assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is
    not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the
    interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding
    debt on a United States Government claim under section 3717 of
    title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That each such
    amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and
    charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous
    receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
    prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not
    later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by
    this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating
    expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal
    year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount
    of such total that consists of reimbursable official and
    ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of
    reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such
    amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:
    Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall maintain a
    system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable
    events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard
    for the classification of any such expense as political or
    nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this
    paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence
    from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of
    chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.

                       WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

        For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the
    Executive Residence at the White House, $4,225,000, to remain
    available until expended, for required maintenance, safety and
    health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.

                          Council of Economic Advisers

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisors
    in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946
    (15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,502,000.

                          Office of Policy Development

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
    107, $4,109,000.

                           National Security Council

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the National Security Council,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,551,000.

                            Office of Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C.
    107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $82,826,000, of
    which $20,578,000 shall remain available until expended for the
    Capital Investment Plan for continued modernization of the
    information technology infrastructure within the Executive
    Office of the President.

                        Office of Management and Budget

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and
    Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services
    as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and to carry out the provisions
    of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, $67,159,000, of
    which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official
    representation expenses: Provided, That, as provided in 31
    U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be applied only to the
    objects for which appropriations were made except as otherwise
    provided by law: Provided further, That none of the funds
    appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and
    Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any
    agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations
    under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement
    Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none
    of the funds made available for the Office of Management and
    Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the
    transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for
    testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget,
    before the Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on
    Veterans' Affairs or their subcommittees: Provided further,
    That the preceding shall not apply to printed hearings released
    by the Committees on Appropriations or the Committees on
    Veterans' Affairs: Provided further, That none of the funds
    appropriated in this Act may be available to pay the salary or
    expenses of any employee of the Office of Management and Budget
    who calculates, prepares, or approves any tabular or other
    material that proposes the sub-allocation of budget authority
    or outlays by the Committees on Appropriations among their
    subcommittees.

                     Office of National Drug Control Policy

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug
    Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office
    of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21
    U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); not to exceed $10,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses; and for participation in
    joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of
    mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public
    organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement,
    $27,996,500; of which $1,350,000 shall remain available until
    expended for policy research and evaluation; and $1,500,000 for
    the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws: Provided, That
    the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and
    utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private,
    without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or
    facilitating the work of the Office.

                    COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology
    Assessment Center for research activities pursuant to the
    Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
    1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $42,000,000, which shall remain
    available until expended, consisting of $18,000,000 for
    counternarcotics research and development projects, and
    $24,000,000 for the continued operation of the technology
    transfer program: Provided, That the $18,000,000 for
    counternarcotics research and development projects shall be
    available for transfer to other Federal departments or
    agencies.

                         Federal Drug Control Programs

                 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug
    Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program,
    $226,350,000, for drug control activities consistent with the
    approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity
    Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than 51 percent shall
    be transferred to State and local entities for drug control
    activities, which shall be obligated within 120 days of the
    date of the enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49
    percent, to remain available until September 30, 2005, may be
    transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a rate to be
    determined by the Director, of which not less than $2,100,000
    shall be used for auditing services and associated activities,
    and at least $500,000 of the $2,100,000 shall be used to
    develop and implement a data collection system to measure the
    performance of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
    Program: Provided further, That High Intensity Drug Trafficking
    Areas Programs designated as of September 30, 2003, shall be
    funded at no less than the fiscal year 2003 initial allocation
    levels unless the Director submits to the Committees on
    Appropriations, and the Committees approve, justification for
    changes in those levels based on clearly articulated priorities
    for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Programs, as well
    as published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance
    measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That a request
    shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for
    approval prior to the obligation of funds of an amount in
    excess of the fiscal year 2004 budget request: Provided
    further, That such request shall be made in compliance with the
    reprogramming guidelines.

                      OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For activities to support a national anti-drug campaign for
    youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the Office of
    National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21
    U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $229,000,000, to remain available until
    expended, of which the following amounts are available as
    follows: $145,000,000 to support a national media campaign, as
    authorized by the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998;
    $70,000,000 to continue a program of matching grants to drug-
    free communities, of which $1,000,000 shall be a directed grant
    to the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for the
    National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute, as authorized
    in chapter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988,
    as amended; $3,000,000 for the Counterdrug Intelligence
    Executive Secretariat; $2,000,000 for evaluations and research
    related to National Drug Control Program performance measures;
    $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute; $7,200,000
    for the United States Anti-Doping Agency for anti-doping
    activities; and $800,000 for the United States membership dues
    to the World Anti-Doping Agency: Provided, That such funds may
    be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to
    carry out such activities: Provided further, That of the
    amounts appropriated for a national media campaign, no less
    than 78 percent shall be used for the purchase of advertising
    time and space for the national media compaign.

                              Unanticipated Needs

        For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
    unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest,
    security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during
    the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108,
    $1,000,000.

     Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the
                                 Vice President

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to
    provide assistance to the President in connection with
    specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses as
    authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and
    accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of
    passenger motor vehicles, $4,461,000.

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to
    the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting,
    including electric power and fixtures, of the official
    residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for official entertainment
    expenses of the Vice President, to be accounted for solely on
    his certificate, $331,000: Provided, That advances or
    repayments or transfers from this appropriation may be made to
    any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such
    activities.

              GENERAL PROVISION--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

        Sec. 301. Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, is
    amended by striking ``, for which expense allowance'' and all
    that follows through the first period and inserting ``. Any
    unused amount of such expense allowance shall revert to the
    Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title 31, United States
    Code. No amount of such expense allowance shall be included in
    the gross income of the President.''.

                         TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

           Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
    Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by
    section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
    $5,401,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision
    of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds
    received for publications and training expenses.

                      National Transportation Safety Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
    Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
    aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates
    for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
    the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) $73,499,000, of which
    not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and
    representation expenses.

                                 EMERGENCY FUND

        For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
    Safety Board for accident investigations, $600,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That these funds shall be
    available only to the extent necessary to restore the balance
    of the emergency fund to $2,000,000 (29 U.S.C. 1118 (b)).

     Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Committee for Purchase From
    People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public
    Law 92-28, $4,725,000.

                          Federal Election Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
    Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, $51,240,000,
    of which no less than $6,389,900 shall be available for
    internal automated data processing systems, of which not to
    exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and
    representation expenses, and of which $800,000 shall be
    available for necessary expenses to carry out the functions of
    the Office of Election Administration: Provided, That upon the
    transfer of functions of the Office of Election Administration
    to the Election Assistance Commission under the provisions of
    title VIII of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, any portion of
    such funds remaining available as of the date of the transfer
    shall be transferred to the Election Assistance Commission for
    purposes of carrying out such functions.

                         Election Assistance Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote
    Act of 2002, $1,200,000.

                            Election Reform Programs

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out a program of
    requirements payments to States as authorized by Section 257 of
    the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $500,000,000: Provided, That
    no more that \1/10\ of 1 percent of funds available for
    requirements payments under Section 257 of the Help America
    Vote Act of 2002 shall be allocated to any territory: Provided
    further, That of the funds made available for providing grants
    to assist State and local efforts to improve election
    technology and the administration of Federal elections, as
    authorized by such Act, not to exceed $100,000 shall be
    transferred to the General Services Administration for
    necessary administrative expenses to carry out programs of
    payments to States as authorized by section 257 of such Act.

                       Federal Labor Relations Authority

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
    Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization
    Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of
    1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and
    including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, and rental of conference rooms in the District
    of Columbia and elsewhere, $29,611,000: Provided, That public
    members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid
    travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as
    authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed
    intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees
    charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management
    relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this
    account, to be available without further appropriation for the
    costs of carrying out these conferences.

                          Federal Maritime Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission
    as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act,
    1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles
    as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances
    therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, $18,471,000:
    Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses.

                        General Services Administration

                            REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

                             FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

                     LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For an additional amount to be deposited in, and to be used
    for the purposes of, the Fund established pursuant to section
    210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
    of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 592), $446,000,000. The revenues
    and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for
    necessary expenses of real property management and related
    activities not otherwise provided for, including operation,
    maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased
    buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia;
    restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies
    (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation
    expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and
    transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or
    servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of
    federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and
    appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance,
    preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of
    buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
    authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings
    and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned
    buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by
    contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including
    equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal,
    interest, and any other obligations for public buildings
    acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the
    aggregate amount of $6,758,208,000, of which: (1) $708,268,000
    shall remain available until expended for construction
    (including funds for sites and expenses and associated design
    and construction services) of additional projects at the
    following locations:
                New Construction:
                        Alabama:
                                Anniston, United States Courthouse,
                            $4,400,000
                                Tuscaloosa, Federal Building,
                            $7,500,000
                        California:
                                Los Angeles, United States
                            Courthouse, $50,000,000
                                San Diego, Border Station,
                            $34,211,000
                        Colorado:
                                Denver Federal Center, site
                            remediation, $6,000,000
                        District of Columbia:
                                Department of Transportation
                            Headquarters, $42,000,000
                        Florida:
                                Orlando, United States Courthouse,
                            $7,200,000
                        Georgia:
                                Atlanta, Tuttle Building Annex,
                            $10,600,000
                        Maine:
                                Jackman, Border Station, $7,712,000
                        Maryland:
                                Montgomery County, Food and Drug
                            Administration Consolidation,
                            $42,000,000
                                Suitland, United States Census
                            Bureau, $146,451,000
                        Michigan:
                                Detroit, Ambassador Bridge Border
                            Station, $25,387,000
                        New York:
                                Champlain, Border Station,
                            $31,031,000
                        North Carolina:
                                Charlotte, United States
                            Courthouse, $8,500,000
                        Ohio:
                                Toledo, United States Courthouse,
                            $6,500,000
                        Pennsylvania:
                                Harrisburg, United States
                            Courthouse, $26,000,000
                        South Carolina:
                                Greenville, United States
                            Courthouse, $11,000,000
                        Texas:
                                Del Rio, Border Station,
                            $23,966,000
                                Eagle Pass, Border Station,
                            $31,980,000
                                Houston, Federal Bureau of
                            Investigation, $58,080,000
                                McAllen, Border Station,
                            $17,938,000
                                San Antonio, United States
                            Courthouse, $8,000,000
                        Virginia:
                                Richmond, United States Courthouse,
                            $83,000,000
                        Washington:
                                Blaine, Border Station, $9,812,000
                        Nonprospectus Construction, $9,000,000:
    Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new
    construction projects may be exceeded to the extent that
    savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed
    10 percent of the amounts included in an approved prospectus,
    if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the
    Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided
    further, That all funds for direct construction projects shall
    expire on September 30, 2005, and remain in the Federal
    Buildings Fund except for funds for projects as to which funds
    for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or in
    part prior to such date; (2) $991,300,000 shall remain
    available until expended for repairs and alterations, which
    includes associated design and construction services:
                Repairs and Alterations:
                        Colorado:
                                Denver, Byron G. Rogers Federal
                            Building--Courthouse, $39,436,000
                        District of Columbia:
                                320 First Street, $7,485,000
                                Eisenhower Executive Office
                            Building, $65,757,000
                                Federal Office Building 8,
                            $134,872,000
                                Main Interior Building, $15,603,000
                                Fire & Life Safety, $68,188,000
                        Georgia:
                                Atlanta, Richard B. Russell Federal
                            Building, $32,173,000
                        Illinois:
                                Chicago, Dirksen Courthouse &
                            Kluczynski Federal Building,
                            $24,056,000
                                Springfield, Paul H. Findley
                            Federal Building--Courthouse,
                            $6,183,000
                        Indiana:
                                Terre Haute Federal Building--Post
                            Office, $4,600,000
                        Massachusetts:
                                Boston, John W. McCormack Post
                            Office and Courthouse, $73,037,000
                        New York:
                                Brooklyn, Emanuel Celler
                            Courthouse, $65,511,000
                        North Dakota:
                                Fargo, Federal Building--Post
                            Office, $5,801,000
                        Ohio:
                                Columbus, John W. Bricker Federal
                            Building, $10,707,000
                        Washington:
                                Auburn, Building 7, Auburn Federal
                            Building, $18,315,000
                                Bellingham, Federal Building,
                            $2,610,000
                                Seattle, Henry M. Jackson Federal
                            Building, $6,868,000
                Special Emphasis Programs:
                        Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $5,000,000
                        Energy Program, $5,000,000
                        Glass Fragmentation Program, $20,000,000
                Design Program, $41,462,000:
    Provided further, That funds made available in any previous Act
    in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations
    shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount
    identified for each project, except each project in any
    previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10
    percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees
    on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further, That
    additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully
    approved may be funded under this category only if advance
    approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:
    Provided further, That the amounts provided in this or any
    prior Act for ``Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to fund
    costs associated with implementing security improvements to
    buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security
    in accordance with current law and in compliance with the
    reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the
    House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between
    the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or
    any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'',
    may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to
    fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided
    further, That all funds for repairs and alterations prospectus
    projects shall expire on September 30, 2005 and remain in the
    Federal Buildings Fund except funds for projects as to which
    funds for design or other funds have been obligated in whole or
    in part prior to such date: Provided further, That the amount
    provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and
    Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government
    arising from any projects under the heading ``Repairs and
    Alterations'' or used to fund authorized increases in
    prospectus projects: Provided further, That the funds available
    herein for repairs to the Bellingham, Washington, Federal
    Building, shall be available for transfer to the city of
    Bellingham, Washington, subject to disposal of the building to
    the city; (3) $169,745,000 for installment acquisition payments
    including payments on purchase contracts which shall remain
    available until expended; (4) $3,280,187,000 for rental of
    space which shall remain available until expended; and (5)
    $1,608,708,000 for building operations which shall remain
    available until expended: Provided further, That funds
    available to the General Services Administration shall not be
    available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration
    and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by
    the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been
    approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each
    project for required expenses for the development of a proposed
    prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in the
    Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs
    when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on
    Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts necessary to
    provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under
    section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
    Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) and
    amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard
    booths, and other facilities on private or other property not
    in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to
    enable the United States Secret Service to perform its
    protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be
    available from such revenues and collections: Provided further,
    That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to
    this Fund during fiscal year 2004, excluding reimbursements
    under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and
    Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)) in
    excess of $6,717,208,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not
    be available for expenditure except as authorized in
    appropriations Acts.

                               GENERAL ACTIVITIES

                             GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

        For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for,
    for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated
    with the management of real and personal property assets and
    certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support
    responsibilities relating to acquisition, telecommunications,
    information technology management, and related technology
    activities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
    $56,383,000.

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

        For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for,
    for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and
    donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real
    property; telecommunications, information technology
    management, and related technology activities; providing
    Internet access to Federal information and services; agency-
    wide policy direction and management, and Board of Contract
    Appeals; accounting, records management, and other support
    services incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by
    the United States Court of Federal Claims; services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $7,500 for
    official reception and representation expenses, $88,110,000.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $39,169,000:
    Provided, That not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for
    payment for information and detection of fraud against the
    Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government
    property: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
    available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and
    private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives
    resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General
    effectiveness.

                       ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT (E-GOV) FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses in support of interagency projects
    that enable the Federal Government to expand its ability to
    conduct activities electronically, through the development and
    implementation of innovative uses of the Internet and other
    electronic methods, $3,000,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That these funds may be transferred to
    Federal agencies to carry out the purposes of the Fund:
    Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in
    addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
    Provided further, That such transfers may not be made until 10
    days after a proposed spending plan and justification for each
    project to be undertaken has been submitted to the Committees
    on Appropriations.

               allowances and office staff for former presidents

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25,
    1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138,
    $3,393,000: Provided, That the Administrator of General
    Services shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such
    sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of such
    Acts.

              GENERAL PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

        Sec. 401. The appropriate appropriation or fund available
    to the General Services Administration shall be credited with
    the cost of operation, protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair,
    and improvement, included as part of rentals received from
    Government corporations pursuant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
        Sec. 402. Funds available to the General Services
    Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger
    motor vehicles.
        Sec. 403. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made
    available for fiscal year 2004 for Federal Buildings Fund
    activities may be transferred between such activities only to
    the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided,
    That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the
    Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 404. No funds made available by this Act shall be used
    to transmit a fiscal year 2005 request for United States
    Courthouse construction that: (1) does not meet the design
    guide standards for construction as established and approved by
    the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of
    the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; and
    (2) does not reflect the priorities of the Judicial Conference
    of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year
    construction plan: Provided, That the fiscal year 2005 request
    must be accompanied by a standardized courtroom utilization
    study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or
    expanded.
        Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
    used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide
    cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service
    usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any
    agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment
    for space and services as determined by the General Services
    Administration in compliance with the Public Buildings
    Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
        Sec. 406. Funds provided to other Government agencies by
    the Information Technology Fund, General Services
    Administration, under section 110 of the Federal Property and
    Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757) and
    sections 5124(b) and 5128 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40
    U.S.C. 1424(b) and 1428), for performance of pilot information
    technology projects which have potential for Government-wide
    benefits and savings, may be repaid to this Fund from any
    savings actually incurred by these projects or other funding,
    to the extent feasible.
        Sec. 407. From funds made available under the heading
    ``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of
    Revenue'', claims against the Government of less than $250,000
    arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of
    buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other
    construction projects with prior notification to the Committees
    on Appropriations.
        Sec. 408. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    the Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire,
    under such terms and conditions as he deems to be in the
    interests of the United States, approximately 27 acres of land,
    identified as Site 7 and located at 234 Corporate Drive, Pease
    International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH 03801, as a site for
    the public building needs of the Federal Government, and to
    design and construct upon the site a new Federal Office
    Building of approximately 98,000 gross square feet: Provided,
    That the Administrator shall not acquire any property under
    this subsection until the Administrator determines that the
    property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws,
    and that the property is suitable and available for use as a
    site to house the Federal agencies presently located in the
    Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building.
        (b) For the site acquisition, design, construction, and
    relocation, $11,149,000 shall be available from funds
    previously provided under the heading ``General Services
    Administration, Real Property Activities, Federal Buildings
    Fund'' in Public Law 108-7 for repairs and alterations to the
    Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building in Portsmouth, New
    Hampshire, which was included in the plan for expenditure of
    repairs and alterations funds as required by accompanying House
    Report 108-10.
        (c) For any additional costs of construction, management
    and inspection of the new facility to house the Federal
    agencies relocated from the McIntyre Federal Office Building,
    and for the costs of relocating the Federal agencies occupying
    the McIntyre Federal Office Building, $13,669,000 shall be
    deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund (40 U.S.C. 592) from
    the General Fund; which amount, together with the amount set
    forth in subsection (b) of this section shall remain available
    until expended and shall be subject to such escalation and
    reprogramming authorities available to the Administrator for
    any other new construction projects under the heading ``Federal
    Building Fund Limitations on Availability of Revenue''.
        (d) The Administrator is authorized and directed to convey,
    without consideration, the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Office
    Building to the City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire for economic
    development purposes subject to the following conditions: (i)
    that all Federal agencies currently occupying the McIntyre
    Building except the United States Postal Service are completely
    relocated to the new Federal Building for so long as those
    agencies have continuing mission needs for that new location,
    (ii) that the requirements of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) shall not apply to
    this conveyance; and (iii) that the Administrator may include
    in the conveyance documents such terms and conditions as the
    Administrator determines in the best interest of the United
    States.
        Sec. 409. (a) The Administrator of General Services shall
    carry out the authority of the Election Assistance Commission
    to make election assistance payments under subtitle D of title
    II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, including the
    authority under such subtitle to receive statements and
    applications from entities seeking such payments and reports
    from entities receiving such payments.
        (b) The authority of the Administrator of General Services
    under subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts
    appropriated for fiscal year 2004 and amounts appropriated for
    fiscal year 2003 which remain unobligated and unexpended at the
    end of fiscal year 2003, except that this authority shall
    expire upon the earlier of--
                (1) the expiration of the 3-month period which
            begins on the date on which all members of the Election
            Assistance Commission are appointed; or
                (2) June 30, 2004.
        (c) Upon the appointment of all members of the Election
    Assistance Commission, the Administrator of General Services
    shall transmit to the Commission all statements, applications,
    and reports received by the Administrator in carrying out this
    section.
        Sec. 410. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used by the General Services Administration to establish a
    quick response team processing center on East Brainerd Road in
    Chattanooga, Tennessee.
        Sec. 411. Completion of Land Conveyance, San Joaquin
    County, California. Section 140 of division C of Public Law
    105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-599), as amended by section 3034 of the
    1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-
    31; 113 Stat. 104), is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by striking
                    ``Attorney General'' and inserting
                    ``Administrator of General Services, on behalf
                    of the Attorney General,'';
                        (B) in the second sentence, by striking
                    ``Attorney General'' and inserting
                    ``Administrator''; and
                        (C) in the second sentence, by striking
                    ``not later than August 21, 1999'' and
                    inserting ``as soon as practicable'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Attorney
            General'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
                (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``as
                    the location'' and all that follows through
                    ``other educational purposes'' and inserting
                    ``for educational or recreational purposes'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking the second sentence;
                (4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``Attorney
            General'' and inserting ``Administrator'';
                (5) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (2)
            and inserting the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) The use of the real property conveyed under
    subsection (a) for recreational purposes, as provided in
    subsection (c), shall be subject to the approval of the
    Secretary of the Interior.'';
                (6) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``If the
                    Secretary'' and all that follows through ``not
                    being used'' and inserting ``If a portion of
                    the real property conveyed under subsection (a)
                    is used for educational purposes, as provided
                    in subsection (c), and the Secretary of
                    Education determines that such portion is no
                    longer being used''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``as a
                    public park or for other recreational
                    purposes'' and inserting ``for recreational
                    purposes''; and
                (7) in subsection (f), by striking ``Attorney
            General'' and inserting ``Administrator''.

                         Merit Systems Protection Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit
    Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan
    Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
    hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct procurement of
    survey printing, $32,877,000 together with not to exceed
    $2,626,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement
    appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and
    Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems
    Protection Board.

     Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
                               Policy Foundation

     MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
                               POLICY TRUST FUND

        For payment to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
    Excellence in National Environmental Policy Trust Fund,
    pursuant to the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
    National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of
    1992 (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,996,000, to remain available
    until expended of which up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct
    financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars
    Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289) notwithstanding sections 8 and
    9 of Public Law 102-259: Provided, That up to 60 percent of
    such funds may be transferred by the Morris K. Udall
    Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
    Foundation for the necessary expenses of the Native Nations
    Institute.

                     ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

        For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to
    carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and
    Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $1,309,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                  National Archives and Records Administration

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses in connection with the
    administration of the National Archives and Records
    Administration (including the Information Security Oversight
    Office) and archived Federal records and related activities, as
    provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and
    declassification of documents, and for the hire of passenger
    motor vehicles, $256,700,000: Provided, That the Archivist of
    the United States is authorized to use any excess funds
    available from the amount borrowed for construction of the
    National Archives facility, for expenses necessary to provide
    adequate storage for holdings: Provided further, That, of the
    funds provided in this paragraph, $600,000 shall be for the
    preservation of the records of the Freedmen's Bureau.

                           ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVE

        For necessary expenses in connection with the development
    of an electronic records archive, to include all direct project
    costs associated with research, analysis, design, development,
    and program management, $35,914,000, of which $22,000,000 shall
    remain available until September 30, 2006.

                            REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

        For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives
    facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings,
    $13,708,000, to remain available until expended, of which
    $500,000 is for the Military Personnel Records Center
    requirements study, of which $2,250,000 is for land acquisition
    for a site in Anchorage, Alaska to construct a new regional
    archives and records facility and of which $5,000,000 is for
    the repair and restoration of the plaza that surrounds the
    Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and that is under
    the joint control and custody of the University of Texas:
    Provided, That such funds may be transferred directly to the
    University and used, together with University funds, for repair
    and restoration of the plaza and remain available until
    expended for this purpose: Provided further, That the same
    transfer authority shall extend to funds previously
    appropriated in Public Law 108-7 for this purpose.

            National Historical Publications and Records Commission

                                 GRANTS PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
    historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C.
    2504, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                          Office of Government Ethics

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
    of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act
    of 1978, as amended and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
    hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for
    official reception and representation expenses, $10,738,000.

                         Office of Personnel Management

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                      (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
    of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganization Plan
    Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978,
    including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical
    examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a
    fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of
    Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not
    to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation
    expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of
    the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No.
    10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem
    and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights
    Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his
    or her post of duty, $119,498,000, of which $2,000,000 shall
    remain available until expended for the cost of the enterprise
    human resources integration project, and $2,500,000 shall
    remain available until expended for the cost of leading the
    government-wide initiative to modernize the Federal payroll
    systems and service delivery and $2,500,000 shall remain
    available through September 30, 2005 to coordinate and conduct
    program evaluation and performance measurement; and in addition
    $135,914,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred
    from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel
    Management without regard to other statutes, including direct
    procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and
    insurance programs, of which $36,700,000 shall remain available
    until expended for the cost of automating the retirement
    recordkeeping systems: Provided, That the provisions of this
    appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable
    trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8909(g), and
    9004(f)(1)(A) and (2)(A) of title 5, United States Code:
    Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be
    available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit
    of the Office of Personnel Management established pursuant to
    Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit
    of like purpose: Provided further, That the President's
    Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive
    Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year
    2004, accept donations of money, property, and personal
    services in connection with the development of a publicity
    brochure to provide information about the White House Fellows,
    except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or
    reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of
    employees of such Commission.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                      (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act, as
    amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
    hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,498,000, and in addition,
    not to exceed $14,427,000 for administrative expenses to audit,
    investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of
    Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be
    transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of
    Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General:
    Provided, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.

          GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS

        For payment of Government contributions with respect to
    retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5,
    United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health
    Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, such sums as may be
    necessary.

           GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE

        For payment of Government contributions with respect to
    employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required by
    chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as may be
    necessary.

            PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

        For financing the unfunded liability of new and increased
    annuity benefits becoming effective on or after October 20,
    1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities under
    special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retirement and
    Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That
    annuities authorized by the Act of May 29, 1944, as amended,
    and the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771-775),
    may hereafter be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and
    Disability Fund.

                         HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For a human capital performance fund, $1,000,000: Provided,
    That such amount shall not be available for obligation or
    transfer until enactment of legislation that establishes a
    human capital performance fund within the Office of Personnel
    Management: Provided further, That such amounts as determined
    by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may be
    transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purposes of
    this fund as authorized: Provided further, That no funds shall
    be available for obligation or transfer to any Federal agency
    until the Director has notified the relevant subcommittees of
    jurisdiction of the Committees on Appropriations of the
    approval of a performance pay plan for that agency, and the
    prior approval of such subcommittees has been attained.

                           Office of Special Counsel

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office
    of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2
    of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
    454), as amended, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989
    (Public Law 101-12), as amended, Public Law 103-424, and the
    Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994
    (Public Law 103-353), including services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental
    of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
    and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $13,504,000.

                          United States Postal Service

                       PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

        For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone
    on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and
    (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code,
    $65,521,000, of which $36,521,000 shall not be available for
    obligation until October 1, 2004: Provided, That mail for
    overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be
    free: Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery
    of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level:
    Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the
    Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule,
    regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of
    any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any
    individual participating in a State or local program of child
    support enforcement, a fee for information requested or
    provided concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided
    further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be
    used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post
    offices in fiscal year 2004.

                            United States Tax Court

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and
    other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $40,187,000:
    Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon
    the written certificate of the judge.

          White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance

        For necessary expenses of the White House Commission on the
    National Moment of Remembrance, $250,000.

                          TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                    This Act

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        Sec. 501. During the current fiscal year applicable
    appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be
    available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability
    insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on
    official department business; and uniforms, or allowances
    therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
        Sec. 502. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
    2004 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be
    absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or previous
    appropriations Acts.
        Sec. 503. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
    Department of Transportation shall be available for services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not
    to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an
    Executive Level IV.
        Sec. 504. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
    for salaries and expenses of more than 106 political and
    Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:
    Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this provision
    may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of
    Transportation.
        Sec. 505. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for
    the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses
    of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in
    regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
        Sec. 506. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
    remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year,
    nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless
    expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 507. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
    Act for any consulting service through procurement contract
    pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall
    be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
    matter of public record and available for public inspection,
    except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under
    existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
        Sec. 508. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
    implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
        Sec. 509. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this
    Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18
    U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor
    vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined
    in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for
    a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
        (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not
    withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State
    is in noncompliance with this provision.
        Sec. 510. Funds received by the Federal Highway
    Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal
    Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities,
    other public authorities, and private sources for expenses
    incurred for training may be credited respectively to the
    Federal Highway Administration's ``Federal-Aid Highways''
    account, the Federal Transit Administration's ``Transit
    Planning and Research'' account, and to the Federal Railroad
    Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, except for
    State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant
    to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
        Sec. 511. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule
    or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
    allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the
    Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment
    to the Department of an amount determined by the Secretary.
        Sec. 512. None of the funds in title I of this Act may be
    used to make a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation
    notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not
    less than 3 full business days before any discretionary grant
    award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement
    totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or
    its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant
    program of the Federal Highway Administration other than the
    emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program
    of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of
    the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula
    grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: Provided,
    That no notification shall involve funds that are not available
    for obligation.
        Sec. 513. For the purpose of any applicable law, for fiscal
    year 2004, the city of Norman, Oklahoma, shall be considered to
    be part of the Oklahoma City Transportation Management Area.
        Sec. 514. None of the funds in title I of this Act may be
    obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to
    approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to
    funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act,
    except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this
    Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the
    normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.
        Sec. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
    made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
    other appropriations Act.
        Sec. 516. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees
    and other funds received by the Department of Transportation
    from travel management centers, charge card programs, the
    subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to
    be credited to appropriations of the Department of
    Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of
    Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds
    shall be available until expended.
        Sec. 517. Funds provided in this Act for the Working
    Capital Fund shall be reduced by $17,816,000, which limits
    fiscal year 2004 Working Capital Fund obligational authority
    for elements of the Department of Transportation funded in this
    Act to no more than $98,899,000: Provided, That such reductions
    from the budget request shall be allocated by the Department of
    Transportation to each appropriations account in proportion to
    the amount included in each account for the Working Capital
    Fund.
        Sec. 518. Amounts made available in this or any other Act
    that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by
    the Department of Transportation to a third party contractor
    under a financial assistance award, which are recovered
    pursuant to law, shall be available--
                (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by
            the Department of Transportation in recovering improper
            payments; and
                (2) to pay contractors for services provided in
            recovering improper payments: Provided, That amounts in
            excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)--
                        (A) shall be credited to and merged with
                    the appropriation from which the improper
                    payments were made, and shall be available for
                    the purposes and period for which such
                    appropriations are available; or
                        (B) if no such appropriation remains
                    available, shall be deposited in the Treasury
                    as miscellaneous receipts: Provided, That prior
                    to the transfer of any such recovery to an
                    appropriations account, the Secretary shall
                    notify the House and Senate Committees on
                    Appropriations of the amount and reasons for
                    such transfer: Provided further, That for
                    purposes of this section, the term ``improper
                    payments'', has the same meaning as that
                    provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107-
                    300.
        Sec. 519. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
    transfer the unexpended balances available for the bonding
    assistance program from ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and
    expenses'' to ``Minority Business Outreach''.
        Sec. 520. None of the funds made available by this Act
    shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of
    any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a
    salary to a Government employee would result in a decision,
    determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit
    the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
        Sec. 521. (a) In General.--The Secretary of
    Transportation--
                (1) shall, without regard to any fiscal year
            limitation, maintain in full force and effect the
            restrictions imposed under Federal Aviation
            Administration Notices to Airmen FDC
            3/2122, FDC 3/2123, and FDC 2/0199; and
                (2) may not grant any waivers or exemptions from
            such restrictions, except--
                        (A) as authorized by air traffic control
                    for operational or safety purposes;
                        (B) with respect to an event, stadium, or
                    other venue--
                                (i) for operational purposes;
                                (ii) for the transport of team
                            members, officials of the governing
                            body, and immediate family members and
                            guests of such team members and
                            officials to and from such event,
                            stadium, or venue;
                                (iii) in the case of a sporting
                            event, for the transport of equipment
                            or parts to and from such sporting
                            event;
                                (iv) to permit a broadcast rights
                            holder to provide broadcast coverage of
                            such event, stadium, or venue; and
                                (v) for safety and security
                            purposes related to such event,
                            stadium, or venue; and
                        (C) to allow the operation of an aircraft
                    in restricted airspace to the extent necessary
                    to arrive at or depart from an airport using
                    standard air traffic control procedures.
        (b) Limitations on Use of Funds.--None of the funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available by title I of this Act
    may be obligated or expended to terminate or limit the
    restrictions imposed under the Federal Aviation Administration
    Notices to Airmen referred to in subsection (a), or to grant
    waivers of, or exemptions from, such restrictions except as
    provided under subsection (a)(2).
        (c) Broadcast Contracts not Affected.--Nothing in this
    section shall be construed to affect contractual rights
    pertaining to any broadcasting agreement.
        Sec. 522. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling
    a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by
    an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the
    United States and has satisfactorily completed his period of
    active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after
    his release from such service or from hospitalization
    continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1
    year, made application for restoration to his former position
    and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as
    still qualified to perform the duties of his former position
    and has not been restored thereto.
        Sec. 523. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
    expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
    expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2
    through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c,
    popularly known as the ``Buy America Act'').
        Sec. 524. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and
    Products.--Hereafter, in the case of any equipment or products
    that may be authorized to be purchased with financial
    assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of the
    Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in
    expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment
    and products.
        (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing
    financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the
    Treasury shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a
    notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the
    Congress.
        Sec. 525. Hereafter, if it has been finally determined by a
    court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
    label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any
    inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or
    shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
    States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
    or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act,
    pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
    procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title
    48, Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 526. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
    not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining
    available at the end of fiscal year 2004 from appropriations
    made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2004
    in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2005,
    for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided,
    That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such
    funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in
    compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
        Sec. 527. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used by the Executive Office of the President to request
    from the Federal Bureau of Investigation any official
    background investigation report on any individual, except
    when--
                (1) such individual has given his or her express
            written consent for such request not more than 6 months
            prior to the date of such request and during the same
            presidential administration; or
                (2) such request is required due to extraordinary
            circumstances involving national security.
        Sec. 528. The cost accounting standards promulgated under
    section 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
    (Public Law 93-400; 41 U.S.C. 422) shall not apply with respect
    to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits
    Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
    Code.
        Sec. 529. For the purpose of resolving litigation and
    implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign
    area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel
    Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any
    restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an
    Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office pursuant
    to court approval.
        Sec. 530. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available
    under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity
    that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41
    U.S.C. 10a-10c).
        Sec. 531. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be
    available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative
    expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal
    employees health benefits program which provides any benefits
    or coverage for abortions.
        Sec. 532. The provision of section 531 shall not apply
    where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
    were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act
    of rape or incest.
        Sec. 533. None of the funds provided in this Act, provided
    by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities
    funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or
    expenditure in fiscal year 2004, or provided from any accounts
    in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available
    to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
    obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds
    that--
                (1) creates a new program;
                (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
                (3) increases funds for any program, project, or
            activity for which funds have been denied or restricted
            by the Congress;
                (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific
            activity by either the House or Senate Committees on
            Appropriations for a different purpose;
                (5) augments existing programs, projects, or
            activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent,
            whichever is greater; or
                (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or
            activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
            greater,
    unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 534. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to require a State or local government to post a
    traffic control device or variable message sign, or any other
    type of traffic warning sign, in a language other than English,
    except with respect to the names of cities, streets, places,
    events, or signs related to an international border.
        Sec. 535. Exemption From Limitations on Procurement of
    Foreign Information Technology That Is a Commercial Item.--(a)
    Exemption.--In order to promote Government access to commercial
    information technology, the restriction on purchasing
    nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in the
    Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.), shall not apply to
    the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
    technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United
    States Code, that is a commercial item (as defined in section
    4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
    U.S.C. 403(12)).
        (b) Definition.--Section 11101(6) of title 40, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after
            ``storage,'' the following: ``analysis, evaluation,'';
            and
                (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``ancillary
            equipment,'' and inserting ``ancillary equipment
            (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and
            storage devices necessary for security and
            surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be
            controlled by the central processing unit of a
            computer,''.
        Sec. 536. It is the sense of the House of Representatives
    that empowerment zones within cities should have the necessary
    flexibility to expand to include relevant communities so that
    empowerment zone benefits are equitably distributed.
        Sec. 537. It is the sense of the House of Representatives
    that all census tracts contained in an empowerment zone, either
    fully or partially, should be equitably accorded the same
    benefits.
        Sec. 538. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce--
                (1) the proposed rule relating to the determination
            that real estate brokerage is an activity that is
            financial in nature or incidental to a financial
            activity published in the Federal Register on January
            3, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 307 et seq.); or
                (2) the revision proposed in such rule to section
            1501.2 of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
        Sec. 539. It is the sense of Congress that, after proper
    documentation, justification, and review, the Department of
    Transportation should consider programs to reimburse general
    aviation ground support services at Ronald Reagan Washington
    National Airport, and airports located within fifteen miles of
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, for their financial
    losses due to Government actions after the terrorist attacks of
    September 11, 2001.
        Sec. 540. It is the sense of the House of Representatives
    that public private partnerships (PPPs) could help eliminate
    some of the cost drivers behind complex, capital-intensive
    highway and transit projects. The House of Representatives
    encourages the Secretary of Transportation to apply available
    funds to select projects that are in the development phase,
    eligible under title 23 and title 49, United States Code,
    except 23 U.S.C. 133(b)(8), and that employ a PPP strategy.
        Sec. 541. Section 414(h) of title 39, United States Code,
    is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2005''.
        Sec. 542. None of the funds in title I of this Act may be
    used to adopt rules or regulations concerning travel agent
    service fees unless the Department of Transportation publishes
    in the Federal Register revisions to the proposed rule and
    provides a period for additional public comment on such
    proposed rule for a period not less than 60 days.
        Sec. 543. (a) Section 103 of the Presidential Recordings
    and Materials Preservation Act (Public Law 93-526; 44 U.S.C.
    2111 note) is amended by striking the second sentence and
    inserting the following: ``The Archivist may transfer such
    recordings and materials to a Presidential archival depository
    in accordance with section 2112 of title 44, United States
    Code.''.
        (b) Nothing in section 103 of the Presidential Recordings
    and Materials Preservation Act (Public Law 93-526; 44 U.S.C.
    2111 note), as amended by subsection (a), may be construed as
    affecting public access to the recordings and materials
    referred to in that section as provided in regulations
    promulgated pursuant to section 104 of such Act.
        Sec. 544. Amendments to Oklahoma City National Memorial Act
    of 1997. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
    ``Oklahoma City National Memorial Act Amendments of 2003''.
        (b) Foundation Defined; Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of
    the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
    450ss-1) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
            as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
                (2) by inserting immediately preceding paragraph
            (2) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this
            subsection) the following new paragraph:
                ``(1) Foundation.--The term `Foundation' means the
            Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, a not-for-
            profit corporation that is--
                        ``(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the
                    Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
                        ``(B) exempt from taxation under section
                    501(a) of such Code; and
                        ``(C) dedicated to the support of the
                    Memorial.''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``designated
            under section 5(a)''.
        (c) Administration of Memorial by Foundation.--Section 4 of
    the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
    450ss-2) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``a unit'' and inserting
                    ``an affiliate''; and
                        (B) by striking the second sentence;
                (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
            (c);
                (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
            new subsection:
        ``(b) Administration of Memorial.--The Foundation shall
    administer the Memorial in accordance with this Act and the
    general objectives of the `Memorial Mission Statement', adopted
    March 26, 1996, by the Foundation.''; and
                (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated by
            paragraph (2) of this subsection) by striking ``1997
            (hereafter'' and all that follows through the final
            period and inserting ``1997. The map shall be on file
            and available for public inspection in the appropriate
            office of the Foundation.''.
        (d) Transfer of Memorial Property, Rights, Authorities, and
    Duties.--Section 5 of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Act
    of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-3) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF MEMORIAL PROPERTY, RIGHTS, AUTHORITIES, AND
                        DUTIES.

        ``(a) Transfer of Memorial Property.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
            date of the enactment of the Oklahoma City National
            Memorial Act Amendments of 2003, the Trust shall
            transfer to the Foundation--
                        ``(A) all assets of the Trust, including
                    all real and personal property of the Memorial,
                    any appurtenances, buildings, facilities,
                    monuments, contents, artifacts, contracts and
                    contract rights, accounts, deposits,
                    intangibles, trademarks, trade names,
                    copyrights, all other intellectual property,
                    all other real and personal property of every
                    kind and character comprising the Memorial, and
                    any amounts appropriated for the Trust;
                        ``(B) any property owned by the Trust that
                    is adjacent or related to the Memorial; and
                        ``(C) all property maintained for the
                    Memorial, together with all rights,
                    authorities, and duties relating to the
                    ownership, administration, operation, and
                    management of the Memorial.
                ``(2) Subsequent gifts.--Any artifact, memorial, or
            other personal property that is received by, or is
            intended by any person to be given to, the Trust after
            the date of transfer of property under paragraph (1)
            shall be the property of the Foundation.
        ``(b) Assumption of Trust Obligations.--Any obligations of
    the Trust relating to the Memorial that have been approved by
    the Trust before the date on which the property is transferred
    under subsection (a) shall become the responsibility of the
    Foundation on the date of the transfer.
        ``(c) Dissolution of Trust.--Not later than 30 days after
    the transfer under subsection (a) is completed--
                ``(1) the Trust shall be dissolved; and
                ``(2) the Trust shall notify the Secretary of the
            date of dissolution.
        ``(d) Authority to Enter Into Agreements.--The Secretary,
    acting through the National Park Service, is authorized to
    enter into 1 or more cooperative agreements with the Foundation
    for the National Park Service to provide interpretive services
    related to the Memorial and such other assistance as may be
    agreed upon between the Secretary and the Foundation. The costs
    of the services and other agreed assistance shall be paid by
    the Secretary.
        ``(e) General Services Administration Authority.--The
    Administrator of General Services shall provide, on a non-
    reimbursable basis, services necessary for the facilitation of
    the transfer of the Memorial to the Foundation.
        ``(f) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the
    use of State and local law enforcement for the purposes of
    security related to the Memorial.''.
        (e) Repeal of Duties and Authorities of Trust.--
                (1) In general.--Section 6 of the Oklahoma City
            National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-4) is
            repealed.
                (2) Effective date.--The repeal under this
            subsection shall take effect upon the transfer of the
            Memorial property, rights, authorities, and duties
            pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (d).
        (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 7 of the
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-5)
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``for an
            endowment fund subject to paragraph (2)'' after ``the
            sum of $5,000,000''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by striking ``Trust or to the Oklahoma
                    City Memorial''; and
                        (B) by striking ``or operation'' and
                    inserting ``operation, or endowment''.
        (g) Authorization of Secretary to Reimburse Previous Costs
    Paid by Foundation or Trust.--To the extent that funds are made
    available for the Trust, the Secretary of the Interior shall
    reimburse the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation for
    funds obligated or expended by the Oklahoma City National
    Memorial Foundation or the Oklahoma City National Memorial
    Trust to the Secretary of the Interior for interpretive
    services, security, and other costs and services related to the
    Oklahoma City National Memorial before the date of the
    enactment of this Act. The Oklahoma City National Memorial
    Foundation may use such reimbursed funds for the operation,
    maintenance, and permanent endowment of the Oklahoma City
    National Memorial.
        (h) Repeal of Disposition of Site of Alfred P. Murrah
    Federal Building.--Section 8 of the Oklahoma City National
    Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ss-6) is repealed.
        (i) Repeal of Study Requirement.--Section 9 of the Oklahoma
    City National Memorial Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 450ssa-7) is
    repealed.
        Sec. 545. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    unobligated balance of funds made available to the District of
    Columbia under item 70 in the table contained in section
    1106(b)(2) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
    Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 105 Stat. 2047) and the
    unobligated balance of funds made available to the District of
    Columbia under item 554 of the table contained in section 1602
    of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public
    Law 105-178, as amended; 112 Stat. 277) shall be made available
    to carry out a project for the replacement of the existing
    bridge on Kenilworth Avenue over Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue
    and for a ferry and ferry facility project on the Anacostia
    River.
        Sec. 546. Section 345(6), Division I, of Public Law 108-7
    is amended by adding at the end of the section the following
    ``In implementing section 345(6) the Secretary may also modify
    the permitted uses of draws on the lines of credit to include
    any repair and replacement costs.''.
        Sec. 547. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    projects and activities described in the statement of managers
    accompanying this Act under the headings ``Federal-Aid
    Highways'' and ``Federal Transit Administration'' shall be
    eligible for fiscal year 2004 funds made available for the
    program for which each project or activity is so designated and
    projects and activities under the heading ``Job Access and
    Reverse Commute Grants'' shall be awarded those grants upon
    receipt of an application.

                          TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

        Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other Act may
    be used to pay travel to the United States for the immediate
    family of employees serving abroad in cases of death or life
    threatening illness of said employee.
        Sec. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any
    other Act for fiscal year 2004 shall obligate or expend any
    such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality
    has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a
    written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces
    are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of
    controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances
    Act) by the officers and employees of such department, agency,
    or instrumentality.
        Sec. 603. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the
    maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in
    accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60
    Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle
    (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement, and
    undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $8,100
    except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $9,100:
    Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed
    $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000
    for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further, That the
    limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more
    than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for
    demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid
    Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976:
    Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section may
    be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels
    vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost
    of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles.
        Sec. 604. Appropriations of the executive departments and
    independent establishments for the current fiscal year
    available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the
    activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters
    allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5
    U.S.C. 5922-5924.
        Sec. 605. Unless otherwise specified during the current
    fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or
    any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any
    officer or employee of the Government of the United States
    (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is
    owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of
    duty is in the continental United States unless such person:
    (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person in the
    service of the United States on the date of the enactment of
    this Act who, being eligible for citizenship, has filed a
    declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United
    States prior to such date and is actually residing in the
    United States; (3) is a person who owes allegiance to the
    United States; (4) is an alien from Cuba, Poland, South
    Vietnam, the countries of the former Soviet Union, or the
    Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States for
    permanent residence; (5) is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or
    Laotian refugee paroled in the United States after January 1,
    1975; or (6) is a national of the People's Republic of China
    who qualifies for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chinese
    Student Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for the purpose
    of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall
    be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of
    this section with respect to his or her status have been
    complied with: Provided further, That any person making a false
    affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction,
    shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more
    than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the above penal
    clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for,
    any other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That
    any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the
    provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by
    the Federal Government. This section shall not apply to
    citizens of Ireland, Israel, or the Republic of the
    Philippines, or to nationals of those countries allied with the
    United States in a current defense effort, or to international
    broadcasters employed by the United States Information Agency,
    or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary
    employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a
    result of emergencies.
        Sec. 606. Appropriations available to any department or
    agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses,
    including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be
    available for payment to the General Services Administration
    for charges for space and services and those expenses of
    renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which
    constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the
    Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public
    Buildings Amendments of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other
    applicable law.
        Sec. 607. In addition to funds provided in this or any
    other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and
    use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including
    Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule
    recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such
    funds shall be available until expended for the following
    purposes:
                (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention,
            and recycling programs as described in Executive Order
            No. 13101 (September 14, 1998), including any such
            programs adopted prior to the effective date of the
            Executive order.
                (2) Other Federal agency environmental management
            programs, including, but not limited to, the
            development and implementation of hazardous waste
            management and pollution prevention programs.
                (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or
            as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal
            agency.
        Sec. 608. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
    administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the
    corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31,
    United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects
    for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the
    District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
    3109; and the objects specified under this head, all the
    provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of
    such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they
    are made available: Provided, That in the event any functions
    budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
    transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
    administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
        Sec. 609. No part of any appropriation for the current
    fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to
    any person for the filling of any position for which he or she
    has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to approve
    the nomination of said person.
        Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation contained in this or
    any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of
    boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions,
    councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they
    are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and
    specific statutory approval to receive financial support from
    more than one agency or instrumentality.
        Sec. 611. Funds made available by this or any other Act to
    the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall be available for
    employment of guards for all buildings and areas owned or
    occupied by the Postal Service and under the charge and control
    of the Postal Service, and such guards shall have, with respect
    to such property, the powers of special policemen provided by
    the first section of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62
    Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318), and, as to property owned or
    occupied by the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take
    the same actions as the Administrator of General Services may
    take under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of
    June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318a and
    318b), attaching thereto penal consequences under the authority
    and within the limits provided in section 4 of the Act of June
    1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C. 318c).
        Sec. 612. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
    provisions of this Act shall be used to implement, administer,
    or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant
    to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with
    the applicable law of the United States.
        Sec. 613. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of
    any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2004, by this or
    any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee
    described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States
    Code--
                (1) during the period from the date of expiration
            of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for
            previous fiscal years until the normal effective date
            of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to
            take effect in fiscal year 2004, in an amount that
            exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and
            step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with
            such section; and
                (2) during the period consisting of the remainder
            of fiscal year 2004, in an amount that exceeds, as a
            result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable
            under paragraph (1) by more than the sum of--
                        (A) the percentage adjustment taking effect
                    in fiscal year 2004 under section 5303 of title
                    5, United States Code, in the rates of pay
                    under the General Schedule; and
                        (B) the difference between the overall
                    average percentage of the locality-based
                    comparability payments taking effect in fiscal
                    year 2004 under section 5304 of such title
                    (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the
                    overall average percentage of such payments
                    which was effective in the previous fiscal year
                    under such section.
        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
    prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C)
    of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no
    employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid
    during the periods for which subsection (a) is in effect at a
    rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
    subsection (a) were subsection (a) applicable to such employee.
        (c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable to
    an employee who is covered by this section and who is paid from
    a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2003, shall be
    determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of
    Personnel Management.
        (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of
    premium pay for employees subject to this section may not be
    changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2003, except
    to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management
    to be consistent with the purpose of this section.
        (e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for
    service performed after September 30, 2003.
        (f) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
    (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
    retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that
    requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any
    requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or
    basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the
    application of this section shall be treated as the rate of
    salary or basic pay.
        (g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to permit
    or require the payment to any employee covered by this section
    at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this
    section not in effect.
        (h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for
    exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section if the
    Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure
    the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
        Sec. 614. During the period in which the head of any
    department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee
    of the Government appointed by the President of the United
    States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in
    excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such
    department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to
    purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office,
    unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is
    expressly approved by the Committees on Appropriations. For the
    purposes of this section, the term ``office'' shall include the
    entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as
    any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of
    which is directly controlled by the individual.
        Sec. 615. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
    States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available
    for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be
    available for the interagency funding of national security and
    emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which
    benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as
    provided by Executive Order No. 12472 (April 3, 1984).
        Sec. 616. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any
    other Act may be obligated or expended by any Federal
    department, agency, or other instrumentality for the salaries
    or expenses of any employee appointed to a position of a
    confidential or policy-determining character excepted from the
    competitive service pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, United
    States Code, without a certification to the Office of Personnel
    Management from the head of the Federal department, agency, or
    other instrumentality employing the Schedule C appointee that
    the Schedule C position was not created solely or primarily in
    order to detail the employee to the White House.
        (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to
    Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed to
    or from--
                (1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
                (2) the National Security Agency;
                (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
                (4) the offices within the Department of Defense
            for the collection of specialized national foreign
            intelligence through reconnaissance programs;
                (5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the
            Department of State;
                (6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army, Navy,
            Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Department of Homeland
            Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
            Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of
            Justice, the Department of Transportation, the
            Department of the Treasury, and the Department of
            Energy performing intelligence functions; and
                (7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
        Sec. 617. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the
    United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any
    other Act for the current fiscal year shall obligate or expend
    any such funds, unless such department, agency, or
    instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer
    in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of
    its workplaces are free from discrimination and sexual
    harassment and that all of its workplaces are not in violation
    of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the
    Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the
    Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
        Sec. 618. No part of any appropriation contained in this or
    any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary
    of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
                (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens
            to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee
            of the Federal Government from having any direct oral
            or written communication or contact with any Member,
            committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in
            connection with any matter pertaining to the employment
            of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the
            department or agency of such other officer or employee
            in any way, irrespective of whether such communication
            or contact is at the initiative of such other officer
            or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
            such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
                (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
            demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
            performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion to,
            relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or
            discriminates in regard to any employment right,
            entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of
            employment of, any other officer or employee of the
            Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit
            any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other
            officer or employee, by reason of any communication or
            contact of such other officer or employee with any
            Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as
            described in paragraph (1).
        Sec. 619. (a) None of the funds made available in this or
    any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee
    training that--
                (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge,
            skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the
            performance of official duties;
                (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels
            of emotional response or psychological stress in some
            participants;
                (3) does not require prior employee notification of
            the content and methods to be used in the training and
            written end of course evaluation;
                (4) contains any methods or content associated with
            religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new
            age'' belief systems as defined in Equal Employment
            Opportunity Commission Notice N-915.022, dated
            September 2, 1988; or
                (5) is offensive to, or designed to change,
            participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the
            workplace.
        (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or
    otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing
    directly upon the performance of official duties.
        Sec. 620. No funds appropriated in this or any other Act
    may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard
    Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure
    policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement
    does not contain the following provisions: ``These restrictions
    are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or
    otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or
    liabilities created by Executive Order No. 12958; section 7211
    of title 5, United States Code (governing disclosures to
    Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as
    amended by the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing
    disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section
    2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the
    Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of
    illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety
    threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
    (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could
    expose confidential Government agents); and the statutes which
    protect against disclosure that may compromise the national
    security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of
    title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the
    Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The
    definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and
    liabilities created by said Executive order and listed statutes
    are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.'':
    Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a
    nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed
    by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or
    intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or
    officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions
    appropriate to the particular activity for which such document
    is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
    require that the person will not disclose any classified
    information received in the course of such activity unless
    specifically authorized to do so by the United States
    Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear
    that they do not bar disclosures to Congress or to an
    authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of
    Justice that are essential to reporting a substantial violation
    of law.
        Sec. 621. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any
    other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch,
    other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative
    relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for
    the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet,
    booklet, publication, radio, television or film presentation
    designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the
    Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
        Sec. 622. None of the funds appropriated by this or any
    other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal
    employee's home address to any labor organization except when
    the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such
    disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent
    jurisdiction.
        Sec. 623. None of the funds made available in this Act or
    any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information
    such as mailing or telephone lists to any person or any
    organization outside of the Federal Government without the
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
        Sec. 624. No part of any appropriation contained in this or
    any other Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda
    purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by
    the Congress.
        Sec. 625. (a) In this section the term ``agency''--
                (1) means an Executive agency as defined under
            section 105 of title 5, United States Code;
                (2) includes a military department as defined under
            section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the
            Postal Rate Commission; and
                (3) shall not include the General Accounting
            Office.
        (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations
    to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency
    shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official
    duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a
    Presidential appointee exempted under section 6301(2) of title
    5, United States Code, has an obligation to expend an honest
    effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in
    the performance of official duties.
        Sec. 626. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of
    this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by
    this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a
    member of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
    (JFMIP), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of
    JFMIP administrative costs, as determined by the JFMIP, but not
    to exceed a total of $800,000 including the salary of the
    Executive Director and staff support.
        Sec. 627. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 610 of
    this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is
    hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse the ``Policy and
    Citizen Services'' account, General Services Administration,
    with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management
    and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by
    this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and
    other contracts. These funds shall be administered by the
    Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide
    financial, information technology, procurement, and other
    management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as
    approved by the Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency groups
    designated by the Director (including the Chief Financial
    Officers Council and the Joint Financial Management Improvement
    Program for financial management initiatives, the Chief
    Information Officers Council for information technology
    initiatives, and the Procurement Executives Council for
    procurement initiatives). The total funds transferred or
    reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000. Such transfers or
    reimbursements may only be made 15 days following notification
    of the Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget.
        Sec. 628. None of the funds made available in this or any
    other Act may be used by the Office of Personnel Management or
    any other department or agency of the Federal Government to
    prohibit any agency from using appropriated funds as they see
    fit to independently contract with private companies to provide
    online employment applications and processing services.
        Sec. 629. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
    woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal
    building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are
    otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
        Sec. 630. Nothwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
    States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made available
    for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be
    available for the interagency funding of specific projects,
    workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
    purposes of the National Science and Technology Council
    (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit
    multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided,
    That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report
    describing the budget of and resources connected with the
    National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on
    Appropriations, the House Committee on Science; and the Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days
    after enactment of this Act.
        Sec. 631. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
    application, form, notification, press release, or other
    publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall
    indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal
    Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount
    provided. This provision shall apply to direct payments,
    formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal
    funds.
        Sec. 632. Subsection (f) of section 403 of Public Law 103-
    356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking ``October 1,
    2003'' and inserting ``October 1, 2004''.
        Sec. 633. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
    Personal Information on Use of Internet.--None of the funds
    made available in this or any other Act may be used by any
    Federal agency--
                (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregate
            list, derived from any means, that includes the
            collection of any personally identifiable information
            relating to an individual's access to or use of any
            Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
                (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party
            (including another government agency) to collect,
            review, or obtain any aggregate list, derived from any
            means, that includes the collection of any personally
            identifiable information relating to an individual's
            access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
        (b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection
    (a) shall not apply to--
                (1) any record of aggregate data that does not
            identify particular persons;
                (2) any voluntary submission of personally
            identifiable information;
                (3) any action taken for law enforcement,
            regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with
            applicable law; or
                (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that
            is a system security action taken by the operator of an
            Internet site and is necessarily incident to the
            rendition of the Internet site services or to the
            protection of the rights or property of the provider of
            the Internet site.
        (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
                (1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to
            implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in
            law.
                (2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of
            the agency's supervised institutions, including
            assessing safety and soundness, overall financial
            condition, management practices and policies and
            compliance with applicable standards as provided in
            law.
        Sec. 634. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act
    may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a
    provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where
    the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive
    coverage.
        (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract
    with--
                (1) any of the following religious plans:
                        (A) Personal Care's HMO; and
                        (B) OSF Health Plans, Inc.; and
                (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for
            the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of
            religious beliefs.
        (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into
    or renews a contract under this section may not subject any
    individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual
    refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives
    because such activities would be contrary to the individual's
    religious beliefs or moral convictions.
        (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
    coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
        Sec. 635. The Congress of the United States recognizes the
    United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the official anti-
    doping agency for Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic sport
    in the United States.
        Sec. 636. Not later than 6 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of each applicable
    department or agency shall submit to the Committee on
    Appropriations a report detailing what policies and procedures
    are in place for each department or agency to give first
    priority to the location of new offices and other facilities in
    rural areas, as directed by the Rural Development Act of 1972.
        Sec. 637. None of the funds made available under this or
    any other Act for fiscal year 2004 shall be expended for the
    purchase of a product or service offered by Federal Prison
    Industries, Inc. unless the agency making such purchase
    determines that such offered product or service provides the
    best value to the buying agency pursuant to governmentwide
    procurement regulations, issued pursuant to section 25(c)(1) of
    the Office of Federal Procurement Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1))
    that impose procedures, standards, and limitations of section
    2410n of title 10, United States Code.
        Sec. 638. Each Executive department and agency shall
    evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing
    the individual a government purchase charge card or government
    travel charge card. The department or agency may not issue a
    government purchase charge card or government travel charge
    card to an individual that either lacks a credit history or is
    found to have an unsatisfactory credit history as a result of
    this evaluation: Provided, That this restriction shall not
    preclude issuance of a restricted-use charge, debit, or stored
    value card made in accordance with agency procedures to (a) an
    individual with an unsatisfactory credit history where such
    card is used to pay travel expenses and the agency determines
    there is no suitable alternative payment mechanism available
    before issuing the card, or (b) an individual who lacks a
    credit history. Each Executive department and agency shall
    establish guidelines and procedures for disciplinary actions to
    be taken against agency personnel for improper, fraudulent, or
    abusive use of government charge cards, which shall include
    appropriate disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for
    purposes, and at establishments, that are inconsistent with the
    official business of the Department or agency or with
    applicable standards of conduct.
        Sec. 639. Section 640(c) of the Treasury and General
    Government Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106-58; 2
    U.S.C. 437g note 1), as amended by section 642 of the Treasury
    and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law
    107-67), is amended by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and
    inserting ``December 31, 2005''.
        Sec. 640. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay for
    employees under the statutory pay systems that takes effect in
    fiscal year 2004 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5,
    United States Code, shall be an increase of 4.1 percent, and
    this adjustment shall apply to civilian employees in the
    Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security
    and such adjustments shall be effective as of the first day of
    the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January
    1, 2004.
        (b) Notwithstanding section 613 of this Act, the adjustment
    in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take
    place in fiscal year 2004 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title
    5, United States Code, shall be no less than the percentage in
    paragraph (a) as employees in the same location whose rates of
    basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems
    under section 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code.
    Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no
    employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and
    5304 of title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in
    section 5343(a)(5) of title 5 shall be considered to be located
    in the pay locality designated as ``Rest of US'' pursuant to
    section 5304 of title 5 for purposes of this paragraph.
        (c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid from
    appropriations, which are made to each applicable department or
    agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 641. Section 304(a) of the Federal Election Campaign
    Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended as follows:
                (1) in clauses (a)(2)(A)(i) and (a)(4)(A)(ii) by
            striking the parenthetical ``(or posted by registered
            or certified mail no later than the 15th day before)''
            and inserting in its place, ``(or posted by any of the
            following: registered mail, certified mail, priority
            mail having a delivery confirmation, or express mail
            having a delivery confirmation, or delivered to an
            overnight delivery service with an on-line tracking
            system, if posted or delivered no later than the 15th
            day before)''; and
                (2) by striking paragraph (a)(5) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(5) If a designation, report, or statement filed
            pursuant to this Act (other than under paragraph
            (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii) or subsection (g)(1)) is sent
            by registered mail, certified mail, priority mail
            having a delivery confirmation, or express mail having
            a delivery confirmation, the United States postmark
            shall be considered the date of filing the designation,
            report or statement. If a designation, report or
            statement filed pursuant to this Act (other than under
            paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii), or subsection
            (g)(1)) is sent by an overnight delivery service with
            an on-line tracking system, the date on the proof of
            delivery to the delivery service shall be considered
            the date of filing of the designation, report, or
            statement.''.
        Sec. 642. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated for official travel by Federal departments and
    agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if
    consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-126
    regarding official travel for Government personnel, to
    participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
        Sec. 643. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
    executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, and/or lease
    any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to
    existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting
    Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval
    of the Committees on Appropriations, except that the Federal
    Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the
    temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or
    other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in
    existing Center facilities.
        Sec. 644. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
    used to implement or enforce regulations for locality pay areas
    in fiscal year 2004 that are inconsistent with the
    recommendations of the Federal Salary Council adopted on
    October 7, 2003.
        Sec. 645. (a) Not later than 180 days after the enactment
    of this Act, the head of each Federal agency shall submit a
    report to Congress on the amount of the acquisitions made by
    the agency from entities that manufacture the articles,
    materials, or supplies outside of the United States in that
    fiscal year.
        (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall separately
    indicate--
                (1) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or
            supplies purchased that were manufactured outside of
            the United States;
                (2) an itemized list of all waivers granted with
            respect to such articles, materials, or supplies under
            the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.); and
                (3) a summary of the total procurement funds spent
            on goods manufactured in the United States versus funds
            spent on goods manufactured outside of the United
            States.
        (c) The head of each Federal agency submitting a report
    under subsection (a) shall make the report publicly available
    to the maximum extent practicable.
        Sec. 646. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
    of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or
    any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or
    enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard
    Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed
    regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add
    sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the
    Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register,
    volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the
    detail of executive branch employees to the legislative
    branch): Provided, That if such proposed regulations are final
    regulations on the date of enactment of this Act, none of the
    funds appropriated or made available under this Act may be used
    to implement, administer, or enforce such final regulations.
        Sec. 647. (a) Limitation on Conversion to Contractor
    Performance.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall
    be available to convert to contractor performance an activity
    or function of an executive agency, that on or after the date
    of enactment of this Act, is performed by more than ten federal
    employees unless--
                (1) the conversion is based on the result of a
            public-private competition plan that includes a most
            efficient and cost effective organization plan
            developed by such activity or function; and
                (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official considers, as
            part of the cost or price evaluation, whether over all
            performance periods stated in the solicitation of
            offers for performance of the activity or function, the
            cost of performance of the activity or function by a
            contractor would be less costly to the executive agency
            by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of--
                        (A) 10 percent of the most efficient
                    organization's personnel-related costs for
                    performance of that activity or function by
                    Federal employees; or
                        (B) $10,000,000.
        (b) Not later than 120 days following the enactment of this
    Act and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the
    head of each executive agency shall submit to Congress a report
    on the competitive sourcing activities on the list required
    under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998
    (Public Law 105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) that were performed
    for such executive agency during the previous fiscal year by
    Federal Government sources. The report shall include--
                (1) the total number of competitions completed;
                (2) the total number of competitions announced,
            together with a list of the activities covered by such
            competitions;
                (3) the total number (expressed as a full-time
            employee equivalent number) of the Federal employees
            studied under completed competitions;
                (4) the total number (expressed as a full-time
            employee equivalent number) of the Federal employees
            that are being studied under competitions announced but
            not completed;
                (5) the incremental cost directly attributable to
            conducting the competitions identified under paragraphs
            (1) and (2), including costs attributable to paying
            outside consultants and contractors;
                (6) an estimate of the total anticipated savings,
            or a quantifiable description of improvements in
            service or performance, derived from completed
            competitions;
                (7) actual savings, or a quantifiable description
            of improvements in service or performance, derived from
            the implementation of competitions completed after May
            29, 2003;
                (8) the total projected number (expressed as a
            full-time employee equivalent number) of the Federal
            employees that are to be covered by competitions
            scheduled to be announced in the fiscal year covered by
            the next report required under this section; and
                (9) a general description of how the competitive
            sourcing decisionmaking processes of the executive
            agency are aligned with the strategic workforce plan of
            that executive agency.
        (c) The head of an executive agency may not be required,
    under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any
    other policy, directive, or regulation, to automatically limit
    to 5 years or less the performance period in a letter of
    obligation, or other agreement, issued to executive agency
    employees, if such a letter or other agreement was issued as
    the result of a public-private competition conducted in
    accordance with the circular.
        (d) Hereafter, the head of an executive agency may expend
    funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any purpose
    to the executive agency under this or any other Act to monitor
    (in the administration of responsibilities under Office of
    Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any related policy,
    directive, or regulation) the performance of an activity or
    function of the executive agency that has previously been
    subjected to a public-private competition under such circular.
        (e) An activity or function of an executive agency that is
    converted to contractor performance under Office of Management
    and Budget Circular A-76 may not be performed by the contractor
    at a location outside the United States except to the extent
    that such activity or function was previously performed by
    Federal Government employees outside the United States.
        (f) In this section, the term ``executive agency'' has the
    meaning given such term in section 4 of the Office of Federal
    Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
        Sec. 648. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United
    States Code, and section 610 of this Act, the head of each
    executive department and agency shall transfer to or reimburse
    the Federal Aviation Administration, with the approval of the
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made
    available by this or any other Act for the purposes described
    below, and shall submit budget requests for such purposes.
    These funds shall be administered by the Federal Aviation
    Administration as approved by the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate
    interagency groups designated by the Director to ensure the
    operation of the Midway Atoll Airfield by the Federal Aviation
    Administration pursuant to an operational agreement with the
    Department of the Interior. The total funds transferred or
    reimbursed shall not exceed $6,000,000 and shall not be
    available for activities other than the operation of the
    airfield. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
    shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of such transfers
    or reimbursements within 15 days of this Act. Such transfers or
    reimbursements shall begin within 30 days of enactment of this
    Act.
        This division may be cited as the ``Transportation,
    Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004''.

       DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN
         DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

                                     AN ACT

       Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
      Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
      boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year
               ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of
    Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for
    sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations,
    and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and
    for other purposes, namely:

                    TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                        Veterans Benefits Administration

                           COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of
    veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as
    authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53,
    55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as
    authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61;
    92 Stat. 2508); and burial benefits, emergency and other
    officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and
    certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life
    insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of article
    IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50
    U.S.C. App. 540 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized
    by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51,
    53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45
    Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), $29,845,127,000, to remain available
    until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,056,000 of the
    amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to
    ``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical services'' for
    necessary expenses in implementing those provisions authorized
    in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, and in the
    Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. chapters 51, 53, and
    55), the funding source for which is specifically provided as
    the ``Compensation and pensions'' appropriation: Provided
    further, That such sums as may be earned on an actual
    qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to ``Medical
    facilities revolving fund'' to augment the funding of
    individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to
    pensioners as authorized.

                             READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

        For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits
    to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
    chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61),
    $2,529,734,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
    That expenses for rehabilitation program services and
    assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under
    section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, other than
    under subsection (a)(1), (2), (5), and (11) of that section,
    shall be charged to this account.

                       VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

        For military and naval insurance, national service life
    insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans
    insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized
    by 38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487,
    $29,017,000, to remain available until expended.

             VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as
    may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 38
    U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs,
    including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
    in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
    amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2004, within
    the resources available, not to exceed $300,000 in gross
    obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially
    adapted housing loans.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    direct and guaranteed loan programs, $154,850,000, which may be
    transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``General
    operating expenses''.

                      EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of direct loans, $1,000, as authorized by 38
    U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including
    the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
    section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
    amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to
    subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
    loans not to exceed $3,400.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
    out the direct loan program, $70,000, which may be transferred
    to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating
    expenses''.

                VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of direct loans, $52,000, as authorized by 38
    U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs,
    including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
    in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
    amended: Provided further, That funds made available under this
    heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
    principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $3,938,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
    out the direct loan program, $300,000, which may be transferred
    to and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating
    expenses''.

              NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan
    program authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as
    amended, $571,000, which may be transferred to and merged with
    the appropriation for ``General operating expenses'': Provided,
    That no new loans in excess of $50,000,000 may be made in
    fiscal year 2004.

      guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans program
                                    account

        For the administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed
    transitional housing loan program authorized by 38 U.S.C.
    chapter 37, subchapter VI, not to exceed $600,000 of the
    amounts appropriated by this Act for ``General operating
    expenses'' and ``Medical services'' may be expended.

                         Veterans Health Administration

                                MEDICAL SERVICES

        For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by
    law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to
    beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and
    veterans described in paragraphs (1) through (8) of section
    1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and
    treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the
    department and including medical supplies and equipment and
    salaries and expenses of health-care employees hired under
    title 38, United States Code, and aid to State homes as
    authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code;
    $17,867,220,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the
    funds made available under this heading, not to exceed
    $1,100,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2005:
    Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
    law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a
    priority for treatment for veterans who are service-connected
    disabled, lower income, or have special needs: Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for
    the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in
    enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further, That
    of the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary
    may transfer up to $400,000,000 to ``Construction, major
    projects'' for purposes of implementing CARES subject to a
    determination by the Secretary that such funds will improve
    access and quality of veteran's health care needs: Provided
    further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of
    prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration
    facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written
    prescriptions based on requirements established by the
    Secretary: Provided further, That the implementation of the
    program described in the previous proviso shall incur no
    additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

                             MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

        For necessary expenses in the administration of the
    medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,
    supply, and research activities, as authorized by law;
    administrative expenses in support of capital policy
    activities; information technology hardware and software;
    uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
    5901-5902 of title 5, United States Code; and administrative
    and legal expenses of the department for collecting and
    recovering amounts owed the department as authorized under
    chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal
    Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.);
    $5,000,000,000, of which $150,000,000 shall be available until
    September 30, 2005, plus reimbursements.

                               MEDICAL FACILITIES

        For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of
    hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities and other
    necessary facilities for the Veterans Health Administration;
    for administrative expenses in support of planning, design,
    project management, real property acquisition and disposition,
    construction and renovation of any facility under the
    jurisdiction or for the use of the department; for oversight,
    engineering and architectural activities not charged to project
    costs; for repairing, altering, improving or providing
    facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the
    jurisdiction of the department, not otherwise provided for,
    either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and
    purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for
    laundry and food services, $4,000,000,000, of which
    $150,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2005.

                        MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

        For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical
    and prosthetic research and development as authorized by
    chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, to remain available
    until September 30, 2005, $408,000,000, plus reimbursements.

                          Departmental Administration

                           GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

        For necessary operating expenses of the Department of
    Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including
    administrative expenses in support of department-wide capital
    planning, management and policy activities, uniforms or
    allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services
    Administration for security guard services, and the Department
    of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail,
    $1,283,272,000: Provided, That expenses for services and
    assistance authorized under 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(1), (2), (5), and
    (11) that the Secretary determines are necessary to enable
    entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to
    become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable
    employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily
    living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further,
    That the Veterans Benefits Administration shall be funded at
    not less than $1,005,000,000: Provided further, That of the
    funds made available under this heading, not to exceed
    $66,000,000 shall be available for obligation until September
    30, 2005: Provided further, That from the funds made available
    under this heading, the Veterans Benefits Administration may
    purchase up to two passenger motor vehicles for use in
    operations of that Administration in Manila, Philippines.

                        NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

        For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery
    Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise
    provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
    cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one
    passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; and
    hire of passenger motor vehicles, $144,203,000: Provided, That
    of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed
    $7,200,000 shall be available until September 30, 2005.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, $62,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005.

                          CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

        For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of
    the facilities including parking projects under the
    jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans
    Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,
    2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of
    title 38, United States Code, including planning, architectural
    and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period
    services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided
    under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility
    and storm drainage system construction costs, and site
    acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than
    the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. 8104(a)(3)(A) or where funds
    for a project were made available in a previous major project
    appropriation, $272,690,000, to remain available until
    expended, of which $181,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset
    Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities; and of
    which $10,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided
    in 41 U.S.C. 612 for claims paid for contract disputes:
    Provided, That except for advance planning activities,
    including needs assessments which may or may not lead to
    capital investments, and other capital asset management related
    activities, such as portfolio development and management
    activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the
    advance planning fund and the planning and design activities
    funded through the design fund and CARES funds, including needs
    assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments,
    none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used
    for any project which has not been approved by the Congress in
    the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in
    this appropriation for fiscal year 2004, for each approved
    project (except those for CARES activities referenced above)
    shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction
    documents contract by September 30, 2004; and (2) by the
    awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2005:
    Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
    promptly report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
    any approved major construction project in which obligations
    are not incurred within the time limitations established above.

                          CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

        For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of
    the facilities including parking projects under the
    jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans
    Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may
    lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering
    services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs
    associated with equipment guarantees provided under the
    project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm
    drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or
    for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406,
    8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 38,
    United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project is
    equal to or less than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C.
    8104(a)(3)(A), $252,144,000, to remain available until
    expended, along with unobligated balances of previous
    ``Construction, minor projects'' appropriations which are
    hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost
    is equal to or less than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C.
    8104(a)(3)(A), of which $40,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset
    Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided,
    That from amounts appropriated under this heading, additional
    amounts may be used for CARES activities upon notification of
    and approval by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
    further, That funds in this account shall be available for: (1)
    repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the
    jurisdiction or for the use of the department which are
    necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural
    disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary
    to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.

           GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

        For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State
    nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify
    or alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary
    facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as
    authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131-8137, $102,100,000, to remain
    available until expended.

            GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

        For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or
    improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
    2408, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

        Sec. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2004 for
    ``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and
    ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' may be transferred to
    any other of the mentioned appropriations.
        Sec. 102. Appropriations available to the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 for salaries and expenses
    shall be available for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109
    hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land
    or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by
    5 U.S.C. 5901-5902.
        Sec. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
    of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for
    ``Construction, major projects'', ``Construction, minor
    projects'', and the ``Parking revolving fund'') shall be
    available for the purchase of any site for or toward the
    construction of any new hospital or home.
        Sec. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
    of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or
    examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled under
    the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, and persons
    receiving such treatment under 5 U.S.C. 7901-7904 or 42 U.S.C.
    5141-5204), unless reimbursement of cost is made to the
    ``Medical services'' account at such rates as may be fixed by
    the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
        Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of
    Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 for ``Compensation and
    pensions'', ``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance
    and indemnities'' shall be available for payment of prior year
    accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the
    corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of
    fiscal year 2003.
        Sec. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the
    Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2004 shall be
    available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior
    year appropriations accounts resulting from title X of the
    Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100-86, except
    that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they
    shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.
        Sec. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    during fiscal year 2004, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C.
    1920), the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (38 U.S.C.
    1923), and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund (38
    U.S.C. 1955), reimburse the ``General operating expenses''
    account for the cost of administration of the insurance
    programs financed through those accounts: Provided, That
    reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings
    accumulated in an insurance program in fiscal year 2004 that
    are available for dividends in that program after claims have
    been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set
    aside: Provided further, That if the cost of administration of
    an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings
    accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only
    to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further, That
    the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for
    fiscal year 2004 which is properly allocable to the provision
    of each insurance program and to the provision of any total
    disability income insurance included in such insurance program.
        Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the Franchise
    Fund pilot program authorized to be established by section 403
    of Public Law 103-356 until October 1, 2004: Provided, That the
    Franchise Fund, established by title I of Public Law 104-204 to
    finance the operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program,
    shall continue until October 1, 2004.
        Sec. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds
    to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account
    during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease
    services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the
    proceeds are received.
        Sec. 110. Funds available in any Department of Veterans
    Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2004 or funds for
    salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be
    available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and
    the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
    for all services provided at rates which will recover actual
    costs but not exceed $29,318,000 for the Office of Resolution
    Management and $3,059,000 for the Office of Employment and
    Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments
    may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on
    estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall
    be credited to ``General operating expenses'' for use by the
    office that provided the service.
        Sec. 111. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
    of Veterans Affairs shall be available to enter into any new
    lease of real property if the estimated annual rental is more
    than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits a report which the
    Committees on Appropriations of the Congress approve within 30
    days following the date on which the report is received.
        Sec. 112. No appropriations in this Act for the Department
    of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or
    treatment of any person by reason of eligibility under section
    1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, unless that person
    has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such
    form as the Secretary may require--
                (1) current, accurate third-party reimbursement
            information for purposes of section 1729 of such title;
            and
                (2) annual income information for purposes of
            section 1722 of such title.
        Sec. 113. Of the amounts provided in this Act, $25,000,000
    shall be for information technology initiatives to support the
    enterprise architecture of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
        Sec. 114. None of the funds in this Act may be used to
    implement sections 2 and 5 of Public Law 107-287.
        Sec. 115. Receipts that would otherwise be credited to the
    Veterans Extended Care Revolving Fund, the Medical Facilities
    Revolving Fund, the Special Therapeutic and Rehabilitation
    Fund, the Nursing Home Revolving Fund, the Veterans Health
    Services Improvement Fund, and the Parking Revolving Fund shall
    be deposited into the Medical Care Collections Fund, and shall
    be transferred to ``Medical services'', to remain available
    until expended, to carry out the purposes of ``Medical
    services''.
        Sec. 116. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
    conduct by contract a program of recovery audits for the fee
    basis and other medical services contracts with respect to
    payments for hospital care. Notwithstanding section 3302(b) of
    title 31, United States Code, amounts collected, by setoff or
    otherwise, as the result of such audits shall be available,
    without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which
    funds are appropriated under ``Medical services'' and the
    purposes of paying a contractor a percent of the amount
    collected as a result of an audit carried out by the
    contractor.
        (b) All amounts so collected under subsection (a) with
    respect to a designated health care region (as that term is
    defined in section 1729A(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code)
    shall be allocated, net of payments to the contractor, to that
    region.
        Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at
    the discretion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, proceeds
    or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities
    (including disposal) that are deposited into the Medical Care
    Collections Fund may be transferred and merged with
    ``Construction, major projects'' and ``Construction, minor
    projects'' accounts and be used for construction (including
    site acquisition and disposition), alterations and improvements
    of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use
    of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized
    are in addition to the amount provided for in ``Construction,
    major projects'' and ``Construction, minor projects''.
        Sec. 118. Amounts made available under ``Medical services''
    are available--
                (1) for furnishing recreational facilities,
            supplies, and equipment; and
                (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and
            other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for
            beneficiaries receiving care in the department.
        Sec. 119. That such sums as may be deposited to the Medical
    Care Collections Fund pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1729A may be
    transferred to ``Medical services'', to remain available until
    expended for the purposes of this account.
        Sec. 120. Amounts made available for fiscal year 2004 under
    the ``Medical services'', ``Medical administration'', and
    ``Medical facilities'' accounts may be transferred between the
    accounts to the extent necessary to implement the restructuring
    of the Veterans Health Administration accounts after notice of
    the amount and purpose of the transfer is provided to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
    Representatives and a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided,
    That the limitation on transfers is 20 percent in fiscal year
    2004.
        Sec. 121. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall
    implement the Veterans Health Administration account structure
    described under this Act by no later than 90 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act and shall submit its fiscal year
    2005 budget justifications using the identical structure
    provided under this Act.
        Sec. 122. That of the unobligated balances remaining from
    prior year recoveries under the heading ``Medical care'',
    $270,000,000 are rescinded.

             TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                           Public and Indian Housing

                            HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

        For activities and assistance under the United States
    Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (``the
    Act'' herein), not otherwise provided for, $19,371,481,762, and
    amounts that are recaptured in this account, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made
    available under this heading, $15,171,481,762 and the
    aforementioned recaptures shall be available on October 1, 2003
    and $4,200,000,000 shall be available on October 1, 2004:
    Provided further, That amounts made available under this
    heading are provided as follows:
                (1) $17,635,130,745 for expiring or terminating
            section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including
            section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for
            amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy
            contracts, for contracts entered into pursuant to
            section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
            Act, for the renewal of section 8 contracts for units
            in projects that are subject to approved plans of
            action under the Emergency Low Income Housing
            Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing
            Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990,
            and for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based
            annual contributions contracts (including amendments
            and renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision
            of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t)
            of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t))): Provided, That
            notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
            Secretary shall renew expiring section 8 tenant-based
            annual contributions contracts for each public housing
            agency, (including for agencies participating in the
            Moving to Work demonstration, unit months representing
            section 8 tenant-based assistance funds committed by
            the public housing agency for specific purposes, other
            than reserves, that are authorized pursuant to any
            agreement and conditions entered into under such
            demonstration, and utilized in compliance with any
            applicable program obligation deadlines) based on the
            total number of unit months which were under lease as
            reported on the most recent end-of-year financial
            statement submitted by the public housing agency to the
            Department, or as adjusted by such additional
            information submitted by the public housing agency to
            the Secretary as of August 1, 2003 (subject to
            verification), and by applying an inflation factor
            based on local or regional factors to the actual per
            unit cost: Provided further, That none of the funds
            made available in this paragraph may be used to support
            a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds
            a public housing agency's authorized level of units
            under contract;
                (2) $136,846,017 for a central fund to be allocated
            by the Secretary for amendments to section 8 tenant-
            based annual contributions contracts for such purposes
            set forth in this paragraph: Provided, That subject to
            the following proviso, the Secretary may use amounts
            made available in such fund, as necessary, for an
            increase in the total number of unit months under lease
            as compared to the number of unit months under lease as
            of August 1, 2003, provided for by the annual
            contributions contract: Provided further, That if a
            public housing agency, at any point in time during
            their fiscal year, has obligated the amounts made
            available to such agency pursuant to paragraph (1)
            under this heading for the renewal of expiring section
            8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts, and if
            such agency has expended fifty percent of the amounts
            available to such agency in its annual contributions
            contract reserve account, the Secretary may only make
            available amounts as are necessary from amounts
            available from such central fund to fund additional
            leased units under the preceding proviso within thirty
            days of a request from such agency: Provided further,
            That none of the funds made available in this paragraph
            may be used to support a total number of unit months
            under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's
            authorized level of units under contract: Provided
            further, That the Secretary shall provide quarterly
            reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the
            House and the Senate on the obligation of funds
            provided in this paragraph in accordance with the
            directions specified in the report accompanying this
            Act;
                (3) $206,495,000 for section 8 rental assistance
            for relocation and replacement of housing units that
            are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omnibus
            Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996
            (Public Law 104-134), conversion of section 23 projects
            to assistance under section 8, the family unification
            program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of
            witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in
            public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from
            a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced
            vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such
            assistance under section 8(t) of the Act (42
            U.S.C.1437f(t)), and tenant protection assistance,
            including replacement and relocation assistance;
                (4) $48,000,000 for family self-sufficiency
            coordinators under section 23 of the Act;
                (5) not to exceed $1,242,000,000 for administrative
            and other expenses of public housing agencies in
            administering the section 8 tenant-based rental
            assistance program, of which up to $50,000,000 shall be
            available to the Secretary to allocate to public
            housing agencies that need additional funds to
            administer their section 8 programs: Provided, That not
            to exceed $1,192,000,000 of the amount provided in this
            paragraph shall be allocated on a pro rata basis to
            public housing agencies based on the amount public
            housing agencies were eligible to receive in fiscal
            year 2003 without regard to the reduction required for
            excess administrative fee balances: Provided further,
            That, amounts under this paragraph shall be distributed
            according to the requirements of this paragraph and
            notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided
            further, That none of the funds provided in this Act or
            any other Act may be used to supplement the amounts
            provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That all
            such administrative fee amounts provided under this
            paragraph shall be only for activities related to the
            provision of rental assistance under section 8,
            including related development activities;
                (6) $100,000,000 for contract administrators for
            section 8 project-based assistance; and
                (7) not less than $3,010,000 shall be transferred
            to the Working Capital Fund for the development of and
            modifications to information technology systems which
            serve programs or activities under ``Public and Indian
            Housing'': Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up
            to 15 percent of funds provided under paragraphs (1),
            (2) or (5), herein to paragraphs (1) or (2), if the
            Secretary determines that such action is necessary
            because the funding provided under one such paragraph
            otherwise would be depleted and as a result, the
            maximum utilization of section 8 tenant-based
            assistance with the funds appropriated for this purpose
            by this Act would not be feasible: Provided further,
            That prior to undertaking the transfer of funds in
            excess of 10 percent from any paragraph pursuant to the
            previous proviso, the Secretary shall notify the
            Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittees on
            Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
            Independent Agencies of the Committees on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
            Senate and shall not transfer any such funds until 30
            days after such notification: Provided further, That
            incremental vouchers previously made available under
            this heading for non-elderly disabled families shall,
            to the extent practicable, continue to be provided to
            non-elderly disabled families upon turnover: Provided
            further, That, hereafter, the Secretary shall require
            public housing agencies to submit accounting data for
            funds disbursed under this heading in this Act and
            prior Acts by source and purpose of such funds:
            Provided further, That $2,844,000,000 is rescinded from
            unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated
            to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
            under this heading or the heading ``Annual
            contributions for assisted housing'' or any other
            heading for fiscal year 2003 and prior years, to be
            effected by the Secretary no later than September 30,
            2004: Provided further, That any such balances governed
            by reallocation provisions under the statute
            authorizing the program for which the funds were
            originally appropriated shall be available for the
            rescission: Provided further, That any obligated
            balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974
            and prior that have been terminated shall be cancelled.

                          PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out
    capital and management activities for public housing agencies,
    as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act
    of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ``Act'')
    $2,712,255,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007:
    Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or
    regulation, during fiscal year 2004, the Secretary may not
    delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy
    Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
    Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j)
    regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:
    Provided further, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the
    term ``obligate'' means, with respect to amounts, that the
    amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in
    outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided further, That
    of the total amount provided under this heading, up to
    $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out activities under section
    9(h) of such Act, of which $13,000,000 shall be for the
    provision of remediation services to public housing agencies
    identified as ``troubled'' under the Section 8 Management
    Assessment Program and for surveys used to calculate local Fair
    Market Rents and assess housing conditions in connection with
    rental assistance under section 8 of the Act: Provided further,
    That of the total amount provided under this heading, up to
    $500,000 shall be for lease adjustments to section 23 projects,
    and no less than $10,610,000 shall be transferred to the
    Working Capital Fund for the development of and modifications
    to information technology systems which serve programs or
    activities under ``Public and Indian housing'': Provided
    further, That no funds may be used under this heading for the
    purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States Housing
    Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That of the total
    amount provided under this heading, up to $40,000,000 shall be
    available for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
    make grants to public housing agencies for emergency capital
    needs resulting from emergencies and natural disasters in
    fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That of the total amount
    provided under this heading, $55,000,000 shall be for
    supportive services, service coordinators and congregate
    services as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native
    American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996:
    Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this
    heading, $15,000,000 shall be for Neighborhood Networks grants
    for activities authorized in section 9(d)(1)(E) of the United
    States Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made
    available in the previous proviso shall be awarded to public
    housing agencies on a competitive basis.
        The first proviso under this heading in the Departments of
    Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
    Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, is amended by
    striking ``1998, 1999''.

                         PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

        For 2004 payments to public housing agencies for the
    operation and management of public housing, as authorized by
    section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
    amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $3,600,000,000: Provided, That of
    the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall
    be for programs, as determined appropriate by the Attorney
    General, which assist in the investigation, prosecution, and
    prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses in public and
    federally-assisted low-income housing, including Indian
    housing, which shall be administered by the Department of
    Justice through a reimbursable agreement with the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, That, in
    fiscal year 2004 and all fiscal years hereafter, no amounts
    under this heading in any appropriations Act may be used for
    payments to public housing agencies for the costs of operation
    and management of public housing for any year prior to the
    current year of such Act: Provided further, That no funds may
    be used under this heading for the purposes specified in
    section 9(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
    amended.

         REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE VI)

        For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site
    revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based
    assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 of
    the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended,
    $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, of
    which the Secretary may use up to $4,000,000 for technical
    assistance and contract expertise, to be provided directly or
    indirectly by grants, contracts or cooperative agreements,
    including training and cost of necessary travel for
    participants in such training, by or to officials and employees
    of the department and of public housing agencies and to
    residents: Provided, That none of such funds shall be used
    directly or indirectly by granting competitive advantage in
    awards to settle litigation or pay judgments, unless expressly
    permitted herein.

                      NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as
    authorized under title I of the Native American Housing
    Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25
    U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $654,100,000, to remain available until
    expended, of which $2,200,000 shall be contracted through the
    Secretary as technical assistance and capacity building to be
    used by the National American Indian Housing Council in support
    of the implementation of NAHASDA; of which $4,500,000 shall be
    to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract
    expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training,
    oversight, and management of Indian housing and tenant-based
    assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel; and of
    which no less than $2,720,000 shall be transferred to the
    Working Capital Fund for development of and modifications to
    information technology systems which serve programs or
    activities under ``Public and Indian housing'': Provided, That
    of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be
    made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other
    obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided
    further, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such
    notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502
    of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided
    further, That these funds are available to subsidize the total
    principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part
    of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,658,000:
    Provided further, That for administrative expenses to carry out
    the guaranteed loan program, up to $150,000 from amounts in the
    first proviso, which shall be transferred to and merged with
    the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used
    only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

               INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section
    184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
    U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $5,300,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,
    That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
    principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
    $197,243,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    guaranteed loan program, up to $250,000 from amounts in the
    first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with
    the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used
    only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

          NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section
    184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12
    U.S.C. 1715z-13b), $1,035,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That such costs, including the costs of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,
    That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
    principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
    $39,712,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from amounts in the
    first paragraph, which shall be transferred to and merged with
    the appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses'', to be used
    only for the administrative costs of these guarantees.

                       Community Planning and Development

                  HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

        For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with
    AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act
    (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $296,500,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the Secretary shall
    renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing
    that were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet
    all program requirements before awarding funds for new
    contracts and activities authorized under this section:
    Provided further, That the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000
    of the funds under this heading for training, oversight, and
    technical assistance activities.

                     RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

        For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development in
    the Department of Housing and Urban Development, $25,000,000 to
    remain available until expended, which amount shall be
    competitively awarded by June 1, 2004, to Indian tribes, State
    housing finance agencies, State community and/or economic
    development agencies, local rural nonprofits and community
    development corporations to support innovative housing and
    economic development activities in rural areas.

                    EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

        For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment
    zones and enterprise communities, $15,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005, for ``Urban Empowerment
    Zones'', as authorized in section 1391(g) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1391(g)), including $1,000,000
    for each empowerment zone for use in conjunction with economic
    development activities consistent with the strategic plan of
    each empowerment zone.

                           COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For assistance to units of State and local government, and
    to other entities, for economic and community development
    activities, and for other purposes, $4,950,000,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the
    amount provided, $4,356,550,000 is for carrying out the
    community development block grant program under title I of the
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the
    ``Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided further,
    That unless explicitly provided for under this heading (except
    for planning grants provided in the third paragraph and amounts
    made available in the second paragraph), not to exceed 20
    percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this
    heading (other than a grant made available in this paragraph to
    the Housing Assistance Council or the National American Indian
    Housing Council, or a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3)
    of the Act) shall be expended for planning and management
    development and administration: Provided further, That
    $72,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes
    notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,300,000 shall
    be for a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; $2,500,000
    shall be for a grant to the National American Indian Housing
    Council; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the
    National Housing Development Corporation, for operating
    expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and for a program of
    affordable housing acquisition and rehabilitation; $5,000,000
    shall be available as a grant to the National Council of La
    Raza for the HOPE Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical
    assistance and fund management, and $4,500,000 is for
    investments in the HOPE Fund and financing to affiliated
    organizations; $52,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to
    section 107 of the Act, of which $9,500,000 shall be for the
    Native Hawaiian block grant authorized under title VIII of the
    Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
    of 1996; no less than $4,900,000 shall be transferred to the
    Working Capital Fund for the development of and modification to
    information technology systems which serve programs or
    activities under ``Community planning and development'';
    $27,000,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help
    Homeownership Opportunity Program; $34,750,000 shall be for
    capacity building, of which $30,000,000 shall be for Capacity
    Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing for
    LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities as authorized
    by section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.
    9816 note), as in effect immediately before June 12, 1997, with
    not less than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural
    areas, including tribal areas, and of which $4,750,000 shall be
    for capacity building activities administered by Habitat for
    Humanity International; $65,000,000 shall be available for
    YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title
    IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
    amended, and such activities shall be an eligible activity with
    respect to any funds made available under this heading:
    Provided, That local YouthBuild programs that demonstrate an
    ability to leverage private and nonprofit funding shall be
    given a priority for YouthBuild funding: Provided further, That
    no more than 10 percent of any grant award under the YouthBuild
    program may be used for administrative costs: Provided further,
    That of the amount made available for YouthBuild not less than
    $10,000,000 is for grants to establish YouthBuild programs in
    underserved and rural areas and $2,000,000 is to be made
    available for a grant to YouthBuild USA for capacity building
    for community development and affordable housing activities as
    specified in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, as
    amended.
        Of the amount made available under this heading,
    $44,000,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives
    that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed and
    blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate investment,
    economic diversification, and community revitalization in areas
    with population outmigration or a stagnating or declining
    economic base, or to determine whether housing benefits can be
    integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives:
    Provided, That amounts made available under this paragraph
    shall be provided in accordance with the terms and conditions
    specified in the joint explanatory statement of the managers
    accompanying this Act.
        Of the amount made available under this heading,
    $278,000,000 shall be available for grants for the Economic
    Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety of targeted
    economic investments in accordance with the terms and
    conditions specified in the joint explanatory statement of the
    managers accompanying this Act: Provided, That none of the
    funds provided under this paragraph may be used for program
    operations.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in Public Law 107-73 is deemed to be amended with respect to
    the amount made available to the North Carolina Community Land
    Trust Initiative by striking ``North Carolina Community Land
    Trust Initiative'' and inserting ``Orange Community Housing and
    Land Trust''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in Public Law 107-73 is deemed to be amended with respect to
    the amount made available to the Willacy County Boys and Girls
    Club in Willacy County, Texas by striking ``Willacy County Boys
    and Girls Club in Willacy County, Texas'' and inserting
    ``Willacy County, Texas''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 17 by striking ``for
    sidewalks, curbs, street lighting, outdoor furniture and facade
    improvements in the Mill Village neighborhood'' and inserting
    ``for the restoration and renovation of houses within the
    Lincoln or Dallas mill villages''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in Public Law 107-73 is deemed to be amended with respect to
    the amount made available to the Metropolitan Development
    Association in Syracuse, New York by inserting ``and other
    economic development planning and revitalization activities''
    after the word ``study''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in Public Law 107-73 is deemed to be amended with respect to
    the amount made available to the Staten Island Freedom Memorial
    Fund by striking ``Staten Island Freedom Memorial Fund for the
    construction of a memorial in the Staten Island community of
    St. George, New York'' and inserting ``Staten Island Botanical
    Garden for construction and related activities for a healing
    garden''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 526 by striking ``for
    an economic development study for the revitalization of
    Westchester'' and inserting ``for the reconstruction of
    renaissance plaza at Main and Mamaroneck in downtown White
    Plains''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 877 by striking
    ``West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, Inc. in
    Marion County, West Virginia for facilities construction for a
    high-tech park'' and inserting ``Glenville State College in
    Glenville, West Virginia for construction of a new campus
    community education center''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 126 by striking ``for
    construction of'' and inserting ``for facilities improvements
    and build out for''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 721 by striking
    ``training'' and inserting ``creation, small business
    development and quality of life improvements within the State
    of South Carolina''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 317 by striking
    ``135,000'' and inserting ``151,000''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 324 by striking
    ``225,000'' and inserting ``209,000''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 74 by striking
    ``renovation'' and inserting ``design and construction''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 718 by striking
    ``construction'' and inserting ``renovation''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 785 by striking ``to
    the Town of Altavista, Virginia to assist with renovations of
    the shell building industrial site'' and inserting ``to the
    County of Campbell, Virginia for development of the Winston
    Tract Commercial Center industrial site''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 253 by striking ``to
    the Salvation Army/Boys and Girls Club-Northfolk community
    center'' and inserting ``to the Salvation Army Boys and Girls
    Club in Louisville, Kentucky for the renovation of the Newburg
    community center''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 288 by striking ``for
    building renovations'' and inserting ``for signage, street
    furniture, sidewalks and streetscape improvements''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 217 by striking
    ``$135,000 to the Village of Olympia Fields, Illinois for
    construction of a hall, public library and upgraded commuter
    station'' and inserting ``$135,000 to the Village of Olympia
    Fields, Illinois, for sidewalks, street lighting, neighborhood
    redevelopment improvements, and building renovations''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 809 by striking
    ``$90,000 to the Department of Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars
    for the construction of the Green Block Veterans Memorial in
    Brandon, Vermont and the Windsor, Vermont War Memorial'' and
    inserting ``$90,000 to the Department of Buildings and General
    Services of the State of Vermont for the construction of the
    Brandon, Vermont Veterans Memorial and the Windsor, Vermont War
    Memorial''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 244 by striking
    ``$900,000 to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana for
    facilities construction for the Northwest Indiana Purdue
    Technology Center'' and inserting ``$900,000 to Purdue Research
    Foundation in West Lafayette, Indiana for facilities buildout
    for the Northwest Indiana Purdue Technology Center''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in Public Law 107-73 is deemed to be amended with respect to
    the amount made available to Connecticut Hospice, Inc. of
    Branford, Connecticut by striking ``for construction of a new
    facility'' and inserting ``for facilities renovation and
    equipment upgrades''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in Public Law 107-73 is deemed to be amended with respect to a
    grant made available to the United Way community services
    facility in Anchorage, Alaska by striking ``the United Way
    community services facility in Anchorage, Alaska to complete
    construction of asocial service facility to serve low-income
    people;'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Cook Inlet Tribal
    Council, Inc. in Anchorage, Alaska as a federal contribution
    for construction of asocial service facility to serve low
    income people;''.
        The referenced statement of the managers under this heading
    in title II of division K of the Consolidated Appropriations
    Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; H. Rept. 108-10) is deemed
    to be amended with respect to item number 137 by striking
    ``Wilmington Housing Authority'' and inserting ``City of
    Wilmington''.

                        URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANTS

        From balances of the Urban Development Action Grant
    Program, as authorized by title I of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1974, as amended, $30,000,000 are cancelled.

             COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,325,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005, as authorized by section
    108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as
    amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,
    That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
    principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
    $275,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on
    outstanding obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
    guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000 which shall be transferred
    to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
    expenses''.

                           BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

        For competitive economic development grants, as authorized
    by section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act
    of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields redevelopment projects,
    $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005.

                      HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized
    under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
    Housing Act, as amended, $1,930,000,000, to remain available
    until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the total amount
    provided in this paragraph, up to $40,000,000 shall be
    available for housing counseling under section 106 of the
    Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and no less than
    $2,100,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for
    the development of and modifications to information technology
    systems which serve programs or activities under ``Community
    planning and development''.
        In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this
    heading, $87,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2006, for assistance to homebuyers as authorized under title II
    of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
    amended: Provided, That the Secretary shall provide such
    assistance in accordance with a formula to be established by
    the Secretary that considers, among other things, a
    participating jurisdiction's need for, and prior commitment to,
    assistance to homebuyers: Provided further, That should
    legislation be enacted prior to April 15, 2004, to authorize a
    new down-payment assistance program under the HOME Investment
    Partnership Act, the amounts provided under this paragraph
    shall be distributed for downpayment assistance in accordance
    with the terms and conditions set forth in such Act.

                           HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For the emergency shelter grants program as authorized
    under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
    Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive housing program as
    authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; the
    section 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program
    as authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
    amended, to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 441
    of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter
    plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title IV of
    such Act, $1,267,000,000, of which $1,247,000,000 to remain
    available until September 30, 2006, and of which $20,000,000 to
    remain available until expended: Provided, That not less than
    30 percent of funds made available, excluding amounts provided
    for renewals under the shelter plus care program, shall be used
    for permanent housing: Provided further, That all funds awarded
    for services shall be matched by 25 percent in funding by each
    grantee: Provided further, That the Secretary shall renew on an
    annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts
    funded under the shelter plus care program if the program is
    determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care
    and meets appropriate program requirements and financial
    standards, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further,
    That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be
    required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with
    other mainstream health, social services, and employment
    programs for which homeless populations may be eligible,
    including Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program,
    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and
    services funding through the Mental Health and Substance Abuse
    Block Grant, Workforce Investment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work
    grant program: Provided further, That $12,000,000 of the funds
    appropriated under this heading shall be available for the
    national homeless data analysis project and technical
    assistance: Provided further, That no less than $2,580,000 of
    the funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
    to the Working Capital Fund for the development of and
    modifications to information technology systems which serve
    programs or activities under ``Community planning and
    development''.

                                Housing Programs

                            HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For capital advances, including amendments to capital
    advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized
    by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for
    project rental assistance for the elderly under section
    202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for
    such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such
    assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive services
    associated with the housing, $778,320,000, plus recaptures and
    cancelled commitments, to remain available until September 30,
    2006, of which amount $30,000,000 shall be for service
    coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate
    service grants for residents of assisted housing projects, and
    of which amount up to $25,000,000 shall be for grants under
    section 202b of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2) for
    conversion of eligible projects under such section to assisted
    living or related use and for emergency capital repairs as
    determined by the Secretary: Provided, That of the amount made
    available under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available to
    the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development only for making
    competitive grants to private nonprofit organizations and
    consumer cooperatives for covering costs of architectural and
    engineering work, site control, and other planning relating to
    the development of supportive housing for the elderly that is
    eligible for assistance under section 202 of the Housing Act of
    1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided further, That no less than
    $470,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for
    the development of and modifications to information technology
    systems which serve programs or activities under ``Housing
    programs'' or ``Federal Housing Administration'': Provided
    further, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section
    202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental
    assistance, except that the initial contract term for such
    assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided
    further, That all balances outstanding, as of September 30,
    2003, for capital advances, including amendments to capital
    advances, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section
    202, for project rental assistance for housing for the elderly,
    as authorized under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including
    amendments to contracts shall be transferred to and merged with
    the amounts for those purposes under this heading.

                     HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For capital advance contracts, including amendments to
    capital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons
    with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the
    Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, for project
    rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with
    disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act, including
    amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of
    expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term,
    and for supportive services associated with the housing for
    persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of
    such Act, and for tenant-based rental assistance contracts
    entered into pursuant to section 811 of such Act, $250,570,000,
    plus recaptures and cancelled commitments to remain available
    until September 30, 2006: Provided, That no less than $470,000
    shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the
    development of and modifications to information technology
    systems which serve programs or activities under ``Housing
    programs'' or ``Federal Housing Administration'': Provided
    further, That of the amount provided under this heading, other
    than amounts for renewal of expiring project-based or tenant-
    based rental assistance contracts, the Secretary may designate
    up to 25 percent for tenant-based rental assistance, as
    authorized by section 811 of such Act, (which assistance is
    five years in duration): Provided further, That the Secretary
    may waive the provisions of section 811 governing the terms and
    conditions of project rental assistance and tenant-based
    assistance, except that the initial contract term for such
    assistance shall not exceed five years in duration: Provided
    further, That all balances outstanding, as of September 30,
    2003, for capital advances, including amendments to capital
    advances, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities,
    as authorized by section 811, for project rental assistance for
    supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized
    under section 811(d)(2), including amendments to contracts for
    such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such
    assistance, and for supportive services associated with the
    housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section
    811(b)(1), shall be transferred to and merged with the amounts
    for these purposes under this heading.

                             FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND

                              (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncommitted
    balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 2003, and
    any collections made during fiscal year 2004, shall be
    transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund, as authorized by
    section 236(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended.

                           RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

                                  (RESCISSION)

        Up to $303,000,000 of recaptured section 236 budget
    authority resulting from prepayment of mortgages subsidized
    under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
    1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 2004: Provided, That the
    limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that
    may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered
    into under section 236 is reduced in fiscal year 2004 by not
    more than $303,000,000 in uncommitted balances of
    authorizations of contract authority provided for this purpose
    in prior appropriations Acts.

                      MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

        For necessary expenses as authorized by the National
    Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
    1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $13,000,000 to
    remain available until expended, to be derived from the
    Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided, That not to
    exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall
    be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the
    extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures
    pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to
    section 620 of such Act: Provided further, That the amount made
    available under this heading from the general fund shall be
    reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year
    2004 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004 appropriation
    from the general fund estimated at not more than $0 and fees
    pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to
    ensure such a final fiscal year 2004 appropriation.

                         Federal Housing Administration

                   MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        During fiscal year 2004, commitments to guarantee loans to
    carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National
    Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of
    $185,000,000,000.
        During fiscal year 2004, obligations to make direct loans
    to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National
    Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $50,000,000:
    Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be for loans to
    nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of
    single family real properties owned by the Secretary and
    formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
        For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    guaranteed and direct loan program, $359,000,000, of which not
    to exceed $355,000,000 shall be transferred to the
    appropriation for ``Salaries and expenses''; and not to exceed
    $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
    ``Office of Inspector General''. In addition, for
    administrative contract expenses, $85,000,000, of which no less
    than $20,744,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital
    Fund for the development of and modifications to information
    technology systems which serve programs or activities under
    ``Housing programs'' or ``Federal Housing Administration'':
    Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed
    $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2004, an additional
    $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available
    for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
    (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000),
    but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso
    exceed $30,000,000.

                    GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections
    238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and
    1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee modifications, as
    that term is defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
    Act of 1974, as amended, $15,000,000, to remain available until
    expended: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize
    total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of
    up to $25,000,000,000.
        Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans,
    as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of
    the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $50,000,000, of
    which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for bridge financing
    in connection with the sale of multifamily real properties
    owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act; and
    of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for loans to
    nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale
    of single-family real properties owned by the Secretary and
    formerly insured under such Act.
        In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
    out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, $229,000,000, of
    which $209,000,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation
    for ``Salaries and expenses''; and of which $20,000,000 shall
    be transferred to the appropriation for ``Office of Inspector
    General''.
        In addition, for administrative contract expenses necessary
    to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs,
    $93,780,000, of which no less than $16,946,000 shall be
    transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the development of
    and modifications to information technology systems which serve
    programs or activities under ``Housing programs'' or ``Federal
    Housing Administration'': Provided, That to the extent
    guaranteed loan commitments exceed $8,426,000,000 on or before
    April 1, 2004, an additional $1,980 for administrative contract
    expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional
    guaranteed loan commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a
    pro rata amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no
    case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed
    $14,400,000.

                    Government National Mortgage Association

    GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the
    purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended
    (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed $200,000,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2005.
        For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
    guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, $10,695,000, to
    be derived from the GNMA guarantees of mortgage-backed
    securities guaranteed loan receipt account, of which not to
    exceed $10,695,000, shall be transferred to the appropriation
    for ``Salaries and expenses''.

                        Policy Development and Research

                            RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

        For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs
    of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems,
    not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the
    Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12
    U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions
    of the Secretary under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization
    Plan No. 2 of 1968, $47,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the total amount provided
    under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be for the Partnership for
    Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative.

                       Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                            FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

        For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise
    provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights
    Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of
    1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development
    Act of 1987, as amended, $48,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005, of which $20,250,000 shall be to carry out
    activities pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no
    funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby
    the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government
    in connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.

                         Office of Lead Hazard Control

                             LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

        For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by
    section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard
    Reduction Act of 1992, $175,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005, of which $10,000,000 shall be for the
    Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of
    the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall
    include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts,
    including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint
    poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards:
    Provided, That of the total amount made available under this
    heading, $50,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive
    basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs, as
    identified by the Secretary as having: (1) the highest number
    of occupied pre-1940 units of rental housing; and (2) a
    disproportionately high number of documented cases of lead-
    poisoned children: Provided further, That each grantee
    receiving funds under the previous proviso shall target those
    privately owned units and multifamily buildings that are
    occupied by low-income families as defined under section
    3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided
    further, That not less than 90 percent of the funds made
    available under this paragraph shall be used exclusively for
    abatement, inspections, risk assessments, temporary relocations
    and interim control of lead-based hazards as defined by 42
    U.S.C. 4851: Provided further, That each recipient of funds
    provided under the first proviso shall make a matching
    contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided
    further, That each applicant shall submit a detailed plan and
    strategy that demonstrates adequate capacity that is acceptable
    to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds
    pursuant to a Notice of Funding Availability.

                         Management and Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary administrative and non-administrative
    expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
    not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or
    allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire
    of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
    3109; and not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and
    representation expenses, $1,123,130,000, of which $564,000,000
    shall be provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing
    Administration, $10,695,000 shall be provided from funds of the
    Government National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be
    provided from the ``Community development loan guarantees
    program'' account, $150,000 shall be provided by transfer from
    the ``Native American housing block grants'' account, $250,000
    shall be provided by transfer from the ``Indian housing loan
    guarantee fund program'' account and $35,000 shall be
    transferred from the ``Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantee
    fund'' account: Provided, That funds made available under this
    heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in the
    report accompanying this Act unless the Committees on
    Appropriations of both the House of Representatives and the
    Senate are notified of any changes in an operating plan or
    reprogramming: Provided further, That no official or employee
    of the Department shall be designated as an allotment holder
    unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has
    determined that such allotment holder has implemented an
    adequate system of funds control and has received training in
    funds control procedures and directives: Provided further, That
    the Chief Financial Officer shall establish positive control of
    and maintain adequate systems of accounting for appropriations
    and other available funds as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514:
    Provided further, That for purposes of funds control and
    determining whether a violation exists under the Anti-
    Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.), the point of
    obligation shall be the executed agreement or contract, except
    with respect to insurance and guarantee programs, certain types
    of salaries and expenses funding, and incremental funding that
    is authorized under an executed agreement or contract, and
    shall be designated in the approved funds control plan:
    Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer shall: (a)
    appoint qualified personnel to conduct investigations of
    potential or actual violations; (b) establish minimum training
    requirements and other qualifications for personnel that may be
    appointed to conduct investigations; (c) establish guidelines
    and timeframes for the conduct and completion of
    investigations; (d) prescribe the content, format and other
    requirements for the submission of final reports on violations;
    and (e) prescribe such additional policies and procedures as
    may be required for conducting investigations of, and
    administering, processing, and reporting on, potential and
    actual violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all other
    statutes and regulations governing the obligation and
    expenditure of funds made available in this or any other Act:
    Provided further, That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10
    vacancies at the GS-14 and GS-15 levels until the total number
    of GS-14 and GS-15 positions in the Department has been reduced
    from the number of GS-14 and GS-15 positions on the date of
    enactment of Public Law 106-377 by 2\1/2\ percent.
        The tenth proviso under this heading in the Departments of
    Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
    Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, is amended by
    striking ``the purpose of'' and inserting ``purposes of funds
    control and'' and before the colon insert the following ``,
    except with respect to insurance and guarantee programs,
    certain types of salaries and expenses funding, and incremental
    funding that is authorized under an executed agreement or
    contract''.

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

        For additional capital for the Working Capitol Fund (42
    U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications to, and
    infrastructure for Department-wide information technology
    systems, and for the continuing operation of both Department-
    wide and program-specific information systems, $235,000,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That any
    amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain
    available until expended.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $101,000,000, of which $24,000,000 shall be provided from the
    various funds of the Federal Housing Administration: Provided,
    That the Inspector General shall have independent authority
    over all personnel issues within this office: Provided further,
    That no less than $300,000 shall be transferred to the Working
    Capital Fund for the development of and modifications to
    information technology systems for the Office of Inspector
    General.

                             CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

        All unobligated balances remaining available from fees and
    charges under section 7(j) of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development Act on October 1, 2003 are rescinded.

                 Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial
    Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not to exceed $500
    for official reception and representation expenses,
    $39,915,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived
    from the Federal Housing Enterprises Oversight Fund: Provided,
    That of the amount made available under this heading,
    $4,500,000 is for one-time costs to conduct special
    investigations of the federal housing enterprises and
    $3,000,000 is for costs associated with strengthening the
    examination and legal functions: Provided further, That the
    Secretary shall submit a spending plan for the amounts provided
    under this heading no later than January 15, 2004: Provided
    further, That not less than 60 percent of total amount made
    available under this heading shall be used only for
    examination, supervision, and capital oversight of the
    enterprises (as such term is defined in section 1303 of the
    Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act
    of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)) to ensure that the enterprises are
    operating in a financially safe and sound manner and complying
    with the capital requirements under Subtitle B of such Act:
    Provided further, That not to exceed the amount provided herein
    shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the
    extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures
    pending the receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided
    further, That the general fund amount shall be reduced as
    collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result
    in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at not
    more than $0.

                           Administrative Provisions

        Sec. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority,
    or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated
    with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects
    described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney
    Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437
    note) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be
    remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority
    or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the
    Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or
    local governments or local housing agencies with projects
    approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for
    which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance
    with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the
    Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or
    cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury
    to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their
    project at a lower interest rate.
        Sec. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act
    may be used during fiscal year 2004 to investigate or prosecute
    under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity
    engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or
    maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action, that is engaged in
    solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a
    Government official or entity, or a court of competent
    jurisdiction.
        Sec. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of the
    AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)(1)(A)), from
    any amounts made available under this title for fiscal year
    2004 that are allocated under such section, the Secretary of
    Housing and Urban Development shall allocate and make a grant,
    in the amount determined under subsection (b), for any State
    that--
                (1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year
            under clause (ii) of such section; and
                (2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for
            fiscal year 2004 under such clause (ii) because the
            areas in the State outside of the metropolitan
            statistical areas that qualify under clause (i) in
            fiscal year 2004 do not have the number of cases of
            acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required
            under such clause.
        (b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any State
    described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based on the
    cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of that State that
    are outside of metropolitan statistical areas that qualify
    under clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year
    2004, in proportion to AIDS cases among cities and States that
    qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of such section and States
    deemed eligible under subsection (a).
        Sec. 204. (a) During fiscal year 2004, in the provision of
    rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States
    Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in connection with a
    program to demonstrate the economy and effectiveness of
    providing such assistance for use in assisted living facilities
    that is carried out in the counties of the State of Michigan
    specified in subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding
    paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section 8(o), a family
    residing in an assisted living facility in any such county, on
    behalf of which a public housing agency provides assistance
    pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, at
    the time the family initially receives such assistance, to pay
    rent in an amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted
    income of the family by such a percentage or amount as the
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines to be
    appropriate.
        (b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oakland
    County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and Washtenaw County, in
    the State of Michigan.
        Sec. 205. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant,
    cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to
    title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and
    in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development Reform Act of 1989.
        Sec. 206. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act
    or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available,
    without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses,
    for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for
    utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the
    Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National
    Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
    Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member
    thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within
    the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act,
    as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
        Sec. 207. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or
    through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation
    for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be
    available for any program, project or activity in excess of
    amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to
    Congress.
        Sec. 208. Corporations and agencies of the Department of
    Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the
    Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby
    authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of
    funds and borrowing authority available to each such
    corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make
    such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
    limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be
    necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget
    for 2003 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter
    provided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and
    agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase
    commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this
    Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of
    assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts),
    except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage
    insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or
    where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the
    financial interest of the United States Government.
        Sec. 209. None of the funds provided in this title for
    technical assistance, training, or management improvements may
    be obligated or expended unless HUD provides to the Committees
    on Appropriations a description of each proposed activity and a
    detailed budget estimate of the costs associated with each
    program, project or activity as part of the Budget
    Justifications. For fiscal year 2004, HUD shall transmit this
    information to the Committees by January 15, 2004 for 30 days
    of review.
        Sec. 210. A public housing agency or such other entity that
    administers Federal housing assistance in the states of Alaska,
    Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a
    resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance
    provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
    1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of
    such agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such
    Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that
    administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 in the
    states of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi shall establish an
    advisory board of not less than 6 residents of public housing
    or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and
    comment to the public housing agency or other administering
    entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such
    advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly.
        Sec. 211. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted,
    unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and
    activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall
    submit additional, updated budget information to these
    Committees upon request.
        Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
    fiscal year 2004, in managing and disposing of any multifamily
    property that is owned or held by the Secretary and is occupied
    primarily by elderly or disabled families, the Secretary of
    Housing and Urban Development shall maintain any rental
    assistance payments under section 8 of the United States
    Housing Act of 1937 that are attached to any dwelling units in
    the property. To the extent the Secretary determines that such
    a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not
    feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such
    section 8, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants
    of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance
    payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing
    properties or provide other rental assistance.
        Sec. 213. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    shall submit an annual report no later than August 30, 2004 and
    annually thereafter to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations regarding the number of Federally assisted units
    under lease and the per unit cost of these units to the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development.
        Sec. 214. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    the amount allocated for fiscal year 2004 under section 854(c)
    of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)), to
    the City of Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the Wilmington,
    Delaware-Maryland-New Jersey Metropolitan Division (hereafter
    ``metropolitan division'') of the Philadelphia-Camden-
    Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, shall be
    adjusted by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by
    allocating to the State of New Jersey the proportion of the
    metropolitan area's or division's amount that is based on the
    number of cases of AIDS reported in the portion of the
    metropolitan area or division that is located in New Jersey.
    The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated to the
    State under this subsection to carry out eligible activities
    under section 855 of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42
    U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metropolitan division that
    is located in New Jersey.
        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate to
    Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that otherwise would
    be allocated for fiscal year 2004 under section 854(c) of the
    AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City
    of Raleigh, North Carolina, on behalf of the Raleigh-Cary,
    North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any amounts
    allocated to Wake County shall be used to carry out eligible
    activities under section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904)
    within such metropolitan statistical area.
        Sec. 215. Section 224 of the National Housing Act (12
    U.S.C. 1735o) is amended by adding the following new sentence
    at the end of the first paragraph: ``Notwithstanding the
    preceding sentence and the following paragraph, if an insurance
    claim is paid in cash for any mortgage that is insured under
    section 203 or 234 of this Act and is endorsed for mortgage
    insurance after the date of enactment of this sentence, the
    debenture interest rate for purposes of calculating such a
    claim shall be the monthly average yield, for the month in
    which the default on the mortgage occurred, on United States
    Treasury Securities adjusted to a constant maturity of ten
    years.''.
        Sec. 216. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
    U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended--
                (1) in section 101(b), by striking ``Interagency
            Council on the Homeless'' and inserting ``United States
            Interagency Council on Homelessness'';
                (2) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ``an
            Interagency Council on the Homeless'' and inserting
            ``the United States Interagency Council on
            Homelessness'';
                (3) in the heading for title II, by striking
            ``INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOMELESS'' and inserting
            ``UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS'';
            and
                (4) in sections 201, 207(1), 501(c)(2)(a), and
            501(d)(3), by striking ``Interagency Council on the
            Homeless'' and inserting ``United States Interagency
            Council on Homelessness''.
        Sec. 217. (a) Information Comparisons for Public and
    Assisted Housing Programs.--Section 453(j) of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended by adding at the end
    the following new paragraph:
                ``(7) Information comparisons for housing
            assistance programs.--
                        ``(A) Furnishing of information by hud.--
                    Subject to subparagraph (G), the Secretary of
                    Housing and Urban Development shall furnish to
                    the Secretary, on such periodic basis as
                    determined by the Secretary of Housing and
                    Urban Development in consultation with the
                    Secretary, information in the custody of the
                    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for
                    comparison with information in the National
                    Directory of New Hires, in order to obtain
                    information in such Directory with respect to
                    individuals who are participating in any
                    program under--
                                ``(i) the United States Housing Act
                            of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
                                ``(ii) section 202 of the Housing
                            Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
                                ``(iii) section 221(d)(3),
                            221(d)(5), or 236 of the National
                            Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d) and
                            1715z-1);
                                ``(iv) section 811 of the Cranston-
                            Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
                            Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
                                ``(v) section 101 of the Housing
                            and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12
                            U.S.C. 1701s).
                        ``(B) Requirement to seek minimum
                    information.--The Secretary of Housing and
                    Urban Development shall seek information
                    pursuant to this section only to the extent
                    necessary to verify the employment and income
                    of individuals described in subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Duties of the secretary.--
                                ``(i) Information disclosure.--The
                            Secretary, in cooperation with the
                            Secretary of Housing and Urban
                            Development, shall compare information
                            in the National Directory of New Hires
                            with information provided by the
                            Secretary of Housing and Urban
                            Development with respect to individuals
                            described in subparagraph (A), and
                            shall disclose information in such
                            Directory regarding such individuals to
                            the Secretary of Housing and Urban
                            Development, in accordance with this
                            paragraph, for the purposes specified
                            in this paragraph.
                                ``(ii) Condition on disclosure.--
                            The Secretary shall make disclosures in
                            accordance with clause (i) only to the
                            extent that the Secretary determines
                            that such disclosures do not interfere
                            with the effective operation of the
                            program under this part.
                        ``(D) Use of information by hud.--The
                    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
                    use information resulting from a data match
                    pursuant to this paragraph only--
                                ``(i) for the purpose of verifying
                            the employment and income of
                            individuals described in subparagraph
                            (A); and
                                ``(ii) after removal of personal
                            identifiers, to conduct analyses of the
                            employment and income reporting of
                            individuals described in subparagraph
                            (A).
                        ``(E) Disclosure of information by hud.--
                                ``(i) Purpose of disclosure.--The
                            Secretary of Housing and Urban
                            Development may make a disclosure under
                            this subparagraph only for the purpose
                            of verifying the employment and income
                            of individuals described in
                            subparagraph (A).
                                ``(ii) Disclosures permitted.--
                            Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary
                            of Housing and Urban Development may
                            disclose information resulting from a
                            data match pursuant to this paragraph
                            only to a public housing agency, the
                            Inspector General of the Department of
                            Housing and Urban Development, and the
                            Attorney General in connection with the
                            administration of a program described
                            in subparagraph (A). Information
                            obtained by the Secretary of Housing
                            and Urban Development pursuant to this
                            paragraph shall not be made available
                            under section 552 of title 5, United
                            States Code.
                                ``(iii) Conditions on disclosure.--
                            Disclosures under this paragraph shall
                            be--
                                        ``(I) made in accordance
                                    with data security and control
                                    policies established by the
                                    Secretary of Housing and Urban
                                    Development and approved by the
                                    Secretary;
                                        ``(II) subject to audit in
                                    a manner satisfactory to the
                                    Secretary; and
                                        ``(III) subject to the
                                    sanctions under subsection
                                    (l)(2).
                                ``(iv) Additional disclosures.--
                                        ``(I) Determination by
                                    secretaries.--The Secretary of
                                    Housing and Urban Development
                                    and the Secretary shall
                                    determine whether to permit
                                    disclosure of information under
                                    this paragraph to persons or
                                    entities described in subclause
                                    (II), based on an evaluation
                                    made by the Secretary of
                                    Housing and Urban Development
                                    (in consultation with and
                                    approved by the Secretary), of
                                    the costs and benefits of
                                    disclosures made under clause
                                    (ii) and the adequacy of
                                    measures used to safeguard the
                                    security and confidentiality of
                                    information so disclosed.
                                        ``(II) Permitted persons or
                                    entities.--If the Secretary of
                                    Housing and Urban Development
                                    and the Secretary determine
                                    pursuant to subclause (I) that
                                    disclosures to additional
                                    persons or entities shall be
                                    permitted, information under
                                    this paragraph may be disclosed
                                    by the Secretary of Housing and
                                    Urban Development to a private
                                    owner, a management agent, and
                                    a contract administrator in
                                    connection with the
                                    administration of a program
                                    described in subparagraph (A),
                                    subject to the conditions in
                                    clause (iii) and such
                                    additional conditions as agreed
                                    to by the Secretaries.
                                ``(v) Restrictions on
                            redisclosure.--A person or entity to
                            which information is disclosed under
                            this subparagraph may use or disclose
                            such information only as needed for
                            verifying the employment and income of
                            individuals described in subparagraph
                            (A), subject to the conditions in
                            clause (iii) and such additional
                            conditions as agreed to by the
                            Secretaries.
                        ``(F) Reimbursement of hhs costs.--The
                    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
                    shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance
                    with subsection (k)(3), for the costs incurred
                    by the Secretary in furnishing the information
                    requested under this paragraph.
                        ``(G) Consent.--The Secretary of Housing
                    and Urban Development shall not seek, use, or
                    disclose information under this paragraph
                    relating to an individual without the prior
                    written consent of such individual (or of a
                    person legally authorized to consent on behalf
                    of such individual).''.
        (b) Consent to Information Comparison and Use as Condition
    of Hud Program Eligibility.--As a condition of participating in
    any program authorized under--
                (1) the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
            U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
                (2) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12
            U.S.C. 1701q);
                (3) section 221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 236 of the
            National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d) and 1715z-1);
                (4) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
            Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
                (5) section 101 of the Housing and Urban
            Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s),
    the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may require
    consent by an individual (or by a person legally authorized to
    consent on behalf of such individual) for such Secretary to
    obtain, use, and disclose information with respect to such
    individual in accordance with section 453(j)(7) of the Social
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(7)).
        Sec. 218. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    State of Hawaii may elect by July 31, 2004 to distribute funds
    under section 106(d)(2) of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1974, to units of general local government
    located in nonentitlement areas of that State. If the State of
    Hawaii fails to make such election, the Secretary shall for
    fiscal years 2005 and thereafter make grants to the units of
    general local government located in the State of Hawaii's
    nonentitlement areas (Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties). The
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate funds
    under section 106(d) of such Act to units of general local
    government located in nonentitlement areas within the State of
    Hawaii in accordance with a formula which bears the same ratio
    to the total amount available for the nonentitlement areas of
    the State as the weighted average of the ratios between (1) the
    population of that eligible unit of general local government
    and the population of all eligible units of general local
    government in the nonentitlement areas of the State; (2) the
    extent of poverty in that eligible unit of general local
    government and the extent of poverty in all of the eligible
    units of general local government in the nonentitlement areas
    of the State; and (3) the extent of housing overcrowding in
    that eligible unit of general local government and the extent
    of housing overcrowding in all of the eligible units of general
    local government in the nonentitlement areas of the State. In
    determining the weighted average of the ratios described in the
    previous sentence, the ratio described in clause (2) shall be
    counted twice and the ratios described in clauses (1) and (3)
    shall be counted once. Notwithstanding any other provision,
    grants made under this section shall be subject to the program
    requirements of section 104 of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1974 in the same manner as such requirements
    are made applicable to grants made under section 106(b) of the
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
        Sec. 219. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    shall issue a proposed rulemaking, in accordance with Title V,
    United States Code, not later than 90 days from the date of
    enactment of this Act that--
                (1) addresses and expands, as necessary, the
            participation and certification requirements for the
            sale of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects and the
            foreclosure sale of any multifamily housing securing a
            mortgage held by the Secretary, including whether a
            potential purchaser is in substantial compliance with
            applicable state or local government housing statutes,
            regulations, ordinances and codes with regard to other
            properties owned by the purchaser; and
                (2) requires any state, city, or municipality that
            exercises its right of first refusal for the purchase
            of a multifamily housing project under section 203 of
            the Housing and Community Development Amendments of
            1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-11(i)) to ensure that potential
            purchasers of the project from the state, city, or
            municipality are subject to the same standards that
            they would otherwise be subject to if they had
            purchased the project directly from the Secretary,
            including whether a potential purchaser is in
            substantial compliance with applicable state or local
            government housing statutes, regulations, ordinances
            and codes with regard to other properties owned by the
            purchaser.
        Sec. 220. Section 217 of Public Law 107-73 is amended by
    striking ``the rehabilitation'' and inserting in lieu thereof:
    ``redevelopment, including demolition and new construction''.
        Sec. 221. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
    appropriated for the housing for the elderly, as authorized by
    section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for
    supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized
    by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
    Housing Act, shall be available for the cost of maintaining and
    disposing of such properties that are acquired or otherwise
    become the responsibility of the Department.
        Sec. 222. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    shall conduct negotiated rulemaking with representatives from
    interested parties for purposes of any changes to the formula
    governing the Public Housing Operating Fund. A final rule shall
    be issued no later than July 1, 2004.
        Sec. 223. The Department of Housing and Urban Development
    shall submit the Department's fiscal year 2005 congressional
    budget justifications to the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives and the Senate using the identical
    structure provided under this Act and only in accordance with
    the direction included in the joint explanatory statement of
    the managers accompanying this Act.

                        TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                      American Battle Monuments Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the
    American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition
    of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and
    repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and
    monuments outside of the United States and its territories and
    possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign
    countries; purchase (one for replacement only) and hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor
    vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such
    countries, $41,300,000, to remain available until expended.

                 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant
    to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended,
    including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances
    therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, and for
    services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for
    individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the
    maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C.
    5376, $8,250,000: Provided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three
    career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual
    appointed to the position of Inspector General of the
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such
    appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the
    Board: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall
    utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in
    performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board,
    and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the
    Board.

                                 EMERGENCY FUND

        For necessary expenses of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board for accident investigations not otherwise
    provided for, $450,000, to remain available until expended.

                           Department of the Treasury

                  Community Development Financial Institutions

       COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

        To carry out the Community Development Banking and
    Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not
    to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for ES-3,
    $61,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005, of
    which $4,000,000 shall be for financial assistance, technical
    assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit
    Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native
    communities and provided primarily through qualified community
    development lender organizations with experience and expertise
    in community development banking and lending in Indian country,
    Native American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations
    and other suitable providers, and up to $12,000,000 may be used
    for administrative expenses, including administration of the
    New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000 may be used for the
    cost of direct loans, and up to $250,000 may be used for
    administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program:
    Provided, That the cost of direct loans, including the cost of
    modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,
    That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations
    for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
    $11,000,000.

                       Consumer Product Safety Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
    individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
    maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal
    awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to
    Commission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official
    reception and representation expenses, $60,000,000.

                 Corporation for National and Community Service

           NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS OPERATING EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and
    Community Service (the ``Corporation'') in carrying out
    programs, activities, and initiatives under the National and
    Community Service Act of 1990 (the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et
    seq.), $553,225,000, to remain available until September 30,
    2005: Provided, That not more than $314,000,000 of the amount
    provided under this heading shall be available for grants under
    the National Service Trust Program authorized under subtitle C
    of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to
    activities of the AmeriCorps program), including grants to
    organizations operating projects under the AmeriCorps Education
    Awards Program (without regard to the requirements of sections
    121(d) and (e), section 131(e), section 132, and sections
    140(a), (d), and (e) of the Act): Provided further, That not
    less than $130,000,000 of the amount provided under this
    heading, to remain available without fiscal year limitation,
    shall be transferred to the National Service Trust for
    educational awards authorized under subtitle D of title I of
    the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601), of which up to $5,000,000 shall be
    available to support national service scholarships for high
    school students performing community service, and of which
    $10,000,000 shall be held in reserve as defined in Public Law
    108-45: Provided further, That in addition to amounts otherwise
    provided to the National Service Trust under the second
    proviso, the Corporation may transfer funds from the amount
    provided under the first proviso, to the National Service Trust
    authorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
    12601) upon determination that such transfer is necessary to
    support the activities of national service participants and
    after notice is transmitted to Congress: Provided further, That
    of the amount provided under this heading for grants under the
    National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle C of
    title I of the Act, not more than $55,000,000 may be used to
    administer, reimburse, or support any national service program
    authorized under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
    12581(d)(2)): Provided further, That not more than $11,225,000
    shall be available for quality and innovation activities
    authorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
    12853 et seq.), of which $3,000,000 shall be available for
    challenge grants to non-profit organizations: Provided further,
    That notwithstanding subtitle H of title I of the Act (42
    U.S.C. 12853), none of the funds provided under the previous
    proviso shall be used to support salaries and related expenses
    (including travel) attributable to Corporation employees:
    Provided further, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds
    appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be
    provided in a manner that is consistent with the
    recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure that
    priority is given to programs that demonstrate quality,
    innovation, replicability, and sustainability: Provided
    further, That not less than $25,000,000 of the funds made
    available under this heading shall be available for the
    Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title I
    of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further, That
    not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-based
    and community-based service-learning programs authorized under
    subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.):
    Provided further, That not more than $3,000,000 shall be
    available for audits and other evaluations authorized under
    section 179 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided further,
    That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds made available
    under this heading shall be made available for the Points of
    Light Foundation for activities authorized under title III of
    the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.), of which not more than
    $2,500,000 may be used to support an endowment fund, the corpus
    of which shall remain intact and the interest income from which
    shall be used to support activities described in title III of
    the Act, provided that the Foundation may invest the corpus and
    income in federally insured bank savings accounts or comparable
    interest bearing accounts, certificates of deposit, money
    market funds, mutual funds, obligations of the United States,
    and other market instruments and securities but not in real
    estate investments: Provided further, That no funds shall be
    available for national service programs run by Federal agencies
    authorized under section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
    12571(b)): Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 of
    the funds made available under this heading shall be made
    available to America's Promise--The Alliance for Youth, Inc.:
    Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable, the
    Corporation shall increase significantly the level of matching
    funds and in-kind contributions provided by the private sector,
    and shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all
    programs.

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of administration as provided under
    section 501(a)(4) of the National and Community Service Act of
    1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) including payment of salaries,
    authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
    of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment
    of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and
    not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation
    expenses, $25,000,000.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $6,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term
    ``qualified student loan'' with respect to national service
    education awards shall mean any loan determined by an
    institution of higher education to be necessary to cover a
    student's cost of attendance at such institution and made,
    insured, or guaranteed directly to a student by a State agency,
    in addition to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the
    National and Community Service Act.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made
    available under section 129(d)(5)(B) of the National and
    Community Service Act to assist entities in placing applicants
    who are individuals with disabilities may be provided to any
    entity that receives a grant under section 121 of the Act.
        The Inspector General of the Corporation for National and
    Community Service shall conduct random audits of the grantees
    that administer activities under the AmeriCorps programs and
    shall levy sanctions in accordance with standard Inspector
    General audit resolution procedures which include, but are not
    limited to, debarment of any grantee (or successor in interest
    or any entity with substantially the same person or persons in
    control) that has been determined to have committed any
    substantial violations of the requirements of the AmeriCorps
    programs, including any grantee that has been determined to
    have violated the prohibition of using Federal funds to lobby
    the Congress: Provided, That the Inspector General shall obtain
    reimbursements in the amount of any misused funds from any
    grantee that has been determined to have committed any
    substantial violations of the requirements of the AmeriCorps
    programs.
        For fiscal year 2004, the Corporation shall make any
    significant changes to program requirements or policy only
    through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year
    2004, during any grant selection process, no officer or
    employee of the Corporation shall knowingly disclose any
    covered grant selection information regarding such selection,
    directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or
    employee of the Corporation that is authorized by the
    Corporation to receive such information.

                   U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
    States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 38
    U.S.C. 7251-7298, $15,938,000 of which $1,175,000 shall be
    available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as
    described, and in accordance with the process and reporting
    procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102-229.

                          Department of Defense--Civil

                           Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for
    maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National
    Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery,
    including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for
    replacement only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses, $29,000,000, to remain
    available until expended.

                    Department of Health and Human Services

                         National Institutes of Health

              NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

        For necessary expenses for the National Institute of
    Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set
    forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended,
    and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and
    Reauthorization Act of 1986, $78,774,000.

                Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

                TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

        For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances
    and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set
    forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of the
    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of
    the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
    (SARA), as amended; and section 3019 of the Solid Waste
    Disposal Act, as amended, $73,467,000, which may be derived to
    the extent funds are available from the Hazardous Substance
    Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to section 517(a) of SARA (26
    U.S.C. 9507): Provided, That notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment
    under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR
    may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or
    activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing,
    clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to
    accredited health care providers: Provided further, That in
    performing any such health assessment or health study,
    evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not
    be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:
    Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under
    this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of
    40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA
    during fiscal year 2004, and existing profiles may be updated
    as necessary.

                        Environmental Protection Agency

                             SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

        For science and technology, including research and
    development activities, which shall include research and
    development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental
    Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended;
    necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel
    expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5
    U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
    diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior
    level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory
    equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support of
    research and development; construction, alteration, repair,
    rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
    $85,000 per project, $786,324,000, which shall remain available
    until September 30, 2005: Provided, That of the funds provided
    under this heading in Public Law 108-7, in reference to item
    number 9, the Administrator is authorized to make a grant of
    $436,000 to the City of San Bernardino, California.

                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

        For environmental programs and management, including
    necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel
    and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or
    allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
    services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
    individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
    maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C.
    5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and
    operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
    memberships in societies or associations which issue
    publications to members only or at a price to members lower
    than to subscribers who are not members; construction,
    alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
    facilities, not to exceed $85,000 per project; and not to
    exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation
    expenses, $2,293,578,000, which shall remain available until
    September 30, 2005, including administrative costs of the
    brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief
    and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair,
    rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
    $85,000 per project, $37,558,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

        For construction, repair, improvement, extension,
    alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,
    or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
    $40,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                         HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
    (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5),
    (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction,
    alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
    facilities, not to exceed $85,000 per project; $1,265,000,000,
    to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as
    are available in the Trust Fund upon the date of enactment of
    this Act as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund
    Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to
    $1,265,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the
    Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by
    section 517(b) of SARA, as amended: Provided, That funds
    appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other
    Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA:
    Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
    heading, $13,214,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of
    Inspector General'' appropriation to remain available until
    September 30, 2005, and $44,697,000 shall be transferred to the
    ``Science and technology'' appropriation to remain available
    until September 30, 2005.

                    LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

        For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground
    storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of
    the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and
    for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and
    renovation of facilities, not to exceed $85,000 per project,
    $76,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                               OIL SPILL RESPONSE

        For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
    Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution
    Act of 1990, $16,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
    Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.

                       STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

        For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance,
    including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and
    performance partnership grants, $3,896,800,000, to remain
    available until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for
    making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State
    Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution
    Control Act, as amended (the ``Act''), of which up to
    $75,000,000 shall be available for loans, including interest
    free loans as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)(A), to
    municipal, inter-municipal, interstate, or State agencies or
    nonprofit entities for projects that provide treatment for or
    that minimize sewage or stormwater discharges using one or more
    approaches which include, but are not limited to, decentralized
    or distributed stormwater controls, decentralized wastewater
    treatment, low-impact development practices, conservation
    easements, stream buffers, or wetlands restoration;
    $850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the
    Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the
    Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except that,
    notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
    as amended, none of the funds made available under this heading
    in this Act, or in previous appropriations Acts, shall be
    reserved by the Administrator for health effects studies on
    drinking water contaminants; $50,000,000 shall be for
    architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and
    related activities in connection with the construction of high
    priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the
    United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the
    appropriate border commission; $43,000,000 shall be for grants
    to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and waste
    infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages:
    Provided, That, of these funds (1) the State of Alaska shall
    provide a match of 25 percent, (2) no more than 5 percent of
    the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses,
    and (3) not later than October 1, 2004 and thereafter, a
    statewide priority list shall be established which shall remain
    in effect for at least 3 years for all water, sewer, waste
    disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of
    Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water
    Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm
    and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall
    allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for
    projects in regional hub communities; $3,500,000 shall be for
    remediation of above ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to
    Public Law 106-554; $325,000,000 shall be for making grants for
    the construction of drinking water, wastewater and storm water
    infrastructure and for water quality protection in accordance
    with the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the
    joint explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this
    Act, and, for purposes of these grants, each grantee shall
    contribute not less than 45 percent of the cost of the project
    unless the grantee is approved for a waiver by the Agency;
    $6,600,000 for grants for construction of alternative
    decentralized wastewater facilities under the National
    Decentralized Wastewater Demonstration program, in accordance
    with the terms and conditions specified in the joint
    explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this Act;
    $93,500,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the
    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including grants,
    interagency agreements, and associated program support costs;
    and $1,175,200,000 shall be for grants, including associated
    program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes,
    interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution
    control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution
    prevention, control and abatement and related activities,
    including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under
    this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for making grants under
    section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter
    monitoring and data collection activities of which and subject
    to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of
    which $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of
    CERCLA, as amended, and $20,000,000 shall be for Environmental
    Information Exchange Network grants, including associated
    program support costs: Provided further, That for fiscal year
    2004, State authority under section 302(a) of Public Law 104-
    182 shall remain in effect: Provided further, That
    notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Act, the limitation on
    the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund
    that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not
    apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such
    fund in fiscal year 2004 and prior years where such amounts
    represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that
    such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the
    Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in
    the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including
    administration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2004,
    and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Act, the
    Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for
    any fiscal year under section 319 of that Act to make grants to
    Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that
    Act: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2004,
    notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of
    the Act, up to a total of 1\1/2\ percent of the funds
    appropriated for State Revolving Funds under title VI of that
    Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under
    section 518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That no funds
    provided by this legislation to address the water, wastewater
    and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the
    United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be
    made available to a county or municipal government unless that
    government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or
    other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the
    development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or
    the development within an existing colonia the construction of
    any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
    wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure: Provided
    further, That the referenced statement of the managers under
    this heading in Public Law 106-377 is deemed to be amended by
    striking ``wastewater'' in reference to item number 219 and
    inserting ``water'': Provided further, That the referenced
    statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108-
    7 is deemed to be amended by striking ``wastewater'' in
    reference to item number 409 and inserting ``water'': Provided
    further, That the referenced statement of the managers under
    this heading in Public Law 108-7, item number 383, is deemed to
    be amended by adding after the word ``overflow'', ``and water
    infrastructure'': Provided further, That the referenced
    statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108-
    7, item number 255, is deemed to be amended by inserting
    ``water and'' after the words ``Mississippi for'': Provided
    further, That the referenced statement of the managers under
    this heading in Public Law 108-7, item number 256, is deemed to
    be amended by adding after the word ``for'', ``water and'':
    Provided further, That the referenced statement of the managers
    under this heading in Public Law 105-276, in reference to item
    number 19, is deemed to be amended by striking ``Wolfe
    County'', and inserting ``the City of Campton'': Provided
    further, That the referenced statement of the managers under
    this heading in Public Law 108-7, in reference to item number
    364, is deemed to be amended by striking everything after
    ``improvements'': Provided further, That the referenced
    statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 108-
    7, in reference to item number 191, is deemed to be amended by
    striking ``wastewater'', and inserting ``water'': Provided
    further, That the referenced statement of the managers under
    this heading in Public Law 108-7, in reference to item number
    223, is deemed to be amended by adding, ``and for other
    projects within Indian Head after the needs of Woodland Village
    are met.'': Provided further, That the referenced statement of
    the managers under this heading in Public Law 106-377 is deemed
    to be amended in reference to item number 234, as amended, by
    striking everything after ``234.'' and inserting, ``$1,500,000
    for the Town of Delbarton Wastewater Collection and Treatment
    Replacement/Upgrade Project.'': Provided further, That the
    referenced statement of the managers under this heading in
    Public Law 108-7 is deemed to be amended by striking
    ``wastewater'' in reference to item number 469 and inserting
    ``water'': Provided further, That the referenced statement of
    the managers under this heading in Public Law 108-7 is deemed
    to be amended by striking ``Fayette, Mississippi for the
    Jefferson County'' in reference to item number 263 and
    inserting ``Jefferson County, Mississippi'': Provided further,
    That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
    certify grant amendments for grant number C34-0714-03.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

        For fiscal year 2004, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and
    6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
    Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement
    directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized
    by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may
    award cooperative agreements to federally-recognized Indian
    Tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member
    Tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal
    environmental programs for Indian Tribes required or authorized
    by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be
    awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance
    agreements.
        The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is
    authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration
    service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (as added by
    subsection (f)(2) of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
    of 2003).
        Notwithstanding CERCLA 104(k)(4)(B)(i)(IV), appropriated
    funds for fiscal year 2004 may be used to award grants or loans
    under section 104(k) of CERCLA to eligible entities that
    satisfy all of the elements set forth in CERCLA section 101(40)
    to qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser except that the
    date of acquisition of the property was prior to the date of
    enactment of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfield
    Revitalization Act of 2001.

                       Executive Office of the President

                    OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
    Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National
    Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act
    of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor
    vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to
    exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation
    expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of
    Columbia, $7,027,000.

      COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

        For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to
    the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of
    Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental
    Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act
    of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to
    exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses,
    $3,238,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 202 of the
    National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall
    consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with
    the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and
    exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.

                     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
    1978, as amended, $30,125,000, to be derived from the Bank
    Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and the
    FSLIC Resolution Fund.

                        General Services Administration

                    FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND

        For necessary expenses of the Federal Citizen Information
    Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
    $14,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen
    Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations,
    revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be
    available for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Information
    Center activities in the aggregate amount not to exceed
    $21,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing
    to this Fund during fiscal year 2004 in excess of $21,000,000
    shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for
    expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.

               United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
    authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
    of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the
    employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code) of the Interagency Council on the
    Homeless in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of
    the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended,
    $1,500,000.

                 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                           SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
    conduct and support of space flight capabilities research and
    development activities, including research, development,
    operations, support and services; maintenance; construction of
    facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization and
    modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and
    additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design,
    and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized
    by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space flight,
    spacecraft control and communications activities including
    operations, production, and services; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
    therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses;
    purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
    $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission
    and administrative aircraft, $7,512,100,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005, of which $15,000,000 of
    amounts for the Space Shuttle Life Extension Program shall be
    for the development and independent assessment of concepts to
    increase Space Shuttle crew survivability for crew sizes of 4
    to 7 astronauts, and of which amounts as determined by the
    Administrator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and
    awards; facility and related costs; information technology
    services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing
    services; and other administrative services may be transferred
    to ``Science, aeronautics and exploration'' in accordance with
    section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of
    1958, as amended by Public Law 106-377.

                      SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

        For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
    conduct and support of science, aeronautics and exploration
    research and development activities, including research,
    development, operations, support and services; maintenance;
    construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation,
    revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of
    new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility
    planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or
    condemnation of real property, as authorized by law;
    environmental compliance and restoration; space flight,
    spacecraft control and communications activities including
    operations, production, and services; program management;
    personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
    therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses;
    purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
    $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
    purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission
    and administrative aircraft, $7,929,900,000, to remain
    available until September 30, 2005, of which amounts as
    determined by the Administrator for salaries and benefits;
    training, travel and awards; facility and related costs;
    information technology services; science, engineering,
    fabricating and testing services; and other administrative
    services may be transferred to ``Space flight capabilities'' in
    accordance with section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and
    Space Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 106-377.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $27,300,000.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

        Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
    appropriated for ``Science, aeronautics and exploration'', or
    ``Space flight capabilities'' by this appropriations Act, when
    any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of
    obligations for construction of facilities or environmental
    compliance and restoration activities as authorized by law,
    such amount available for such activity shall remain available
    until expended. This provision does not apply to the amounts
    appropriated for institutional minor revitalization and
    construction of facilities, and institutional facility planning
    and design.
        Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
    appropriated for ``Science, aeronautics and exploration'', or
    ``Space flight capabilities'' by this appropriations Act, the
    amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall
    remain available until September 30, 2006.
        From amounts made available in this Act for these
    activities, the Administration may transfer amounts between
    aeronautics of the ``Science, aeronautics and exploration''
    account and crosscutting technologies of the ``Space flight
    capabilities'' account.
        Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall
    remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the
    prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
        The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to NASA for
    activities for which funds are provided under this Act may be
    transferred to the new account established for the
    appropriation that provides such activity under this Act.
    Balances so transferred may be merged with funds in the newly
    established account and thereafter may be accounted for as one
    fund under the same terms and conditions.

                      National Credit Union Administration

                           CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

        During fiscal year 2004, gross obligations of the Central
    Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans
    to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 U.S.C. 1795 et
    seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Provided, That
    administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in
    fiscal year 2004 shall not exceed $310,000.

                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

        For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program
    as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $1,200,000
    shall be available: Provided, That of this amount $200,000,
    together with amounts of principal and interest on loans
    repaid, is available until expended for loans to community
    development credit unions, and $1,000,000 is available until
    September 30, 2004 for technical assistance to low-income and
    community development credit unions.

                          National Science Foundation

                        RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

        For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
    Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and
    the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C.
    1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
    maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight
    services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and
    authorized travel; $4,276,600,000, of which not to exceed
    $345,000,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar
    research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other
    Federal agencies for operational and science support and
    logistical and other related activities for the United States
    Antarctic program; the balance to remain available until
    September 30, 2005: Provided, That receipts for scientific
    support services and materials furnished by the National
    Research Centers and other National Science Foundation
    supported research facilities may be credited to this
    appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent that the
    amount appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to
    be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts,
    including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act
    for those program activities or their subactivities shall be
    reduced proportionally: Provided further, That $90,000,000 of
    the funds available under this heading shall be made available
    for a comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for
    economically significant crops.

              MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

        For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
    commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment,
    facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the
    National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including
    authorized travel, $155,900,000, to remain available until
    expended.

                         EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

        For necessary expenses in carrying out science and
    engineering education and human resources programs and
    activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of
    1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $944,550,000, to
    remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That to
    the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than
    the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included
    program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings,
    specified in the authorizing Act for those program activities
    or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the
    National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
    1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of
    passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official
    reception and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances
    therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; rental of
    conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement
    of the General Services Administration for security guard
    services; $220,000,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered
    into under ``Salaries and expenses'' in fiscal year 2004 for
    maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other
    services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.

                      OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

        For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
    authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental
    of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the
    employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of
    title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4
    of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863)
    and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $3,900,000:
    Provided, That not more than $9,000 shall be available for
    official reception and representation expenses.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

        For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
    as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
    $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005.

                     Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

              PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

        For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
    for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized
    by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C.
    8101-8107), $115,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a
    multi-family rental housing program.

                            ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

        Section 605(a) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
    Act (42 U.S.C. 8104) is amended by--
                (1) striking out ``compensation'' and inserting
            ``salary''; and striking out ``highest rate provided
            for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of
            title 5 United States Code''; and inserting ``rate for
            level IV of the Executive Schedule''; and
                (2) inserting after the end the following sentence:
            ``The Corporation shall also apply the provisions of
            section 5307(a)(1), (b)(1) and (b)(2) of title 5,
            United States Code, governing limitations on certain
            pay as if its employees were Federal employees
            receiving payments under title 5.''.

                            Selective Service System

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

        For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System,
    including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training
    for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service
    System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian
    employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as
    authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; hire of passenger motor
    vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to
    exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses;
    $26,308,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the
    President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of
    31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President deems such action to be
    necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided
    further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
    expended for or in connection with the induction of any person
    into the Armed Forces of the United States.

                          TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

        Sec. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this
    Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
    fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
        Sec. 402. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
    expended--
                (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or
            employee of the United States unless--
                        (A) such certification is accompanied by,
                    or is part of, a voucher or abstract which
                    describes the payee or payees and the items or
                    services for which such expenditure is being
                    made; or
                        (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to
                    such certification, and without such a voucher
                    or abstract, is specifically authorized by law;
                    and
                (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by
            the General Accounting Officer or is specifically
            exempt by law from such audit.
        Sec. 403. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
    department or agency may be obligated or expended for: (1) the
    transportation of any officer or employee of such department or
    agency between the domicile and the place of employment of the
    officer or employee, with the exception of an officer or
    employee authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or
    5 U.S.C. 7905 or (2) to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other
    personal servants to any officer or employee of such department
    or agency.
        Sec. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
    used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients
    that do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting
    from proposals not specifically solicited by the Government:
    Provided, That the extent of cost sharing by the recipient
    shall reflect the mutuality of interest of the grantee or
    contractor and the Government in the research.
        Sec. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
    used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide
    reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant
    (whether retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at
    more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV of
    the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by law.
        Sec. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
    used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-
    Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory
    proceedings. Nothing herein affects the authority of the
    Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to section 7 of the
    Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
        Sec. 407. Except as otherwise provided under existing law,
    or under an existing Executive order issued pursuant to an
    existing law, the obligation or expenditure of any
    appropriation under this Act for contracts for any consulting
    service shall be limited to contracts which are: (1) a matter
    of public record and available for public inspection; and (2)
    thereafter included in a publicly available list of all
    contracts entered into within 24 months prior to the date on
    which the list is made available to the public and of all
    contracts on which performance has not been completed by such
    date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall be
    updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description of
    the work to be performed under each such contract.
        Sec. 408. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
    used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for
    indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management and
    Budget Circular A-21.
        Sec. 409. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
    2004 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be
    absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
        Sec. 410. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the
    greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
    purchased with funds made available in this Act should be
    American-made.
        (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into
    any contract with, any entity using funds made available in
    this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest
    extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice
    describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the
    Congress.
        Sec. 411. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made
    known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are
    made available that the program, project, or activity is not in
    compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment,
    the protection of private property rights, or unfunded
    mandates.
        Sec. 412. Except in the case of entities that are funded
    solely with Federal funds or any natural persons that are
    funded under this Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be
    used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
    expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties to
    lobby or litigate in respect to adjudicatory proceedings funded
    in this Act. A chief executive officer of any entity receiving
    funds under this Act shall certify that none of these funds
    have been used to engage in the lobbying of the Federal
    Government or in litigation against the United States unless
    authorized under existing law.
        Sec. 413. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act
    shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than
    for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships,
    for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation,
    distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication,
    radio, television or film presentation designed to support or
    defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in
    presentation to the Congress itself.
        Sec. 414. All departments and agencies funded under this
    Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory
    authorities and funding, to expand their use of ``E-Commerce''
    technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business
    practices and public service activities.
        Sec. 415. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
    the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made
    by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other
    appropriation Act.
        Sec. 416. None of the funds provided in this Act to any
    department or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure
    passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA
    estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per
    gallon.
        Sec. 417. Section 312 of the National Aeronautics and Space
    Administration Act of 1958, as amended, is further amended--
                (1) by striking the second Sec. ``312'' and
            inserting ``313'';
                (2) by inserting the title, ``Full Cost
            Appropriations Account Structure'', before Sec. 313;
                (3) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``Human space flight'' and
                    inserting ``Space flight capabilities'';
                        (B) by striking ``technology'' and
                    inserting ``exploration''; and
                        (C) by striking ``2002'' and inserting
                    ``2004''; and
                (4) by striking subsection (c), and inserting the
            following new subsection:
        ``(c) The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to the
    Administration for activities authorized under this Act may be
    transferred to the new account established for such activity in
    subsection (a). Balances so transferred may be merged with
    funds in the newly established account and thereafter may be
    accounted for as one fund under the same terms and
    conditions''.
        Sec. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may
    be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of
    the Veterans Integrated Service Networks from conducting
    outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their
    respective Networks.
        Sec. 419. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
    expended to apply, in a numerical estimate of the benefits of
    an agency action prepared pursuant to Executive Order No. 12866
    or section 312 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7612), monetary
    values for adult premature mortality that differ based on the
    age of the adult.
        Sec. 420. It is the sense of Congress that no veteran
    should wait more than 30 days for an initial doctor's
    appointment.
        Sec. 421. It is the sense of the Congress that human dosing
    studies of pesticides raises ethical and health questions.
        Sec. 422. None of the funds made available to NASA in this
    Act may be used for voluntary separation incentive payments as
    provided for in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United
    States Code, unless the Administrator of NASA has first
    certified to Congress that such payments would not result in
    the loss of skills related to the safety of the Space Shuttle
    or the International Space Station or to the conduct of
    independent safety oversight in the National Aeronautics and
    Space Administration.
        Sec. 423. Section 106(d) of the Housing and Community
    Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306(d)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``shall not
            exceed 2 percent'' and inserting ``shall not, subject
            to paragraph (6), exceed 3 percent'';
                (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``not to exceed 1
            percent'' and inserting ``subject to paragraph (6), not
            to exceed 3 percent'';
                (3) by redesignating the second paragraph (5) and
            paragraph (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively;
            and
                (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
                ``(6) Of the amounts received under paragraph (1),
            the State may deduct not more than an aggregate total
            of 3 percent of such amounts for--
                        ``(A) administrative expenses under
                    paragraph (3)(A); and
                        ``(B) technical assistance under paragraph
                    (5).''.
        Sec. 424. National Academy of Sciences Study. The matter
    under the heading ``administrative provisions'' under the
    heading ``Environmental Protection Agency'' in title III of
    division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
    (117 Stat. 513), is amended--
                (1) in the first sentence of the fifth undesignated
            paragraph (beginning ``As soon as''), by inserting
            before the period at the end the following: ``, and the
            impact of the final rule entitled `Prevention of
            Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New
            Source Review (NSR): Equipment Replacement Provision of
            the Routine Maintenance, Repair and Replacement
            Exclusion', amending parts 51 and 52 of title 40, Code
            of Federal Regulations, and published in electronic
            docket OAR-2002-0068 on August 27, 2003''; and
                (2) in the sixth undesignated paragraph (beginning
            ``The National Academy of Sciences''), by striking
            ``March 3, 2004'' and inserting ``January 1, 2005''.
        Sec. 425. Designations of Areas for PM2.5 and
    Submission of Implementation Plans for Regional Haze. (a) In
    General.--Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
    7407(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                ``(6) Designations.--
                        ``(A) Submission.--Notwithstanding any
                    other provision of law, not later than February
                    15, 2004, the Governor of each State shall
                    submit designations referred to in paragraph
                    (1) for the July 1997 PM2.5 national
                    ambient air quality standards for each area
                    within the State, based on air quality
                    monitoring data collected in accordance with
                    any applicable Federal reference methods for
                    the relevant areas.
                        ``(B) Promulgation.--Notwithstanding any
                    other provision of law, not later than December
                    31, 2004, the Administrator shall, consistent
                    with paragraph (1), promulgate the designations
                    referred to in subparagraph (A) for each area
                    of each State for the July 1997
                    PM2.5 national ambient air quality
                    standards.
                ``(7) Implementation plan for regional haze.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any
                    other provision of law, not later than 3 years
                    after the date on which the Administrator
                    promulgates the designations referred to in
                    paragraph (6)(B) for a State, the State shall
                    submit, for the entire State, the State
                    implementation plan revisions to meet the
                    requirements promulgated by the Administrator
                    under section 169B(e)(1) (referred to in this
                    paragraph as `regional haze requirements').
                        ``(B) No preclusion of other provisions.--
                    Nothing in this paragraph precludes the
                    implementation of the agreements and
                    recommendations stemming from the Grand Canyon
                    Visibility Transport Commission Report dated
                    June 1996, including the submission of State
                    implementation plan revisions by the States of
                    Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada,
                    New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Wyoming by
                    December 31, 2003, for implementation of
                    regional haze requirements applicable to those
                    States.''.
        (b) Relationship to Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
    Century.--Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7) of
    section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (as added by subsection
    (a)), section 6101, subsections (a) and (b) of section 6102,
    and section 6103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
    Century (42 U.S.C. 7407 note; 112 Stat. 463), as in effect on
    the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall remain
    in effect.
        Sec. 426. (a) Treatment of Pioneer Homes in Alaska as State
    Home for Veterans.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may--
                (1) treat the Pioneer Homes in the State of Alaska
            collectively as a single State home for veterans for
            purposes of section 1741 of title 38, United States
            Code; and
                (2) make per diem payments to the State of Alaska
            for care provided to veterans in the Pioneer Homes in
            accordance with the provisions of that section.
        (b) Treatment Notwithstanding Non-Veteran Residency.--The
    Secretary may treat the Pioneer Homes as a State home under
    subsection (a) notwithstanding the residency of non-veterans in
    one or more of the Pioneer Homes.
        (c) Pioneer Homes Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Pioneer Homes'' means the six regional homes in the State of
    Alaska known as Pioneer Homes, which are located in the
    following:
                (1) Anchorage, Alaska.
                (2) Fairbanks, Alaska.
                (3) Juneau, Alaska.
                (4) Ketchikan, Alaska.
                (5) Palmer, Alaska.
                (6) Sitka, Alaska.
        (d) Limitation.--The number of beds occupied by veterans
    collectively in the six Pioneer Homes listed under subsection
    (c) for which per diem would be paid under this authority shall
    not exceed the number of veterans in state beds that otherwise
    would be permitted in Alaska under the Department of Veterans
    Affairs state home regulations governing the number of beds per
    veteran population.
        Sec. 427. Of the amounts available to the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, such sums as maybe
    necessary for the benefit of the families of the astronauts who
    died on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003,
    are available under the terms of section 203(c)(13) of the
    National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended,
    independent of the limitations established therein.
        Sec. 428. Regulation of Small Engines. (a) In considering
    any request from California to authorize the state to adopt or
    enforce standards of other requirements relating to the control
    of emissions from new non-road spark-ignition engines smaller
    than 50 horsepower, the Administrator shall give appropriate
    consideration to safety factors (including the potential
    increased risk of burn or fire) associated with compliance with
    the California standard.
        (b) Not later than December 1, 2004, the Administrator of
    the Environmental Protection Agency shall propose regulations
    under the Clean Air Act that shall contain standards to reduce
    emissions from new nonroad spark-ignition engines smaller than
    50 horsepower. Not later than December 31, 2005, the
    Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register final
    regulations containing such standards.
        (c) No State or any political subdivision thereof may adopt
    or attempt to enforce any standard or other requirement
    applicable to spark ignition engines smaller than 50
    horsepower.
        (d) Exception for California.--The prohibition in
    subsection (e) does not apply to or restrict in any way the
    authority granted to California under Section 209(e) of the
    Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(e)).
        (e) Exception for Other States.--The prohibition in
    subsection (c) does not apply to or restrict the authority of
    any state under Section 209(e)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42
    U.S.C. 7543(e)(2)(B)) to enforce standards or other
    requirements that were adopted by that state before September
    1, 2003.

                      TITLE V--PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AND FEES

        Sec. 501. Pesticide registration.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
    ``Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003''.
        (b) Registration Requirements for Antimicrobial
    Pesticides.--Section 3(h) of the Federal Insecticide,
    Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(h)) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking ``90 to 180
            days'' and inserting ``120 days''; and
                (2) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (D)(vi), by striking
                    ``240 days'' and inserting ``120 days''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (F), by adding at the
                    end the following:
                                ``(iv) Limitation.--Notwithstanding
                            clause (ii), the failure of the
                            Administrator to notify an applicant
                            for an amendment to a registration for
                            an antimicrobial pesticide shall not be
                            judicially reviewable in a Federal or
                            State court if the amendment requires
                            scientific review of data within--
                                        ``(I) the time period
                                    specified in subparagraph
                                    (D)(vi), in the absence of a
                                    final regulation under
                                    subparagraph (B); or
                                        ``(II) the time period
                                    specified in paragraph (2)(F),
                                    if adopted in a final
                                    regulation under subparagraph
                                    (B).''.
        (c) Maintenance Fees.--
                (1) Amounts for registrants.--Section 4(i)(5) of
            the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
            (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(5)) is amended--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) by striking ``(A) Subject'' and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``of--'' and all
                            that follows through ``additional
                            registration'' and inserting ``for each
                            registration'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) by striking ``(D) The'' and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(D) Maximum amount of fees for
                    registrants.--The'';
                                (ii) in clause (i), by striking
                            ``shall be $55,000; and'' and inserting
                            ``shall be--
                                ``(I) for fiscal year 2004,
                            $84,000;
                                ``(II) for each of fiscal years
                            2005 and 2006, $87,000;
                                ``(III) for fiscal year 2007,
                            $68,000; and
                                ``(IV) for fiscal year 2008,
                            $55,000; and''; and
                                (iii) in clause (ii), by striking
                            ``shall be $95,000.'' and inserting
                            ``shall be--
                                ``(I) for fiscal year 2004,
                            $145,000;
                                ``(II) for each of fiscal years
                            2005 and 2006, $151,000;
                                ``(III) for fiscal year 2007,
                            $117,000; and
                                ``(IV) for fiscal year 2008,
                            $95,000.''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                                (i) by striking ``(E)(i) For'' and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(E) Maximum amount of fees for small
                    businesses.--
                                ``(i) In general.--For'';
                                (ii) by indenting the margins of
                            subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i)
                            appropriately; and
                                (iii) in clause (i)--
                                        (I) subclause (I), by
                                    striking ``shall be $38,500;
                                    and'' and inserting ``shall
                                    be--
                                                ``(aa) for fiscal
                                            year 2004, $59,000;
                                                ``(bb) for each of
                                            fiscal years 2005 and
                                            2006, $61,000;
                                                ``(cc) for fiscal
                                            year 2007, $48,000; and
                                                ``(dd) for fiscal
                                            year 2008, $38,500;
                                            and''; and
                                        (II) in subclause (II), by
                                    striking ``shall be $66,500.''
                                    and inserting ``shall be--
                                                ``(aa) for fiscal
                                            year 2004, $102,000;
                                                ``(bb) for each of
                                            fiscal years 2005 and
                                            2006, $106,000;
                                                ``(cc) for fiscal
                                            year 2007, $82,000; and
                                                ``(dd) for fiscal
                                            year 2008, $66,500.''.
                (2) Total amount of fees.--Section 4(i)(5)(C) of
            the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
            (7 U.S.C. 136(a)-1(i)(5)(C)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``(C)(i) The'' and
                    inserting the following:
                        ``(C) Total amount of fees.--The''; and
                        (B) by striking ``aggregate amount'' and
                    all that follows through clause (ii) and
                    inserting ``aggregate amount of--
                                ``(i) for fiscal year 2004,
                            $26,000,000;
                                ``(ii) for fiscal year 2005,
                            $27,000,000;
                                ``(iii) for fiscal year 2006,
                            $27,000,000;
                                ``(iv) for fiscal year 2007,
                            $21,000,000; and
                                ``(v) for fiscal year 2008,
                            $15,000,000.''.
                (3) Definition of small business.--Section
            4(i)(5)(E)(ii) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
            and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(5)(E)(ii)) is
            amended--
                        (A) by redesignating subclauses (I) and
                    (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and
                    indenting the margins appropriately;
                        (B) by striking ``(ii) For purposes of''
                    and inserting the following:
                                ``(ii) Definition of small
                            business.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--In'';
                        (C) in item (aa) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``150'' and inserting ``500'';
                        (D) in item (bb) (as so redesignated), by
                    striking ``gross revenue from chemicals that
                    did not exceed $40,000,000.'' and inserting
                    ``global gross revenue from pesticides that did
                    not exceed $60,000,000.''; and
                        (E) by adding at the end the following:
                                        ``(II) Affiliates.--
                                                ``(aa) In
                                            general.--In the case
                                            of a business entity
                                            with 1 or more
                                            affiliates, the gross
                                            revenue limit under
                                            subclause (I)(bb) shall
                                            apply to the gross
                                            revenue for the entity
                                            and all of the
                                            affiliates of the
                                            entity, including
                                            parents and
                                            subsidiaries, if
                                            applicable.
                                                ``(bb) Affiliated
                                            persons.--For the
                                            purpose of item (aa),
                                            persons are affiliates
                                            of each other if,
                                            directly or indirectly,
                                            either person controls
                                            or has the power to
                                            control the other
                                            person, or a third
                                            person controls or has
                                            the power to control
                                            both persons.
                                                ``(cc) Indicia of
                                            control.--For the
                                            purpose of item (aa),
                                            indicia of control
                                            include interlocking
                                            management or
                                            ownership, identity of
                                            interests among family
                                            members, shared
                                            facilities and
                                            equipment, and common
                                            use of employees.''.
                (4) Extension of authority for collecting
            maintenance fees.--Section 4(i)(5)(H) of the Federal
            Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C.
            136a-1(i)(5)(H)) is amended by striking ``2003'' and
            inserting ``2008''.
                (5) Reregistration and other activities.--Section
            4(g)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
            Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(g)(2)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and
                    inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall
                    make a determination as to eligibility for
                    reregistration--
                                ``(i) for all active ingredients
                            subject to reregistration under this
                            section for which tolerances or
                            exemptions from tolerances are required
                            under the Federal Food, Drug, and
                            Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.),
                            not later than the last date for
                            tolerance reassessment established
                            under section 408(q)(1)(C) of that Act
                            (21 U.S.C. 346a(q)(1)(C)); and
                                ``(ii) for all other active
                            ingredients subject to reregistration
                            under this section, not later than
                            October 3, 2008.'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) by striking ``(B) Before'' and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(B) Product-specific data.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Before'';
                                (ii) by striking ``The
                            Administrator'' and inserting the
                            following:
                                ``(ii) Timing.--
                                        ``(I) In general.--Subject
                                    to subclause (II), the
                                    Administrator''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the
                            following:
                                        ``(II) Extraordinary
                                    circumstances.--In the case of
                                    extraordinary circumstances,
                                    the Administrator may provide
                                    such a longer period, of not
                                    more than 2 additional years,
                                    for submission of data to the
                                    Administrator under this
                                    subparagraph.''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) by striking ``(D) If'' and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(D) Determination to not reregister.--
                                ``(i) In general.--If''; and
                                (ii) by adding at the end the
                            following:
                                ``(ii) Timing for regulatory
                            action.--Regulatory action under clause
                            (i) shall be completed as expeditiously
                            as possible.''.
        (d) Other Fees.--
                (1) In general.--Section 4(i)(6) of the Federal
            Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C.
            136a-1(i)(6)) is amended--
                        (A) by striking ``During'' and inserting
                    ``Except as provided in section 33, during'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``2003'' and inserting
                    ``2010''.
                (2) Tolerance fees.--Notwithstanding section
            408(m)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
            (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(1)), during the period beginning on
            October 1, 2003, and ending on September 30, 2008, the
            Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
            shall not collect any tolerance fees under that
            section.
        (e) Expedited Processing of Similar Applications.--Section
    4(k)(3) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
    Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(3)) is amended--
                (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking
            ``Expedited'' and inserting ``Review of inert
            ingredients; expedited''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by striking ``1997'' and all that
                    follows through ``of the maintenance fees'' and
                    inserting ``2004 through 2006, approximately
                    $3,300,000, and for each of fiscal years 2007
                    and 2008, between \1/8\ and \1/7\, of the
                    maintenance fees'';
                        (B) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
                    (iii) as subclauses (I), (II) and (III),
                    respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
                        (C) by striking ``resources to assure the
                    expedited processing and review of any
                    application that'' and inserting ``resources--
                                ``(i) to review and evaluate new
                            inert ingredients; and
                                ``(ii) to ensure the expedited
                            processing and review of any
                            application
                            that--''.
        (f) Pesticide Registration Service Fees.--The Federal
    Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a et
    seq.) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating sections 33 and 34 (7 U.S.C.
            136x, 136y) as sections 34 and 35, respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after section 32 (7 U.S.C. 136w-7)
            the following:

    ``SEC. 33. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES.

        ``(a) Definition of Costs.--In this section, the term
    `costs', when used with respect to review and decisionmaking
    pertaining to an application for which registration service
    fees are paid under this section, means--
                ``(1) costs to the extent that--
                        ``(A) officers and employees provide direct
                    support for the review and decisionmaking for
                    covered pesticide applications, associated
                    tolerances, and corresponding risk and benefits
                    information and analyses;
                        ``(B) persons and organizations under
                    contract with the Administrator engage in the
                    review of the applications, and corresponding
                    risk and benefits information and assessments;
                    and
                        ``(C) advisory committees and other
                    accredited persons or organizations, on the
                    request of the Administrator, engage in the
                    peer review of risk or benefits information
                    associated with covered pesticide applications;
                ``(2) costs of management of information, and the
            acquisition, maintenance, and repair of computer and
            telecommunication resources (including software), used
            to support review of pesticide applications, associated
            tolerances, and corresponding risk and benefits
            information and analyses; and
                ``(3) costs of collecting registration service fees
            under subsections (b) and (c) and reporting, auditing,
            and accounting under this section.
        ``(b) Fees.--
                ``(1) In general.--Effective beginning on the
            effective date of the Pesticide Registration
            Improvement Act of 2003, the Administrator shall assess
            and collect covered pesticide registration service fees
            in accordance with this section.
                ``(2) Covered pesticide registration
            applications.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An application for the
                    registration of a pesticide covered by this Act
                    that is received by the Administrator on or
                    after the effective date of the Pesticide
                    Registration Improvement Act of 2003 shall be
                    subject to a registration service fee under
                    this section.
                        ``(B) Existing applications.--
                                ``(i) In general.--Subject to
                            clause (ii), an application for the
                            registration of a pesticide that was
                            submitted to the Administrator before
                            the effective date of the Pesticide
                            Registration Improvement Act of 2003
                            and is pending on that effective date
                            shall be subject to a service fee under
                            this section if the application is for
                            the registration of a new active
                            ingredient that is not listed in the
                            Registration Division 2003 Work Plan of
                            the Office of Pesticide Programs of the
                            Environmental Protection Agency.
                                ``(ii) Tolerance or exemption
                            fees.--The amount of any fee otherwise
                            payable for an application described in
                            clause (i) under this section shall be
                            reduced by the amount of any fees paid
                            to support the related petition for a
                            pesticide tolerance or exemption under
                            the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
                            Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
                        ``(C) Documentation.--An application
                    subject to a registration service fee under
                    this section shall be submitted with
                    documentation certifying--
                                ``(i) payment of the registration
                            service fee; or
                                ``(ii) a request for a waiver from
                            or reduction of the registration
                            service fee.
                ``(3) Schedule of covered applications and
            registration service fees.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days
                    after the effective date of the Pesticide
                    Registration Improvement Act of 2003, the
                    Administrator shall publish in the Federal
                    Register a schedule of covered pesticide
                    registration applications and corresponding
                    registration service fees.
                        ``(B) Report.--Subject to paragraph (6),
                    the schedule shall be the same as the
                    applicable schedule appearing in the
                    Congressional Record on pages S11631 through
                    S11633, dated September 17, 2003.
                ``(4) Pending pesticide registration
            applications.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An applicant that
                    submitted a registration application to the
                    Administrator before the effective date of the
                    Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003,
                    but that is not required to pay a registration
                    service fee under paragraph (2)(B), may, on a
                    voluntary basis, pay a registration service fee
                    in accordance with paragraph (2)(B).
                        ``(B) Voluntary fee.--The Administrator may
                    not compel payment of a registration service
                    fee for an application described in
                    subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Documentation.--An application for
                    which a voluntary registration service fee is
                    paid under this paragraph shall be submitted
                    with documentation certifying--
                                ``(i) payment of the registration
                            service fee; or
                                ``(ii) a request for a waiver from
                            or reduction of the registration
                            service fee.
                ``(5) Resubmission of pesticide registration
            applications.--If a pesticide registration application
            is submitted by a person that paid the fee for the
            application under paragraph (2), is determined by the
            Administrator to be complete, and is not approved or is
            withdrawn (without a waiver or refund), the submission
            of the same pesticide registration application by the
            same person (or a licensee, assignee, or successor of
            the person) shall not be subject to a fee under
            paragraph (2).
                ``(6) Fee adjustment.--Effective for a covered
            pesticide registration application received on or after
            October 1, 2005, the Administrator shall--
                        ``(A) increase by 5 percent the service fee
                    payable for the application under paragraph
                    (3); and
                        ``(B) publish in the Federal Register the
                    revised registration service fee schedule.
                ``(7) Waivers and reductions.--
                        ``(A) In general.--An applicant for a
                    covered pesticide registration may request the
                    Administrator to waive or reduce the amount of
                    a registration service fee payable under this
                    section under the circumstances described in
                    subparagraphs (D) through (G).
                        ``(B) Documentation.--
                                ``(i) In general.--A request for a
                            waiver from or reduction of the
                            registration service fee shall be
                            accompanied by appropriate
                            documentation demonstrating the basis
                            for the waiver or reduction.
                                ``(ii) Certification.--The
                            applicant shall provide to the
                            Administrator a written certification,
                            signed by a responsible officer, that
                            the documentation submitted to support
                            the waiver or reduction request is
                            accurate.
                                ``(iii) Inaccurate documentation.--
                            An application shall be subject to the
                            applicable registration service fee
                            payable under paragraph (3) if, at any
                            time, the Administrator determines
                            that--
                                        ``(I) the documentation
                                    supporting the waiver or
                                    reduction request is not
                                    accurate; or
                                        ``(II) based on the
                                    documentation or any other
                                    information, the waiver or
                                    reduction should not have been
                                    granted or should not be
                                    granted.
                        ``(C) Determination to grant or deny
                    request.--As soon as practicable, but not later
                    than 60 days, after the date on which the
                    Administrator receives a request for a waiver
                    or reduction of a registration service fee
                    under this paragraph, the Administrator shall--
                                ``(i) determine whether to grant or
                            deny the request; and
                                ``(ii) notify the applicant of the
                            determination.
                        ``(D) Minor uses.--
                                ``(i) In general.--The
                            Administrator may waive or reduce a
                            registration service fee for an
                            application for minor uses for a
                            pesticide.
                                ``(ii) Supporting documentation.--
                            An applicant requesting a waiver under
                            this subparagraph shall provide
                            supporting documentation that
                            demonstrates, to the satisfaction of
                            the Administrator, that anticipated
                            revenues from the uses that are the
                            subject of the application would be
                            insufficient to justify imposition of
                            the full application fee.
                        ``(E) IR-4 waiver.--The Administrator shall
                    waive the registration service fee for an
                    application if the Administrator determines
                    that--
                                ``(i) the application is solely
                            associated with a tolerance petition
                            submitted in connection with the Inter-
                            Regional Project Number 4 (IR-4) as
                            described in section 2 of Public Law
                            89-106 (7 U.S.C. 450i(e)); and
                                ``(ii) the waiver is in the public
                            interest.
                        ``(F) Small businesses.--
                                ``(i) In general.--The
                            Administrator shall waive 50 percent of
                            the registration service fees payable
                            by an entity for a covered pesticide
                            registration application under this
                            section if the entity is a small
                            business (as defined in section
                            4(i)(5)(E)(ii)) at the time of
                            application.
                                ``(ii) Waiver of fees.--The
                            Administrator shall waive all of the
                            registration service fees payable by an
                            entity under this section if the
                            entity--
                                        ``(I) is a small business
                                    (as defined in section
                                    4(i)(5)(E)(ii)) at the time of
                                    application; and
                                        ``(II) has average annual
                                    global gross revenues described
                                    in section
                                    4(i)(5)(E)(ii)(I)(bb) that does
                                    not exceed $10,000,000, at the
                                    time of application.
                                ``(iii) Formation for waiver.--The
                            Administrator shall not grant a waiver
                            under this subparagraph if the
                            Administrator determines that the
                            entity submitting the application has
                            been formed or manipulated primarily
                            for the purpose of qualifying for the
                            waiver.
                                ``(iv) Documentation.--An entity
                            requesting a waiver under this
                            subparagraph shall provide to the
                            Administrator--
                                        ``(I) documentation
                                    demonstrating that the entity
                                    is a small business (as defined
                                    in section 4(i)(5)(E)(ii)) at
                                    the time of application; and
                                        ``(II) if the entity is
                                    requesting a waiver of all
                                    registration service fees
                                    payable under this section,
                                    documentation demonstrating
                                    that the entity has an average
                                    annual global gross revenues
                                    described in section
                                    4(i)(5)(E)(ii)(I)(bb) that does
                                    not exceed $10,000,000, at the
                                    time of application.
                        ``(G) Federal and state agency
                    exemptions.--An agency of the Federal
                    Government or a State government shall be
                    exempt from covered registration service fees
                    under this section.
                ``(8) Refunds.--
                        ``(A) Early withdrawals.--If, during the
                    first 60 days after the beginning of the
                    applicable decision time review period under
                    subsection (f)(3), a covered pesticide
                    registration application is withdrawn by the
                    applicant, the Administrator shall refund all
                    but 10 percent of the total registration
                    service fee payable under paragraph (3) for the
                    application.
                        ``(B) Withdrawals after the first 60 days
                    of decision review time period.--
                                ``(i) In general.--If a covered
                            pesticide registration application is
                            withdrawn after the first 60 days of
                            the applicable decision time review
                            period, the Administrator shall
                            determine what portion, if any, of the
                            total registration service fee payable
                            under paragraph (3) for the application
                            may be refunded based on the proportion
                            of the work completed at the time of
                            withdrawal.
                                ``(ii) Timing.--The Administrator
                            shall--
                                        ``(I) make the
                                    determination described in
                                    clause (i) not later than 90
                                    days after the date the
                                    application is withdrawn; and
                                        ``(II) provide any refund
                                    as soon as practicable after
                                    the determination.
                        ``(C) Discretionary refunds.--
                                ``(i) In general.--In the case of a
                            pesticide registration application that
                            has been filed with the Administrator
                            and has not been withdrawn by the
                            applicant, but for which the
                            Administrator has not yet made a final
                            determination, the Administrator may
                            refund a portion of a covered
                            registration service fee if the
                            Administrator determines that the
                            refund is justified.
                                ``(ii) Basis.--The Administrator
                            may provide a refund for an application
                            under this subparagraph--
                                        ``(I) on the basis that, in
                                    reviewing the application, the
                                    Administrator has considered
                                    data submitted in support of
                                    another pesticide registration
                                    application; or
                                        ``(II) on the basis that
                                    the Administrator completed
                                    portions of the review of the
                                    application before the
                                    effective date of this section.
                        ``(D) Credited fees.--In determining
                    whether to grant a refund under this paragraph,
                    the Administrator shall take into account any
                    portion of the registration service fees
                    credited under paragraph (2) or (4).
        ``(c) Pesticide Registration Fund.--
                ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the
            Treasury of the United States a Pesticide Registration
            Fund to be used in carrying out this section (referred
            to in this section as the `Fund'), consisting of--
                        ``(A) such amounts as are deposited in the
                    Fund under paragraph (2);
                        ``(B) any interest earned on investment of
                    amounts in the Fund under paragraph (4); and
                        ``(C) any proceeds from the sale or
                    redemption of investments held in the Fund.
                ``(2) Deposits in fund.--Subject to paragraph (4),
            the Administrator shall deposit fees collected under
            this section in the Fund.
                ``(3) Expenditures from fund.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs
                    (B) and (C) and paragraph (4), the
                    Administrator may make expenditures from the
                    Fund--
                                ``(i) to cover the costs associated
                            with the review and decisionmaking
                            pertaining to all applications for
                            which registration service fees have
                            been paid under this section; and
                                ``(ii) to otherwise carry out this
                            section.
                        ``(B) Worker protection.--For each of
                    fiscal years 2004 through 2008, the
                    Administrator shall use approximately \1/17\ of
                    the amount in the Fund (but not more than
                    $1,000,000, and not less than $750,000, for any
                    fiscal year) to enhance current scientific and
                    regulatory activities related to worker
                    protection.
                        ``(C) New inert ingredients.--For each of
                    fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the Administrator
                    shall use approximately \1/34\ of the amount in
                    the Fund (but not to exceed $500,000 for any
                    fiscal year) for the review and evaluation of
                    new inert ingredients.
                ``(4) Collections and appropriations acts.--The
            fees authorized by this section and amounts deposited
            in the Fund--
                        ``(A) shall be collected and made available
                    for obligation only to the extent provided in
                    advance in appropriations Acts; and
                        ``(B) shall be available without fiscal
                    year limitation.
                ``(5) Unused funds.--Amounts in the Fund not
            currently needed to carry out this section shall be--
                        ``(A) maintained readily available or on
                    deposit;
                        ``(B) invested in obligations of the United
                    States or guaranteed by the United States; or
                        ``(C) invested in obligations,
                    participations, or other instruments that are
                    lawful investments for fiduciary, trust, or
                    public funds.
        ``(d) Assessment of Fees.--
                ``(1) Definition of covered functions.--In this
            subsection, the term `covered functions' means
            functions of the Office of Pesticide Programs of the
            Environmental Protection Agency, as identified in key
            programs and projects of the final operating plan for
            the Environmental Protection Agency submitted as part
            of the budget process for fiscal year 2002, regardless
            of any subsequent transfer of 1 or more of the
            functions to another office or agency or the subsequent
            transfer of a new function to the Office of Pesticide
            Programs.
                ``(2) Minimum amount of appropriations.--For fiscal
            years 2004, 2005, and 2006 only, registration service
            fees may not be assessed for a fiscal year under this
            section unless the amount of appropriations for
            salaries, contracts, and expenses for the functions (as
            in existence in fiscal year 2002) of the Office of
            Pesticide Programs of the Environmental Protection
            Agency for the fiscal year (excluding the amount of any
            fees appropriated for the fiscal year) are equal to or
            greater than the amount of appropriations for covered
            functions for fiscal year 2002 (excluding the amount of
            any fees appropriated for the fiscal year).
                ``(3) Use of fees.--Registration service fees
            authorized by this section shall be available, in the
            aggregate, only to defray increases in the costs
            associated with the review and decisionmaking for the
            review of pesticide registration applications and
            associated tolerances (including increases in the
            number of full-time equivalent positions in the
            Environmental Protection Agency engaged in those
            activities) over the costs for fiscal year 2002,
            excluding costs paid from fees appropriated for the
            fiscal year.
                ``(4) Compliance.--The requirements of paragraph
            (2) shall have been considered to have been met for any
            fiscal year if the amount of appropriations for
            salaries, contracts, and expenses for the functions (as
            in existence in fiscal year 2002) of the Office of
            Pesticide Programs of the Environmental Protection
            Agency for the fiscal year (excluding the amount of any
            fees appropriated for the fiscal year) is not more than
            3 percent below the amount of appropriations for
            covered functions for fiscal year 2002 (excluding the
            amount of any fees appropriated for the fiscal year).
                ``(5) Subsequent authority.--If the Administrator
            does not assess registration service fees under
            subsection (b) during any portion of a fiscal year as
            the result of paragraph (2) and is subsequently
            permitted to assess the fees under subsection (b)
            during the fiscal year, the Administrator shall assess
            and collect the fees, without any modification in rate,
            at any time during the fiscal year, notwithstanding any
            provisions of subsection (b) relating to the date fees
            are to be paid.
        ``(e) Reforms to Reduce Decision Time Review Periods.--To
    the maximum extent practicable consistent with the degrees of
    risk presented by pesticides and the type of review appropriate
    to evaluate risks, the Administrator shall identify and
    evaluate reforms to the pesticide registration process under
    this Act with the goal of reducing decision review periods in
    effect on the effective date of the Pesticide Registration
    Improvement Act of 2003 for pesticide registration actions for
    covered pesticide registration applications (including reduced
    risk applications).
        ``(f) Decision Time Review Periods.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
            effective date of the Pesticide Registration
            Improvement Act of 2003, the Administrator shall
            publish in the Federal Register a schedule of decision
            review periods for covered pesticide registration
            actions and corresponding registration service fees
            under this Act.
                ``(2) Report.--The schedule shall be the same as
            the applicable schedule appearing in the Congressional
            Record on pages S11631 through S11633, dated September
            17, 2003.
                ``(3) Applications subject to decision time review
            periods.--The decision time review periods specified in
            paragraph (1) shall apply to--
                        ``(A) covered pesticide registration
                    applications subject to registration service
                    fees under subsection (b)(2);
                        ``(B) covered pesticide registration
                    applications for which an applicant has
                    voluntarily paid registration service fees
                    under subsection (b)(4); and
                        ``(C) covered pesticide registration
                    applications listed in the Registration
                    Division 2003 Work Plan of the Office of
                    Pesticide Programs of the Environmental
                    Protection Agency.
                ``(4) Start of decision time review period.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                    subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), in the case of
                    a pesticide registration application
                    accompanied by the registration service fee
                    required under this section, the decision time
                    review period begins 21 days after the date on
                    which the Administrator receives the covered
                    pesticide registration application.
                        ``(B) Completeness of application.--In
                    conducting an initial screening of an
                    application, the Administrator shall
                    determine--
                                ``(i) whether--
                                        ``(I) the applicable
                                    registration service fee has
                                    been paid; or
                                        ``(II) the application
                                    contains a waiver or refund
                                    request; and
                                ``(ii) whether the application--
                                        ``(I) contains all
                                    necessary forms, data, draft
                                    labeling, and, documentation
                                    certifying payment of any
                                    registration service fee
                                    required under this section; or
                                        ``(II) establishes a basis
                                    for any requested waiver or
                                    reduction.
                        ``(C) Applications with waiver or reduction
                    requests.--
                                ``(i) In general.--In the case of
                            an application submitted with a request
                            for a waiver or reduction of
                            registration service fees under
                            subsection (b)(7), the decision time
                            review period shall be determined in
                            accordance with this subparagraph.
                                ``(ii) Request granted with no
                            additional fees required.--If the
                            Administrator grants the waiver or
                            reduction request and no additional fee
                            is required, the decision time review
                            period begins on the earlier of--
                                        ``(I) the date on which the
                                    Administrator grants the
                                    request; or
                                        ``(II) the date that is 60
                                    days after the date of receipt
                                    of the application.
                                ``(iii) Request granted with
                            additional fees required.--If the
                            Administrator grants the waiver or
                            reduction request, in whole or in part,
                            but an additional registration service
                            fee is required, the decision time
                            review period begins on the date on
                            which the Administrator receives
                            certification of payment of the
                            applicable registration service fee.
                                ``(iv) Request denied.--If the
                            Administrator denies the waiver or
                            reduction request, the decision time
                            review period begins on the date on
                            which the Administrator receives
                            certification of payment of the
                            applicable registration service fee.
                        ``(D) Pending applications.--
                                ``(i) In general.--The start of the
                            decision time review period for
                            applications described in clause (ii)
                            shall be the date on which the
                            Administrator receives certification of
                            payment of the applicable registration
                            service fee.
                                ``(ii) Applications.--Clause (i)
                            applies to--
                                        ``(I) covered pesticide
                                    registration applications for
                                    which voluntary fees have been
                                    paid under subsection (b)(4);
                                    and
                                        ``(II) covered pesticide
                                    registration applications
                                    received on or after the
                                    effective date of the Pesticide
                                    Registration Improvement Act of
                                    2003 but submitted without the
                                    applicable registration service
                                    fee required under this section
                                    due to the inability of the
                                    Administrator to assess fees
                                    under subsection (d)(1).
                        ``(E) 2003 work plan.--In the case of a
                    covered pesticide registration application
                    listed in the Registration Division 2003 Work
                    Plan of the Office of Pesticide Programs of the
                    Environmental Protection Agency, the decision
                    time review period begins on the date that is
                    30 days after the effective date of the
                    Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003.
                ``(5) Extension of decision time review period.--
            The Administrator and the applicant may mutually agree
            in writing to extend a decision time review period
            under this subsection.
        ``(g) Judicial Review.--
                ``(1) In general.--Any applicant adversely affected
            by the failure of the Administrator to make a
            determination on the application of the applicant for
            registration of a new active ingredient or new use for
            which a registration service fee is paid under this
            section may obtain judicial review of the failure
            solely under this section.
                ``(2) Scope.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In an action brought
                    under this subsection, the only issue on review
                    is whether the Administrator failed to make a
                    determination on the application specified in
                    paragraph (1) by the end of the applicable
                    decision time review period required under
                    subsection (f) for the application.
                        ``(B) Other actions.--No other action
                    authorized or required under this section shall
                    be judicially reviewable by a Federal or State
                    court.
                ``(3) Timing.--
                        ``(A) In general.--A person may not obtain
                    judicial review of the failure of the
                    Administrator to make a determination on the
                    application specified in paragraph (1) before
                    the expiration of the 2-year period that begins
                    on the date on which the decision time review
                    period for the application ends.
                        ``(B) Meeting with administrator.--To be
                    eligible to seek judicial review under this
                    subsection, a person seeking the review shall
                    first request in writing, at least 120 days
                    before filing the complaint for judicial
                    review, a decision review meeting with the
                    Administrator.
                ``(4) Remedies.--The Administrator may not be
            required or permitted to refund any portion of a
            registration service fee paid in response to a
            complaint that the Administrator has failed to make a
            determination on the covered pesticide registration
            application specified in paragraph (1) by the end of
            the applicable decision review period.
        ``(h) Accounting.--The Administrator shall--
                ``(1) provide an annual accounting of the
            registration service fees paid to the Administrator and
            disbursed from the Fund, by providing financial
            statements in accordance with--
                        ``(A) the Chief Financial Officers Act of
                    1990 (Public Law 101-576; 104 Stat. 2838) and
                    amendments made by that Act; and
                        ``(B) the Government Management Reform Act
                    of 1994 (Public Law 103-356; 108 Stat. 3410)
                    and amendments made by that Act;
                ``(2) provide an accounting describing expenditures
            from the Fund authorized under subsection (c); and
                ``(3) provide an annual accounting describing
            collections and expenditures authorized under
            subsection (d).
        ``(i) Auditing.--
                ``(1) Financial statements of agencies.--For the
            purpose of section 3515(c) of title 31, United States
            Code, the Fund shall be considered a component of an
            executive agency.
                ``(2) Components.--The annual audit required under
            sections 3515(b) and 3521 of that title of the
            financial statements of activities under this section
            shall include an analysis of--
                        ``(A) the fees collected under subsection
                    (b) and disbursed;
                        ``(B) compliance with subsection (f);
                        ``(C) the amount appropriated to meet the
                    requirements of subsection (d)(1); and
                        ``(D) the reasonableness of the allocation
                    of the overhead allocation of costs associated
                    with the review and decisionmaking pertaining
                    to applications under this section.
                ``(3) Inspector general.--The Inspector General of
            the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
                        ``(A) conduct the annual audit required
                    under this subsection; and
                        ``(B) report the findings and
                    recommendations of the audit to the
                    Administrator and to the appropriate committees
                    of Congress.
        ``(j) Personnel Levels.--All full-time equivalent positions
    supported by fees authorized and collected under this section
    shall not be counted against the agency-wide personnel level
    goals of the Environmental Protection Agency.
        ``(k) Reports.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2005,
            and each March 1 thereafter through March 1, 2009, the
            Administrator shall publish an annual report describing
            actions taken under this section.
                ``(2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                        ``(A) a review of the progress made in
                    carrying out each requirement of subsections
                    (e) and (f), including--
                                ``(i) the number of applications
                            reviewed, including the decision times
                            for each application specified in
                            subsection (f);
                                ``(ii) the number of actions
                            pending in each category of actions
                            described in subsection (f)(3), as well
                            as the number of inert ingredients;
                                ``(iii) to the extent determined
                            appropriate by the Administrator and
                            consistent with the authorities of the
                            Administrator and limitations on
                            delegation of functions by the
                            Administrator, recommendations for--
                                        ``(I) expanding the use of
                                    self-certification in all
                                    appropriate areas of the
                                    registration process;
                                        ``(II) providing for
                                    accreditation of outside
                                    reviewers and the use of
                                    outside reviewers to conduct
                                    the review of major portions of
                                    applications; and
                                        ``(III) reviewing the scope
                                    of use of the notification
                                    process to cover broader
                                    categories of registration
                                    actions; and
                                ``(iv) the use of performance-based
                            contracts, other contracts, and
                            procurement to ensure that--
                                        ``(I) the goals of this Act
                                    for the timely review of
                                    applications for registration
                                    are met; and
                                        ``(II) the registration
                                    program is administered in the
                                    most productive and cost
                                    effective manner practicable;
                        ``(B) a description of the staffing and
                    resources relating to the costs associated with
                    the review and decisionmaking pertaining to
                    applications; and
                        ``(C) a review of the progress in meeting
                    the timeline requirements of section 4(g).
                ``(3) Method.--The Administrator shall publish a
            report required by this subsection by such method as
            the Administrator determines to be the most effective
            for efficiently disseminating the report, including
            publication of the report on the Internet site of the
            Environmental Protection Agency.
        ``(l) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section affects any
    other duties, obligations, or authorities established by any
    other section of this Act, including the right to judicial
    review of duties, obligations, or authorities established by
    any other section of this Act.
        ``(m) Termination of Effectiveness.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
            (2), the authority provided by this section terminates
            on September 30, 2008.
                ``(2) Phase out.--
                        ``(A) Fiscal year 2009.--During fiscal year
                    2009, the requirement to pay and collect
                    registration service fees applies, except that
                    the level of registration service fees payable
                    under this section shall be reduced 40 percent
                    below the level in effect on September 30,
                    2008.
                        ``(B) Fiscal year 2010.--During fiscal year
                    2010, the requirement to pay and collect
                    registration service fees applies, except that
                    the level of registration service fees payable
                    under this section shall be reduced 70 percent
                    below the level in effect on September 30,
                    2008.
                        ``(C) September 30, 2010.--Effective
                    September 30, 2010, the requirement to pay and
                    collect registration service fees terminates.
                        ``(D) Decision review periods.--
                                ``(i) Pending applications.--In the
                            case of an application received under
                            this section before September 30, 2008,
                            the application shall be reviewed in
                            accordance with subsection (f).
                                ``(ii) New applications.--In the
                            case of an application received under
                            this section on or after September 30,
                            2008, subsection (f) shall not apply to
                            the application.''.
        (g) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in
    section 1(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
    Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. prec. 136) is amended--
                (1) by striking the item relating to section
            4(k)(3) and inserting the following:

            ``(3) Review of inert ingredients; expedited
          processing of similar applications.'';
            and
                (2) by striking the items relating to sections 30
            and 31 and inserting the following:

    ``Sec. 30. Minimum requirements for training of maintenance applicators
              and service technicians.
    ``Sec. 31. Environmental Protection Agency minor use program.
    ``Sec. 32. Department of Agriculture minor use program.
        ``(a) In general.
        ``(b)(1) Minor use pesticide data.
        ``(2) Minor Use Pesticide Data Revolving Fund.
    ``Sec. 33. Pesticide registration service fees.
        ``(a) Definition of costs.
        ``(b) Fees.
          ``(1) In general.
          ``(2) Covered pesticide registration applications.
          ``(3) Schedule of covered applications and registration service
                  fees.
          ``(4) Pending pesticide registration applications.
          ``(5) Resubmission of pesticide registration applications.
          ``(6) Fee adjustment.
          ``(7) Waivers and reductions.
          ``(8) Refunds.
        ``(c) Pesticide Registration Fund.
          ``(1) Establishment.
          ``(2) Transfers to Fund.
          ``(3) Expenditures from Fund.
          ``(4) Collections and appropriations Acts.
          ``(5) Unused funds.
        ``(d) Assessment of fees.
          ``(1) Definition of covered functions.
          ``(2) Minimum amount of appropriations.
          ``(3) Use of fees.
          ``(4) Compliance.
          ``(5) Subsequent authority.
        ``(e) Reforms to reduce decision time review periods.
        ``(f) Decision time review periods.
          ``(1) In general.
          ``(2) Report.
          ``(3) Applications subject to decision time review periods.
          ``(4) Start of decision time review period.
          ``(5) Extension of decision time review period.
        ``(g) Judicial review.
          ``(1) In general.
          ``(2) Scope.
          ``(3) Timing.
          ``(4) Remedies.
        ``(h) Accounting.
        ``(i) Auditing.
          ``(1) Financial statements of agencies.
          ``(2) Components.
          ``(3) Inspector General.
        ``(j) Personnel levels.
        ``(k) Reports.
          ``(1) In general.
          ``(2) Contents.
        ``(l) Savings clause.
        ``(m) Termination of effectiveness.
          ``(1) In general.
          ``(2) Phase out.
    ``Sec. 34. Severability.
    ``Sec. 35. Authorization for appropriations.''.
        (h) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this
    section and the amendments made by this section, this section
    and the amendments made by this section take effect on the date
    that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
        This division may be cited as the ``Departments of Veterans
    Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004''.

              DIVISION H--MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND OFFSETS

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
    the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
    ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:
        Sec. 101. Section 1241(a)(3) of the Food Security Act of
    1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``, using''
    and all that follows through ``2013''.
        Sec. 102. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the heading
    ``Emergency Preparedness and Response, Disaster Relief'' in
    chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 108-106, $225,000,000 are
    rescinded.
        (b) In addition to amounts appropriated in Public Law 108-
    108 for ``Forest Service, Wildland Fire Management'' for
    hazardous fuels reduction, hazard mitigation, and
    rehabilitation activities of the Forest Service in southern
    California, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
        (c) In addition to amounts appropriated in Public Law 108-
    108 for ``Forest Service, State and Private Forestry'' for
    hazard mitigation, fuels reduction, and forest health
    protection and mitigation activities on State and private lands
    in southern California, $25,000,000, to remain available until
    expended.
        (d) In addition to amounts made available elsewhere in this
    Act for the ``Department of Agriculture, Emergency Watershed
    Protection Program'' to carry out additional activities in
    response to the recent wildfires in southern California,
    including the provision of technical and financial assistance
    to respond to the tree mortality emergency in Los Angeles,
    Riverside, San Diego and San Bernardino Counties, California,
    $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.
        (e) For an additional amount for the tree assistance
    program in southern California under subtitle C of title X of
    the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
    8201 et seq.), $12,500,000.
        (f) For an additional amount for the emergency conservation
    program in southern California under title IV of the
    Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.),
    $12,000,000.
        (g) For an additional amount for the livestock indemnity
    program in southern California under the heading ``COMMODITY
    CREDIT CORPORATION FUND'' in chapter 1 of title I of the 1999
    Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31;
    113 Stat. 59), $500,000.
        (h) The amounts provided or made available by this section
    are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
    pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress),
    the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 103. In addition to amounts otherwise made available
    in this Act, for ``Office of Justice Programs--State and Local
    Law Enforcement Assistance'' for discretionary grants under the
    Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement
    Assistance Programs for reimbursement to State and local law
    enforcement entities for security and related costs, including
    overtime, associated with the 2004 Presidential Candidate
    Nominating Conventions, $50,000,000, to remain available until
    September 30, 2005.
        Sec. 104. (a) Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study
    Abroad Fellowship Program.--There are appropriated, out of any
    money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000 to
    establish and fund a bipartisan Commission on the Abraham
    Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program (in this section
    referred to as the ``Commission'').
        (b) Recommendations and Development of Program.--
                (1) Recommendations.--The Commission shall
            recommend a program to greatly expand the opportunity
            for students at institutions of higher education in the
            United States to study abroad, with special emphasis on
            studying in developing nations.
                (2) Development of program.--The Secretary of
            State, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
            Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
            with the Commission, shall develop a program, described
            in paragraph (1), that assists a diverse group of
            students and meets the growing need of the United
            States to become more sensitive to the cultures of
            other countries.
        (c) Composition.--
                (1) In general.--The Commission shall consist of 17
            members to be appointed as follows:
                        (A) Three members shall be appointed by the
                    Majority Leader of the Senate.
                        (B) Three members shall be appointed by the
                    Minority Leader of the Senate.
                        (C) Three members shall be appointed by the
                    Speaker of the House of Representatives.
                        (D) Three members shall be appointed by the
                    Minority Leader of the House of
                    Representatives.
                        (E) One member shall be appointed by the
                    President from a list of candidates submitted
                    by the Secretary of State.
                        (F) One member shall be appointed by the
                    President from a list of candidates submitted
                    by the Secretary of Defense.
                        (G) One member shall be appointed by the
                    President from a list of candidates submitted
                    by the Secretary of Education.
                        (H) One member shall be appointed by the
                    President from a list of candidates submitted
                    by the Secretary of Commerce.
                        (I) One member shall be appointed jointly
                    by the individuals described in subparagraphs
                    (A) through (D), and such member shall serve as
                    Chair of the Commission.
                (2) Types of individuals.--The Commission may
            consist of members who are leaders in university
            exchange programs, leaders in foreign policy, and
            business leaders with experience in international
            trade.
        (d) Executive Director and Staff.--
                (1) Appointment of executive director.--The Chair
            of the Commission may, without regard to the civil
            service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an
            executive director of the Commission. The employment of
            an executive director shall be subject to confirmation
            by the Commission. The Chair of the Commission may fix
            the compensation of the executive director without
            regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
            III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
            relating to classification of positions and General
            Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the
            executive director may not exceed the rate payable for
            level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
            such title.
                (2) Staff.--The executive director may appoint not
            more than 3 individuals to assist the executive
            director in carrying out the duties of the executive
            director. The Chair of the Commission may fix the
            compensation of the individuals appointed by the
            executive director without regard to the provisions of
            chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
            United States Code, relating to classification of
            positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that
            the rate of pay for such individuals may not exceed the
            rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule
            under section 5316 of such title.
        (e) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall not
    receive compensation for the performance of services for the
    Commission, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per
    diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees
    of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
    States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
    business in the performance of services for the Commission.
        (f) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2004, the
    Commission shall submit a report to the appropriate committee
    of Congress and the President on recommendations for a program
    to greatly expand the opportunity for students at institutions
    of higher education in the United States to study abroad.
        (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate not later
    than December 31, 2004.
        Sec. 105. (a) None of the funds made available under this
    Act may be obligated or expended to implement any measures to
    reduce overfishing and promote rebuilding of fish stocks
    managed under the Management Plan other than such measures set
    out in the final rule.
        (b) In this section:
                (1) The term ``final rule'' means the final rule of
            the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
            relating to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
            and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the
            Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies
            Fishery that was published on June 27, 2003 (68 Fed.
            Reg. 38234).
                (2) The term ``Management Plan'' means the
            Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan prepared
            pursuant to section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
            Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853).
        Sec. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise made available
    in this Act, for ``Supreme Court of the United States, Care of
    the Building and Grounds'', $16,000,000, to remain available
    until expended.
        Sec. 107. For an additional amount under the heading
    ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, Office of Justice
    Programs'', $2,250,000, of which $750,000 shall only be
    available for the University of Southern Mississippi Rural Law
    Enforcement Training Initiative, $750,000 shall only be
    available for the Mississippi University for Women
    Institutional Security Program, and $750,000 shall only be
    available for the City of Jackson, Mississippi, Public Safety
    Automated Technologies Program.
        Sec. 108. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    Defense shall make the following transfers of funds: Provided,
    That funds so transferred shall be merged with and shall be
    available for the same purpose and for the same time period as
    the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, That
    the amounts shall be transferred between the following
    appropriations in the amounts specified:
                From:
                        Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and
                    Conversion, Navy, 1998/2007'':
                                CVN Refuelings, $29,000,000;
                        Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and
                    Conversion, Navy, 2003/2007'':
                                Outfitting, post delivery,
                            conversions, and first destination
                            transportation, $8,000,000;
                        Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and
                    Conversion, Navy, 2004/2008'':
                                Outfitting, post delivery,
                            conversions, and first destination
                            transportation, $11,800,000;
                                CVN Refuelings (AP), $16,600,000;
                        Under the heading, ``Research, Development,
                    Test and Evaluation, Navy, 2004/2005'',
                    $9,200,000;
                To:
                        Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and
                    Conversion, Navy, 2004/2008'':
                                NSSN (AP), $37,200,000;
                                NSSN, $11,800,000;
                        Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and
                    Conversion, Navy, 2002/2006'':
                                SSN Submarine Refuelings,
                            $19,600,000; and
                        Under the heading, ``Defense Health
                    Program'', $6,000,000.
        Sec. 109. Effective immediately after the enactment of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004,
    section 724(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii)
                    as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after ``who--'' the
                    following new clause (i):
                ``(i) do not have other primary health insurance
            coverage (other than Medicare coverage) covering basic
            primary care and inpatient and outpatient services;'';
            and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
            following:
        ``(B) For each fiscal year beginning after September 30,
    2003, the number of covered beneficiaries newly enrolled by
    designated providers pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph
    (A) during such fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the
    total number of the covered beneficiaries who are newly
    enrolled under such subparagraph during such fiscal year.''.
        Sec. 110. Section 853 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2004 is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
            (d);
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
            new subsection (c):
        ``(c) Credit Toward Certain Small Business Contracting
    Goals.--Department of Defense contracts entered into with
    eligible contractors under the demonstration project under this
    section, and subcontracts entered into with eligible
    contractors under such contracts, shall be credited toward the
    attainment of goals established under section 2323 of title 10,
    United States Code, and section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business
    Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) regarding the extent of the
    participation of disadvantaged small business concerns in
    contracts of the Department of Defense and subcontracts under
    such contracts.''.
        Sec. 111. Section 8022 of the Department of Defense
    Appropriations Act, 2004, Public Law 108-87, shall not apply to
    a cost study of a multi-function activity for which the
    Department of Defense had solicited proposals as of the date of
    the enactment of that Act.
        Sec. 112. Of the amounts made available to the Department
    of Defense under the heading ``Defense Health Program'' for
    ``Procurement'', $3,100,000 shall be made available to acquire
    Linear Accelerator Radiation Therapy equipment and associated
    operating software for Walter Reed Army Medical Center:
    Provided, That of the amounts available to the Department of
    Defense under the heading ``Defense Health Program'' for
    ``Operation and Maintenance, In-House Care'', $2,900,000 shall
    be made available for the Defense and Veterans Head Injury
    Program: Provided further, That these funds are in addition to
    funds provided in previous Acts.
        Sec. 113. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall study issues
    related to the consolidation of the storage of mercury
    contained in the National Defense Stockpile under the Strategic
    and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.)
    and report to Congress on June 1, 2004, on the results of the
    study.
        (b) A decision to consolidate the storage of mercury to a
    site that currently does not store mercury contained in the
    National Defense Stockpile under the Strategic and Critical
    Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) shall occur
    no earlier than 180 days after the date of the report required
    in subsection (a).
        Sec. 114. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Secretary of Defense may transfer up to $120,000,000 of funds
    available in the Iraq Freedom Fund to carry out the classified
    project described in the classified annex accompanying Public
    Law 107-206, and acquire such interests in real property as he
    deems necessary to carry out such project: Provided, That the
    Secretary may transfer such funds to other appropriation
    accounts of the Department, and the amounts so transferred
    shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time
    period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided
    further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any
    other transfer authority available to the Department of
    Defense.
        Sec. 115. Of the amounts provided in Public Laws 107-117,
    107-248, and 108-87 under the heading ``National Defense
    Sealift Fund'' for construction of additional sealift capacity,
    $40,000,000 shall be made available for the construction of a
    Port of Philadelphia marine cargo terminal for high-speed
    military sealift and other military purposes.
        Sec. 116. (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans
    Affairs medical center in St. Petersburg, Florida, shall, after
    the end of the service of C. W. Bill Young as a Member of
    Congress be known as the ``C. W. Bill Young Department of
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
        (b) Refrences.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
    document, record, or other paper of the United States to such
    medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to
    be a reference to the ``C. W. Bill Young Department of Veterans
    Affairs Medical Center''.
        Sec. 117. Of the funds provided in Public Law 108-7, under
    the heading of ``Department of Defense--Civil'', ``Department
    of the Army'', ``Corps of Engineers--Civil'', ``Construction,
    General'', the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief
    of Engineers, is directed to proceed with the construction of
    the False Pass, Alaska, project, in accordance with the Report
    of the Chief of Engineers, dated December 29, 2000.
        Sec. 118. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
    Chief of Engineers, is hereby authorized and directed to design
    the Central Riverfront Park project on the Ohio Riverfront in
    Cincinnati, Ohio, as described in the Central Riverfront Park
    Master Plan performed by the City of Cincinnati, dated December
    1999, and the Section 905(b) analysis, performed by the
    Louisville District of the Corps of Engineers, dated August
    2002. The cost of project work undertaken by the non-Federal
    interests, including but not limited to prior and current
    planning and design, shall be credited toward the non-Federal
    share of design costs.
        Sec. 119. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
    Chief of Engineers, is directed to use any remaining available
    funds from funds appropriated in Public Law 101-101 for the
    Hamlet City Lake, North Carolina, project to provide assistance
    in carrying out any authorized water-related infrastructure
    projects in Richmond County, North Carolina.
        Sec. 120. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
    Chief of Engineers, is directed to snag and clear existing
    debris including trees in Deep River, near Lake Station,
    Indiana, under Section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954, as
    amended.
        Sec. 121. Section 117, subsection (4), of the Energy and
    Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004, is amended to read
    as follows:
                ``(4) in subsection (h), by striking `2001--' and
            all that follows and inserting `2001--$100,000,000 for
            Rural Nevada, and $25,000,000 for each of Idaho,
            Montana, New Mexico, and rural Utah, to remain
            available until expended.'.''.
        Sec. 122. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
    Chief of Engineers, is directed to use any remaining available
    funds from funds appropriated and made available in Public Law
    103-316 for construction of the Savannah Harbor Deepening
    Project, Savannah, Georgia, for the Savannah Harbor Expansion
    Project, Savannah, Georgia.
        Sec. 123. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
    Chief of Engineers, is directed to proceed with the
    construction of the Columbia River Channel Improvements, Oregon
    and Washington, project in accordance with the Report of the
    Chief of Engineers, dated December 23, 1999, and the economic
    justification and environmental features stated therein, as
    amended by the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact
    Statement dated January 28, 2003.
        Sec. 124. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
    Chief of Engineers, is directed to use previously appropriated
    funds to proceed with design and initiate construction to
    complete the Stillwater, Minnesota, Levee and Flood Control
    project.
        Sec. 125. Of the funds made available in the Energy and
    Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004, to the Western Area
    Power Administration, up to $166,100,000 collected by the
    Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control
    Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover
    purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to the
    ``Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance,
    Western Area Power Administration'' account as offsetting
    collections.
        Sec. 126. Of the funds provided for the development of the
    new molecular imaging probes in the statement of managers to
    accompany H.R. 2754, $5,000,000 shall be provided to the
    University of California, Los Angeles for the continued efforts
    for PET imaging, systems biology and nanotechnology.
        Sec. 127. Funds appropriated in this, or any other Act
    hereafter, may not be obligated to pay, on behalf of the United
    States or a contractor or subcontractor of the United States,
    to post a bond or fulfill any other financial responsibility
    requirement relating to closure or post-closure care and
    monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories and properties held
    or managed by Sandia National Laboratories prior to
    implementation of closure or post-closure monitoring. The State
    of New Mexico or any other entity may not enforce against the
    United States or a contractor or subcontractor of the United
    States, in this year or any other fiscal year, a requirement to
    post bond or any other financial responsibility requirement
    relating to closure or post-closure care and monitoring of
    Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and properties held
    or managed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.
        Sec. 128. Treatment of Certain Waste Materials. (a) In
    General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    federal commission with the authority to regulate the material
    designated as ``11e.(2) by-product material'' by section 312 of
    the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004, or
    by section 634 of the Energy Policy Act of 2003, shall not
    allow or otherwise permit any facility to receive or dispose of
    such material if the facility is located in a state that has an
    application pending under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act
    of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021) to regulate the 11e.(2) material
    covered under this section.
        (b) Sunset.--Subsection (a) ceases to be effective January
    1, 2005.
        Sec. 129. In the conference report accompanying H.R. 6, the
    Energy Policy Act, in Section 1512, subsection b strike
    ``University of Mississippi and the University of Oklahoma''
    and insert in lieu thereof ``Mississippi State University and
    Oklahoma State University''.
        Sec. 130. Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Science.
    For an additional amount for ``Science'', $50,000,000, to
    remain available until expended, is provided for the
    Coralville, Iowa, project, which is to utilize alternative
    renewable energy sources.
        Sec. 131. For an additional amount for the ``Science''
    account of the Department of Energy in the Energy and Water
    Development Appropriations Act, 2004, there is appropriated
    $250,000, to remain available until expended, for Biological
    Sciences at DePaul University; $500,000, to remain available
    until expended; for the Cedars-Sinai Gene Therapy Research
    Program; and $500,000, to remain available until expended, for
    the Hartford Hospital Interventional Electrophysiology Project.
        Sec. 132. For an additional amount for the ``Energy
    Supply'' account of the Department of Energy in the Energy and
    Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004, there is
    appropriated $750,000, to remain available until expended, for
    the Energy Center of Wisconsin Renewable Fuels Project;
    $500,000, to remain available until expended, for the Wind
    Energy Transmission Study; $250,000, to remain available until
    expended, for the White Pine County, Nevada, Public School
    System biomass conversion heating project; $250,000, to remain
    available until expended, for the Lead Animal Shelter Animal
    Campus renewable energy demonstration project; $3,000,000, to
    remain available until expended, for the establishment of a
    Hawaii Hydrogen Center for Development and Deployment of
    Distributed Energy Systems; and $250,000, to remain available
    until expended, for the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition for
    biomass restoration and science-based restoration.
        Sec. 133. For an additional amount for the ``Construction,
    General'' account of the Energy and Water Development
    Appropriations Act, 2004, there is appropriated $13,750,000, to
    remain available until expended.
        Sec. 134. For an additional amount for ``Millennium
    Challenge Corporation'', $350,000,000, to remain available
    until expended.
        Sec. 135. Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
    Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2004''.
        Sec. 136. (a) The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is
    amended--
                (1) in section 1319 (42 U.S.C. 4026), by striking
            ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``June 30, 2004.'';
                (2) in the first sentence of section 1309(a) (42
            U.S.C. 4016(a)), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and
            inserting ``the date specified in section 1319'';
                (3) in section 1336(a) (42 U.S.C. 4056(a)), by
            striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``on the
            date specified in section 1319''; and
                (4) in section 1376(c) (42 U.S.C. 4127(c)), by
            striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``the date
            specified in section 1319''.
        (b) The amendments made by this section shall be considered
    to have taken effect on December 31, 2003.
        Sec. 137. (a) Section 441(c) of the Maritime Transportation
    Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``and that is not the subject of an
            action prior to June 20, 2002, alleging a breach of
            subsections (a) and (b) of section 10601 as in effect
            on such date,''; and
                (2) by striking ``such subsections'' and inserting
            ``subsections (a) and (b) of section 10601 of title 46,
            United States Code, as in effect prior to November 25,
            2002''.
        (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to all
    proceedings pending on or commenced after the date of enactment
    of this Act.
        Sec. 138. Public Law 108-108 is amended under the heading
    ``Bureau of Indian Affairs, Construction'' by striking ``25
    U.S.C. 2005(a)'' and inserting ``25 U.S.C. 2005(b)'' and by
    striking ``25 U.S.C. 2505(f)'' and inserting ``25 U.S.C.
    2504(f)''.
        Sec. 139. Congaree National Park Boundary Revision. (a) In
    General.--Subsection (c) of the first section of Public Law 94-
    545 (90 Stat. 2517; 102 Stat. 2607) is amended by striking
    paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
                ``(6) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
                        ``(A) affects the use of private land
                    adjacent to the park;
                        ``(B) preempts the authority of the State
                    with respect to the regulation of hunting,
                    fishing, boating, and wildlife management on
                    private land or water outside the boundaries of
                    the park;
                        ``(C) shall negatively affect the economic
                    development of the areas surrounding the park;
                    or
                        ``(D) affects the classification of the
                    park under section 162 of the Clean Air Act (42
                    U.S.C. 7472).''.
        (b) Designation of Congaree National Park Wilderness.--
                (1) Designation.--The wilderness established by
            section 2(a) of the Congaree Swamp National Monument
            Expansion and Wilderness Act (102 Stat. 2606) and known
            as the ``Congaree Swamp National Monument Wilderness''
            shall be known and designated as the ``Congaree
            National Park Wilderness''.
                (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map,
            regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
            United States to the wilderness referred to in
            paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
            Congaree National Park Wilderness.
        Sec. 140. Section 123 of the Department of the Interior and
    Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-108),
    is amended by striking ``any other governmental land management
    entity'' and inserting ``any other land management entity''.
        Sec. 141. Effective as of November 18, 2003, section 9 of
    Public Law 100-692 (102 Stat. 4556; 16 U.S.C. 461 note.) is
    amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

        The Commission shall terminate on November 18, 2007.''.
        Sec. 142. Title IV of Public Law 108-108 is amended in
    section 403(b)(4) by striking ``75-5-703(10)(b)'' and inserting
    in lieu thereof ``75-5-703(10)(c)''.
        Sec. 143. Public Law 108-108 is amended under the heading
    ``Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services'' by deleting
    ``(d) $2,000,000 for the Alaska Federation of Natives sobriety
    and wellness program for competitive merit-based grants:'' and
    inserting ``(d) $2,000,000 for RuralCap for alcohol treatment
    and related transitional housing for homeless chronic
    inebriates in Anchorage, AK:''.
        Sec. 144. Public Law 108-108 is hereby amended by adding at
    the end of section 344 the following:
        ``(c) Exemptions.--The requirements of this section shall
    not apply to amounts in this Act designated as emergency
    requirements pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th
    Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
    year 2004.
        ``(d) Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements.--Under the
    heading `Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Land and Water Claim
    Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians', the across-
    the-board rescission in this section, and any subsequent
    across-the-board rescission for fiscal year 2004, shall apply
    only to the first dollar amount in the paragraph and the
    distribution of the rescission shall be at the discretion of
    the Secretary of the Interior who shall submit a report on such
    distribution and the rationale therefor to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations.''.
        Sec. 145. Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge. (a)
    Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) County.--The term ``county'' means each of the
            counties of Leflore, Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey,
            Warren, and Washington in the State.
                (2) Refuge.--The term ``Refuge'' means the Theodore
            Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge established under
            subsection (b).
                (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
            Secretary of the Interior.
                (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
            Mississippi.
        (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the
    Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of
    approximately 6,600 acres of land that--
                (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is
            owned by the United States;
                (2) was formerly in the inventory of the United
            States Department of Agriculture; and
                (3) is located in the counties.
        (c) Map.--As soon as practicable after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map
    depicting the boundaries of the Refuge.
        (d) Boundary Revision.--The Secretary may revise the
    boundaries of the Refuge in the counties to--
                (1) carry out the purposes of the Refuge; or
                (2) facilitate the acquisition or donation of land.
        (e) Acquisition of Land.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, the Secretary may, for management purposes,
    exchange Refuge land for land acquired or donated for fee title
    that is located in the counties.
        (f) Education Center.--The Secretary of the Army, acting
    through the Chief of Engineers, in consultation with the
    Secretary, shall design and construct a multiagency wildlife
    and environmental interpretive and education center at a
    location in the South Delta area of the State to be determined
    by a site selection and feasibility study conducted by the
    Secretary of the Army.
        (g) Designation of Refuge Complexes.--
                (1) Holt collier national wildlife refuge.--
                        (A) Designation.--The refuge in the State
                    known as the ``Bogue Phalia Unit of the Yazoo
                    National Wildlife Refuge'' shall be known as
                    the ``Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge''.
                        (B) References.--Any reference in a law,
                    map, regulation, document, paper, or other
                    record of the United States to the refuge
                    referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed
                    to be a reference to the Holt Collier National
                    Wildlife Refuge.
                (2) Theodore roosevelt national wildlife refuge
            complex.--
                        (A) Designation.--The refuge complex in the
                    State known as the ``Central Mississippi
                    National Wildlife Refuge Complex'' shall be
                    known as the ``Theodore Roosevelt National
                    Wildlife Refuge Complex''.
                        (B) References.--Any reference in a law,
                    map, regulation, document, paper, or other
                    record of the United States to the refuge
                    complex referred to in subparagraph (A) shall
                    be deemed to be a reference to the Theodore
                    Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
        (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
                (1) In general.--There are authorized to be
            appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out
            this section.
                (2) Education center.--There are authorized to be
            appropriated to carry out subsection (f) $6,000,000.
        Sec. 146. For the purposes described in section 386 of the
    Energy Policy Act of 2003 there is authorized to be
    appropriated $1,000,000, except that upon that Act becoming
    law, section 386 is amended through this Act:
                (1) in subsection (a) by inserting before the term
            ``to issue'' the phrase ``or with an entity the
            Secretary determines is qualified to construct and
            operate a liquefied natural gas project to transport
            liquefied natural gas from Southcentral Alaska to West
            Coast states,'';
                (2) at the end of paragraph 386(b)(1) by striking
            the period and inserting in its place ``, or after the
            Secretary certifies there exists a qualified entity to
            construct and operate a liquefied natural gas project
            to transport liquefied natural gas from Southcentral
            Alaska to West Coast States. In no case shall loan
            guarantees be issued for more than one qualified
            project.'';
                (3) at the end of paragraph 386(c)(2) by striking
            the period and inserting in its place ``, except that
            the total amount of principal that may be guaranteed
            for a qualified liquefied natural gas project may not
            exceed a principal amount in which the cost of loan
            guarantees, as defined by section 502(5) of the Federal
            Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)), exceeds
            $2,000,000,000.''; and
                (4) at paragraph 386(g)(4):
                        (A) by inserting before the term
                    ``consisting'' the new term ``or system''; and
                        (B) by inserting between the term
                    ``plants'' and the ``)'' the phrase
                    ``liquification plants and liquefied natural
                    gas tankers for transportation of liquefied
                    natural gas from Southcentral Alaska to the
                    West Coast''.
        Sec. 147. Payment of Expenses After the Death of Certain
    Federal Employees in the State of Alaska. Section 1308 of the
    Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
    3198) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
            (d); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the
            following:
        ``(c) Payment of Expenses After Death of an Employee.--
                ``(1) Definition of immediate family member.--In
            this subsection, the term ``immediate family member''
            means a person related to a deceased employee that was
            a member of the household of the deceased employee at
            the time of death.
                ``(2) Payments.--If an employee appointed under the
            program established by subsection (a) dies in the
            performance of any assigned duties on or after October
            1, 2002, the Secretary may--
                        ``(A) pay or reimburse reasonable expenses,
                    regardless of when those expenses are incurred,
                    for the preparation and transportation of the
                    remains of the deceased employee to a location
                    in the State of Alaska which is selected by the
                    surviving head of household of the deceased
                    employee;
                        ``(B) pay or reimburse reasonable expenses,
                    regardless of when those expenses are incurred,
                    for transporting immediate family members and
                    the baggage and household goods of the deceased
                    employee and immediate family members to a
                    community in the State of Alaska which is
                    selected by the surviving head of household of
                    the deceased employee.''.
        Sec. 148. United States Office for Native Hawaiian
    Relations. (a) Establishment.--The sum of $100,000 is
    appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the
    establishment of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations within
    the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
        (b) Duties.--The Office shall--
                (1) effectuate and implement the special legal
            relationship between the Native Hawaiian people and the
            United States;
                (2) continue the process of reconciliation with the
            Native Hawaiian people; and
                (3) fully integrate the principle and practice of
            meaningful, regular, and appropriate consultation with
            the Native Hawaiian people by assuring timely
            notification of and prior consultation with the Native
            Hawaiian people before any federal agency takes any
            actions that may have the potential to significantly
            affect Native Hawaiian resources, rights, or lands.
        Sec. 149. Lease of Tribally-owned Land by Assiniboine and
    Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. The first section of
    the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415), is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(g) Lease of Tribally-Owned Land by Assiniboine and Sioux
    Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)
            and any regulations under part 162 of title 25, Code of
            Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation),
            subject to paragraph (2), the Assiniboine and Sioux
            Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation may lease to the
            Northern Border Pipeline Company tribally-owned land on
            the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for 1 or more
            interstate gas pipelines.
                ``(2) Conditions.--A lease entered into under
            paragraph (1)--
                        ``(A) shall commence during fiscal year
                    2011 for an initial term of 25 years;
                        ``(B) may be renewed for an additional term
                    of 25 years; and
                        ``(C) shall specify in the terms of the
                    lease an annual rental rate--
                                ``(i) which rate shall be increased
                            by 3 percent per year on a cumulative
                            basis for each 5-year period; and
                                ``(ii) the adjustment of which in
                            accordance with clause (i) shall be
                            considered to satisfy any review
                            requirement under part 162 of title 25,
                            Code of Federal Regulations (or any
                            successor regulation).''.
        Sec. 150. (a) Short Title. This Act may be cited as the
    ``Fern Lake Conservation and Recreation Act''.
        (b) Findings and Purposes.--
                (1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
                        (A) Fern Lake and its surrounding watershed
                    in Bell County, Kentucky, and Claiborne County,
                    Tennessee, is within the potential boundaries
                    of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park as
                    originally authorized by the Act of June 11,
                    1940 (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.).
                        (B) The acquisition of Fern Lake and its
                    surrounding watershed and its inclusion in
                    Cumberland Gap National Historical Park would
                    protect the vista from Pinnacle Overlook, which
                    is one of the park's most valuable scenic
                    resources and most popular attractions, and
                    enhance recreational opportunities at the park.
                        (C) Fern Lake is the water supply source
                    for the city of Middlesboro, Kentucky, and
                    environs.
                        (D) The 4,500-acre Fern Lake watershed is
                    privately owned, and the 150-acre lake and part
                    of the watershed are currently for sale, but
                    the Secretary of the Interior is precluded by
                    the first section of the Act of June 11, 1940
                    (16 U.S.C. 261), from using appropriated funds
                    to acquire the lands.
                (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Act are--
                        (A) to authorize the Secretary of the
                    Interior to use appropriated funds if
                    necessary, in addition to other acquisition
                    methods, to acquire from willing sellers Fern
                    Lake and its surrounding watershed, in order to
                    protect scenic and natural resources and
                    enhance recreational opportunities at
                    Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; and
                        (B) to allow the continued supply of water
                    from Fern Lake to the city of Middlesboro,
                    Kentucky, and environs.
        (c) Land Acquisition and Conveyance Authority, Fern Lake,
    Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.--
                (1) Definitions.--In this section:
                        (A) Fern lake.--The term ``Fern Lake''
                    means Fern Lake located in Bell County,
                    Kentucky, and Claiborne County, Tennessee.
                        (B) Land.--The term ``land'' means land,
                    water, interests in land, and any improvements
                    on the land.
                        (C) Park.--The term ``park'' means
                    Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, as
                    authorized and established by the Act of June
                    11, 1940 (54 Stat. 262; 16 U.S.C. 261 et seq.).
                        (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary''
                    means the Secretary of the Interior, acting
                    through the Director of the National Park
                    Service.
                (2) Acquisition authorized.--The Secretary may
            acquire for addition to the park lands consisting of
            approximately 4,500 acres and containing Fern Lake and
            its surrounding watershed, as generally depicted on the
            map entitled ``Cumberland Gap National Historical Park,
            Fern Lake Watershed'', numbered 380/80,004, and dated
            May 2001. The map shall be on file in the appropriate
            offices of the National Park Service.
                (3) Boundary adjustment and administration.--
            Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall revise
            the boundaries of the park to include the land acquired
            under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall administer the
            acquired lands as part of the park in accordance with
            the laws and regulations applicable to the park.
                (4) Conveyance of fern lake.--
                        (A) Conveyance required.--If the Secretary
                    acquires Fern Lake, the Secretary shall convey,
                    notwithstanding any other law and without
                    consideration, to the city of Middlesboro,
                    Kentucky, all right, title, and interest of the
                    United States in and to Fern Lake, up to the
                    normal operating elevation of 1,200.4 feet
                    above sea level, along with the dam and all
                    appurtenances associated with the withdrawal
                    and delivery of water from Fern Lake.
                        (B) Terms of conveyance.--In executing the
                    conveyance under subparagraph (4)(A), the
                    Secretary may retain an easement for scenic and
                    recreational purposes.
                        (C) Reversionary interest.--In the event
                    Fern Lake is no longer used as a source of
                    municipal water supply for the city of
                    Middlesboro, Kentucky, and its environs,
                    ownership of Fern Lake shall revert to the
                    United States and it shall be managed by the
                    Secretary as part of the park.
                (5) Consultation requirements.--In order to better
            manage lands acquired under this section in a manner
            that will facilitate the provision of water for
            municipal needs, as well as the establishment and
            promotion of new recreational opportunities at the
            park, the Secretary shall consult with--
                        (A) appropriate officials in the States of
                    Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, and
                    political subdivisions of these States;
                        (B) organizations involved in promoting
                    tourism in these States; and
                        (C) other interested parties.
        Sec. 151. (a) The Attending Physician to Congress shall
    have the authority and responsibility for overseeing and
    coordinating the use of medical assets in response to a
    bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public
    health emergencies occurring within the Capitol Buildings or
    the U.S. Capitol Grounds. This shall include the authority to
    enact quarantine and to declare death. These actions will be
    carried out in close cooperation and communication with the
    Commissioner of Public Health, Chief Medical Examiner, and
    other Public Health Officials of the District of Columbia
    government.
        (b) In this section--
                (1) the term ``Capitol Buildings'' has the meaning
            given such term in section 5101 of title 40, United
            States Code; and
                (2) the term ``United States Capitol Grounds'' has
            the meaning given such term in section 5102(a) of title
            40, United States Code.
        (c) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the
    enactment of this Act and shall apply during any fiscal year
    occurring on or after such date.
        Sec. 152. (a) Notwithstanding section 907(a) of Public Law
    107-206 (116 Stat. 977) or section 1102 of the Legislative
    Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)), the
    Architect of the Capitol, at any time after the date of the
    enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of
    appropriations, may enter into an agreement to acquire by lease
    any portion of the real property located at 499 South Capitol
    Street Southwest in the District of Columbia for the use of the
    United States Capitol Police.
        (b) Any real property acquired by the Architect of the
    Capitol pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the
    provisions of the Act entitled ``An Act to define the area of
    the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof,
    and for other purposes'', approved July 31, 1946.
        Sec. 153. The United States Senate-China Interparliamentary
    Group. (a) Establishment and Meetings.--Not to exceed 12
    Senators shall be appointed to meet annually with
    representatives of the National People's Congress of the
    People's Republic of China for discussion of common problems in
    the interest of relations between the United States and China.
    The Senators so appointed shall be referred to as the ``United
    States group'' of the United States Senate-China
    Interparliamentary Group.
        (b) Appointment of Members.--The President pro tempore of
    the Senate shall appoint Senators under this section upon the
    recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the
    Senate. The President pro tempore of the Senate shall designate
    1 Senator as the Chair of the United States group.
        (c) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated
    $100,000 for each fiscal year to assist in meeting the expenses
    of the United States group for each fiscal year for which an
    appropriation is made. Appropriations shall be disbursed on
    vouchers to be approved by the Chair of the United States
    group.
        (d) Certification of Expenditures.--The certificate of the
    Chair of the United States group shall be final and conclusive
    upon the accounting officers in the auditing of the accounts of
    the United States group.
        (e) Fiscal Year 2004 Funding.--There is authorized within
    the contingent fund of the Senate under the appropriation
    account ``miscellaneous items'' $75,000 for fiscal year 2004 to
    assist in meeting the official expenses of the United States
    Senate-China Interparliamentary Group including conference room
    expenses, hospitality expenses, and food and food-related
    expenses. Expenses shall be paid on vouchers to be approved by
    the Chair of the United States group. The Secretary of the
    Senate is authorized to advance such sums as necessary to carry
    out this subsection.
        (f) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any
    money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, $100,000 for the United
    States Senate-China Interparlimentary Group.
        (g) Effective Date.--
                (1) In general.--Subsections (a) though (d) shall
            apply to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year
            thereafter.
                (2) Fiscal year 2004.--Subsections (e) and (f)
            shall apply to fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 154. The United States Senate-Russia
    Interparliamentary Group. (a) Establishment and Meetings.--Not
    to exceed 12 Senators shall be appointed to meet annually with
    representatives of the Federation Council of Russia for
    discussion of common problems in the interest of relations
    between the United States and Russia. The Senators so appointed
    shall be referred to as the ``United States group'' of the
    United States Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group.
        (b) Appointment of Members.--The majority and minority
    leaders of the Senate shall appoint the Senators of the United
    States group. The majority leader of the Senate shall designate
    1 Senator as the Chair of the United States group.
        (c) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated
    $100,000 for each fiscal year to assist in meeting the expenses
    of the United States group for each fiscal year for which an
    appropriation is made. Appropriations shall be disbursed on
    vouchers to be approved by the Chair of the United States
    group.
        (d) Certification of Expenditures.--The certificate of the
    Chair of the United States group shall be final and conclusive
    upon the accounting officers in the auditing of the accounts of
    the United States group.
        (e) Fiscal Year 2004 Funding.--There is authorized within
    the contingent fund of the Senate under the appropriation
    account ``miscellaneous items'' $75,000 for fiscal year 2004 to
    assist in meeting the official expenses of the United States
    Senate-Russia Interparliamentary Group including conference
    room expenses, hospitality expenses, and food and food-related
    expenses. Expenses shall be paid on vouchers to be approved by
    the Chair of the United States group. The Secretary of the
    Senate is authorized to advance such sums as necessary to carry
    out this subsection.
        (f) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any
    money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, $100,000 for the United
    States Senate-Russia Interparlimentary Group.
        (g) Effective Date.--
                (1) In general.--Subsections (a) through (d) shall
            apply to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year
            thereafter.
                (2) Fiscal year 2004.--Subsections (e) and (f)
            shall apply to fiscal year 2004.
        Sec. 155. Payment of Expenses of the Chaplain of the Senate
    From the Contingent Fund of the Senate. (a) In General.--For
    each fiscal year there is authorized to be expended from the
    contingent fund of the Senate an amount, not in excess of
    $50,000 for the Chaplain of the Senate. Payments under this
    section shall be made only for expenses actually incurred by
    the Chaplain of the Senate in carrying out his functions, and
    shall be made upon certification and documentation of the
    expenses involved, by the Chaplain claiming payment under this
    section and upon vouchers approved by the Chaplain and by the
    Committee on Rules and Administration. Funds authorized for
    expenditure under this section may be used to purchase food or
    food related items.
        (b) Repeal of Revolving Fund.--
                (1) Repeal.--Section 2 of the Legislative Branch
            Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 61d-3) is repealed.
                (2) Remaining funds.--Any funds in the Chaplain
            Expense Revolving Fund on the date of the repeal under
            this section shall be remitted to the general fund of
            the United States Treasury.
        (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
    to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
        Sec. 156. (a) There is established in the House of
    Representatives a fund to be known as the ``House of
    Representatives Revolving Fund'', consisting of the following
    amounts:
                (1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
                (2) Amounts donated to the Fund.
                (3) Interest on the balance of the Fund.
        (b) Amounts in the Fund shall be expended at the direction
    of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
    Representatives, upon notification provided by the Chief
    Administrative Officer to the Committee on Appropriations of
    the House of Representatives, and shall remain available until
    expended.
        (c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
    2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
        Sec. 157. Recomputation of Benefits Guaranteed in
    Connection With the Termination of the Republic Steel
    Retirement Plan. (a) In General.--The Pension Benefit Guaranty
    Corporation shall recompute the liability for monthly benefits
    guaranteed under section 4022 of the Employee Retirement Income
    Security Act of 1974 which are payable (without regard to this
    section) with respect to each participant and beneficiary under
    the Republic Steel Retirement Plan in connection with its
    termination on September 30, 1986.
        (b) Adjustment of Guaranteed Benefit Amounts.--In
    recomputing the liability for monthly guaranteed benefits
    pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to each participant or
    beneficiary, the Corporation shall increase the amount of such
    liability (as determined without regard to this section) by--
                (1) the amount of the liability for nonguaranteed
            benefits under the LTV Steel Supplemental Pension Plan,
            as in effect with respect to such participant or
            beneficiary on January 1, 2001, and
                (2) the amount of the liability for nonguaranteed
            benefits payable through the trust established in
            connection with the Republic Steel Plan under section
            4049 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
            1974, as in effect with respect to such participant or
            beneficiary on January 1, 2001.
        (c) Certain Benefits Disregarded.--In making the
    recalculation under this section, the Corporation shall
    disregard--
                (1) the amount of any benefits which were not paid
            during the period beginning with January 1, 2001, and
            ending with December 31, 2003, under the LTV Steel
            Supplemental Pension Plan or through the section 4049
            trust referred to in subsection (b)(2),
                (2) any liability for benefits under the LTV Steel
            Supplemental Pension Plan or through the section 4049
            trust referred to in subsection (b)(2) that were
            included in the LTV Steel Salaried Defined Benefit
            Retirement Plan, as in effect on January 1, 1999,
                (3) any liability for additional benefits that were
            included in the LTV Steel Supplemental Pension Plan to
            compensate for any liability of participants and
            beneficiaries under chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue
            Code of 1986 in connection with benefits payable under
            such Plan, and
                (4) any liability under the LTV Steel Supplemental
            Pension Plan for temporary supplements.
        (d) Timing and Application of Determinations.--
    Determinations of the increase in liability pursuant to
    subsection (b) shall be made as of December 31, 2003, using the
    mortality and interest assumptions otherwise applicable to plan
    terminations under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income
    Security Act of 1974 on such date. The recomputation under this
    section shall apply only with respect to benefits payable after
    such date.
        Sec. 158. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
    made available in other Acts, $9,692,000 is hereby appropriated
    to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund,
    to remain available until expended, for family housing
    initiatives undertaken pursuant to the provisions of subchapter
    IV of chapter 169, title 10, United States Code: Provided, That
    such funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in
    section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
    direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of
    Defense pursuant to the provisions of such subchapter: Provided
    further, That of the funds available in the ``Foreign Currency
    Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'' account, $9,692,000 are
    rescinded.
        Sec. 159. For an additional amount to carry out section 257
    of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $1,000,000,000, to remain
    available until expended: Provided, That no more than \1/10\ of
    1 percent of funds available for requirements payments under
    section 257 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 shall be
    allocated to any territory.
        Sec. 160. (a) Designation.--The United States courthouse
    located at 333 Lomas Blvd N.W. in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
    shall be known and designated as the ``Pete V. Domenici United
    States Courthouse''.
        (b) Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper,
    or other record of the United States to the United States
    courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be
    a reference to the ``Pete V. Domenici United States
    Courthouse''.
        Sec. 161. The Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget shall hereafter consult with Alaska Native corporations
    on the same basis as Indian tribes under Executive Order No.
    13175.
        Sec. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
    addition to amounts provided in this or any other Act for
    fiscal year 2004, $50,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
    Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, of which
    $44,000,000 shall be for reconstruction of the Treasure Island
    Bridge in Treasure Island, Florida and of which $6,000,000
    shall be for necessary road improvements and design of a plaza
    at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
    Washington, D.C.
        Sec. 163. Section 802(b)(1) of the Japanese Imperial
    Government Disclosure Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-567; 114
    Stat. 2865) is amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting
    ``4 years''.
        Sec. 164. The funds made available for Alaska Natives under
    the heading ``Native American Housing Block Grants'' in title
    II of division G of this Act shall be allocated to the same
    Native Alaskan Indian housing block grant recipients that
    received the funds in fiscal year 2003.
        Sec. 165. In addition to the amounts otherwise provided in
    this or any other Act for fiscal year 2004, for ``Department of
    Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Fund'',
    $10,000,000 to remain available until expended for a grant to
    the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska for facilities
    construction.
        Sec. 166. The Secretary of a military department may use
    the authority provided in section 2667(a) of title 10, United
    States Code, to lease military family housing in the National
    Capital Region (as defined in section 2674 of such title) to
    key and essential personnel for continuity of government
    purposes.
        Sec. 167. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
    addition to amounts otherwise provided in this or any other Act
    for fiscal year 2004, $55,000,000 is appropriated, to be
    available until expended, to be distributed as follows: for
    Department of Energy, Energy Programs, ``Energy Supply'',
    $12,400,000 for expenses related to the purchase, construction,
    operation of facilities, and acquisition of plant and capital
    equipment for facilities that produce fuels from agricultural
    and animal wastes, to the Society for Energy and Environmental
    Research, a not-for-profit energy research and development
    institution, to administer the program; for Department of
    Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, ``Grants-in-
    aid for airports'', $2,000,000 for the extension of a runway at
    Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Texas; for Department
    of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, $1,000,000,
    for Rock County Road, Janesville, Wisconsin; for Department of
    Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, $2,500,000, for
    improvements to I-75 in Lee County, Florida; for Department of
    Veterans Affairs, Departmental Administration, ``Construction;
    major projects'', $500,000 for the preliminary planning of a
    new ambulatory clinic at the Defense Supply Center, Columbus in
    Columbus, Ohio; for ``Small Business Administration, Salaries
    and Expenses'', $500,000, to be available for a grant to the
    University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to establish a paper science
    technology transfer center; for ``Funds Appropriated to the
    President, Bilateral Economic Assistance, Independent States of
    the Former Soviet Union'', $1,000,000, for the National Program
    of Action for the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment;
    for ``Army Corps of Engineers, Construction, General'',
    $1,000,000 for the Stockton Metropolitan Flood Control
    Reimbursement, California, project; for ``Army Corps of
    Engineers, Construction, General'', $1,000,000 for the San
    Timoteo Creek element of the Santa Ana River Mainstem,
    California, project; for ``Army Corps of Engineers,
    Construction, General'', $2,000,000; for the Florida Keys Water
    Quality Improvements, Florida, project; for ``Army Corps of
    Engineers, Construction, General'', $1,500,000, for the
    Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure, West
    Virginia, project; for ``Department of Energy, Science'',
    $2,000,000 for the Western Michigan University Nanotechnology
    Research and Computation Center; for Department of Energy,
    Energy Programs, ``Energy Supply'', $2,500,000 for the
    Enterprise Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the
    Chattanooga Fuel Cell Demonstration Project; for
    ``Environmental Protection Agency, State and tribal assistance
    grants'', for grants to address drinking water and waste water
    infrastructure, $2,000,000 for the Wyoming Valley Sanitation
    Authority, Pennsylvania for combined sewer overflow
    infrastructure improvements; for ``Environmental Protection
    Agency, State and tribal assistance grants'', for grants to
    address drinking water and waste water infrastructure,
    $1,000,000 to the Saratoga Water Committee in Saratoga County,
    New York for construction of a drinking water transport
    pipeline; for ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
    Disease Control, Research, and Training'', $1,000,000, for a
    grant to the Center for Emerging Biological Threats at Emory
    University, Atlanta, Georgia; for ``Department of Education,
    Higher Education'', $500,000, for a grant to Santa Clara
    University in Santa Clara, California for technology
    infrastructure upgrades, campus-wide network infrastructure
    enhancements and equipment; for ``Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, Community Development Fund'', $600,000, for
    a grant to Shelter from the Storm, Incorporated in Palm Desert,
    California for facilities renovations and improvements; for
    Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
    $500,000, for the Labor Institute for Training, Inc.,
    Indianapolis, Indiana; Department of Labor, Employment and
    Training Administration, $250,000, for the Institute for Labor
    Studies and Research, Cranston, RI, for Learning on the Roll;
    For Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources
    and Services Administration, $200,000, for St. Luke's Episcopal
    Hospital, Houston, TX, facilities and equipment; For Department
    of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
    Prevention, $200,000, for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson
    Cancer Center, Houston, TX, for a comprehensive cancer control
    program to address the needs of minority and medically
    underserved populations; For Department of Health and Human
    Services, Health Resources and Services Administration,
    $300,000, for the Long Island Cancer Center, State University
    of New York at Stony Brook, for facilities and equipment; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
    Services Administration, $500,000 for the Iowa Health
    Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa for a demonstration project to
    improve dental care in underserved rural areas; For Department
    of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
    Administration, $500,000, for the Cumberland Medical Center in
    Crossville, Tennessee for facilities and equipment; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention, $250,000 for the New Haven Public
    Schools in New Haven, Connecticut for the PE4LIFE program to
    promote and improve physical education, in cooperation with
    Yale University; For Department of Health and Human Services,
    Health Resources and Services Administration, $250,000, for
    Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut for health-related
    academic facilities and equipment; For Department of Health and
    Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration,
    $365,000, for the University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann
    Arbor, Michigan for facilities and equipment; For Department of
    Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, $500,000,
    for the Jewish Family & Children's Center of Greater Boston for
    Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities project; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
    Control and Prevention, $100,000, for the Marion County Health
    Department in Salem, Oregon for a project to improve
    collection, analysis and dissemination of data on infectious
    diseases; For Department of Health and Human Services, Health
    Resources and Services Administration, $400,000, for the
    Tillamook Lightwave in Tillamook, Oregon for a fiber optic link
    between Tillamook County Hospital and the Oregon Health
    Sciences University; For Department of Health and Human
    Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $300,000,
    for the Access Community Health Network in Chicago, Illinois
    for programs related to prevention and control of chronic
    diseases; For Department of Health and Human Services, Health
    Resources and Services Administration, $200,000, for the
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois for
    facilities and equipment; For Department of Health and Human
    Services, Health Resources and Services Administration,
    $200,000, for the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, for
    implementation of the Shared Integrated Management Information
    System; For Department of Health and Human Services, Health
    Resources and Services Administration, $250,000, for Family
    Resources Community Action in Woonsocket, Rhode Island for
    outreach and supportive services for persons with HIV/AIDS; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
    Services Administration, $250,000, for St. Joseph Hospital/
    PeaceHealth in Bellingham, WA, on behalf of the Whatcom
    Community Health Improvement Consortium, to implement a model
    for improving care for patients with chronic diseases and
    increasing access and efficiency of services; For Department of
    Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
    Administration, $150,000, for the Children's Rehabilitation
    Center in White Plains, New York, for facilities and equipment;
    For Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources
    and Services Administration, $60,000, for the Telfair Regional
    Hospital in McRae, Georgia for facilities and equipment; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
    Services Administration, $65,000, for the Candler County
    Hospital in Metter, Georgia for facilities and equipment; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
    Children and Families, $500,000 for The Boys & Girls Club of
    Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, for the Heathwood Youth
    and Families Community Center; For Department of Health and
    Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration,
    $200,000, for the Boston Medical Center in Boston,
    Massachusetts for facilities and equipment; For Department of
    Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
    Administration, $500,000, for the University of North Dakota
    School of Medicine and Health Sciences, for its rural health
    program in preventive medicine and behavioral sciences; For
    Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
    Services Administration, $900,000, for the California Hospital
    Medical Center in Los Angeles, California for facilities and
    equipment; For Department of Health and Human Services, Health
    Resources and Services Administration, $500,000, for the City
    of Abilene, Texas, Abilene-Taylor County Public Health
    District, for facilities and equipment; For Department of
    Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services
    Administration, $400,000, for the Houston County Hospital,
    Crockett, TX, for facilities and equipment; for Department of
    Education, $200,000, for the University of Hawaii, West Oahu
    campus, HI, to produce the ``Primal Quest'' film documentary;
    for Department of Education, $500,000, for the Union Parish
    School District, Farmerville, LA, to implement an online
    assessment and interactive instructional program; for
    Department of Education, $200,000, for the Middle Country
    School District, NY, to establish a math, science and
    technology lab at Oxhead Road Elementary School in Centereach,
    NY; for Department of Education, $500,000, for the Florida
    Campus Compact, Tallahassee, FL, to enhance service-learning on
    college campuses throughout Florida; for Department of
    Education, $340,000, for Southern Connecticut State University,
    New Haven, CT, to expand nursing education recruitment,
    diversity and training programs, in collaboration with Gateway
    Community College; for Department of Education, $60,000, for
    Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT, to enhance
    educational media and technology; for Department of Education,
    $100,000, for Project Georgetown, Georgetown, TX, for an after-
    school program; for Department of Education, $200,000, for
    Communities in Schools-Bell-Coryell Counties, Inc., Killeen,
    TX, for educational services for at-risk youth; for Department
    of Education, $200,000, for Communities in Schools-Central
    Texas, Inc., Austin, TX, for educational services for at-risk
    youth; for Department of Education, $325,000; for Harrisburg
    Polytechnic Institute, Harrisburg, PA, for a K-16 curriculum,
    equipment, internships and enrichment activities for high
    school students; for Department of Education, $175,000, for
    Lehigh Carbon Community College, Tamaqua, PA, for equipment and
    technology upgrades, and for curricula; for Department of
    Education, $200,000, for Chicago State University, Chicago IL,
    to establish a school of pharmacy, including equipment; for
    Department of Education, $500,000, for Marywood University,
    Scranton, PA, to establish a Center for Assistive Technology;
    for Department of Education, $400,000, for the Boys & Girls
    Club of Pawtucket, RI, for academic and literacy, character
    education, career preparation, and enrichment activities for
    youth; for Department of Education, $250,000, for Whatcom
    Community College, Bellingham, WA, to establish a center for
    training in border security; for Department of Education,
    $400,000, for Westchester Community College, NY, for personnel,
    equipment and other programmatic expenses for The New Center;
    for Department of Education, $50,000, for the Marymount
    Institute for the Education of Women and Girls of Marymount
    College of Fordham University, Tarrytown, NY, for a mentoring
    project to enhance the academic and social development of
    Latina girls at Sleepy Hollow Middle School; for Department of
    Education, $500,000, for Northern Kentucky University, Highland
    Heights, KY, for the Urban Learning Center to expand access to
    postsecondary education; for Department of Education, $500,000,
    for Iron County School District, Cedar City, UT, for a student
    achievement management information system; for Department of
    Education, $200,000, for Western Maine Technical College, South
    Paris, ME, for education programs and marketing activities; for
    Department of Education, $275,000, for the YMCA of the Triangle
    Area, Raleigh, NC, for youth mentoring, character education and
    leadership activities; for Department of Education, $325,000,
    for Communities in Schools of Northeast Texas, Inc.,
    Pflugerville, TX, for educational services for at-risk
    students; for the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
    $300,000, for The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, for the
    ``Hudson River Access'' science education project; for the
    Institute of Museum and Library Services, $375,000, for the
    Tubman African American Museum, Macon, GA for exhibits,
    education programs and outreach activities; for the Institute
    of Museum and Library Services, $300,000, for the Maine
    Discovery Museum, Bangor, ME, for exhibits and education
    programs; for the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
    $225,000, for the North Carolina State Museum of Natural
    Sciences, Raleigh, NC, to develop exhibits and education
    programs; for the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
    ``Community Development Fund'', Economic Development Initiative
    program, for carrying out targeted economic investments,
    $3,010,000, to be allocated in the amounts and under the terms
    and conditions specified on pages 33 through 60 of House Report
    108-235 for projects numbered 35, 52, 60, 61, 174, 175, 177,
    181, 195, 223, 250, 265, 297, 333, 408, 409, 410, 421, 438,
    439, 441, 496, 509, 574, and 583; and for the Environmental
    Protection Agency, ``State and Tribal Assistance Grants'' to
    local communities for repair, replacement or upgrading of their
    drinking water, wastewater or storm water infrastructure or for
    water quality protection activities, $600,000, to be allocated
    under the terms and conditions specified on pages 111 through
    127 of House Report 108-235 for projects numbered 121 and 226.
        Sec. 168 (a) Rescissions.--From unobligated balances of
    amounts made available in Public Law 107-38, and in Public Law
    107-117, and in appropriations Acts for the Department of
    Defense, $1,800,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided, That the
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after
    consultation with the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    and Senate and the Secretary of Defense, shall determine the
    amounts to be rescinded from each account that is to be so
    reduced: Provided further, That the rescissions shall take
    effect no later than September 30, 2004: Provided further, That
    the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
    notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate
    30 days prior to rescinding such amounts: Provided further,
    That such notification shall include the accounts, programs,
    projects and activities from which the funds will be rescinded:
    Provided further, That this section shall not apply to any
    amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the seventh
    proviso under the heading ``Emergency Response Fund'' in Public
    Law 107-38.
        (b) Across-the-Board Rescissions.--There is hereby
    rescinded an amount equal to 0.59 percent of--
                (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation
            limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2004 for any
            discretionary account in divisions A through H of this
            Act and in any other fiscal year 2004 appropriation Act
            (except any fiscal year 2004 supplemental appropriation
            Act, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
            2004, or the Military Construction Appropriations Act,
            2004);
                (2) the budget authority provided in any advance
            appropriation for fiscal year 2004 for any
            discretionary account in any prior fiscal year
            appropriation Act; and
                (3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year
            2004 for any program subject to limitation contained in
            any division or appropriation Act subject to paragraph
            (1).
        (c) Proportionate Application.--Any rescission made by
    subsection (b) shall be applied proportionately--
                (1) to each discretionary account and each item of
            budget authority described in such subsection; and
                (2) within each such account and item, to each
            program, project, and activity (with programs,
            projects, and activities as delineated in the
            appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the
            relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or
            for accounts and items not included in appropriation
            Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted
            President's budget).
        (d) OMB Report.--Within 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this section the Director of the Office of
    Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
    report specifying the account and amount of each rescission
    made pursuant to subsection (b).
        This division may be cited as the ``Miscellaneous
    Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004''.

        And the Senate agree to the same.
                                       Bill Young,
                                       Ralph Regula,
                                       Jerry Lewis,
                                       Frank R. Wolf
                                               (except for section 617 of
                                                   Division B),
                                       James T. Walsh,
                                       Dave Hobson,
                                       Henry Bonilla,
                                       Jack Kingston,
                                       Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
                                       George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
                                       Tom Latham,
                                       Virgil Goode,
                                       Ray LaHood,
                                       John P. Murtha,
                                     Managers on the Part of the House.

                                       Ted Stevens,
                                       Thad Cochran,
                                       Arlen Specter,
                                       Pete V. Domenici,
                                       Christopher Bond,
                                       Mitch McConnell,
                                       Conrad Burns,
                                       Richard C. Shelby,
                                       Judd Gregg,
                                       Robert F. Bennett,
                                       Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
                                       Larry Craig,
                                       Kay Bailey Hutchison,
                                       Mike DeWine,
                                       Sam Brownback,
                                       Daniel K. Inouye,
                                       Tom Harkin,
                                    Managers on the Part of the Senate.
           JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

          The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the
    conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
    amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2673) making
    appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
    Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the
    fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes,
    submit the following joint statement to the House and Senate in
    explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the
    managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
          This conference agreement includes the Agriculture, Rural
    Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2004; the Departments of Commerce, Justice,
    and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
    Act, 2004; the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004;
    the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
    Appropriations Act, 2004; the Departments of Labor, Health and
    Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2004; the Transportation, Treasury, and
    Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004; the Departments
    of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
    Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004; and the
    Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004.

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

                            Congressional Directives

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

                         TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                     Production, Processing, and Marketing

                            Office of the Secretary

          The conference agreement provides $5,092,000 for the
    Office of the Secretary instead of $3,468,000 as proposed by
    the House and $10,046,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees note that the Congress included an
    authorization in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
    2002 (Section 10802) for a food biotechnology education
    program. This program is intended to provide the public with
    science-based evidence on the safety of foods produced with
    biotechnology for human consumption. The conferees direct the
    Secretary to provide the Committees with a defined plan within
    30 days of enactment of this bill, detailing how the USDA
    intends to implement this food biotechnology education program
    and fulfill this statutory requirement.
          The conferees agree that emergency preparedness related
    to field crops, farm animals and food processing and
    distribution is of critical importance, and that the
    agriculture and food sectors are part of the critical
    infrastructure requiring heightened attention and protection.
    Given the integral roles of state and local governments and the
    private sector in detecting, deterring and responding to acts
    of agro-terrorism, the conferees expect the Department of
    Agriculture and theDepartment of Homeland Security to
    coordinate efforts in assisting states, particularly by providing
    financial and technical support to initiatives oriented toward
    interstate cooperation in joint preparedness initiatives. The conferees
    are particularly interested in those states that have developed or are
    currently developing coordinated interstate initiatives.
          The conferees note that as of September 30, 2003,
    $80,000,000 remains available to the Department from funds
    provided through the Emergency Response Fund (ERF), of which
    nearly $9,000,000 is available to the Secretary. Since these
    funds were provided, USDA has been one of the slowest Federal
    agencies to obligate its ERF funds. The conferees are aware of
    concerns about security, such as those raised by GAO and the
    USDA Inspector General in recent reports and in news reports
    regarding ``table top'' homeland security exercises. The
    conferees urge the Secretary to act promptly to address
    identified security needs and to advise the Committees on
    Appropriations of needs for which additional funds may be
    necessary. The conferees further direct the Secretary to advise
    the Committees promptly of the results of any future homeland
    security exercises.
          The conferees are concerned about the possibility of
    bovine spongiform encephalopathy entering the United States
    through the importation of live cattle. The beef industry is
    the single largest industry in American agriculture, and an
    outbreak of BSE would be devastating to the industry, and to
    the public's perception of the safety of American food.
    Accordingly, the United States has never allowed the
    importation of live cattle from a country that has been found
    to have BSE. The conferees believe that the Secretary should
    not allow the importation of live cattle from any country known
    to have BSE unless that country complies with the animal health
    guidelines established by the World Organization for Animal
    Health. The conferees also expect the Secretary to continue to
    abide by international standards for the continued health and
    safety of the United States livestock industry.
          The conferees are aware of current efforts to begin a
    study of the use of conservation cropping techniques in
    southeastern North Dakota, northeastern South Dakota and
    western Minnesota. The goal of this study would be to identify
    conservation rotations, cover crops, seeding techniques, and
    residue management practices that would make conservation
    tillage acceptable and profitable in these climate transition
    areas. The conferees encourage the Secretary to support efforts
    to begin this study, as appropriate.
          The conferees are aware that USDA was authorized to
    develop a Delmarva Conservation Corridor Demonstration Program
    in the 2002 farm bill, but has not yet done so. This program
    allows USDA to target the benefits of watershed-based
    conservation programs to farmlands that local stakeholders have
    determined to be the most ecologically and economically
    important, with the goal of maximizing the ecological and
    working lands potential of the landscape. The conferees
    encourage the Secretary to support this program, and remind
    USDA that the intent of the 2002 farm bill provision was to
    allow the Secretary and the states flexibility in using the
    resources of existing agricultural conservation and forestry
    programs.
          The conferees encourage NRCS, through the Conservation
    Technical Assistance Program, to work with the Thunder Basin
    Prairie Ecosystem Association and the U.S. Department of the
    Interior to continue work to develop a comprehensive and
    multispecies land management proposal for more than 260,000
    acres of Federal and private lands within the Thunder Basin
    National Grasslands.
          The conferees strongly encourage the Secretary to work to
    ensure that no chicken purchased for the School Lunch Program
    contains fluoroquinolones, including the initiation of a policy
    to not purchase chickens for these programs from companies that
    do not have a stated policy that they do not use
    fluoroquinolones in their chickens.
          The conferees are aware that the Farm Service Agency has
    been given new responsibilities in carrying out portions of the
    Trade Adjustment Assistance program as authorized in the Trade
    Act of 2002. The conferees direct the Secretary, within 60 days
    of enactment of this Act, to provide the Committees on
    Appropriations an assessment of the staffing needs for each
    state office to carry out these new responsibilities.
          The conferees are aware that the mission of USDA is to
    support agriculture and rural development in the U.S. and
    around the world, and this mission is supported by American tax
    dollars. Therefore, the conferees strongly encourage the
    Secretary to make every effort to ensure that purchases made by
    USDA are manufactured or produced in the United States.
          The conferees have provided a total of $3,300,000 for
    cross-cutting trade negotiations and biotechnology resources.
    Of this amount, the conferees provide $1,000,000 in the APHIS
    account, $500,000 in the FAS account, and $150,000 in the GIPSA
    account for these activities. Further, the conferees provide
    $1,650,000 to the Office of the Secretary for these activities,
    and direct that these funds shall become available for
    obligation only after the Secretary has provided to the
    Committees a detailed explanation of proposed expenditures.
          The conferees commend the Department on the success
    achieved with the Lamb Meat Adjustment Program. However, the
    conferees also recognize the ewe lamb expansion portion was
    curtailed as a result of the serious drought conditions
    throughout the United States. The conferees encourage the
    Department to continue this portion of the program for an
    additional year.
          The conferees expect the Secretary to seek the approval
    of the Committees on Appropriations before implementing a
    merger or reduction of any administrative or information
    technology functions relating to the Farm ServiceAgency,
    Natural Resources Conservation Service, Rural Development, or any other
    agency of the Department.
          The conferees are concerned that transfers of funds from
    APHIS and ARS to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may
    result in a shift in focus away from agriculture, and fully
    expect the Secretary of Agriculture to seek assurances from the
    Secretary of Homeland Security that these diagnostic and
    research activities at Plum Island will firmly remain tied to
    agricultural interests. The conferees direct the Secretary to
    report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 2004,
    on the funding amounts and the agricultural diagnostic and
    research activities at Plum Island that have been agreed upon
    by USDA and DHS for fiscal year 2004.
          The conferees concur with the language and reporting
    requirement contained in the Senate report regarding
    geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. In preparing
    the report, the Department shall work with the Farm Service
    Agency and all other relevant departmental agencies.
          The conferees are aware that applications for the Senior
    Farmers' Market Nutrition Program are increasing and exceed the
    annual $15,000,000 provided in the farm bill. The conferees
    urge the Secretary to take maximum advantage of additional
    resources available to supplement existing funding, in order to
    meet demand for the program.
          In order to provide a safeguard against the further
    decline of the rice industry and wildlife habitat in Texas, and
    to provide information to the Congress in anticipation of and
    preparation for the 2007 farm bill, the conferees direct the
    Secretary of Agriculture to review the administration of
    section 1105(a)(1)(E) of Public Law 107-171 as it relates to
    the proper application and implementation of the conserving use
    requirements on rice base acreage in Texas. The Secretary shall
    review and evaluate the costs, benefits and effects of the
    conserving use requirements and actual plantings and production
    on rice producers, including tenant rice producers, the rice
    milling and processing industry, wildlife habitat, and the
    economies of rice farming areas in Texas, detailed by each of
    these affected interests and by the program variables involved.
          The Secretary shall post on the USDA website and also
    provide to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
    Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the
    House of Representatives an annual report detailing the
    progress and findings by February 1, 2004 and not later than
    October 1 of 2005 through 2007.
          The conferees are aware that Section 10502 of the Farm
    Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-171)
    requires the Secretary to investigate the problem of non-
    ambulatory livestock, report the findings to Congress, and
    promulgate regulations to regulate the humane treatment,
    handling and disposition of these livestock if deemed necessary
    by the results of the study. The conferees are concerned that
    although the farm bill was signed into law on May 7, 2002, USDA
    did not publish a Notice of Request for Approval of an
    Information Collection in the Federal Register to begin
    collecting information for this study until October 28, 2003.
    The conferees direct the Secretary to work expeditiously to
    complete this study at the earliest possible time, and to
    provide copies of all interim reports as well as the final
    report to the Committees on Appropriations and the authorizing
    committees. Further, the Secretary is directed to provide to
    the Committees on Appropriations a preliminary report no later
    than March 1, 2004.

                              Executive Operations

                                CHIEF ECONOMIST

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

                           NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

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

                     Office of Budget and Program Analysis

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

                            HOMELAND SECURITY STAFF

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

                    Office of the Chief Information Officer

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

                          COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

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

                     Office of the Chief Financial Officer

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

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

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

               Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

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

                             Office of Civil Rights

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

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

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

            Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

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

                         Hazardous Materials Management

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

                          Departmental Administration

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

         Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

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

                            Office of Communications

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

                        Office of the Inspector General

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

                         Office of the General Counsel

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

      Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

          The conference agreement provides $596,000 for the Office
    of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics as
    proposed by the Senate instead of $597,000 as proposed by the
    House.
          The conferees are concerned that research budgets
    submitted by the Department reflect a continuing disregard for
    Congressional program priorities. For a number of years, there
    has been no adequate justification presented to the Committees
    to support proposed project terminations. As a result, such
    proposed terminations have been disapproved by Congress, only
    to be resubmitted in a budget proposal for a subsequent year.
    The conferees direct the Under Secretary to end the recycling
    of proposed terminations that have already been rejected by the
    Congress. Further, the conferees expect that any termination
    proposed in the fiscal year 2005 budget will include a detailed
    justification in the explanatory notes accompanying the budget
    request.

                           Economic Research Service

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

                    National Agricultural Statistics Service

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

                         Agricultural Research Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $1,088,892,000 for the
    Agricultural Research Service, Salaries and Expenses, instead
    of $1,014,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,045,533,000
    as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes bill language proposed
    by the Senate regarding a land conveyance.
          The conferees have agreed to increased funding for the
    following laboratories and areas of research:
          Budgeted increases, as follows: Babesiosis (Pullman, WA),
    $270,000; (Kerrville, TX), $630,000; Maize (Albany, CA),
    $180,000; Genetic Markers, Genomics, New Bioinformatics Tools
    (Ithaca, NY), $270,000; Computer Networking Capabilities
    (Beltsville, MD), $225,000; Soybean and Other Vegetable Oils
    (Peoria, IL), $360,000; Turf and Forage Grasses (Corvalis, OR),
    $135,000; Pink Bollworm (Phoenix, AZ), $225,000; Resistant Pest
    (Wapato, WA), $144,000; Asian Longhorned Beetle Including
    Emerald Ash Borer (Newark, DE), $270,000; Livestock Disease
    (Ames, IA), $270,000; Poultry Disease (Athens, GA), $270,000;
    Forensic Databases of Animal Diseases Including Nucleic Acid
    (Clay Center, NE), $270,000; Arbovirus Threats (Laramie, WY),
    $270,000; Merek's Disease (East Lansing, MI), $270,000; Foot
    and Mouth Disease (Headquarters), $315,000; Newcastle Disease
    (Athens, GA), $270,000; Emerging Diseases Offshore
    (Headquarters), $225,000.
          Further increases, as follows: Advanced Animal Vaccines
    (U CT/U MO), $270,000; Agricultural Law, NAL (Drake
    University), $18,000; Agriculture Genome Bioinformatics, Ames,
    IA (Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species),
    $540,000; Air Quality Research, Logan, UT (Utah State),
    $900,000; Air Quality (PM-10), Pullman, WA, $225,000; Animal
    Waste Treatment, Florence, SC, $270,000; Appalachian Fruit
    Research Station, Kearneysville, WV, $180,000; Appalachian
    Horticulture Research, Poplarville, MS (U TN/TN State),
    $450,000;Appalachian Pasture-Based Beef Systems, Beaver, WV,
    $90,000; Aquaculture Feeds/Aquaculture Research, Aberdeen, ID (U of ID
    Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station), $270,000; Biomedical
    Materials in Plants, Beltsville, MD (Biotechnology Foundation),
    $248,000; Bovine Genetics, Beltsville, MD (U CT/U IL), $540,000;
    Broomweed Biological Controls, Albany, CA, $270,000; Canada Thistle,
    Fargo, ND, $270,000; Cereal Disease Research, St. Paul, MN, $45,000;
    Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR, $225,000; Chronic
    Diseases of Children, Houston, TX (Baylor U/Peanut Institute),
    $383,000; Citrus Waste Utilization, Winter Haven, FL (FL Dept of
    Citrus), $360,000; Conservation Tillage, Pendleton, OR, $225,000; Corn
    Germplasm, Ames, IA, $225,000; Cotton Pathology Research, Shafter, CA,
    $270,000; Cotton Quality, Clemson, SC, $270,000; Cropping Systems
    Research (U TN/West TN Ag Experiment Station), $630,000; Crop
    Production and Food Processing, Peoria, IL (Purdue U/U IL), $387,000;
    Dairy Forage (Madison, WI) $1,260,000; Delta Nutrition Intervention
    Initiative, Little Rock, AR (Southern U Center for Food Nutrition and
    Health Promotion), $270,000; Diet, Nutrition, and Obesity Research
    (Pennington Biomedical Research Center), $675,000; Ecology of Tamarix
    (Reno, NV), $900,000; Emissions from Livestock Wastewater (Florence,
    SC), $90,000; Endophyte Research, Booneville, AR (Univ. of AR/MO/OSU),
    $135,000; Feed Efficiency in Cattle (Clay Center, NE), $225,000; Fish
    Disease Research (Auburn, AL), $90,000; Flood Control Acoustic
    Technology, National Sedimentation Lab (Oxford, MS), $225,000; Food
    Fermentation Research (Raleigh, NC), $270,000; Food Safety and
    Engineering, Wyndmoor, PA (Purdue Univ), $90,000; Forage and Range
    Research (Logan, UT), $270,000; Formosan Subterranean Termite (New
    Orleans, LA), $315,000; Ft. Pierce Horticultural Research Laboratory
    (Ft. Pierce, FL), $450,000; Foundry Sand By-products Utilization (Ohio
    State/Purdue Univ), $162,000; Geisinger Rural Aging Study (PA),
    $135,000; Grand Forks Human Nutrition Lab, Grand Forks, ND (U of ND
    School of Medicine and Health Sciences), $270,000; Grape Genetics
    (Geneva, NY), $270,000; Grassland Soil and Water Research (Temple, TX),
    $225,000; Great Lakes Aquaculture Research (U of WI, $300,000),
    $540,000; Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (Boston, MA),
    $225,000; Invasive Aphid Research (Stillwater, OK), $225,000; Invasive
    Aquatic Weeds (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), $135,000; Karnal Bunt, Manhattan,
    KS (Kansas State Univ), $90,000; Mid-West/Mid-South Irrigation,
    Columbia, MO (U of MO Delta Ctr., Portageville, MO), $45,000; Minor Use
    Pesticides (IR-4) (NJ, DE, Mid-Atlantic Region), $270,000; Monkeypox
    Research (Ames, IA), $900,000; National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture
    (Orono, ME), $270,000; Natural Products, Oxford, MS (National Center
    for Natural Products), $450,000; Northern Grains Insect Laboratory
    (Brookings, SD), $450,000; Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab
    (Sidney, MT), $810,000; Northwest Hops/Hops Research (Corvallis, OR),
    $225,000; Nutritional Requirements Research/Children's Nutrition
    Research Center (Houston, TX), $450,000; Ogallala Aquifer (Bushland,
    TX), $855,000; Olive Fruitfly Research (Montpellier, France), $90,000;
    Ornamental and Horticulture Research (Pear Thrips) (Ithaca, NY) (Univ
    VT), $135,000; Paper Sludge Utilization (Coshocton, OH), $225,000;
    Peanut Research (Dawson, GA), $135,000; Phytoestrogen Research, SRRC
    (Tulane/Xavier/U of Toledo), $360,000; Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged
    Sharpshooter (Davis, CA/Parlier, CA/Ft. Pierce, FL), $450,000; Plant
    Genetic Diversity and Gene Discovery Center, Logan, UT (Utah Ag
    Experiment Station), $675,000; Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory
    (Logan, UT), $1,080,000; Potato Research (Aberdeen, ID/Prosser, WA),
    $270,000; Potato Storage (Madison, WI), $270,000; Rainbow Trout,
    Aberdeen, ID (U of ID Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station),
    $653,000; Regional Molecular Genotyping (Raleigh, NC/Fargo, ND/
    Manhattan, KS/Pullman, WA), $720,000; Seafood Waste, Fairbanks, AK (U
    of AK), $180,000; Shellfish Ecology, Newport, OR (Hatfield Marine
    Science Center), $270,000; Small Fruits Research (Corvallis, OR),
    $225,000; Soil Drainage Research (Columbus, OH), $144,000; Soil
    Dynamics Research (Auburn, AL) $270,000; Sorghum Cold Tolerance
    (Lubbock, TX), $270,000; Sorghum Utilization (Manhattan, KS), $360,000;
    Source Water Protection Initiatives (Columbus, OH/W. Lafayette, IN),
    $360,000; South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory (Lane, OK),
    $270,000; Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research (Byron, GA),
    $270,000; Sudden Oak Disease/Sudden Oak Disease Syndrome (Ft. Detrick,
    MD/Davis, CA), $450,000; Sugarbeet Research (Kimberly, ID), $36,000;
    Sugarcane Research (Houma, LA/New Orleans, LA), $270,000; Sugarcane
    Variety Research (Canal Point, FL), $360,000; Sustainable Grazing
    Livestock Systems/Forage-Livestock Systems, Lexington, KY (U of KY),
    $540,000; Sustainable Olive Production (Weslaco, TX), $270,000;
    Sustainable Viticulture Research (Davis, CA), $270,000; Tree Fruit
    Quality Research (Wenatchee, WA), $270,000; Trout Genome Mapping,
    Leetown, (WV Univ), $450,000; United States National Arboretum
    (Washington, D.C.), $810,000; U.S. Pacific Basin Ag Research Center,
    Hilo, HI (Univ HI Manoa/Univ HI Hilo), $360,000; U.S. Vegetable Lab,
    Staffing (Charleston, SC), $270,000; Vector-borne Diseases
    (Gainesville, FL), $225,000; Verticillium Wilt (Salinas, CA), $360,000;
    Waste Management Research, Bowling Green, KY (Western KY Univ),
    $450,000; Water Use Reduction/Producer Enhancement Research (Dawson,
    GA), $225,000; Weed Management Research (Beltsville, MD), $270,000;
    Western Grazinglands (Burns, OR/Reno, NV), $270,000; West Nile Virus,
    Gainesville, FL (CT Ag Exp Station), $225,000; Wheat Quality Research
    (Wooster, OH/Manhattan, KS/Pullman, WA), $675,000; and Wine Grape
    Foundation Block (Prosser, WA), $135,000.
          The conference agreement continues the fiscal year 2003
    level of funding for all research projects proposed to be
    terminated in the President's budget.
          The conference agreement concurs with the Agricultural
    Research Service's proposal to reprogram existing resources
    into priority initiatives of emerging diseases, global climate
    change, biosecurity, and genomic sequencing.
          The conference agreement provides $13,772,000 for
    increased costs associated with Federal employees salaries and
    benefits.
          The conference agreement provides an additional $383,000
    for the Children's Nutrition Research Center at Houston, TX,
    for a cooperative research project with Baylor College of
    Medicine and the Peanut Institute to examine ways to prevent
    the onset of chronic diseases and the growing problem of
    overweight children.
          The conference agreement provides an additional $450,000
    for increased investigation of the nutritional needs of
    pregnant and nursing women, and children.
          The conference agreement provides an additional $225,000
    for ongoing cooperative research between the Flint River Water
    Planning & Policy Center and the National Peanut Research
    Laboratory at Dawson, Georgia.
          The conferees provide increased funding for the
    development of a wine grape foundation block of certified
    ``clean'' rootstock at Prosser, WA and direct ARS to ensure
    that this funding is not obligated toward other research.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

          Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

                       RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

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

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

                  NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

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

                              EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

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

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

                             INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

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

                    OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

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

       Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

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

                   Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                               SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                            [In Thousands of Dollars]

    Pest and Disease Exclusion:
        Agricultural quarantine inspection..................         $25,601
        Cattle ticks........................................           6,534
        Foreign animal diseases/FMD.........................           8,737
        Fruit fly exclusion and detection...................          57,059
        Import-export inspection............................          11,140
        Screwworm...........................................          30,480
        Trade issues resolution management..................          12,546
        Tropical bont tick..................................             423
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Pest and Disease Exclusion.................         152,520
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Plant and Animal Health Monitoring:
        Animal health monitoring and surveillance...........          95,913
        Animal and plant health regulatory enforcement......           9,211
        Emergency management systems........................           9,625
        Pest detection......................................          24,527
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Plant and Animal Health Monitoring.........         139,276
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Pest and Disease Management:
        Aquaculture.........................................           1,250
        Biological control..................................           9,270
        Boll weevil.........................................          51,000
        Brucellosis.........................................          10,303
        Chronic wasting disease.............................          18,632
        Emerging plant pests................................          93,650
        Golden nematode.....................................             792
        Grasshopper and Mormon cricket......................           5,491
        Gypsy moth..........................................           4,725
        Imported fire ant...................................           2,429
        Johne's disease.....................................          18,800
        Low pathogen avian influenza........................           1,000
        Noxious weeds.......................................           1,999
        Pink bollworm.......................................           2,031
        Plum pox............................................           3,471
        Pseudorabies........................................           4,316
        Scrapie.............................................          15,700
        Tuberculosis........................................          14,925
        Wildlife services operations........................          71,736
        Witchweed...........................................           1,526
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Pest and Disease Management................         333,046
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Animal Care:
        Animal welfare......................................          16,400
        Horse protection....................................             490
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Animal Care................................          16,890
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Scientific and Technical Services:
        Biosecurity.........................................           2,000
        Information technology infrastructure...............           4,214
        Biotechnology regulatory services...................           5,434
        Environmental compliance............................           2,598
        Plant methods development labs......................           8,208
        Veterinary biologics................................          15,235
        Veterinary diagnostics..............................          19,947
        Wildlife services methods development...............          17,100
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Scientific and Technical Services..........          74,736
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Contingency fund........................................           4,112
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Salaries and Expenses......................         720,580

          The conference agreement provides an increase of $800,000
    for the Foreign Animal Diseases/FMD program of which $750,000
    is for classical swine fever eradication efforts.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $1,795,000 for Import/Export activities of which $1,500,000 is
    for the animal tracking system, and to identify the pathway of
    exotic animal diseases.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $1,000,000 for crosscutting trade negotiations and
    biotechnology resources in the Trade Issues Resolution
    Management program.
          The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 to continue
    a cooperative agreement with the Wisconsin Livestock
    Identification Consortium.
          The conference agreement provides $300,000 to assist in
    creating a database of North Carolina's agricultural industry
    to enable a rapid response to acts of terrorism.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of $200,000
    for the New Mexico Rapid Syndrome Validation Program.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of $75,000
    to continue the cooperative agreement with Murray State
    University.
          The conference agreement provides $750,000 toward an
    alkaline digester in the State of Kansas to destroy and dispose
    of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy infection and other
    diseases.
          The conference agreement provides $200,000 to address
    bio-safety issues relating to antibiotic resistant strains of
    bacterial pathogens in the State of Vermont.
          The conference agreement provides $200,000 for Iowa State
    University devoted to risk assessment, mitigation, and
    communication for genetically modified agricultural products.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of $640,000
    for the Emergency Management Systems program of which $280,000
    is to increase the number of doses in the North American Foot
    and Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank, and $270,000 is to increase
    cooperative agreements with states.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $2,266,000 for Pest Detection programs of which $200,000 is to
    evaluate the utility of remote sensing (hyper spectral imaging
    and Light Detection Ranging) for the identification of ash
    trees, the early identification of emerald ash borer
    infestation, and the tracking and mapping of the diseased
    trees; $750,000 is for a cooperative agreement with the
    California County Pest Detection Augmentation Program; and
    $1,000,000 is to increase the domestic infrastructure for
    enhanced detection.
          The conference agreement provides $18,632,000 for chronic
    wasting disease instead of $16,815,000 as proposed by the House
    and $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference
    agreement provides that $1,750,000 is for the State of
    Wisconsin; $250,000 is for the State of Utah; and $250,000 is
    for the Conservation Medicine Center of Chicago.
          The conferees expect the Secretary to continue to use the
    authority provided in this Act to transfer funds for the arrest
    and eradication of animal and plant pests and diseases that
    threaten American agriculture. The conference agreement adopts
    Senate bill language that prohibits funds from being spent to
    issue a final rule in Docket No. 02-06201 ``Cost-Sharing for
    Animal and Plant Health Emergency Programs,'' and expects
    APHIS, in submitting apportionment requests for emergencies
    that threaten American agriculture, to disregard any
    arbitrarily imposed cost-share requirements for these funds.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $18,250,000 for Emerging Plant Pests of which $8,000,000 is for
    citrus canker eradication and control; $4,000,000 is for Asian
    long-horned beetle activities, of which $1,500,000 is for
    activities in the Chicago, Illinois area; $4,750,000 is for
    glassy-winged sharpshooter eradication and control; and
    $1,500,000 is for the Emerald Ash Borer Task Force for the
    removal of trees that have been affected by the emerald ash
    borer, with a priority for the removal of trees on public
    property or that threaten public safety.
           The conferees are concerned that the continued presence
    of the emerald ash borer threatens the ash tree population in
    Michigan and other states, and direct the Secretary to provide
    to the Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2004, a plan
    for addressing this problem.
           The conferees are aware that the Asian long-horned
    beetle is extremely destructive and may spread to states where
    they do not yet exist. The conferees are also aware that this
    pest was recently found in Ontario, Canada, and are concerned
    this presents an additional threat to the introduction of the
    Asian long-horned beetle into Michigan and other states by way
    of commercial vehicles or other means. The conferees direct
    APHIS to do a comprehensive review of their procedures and
    regulations, and report to the Committees on Appropriations by
    January 1, 2004, on whether they are adequate to prevent the
    introduction of this or similar pests into the United States.
          The conference agreement provides $5,491,000 for
    grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression, of which no less
    than $1,000,000 shall be for suppression activities in Utah,
    and $150,000 for suppression activities in Nevada.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of $100,000
    for the Nez-Perce Biocontrol Center.
          The conferees do not concur with the President's request
    to reduce funding in the wildlife services operations account
    to allow cooperators to assume a larger share of the costs
    associated with preventing wildlife damage, and protecting
    human health and safety.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $1,100,000 for a cooperative oral rabies vaccination program,
    and encourages the Secretary to use funds from the CCC, as
    necessary, for additional control activities in fiscal year
    2004.
          The conference agreement provides increases of $400,000
    for hazing programs to manage the growth of cormorants in
    central New York watersheds; $75,000 to assist with the Nevada
    Division of Wildlife; $100,000 for beaver control in Kentucky;
    $200,000 for non-lethal geese control in New York; $175,000 for
    blackbird control in Kansas; and $125,000 for cormorant control
    in Michigan.
          The conferees are aware of the Monkeypox outbreak in
    Wisconsin and other midwestern states. APHIS is working with
    the Centers for Disease Control to develop a comprehensive
    Federal response to the outbreak. The conferees urge APHIS to
    take all necessary steps to deal with the problem and direct it
    to provide the Committees with regular reports on the status of
    the situation.
          The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for the
    biosecurity program. The conferees have included language under
    the Office of the Secretary to ensure that veterinary
    diagnostic work at Plum Island, New York remains focused on
    agriculture. The conferees note that should APHIS encounter a
    shortfall in that veterinary diagnostic work, the funds in this
    line item may be used for that work, subject to reprogramming
    requirements in this Act.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $2,738,000 for Veterinary Diagnostics of which $1,000,000 is to
    enhance the laboratory network; $500,000 is to conduct anthrax
    diagnostics and related activities, and $750,000 is to update
    equipment needed to test certain animal samples in Colorado.
          The conference agreement provides an increase of
    $2,225,000 for Wildlife Services Methods Development of which
    $1,300,000 is for the Predator Research Station in Utah;
    $100,000 is to enhance existing research efforts at the
    National Wildlife Research Center field station in Starkville,
    Mississippi; $200,000 is to expand the program at the Jack
    Berryman Institute for addressing wildlife damage management
    issues, and $400,000 is for the National Wildlife Research
    Station located in Texas.
          The conferees are aware of the presence of chronic
    wasting disease in elk and deer in the state of New Mexico. The
    conferees encourage the Secretary to review the current
    situation and work with the state to establish, equip, and
    operate a state-run laboratory to conduct a rapid screening
    test for chronic wasting disease.
          The conferees are aware of an outbreak of avian influenza
    in the state of Rhode Island. The conferees urge the Secretary
    to provide financial assistance to Rhode Island egg producers
    who have depopulated their flocks, as a result of this
    outbreak.
          The conferees encourage the agency to support ongoing
    activities with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
    animal nuisance program.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

                         Agricultural Marketing Service

                               MARKETING SERVICES

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

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

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

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

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

                       PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

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

            Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

            LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

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

                 Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

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

                       Food Safety and Inspection Service

          The conference agreement provides $784,511,000 for the
    Food Safety and Inspection Service, instead of $785,261,000 as
    proposed by the House and $783,761,000 as proposed by the
    Senate.
          The conference agreement includes bill language relating
    to enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees provide increases of $4,250,000 for
    increased inspection staffing to accommodate industry growth;
    $5,650,000 to improve the scientific and surveillance skills of
    the workforce; $1,650,000 to establish a continuous baseline
    program for risk assessments and performance measurement;
    $4,460,000 to increase sampling for pathogens and to develop
    the laboratory capability to respond to chemical terrorism;
    $1,777,000 to increase the number of Equivalency Review trips
    and auditors to conduct the reviews; and $750,000 to design a
    mass media campaign aimed at improving the safe food handling
    habits of consumers at home.
          The conference agreement provides the agency with
    $1,650,000 solely to outsource microbiological testing, as
    requested in the President's budget, with the goal of
    establishing a continuous baseline program for risk assessment
    and performance measurement. The conferees expect the
    Department to outsource baseline testing to private American
    Association for Laboratory Accreditation. International
    Standards Organization approved laboratories. The conferees
    direct the Department to report on the progress of this
    initiative within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
          The conferees are concerned about the safety of imported
    meat. The amount of imported meat re-inspected by FSIS at our
    borders has dropped sharply in 2003. The conferees are also
    concerned that countries whose food safety systems have been
    deemed ``equivalent'' to ours (and whose producers are
    therefore allowed to export to the U.S.) may have serious
    weaknesses in their domestic food safety systems, but not be
    taken off the equivalency list.
          The conferees request FSIS to report to the Committees by
    March 1, 2004, on the equivalence and reinspection processes.
    The report should address: how the agency determines that a
    country's meat inspection system is equivalent; whether this
    determination is subject to regular review and if so, how; what
    process FSIS uses for determining that a country is no longer
    equivalent; what public review of FSIS's equivalency
    determinations exists; why the amount of meat reinspected at
    the border has declined sharply; and how the agency's new
    automated import information system has impacted inspection
    operations at the border.

    Food Safety and Inspection Service, funding by activity

                            [In thousands of dollars]

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

        Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
                                    Services

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

                              Farm Service Agency

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                             STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

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

                            DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

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

               AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

          The following table reflects the conference agreement:

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

                             Risk Management Agency

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

                    Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

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

                       Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                     REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

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

                           Hazardous Waste Management

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

                        TITLE II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

      Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

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

                     Natural Resources Conservation Service

                            CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

          The conference agreement provides $853,004,000 for
    Conservation Operations instead of $850,004,000 as proposed by
    the House and $826,635,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes Senate bill language
    that prohibits the discretionary funds in this account from
    being used to provide technical assistance for mandatory farm
    bill programs.
          The conferees direct the Chief of the NRCS, in making the
    fiscal year 2004 Conservation Operations funding allocations to
    the states, to treat items under the heading `Conservation
    Operations' in the Statement of Managers accompanying this
    conference report, as increases to the states' funding
    allocation. The conferees direct the NRCS to provide a report
    to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days
    after the enactment of this Act, that includes the following:
    fiscal year 2003 Conservation Operations allocation by state;
    fiscal year 2004 Conservation Operations allocation by state;
    fiscal year 2004 Congressional earmarks by state; and the total
    fiscal year 2004 Conservation Operations allocation by state.
          The conference agreement provides $23,500,000 for the
    Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative. The conferees also
    provide an additional amount of $950,000 for Grazing Lands
    Conservation Initiative activities in the State of Wisconsin.
          The conferees urge NRCS to make EQIP funding available
    for public land contracts to the maximum extent permitted under
    the law. In particular, the conferees are concerned that EQIP
    funding be made available for public land ranchers in states
    such as AZ, NM, ID, UT, OR, CA, CO, and WY to help meet
    regulatory demands and to relieve utilization pressure on
    private lands in those states.
          The statement of managers remains silent on provisions
    that were in both the House directives as contained in H. Rept.
    108-193, pp. 59-62 and the Senate directives as contained in
    Senate Rept. 108-107, pp. 95-101, that remain unchanged by this
    conference agreement, except as noted herein: Environmental,
    educational, and demonstration of conservation practices (AL)--
    $200,000; obtain and evaluate materials for cold region seeds
    of plants in conjunction w/Alaska Division of Agriculture--
    $315,000; Native Plant Materials (AK) (evaluating and
    developing)--$315,000; two staff positions in Palmer (AK)--
    $200,000; GIS-based mapping/hyperspectral imaging of
    agricultural lands--$400,000; Natural resource inventory
    development (AK)--$1,200,000; Cooperative agreement with soil
    and water conservation district (AK)--$1,500,000; planning and
    design of new storage facility at Plant Materials Center (AK)--
    $300,000; Southwest Strategy (AZ/NM)--$135,000; National Water
    Management Center (AR)--$2,475,000; Little Red River Irrigation
    Project--$398,000; Walnut Bayou (AR) Irrigation Project--
    $300,000; Study to determine logistics of transportation/
    coordination of excess nutrients (AR)--$200,000; Alameda County
    (CA) watershed surveys--$125,000; East Valley Conservation
    District/Santa Ana Watershed Authority (CA) Plant Removal--
    $1,000,000; Monterey Bay (CA) Sanctuary--$600,000; Cooperative
    agreement with Tufts University (CT) to improve conservation
    practices--$480,000; Expand cooperative efforts w/ Delaware
    State for plant materials--$290,000; Pilot projects for
    technology systems resulting in nutrient reduction (FL)--
    $5,000,000; Manatee (FL) Agriculture Reuse System--$2,000,000;
    Lake Okeechobee (FL) Watershed project planning--$270,000;
    Suwannee, Dixie, and Lafeyette Counties (FL) dairy and poultry
    waste treatment--$280,000; Cooperative agreement with Green
    Institute (FL)--$280,000; projects for nutrient reducing waste
    treatment systems (FL)--$720,000; Georgia Soil and Water
    Conservation Commission Cooperative Agreement--$3,600,000;
    Community nutrient management facilities (GA)--$350,000; PMC
    for Native Plants to clean up the Island of Kahoolawe (HI)--
    $108,000; Molokai (HI) Agriculture Community Committee--
    $250,000; Agricultural development/resource conservation--
    Molokai (HI)--$630,000; Idaho One Plan--$200,000; Conversion to
    sprinkler irrigation (ID)--$900,000; Basalt and ground water
    protection project--$250,000; Ecological site description
    project with Idaho Association of Conservation Districts--
    $400,000; Lower Payette (ID) ditch irrigation diversion
    project--$624,000; Trees Forever Program (IL)--$100,000;
    Iroquois River (IL) watershed--$436,000; Illinois River
    agricultural conservation project cooperative agreement with
    Ducks Unlimited--$238,000; Wildlife habitat education program
    cooperative agreement with National Wild Turkey Federation--
    $238,000; Hungry Canyon/Loess Hills Erosion Control/Western
    Iowa--$1,200,000; Trees Forever Program (IA)--$100,000; CEMSA
    w/Iowa Soybean Association--$363,000; Tipton Creek watershed
    (IA)--$120,000; Cooperative agreement with Northern Iowa
    University--$400,000; Innovative environmental technology
    program (IN)--$500,000; Soil erosion control cost-share
    program/soil survey program (KY)--$2,800,000; Cooperative
    agreement with Western Kentucky University--$400,000; Technical
    assistance to provide grants to Soil Conservation Districts
    (KY)--$880,000; Technical assistance for water project in
    Hardin County (KY)--$200,000; Dairy waste remediation-Lake
    Ponchartrain (LA) Basin--$290,000; False River (LA)
    sedimentation project--$150,000; Choupique Drainage canal
    improvements (LA)--$200,000; Porte de Luce watershed (LA)--
    $820,000; Cooperative agreement with Louisiana State University
    on effectiveness of agriculture and forestry--$273,000;
    Chesapeake Bay activities--$6,000,000; Conservation related to
    cranberry production (MA/WI)--$570,000; Weed It Now-Taconic
    Mountains (MA/NY/CT)--$200,000; Great Lakes pilot program for
    conservation--$500,000; Franklin County (MS) Lake technical
    assistance--$1,500,000; Mississippi Delta Water Resources
    Study--$700,000; Delta Conservation Demonstration Center,
    Washington County (MS)--$1,400,000; Soil erosion/Alcorn State
    (MS)--$175,000; Cattle and nutrient management in stream
    crossings (MS)--$900,000; Choctaw County (MS) feasibility study
    for surface impoundment--$210,000; Wildlife Management
    Institute (MS)--$5,813,000; Humphrey's County (MS) Hospital
    flood protection--$360,000; Drainageimprovements, Hinds County
    (MS)--$250,000; Drainage improvements, Port Gibson (MS)--$294,000;
    Rankin County (MS) Richland Creek watershed--$294,000; Rankin County
    (MS) erosion control project--$200,000; Establish Upper White River
    Water Quality Project Office in southern Missouri--$380,000; Lake Tahoe
    Basin Soil Conservation Project (NV/CA)--$500,000; Lake Tahoe Basin
    area soil survey (NV/CA)--$180,000; Improved nutrient management/
    protection of water resources (NV)--$540,000; establish plant materials
    center in the vicinity of Fallon (NV)--$450,000; State conservation
    cost share program (NJ)--$900,000; Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation
    District (NM)--$50,000; Riparian restoration activities along Rio
    Grande and Pecos River (NM)--$480,000; Pastureland Management/
    Rotational Grazing (NY)--$500,000; Best management practices/
    Skaneateles and Owasco Watersheds (NY)--$250,000; Address non-point
    pollution in Onondaga Lake Watershed (NY)--$250,000; Beaver Swamp Brook
    project (NY) implementation/environmental restoration--$300,000; Phase
    II/Watershed Agriculture Council in Walton (NY)--$700,000; Pace
    University Land Use Law Center--$200,000; Sodus Bay (NY) watershed/
    Wayne County technical assistance--$250,000; New York State Agriculture
    and Environment Program--$750,000; Long Island Sound watershed
    initiative--$200,000; Erosion control/stabilization for Hudson River
    (NY) shoreline--$250,000; evaluation of manure management systems
    (NY)--$130,000; Technical assistance to livestock/poultry industry (NC)
    $400,000; West Cary (NC) Watershed and Farmland Protection Project--
    $300,000; Red River Flood Prevention/Energy and Environmental Research
    Center (ND)--$1,490,000; North Central Planning Council water
    utilization/Devil's Lake--$559,000; Maumee Watershed Hydrological Study
    and Flood Mitigation Plan (OH)--$1,000,000; Oregon Garden, Silverton
    (OR)--$325,000; Native grassland demo project in the vicinity of Tar
    Creek (OK)--$2,200,000; Pawtucket watershed (RI)--$450,000; GIS-based
    model to integrate commodity and conservation--$800,000; Study to
    characterize land use change while preserving natural resources in
    cooperation with Clemson University (SC)--$900,000; Bexar, Medina,
    Uvalde Counties irrigation in Edwards Aquifer (TX)--$500,000; Field
    office telecommunications pilot program/advanced soil survey methods
    (TX)--$2,110,000; Leon River restoration project (TX)--$196,000; Range
    vegetation pilot project, Ft. Hood (TX)--$500,000; Texas Water
    Resources Institute cooperative agreement for Tarrant County (TX)--
    $500,000; AFO/CAFO Pilot Project (UT)--$300,000; Dry Creek/Neff's Grove
    project (UT)--$1,100,000; Study to examine effects of vegetative
    manipulation on water yields with Utah State University--$500,000;
    Washington Fields (UT)--$750,000; Wellsville (UT) drainage
    improvement--$250,000; Reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Champlain
    (VT)--$290,000; Pilot farm viability program project (VT)--$167,000;
    Walla Walla (WA) watershed alliance--$500,000; Comprehensive irrigation
    district management plans cooperative agreement--$250,000; Design/
    implement natural stream restoration initiatives (WV)--$770,000; Soil
    survey geographic database in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands (WV)--
    $180,000; Poultry Litter Composting (WV)--$160,000; Potomac and Ohio
    River Basin Soil Nutrient Project (WV)--$300,000; Appalachian Small
    Farmer Outreach Program (WV)--$860,000; GIS Center of Excellence at
    West Virginia University--$4,337,000; Grazing Lands Initiative/
    Wisconsin Department of Agriculture--$950,000; Global Environment Mgmt.
    Education Center at Stevens Point (WI)--$2,000,000; Examine benefits of
    using vegetative buffers w/ Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison--$600,000;
    Conservation land internship program (WI)--$108,000; Soil survey
    mapping and digitization project (WI)--$415,000; Wisconsin Tribal
    Conservation Advisory Committee cooperative agreement--$275,000;
    Cooperative agreement with Sand County Foundation (WI)--$900,000;
    Cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin for the
    Conservation Technology Transfer Project--$300,000; Soil survey mapping
    project (WY)--$300,000; Audubon at Home Pilot Program--$500,000;
    Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative--$23,500,000; Great Lakes Basin
    Program for Soil & Erosion Sediment--$2,500,000; Watershed management
    demo program/NPPC--$600,000; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
    Partnerships--$3,000,000; Source water protection project to States
    that show the greatest need--$2,750,000; Operation Oak to restore
    hardwoods in the south/cooperative agreement with National Wild Turkey
    Federation--$300,000; SNOTEL--$9,250,000; Plant Materials Centers--
    $11,500,000; On-Farm Management Systems Evaluation Network--$200,000;
    and pay cost--$15,678,000.
          The conferees concur with the language and reporting
    requirement contained in the Senate report regarding the
    Natural Resource Inventory (NRI). The conferees expect the
    pilot activity to provide resource data meaningful to Alaska
    and integrated with or supplemental to the national NRI.
          The conferees urge the Department to give consideration
    to the use of WHIP funding for projects that will utilize the
    benefits of Eelgrass habitats to marine ecosystems in places
    such as Narragansett Bay in the State of Rhode Island, and
    similar areas.

                         WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

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

                   WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

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

                        WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

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

                     RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

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

                     TITLE III--RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

              Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

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

                      RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

          The conference agreement provides $757,425,000 for the
    Rural Community Advancement Program (RCAP) instead of
    $701,006,000 as proposed by the House and $767,479,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement provides $75,919,000 for
    community facilities; $605,006,000 for water and waste, of
    which $1,000,000 is for grants to nonprofit organizations to
    finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of
    individually-owned household water well systems in rural areas,
    and of which $500,000 is for revolving funds for financing
    water and wastewater projects; and $76,500,000 is for rural
    business and cooperative development programs.
          The conference agreement provides $24,000,000 for loans
    and grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American
    Tribes.
          The conference agreement provides $17,733,000 for
    technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems.
          The conference agreement provides $1,750,000 for grants
    to the Delta Regional Authority.
          The conference agreement provides not less than
    $2,000,000 for grants to statewide private nonprofit public
    television systems.
          The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 for rural
    and native villages in Alaska.
          The conference agreement provides that of the funds for
    the circuit rider program, two additional full circuit rider
    contracts are for Alaska.
          The conference agreement provides $22,000,000 for
    facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and
    severe economic depression.
          The conference agreement provides $28,000,000 to be
    transferred to the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost
    Grants Account.
          The following table indicates the distribution of funding
    for the RCAP:

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

                    RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                             Rural Housing Service

                  RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

    Loan authorizations:
        Single family (sec. 502)............................($1,366,462,000)
            Unsubsidized guaranteed......................... (2,725,172,000)
        Housing repair (sec. 504)...........................    (35,004,000)
            Rental housing (sec. 515).......................   (116,545,000)
        Site loans (sec. 524)...............................     (5,045,000)
        Multi-family housing guarantees.....................   (100,000,000)
        Multi-family housing credit sales...................     (1,500,000)
        Single family housing credit sales..................    (10,000,000)
        Self-help housing land development..................     (2,400,000)
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
              Total, Loan authorizations.................... (4,362,128,000)
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Loan subsidies:
        Single family (sec. 502)............................     126,018,000
            Unsubsidized guaranteed.........................      39,903,000
        Housing repair (sec. 504)...........................       9,612,000
            Rental housing (sec. 515).......................      50,126,000
        Site loans (sec. 524)...............................              --
        Multi-family housing guarantees.....................       5,950,000
        Multi-family housing credit sales...................         663,000
        Single family housing credit sales..................              --
        Self-help housing land development..................          75,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
      Total, Loan subsidies
                                                                 232,347,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    RHIF administration expenses (transfer to RD)...........     443,302,000

                           RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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

                      MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

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

                        RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

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

                           FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

                           HISTORIC BARN PRESERVATION

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

                       Rural Business-Cooperative Service

                  RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

                RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

                      RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

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

           RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES GRANTS

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

                            RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

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

                            Rural Utilities Service

       RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

    Loan authorizations:
        Electric:
            Direct, 5 percent...............................  ($240,000,000)
            Direct, Muni.................................... (1,000,000,000)
            Direct, FFB..................................... (2,000,000,000)
            Direct, Treasury rate...........................   (750,000,000)
            Guaranteed......................................   (100,000,000)
            Guaranteed underwriting......................... (1,000,000,000)
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
                Subtotal.................................... (5,090,000,000)
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
        Telecommunications:
            Direct, 5 percent...............................   (145,000,000)
            Direct, Treasury rate...........................   (250,000,000)
            Direct, FFB.....................................   (120,000,000)
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
                Subtotal....................................   (515,000,000)
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
                Total, loan authorizations.................. (5,605,000,000)
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
        Loan subsidies:
            Electric: Guaranteed............................          60,000
        Telecommunications:
            Direct, Treasury rate...........................         125,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
                Total, loan subsidies.......................         185,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    RETLP administrative expenses (transfer to RD)..........      37,853,000

                      RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

             DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

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

                        TITLE IV--DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

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

                           Food and Nutrition Service

                            CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

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

    Total Obligational Authority

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

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

          The conference agreement provides $4,639,232,000 for the
    Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
    Children (WIC), as proposed by the Senate, instead of
    $4,588,310,000 as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement includes no less than
    $15,000,000 for a breastfeeding support initiative. In
    addition, the conference agreement provides up to $25,000,000
    for investments in management information systems, and up to
    $4,000,000 for pilot projects to combat obesity in children, if
    the Secretary determines that those funds are not needed to
    maintain caseload. The conferees provide $23,000,000 for the
    Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, instead of $25,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate, and no funding as proposed by the
    House. The House had funded this program at $20,000,000 under
    the Commodity Assistance Program account.
          The conference agreement does not provide funds to
    increase the WIC contingency fund. The conferees note that
    $125,000,000 was provided for the WIC contingency fund in
    fiscal year 2003, and the entire amount remains available to
    the Secretary to fund program costs if necessary.
          The conferees urge the Secretary to allow state and local
    WIC agencies the flexibility to use breastfeeding promotion and
    support methods and efforts that have yielded positive results,
    in the expenditure of funds provided for under Section 17 for
    the breastfeeding support initiative.
          The conference agreement includes a provision prohibiting
    use of funds for studies and evaluations.

                               FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

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

                          COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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

                       NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

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

                TITLE V--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                          Foreign Agricultural Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

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

    Public Law 480

    Title 1--Program account:
        Loan authorization, direct..........................  ($132,000,000)
        Loan subsidies......................................     103,887,000
        Ocean freight differential                                28,000,000
    Title II--Commodities for disposition abroad:
        Program level....................................... (1,192,000,000)
        Appropriation.......................................   1,192,000,000
    Salaries and expenses:
        Foreign Agricultural Service (transfer to FAS)......       1,059,000
        Farm Service Agency (transfer to FSA)...............       1,075,000

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

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

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

           Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account

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

          TITLE VI--RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                          Food and Drug Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                                                       FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                                                    [In thousands of dollars]
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                        Prescription     Medical device   Animal drug user
                                Program                             Budget authority   drug user fees       user fees           fees              Total
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Foods.........................................................           413,112  ................  ................  ................           413,112
    Human Drugs...................................................           295,906           182,060  ................  ................           477,966
    Biologics.....................................................           123,539            38,271             7,619  ................           169,429
    Animal Drugs and Feeds........................................            84,646  ................  ................             4,750            89,396
    Medical Devices...............................................           192,278  ................            17,142  ................           209,420
    Nat'l Center for Toxicological Research.......................            39,887  ................  ................  ................            39,887
    Other Activities..............................................            90,725            20,848             3,788  ................           115,361
    Rent and Rent-related Activities..............................            38,636  ................               640  ................            39,276
    Rental Payments to GSA........................................           108,233             8,646             2,465               250           119,594
                                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total Recommendation....................................         1,386,962           249,825            31,654             5,000         1,673,441
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

                              INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                      Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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

                           Farm Credit Administration

                     LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

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

                         TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

          Section 710.--The conference agreement limits indirect
    costs for competitive grants awarded by the Cooperative State
    Research, Education, and Extension Service to 20 percent.
          Section 722.--The conference agreement directs that no
    funding may be used to close or relocate a state RD office
    unless or until cost effectiveness and enhancement of program
    delivery have been determined.
          Section 723.--The conference agreement provides
    $3,000,000 for Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger
    Fellowships.
          Section 724.--The conference agreement allows balances,
    recoveries, and reimbursements that are available to carry out
    title III of P.L. 480 to be made available to carry out title
    II.
          Section 725.--The conference agreement directs the
    Secretary to make commodity tonnage available, to the extent
    practicable, to assist foreign countries to mitigate the
    effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune
    Deficiency Syndrome.
          Section 726.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
    revolving fund.
          Section 727.--The conference agreement directs the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and
    technical assistance for certain projects in Arkansas, Alaska,
    Illinois, Utah, and Kansas.
          Section 728.--The conference agreement names certain
    locations that shall be considered to meet eligibility
    requirements for programs within the Rural Development mission
    area.
          Section 729.--The conference agreement directs the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and
    technical assistance for certain projects in Illinois and
    Kentucky and sets limits for that funding.
          Section 730.--The conference agreement includes language
    limiting transfers unless specifically provided for in an
    appropriation Act.
          Section 731.--The conference agreement includes a
    limitation regarding Food and Drug Administration offices in
    St. Louis, Missouri.
          Section 732.--The conference agreement allows unobligated
    balances within the Department of Agriculture to be used to
    reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for certain
    services provided.
          Section 733.--The conference agreement allows 20 percent
    of funds for competitive research grants to be used to carry
    out a competitive grants program under certain terms and
    conditions.
          Section 734.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding dam rehabilitation.
          Section 735.--The conference agreement directs the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and
    technical assistance for the Upper Tygart Valley Watershed
    Project, and authorizes the Service to provide 100 percent of
    engineering assistance and 75 percent of the installation
    costs.
          Section 736.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the Rural Strategic Investment Program.
          Section 737.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding rural firefighters and emergency personnel grants.
          Section 738.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding studies done by the Agricultural Research Service.
          Section 739.--The conference agreement allows the
    Agricultural Marketing Service and the Grain Inspection,
    Packers and Stockyards Administration to purchase interest-
    bearing investments without posting them as obligations if they
    are insured or collateralized.
          Section 740.--The conference agreement provides up to
    $10,000,000 for costs associated with the distribution of
    commodities under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
          Section 741.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the Wetlands Reserve Program.
          Section 742.--The conference agreement prohibits funds in
    excess of $20,000,000 that have been appropriated in fiscal
    year 2004 or prior years, as authorized under the Agricultural
    Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, to be used to
    reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of
    eligible commodities under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust
    Act.
          Section 743.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
          Section 744.--The conference agreement directs the
    Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide financial and
    technical assistance to the Dry Creek project, Utah.
          Section 745.--The conference agreement provides the
    Secretary of Agriculture with authority to authorize employees
    of the Department to carry and use firearms for personal
    protection while conducting field work in remote locations.
          Section 746.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the renewable energy program.
          Section 747.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the broadband telecommunications program.
          Section 748.--The conference report includes language
    regarding value-added market development grants.
          Section 749.--The conference report includes language
    regarding country-of-origin labeling.
          Section 750.--The conference report includes a provision
    regarding rural electric subsidy costs.
          Section 751.--The conference report includes a rescission
    of unobligated balances in the Alternative Agricultural
    Research and Commercialization Revolving Fund.
          Section 752.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the Conservation Security Program.
          Section 753.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the ground and surface water conservation program.
          Section 754.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program.
          Section 755.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the Farmland Protection Program.
          Section 756.--The conference report includes $15,000,000
    in assistance for certain tree losses.
          Section 757.--The conference report includes $1,500,000
    for the Northern Great Plains Regional Authority and stipulates
    that the Federal cost share is 100 percent.
          Section 758.--The conference report includes a directive
    on a reporting requirement related to trade development and
    assistance.
          Section 759.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding rural business investment subsidies.
          Section 760.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding travel card use.
          The conferees are aware of the audit conducted by the
    USDA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the departmental
    travel card program, which uncovered problems such as fraud,
    abusive ATM usage, ``bounced'' check payments, and lack of
    specific travel card policies and penalties. USDA recently made
    efforts to limit abusive practices by attempting to reduce the
    number of credit card holders, issuing revised departmental
    regulations, and instituting a new system of alerts to catch
    abusive transactions.
          The conferees commend the Secretary for moving forward to
    begin to address the problems with official credit and travel
    cards, and urge the Secretary to continue work on this problem.
    The conferees have retained the House-passed language as a
    reminder to the Department and will continue to monitor the
    Department's remedial activities. If it is necessary, the
    conferees will consider a statutory remedy during the fiscal
    year 2005 process.
          Section 761.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision regarding cost-sharing requirements for animal and
    plant health emergency programs of the Animal and Plant Health
    Inspection Service.
          Section 762.--The conference agreement authorizes use of
    USDA available discretionary funds for activities relating to
    discrimination complaints.
          Section 763.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision regarding eligibility for housing assistance in
    Alaska.
          Section 764.--The conference agreement provides
    $1,000,000 to the Denali Commission to address deficiencies in
    solid waste disposal sites.
          Section 765.--The conference agreement directs that the
    cities of Vicksburg and Starkville, Mississippi, and Aberdeen,
    South Dakota, meet the requirements of a rural area as set in
    section 520 of the Housing Act until receipt of the decennial
    Census for 2010.
          Section 766.--The conference agreement makes the cities
    of Berlin, New Hampshire, and Guymon, Shawnee, and Altus,
    Oklahoma, eligible for loans and grants provided through the
    Rural Community Advancement Program until receipt of the
    decennial Census for 2010.
          Section 767.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding competitive outsourcing.
          Section 768.--The conference agreement amends the Housing
    Act of 1949 relating to adjusted income.
          Section 769.--The conference agreement includes language
    relating to Agricultural Management Assistance. The conferees
    direct the Secretary to use not less than $3,000,000 of the
    funding available under this Section to the Risk Management
    Agency to fund additional crop insurance cost share assistance
    programs in states which have operated a state-funded crop
    insurance premium assistance program for crop years 2001, 2002.
          Section 770.--The conference agreement includes a
    permanent limitation regarding sale or export of tobacco or
    tobacco products through the Foreign Agricultural Service.
          Section 771.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision to maintain the benefit level for Food Stamp
    recipients in Alaska and Hawaii at the fiscal year 2003 level.
          Section 772.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision defining ``rural eligible community'' in the Rural
    Electrification Act of 1936.
          Section 773.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision relating to eligibility of rural areas in Hawaii for
    programs in the Rural Development Mission Area.
          Section 774.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision relating to mortgage-backed securities.
          Section 775.--The conference agreement includes a
    provision giving the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to
    allow Community Facility Program borrowers to enter into
    contracts with third parties for necessary services.
          Section 776.--The conference agreement gives the
    Secretary of Agriculture the authority to enter into
    cooperative agreements to lease aircraft.
          Section 777.--The conference agreement amends language in
    the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 regarding citrus canker
    assistance.
          Section 778.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding a Sun Grant Research Initiative.
          Section 779.--The conference agreement includes language
    allowing use of unobligated balances in certain accounts within
    the Rural Utilities Service for the purposes of section 315 of
    the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.
          Section 780.--The conference agreement includes language
    regarding price supports for nonfat dry milk and butter.
          Section 781.--The conference agreement authorizes the
    Secretary to make funding and other assistance available
    through the emergency watershed protection program for damage
    to non-Federal lands due to fires initiated by the Federal
    Government, and waives cost sharing requirements.
          Section 782.--The conference agreement authorizes the
    Secretary to waive requirements regarding small and emerging
    rural business under the Rural Business Enterprise Grant
    program for the Oakridge Oregon Industrial Park.
          Section 783.--The conference agreement makes the Alaska
    Department of Community and Economic Development eligible for a
    water and waste disposal grant that funds not more than 75
    percent of the cost of the project, and permits the grant to
    pass through to the local government.
          Section 784.--Language is included regarding eligibility
    for the Conservation Reserve Program for land planted in
    hardwood trees, and previously enrolled in the program, to
    remain enrolled.
          Section 785.--The conference agreement makes the city of
    Postville, Iowa, eligible for a water and waste disposal grant
    that funds not more than 75 percent of the cost of the project.
          Section 786.--The conferees include a limitation on
    funding for the Natural Resources Conservation Service related
    to a reorganization of regional conservationists and/or
    regional offices.
          Section 787.--The conference agreement includes a
    rescission from the unobligated balance of the field automation
    and information management project for the Food Safety and
    Inspection Service.
          Section 788.--The conference agreement includes a
    citation change to make funds available for international
    science and education grants.
          Section 789.--The conference report includes language
    regarding the eligibility of Great Falls, Montana, for certain
    loans.

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

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

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

                         TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                             General Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                         JOINT AUTOMATED BOOKING SYSTEM

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

             INTEGRATED AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

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

                       LEGAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE AUTOMATION

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

                           NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS

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

                             COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

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

                       ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

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

                               DETENTION TRUSTEE

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

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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

                        United States Parole Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                                Legal Activities

                SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

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

    General legal activities

                            [In thousands of dollars]

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

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

                   THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT

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

                   SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

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

                 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

          The conference agreement includes $1,526,253,000 for the
    U.S. Attorneys as proposed by the House instead of
    $1,507,879,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees adopt
    by reference House language regarding cybercrime and
    intellectual property enforcement, and submission of a report
    regarding the number, type, and location of copyright
    prosecutions undertaken in the preceding year. The conferees
    adopt by reference House language regarding consolidation of
    the U.S. Attorneys Task Forces with the Joint Terrorism Task
    Forces.
          Of the amounts made available to the U.S. Attorneys,
    $6,898,000 shall be available for Project Seahawk instead of
    $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate to address criminal
    activity that may compromise or impede the movement of
    intermodal traffic within the U.S. Project Seahawk shall
    continue to be coordinated under the U.S. Attorneys and include
    Federal, State, and local law enforcement. The House did not
    fund this activity. In addition to the amounts available in
    this account, an additional $15,000,000 is provided elsewhere
    in this title. The conferees do not adopt Senate language
    regarding expansion of this initiative.
          The conferees adopt by reference Senate language
    including $1,500,000 for Operation Streetsweeper and
    $19,023,000 for legal education and distance learning at the
    National Advocacy Center. The conferees do not adopt Senate
    language regarding submission of a report on rates of
    prosecution, but instead direct the Justice Department to brief
    the Committees on Appropriations on this issue.
          The conferees adopt by reference House and Senate
    language regarding cybercrime and intellectual property
    enforcement.

                       UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

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

          SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

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

             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

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

                                  CONSTRUCTION

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

                         FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

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

               SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

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

                             ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

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

                        FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

          The conferees remind the FBI that any changes to this
    distribution are subject to the reprogramming requirements in
    section 605 of this Act.
          Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence.--The conference
    agreement includes increases of $212,269,000, 1,665 positions
    and 831 workyears to enhance ongoing counterterrorism and
    counterintelligence activities. Of this amount, the conferees
    adopt by reference House and Senate increases of $6,548,000 for
    joint terrorism task forces; $14,603,000, 214 positions and 107
    workyears for counterterrorism analytical support, and
    $28,046,000, 248 positions and 124 workyears for
    counterterrorism field investigations; and $29,985,000, 47
    positions and 24 workyears for STAU operations. In addition,
    the conferees adopt by reference House funding increases of
    $31,391,000 for counterterrorism program management; $4,600,000
    for communications applications; $33,087,000 for expansions in
    the Legal Attache program; and House increases for
    counterintelligence and computer intrusion programs. The
    Committees on Appropriations are concerned that additional
    resources and staff provided for the Legal Attache program are
    not being implemented as expeditiously as possible, and direct
    the FBI to consult with the Committees on Appropriations
    regarding this program. The conferees adopt by reference House
    and Senate language regarding a right-sizing review of the
    Legats. The conferees also provide language regarding increases
    in representational allowances.
          Cyber Capabilities.--The conferees adopt by reference
    House language regarding a review by the Executive Assistant
    Director for Administration of information technology products
    and activities of the cyber division.
          Hazardous Devices School.--The conferees are aware of the
    concerns of the FBI regarding the transfer of the Hazardous
    Devices School to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
    Explosives (ATF). The conferees point out that the vast
    majority of explosions (more than 95 percent) occurring in the
    United States are not related to terrorism and are usually
    investigated and prosecuted at the State and local level.
    However, the conferees are willing to accept a proposal from
    the Department of Justice to merge and rationalize overlap for
    explosives training between the ATF, the FBI, and other law
    enforcement entities in the Justice Department. Toward that
    end, the conferees direct the Justice Department to submit, as
    part of its fiscal year 2005 budget submission, a proposal to
    better blend and eliminate duplication of explosives training
    and other law enforcement programs at the Department of
    Justice.
          Organized Crime Enterprises.--The conference agreement
    includes increases of $33,943,000 for criminal investigations
    and white collar crime investigations. Of this, the conferees
    adopt by reference House and Senate increases of $14,603,000,
    214 positions and 107 workyears for criminal investigative
    analytical support, and increases of $10,000,000 for corporate
    fraud investigations and $10,000,000 for other priority
    criminal investigations asrecommended by the House. The
    conferees adopt by reference House language regarding investigations
    that cross jurisdictions and House language regarding submission of a
    report on corporate corruption.
          Training.--The conferees adopt by reference House and
    Senate increases of $14,027,000 for counterterrorism training,
    and the House increase of $5,000,000 for intelligence analysis
    training. The conferees adopt by reference House language
    regarding the College of Analytical Studies at Quantico, as
    well as the continuing education program for senior FBI agents
    and support staff and consultation with the Navy, as
    appropriate, regarding their advanced training programs. The
    conferees adopt by reference House language regarding concern
    about the language program. The FBI shall provide quarterly
    briefings to the Committees on Appropriations regarding the
    language program beginning March 2004. The conference agreement
    also includes an increase of $2,692,000 included by the House
    for nuclear DNA services, and increases of $1,000,000 for
    protocol training and $591,000 for the foreign convicted
    offender program as proposed by the Senate. The conferees adopt
    by reference House language regarding lapses in the FBI
    Laboratory DNA Analysis program, and direct the FBI to ensure
    that additional training and safeguards are implemented to
    ensure that analysis performed at the new lab is
    unquestionable.
          Field Support for Information Management and Lead
    Management.--The conferees adopt by reference House increases
    of $4,977,000, 100 positions and 50 workyears for field
    clerical support, to be distributed to the highest priority
    locations.
          FBI Reorganization.--The conference agreement adopts by
    reference House language regarding the FBI reorganization. The
    conferees adopt by reference House language regarding
    standardization and rationalization of FBI training programs.
          The conferees also adopt by reference House and Senate
    language regarding a review of response capabilities.
          Aviation assets.--The conferees are aware that the FBI
    aviation program has sought additional air assets. The
    conferees remind the FBI that it has previously been directed
    to provide a comprehensive needs assessment of the aviation
    program. The Committees on Appropriations will entertain
    funding increases for these programs in the context of a
    regular budget submission and priorities established by the
    Director, and pending an analysis of the existing aviation
    program.
          The conferees adopt by reference House language regarding
    submission of an assessment of mobile command centers and the
    VITAL program.
          Information Technology.--The Congress has provided the
    FBI with nearly $595,000,000 for Trilogy, some $216,000,000
    more than the original cost estimate, to both speed
    implementation and enhance the overall capabilities of the
    program. The Committees on Appropriations are concerned that
    the basic software needed to operate the Virtual Case File is
    not ready to be deployed, causing another slip in schedule. The
    conferees stress the importance of deploying this program as
    expeditiously as possible, and direct the Trilogy Program
    Manager and Department of Justice CIO to continue to provide
    regular briefings on Trilogy in addition to providing the
    quarterly written reports. The conference agreement adopts by
    reference House and Senate funding increases of $92,736,000 for
    refreshment needs, operations and maintenance. The conferees
    also adopt by reference House language regarding submission of
    a review of the FBI's databases, with the goal of removing
    applications that have outlived their usefulness. The conferees
    adopt by reference House language regarding submission of a
    comprehensive information technology report, to include a
    complete list of all information technology projects; the stage
    of each project's development and deployment; base funding for
    each project, to include all sources of funding; and the
    outyear cost projections for each project, including recurring
    requirements for operations and maintenance. The conferees also
    adopt by reference House language regarding submission of a
    report on Operation Gateway.
          Technical Field Support.--The conference agreement adopts
    by reference House and Senate funding increases of $9,542,000
    for physical surveillance programs; $18,040,000 for computer
    assisted teams and the regional computer forensic labs;
    $14,984,000 for the crisis response unit; and $2,000,000 for
    the defensive programs unit. In addition, the conference
    agreement includes the following increases to properly recur
    funding for critical programs as proposed by the Senate:
    $2,680,000 for computer intrusion activities; $6,266,000 for
    aviation support; $10,000,000 for training; and $2,500,000 for
    mitochrondrial DNA programs.
          Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS).--The
    conference agreement includes $357,000,000, including fee
    collections, for CJIS, and adopts Senate language prohibiting
    the diversion of the CJIS user fee for any purpose other than
    CJIS, its refreshment plan, or a subsequent modernization plan
    for the current facility.
          Security Programs.--The conferees adopt by reference
    House and Senate funding levels of $5,050,000 for background
    investigations; $1,405,000 for the National Security Law Unit;
    and $6,419,000 to expand polygraph tests; and House funding
    levels of $6,888,000 for technical and physical security and
    $15,821,000 for police force and guard services. The conferees
    also include $10,000,000 for records management activities.
          Trafficking.--The conferees adopt by reference House
    language regarding efforts to combat human trafficking.
          FBI Tour.--The conferees adopt by reference House
    language regarding the FBI tour.
          In addition to the amounts provided in this act, the
    conference agreement also approves of the following increases
    from funding provided to the FBI in Public Law 108-11:

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

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

      Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force/Terrorist Threat Integration
                                     Center

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

                                  CONSTRUCTION

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

                        Drug Enforcement Administration

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

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

                          INTERAGENCY DRUG ENFORCEMENT

          The conference agreement adopts by reference House
    language consolidating under the DEA drug enforcement
    activities previously included under the Interagency Crime and
    Drug Enforcement account. The conferees include funding as
    proposed by the House for the continued participation of the
    Departments of Homeland Security and Treasury. The Senate did
    not propose funding for these non-Justice agencies. The
    conferees support law enforcement efforts to fight illegal drug
    activity, and therefore have provided funding for each agency
    involved in these task forces. However, the conferees do not
    expect to provide funding for non-Justice agencies in
    subsequent years.
          The conference agreement includes $556,465,000 for the
    Interagency Drug Enforcement account as proposed by the House
    instead of $415,010,000 as proposed by the Senate.

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

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

              Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                             Federal Prison System

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $4,461,257,000 for the
    salaries and expenses of the Federal Prison System as proposed
    by the House, instead of $3,872,791,000as proposed by the
    Senate. The conferees understand that this level of funding will be
    adequate to open the following prisons on time and continue operations
    at existing prisons, but direct the Justice Department to submit a
    reprogramming should additional resources be necessary. The conferees
    also note that base funding of $41,000,000 shall be provided for FCI
    Beckley, West Virginia and $41,600,000 shall be provided for FCI
    Glenville, West Virginia. The conferees include activation funding as
    follows:
            Activations
    Victorville, CA USP.....................................     $35,562,000
    Hazelton, WV USP........................................      40,587,000
    Forrest City, AR facility...............................      33,807,000
    Herlong/Sierra, CA medium camp..........................      36,092,000
    Williamsburg, SC FCI....................................      33,123,000
    Canaan, PA USP..........................................      35,552,000
    Terre Haute, IN USP.....................................       8,439,000
    Bennettsville, SC FCI...................................      10,532,000
    Yazoo, MS FCI...........................................      23,331,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
                                                                $257,025,000

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

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

    New construction, modernization and repair

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

                    Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated

       LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES
                                  INCORPORATED

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

                           Office of Justice Programs

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

                               JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

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

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

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

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

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

                   STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

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

                                                     ($'s in 000's)
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    FY 03         FY 04                       FY 04
                                                   enacted       request    FY 04  House     Senate     FY 04  conf.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.........     $397,400   ............     $400,000      $150,000      $225,000
        (Boys and Girls Club).................      (79,480)  ............      (80,000)      (80,000)      (80,000)
        (USA Freedom Corps)...................       (2,981)  ............       (5,000)  ............       (2,981)
        (National Institute of Justice).......      (19,870)  ............      (20,000)  ............      (10,000)
    State Criminal Alien Assistance...........      248,375   ............      400,000       250,000       300,000
    Cooperative Agreement Program.............        4,968   ............        2,500   ............        2,000
    Indian Assistance.........................       17,883         4,436        13,000        18,000        15,000
        (Tribal Prison Construction)..........       (4,968)  ............  ............  ............       (2,000)
        (Indian Tribal Courts Program)........       (7,948)  ............       (8,000)  ............       (8,000)
        (Alcohol and Substance Abuse).........       (4,967)       (4,436)       (5,000)  ............       (5,000)
    Edward Byrne Law Enf. Assistance..........      646,683   ............      615,000       588,575       659,117
        (Formula Grants)......................     (496,750)  ............     (500,000)     (500,000)     (500,000)
        (Discretionary Grants)................     (149,933)  ............     (115,000)      (88,575)     (159,117)
    USA Freedom Corps.........................  ............       14,669   ............  ............  ............
    Justice Assistance Grants.................  ............      585,990   ............  ............  ............
        (Boys and Girls Club).................  ............      (60,000)  ............  ............  ............
        (Indian Tribal Courts Program)........  ............       (5,921)  ............  ............  ............
        (National Institute of Justice).......  ............      (19,956)  ............  ............  ............
    Violence Against Women Grants.............      387,629       373,487   ............      406,000   ............
    Victims of Trafficking Grants.............        9,935   ............       10,000   ............       10,000
    State Prison Drug Treatment...............       64,577        74,233        70,000   ............  ............
    Drug Courts...............................       44,708        64,360        55,000        43,500        38,500
    Juvenile Crime Block Grant................      188,765   ............  ............  ............  ............
        (Project ChildSafe)...................      (24,838)  ............  ............  ............  ............
    Prescription Drug Monitoring..............        7,451   ............       10,000   ............        7,000
    Prison Rape Prevention....................       12,915   ............       60,000   ............       37,175
    Terrorism Prevention Training.............       14,902   ............  ............  ............  ............
    Other Crime Control Programs:
        State and Local Training..............  ............        3,907         1,000   ............        1,000
        Missing Alzheimer's Patients..........          892   ............          892           500           892
        Law Enforcement Family Support........        1,487   ............        1,487         1,000   ............
        Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention........        1,292   ............  ............        1,500   ............
        Seniors Vs. Marketing Scams...........        1,982   ............        1,982         2,000         2,000
    Prior Year Balances.......................      (20,854)      (11,622)  ............  ............  ............
                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, State and Local Assistance...    2,030,990   ............    1,640,861     1,461,075     1,297,684
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The conference
    agreement provides $300,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien
    Assistance Program instead of $400,000,000 as provided by the
    House and $250,000,000 as provided by the Senate. The
    Administration proposed eliminating this program. The
    conference agreement includes bill language directing funds to
    be disbursed only as a direct reimbursement for each States'
    documented costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal
    aliens.
          Indian Country Grants.--The recommendation provides
    $15,000,000 for Indian Country grants. The conferees understand
    that the Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community Law
    Enforcement (CIRCLE) initiative is working well. The conferees
    urge the Department to consider ways to expand the CIRCLE
    project into other communities.
          Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The conference agreement
    includes $659,117,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and
    Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of which $159,117,000
    is for discretionary grants and $500,000,000 is for formula
    grants.
          Within the amount provided for Byrne formula grants, the
    conferees ask Governors and relevant State and local officials
    to review the following proposals and provide a grant if
    warranted: Arkansas Methamphetamine Lab Project, Criminal
    Justice Institute; Barron-Rusk County, Wisconsin Drug Task
    Force; Caddo Parish, Louisiana Methamphetamine Enforcement;
    COPS Methamphetamine Drug Hot Spots Program, Arkansas State
    Police; Drug Endangered Children rapid response team in Iowa;
    Arizona methamphetamine program; Law Enforcement Innovation
    Center at Knoxville, Tennessee; Drug Interdiction Team to seize
    illegal drugs transported into Iowa; Enhancing illegal drug
    trafficking investigations by State and local authorities in
    Iowa; Arizona violent crime scene response; Greenbook Project,
    Maryland; Iowa Drug-Free Workplace Education Project; Meth Safe
    housing pilot project, Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy;
    Methamphetamine enforcement efforts in Nevada; Methamphetamine
    Enforcement, State of Indiana; Methamphetamine Interdiction
    Program in Northwest Louisiana; Methamphetamine Montana
    Initiative; Methamphetamine Program for Washington State;
    Multnomah County, Oregon Children's Receiving Center; Nebraska
    Methamphetamine Drug Hot Spots Program; Idaho methamphetamine
    initiative; New York City Specially-Targeted Offenders Program;
    Oglala, South Dakota Youth Court/Court Systems; Oregon Meth Lab
    Surveillance and Seizure Program; Savannah, Georgia Impact
    Program; ShareHouse Methamphetamine Treatment Project in North
    Dakota; South Central and East Central Iowa Meth Lab Task
    Forces; Texas State University Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid
    Response Training Center; Chicago Project for Violence
    Prevention; Elderly Fraud Prevention Initiative in Iowa;
    Arkansas State Police's Methamphetamine Drug Hot Spots Program;
    and Methamphetamine Drug Program for Washington State.
          Within the amounts provided for discretionary grants, OJP
    is expected to review the following proposals, provide grants
    if warranted, and report to the Committees on Appropriations
    regarding its intentions.
                $5,000,000 for the National Crime Prevention
            Council;
                $444,000 to the Southwest Montana Drug Task Force
            to deter the use, distribution, and manufacture of
            dangerous drugs;
                $1,800,000 for a case management system for the
            Delaware State courts;
                $500,000 to the Bernalillo County, NM, Metro Court
            Domestic Violence Pilot Project;
                $2,000,000 for the Tools for Tolerance program in
            California;
                $2,000,000 for continued support for the expansion
            of SEARCH Group, Inc. and the National Technical
            Assistance and Training Program to assist States, such
            as West Virginia and Alabama, to accelerate the
            automation of fingerprint identification process;
                $150,000 for the University of North Dakota's
            Native Americans Into Law program to recruit and retain
            American Indian law students;
                $550,000 for Turtle Mountain Community College for
            Project Peacemaker;
                $1,146,000 for Child-Safe Personalized Weapons-
            Smart Gun, NJ;
                $100,000 to the City of Custer, SD, for law
            enforcement equipment;
                $100,000 to the South Dakota Association of County
            Commissioners for law enforcement communications
            equipment;
                $1,000,000 for behavioral health research at the
            University of Connecticut for at-risk youth;
                $650,000 for the National Center for Victims of
            Crime and INFOLINK;
                $300,000 for Mujeres Latinas En Accion, IL, to
            expand its community-based program for domestic abuse
            and sexual assault victims;
                $3,000,000 for a law enforcement information
            sharing program in CA;
                $900,000 for the Iowa Jail Drug Treatment Pilot
            Project;
                $500,000 to the University of South Carolina for
            the National Center for Prosecutorial Ethics;
                $250,000 for the Children's Medical Assessment
            Center in South Carolina to extend forensic healthcare
            services to outlying rural areas, and to extend the
            tracking and medical case management programs to all
            law enforcement jurisdictions in the local Tri-County
            area;
                $695,000 for the South Carolina Domestic Violence
            Reduction Initiative, of which: $150,000 is for Safe
            Passage which assists victims in Chester, Lancaster,
            and York Counties; $150,000 for Safer Harbor which
            assists victims in Greenville and Anderson Counties;
            $175,000 for Safe Homes which assists victims in
            Spartanburg; and $220,000 for the Cumbee Center to
            Assist Abused Persons, which assists victims in Aiken,
            Barnwell, Allendale, Edgefield, McCormick, and Saluda
            Counties;
                $4,750,000 for the Executive Office of U.S.
            Attorneys to support the National District Attorneys
            Association's participation in legal education training
            at the National Advocacy Center;
                $100,000 to the Medical University of South
            Carolina for an innovative and effective program which
            helps single head-of-household women with children
            reject a life of crime and drugs and build a self
            supporting lifestyle;
                $150,000 for the City of La Crosse Community
            Policing Plan;
                $300,000 for the Barron Rusk County, WI, Drug Task
            Force;
                $1,100,000 for the Vermont Drug Task Force;
                $250,000 for the University of Arkansas' program to
            reduce Family Violence through Workplace Interventions;
                $2,200,000 for the Baltimore City, MD, Drug
            Enforcement and Eradication Program;
                $300,000 to the Prince George's County, MD,
            Neighborhood Watch Program;
                $250,000 to the Washington Public Building Mapping
            System;
                $400,000 to Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic at
            Creighton University, NE;
                $250,000 for the North Kingstown, RI, Police
            Department for equipment and related expenses;
                $300,000 to the John Hope Settlement House in
            Providence, RI, for a family support center;
                $200,000 for the Las Vegas, NV, Metropolitan Police
            Forces' Special Weapons and Tactics [SWAT] Team;
                $200,000 for the UNLV Boyd School of Law;
                $400,000 for Las Vegas, NV, for communications
            equipment;
                $500,000 for the Community Action Neighborhood
            Empowerment Program in Erie County, NY;
                $7,500,000 for the Southeast National Law
            Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center for the
            implementation of Project SEAHAWK. Funding is provided
            for the acquisition of communications equipment,
            computer software and hardware technology, and research
            and development needed to execute the project;
                $850,000 for Nebraska Statewide Drug Enforcement
            and Lab equipment;
                $1,100,000 for an alcohol interdiction program
            designed to investigate and prosecute bootlegging
            crimes as part of a statewide effort to reduce fetal
            alcohol syndrome in Alaska;
                $250,000 for the Catholic Charities of Maine, Rapid
            Response Program;
                $800,000 for the Haymarket Center's Rehabilitative
            Confinement Program;
                $150,000 for the Alabama Criminal Justice Training
            Center;
                $1,250,000 for Abilene, TX, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $400,000 to the Montana Food Bank Network/Montana
            Correctional Enterprises for cannery operations;
                $100,000 for the Morgan County, KY, Sheriff's
            Department;
                $2,000,000 to the Municipality of Anchorage, AK,
            for response to illegal drug and alcohol use for
            homeless veterans;
                $500,000 for the Pittsburgh, PA, Police Bureau's
            Virtual Perimeter Video Surveillance system, which
            allows live monitoring of multiple locations by robotic
            cameras;
                $100,000 to the Alabama Sentencing Commission for a
            simulation model of the Alabama sentenced offender
            population;
                $210,000 for the Alaska DARE Coordinator;
                $500,000 to establish the Belknap, NH, Regional
            Special Operations program;
                $150,000 for the Nebraska Statewide Drug Treatment
            and Prevention program;
                $1,000,000 for the New Mexico Administrative Office
            of the Courts to support Dependency Drug Courts in
            three judicial districts;
                $750,000 for the Center on Domestic Violence at the
            University of Colorado in Denver;
                $2,000,000 for Anchorage Sexual Response Assault
            Team to investigate and prosecute rapes;
                $1,000,000 for the Davidson County, TN, Drug Court
            Program;
                $400,000 for the Philadelphia, PA, Safe Streets
            Initiative;
                $2,500,000 for the Missouri MOSMART Program;
                $500,000 for the New Hampshire Phoenix House
            information technology upgrade project;
                $1,500,000 for continuation of Operation
            Streetsweeper;
                $250,000 for Partners for Downtown Progress in
            Alaska;
                $1,000,000 for the Montana Public Safety Services
            Office for law enforcement equipment;
                $122,000 for the Powder Springs Police Force in
            Cobb County, GA for new equipment;
                $1,000,000 for the Alaska Native Justice center to
            develop recommendations in consultation with AFN.
            RuralCap, and AITC on rural justice and law
            enforcement;
                $500,000 for technology upgrades for the New
            Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles substation;
                $300,000 for the Protection of Senior Citizens,
            Indianapolis, IN, Housing Authority;
                $1,000,000 for the inclusion of the New Hampshire
            Department of Motor Vehicles in the public safety
            communications network;
                $3,000,000 for the Innovative Partnerships for High
            Risk Youth demonstration project run by Public/Private
            Ventures;
                $3,000,000 for the National Fatherhood Initiative;
                $1,000,000 for the Strategic Medical Intelligence
            Initiative Partnership at the University of Pittsburgh
            Medical Center;
                $750,000 for law enforcement equipment upgrades in
            Midwest City, OK;
                $650,000 for the Alaska Public Safety Academy;
                $750,000 for Fisk University's Security Enhancement
            Initiative, Nashville, TN;
                $1,500,000 for the National Judicial College;
                $1,100,000 for Security Enhancement Programs for
            the South Carolina Palmetto Expo Center;
                $500,000 for equipment and supplies for the Ocean
            Springs, Mississippi Police Department;
                $1,000,000 for the Western Forensic Science & Law
            Enforcement Training Center;
                $750,000 for the Alaska Youth Community Policing
            Initiative;
                $1,500,000 to An Achievable Dream in Virginia;
                $500,000 for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime
            and Delinquency for integrated justice data hubs;
                $1,000,000 for the Cook County Cold Case Homicide
            Unit;
                $1,200,000 for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education
            (DARE) program;
                $20,000 for the City of Massillon, OH, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies and to
            combat gang and drug-related activities;
                $8,000,000 for Operation UNITE for a drug
            enforcement, treatment and education program;
                $1,250,000 for the Rural Law Enforcement Technology
            and Training Center;
                $500,000 for the Phoenix House Upstate New York
            Drug Treatment Alternative for offenders;
                $750,000 for Excelsior College for law enforcement
            training programs;
                $25,000 for Transylvania County, NC, Sheriff's
            Citizens Observer Patrol and Education Team;
                $700,000 for the New Orleans, LA, Police Department
            for crime fighting initiatives;
                $200,000 for the Orleans Parish, LA, District
            Attorney's Office for crime fighting initiatives;
                $200,000 for the Louisiana State Police for
            equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
                $200,000 for the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department
            for equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
                $200,000 for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's
            Department for equipment to assist in investigating
            crimes;
                $200,000 for the Caddo Parish District Attorney's
            Office for equipment to assist in investigating crimes;
                $200,000 for the Jefferson Parish District
            Attorney's Office for equipment to assist in
            investigating crimes;
                $1,500,000 for the Washington Metropolitan Area
            Drug Enforcement Task Force (MATF);
                $1,000,000 for the Northern Virginia multi-
            jurisdictional anti-gang task force;
                $732,000 for the Virginia Attorney General's Office
            for a Computer Crime Unit ($115,000), a gang task force
            ($500,000), and the Triad program ($117,000);
                $2,500,000 for Mothers Against Drunk Driving for
            education and victims assistance programs;
                $500,000 for the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice
            Academy;
                $250,000 for Gospel Rescue Ministries;
                $1,000,000 for the Fuller Theological Seminary for
            a conflict resolution program;
                $50,000 for the Virginia Commonwealth Attorneys
            Service Council for the TOP GUN program to partner law
            enforcement and prosecutors to combat violent crime
            throughout Virginia;
                $1,540,000 for pre-release and post-incarceration
            services programs for the Commonwealth of Virginia;
                $750,000 for The Doe Fund's Ready, Willing & Able
            program;
                $1,230,000 for court programs in the Commonwealth
            of Virginia to combat drug use and drug related crimes;
                $660,000 for the Virginia Community Policing
            Institute;
                $350,000 for the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug
            Task Force;
                $500,000 for the Courtroom 21 program at William
            and Mary College;
                $600,000 for the Protecting Children Against Sex
            Offenders in Fairfax County, VA;
                $100,000 for the Virginia State Police to deal with
            gang violence in the City of Richmond;
                $750,000 for a child abuse prevention program in
            Norfolk, VA;
                $500,000 for the National Motor Vehicle Title
            Information System to reduce vehicle theft and fraud;
                $500,000 for the Tarrent County, TX, District
            Attorney's Office for an Automated Fingerprint
            Identification System;
                $2,000,000 for the Center for Court Innovation;
                $110,000 for the Virtual Simulation Project for
            Clark State Community College's Police Academy in
            Springfield, OH;
                $500,000 for a crime fighting initiative with the
            University of Central Oklahoma, the City of Edmond, OK
            and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
                $1,000,000 for the Oakland County, MI, Sheriff's
            Department for an Identification Based Information
            System (IBIS) including portable hand-held digital
            fingerprint and photo devices for patrol cars;
                $350,000 for Iowa State University for specialized
            criminal justice research;
                $350,000 for a Regional Law Enforcement Training
            Program at Iowa Central Community College in Fort
            Dodge, IA;
                $500,000 for the Redlands, CA, Police Department
            for a crime mapping project;
                $1,000,000 for the National Training and
            Information Center (NTIC);
                $1,000,000 for the National Center for Justice and
            the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi School
            of Law to sponsor research and produce educational
            seminars and training programs for judges, court
            personnel, prosecutors, police agents, and attorneys;
                $3,000,000 for the National Clearinghouse for
            Science, Technology, and the Law at Stetson University
            College of Law;
                $200,000 for the Pinellas County, FL, Sexual
            Predator Unit;
                $2,000,000 for the National Forensics Science
            Technology Center;
                $250,000 for a law enforcement initiative in Tampa
            Bay, FL;
                $500,000 for the Florida Gulf Coast University for
            equipment and training for law enforcement efforts;
                $500,000 for Kristen's Act;
                $1,000,000 for the University of Houston to study
            in-car law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the DuPage County State's Attorney's
            Office for the Child Victim Witness Project for
            criminal investigators;
                $500,000 for Kane County, IL, for a drug
            rehabilitation court;
                $750,000 for the Columbus, OH, Police Department
            for an automated fingerprint identification system;
                $300,000 for the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office
            for a regional training center for cybercrime
            monitoring and enforcement activities and for law
            enforcement administration training;
                $2,500,000 for National Institute of Justice's
            Cyber Science Laboratory in Rome, NY;
                $100,000 for the Cathedral City, CA Police
            Department for an After-School Program;
                $300,000 for the National Association of Town
            Watch's National Night Out crime prevention program;
                $300,000 for the Savannah Impact Program for an
            offender re-entry program;
                $250,000 for Orange County, CA, for a mobile
            regional gang enforcement team;
                $300,000 for Orange County, CA, for an integrated
            law and justice program;
                $300,000 for The Women's Center in Vienna, VA;
                $200,000 for the City of Fairfax, VA, for law
            enforcement equipment;
                $300,000 for Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA, for
            law enforcement training;
                $200,000 for the City of Chesapeake, VA, Police
            Department for law enforcement expenses;
                $300,000 for Gun Crimes Reduction Task Force in
            Ventura County, CA;
                $300,000 for the Buchanan County, MO, Drug Strike
            Task Force;
                $300,000 for the Rural Justice Institute at Alfred
            University;
                $300,000 for the University of Notre Dame in
            collaboration with State University of New York (SUNY)
            Stony Brook for law enforcement technologies research;
                $100,000 for the College of the Cannons in Santa
            Clarita Valley, CA for law enforcement training;
                $200,000 for the Belmont Harrison Juvenile District
            for female inmate programs;
                $750,000 for the San Joaquin Valley Rural Crime
            Prevention Program;
                $300,000 for the Eddy County, NM, Detention Center
            for inmate programs to reduce recidivism;
                $300,000 for the Regional Counter Drug Training
            Academy for law enforcement training;
                $150,000 for York County, PA, for a court records
            improvement program;
                $250,000 for the Stanislaus County, CA, Meth Gang
            Enforcement Project;
                $200,000 for the City of Virginia Beach, VA,
            Sheriff's Department for law enforcement expenses;
                $6,000,000 for the Police Athletic League;
                $100,000 for the Men Ending Domestic Violence
            program in Swansea, IL;
                $300,000 for Altoona, PA, for an offender re-
            integration program;
                $300,000 for the Norwich, CT, Police Department for
            a program to investigate sexual predators on the
            Internet;
                $100,000 for the Polaris Project;
                $180,000 for the Check'em Out program in Hamilton
            Township, NJ;
                $300,000 for the Houma, LA, Police Department for
            law enforcement expenses;
                $150,000 for the Kern County, CA, District Attorney
            for equipment to assist in criminal gang
            investigations;
                $250,000 for the Second Judicial District of New
            Mexico for a gun violence reduction program;
                $250,000 for Greenbook;
                $250,000 for the National Center for Rural Law
            Enforcement's Internet Project;
                $250,000 for the Law Enforcement Memorial Act;
                $250,000 for John Jay Criminal College and Lehman
            College of the City University of New York for law
            enforcement research;
                $150,000 for the Midtown Community Justice Center
            in Milwaukee, WI, for restorative justice programs;
                $1,500,000 for the City of Alexandria and the
            County of Arlington, VA to enhance law enforcement
            activities;
                $250,000 for the Local Initiatives Support
            Corporation;
                $600,000 for St. Louis County, MO, to enhance local
            law enforcement efforts;
                $750,000 for the California Department of Justice
            for the San Francisco Bay area sexual assault screening
            program;
                $1,500,000 for New York University for law
            enforcement research;
                $50,000 for Sistas and Brothas United;
                $400,000 for the Latino Pastoral Action Center;
                $100,000 for ``Servicing our Youth'';
                $100,000 for the Restorative Justice and Good
            Citizenship Initiative in Chicago, IL;
                $100,000 for Solano County, CA, for enhanced law
            enforcement activities;
                $250,000 for the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training
            Academy;
                $300,000 for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and
            Education Fund to conduct a study of the participation
            of Latinos in the federal criminal justice system;
                $400,000 for ``Sanctuary for Families'' for
            programs in support of at-risk women and children;
                $600,000 for the Urban Justice Center;
                $1,000,000 for the National Corrections and Law
            Enforcement Training and Technology Center in
            Moundsville, WV;
                $200,000 for the American Cities Foundation for a
            drug and alcohol demand reduction program;
                $460,000 for the Philadelphia District Attorney's
            Office for criminal justice enhancements;
                $250,000 for the New York Prosecutors Training
            Institute for enhancement of the Spectrum Justice and
            Prosecutors Case Management software systems;
                $500,000 for ``Urban Dreams'' in Des Moines, IA,
            for programs in support of at-risk youths;
                $400,000 for the Maine Rural Substance Abuse
            Partnership;
                $500,000 for Midamerica Nazarene University's (MNU)
            Criminal Justice Program;
                $500,000 for the National Children's Alliance Child
            Abuse Case Tracking, Reporting and Management System;
                $200,000 for the College of Mount Saint Vincent for
            criminal justice research and development;
                $250,000 for Phoenix House to enhance drug
            treatment options in New York City, NY;
                $100,000 for the Municipality of Barceloneta, PR,
            to expand law enforcement efforts;
                $500,000 for Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law
            Center for criminal justice research;
                $200,000 for the Milwaukee County, WI, Community
            Justice Day Reporting Center to expand program
            activities;
                $500,000 for YouthServe, a project of the ``Builder
            for the Family and Youth,'' to develop programs in
            support of at-risk youths;
                $150,000 for the Substance Abuse Referral and
            Prevention, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
            Promotion Online Demonstration Project in New York, NY;
                $900,000 for ``The Fortune Society'' for the
            Community Re-entry program;
                $250,000 for Bexar County, TX, for the Jail
            Diversion Program Model;
                $50,000 for the Greater Woodhaven Development
            Corporation to address quality of life crimes;
                $500,000 for the North Las Vegas and Las Vegas, NV,
            Police Departments to enhance law enforcement efforts;
                $150,000 for the ``Home Again'' Offender Re-Entry
            Project in Indianapolis, IN;
                $100,000 for Provident Counseling's Domestic
            Violence Prevention Program;
                $100,000 for the City of North Miami Beach, FL, for
            a law enforcement initiative;
                $50,000 for the African Community Resource Center
            for professional counseling for victims of domestic
            violence;
                $100,000 for the County of Santa Clara, CA, for the
            Financial Abuse Specialist Team;
                $100,000 for PAX New York for the SPEAK UP Hotline;
                $100,000 for the City of Pittsburgh, PA, Police
            Bureau to enhance the Witness Protection Program;
                $100,000 for the San Jose, CA, Police Department
            for law enforcement enhancements;
                $500,000 for the National Institute on State Policy
            on Trafficking of Women and Girls at the Center for
            Women Policy Studies;
                $100,000 for the City of Seattle, WA, Precinct
            Liaison Program;
                $100,000 for the White Earth Nation in White Earth,
            MN, for criminal justice enhancements;
                $50,000 for the Southeast Law Enforcement Center;
                $100,000 for the Warren Urban Minority Alcohol and
            Drug Abuse Outreach Program in Trumbull County, OH;
                $100,000 for the Village of Leetonia, OH, for a
            school resource officer program;
                $100,000 for NOVA Southeastern University's
            Community Resources, Partnerships & Solutions project;
                $50,000 to Taylor County, WI, for the Restorative
            Justice Program;
                $100,000 to the Bayfield, WI, Police Department for
            enhanced law enforcement activities;
                $200,000 to the Marathon County, WI, Sheriff's
            Department for a methamphetamine response team;
                $600,000 for the Alliance for Children and Families
            in Milwaukee, WI, for the Legal Intervention for
            Employment Expansion project.
          Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.--The
    conference agreement includes $7,000,000 to assist States in
    building or enhancing prescription drug monitoring systems,
    facilitating the exchange of information between States, and
    providing technical assistance and training on establishing and
    operating effective prescription drug monitoring programs.
          Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.--The conference
    agreement provides $37,175,000 for implementation of the Prison
    Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79). The
    conference agreement provides up to $10,000,000 for the
    collection of statistics, data and research as authorized by
    section 4 of the Act; $5,000,000 is provided for the National
    Institute of Corrections for a national clearinghouse, training
    and education as authorized by section 5 of the Act;
    $20,000,000 is provided for grants to States to protect inmates
    and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the
    Act. If the entire $10,000,000 provided for statistics, data
    and research is not utilized, the conferees expect these funds
    to be used to make additional grants to States. An additional
    $2,175,000 shall be transferred to the National Prison Rape
    Reduction Commission.
          Victims of Trafficking.--The conference agreement
    includes $10,000,000 for victim services programs to assist
    victims of trafficking as authorized by the Victims of
    Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. The conferees
    expect the Office of Victims of Crime to work with the Office
    of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on child
    exploitation issues.
          Drug Courts.--The conference agreement provides
    $38,500,000 for the Drug Courts program. The conferees note
    that funding for drug courts is an eligible expense under the
    Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program, the Byrne program,
    and Juvenile Justice Programs.
          Law Enforcement Family Support and Motor Vehicle Theft
    Prevention.--The conferees understand that sufficient funding
    is available in prior year unobligated balances to continue to
    fund these programs during fiscal year 2004.

                           WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND

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

                      COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

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

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

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          Total....................................      977,624                   682,993      656,636      756,283
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          COPS Hiring Program.--The conference agreement includes
    $120,000,000 for the hiring of law enforcement officers, of
    which $60,000,000 shall be for school resource officers. From
    within available amounts, $5,000,000 is for training and
    technical assistance. The conference agreement adopts by
    reference the House report language concerning events of
    national or regional importance and directing COPS to submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations on ``best
    practices'' within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
          Bulletproof Vests.--The conference agreement includes
    $25,000,000 for the Bulletproof Vests program. The conferees
    request that the Department of Justice conduct a study and
    submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the
    National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) voluntary testing
    protocols and minimum standards for body armor to determine the
    extent to which the efficiency of those voluntary testing
    protocols and minimum standards for body armor correlates with
    successful and improved law enforcement officer and public
    safety, and include any recommendations for improving the
    efficiency and safety of these voluntary testing protocols and
    minimum standards for body armor. The report must address, but
    is not limited to, the criteria used by the NIJ to establish
    voluntary standards of testing and evaluation to identify
    minimum performance standards for body armor critical to
    protecting officers from ballistic threats; when the NIJ last
    updated the minimum performance standards for body armor; the
    qualifications and factors used by the NIJ to determine the
    need to update minimum performance standards for body armor;
    why the NIJ testing protocols only rate body armor in the
    newest possible condition; and why the NIJ does not test the
    deterioration of body armor actually worn by officers in the
    field to determine if such materials and body armor constitutes
    to comply with the NIJ minimum performance standards during the
    warranty period of the body armor.
          Police Corps.--The conference agreement includes
    $15,000,000 for the Police Corps program. The conferees are
    disappointed that the Police Corps program did not submit a
    fiscal year 2003 financial plan as requested in the fiscal year
    2003 conference report. The conferees believe it is important
    for this program to standardize the funding provided for
    recruit training and require State matching funds for training
    costs. The conferees are also disappointed that the Police
    Corps program has not submitted the requested report describing
    OJP's efforts to incorporate terrorism prevention and response
    training into the Police Corps program and discussing the
    feasibility of establishing regional Police Corps training
    centers. The conferees expect this report to be submitted as
    soon as possible and the conference agreement again directs OJP
    to submit a Police Corps financial plan no later than 180 days
    after enactment of this Act.
          Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-Up.--The conference
    agreement includes $54,050,000 for State and local law
    enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production and
    distribution, to target drug ``hot spots,'' and to remove and
    dispose of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine
    labs.
          Within the amount provided, the conference agreement
    includes $20,000,000 to reimburse the Drug Enforcement
    Administration (DEA) for assistance to State and local law
    enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous
    materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The conference
    agreement provides $5,000,000 for training, technical
    assistance and grants to localitieswith highest priority needs.
    The conference agreement adopts by reference the House report language
    concerning coordination with other Federal agencies.
          In addition, within the amount provided, the conferees
    expect the COPS Program Office, in consultation with DEA, to
    examine each of the following proposals, to provide grants if
    warranted, and to submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on its intentions for each proposal:
                $1,500,000 for the Arizona methamphetamine program;
                $1,100,000 for the Five County Southeastern Utah
            Methamphetamine Project;
                $700,000 for Methamphetamine Enforcement for the
            State of Indiana;
                $1,050,000 for the Louisiana Methamphetamine Task
            Force;
                $750,000 to Prairie View Prevention Services in
            Sioux Falls, SD, to continue methamphetamine use
            prevention programs in South Dakota, and to facilitate
            integration of prevention and treatment services for
            at-risk youth;
                $1,500,000 to fund meth lab task forces in Iowa's
            south central and east central counties;
                $300,000 for the Iowa Tank Lock Methamphetamine
            Initiative;
                $4,500,000 for Hawaii County Comprehensive
            Methamphetamine Response;
                $1,000,000 to continue the efforts of the Wisconsin
            Methamphetamine Initiative;
                $50,000 for the St. Croix, WI, District Attorney's
            Office Initiative to Combat Methamphetamine;
                $600,000 for Marion County, OR, Methamphetamine Lab
            Surveillance and Seizure Program;
                $500,000 for the Virginia State Police to assist
            their efforts in combating methamphetamine;
                $300,000 for DeKalb, Cherokee, and Marion Counties,
            AL, for initiatives to combat methamphetamine;
                $3,000,000 for the California Department of
            Justice, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, for the
            California Methamphetamine Strategy (CALMS);
                $2,000,000 for the Washington State law enforcement
            methamphetamine initiative;
                $240,000 for the Southeast Missouri Drug Task
            Force;
                $2,200,000 for the Regional Methamphetamine
            Training Center in Sioux City, IA;
                $750,000 for methamphetamine enforcement and clean-
            up initiatives in Kansas for the Cowley County,
            Montgomery County, and Butler County Sheriffs'
            Departments;
                $1,000,000 for the Methamphetamine Task Force in
            East Tennessee, to fight the spread of meth labs in
            this region, including $50,000 for a video conferencing
            program at the Hamilton County District Attorney's
            Office;
                $200,000 for the Chilton County, AL, Sheriff's
            Department to combat production and distribution of
            methamphetamine;
                $300,000 for the Henderson County, TN, Sheriff's
            Department to combat production and distribution of
            methamphetamine;
                $500,000 for the Arkansas Methamphetamine Law
            Enforcement Initiative;
                $300,000 for the Riverside County, CA, Sheriff's
            Department to combat production and distribution of
            methamphetamine;
                $300,000 for the Franklin County, MO, Sheriff's
            Department for Operation CHEM;
                $100,000 for the Daviess County, KY, Sheriff's
            Department to combat production and distribution of
            methamphetamine;
                $400,000 for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and
            Dangerous Drug Control Clandestine Laboratory
            Enforcement Program;
                $550,000 for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to
            combat the production and distribution of
            methamphetamine;
                $300,000 for the Nebraska State Patrol to combat
            the production and distribution of methamphetamine;
                $300,000 for the Henderson, NV, Police Department
            for equipment and technologies to combat the production
            and distribution of methamphetamine;
                $700,000 for the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force in
            KY;
                $70,000 for the Lawrence County, AL, Sheriff's
            Office to assist their efforts against methamphetamine
            and narcotics production and distribution;
                $200,000 for Phoenix House for methamphetamine
            treatment programs in Los Angeles, CA;
                $250,000 for the Lincoln County, OR,
            methamphetamine project;
                $100,000 for the City of Columbia, SC,
            methamphetamine initiative;
                $100,000 for the Buffalo Trace/Gateway Narcotics
            Task Force to support a multi-jurisdictional task force
            methamphetamine training program;
                $750,000 for the Minot State University Rural
            Methamphetamine Education Demonstration Project;
                $100,000 for the Choctaw Nation methamphetamine
            initiative;
                $100,000 for the State of Hawaii, including Oahu,
            Maui County, and Kaua'i County, for methamphetamine
            initiatives.
          COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program.--
    The conferees recommend $85,000,000 for the COPS Interoperable
    Communications Technology Program, in consultation with the
    Office of Science and Technology (OS&T) within the NIJ, as well
    as the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This program shall
    utilize the expertise of all three organizations to create a
    grant program that is highly responsive to the immediate needs
    of the State and local law enforcement community and that takes
    full advantage of the expertise and lessons learned from OS&T's
    and BJA's research and development in the field of
    interoperable law enforcement communications, particularly
    project AGILE.
          This program should address the critical need of law
    enforcement to improve cross-jurisdictional communication,
    intelligence and information sharing. Grants shall be
    exclusively available to law enforcement agencies. Consistent
    with the existing COPS grant programs, the COPS Interoperable
    Communications Technology Program should include a 25 percent
    local match requirement and be available to both rural and
    urban communities.
          Grants shall be available for both voice and data
    communications systems. Grants for voice communications systems
    shall be available for system upgrades and technologies to make
    existing communication systems compatible. Grants shall also be
    available for data communicationssystems to enhance law
    enforcement's abilities to share intelligence and to integrate existing
    local law enforcement legacy databases.
          The COPS Office shall ensure that all grant awards comply
    with existing standards adopted by the OS&T, BJA and OLES.
    Within the funding provided, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to
    OLES to continue the development of a comprehensive suite of
    minimum standards for law enforcement communications.
          The conferees expect the COPS Office to work with State,
    local, and Federal agencies through the Global Justice
    Information Sharing Initiative to address the communications
    and intelligence needs of law enforcement.
          The conferees direct the COPS office to develop and
    submit to the Committees on Appropriations, no later than 45
    days after the enactment of this Act, proposed guidelines for
    the program.
          Law Enforcement Technology Program.--The conference
    agreement includes $158,407,000 for the COPS Law Enforcement
    Technology Program. The conference agreement adopts by
    reference the House report language concerning standards.
          Within the amounts provided under this account, grants
    should be provided for the following:
                $2,000,000 for the Ohio Palmprint AFIS Program;
                $500,000 for forensics, crime scene collection, and
            drug detection abilities upgrades at the Sandy City,
            UT, Crime Lab;
                $500,000 for the Regional Crime Lab at Missouri
            Southern State College;
                $1,000,000 for Sam Houston State University to
            develop the Texas Center for Forensic Sciences, with a
            primary focus in the area of digital forensic science;
                $250,000 for Washoe County, NV, Sheriff's
            Department of Forensics and DNA Analysis;
                $500,000 to establish a police science laboratory
            at Holyoke Community College, MA;
                $1,000,000 for Texas Tech University's Institute
            for Forensic Sciences;
                $3,000,000 to the Louisville, KY, Regional Computer
            Forensic Laboratory;
                $1,000,000 to Allegheny County, PA, to improve its
            forensic laboratories;
                $1,000,000 to the University of Alabama at
            Birmingham's Forensic Science Institute;
                $800,000 for the Ohio Attorney General's Office
            Crime Laboratory System Improvement Project;
                $500,000 for medical examiner upgrades for the
            Jefferson County, AL, Medical Examiner's Office;
                $450,000 to Brown University in Providence, RI, for
            a nanotechnology study of DNA sequencing methods;
                $3,300,000 for Marshall University's Forensic
            Science Program;
                $1,500,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement
            Division for continued funding to support the growing
            State and local law enforcement needs in the only full
            service forensic laboratory in South Carolina;
                $1,000,000 for the Honolulu, HI, Police
            Department's Crime Lab Improvements;
                $500,000 for planning, design, and equipment for
            the State of Vermont Forensic Laboratory;
                $400,000 for the Stamford, CT, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $600,000 for Spokane, WA, Intelligence/Information
            Sharing Computer Systems;
                $2,000,000 for the UNH/Keene State College Public
            Safety Management System;
                $1,000,000 for the computer-aided dispatch system
            for Sedgwick County, KS;
                $400,000 for law enforcement communications
            equipment in Osceola, FL;
                $400,000 for a Technical Interoperability Project,
            NY;
                $175,000 to the Billings, MT, Police Department to
            enhance the mobile data technology to provide constant
            locations of all cars;
                $700,000 for equipment upgrades, City of Gary, IN;
                $500,000 for the City of Fairfield, CA, Police CAD/
            RMS Dispatch and Records Project;
                $2,277,000 to the Southeastern Law Enforcement
            Technology Center to partner with SPAWAR System Center
            Charleston to advance research and development into
            software radio technology;
                $475,000 for Salem County, NJ, for law enforcement
            communications equipment;
                $250,000 to Brown County, SD, to integrate
            communications systems with law enforcement;
                $250,000 to the South Dakota Police Chiefs'
            Association and South Dakota Sheriffs' Association for
            technology and equipment;
                $250,000 for the Adams County, IL, Sheriff's
            Department to upgrade law enforcement and communication
            technologies and to modernize equipment;
                $1,050,000 for police technology grants to be
            equally divided between the cities of Barre, St.
            Albans, and Springfield, VT;
                $850,000 to the City of Greenville, SC, Police
            Department for communication system upgrades;
                $900,000 to the Southeastern Law Enforcement
            Technology Center for the deployment of shot spotter
            technology;
                $2,000,000 to the State of Alaska for training
            Village Public Safety Officers and small village police
            offices and acquisition of emergency response and
            search and rescue equipment for rural communities;
                $350,000 to the Newberry County, SC, Sheriff's
            Department for the purchase of mobile data computers;
                $350,000 to Abbeville, SC, Sheriff's Department for
            mobile data computers and in-car cameras;
                $1,000,000 for a grant to the Southeastern Law
            Enforcement Technology Center's Coastal Plain Police
            Communications initiative for regional law enforcement
            communications equipment;
                $300,000 for Spartanburg County, SC, for an
            advanced emergency communications system;
                $300,000 to the Union County, SC, Sheriff's
            Department for mobile data computers and communications
            upgrades;
                $300,000 to the Greenwood County, SC, Sheriff's
            Department for the purchase of mobile data computers
            and communications upgrades;
                $1,000,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement
            Division to continue funding for equipment to support a
            Federal and State collaboration of investigators and
            forensics experts to solve high technology crimes
            through one center;
                $350,000 to the Hampton County, SC, Sheriff's
            Department for the purchase of computers and
            surveillance equipment necessary to patrol high crime
            areas of the county;
                $300,000 for the Jasper County, SC, Sheriff's
            Department for the purchase of mobile data computers
            and in-car cameras;
                $2,500,000 to Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester
            Counties, SC, for a shared information system for local
            law enforcement;
                $20,000 to the Yemassee, SC, Police Department for
            the purchase of radios and in-car cameras;
                $1,000,000 to the State of Wisconsin's Office of
            Justice Assistance to create an integrated data-sharing
            system linking the criminal justice system throughout
            the State;
                $1,000,000 for Wayne County, MI, for communications
            equipment and to complete its Global Positioning System
            project;
                $635,000 for the Arkansas Justice Xchange Project;
                $900,000 for the Internet Project at the Criminal
            Justice Institute;
                $2,100,000 for the Wireless Network and Mobile Data
            Terminal Program in the City of Jackson, TN;
                $400,000 for the Colorado Sex Offender Registry;
                $500,000 to procure and evaluate Voice Monitoring
            and Logging equipment with embedded TACSCAN capability
            at designated locations;
                $50,000 for investigative capability of the Kansas
            Bureau of Investigation's Computer Crime Section;
                $1,000,000 for the Enforcement Technology Program
            in the City of Macon, GA;
                $350,000 for VeriTracks in Georgia;
                $2,500,000 for the Harrison County, MS, Public
            Safety Automated Systems;
                $2,500,000 for the Land Mobile Radio project in
            Alaska;
                $750,000 for the Criminal Justice Information
            Integration Project, City of Minneapolis, MN;
                $1,500,000 for Harris County, TX, to purchase and
            install new interoperable radio hardware and software
            to provide and further enhance interoperable radio
            communications for public safety and first responders
            in the region;
                $1,000,000 for law enforcement training equipment,
            City of Council Bluffs, IA;
                $500,000 for Fairbanks, AK, Criminal Justice Data
            Sharing;
                $3,000,000 for the Consolidated Advanced
            Technologies for Law Enforcement (CAT lab) program at
            the University of New Hampshire;
                $1,000,000 to the City of Allentown, PA, to develop
            computer mapping and weekly accountability sessions;
                $125,000 for the Plymouth State College, NH, police
            department for technology upgrades;
                $1,250,000 for the Records Interoperability
            Initiative through the Consolidated Advanced
            Technologies for Law Enforcement;
                $3,000,000 for the J-ONE information system in New
            Hampshire;
                $2,500,000 to the Kenai Peninsula, AK, Borough
            Emergency Operations Center;
                $1,000,000 to the University of Kentucky's Law
            School Electronic Access Project;
                $3,000,000 for technology and equipment for the New
            Hampshire Department of Safety Statewide Interagency
            Emergency Operations and Communications System Center;
                $2,000,000 to provide digital radio equipment and
            technology to the New Hampshire Department of Safety;
                $500,000 for the Matanuska Susitna, AK, Borough
            Emergency Response Radio Network;
                $2,000,000 for the Oklahoma Department of Public
            Safety for law enforcement equipment;
                $250,000 to the New Hampshire Police Standards and
            Training for technology and upgrades;
                $1,000,000 for a replacement communications system
            for Buchanan County, Missouri, the City of St. Joseph,
            and Heartland Health Law Enforcement Communications
            System;
                $2,000,000 for law enforcement technologies to be
            split evenly between the City of Tuscon, AZ, Police
            Department and the Cochise County, AZ, Police
            Department;
                $3,000,000 for the Stark County, OH, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $2,000,000 for a Regional Law Enforcement
            Technologies Program in Kentucky;
                $3,000,000 for the Simulated Prison Environment
            Crisis Aversion Tools for programs in Alabama, North
            Carolina and Pennsylvania;
                $100,000 for the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime
            Commission;
                $150,000 for the Rapides Parish, LA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the Loudoun County, VA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $62,000 for the Town of Herndon, VA, Police
            Department for information technology requirements;
                $500,000 for the Key West, FL, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $50,000 for the Fauquier, VA, Sheriff's Department
            for a mobile data system;
                $400,000 for the Fairfax County, VA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $2,000,000 for the Virginia Department of Criminal
            Justice Services, for the Integrated Criminal Justice
            Information System;
                $80,000 for Hanceville, Douglas, Arab, and Blount
            County, AL, Police Departments for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $2,000,000 for technology enhancements for law
            enforcement agencies in Middle Rio Grande Border Region
            of Texas;
                $2,000,000 for the Criminal Information Sharing
            Alliance Network;
                $500,000 for the Florida Department of Corrections
            for a system to electronically monitor criminal
            probationers and link their location to crime events;
                $1,000,000 for Carlsbad, CA, for the Automated
            Regional Justice Information System;
                $2,000,000 for I-SAFE America;
                $1,500,000 for the Morris County, NJ, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $290,000 for Southside Virginia law enforcement
            agencies for law enforcement technologies;
                $750,000 for the Placer County, CA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for the Plumas County, CA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Pickaway County, OH, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for the Great Cities University Coalition
            to improve criminal justice data systems;
                $250,000 for the City of Moultrie, GA, Police
            Department for law enforcement equipment;
                $500,000 for the Scott County, IL, Sheriff's
            Department and the City of Winchester, IL, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $750,000 for the East Valley Community Justice
            Center in CA;
                $250,000 for the San Bernardino, CA, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals;
                $17,000 for the Anchorage, KY, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Audubon Park, KY, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals and in-car video
            cameras;
                $25,000 for the Jeffersontown, KY, Police
            Department for in-car video cameras;
                $750,000 for the Louisville, KY, Metro Police
            Department for mobile data terminals, in-car video
            cameras and other law enforcement equipment;
                $500,000 for the Idaho State Police for mobile data
            computers;
                $500,000 for the Onondaga County, NY, Sheriff's
            Office for crime fighting technologies including
            cameras and video equipment, and mobile data terminals;
                $125,000 for the City of Syracuse, NY, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals;
                $700,000 for the City of Clearwater, FL, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $700,000 for the Pinellas County, FL, Sheriff's
            Department for information technology equipment;
                $700,000 for the City of Largo, FL, Police
            Department for laptop computers for patrol cars;
                $1,000,000 for the Los Angeles County, CA,
            Sheriff's Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $50,000 for the Wyoming and Livingston Counties,
            NY, Sheriffs' Departments for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $590,000 for Greene County, MO, for law enforcement
            technologies including an integrated justice system,
            video equipment for courtrooms, and information
            technologies for law enforcement;
                $350,000 for Carl Junction, MO, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $1,000,000 for Greater Harris County, TX, for in-
            car police technologies;
                $523,000 for St. Charles, IL, Police Department for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $150,000 for the Hernando County, FL, Sheriff's
            Office for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the Hanover County, VA, Sheriff's
            Office for law enforcement technologies;
                $125,000 for the Town of Culpeper, VA, Police
            Department and the Culpeper County VA, Sheriff's Office
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $75,000 for the Louisa County, VA, Sheriff's Office
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $50,000 for the Page County, VA, Sheriff's Office
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for the Lake County, IL, Integrated
            Criminal Justice Information System;
                $250,000 for the York County, VA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the Stafford County, VA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Chesterfield County, VA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $200,000 for the City of Suffolk, VA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $200,000 for the City of Chesapeake, VA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $40,000 for the Northampton County, VA, Sheriff's
            Office for in-car video cameras;
                $50,000 for the Accomack County, VA, Sheriff's
            Office for in-car video cameras;
                $410,000 for the Virginia Beach Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the St. Clair County, AL, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Jefferson County, AL, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $3,000,000 for Law Enforcement On-Line;
                $300,000 for the Frederick County, MD, Sheriff's
            Office for law enforcement technologies;
                $3,000,000 for the Center for Criminal Justice
            Technology;
                $250,000 for Prince William County, VA, for a
            regional booking system;
                $100,000 for the Lincoln County, NC, Sheriff's
            Office for mobile data terminals;
                $100,000 for the Rutherford County, NC, Sheriff's
            Office for laptop computers;
                $100,000 for the Cleveland County, NC, to establish
            video arraignment capabilities;
                $200,000 for the City of Murrieta, CA, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals;
                $300,000 for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police
            Force;
                $80,000 for the City of Charles Town, WV, for an
            electronic booking, fingerprint, and live scan systems
            and mobile data terminals;
                $500,000 for the Cincinnati, OH, Police Department
            for a records management system;
                $200,000 for the Loudon County, TN, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals;
                $180,000 for the City of Oviedo, FL, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $50,000 for the Hillsborough, NJ, Police Department
            for mobile data terminals;
                $160,000 for the Clark County, KY, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for the Cobb County, GA, Sheriff's
            Department for a multi-level law enforcement technology
            system;
                $500,000 for a consolidated law enforcement network
            for Rockingham County, VA, and the City of
            Harrisonburg, VA;
                $250,000 for Lumber River, NC, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $250,000 for the Cabarrus County, NC, Sheriff's
            Department for a records management system;
                $250,000 for Cape Fear, NC, for mobile data
            terminals for law enforcement;
                $200,000 for the Maitland, FL, Police Department
            for mobile data terminals;
                $750,000 for the St. Clair, MI, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $200,000 for the City of Greenville, NC, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals;
                $20,000 for the Madison Township, OH, Police
            Department for mobile data terminals;
                $300,000 for the Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff's
            Department for IT infrastructure upgrades including the
            Sheriff's Information Management System;
                $300,000 for the City of Lancaster, PA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the County of Contra Costa, CA, for an
            integrated justice information system;
                $235,000 for the Navajo Nation in Arizona for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $235,000 for the San Carlos Tribe in Arizona for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $40,000 for Yavapai County, AZ, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $300,000 for the City of West Palm Beach, FL,
            Police Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the City of Gainesville, FL, Police
            Department and the Alachua County Sheriff's Office for
            a crime data and mapping system;
                $250,000 for the Cities of Bayamon and Guaynabo,
            PR, for enhanced law enforcement and crime prevention
            capabilities;
                $300,000 for the Manchester Township, NJ, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $137,000 for the Hamilton Township, NJ, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for Kalamazoo County, MI, for an
            integrated justice management system;
                $300,000 for Kankakee County, IL, for an integrated
            criminal justice system;
                $500,000 for the Sandy City, UT, Police Department
            and Justice Court for law enforcement technology
            improvements;
                $500,000 for the Calvert County, MD, Sheriff's
            Department for squad car mobile data terminals;
                $1,000,000 for the Maryland State Police Department
            for a police vehicle technology system;
                $750,000 for the City of San Francisco, CA, to
            implement the Justice Information Tracking System;
                $1,000,000 for San Francisco, CA, Bay Area law
            enforcement technology systems;
                $1,000,000 for the City of Bastrop, LA, for law
            enforcement technology enhancements;
                $255,000 for the Suffolk County, NY, Police
            Department for law enforcement technology;
                $500,000 for the City of Des Moines, IA, for law
            enforcement technology;
                $40,000 for the Whitpain Township, PA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the Philadelphia, PA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for Clackamas County, OR, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for Luzerne County, PA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for the Cities of Sumas, Lynden, and
            Blaine, WA, for law enforcement technologies;
                $750,000 for the Snohomish County, WA, Sheriff's
            Department for palm-imaging technology;
                $500,000 for the City of Macon, GA, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $50,000 for the Town of Lexington, AL, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $600,000 for the Cumberland, RI, Police Department
            for technology upgrades;
                $250,000 for the North Providence, RI, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $2,000,000 for the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin
            County, MN, for law enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for AMBERVIEW;
                $500,000 for the Steganography Analysis and
            Research Center;
                $750,000 for the Kitsap County, WA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for the Erie County, OH, Sheriff's
            Department for technology improvements;
                $150,000 for the Lucas County, OH, Sheriff's
            Department for technology improvements;
                $100,000 for the Town of Greenburgh, NY, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $125,000 for the Town of Haverstraw, NY, for a
            targeting technology project;
                $30,000 for the Village of Rye Brook, NY, for law
            enforcement technology equipment;
                $38,000 for the Village of Tuckahoe, NY, Police
            Department for law enforcement technology;
                $280,000 for Westchester County, NY, for law
            enforcement equipment;
                $420,000 for the Counties of Westchester and
            Rockland, NY, for law enforcement technologies;
                $210,000 for California University of Pennsylvania
            for support of the Crime Mapping Center;
                $500,000 for Somerset, Fayette, Greene and
            Washington Counties, PA, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $125,000 for the West Springfield, MA, Police
            Department for technology upgrades;
                $350,000 for the Worcester County, MA, Sheriff's
            Office for technology upgrades;
                $100,000 for the Pittsfield, MA, Police Department
            for technology upgrades;
                $300,000 for the Lake County, IN, Sheriff's
            Deptment for law enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for the Porter County, IN, Sheriff's
            Office for law enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for the Arkansas State Police for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for Georgia State University to implement
            an Improved Crime Data system;
                $500,000 for the Marion County, SC, Sheriff's
            Department to implement a records management system;
                $500,000 for the Shelton, CT, Police Department for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Woodbridge, CT, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the City of Dallas, TX, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $500,000 for the University of Texas at Arlington
            to conduct law enforcement research;
                $500,000 for Tompkins County, NY, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $150,000 for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute
            for the development of law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the Phoenix, AZ, Police Department for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $250,000 for the Chapel Hill and Cary, NC, Police
            Departments to provide in-car video cameras and other
            law enforcement technologies;
                $150,000 for Bergen County, NJ, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $250,000 for the City of Madison, WI, for law
            enforcement technology upgrades;
                $200,000 for the City of Sun Prairie, WI, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $200,000 for Westchester County, NY, for a Criminal
            Justice Data Warehouse;
                $100,000 for the Milwaukee County, WI, Sheriff's
            Department for upgrading their mobile data computer
            system;
                $500,000 for Hudson County, NJ, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $150,000 for the City of Pomona, CA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for the El Paso, TX, Sheriff's Department
            for law enforcement technology upgrades;
                $200,000 for the City of Lakewood, CA, Sheriff
            Station for technology improvements;
                $50,000 for the City of Fullerton, CA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $200,000 for the West Covina, CA, Police Department
            for law enforcement technology improvements;
                $100,000 for the Henderson, NC, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $200,000 for the California Highway Patrol for law
            enforcement technology upgrades;
                $100,000 for the City of Portland, OR, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $150,000 for the San Luis Obispo, CA, County
            Sheriff's Department for law enforcement equipment;
                $100,000 for the Government of the Virgin Islands
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $300,000 for the City of Detroit, MI, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of San Diego, CA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City and County of Denver, CO, for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $150,000 for the City of Austin, TX, Police
            Department for technology improvements;
                $100,000 for the Borough of Spotswood, NJ, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $45,000 for West Windsor Township, NJ, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $30,000 for the Grand Coteau, LA, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $50,000 for the Lafayette, LA, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $20,000 for the Sunset, LA, Police Department for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for Jefferson County, TX, for law
            enforcement technology upgrades;
                $300,000 for Sacramento County, CA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Jackson County, MO, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of St. Paul, MN, Police
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of Baltimore, MD, Police
            Department to install in-vehicle video cameras;
                $200,000 for the Missouri Police Chiefs Association
            for law enforcement technology upgrades;
                $50,000 for Nevada County, AR, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $100,000 for the Little Rock, AR, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for Tega Cay, SC, for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $250,000 for Charlevoix-Cheboygan-Emmett, MI, for
            law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Jackson County, MS, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of Jackson, MS, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Essex County, MA, Sheriff's
            Department for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for ``A Child Is Missing'' for telephony
            research to locate missing persons;
                $100,000 for the City of Rockville, MD, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the University of Southern California
            Advanced Simulation Training for law enforcement
            research;
                $100,000 for the Haverhill, MA, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies for the Crime Analysis
            Unit;
                $100,000 for the Minnesota Association of County
            Probation Officers for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of Evanston, IL, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for Sumner, Macon, Bedford, Robertson,
            Wilson, and Putnam (TN) Counties for law enforcement
            technologies;
                $100,000 for the Long Beach, CA, Police Department
            for law enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of Inglewood, CA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the City of Santa Rosa, CA, for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the State of North Carolina for law
            enforcement technologies;
                $100,000 for the Milburn, NJ, Police Department for
            law enforcement technologies.
          Crime Identification Technology Act.--The conference
    agreement includes $24,226,000 for the Crime Identification
    Technology Act program, of which $5,000,000 shall be available
    for the Safe Schools Technology program.
          The Committee has provided $2,500,000 for the Alaska
    Criminal Justice Information System to integrate Federal, State
    and local criminal records along with social service and other
    records. It expects the system design to include the capability
    to provide background checks on potential child care workers
    for child care providers and families with the permission of
    the job applicant. The State should consult with the National
    Instant Check System for technical expertise. Within the
    overall amounts recommended, the conferees expect OJP to
    examine each of the following proposals, to provide grants if
    warranted, and to submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on its intentions for each proposal:
                $4,000,000 for West Virginia University's Forensic
            Identification Program;
                $1,500,000 for the South Carolina Law Enforcement
            Division [SLED] to continue funding for necessary
            equipment for SLED's criminal justice information
            system; to convert existing databases and integrate
            systems for accurate and rapid processing of
            information to support identifications for criminal and
            civilian purposes;
                $9,400,000 for the South Carolina Judicial
            Department to continue purchasing equipment for the
            integration of the case docket system into a state-of-
            the-art comprehensive database to be shared between the
            court system and law enforcement;
                $500,000 for the Minnesota Department of Public
            Safety's CriMNet system;
                $1,000,000 for the establishment of a forensic DNA
            analysis lab at North Dakota State University;
                $170,000 for the Case Management/Central Docketing
            System in Kansas;
                $600,000 for the Orem City, UT, Consolidated
            Records Management System; and
                $56,000 for the Kansas Telephone-Toll Analysis
            System.
          DNA Initiative.--The conference agreement includes
    $100,000,000 for a DNA initiative of which $55,000,000 shall be
    for eliminating the casework backlog; $5,000,000 shall be for
    eliminating the offender backlog; $30,000,000 shall be for
    strengthening crime lab capacity; $5,000,000 shall be for
    training the criminal justice community; and $5,000,000 shall
    be for using DNA to identify missing persons.
          Improving Forensic Capabilities.--In addition to funding
    provided for the DNA initiative, the conference agreement
    provides $10,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences
    Improvement grants.
          The National Institute of Justice [NIJ], in conjunction
    with its own Office of Science & Technology, the American
    Society of Crime Lab Directors, the American Academy of
    Forensic Sciences, the International Association for
    Identification, and the National Association of Medical
    Examiners, is directed to develop a plan which will address the
    needs of the crime lab and medical examiner community beyond
    the ``DNA Initiative'' and report back to the Committees on
    Appropriations no later than 180 days from the date of
    enactment of this Act. The report should address the following:
    (1) manpower and equipment needs; (2) continuing education
    policies; (3) professionalism and accreditation standards; and
    (4) the level of collaboration needed between Federal forensic
    science labs and State/local forensic science labs for the
    administration of justice.
          Southwest Border Prosecutors.--The conference agreement
    includes $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutors
    initiative. The conference agreement adopts by reference the
    House report language directing the Department to study whether
    a similar number of cases are being referred to local
    prosecutors from Federal arrests along the Northern border. The
    Department shall report its findings to the Committees on
    Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
          Safe Schools Initiative.--The conference agreement
    includes $4,600,000 for programs aimed at preventing violence
    in public schools, and to support the assignment of officers to
    work in collaboration with schools and community-based
    organizations to address the threat of terrorism, crime,
    disorder, gangs, and drug activities.
          Within the amount provided, the COPS office should
    examine each of the following proposals, provide grants if
    warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on its intentions for each proposal:
                $750,000 for Alaska's Community in Schools
            Mentoring Program;
                $1,000,000 for the University of Montana to
            facilitate a statewide community-based curriculum
            development initiative that promotes responsible
            behavior and reduces youth violence in schools and
            communities;
                $250,000 to the Sioux Falls School District, in
            Sioux Falls, SD, for the Department of Corrections to
            School Transition Project;
                $250,000 for the Rock Island County, IL, Regional
            Office of Education to implement the Step Ahead
            Program;
                $500,000 for the New England Amer-I-Can Program;
                $150,000 for the Uhlich Children's Home, IL, to
            support its school-based violence prevention,
            mentoring, leadership, and training programs;
                $1,500,000 to provide community-based, cost
            effective alternative programs for juveniles who are,
            have been or may be subject to compulsory care,
            supervision or incarceration in public or private
            institutions in several States including South
            Carolina;
                $200,000 for the Merit School of Music's after-
            school program.

           VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

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

                           JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

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

    Juvenile Justice Programs

                            [In thousands of dollars]

                                                                      Amount
    Management/Administration...............................          $3,600
    Part B--Formula Grants..................................          84,000
    Part D--Research, Eval., Tech. Assist. & Training.......           2,500
    Part E--Developing New Initiatives......................          79,600
    Title V--Incentive Grants...............................          80,000
        (Tribal Youth)......................................        (10,000)
        (Gang Prevention)...................................        (20,000)
        (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws)..................        (25,000)
        (Big Brothers and Big Sisters)......................         (6,000)
    Project Sentry..........................................          15,000
    Secure Our Schools Act..................................          10,000
    Victims of Child Abuse Act Programs.....................          13,000
    Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program.............          60,000
    Project ChildSafe.......................................           5,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total.............................................         352,700

          State Formula Grants.--The conference agreement includes
    $84,000,000 for the Part B--State Formula grants. The conferees
    ask Governors and relevant State and local officials to review
    the following proposals and provide grants if warranted: A
    Child Is Missing Program in Rhode Island; After School Program,
    YMCA of Greater Indianapolis; Alabama Community Intensive
    Treatment Program; Azalea Road Park Program in North Carolina;
    Beating the Odds Program of Pennsylvania; Boys and Girls Home
    of Nebraska Juvenile Justice Programs; Words Can Heal Program
    of Colorado; New York City High Risk Neighborhood Delinquency
    Reduction Program; Disproportionate Minority Youth Confinement
    Pilot of Michigan; California Law Enforcement Internet Safety
    for Children; Champ Chicota Youth Mentoring Program in
    Louisiana; Children Who Witness Violence Program, Cleveland,
    Ohio; Children's Law Center of Maine; Community Empowerment
    Association's `Friend-2-Friend' Mentoring Program of
    Pennsylvania; Community Juvenile Justice Center of Montana;
    Community Outreach to Low-Income Families, Main Street
    Counseling of Orange, New Jersey; Comprehensive Child Abuse
    Center of Virginia; Family First Foundation of Pennsylvania;
    Iowa YMCA Rural Youth Mentoring Initiative; Juvenile Justice
    Center at Suffolk University; Leadership Academy, Abbeville,
    Alabama; Life Directions Peer Mentoring Partnership of Oregon;
    Louisiana Youth Seminar; Marion County, Oregon Juvenile Co-
    Occurring Disorders Pilot Project; Maine KidsPeace Therapeutic
    Foster Care Offices; Milwaukee Summer Stars; Kansas Temporary
    Lodging for Children Program; Milwaukee Youth Empowerment
    Sites; North Carolina KidsPeace Therapeutic Foster Care; Nevada
    Gang Database; New Mexico Cooperative Extension After-School
    Program; Omaha Council Bluffs Metropolitan YMCA; Our Club
    Program, Pulaski County, Arkansas Council for Children and
    Youth Services; Program for At Risk Youth, Greater Miami Tennis
    Foundation; Project Youth Anti-Violence Education in Kansas;
    Relief Nursery Services to Children of Incarcerated Parents in
    Oregon; RiverRangers After-School Program of Rhode Island;
    Safer Learning Center of Illinois; SPEAK UP Hotline in New York; STOP
    the Violence--Students Taking On Prevention of California; Teen Angels
    program in New Jersey; The Restitution Earned, Accountability Learned
    Program in Nevada; New York City Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
    Children Program; Tuscaloosa YMCA At-Risk Youth Program; University of
    Delaware's Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies; Urban League of Eastern
    Massachusetts After-School Program; Youth Shelter Project in Clatsop
    County, Oregon; and Youth, Prepared for Success, New Jersey Council of
    Urban Leagues.
          Discretionary Grants.--The conference agreement includes
    $79,600,000 for part E programs. Within the amounts provided,
    OJP is expected to review the following proposals, provide
    grants if warranted, and report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on its intentions.
                $423,000 for improvements to the Juvenile Justice
            Information System in the State of Hawaii;
                $2,000,000 for the First Tee program;
                $310,000 for the Tuscaloosa YMCA At-Risk Youth
            Program;
                $2,000,000 for the Alaska Child Abuse Investigation
            Program;
                $4,000,000 for the Eisenhower Foundation for the
            Youth Safe Haven program;
                $1,000,000 for Missouri Juvenile Justice
            Information System;
                $25,000 for the Capitol Area Boy Scouts;
                $150,000 for the Leadership Academy, Abbeville,
            Alabama;
                $600,000 for the Alaska Children's Trust;
                $547,000 for the National Child Protection
            Development and Training Center at Winona State
            University;
                $750,000 to the Alaska Mentoring Demonstration
            Project;
                $375,000 for the YMCA of Albuquerque, NM, for
            after-school programs for at-risk children;
                $600,000 for the Birmingham Educational Technology
            Center;
                $3,000,000 for the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation for
            youth prevention programs aimed at leadership,
            teamwork, and drug prevention;
                $100,000 for the City of Wrangell, AK, Youth Court;
                $750,000 for Court House, Inc. Youth Programs, CO;
                $1,500,000 for the Crimes Against Children Research
            Center, NH;
                $2,000,000 to expand and replicate the Girl Scouts'
            Beyond Bars and PAVE programs;
                $1,500,000 for the Girls and Boys Town USA National
            Projects;
                $5,000,000 for continuation and expansion of the
            Junior Achievement program;
                $500,000 for the Juvenile and Offender Treatment
            and Prevention Project in Tulsa County, OK;
                $400,000 for the juvenile fire setting prevention
            program;
                $500,000 for LOVE Social Services in Fairbanks, AK;
                $600,000 for Pennsylvania's Martin Luther King, Jr.
            Center for Non-Violence to continue its Life Skills
            program which enables students to work alongside
            business and industry mentors;
                $1,900,000 for the National, Coordinated Law-
            Related Education program;
                $300,000 for the Ohio Attorney General's Office
            Amber Alert/SORN Program;
                $300,000 for the Open Door Youth Gang Alternative;
                $250,000 to Opportunities Industrialization Centers
            of America [OIC] for a program that works with
            adjudicated youth and provides alternative sentencing
            and job skills;
                $500,000 for the outdoor education and outreach
            program run by the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy
            Scouts of America;
                $50,000 for operations at the Prevent Child Abuse
            New Hampshire program;
                $150,000 for the Teen Shelter Project in Alabama;
                $1,000,000 to Western Kentucky University Spotlight
            Youth;
                $800,000 for the Youth Violence Prevention Research
            Project at the University of South Alabama;
                $350,000 for the Rialto, CA, Police Activities
            League [PAL] Program;
                $250,000 for prevention of the commercial sexual
            exploitation of children;
                $300,000 for the Wynona Lipman Child Advocacy
            Center in Newark, NJ;
                $200,000 for Covenant House New Jersey for its
            Rights of Passage Program;
                $250,000 to the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge,
            SD, for the Flowering Tree program;
                $250,000 to Our Home, Inc. in Huron South Dakota
            for programming and equipment at its Parkston, SD,
            juvenile group care facility;
                $300,000 for the Los Angeles, CA, CLEAR Program;
                $300,000 for the Iowa Child Advocacy Domestic
            Violence Initiative;
                $2,000,000 for the South Carolina Truancy and
            Dropout Prevention Initiative;
                $750,000 to the Low Country Children's Center in
            South Carolina for continued support for a
            collaborative effort among local organizations in
            Charleston that provide full services to children who
            have been abused;
                $300,000 to the Vermont Children Forum;
                $250,000 to Prevent Child Abuse Vermont to test its
            child abuse prevention model on a state-wide basis;
                $245,000 to South Dakota Coalition for Children;
                $75,000 for the Children's Treatment Program in the
            Sioux Falls Rape and Domestic Abuse Center;
                $500,000 for the State of Wisconsin Office of
            Justice Assistance to create a program that provides
            services to children who witness adult domestic
            violence;
                $900,000 to the Wisconsin Families and Schools
            Together [FAST] program;
                $900,000 for the Wisconsin Safe and Sound Program
            based in Milwaukee, WI;
                $300,000 for the Milwaukee Summer Stars;
                $200,000 to the Rutland, VT, Area Prevention
            Coalition;
                $300,000 for Project Return--Washington County, VT;
                $150,000 for the City of Battle Creek, MI, to
            implement the Around the CLOCK program;
                $100,000 to the Omaha Boys and Girls Club Gang
            Prevention Project;
                $1,400,000 for the Las Vegas, NV, Family
            Development Foundation;
                $1,750,000 for the National Council of Juvenile and
            Family Court Judges;
                $100,000 for the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice
            Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno;
                $250,000 for the Saginaw Youth Program;
                $250,000 for the Multnomah County Oregon Children's
            Receiving Center;
                $350,000 for the Recovery and Progress Drug Court:
            Breaking the Cycle of Juvenile Drug Abuse;
                $600,000 for the Northwestern University's Juvenile
            Project;
                $1,000,000 for World Vision for at-risk youth
            programs;
                $2,000,000 for Parents Anonymous;
                $624,000 for the Teens, Crime and Community
            program;
                $250,000 for the Family, Career, and Community
            Leaders of America `Stop the Violence' program;
                $300,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America for the
            programs of the National Family Support Roundtable;
                $40,000 for Partnership for Prevention for juvenile
            delinquency prevention programs;
                $500,000 for Learning for Life;
                $350,000 for the Virginia Attorney General's Office
            for Class Action and other educational programs in
            Virginia schools;
                $3,000,000 for the Hamilton Fish National Institute
            on School and Community Violence;
                $1,000,000 shall be for a national conference on
            domestic trafficking and prostitution. This conference,
            to be led by the Department of Justice, shall include
            participation from Federal, State and local prosecutors
            and law enforcement, as well as nongovernmental
            organizations and community leaders. Over the past
            several years, the conferees have provided a
            significant level of resources to the Department of
            State to combat international human trafficking. This
            national conference shall begin to address the problems
            of trafficking and prostitution within the United
            States;
                $500,000 for the Farmington Children's Home for
            delinquency prevention programs;
                $202,000 for the Comin' Up youth gang prevention
            program;
                $250,000 for Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries for
            a youth corrections program;
                $250,000 for a gambling addiction prevention
            program for at-risk youth in Peoria, IL;
                $250,000 for the IMPACT/Night Light Program in San
            Bernardino County, CA, to team police officers with
            probation officers to reduce juvenile crime;
                $750,000 for the Child Endangerment Response
            Coalition in Spokane, WA;
                $100,000 for the Center for Women and Children,
            Inc. for a child abuse prevention program;
                $250,000 for the Healing Tree Program for
            collaborative efforts with law enforcement to prevent
            child abuse;
                $250,000 for the Best Friends Foundation for
            delinquency prevention programs;
                $300,000 for the Community Prosecuting Attorney
            Service System--Safe School Initiative;
                $500,000 for St. Petersburg, FL, for a delinquency
            prevention program;
                $400,000 for the YMCA of Suncoast in Dunedin, FL,
            for an at-risk youth program;
                $250,000 for the Pinellas County, FL, Police
            Athletic League;
                $250,000 for the CASA program in St. Petersburg,
            FL;
                $500,000 for the Florida Gulf Coast University
            Interagency Family Assessment Team program for at-risk
            youth;
                $200,000 for the Will County, IL, Children's
            Advocacy Center;
                $250,000 for the Gracious Promise Foundation for
            Project Incarceration Cycle Escape for Kids;
                $500,000 for the ARISE Foundation;
                $300,000 for an at-risk youth program in Harrison
            Township in Allegheny County, PA;
                $100,000 for Laurinburg, NC, for a juvenile
            delinquency program;
                $300,000 for the University of Connecticut for a
            juvenile delinquency prevention program;
                $250,000 for the Residential Care Consortium for
            delinquency prevention programs;
                $300,000 for the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch
            for delinquency prevention programs;
                $425,000 for Monroe County, NY, for a juvenile
            justice integration initiative;
                $250,000 for the Casita Maria After-School Program
            and Day Camp for at-risk youth;
                $200,000 for the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth
            Center to fund programs for at-risk youth;
                $200,000 for Suffolk County, NY, for the District
            Attorney's anti-gang initiative;
                $400,000 for the City of Florence, KY, for the SAFE
            Schools Model City program;
                $500,000 for the Granite, UT, School District's
            COALITIONS Project for at-risk youth;
                $500,000 for the Pine Tree Legal Center's
            Children's Law Project (CLP) for the State of Maine;
                $200,000 for Girls Incorporated of Huntsville, AL,
            to work with at-risk youth;
                $250,000 for the National Children's Advocacy
            Center;
                $100,000 for the Northwest Alabama Children's
            Advocacy Center in Florence, AL;
                $100,000 for the ``The Teen Shelter'' in
            Huntsville, AL, to work with at-risk youth;
                $200,000 for ``Philadelphia Safe & Sound'' to
            expand its Youth Violence Reduction Partnership in
            Philadelphia, PA;
                $250,000 for the Father's Day Rally Committee of
            Philadelphia, PA, to support youth violence
            interdiction programs;
                $250,000 for Lucas County, OH, for the Community
            Mentoring Partnership for Juveniles;
                $250,000 for the Appalachia Juvenile and Family
            Rural and Mining Crisis Program;
                $150,000 for Fitchburg, MA, for the Montachusett
            Opportunity Council Program for At-Risk Youth;
                $100,000 for Orange, MA, for the Quabbin Mediation
            Youth Violence Prevention Project;
                $100,000 for the State of Indiana for the ``No
            Workshops, No Jumpshots'' Program;
                $100,000 for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of
            South Georgia for ``Buddies in School'';
                $50,000 for Americus and Sumter County, GA, for the
            ``Visions for Sumter'' program;
                $75,000 for the Urban League of Greater Columbus,
            GA, for the Chattahoochee Court Appointed Special
            Advocate Program;
                $250,000 for Youth Crime Watch of America;
                $500,000 for the City of Macon, GA, for services
            for first-time juvenile offenders and to address crime,
            gang, and drug problems;
                $50,000 for Valdosta Technical College for
            ``Roadmap to Success'' to support at-risk youth;
                $200,000 for the Overtown Youth Center in Miami,
            FL, for programs to support at-risk youth;
                $250,000 for Chicago, IL, Public Schools for the
            ``After-School Counts'' and ``After-School Matters''
            programs;
                $150,000 for the Erikson Institute to develop the
            Clinical Assessment and Early Learning Center in
            Chicago, IL;
                $100,000 for the Village of Riverdale, IL, for the
            Youth Intervention Program;
                $300,000 for the ``Operation Quality Time'' program
            for at-risk youth in Phoenix, AZ;
                $25,000 for Secaucus, NJ, to enhance school safety;
                $35,000 for Palisades Park, NJ, to enhance school
            safety;
                $100,000 for the City of Downey, CA, for an anti-
            gang program;
                $500,000 for a demonstration project to examine
            racial disparities in local juvenile justice systems
            under Part D and Part E of the JJDPA;
                $250,000 for Huntington Park, CA, for juvenile
            assistance activities at the Police Department Regional
            Youth Center;
                $250,000 for the Los Angeles, CA, LA's BEST After
            School Enrichment Program;
                $375,000 for Long Island University, Tilles Center
            for the Performing Arts for arts programs for at-risk
            children;
                $50,000 for the Studio LAB in Los Angeles, CA, for
            the ``Central City Gardens Initiative'';
                $100,000 for the Cypress Park Youth and Family
            Center in Los Angeles, CA, for programs for at-risk
            youths;
                $100,000 for El Centro Del Pueblo youth programs;
                $100,000 for A Place Called Home in Los Angeles,
            CA, for the expansion of the ``Creative Expression''
            program;
                $500,000 for Soundview Community in Action to
            expand and develop additional outreach programs for at-
            risk youth in the South Bronx;
                $100,000 for the Long Island City/Vanderbilt YMCA's
            ``Strong Sisters United'' program;
                $100,000 for Queens, NY, for a youth development
            program to help at-risk youth;
                $314,000 to expand and enhance programming for at-
            risk youth in New York, NY;
                $250,000 for the ``Dispelling Problem Behaviors in
            Adjudicated Teens and At-Risk Youth'' initiative in the
            Barrio of Corpus Christi, TX;
                $300,000 for the Brooklyn Academy of Music for
            programs in support of at-risk youth;
                $400,000 for the Brooklyn Public Library for
            ``Library Cadet Program'' in support of at-risk youth;
                $50,000 for the Hacienda-La Puente, CA, Unified
            School District for the Seniors With Interests in New
            Generations Delinquency Prevention Program;
                $250,000 for the City of Detroit, MI, for the
            Mayor's Time Public Safety and Public Service Academies
            in support of at-risk youth;
                $250,000 for the University of North Carolina at
            Chapel Hill to implement a new ``Career Start'' model
            of middle school education to prevent juvenile
            delinquency;
                $150,000 for the Caribbean American Steel Pan
            Education Center in New York for COMMUNITYSAFE;
                $200,000 for El Puente's ``Youth Leadership
            Center'';
                $150,000 for Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
            for programs to assist at-risk youth;
                $100,000 for the Santa Barbara, CA, Police
            Department for the Police Activities League;
                $150,000 for the Urban League of Eastern
            Massachusetts for programs for at-risk youth;
                $200,000 for the Baltimore, MD, City Board of
            School Commissioners to develop alternative education
            centers for at-risk youth;
                $100,000 for Lane County, OR, for the ``Breaking
            the Cycle'' program for juveniles;
                $100,000 for the Gateway Foundation for programs in
            support of at-risk youth;
                $100,000 for the National Institute for Law and
            Equity for a research project on at-risk juveniles;
                $100,000 for the Institute for International Sport
            for projects to prevent youth crime;
                $250,000 for the Southern Christian Leadership
            Conference for juvenile delinquency and mentoring
            programs;
                $100,000 for the Suffolk University Law School for
            the Juvenile Justice Center;
                $100,000 for Union County College for the ``College
            for Teens'' program for at-risk youth;
                $100,000 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community
            Center in Houston, TX, for juvenile crime prevention
            programs;
                $150,000 for the Northwest Regional Educational
            Laboratory for an after-school program for at-risk
            youth;
                $100,000 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom
            Center in Oakland, CA, to promote conflict resolution
            and decrease youth violence;
                $100,000 for the New Jersey Community Development
            Corporation for the Paterson Center for At-Risk Youth;
                $200,000 for the Southern Vermont Recreation Center
            Foundation for at-risk youth crime prevention programs;
                $100,000 for the Richmond, VA, Midnight Basketball
            League for their ``No Workshops . . . No Jump Shots''
            program for at-risk youth;
                $100,000 for the Humboldt County, CA, Gang Risk
            Intervention Program;
                $250,000 for Los Angeles Community Law Enforcement
            and Recovery (CLEAR), Hollenbeck Division, for a multi-
            jurisdictional program to combat gangs and violence;
                $100,000 for delinquency prevention and safe school
            programs in North Carolina;
                $100,000 for Labor and Industry for Education
            (LIFE) in Hewlett, NY, to expand its after school and
            prevention programs for at-risk youth.
          The conferees recognize Project CRAFT (Community,
    Restitution, and Apprenticeship-Focused Training), a program of
    the Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of
    the National Association of Home Builders, as a model
    intervention technique in the rehabilitation and reduced
    recidivism of adjudicated youth. The conferees encourage OJP to
    replicate Project CRAFT.
          The conference agreement adopts by reference the House
    report language concerning ``hazing'' activities and submission
    of a report to the Committee on Appropriations within 180 days
    of enactment of this Act on the prevalence of such incidents
    and on the strategies that can be used by school and law
    enforcement officials to address these problems.
          Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.--Within the
    funds provided in Title V, the conference agreement provides
    $25,000,000 for grants to assist States in enforcing underage
    drinking laws. Within the program for underage drinking, OJP
    shall make an award to the Alaska Federation of Natives to
    continue an Underage Drinking Prevention Program in rural
    Alaska including assessment and education, focusing on the
    children of alcoholics.
          Gang Prevention.--The conference agreement includes
    $20,000,000 for OJP to administer a gang resistance and
    education program in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol,
    Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives as described in the House
    report. OJP shall submit a financial plan to the Committees on
    Appropriations within 45 days of enactment of this Act to
    describe how this program will be administered.
          Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The conference agreement
    includes $13,000,000 for the various programs authorized under
    the Victims of Child Abuse Act, of which not less than
    $9,000,000 shall be available for Child Advocacy Center.
          Performance Data.--States and subgrantees shall collect
    and submit performance data for juvenile justice programs such
    as the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, as
    determined and approved by the ODJJP Administrator. Subgrantees
    shall provide annual performance measurement data in an
    Assessment Report to be designated by the State agency.
    Designated State agencies shall aggregate data provided by
    subgrants and submit such data to OJJDP in the Assessment
    Report, due June 30th of each fiscal year. Training and
    technical assistance on data collection and reporting will be
    made available to grantees and subgrantees.

                        PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

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

                   General Provisions--Department of Justice

                            (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

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

             TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

                                RELATED AGENCIES

                Office of the United States Trade Representative

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                         International Trade Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                       International Trade Administration

                         OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

          The conference agreement includes $395,123,000 in total
    resources for the programs of the International Trade
    Administration (ITA) for fiscal year 2004, of which $13,000,000
    is to be derived from fee collections, as proposed by the
    House, instead of $375,053,000, of which $3,000,000 is to be
    derived from fee collections, as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement adopts by reference language in
    the House report regarding the mission of the ITA, the failure
    of ITA to meet its mission, and the May 22, 2003 public hearing
    on the efforts of the International Trade Administration, the
    Bureau of Customs, and the Office of the United States Trade
    Representative to support U.S. businesses.
          The conferees understand the difficulties in attempting
    to balance the positive and the negative effects of a free
    trade agenda. The conferees are steadfast in their support of
    America's trade policy to create growth and raise living
    standards around the globe, and in return to increase the
    benefits to U.S. workers, farmers, consumers, and businesses.
    Yet, the U.S. Government must uphold its responsibility to
    enforce trade laws, particularly with China. If trading
    partners do not abide by the rules that are set in the global
    trading system, then U.S firms are not competing on a level
    playing field.
          The United States Government has an obligation to ensure
    American companies are not forced to compete with foreign
    companies that are engaged in unfair trading practices,
    including receiving subsidies from their governments.
          The conference agreement includes by reference House
    report language regarding the Trade Policy Body Review,
    Reports, Reorganization, Trade Promotion, American Trading
    Centers, Manufacturing and Services, Import Administration,
    Investigations/Operations, Office of China Compliance, Policy
    and Negotiations, New Shipper Review Process, Market Access and
    Compliance, Executive Direction/Administration, Human Rights
    Training, Trade Missions, International Standards, and Travel
    Expenditures.
          The conferees direct the Secretary of Commerce to report
    back to the Committees on Appropriations, no later than January
    20, 2004, on the trade and U.S. employment impact of the
    currency valuation of our trading partners including, China,
    Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, the Ukraine, and
    Indonesia.
          The conferees expect the Secretary of Commerce, in
    consultation with the U.S.-China Economic and Security
    Commission to report back to the Committees no later than May
    1, 2004. The conferees have extended the deadline further than
    the deadline proposed in the House report.
          The conference agreement includes bill language
    designating the amounts available for each unit within ITA. The
    conferees remind ITA that any deviation from the funding
    distribution provided in the bill and report, including
    carryover balances, is subject to reprogramming procedures set
    forth in section 605 of this Act. In addition, ITA is directed
    to submit to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than
    60 days after the enactment of this Act, a spending plan for
    all ITA units that incorporates any carryover balances from
    prior fiscal years.
          The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the
    National Textile Center, $3,000,000 for the Textile/Clothing
    Technology Corporation, $1,000,000 for the Kansas Trade Center,
    and $500,000 for the International Trade Processing Center, as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language
    as proposed by the Senate under the heading of World Trade
    Organization.
          The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language
    regarding the Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project as proposed by
    the Senate.
          The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language
    proposed in the House regarding an international
    competitiveness program and the Office of Textiles.
          Of the amounts provided, $500,000 is for a comprehensive
    study of future domestic demand for steel.

                        Bureau of Industry and Security

                         OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

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

                      Economic Development Administration

                    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                      Minority Business Development Agency

                         MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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

                    ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

                       Economic and Statistical Analysis

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                              Bureau of the Census

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                         PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

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

           National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

        PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

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

                       INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

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

                   United States Patent and Trademark Office

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                             SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                           Technology Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                 National Institute of Standards and Technology

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

                 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

          The conference agreement includes $344,366,000 for the
    Scientific and Technical Research and Services (core programs)
    of the NIST, instead of $357,862,000 as proposed by the House,
    and $391,147,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The following is a breakdown of the amounts provided
    under this account by activity.
                                             Fiscal Year 2004 Recommendation
                                                                  ($ in 000)
    Electronics & Electrical................................         $44,700
    Manufacturing Engineering...............................          21,800
    Chemical................................................          42,313
    Physics.................................................          37,675
    Building and Fire Research..............................          21,542
    Materials Science & Engineering.........................          53,000
    Computer & Applied Mathematics..........................          49,478
    Technology Assistance...................................          15,000
    Award Programs..........................................           5,655
    Research Support........................................          53,203
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, STRS.......................................         344,366

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

                         INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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

                      CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

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

                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

                      OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement includes total funding of
    $2,748,520,000, as proposed by the Senate, instead of
    $2,259,705,000 as proposed by the House. Of the amounts
    provided, $62,000,000 is from balances in the account entitled,
    ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining
    to American Fisheries'', instead of $79,251,000 as proposed by
    the House, and $52,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes language to allow NOAA
    to retain gifts and contributions made under the Marine
    Sanctuary Program.
          Language is also included in the bill specifying the
    total amount of direct obligations available for each of the
    NOAA line offices and other related activities funded through
    this account. The conference agreement includes language
    prohibiting administrative charges levied against certain
    activities assigned in the bill or the report accompanying this
    Act.
          NOAA is directed to submit a spending plan to the
    Committees on Appropriations at a level of detail comparable to
    that of the tables included in this report. The plan shall be
    delivered not later than 60 days after the enactment of this
    Act.
          The conferees expect NOAA to comply with reprogramming
    and transfer requirements under sections 204 and 605 of this
    Act.
          The conference agreement adopts, by reference, the
    direction and reporting requirements included in language
    proposed by the Senate under the heading of Pacific Salmon
    Funding, including language relating to validation monitoring.
          The following identifies the activities, sub-activities,
    and projects funded in this appropriation:

                             NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

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

                       NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

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

                        OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

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

                            NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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

        NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE

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

                                PROGRAM SUPPORT

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

                   PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

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

                        PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

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

                       FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

                            DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                          Office of Inspector General

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

                   General Provisions--Department of Commerce

                             (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

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

                            TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

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

                       Supreme Court of the United States

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                        CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

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

             united States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                   United States Court of International Trade

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

        Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $3,994,176,000 for the
    salaries and expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts
    and Other Judicial Services instead of $4,004,176,000 as
    provided by the House and $3,894,021,000 as provided by the
    Senate.
          The conferees would like to see greater emphasis on
    automation in local courts. The conferees understand that the
    time required to hear Court cases can be reduced by as much as
    15 percent through the use of technologies in the courtroom.
    The Conferees direct the Judiciary to continue to implement
    these new technologies in courtrooms.
          The conferees adopt by reference the Senate report
    language requiring a report on the savings generated by the CM/
    ECF program and requiring a report on the Court Operations
    Support Center. The conferees adopt by reference the House
    report language concerning Electronic Public Access fees.
          The conferees are concerned with the methodology used to
    prepare and the presentation of the Judiciary's information
    technology budget and long-range plan. The conferees expect the
    Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) to work
    with the Committees on Appropriations on the presentation of
    funding requests for this program. The conferees are concerned
    with the presentation of new initiatives in the O&M budget, and
    as well as the large amount of O&M funding required in
    proportion to the total information technology budget request.
          The conferees understand that the Judiciary's staffing,
    operations and maintenance, and information technology
    resources are allocated to the courts according to formulas
    intended to equitably distribute resources based on the actual
    workload of each district. The conferees direct the Judiciary
    to update the formulas to improve their accuracy. The updates
    should incorporate changes in the courts' resource needs to
    reflect the implementation of technology enhancements such as
    the CM/ECF project and the unique situations that occur in
    districts with large geographic divisions. The conferees direct
    the Judiciary to report within 180 days of enactment of this
    Act on the Judiciary's efforts to update these formulas.
          The Edwin L. Nelson Local Initiative Program.--The
    conferees have learned that many courts are developing
    significant IT solutions to meet local needs. The entire
    Judiciary receives greatbenefit from the development of
    automation initiatives at the local court level and the sharing of this
    technology with other courts will realize precious savings throughout
    the Judiciary. The conferees noted the inclusion of an Information
    Technology Grant program in the ``Long Range Plan for Information
    Technology in the Federal Judiciary'', specifically goal 7, initiative
    1. The conferees fully support this program. However the conferees
    understand that even though funding was included in previous years'
    financial plans, no grants for this program have been awarded in fiscal
    years 2002 or 2003. To accelerate the pace of this program, the
    conferees direct that no less than $2,000,000 shall be made available
    for the Edwin L. Nelson Local Initiatives Program. These funds shall be
    used to establish and operate a National Clearing House, facilitate
    local court collaboration, expand training opportunities at the circuit
    level, and provide Information Technology Grants. The conferees direct
    the development and execution of this new Edwin L. Nelson Local
    Initiatives Program shall be coordinated with United States Judicial
    Conference Committee on Information Technology. The conferees direct
    the AO to report to the Committees on Appropriations, within 90 days of
    enactment of this Act, on the proposed process and structure to operate
    the Clearing House, evaluate initiatives, distribute grants, conduct
    training and execute the Local Initiatives Program, as approved by the
    Judicial Conference. In addition, the AO shall report the status of
    this program no later than April 1 and September 1, 2004. The status
    reports shall contain, at a minimum, an activity report from the
    Clearing House, a list of courts receiving grants including the purpose
    and amount of each grant and any training conducted.

                     VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

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

                               DEFENDER SERVICES

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

                        FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

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

                                 COURT SECURITY

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

               Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                            Federal Judicial Center

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                           Judicial Retirement Funds

                        PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS

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

                      United States Sentencing Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                       General Provisions--The Judiciary

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

                TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

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

                              DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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

                       Administration of Foreign Affairs

                        DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

          The conference agreement includes $4,106,701,000 for the
    Diplomatic and Consular Programs account, instead of
    $4,099,961,000 as proposed by the House and $3,874,778,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement includes
    $646,701,000 to continue funding for worldwide security
    upgrades, $301,563,000 for public diplomacy programs, and
    $40,000,000 for worldwide OpenNet and classified connectivity
    infrastructure. The conference agreement represents an increase
    of $210,868,000 above the fiscal year 2003 appropriation.
          The conference agreement includes a program increase of
    $72,572,000 to support the hiring and training of new foreign
    service and civil service employees, including foreign service
    positions dedicated to visa adjudication as described in both
    the House and Senate reports. The conferees are concerned that
    not all of the new full-time equivalents hired by the
    Department under the Diplomatic Readiness Initiative (DRI) are
    available for worldwide deployment. One of the primary
    objectives of the DRI was to allow the Department to address
    staffing shortages at U.S. diplomatic posts overseas. The
    Department shall submit a report to the Committees, no later
    than February 1, 2004, on the number of personnel hired under
    DRI that are not available for worldwide deployment and on the
    Department's plan for ensuring that personnel yet to be hired
    under DRI are available for worldwide deployment. To the
    greatest extent possible Foreign Service Officers hired during
    the third and final year of DRI should be available for
    worldwide deployment.
          The conferees urge the Department to move forward
    expeditiously with its right-sizing plan. Right-sizing refers
    to the reconfiguration of overseas U.S. Government personnel to
    the number necessary to achieve U.S. foreign policy goals. The
    conferees recognize that, as the property manager for all U.S.
    Government properties overseas, the Department of State faces
    considerable pressure to accommodate ever-greater numbers of
    non-State Department personnel in its overseas facilities.
          For any right-sizing framework to be effective, it must
    have two main components: (1) a process for determining,
    internally, the appropriate numbers of State Department
    personnel stationed overseas, and (2) an interagency process
    for determining the appropriate numbers of non-military U.S.
    government personnel stationed overseas. To this end, the
    conference agreement includes up to $2,000,000 for the
    Department to establish and operate an Office on Right-Sizing
    the United States Overseas Presence, and adopts, by reference,
    the language on this matter in the House report. The conferees
    expect this new Office, which shall report directly to the
    Undersecretary for Management, to lead the Department's effort
    to develop internal and interagency mechanisms to better
    coordinate, rationalize, and manage the deployment of U.S.
    government personnel overseas.
          The conferees commend the Department for its recent steps
    to strengthen internal processes for determining staffing
    projections for overseas personnel needs. However, more needs
    to be done. The conferees are not aware of any right-sizing
    analysis in the past three years that has resulted in a
    proposed reduction to a country-wide staffing presence. The
    conferees are supportive of the concept of regionalization.
    Regionalization refers to the practice of basing certain
    administrative functions and personnel in regional centers, or
    ``hubs'', thereby creating efficiencies. The conferees note
    that the Department has made less than notable progress towards
    developing an interagency right-sizing process. The conferees
    urge the Department, with the Office of Management and Budget,
    to take the lead in establishing an interagency process for
    developing staffing projections for U.S. government facilities
    overseas. The conferees support the Department's cost-sharing
    plan which will encourage other Federal agencies to examine
    more closely whether the personnel they send overseas are truly
    mission-critical. The conferees remind the Department that this
    interagency process should not supercede the authority of the
    Chiefs of Mission (COM) to determine the composition of their
    posts, but rather to serve as a tool and support mechanism for
    the COM's. The post must remain at the center of the right-
    sizing process.
          The conference agreement includes the requirements
    stipulated in the House report regarding a report on the impact
    of new staffing analysis requirements in the Mission
    Performance Planning process, and the direction to undertake a
    review and report on the size of the largest overseas missions
    using the mission performance plan and the right-sizing
    criteria developed by the General Accounting Office.
          The conference agreement includes program increases as
    described in the House report for Trafficking in Persons,
    International Summits, International Religious Freedom, and re-
    establishing a United States Mission to the United Nations
    Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
          The conference agreement includes language specifying
    that $301,563,000 is available only for public diplomacy
    programs. The conference agreement continues support for
    special program initiatives in the Arab and Muslim world, which
    were significantly expanded in fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
          The conferees are aware of the recently completed report
    of the Advisory Panel on Public Diplomacy, and the Department's
    response to the Panel's recommendations. The amounts provided
    for public diplomacy under this heading and under ``Educational
    and Cultural Exchange Programs'', including a reallocation of
    base funding toward the Arab and Muslim World, will allow the
    Department to pursue the Panel's recommendations. The conferees
    urge the Department to act expeditiously on several items
    proposed by the Panel, including the establishment of an office
    of policy, plans and resources within the Office of the Under
    Secretary; strengthening the authority of the Under Secretary
    for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and improving
    accountability for public diplomacy resources; improved
    interagency coordination; increased resources dedicated to
    program performance measurement and research; expansion of
    English language office, speaker and fellows programs;
    expansion of American studies programs including American
    Corners; and increased public diplomacy staff with better
    language skills. The conferees expect that significant
    resources from the Diplomatic Readiness Initiative will be
    allocated to increased Public Diplomacy staff resources and
    training.
          The conference agreement includes, by reference, language
    in the Senate report regarding the refining of public diplomacy
    strategy, including the harmonization of mission and strategy
    with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and the incorporation
    of public diplomacy into ongoing international assistance and
    volunteer programs.
          The conference agreement includes $646,701,000 for
    worldwide security upgrades as proposed by the House, instead
    of $594,373,000 as proposed by the Senate. This conference
    agreement includes $542,998,000 to provide full year costs of
    maintaining base security activities at current levels. These
    activities include perimeter security upgrades, guard services,
    physical security equipment, armored vehicles, personnel,
    training and wireless communications. The conference agreement
    includes $7,952,000 for 85 additional security professional
    staff positions and $25,300,000 for completion of the initial
    multi-year plan to enhance perimeter security at 243 posts, and
    technical upgrades at annexes and other buildings not included
    in the original program. The conferees note that funds provided
    under this category may be used for protection and security
    costs in Kabul, Afghanistan. The conference agreement also
    includes up to $3,000,000 for State Department participation in
    the TOPOFF III national counterterrorism exercise and
    $5,000,000 for the Center for Antiterrorism and Security
    Training.
          The conference agreement includes $736,013,000 for the
    Department's Border Security program, to be funded entirely
    though collection of Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fees. The
    fiscal year 2004 program level is an increase of $119,192,000,
    and includes a program increase of 125 new consular positions.
    The conference agreement does not include language proposed in
    the Senate bill regarding the automatic transfer of funding to
    the Border Security program in the event of MRV fee shortfalls.
    The Department received an appropriation of $109,500,000 in
    Public Law 108-106 to cover the estimated shortfall. However,
    the underlying problem--that a decline in visa fee revenue
    could disrupt the Border Security program--remains. The
    conferees direct the Department to submit a plan, no later than
    April 2, 2004, to ensure that visa fee revenueshortfalls do not
    disrupt the Department's critical border security operations in fiscal
    year 2004 or beyond. The conferees urge the Department to continue to
    work on an interagency basis to strengthen the visa process to make it
    an effective antiterrorism tool, while avoiding the creation of
    unnecessary barriers or delays to legitimate travel to the United
    States.
          The conference agreement includes language designating
    $40,000,000 under this account for worldwide OpenNet and
    classified connectivity infrastructure. These costs were
    requested under the Capital Investment Fund. While that account
    was the appropriate one for funding the costs of developing and
    deploying these automation initiatives, the conferees agree
    that the costs of sustaining these systems, including hardware
    replacement and refreshment, are more appropriately funded
    under this heading.
          The conference agreement includes, by reference, language
    in the House report on the Africa Policy Advisory Panel, the
    interagency task force to monitor the United Nations
    headquarters renovation project, minority hiring and
    recruiting, overseas schools, extradition, security of
    classified material, Tibet, the Bureau of Legislative Affairs,
    and U.S. presence in China. The conference agreement also
    includes, by reference, language in the Senate report on
    financial operations, foreign language proficiency, and
    international trade; and language and corresponding funding
    levels pertaining to the Arctic Council and the Bering Straits
    Commission.
          The conferees expect the Department and the Bureau of
    International Organization Affairs to place top priority on
    international human rights protection and advocacy, and to
    submit a report to the Committees by December 15, 2003,
    presenting an international human rights agenda and work plan
    for the coming year. In addition, the conferees expect the
    Department to continue the effort begun last year to make funds
    available to each U.S. Embassy to translate into the official
    language of the host country the report for the host country
    from the ``Country Reports on Human Rights Practices'', the
    ``Annual Report on International Religious Freedom'', and the
    ``Trafficking in Persons Report'' within 30 days of issuance,
    and post those documents on the embassy website along with the
    English version. The Department shall notify the Committees by
    January 31, 2004, if there are any U.S. Embassies that do not
    comply with this requirement.
          The conference agreement includes such funds as necessary
    for costs associated with fulfilling United States
    responsibilities with regard to participation in
    interparliamentary meetings, including North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization and Organization for Security and Cooperation in
    Europe meetings taking place during fiscal year 2004.
          The conference agreement includes language, as in the
    previous fiscal year, providing that funds under this heading
    may be used for a United States Government interagency task
    force to examine, coordinate, and oversee United States
    participation in the United Nations headquarters renovation
    project.
          The conference agreement includes up to $10,000,000 for
    continuing language education programs, as described in the
    Senate report.
          The conference agreement also includes up to $500,000 for
    a cultural antiquities task force as described in the Senate
    report. The task force will coordinate with all relevant
    Federal law enforcement and cultural agencies to prevent
    further looting and promote preservation of Iraq's historically
    and culturally significant works. The conferees urge the
    Department to create a database as described in the Senate
    report. The conferees further urge the Department to make
    changes to visa policies as they pertain to persons found to
    have looted, damaged, or trafficked historically or culturally
    significant works. The Department shall submit a report to the
    Committees no later than April 15, 2004, on the Department's
    progress towards establishing the task force. This report
    should include recommendations concerning the database and
    changes in visa policy.
          The conference agreement includes up to $2,000,000 for
    the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation, as described
    in the Senate report.
          The conferees are concerned that the Department's policy
    of rotating Foreign Service Officers may hinder the work of the
    Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
    Affairs (OES). The successful negotiation of effective
    international agreements often takes place over an extended
    period of time and relies heavily on historical and
    institutional knowledge of the pertinent issues. The rotation
    of officers on a three year cycle may inhibit the development
    of such knowledge. The conferees direct the Department to
    report to the Committees no later than July 1, 2004, on the
    impact of such personnel policies on the United States' ability
    to negotiate effective international environmental treaties.
    From within the amount available to the OES Bureau, the
    conferees agree that up to $1,000,000 may be available for
    international health affairs.
          The conferees remain concerned about the adequacy of the
    Department's efforts to counter the serious problem of
    international child abductions. The conferees direct that the
    Department use the authorities in existing law to prohibit the
    issuance of visas to international child abductors. The
    conferees also direct that, henceforward, the Department
    require that children over the age of one year and under the
    age of 14 be physically present at the time of application for
    a United States passport, or renewal thereof. The conference
    agreement includes up to $1,300,000 to promote international
    information sharing to combat child pornography as described in
    the Senate report.
          The conferees direct the Department to undertake a
    general survey of foreign missions operating throughout the
    United States as part of a performance measurement of the work
    of the Office of Foreign Missions. The Department shall report
    to the Committees on the findings of this survey no later than
    October 1, 2004.
          The conferees are aware of dissatisfaction with the
    Department's position regarding certain shipments of mahogany
    lumber from Brazil. It is the understanding of the conferees
    that the required export permits were obtained by the
    proprietor of theseshipments from the Government of Brazil, in
    accordance with existing law. The conferees expect the Department to
    facilitate the resolution of this matter in a way that is equitable and
    consistent with U.S. law.
          The conferees urge the Department, in consultation with
    the Department of Commerce, to ensure that U.S. conservation
    standards are applied to foreign fisheries that wish to import
    fish products to the U.S., consistent with Public Law 101-162.
    The conferees direct the Department to submit an enforcement
    plan to the Committees by April 1, 2004, as described in the
    House and Senate reports. The Secretary of State and the
    Secretary of Commerce shall establish standards and measures
    for bycatch reduction that are comparable to U.S. standards, as
    described in the Senate report.
          As in previous years, the conferees expect that there
    will be additional savings available to the Department,
    including exchange rate gains and vacancies in funded
    positions. The Department will have the ability to propose that
    savings be used for needs not funded by the recommendation
    through the normal reprogramming process. The conferees are
    concerned about the Department's practice of resubmitting
    reprogramming requests that have previously been denied by the
    Committees on Appropriations. Reprogrammings should be
    resubmitted only if the circumstances surrounding the request
    or the request itself change substantially enough to warrant a
    reevaluation by the Committees.

                            CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

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

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

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

                   EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

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

                                                                      Amount
                                                              (in thousands)
    Academic Programs:
        Fulbright Students, Scholars, Teachers..............        $150,000
        Graduate Fellowships/Junior Faculty Development.....          25,000
        Foreign Study Grants for U.S. Undergraduates........           1,600
        Educational Advising and Student Services...........           3,500
        English Language Programs...........................           6,800
        American Overseas Research Centers..................           2,700
        South Pacific Exchanges.............................             500
        Tibet Exchanges.....................................             500
        East Timor Exchanges................................             500
        Disability Exchange Clearinghouse...................             500
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal, Academic Programs.......................         191,600
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Professional and Cultural Programs:
        International Visitor Program.......................          58,000
        Citizen Exchange Program............................          22,000
        Youth Exchanges/Excellence Awards...................           8,000
        Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange...................           3,000
        Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program...................           1,800
        Youth Science Leadership Institute of the Americas..             100
        Special Olympics....................................             800
        Africa Workforce Development Exchanges..............             400
        Arctic Winter Games.................................             100
        George Mitchell Scholarship Program.................             500
        PSC U.S.-Pakistan Educator Development..............             250
        Institute for Representative Government.............             500
        Irish Institute.....................................             350
        Northern Forum......................................             250
        Winter Cities Conference............................             100
        Seed Programs.......................................             500
        Atlantic Corridor...................................             250
        Interparliamentary Exchanges........................             150
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges.....          97,050
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Exchanges Support.......................................          39,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Prior Year Balances Applied.............................         (7,650)
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, Exchange Programs..........................         320,000

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

                           REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

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

                  PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

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

                EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

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

               EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

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

                       REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

                  PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

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

         PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

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

                          International Organizations

                  CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

          The conference agreement includes $1,010,463,000 under
    this heading as proposed by the House, instead of $921,888,000
    as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes, by reference, language
    in the House report regarding offset of exchange rate losses,
    reprogramming to meet additional unanticipated costs of UNESCO
    membership, UNESCO reforms, reassessment of U.S. membership in
    certain international organizations, reform and budget
    discipline, the UN regular budget, and the Pan American Health
    Organization. The conference agreement includes, by reference,
    language from the Senate report regarding the provision of
    certain information to the Senate Committee on Appropriations
    regarding the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
    Development.
          The conference agreement includes language requiring the
    Secretary to transmit the most recent biennial budget for the
    operations of the UN. The conference agreement includes
    language, as in fiscal year 2003, providing that funds within
    the Diplomatic and Consular programs account may be used for a
    United States Government interagency task force to examine,
    coordinate, and oversee United States participation in the
    United Nations headquarters renovation project. The conferees
    are concerned that the task force is not drawing upon the
    expertise of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations
    (OBO)of the Department of State to the degree that it should be. The
    conferees direct the task force to coordinate its efforts with OBO and
    to consult with senior OBO officials in formulating its
    recommendations.
          The conferees are aware of significant potential benefits
    that could result from U.S. participation in the International
    Coffee Organization (ICO). The Department may propose to use
    funds provided under this heading, through the regular
    reprogramming process under section 605 of this Act, for costs
    associated with rejoining ICO.

            CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

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

                           International Commissions

     INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                                  CONSTRUCTION

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

                  AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

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

                      INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

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

                                     Other

                         PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION

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

      INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND

          The conference agreement includes language creating a
    permanent trust fund for the International Center for Middle
    Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust (in Section 634). The purpose of
    this fund is to provide for the operations of the Center in
    Istanbul, Turkey, on an annual basis.
          The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 under this
    heading to be deposited in the International Center for Muslim-
    Western Dialogue Trust (the Center) for the perpetual
    operations of the Center. The Center is located in the historic
    Palazzo Corpi, formerly the U.S. Consulate building in
    Istanbul, Turkey. The purpose of the Center is to develop
    programs of cooperative study, training, and research for
    students and scholars to exchange views and ideas. The Center
    shall develop regional-based dialogue groups on such topics as
    post-war Iraq and the empowerment of women in Iraq's government
    and leadership, among others. The conferees encourage non-
    profit organizations to play a continuing role in the
    administration of the Center and in the execution of its
    programs.
          The conference agreement also includes $250,000 for a
    steering committee, chaired by the Council of American Overseas
    Research Centers (CAORC), to establish the Center. The CAORC
    may use the funds provided under this heading for steering
    committee meetings and planning workshops to be held in
    Istanbul, Turkey, and the United States. The steering committee
    shall seek to achieve the following goals: identify potential
    partners in the U.S. and abroad; review all aspects of the
    structure of the Center and make recommendations concerning its
    governance, by-laws, internal organization, and modes of
    operation. In addition, CAORC shall be the coordinating liaison
    with concerned federal and private agencies, monitor progress
    and report to the Committees on Appropriations on an annual
    basis.

                     EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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

                        ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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

                                EAST-WEST CENTER

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

                        NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

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

                                 RELATED AGENCY

     Broadcasting Board of Governors International Broadcasting Operations

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

                       BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

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

           General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

          The conference agreement includes section 401, permitting
    the use of funds for allowances, differentials and
    transportation.
          The conference agreement includes section 402 dealing
    with transfer authority.
          The conference agreement includes section 403 prohibiting
    the use of funds by the Department of State or the Broadcasting
    Board of Governors to provide certain assistance to the
    Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
          The conference agreement includes section 404 regarding
    the recording of place of birth on certain passport
    applications.
          The conference agreement includes section 405 regarding
    certain State Department Basic Authorities.
          The conference agreement includes section 406 regarding
    the denial of visas in certain instances. Nothing in this
    section shall be construed as cutting off the need to continue
    administrative processing of visa applications after 60 days.
          The conference agreement includes section 407 waiving
    certain authorization requirements.
          The conference agreement includes section 408 regarding
    the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons.
    The conference agreement includes language clarifying the
    responsibilities of the Senior Policy Operating Group on
    Trafficking in Persons. The conferees understand that the
    Operating Group has been actively meeting and performing its
    designated functions since enactment of Section 406 of division
    B of Public Law 108-7. The conferees agree that all anti-
    trafficking policies, grants and grant policies shall be
    covered by the provisions of Section 406 of division B of
    Public Law 108-7. The conference agreement also includes
    language clarifying that the Senior Policy Operating Group and
    its chairman are the coordinating body (and official)
    accountable for federal anti-trafficking policies, grants and
    grant policies. The conferees are concerned by recent
    administrative efforts to subordinate and transfer the
    Operating Group's coordinating responsibilities. The language
    also makes clear that the coordinating responsibilities of the
    Operating Group are not intended to supercede the decision
    making authority of the constituent members of the Task Force
    to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to whom Operating
    Group members continue to report. The Operating Group is, and
    was intended to serve as, the forum for interagency
    coordination of anti-trafficking policies, even as final
    decisions regarding any such policies are necessarily vested
    with the President and the senior officials who comprise the
    Task Force. The conferees agree that the Senior Operating Group
    and its chair have successfully performed the coordinating
    functions assigned to them.
          The conference agreement includes section 409 regarding
    State Department provision of certain information to the
    Committees on Appropriations.

                           TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                       Antitrust Modernization Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

          Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                           Commission on Civil Rights

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                 Commission on International Religious Freedom

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                            Federal Trade Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                                HELP Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                           Legal Services Corporation

                   PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

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

                            ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

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

                            Marine Mammal Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

               National Veterans Business Development Corporation

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

                       Securities and Exchange Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                         Small Business Administration

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

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

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

                          Office of Inspector General

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

                         BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

          The conference agreement includes $209,042,000 under this
    account, consisting of: $79,132,000 for the Business Loans
    Program account for subsidies for guaranteed business loans;
    $1,910,000 for subsidies for direct business loans; and
    $128,000,000 for administrative expenses related to business
    loan programs. The amount provided for administrative expenses
    may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for SBA
    salaries and expenses to cover the common overhead expenses
    associated with business loans. In addition, the conference
    agreement includes a provision, also carried in previous years,
    which allows up to $45,000,000 to remain available for two
    fiscal years.
          7(a) Business Loan Program.--The conference agreement
    includes $101,228,000 for the 7(a) program. This amount
    includes $79,132,000 in appropriations, $19,773,000 in prior
    year unobligated balances, and $2,455,000 in remaining balances
    from the DELTA 7(a) program. Section 633 of this Act makes the
    remaining balances available for the DELTA 7(a) program
    available for the general 7(a) program. The conferees
    understand that there is no longer a demand for the DELTA 7(a)
    programs.
          The total level of funding provided will support a loan
    program level of $9,550,000,000, which is $250,000,000 above
    the requested program level and $612,000,000 above the level of
    7(a) business loans provided in fiscal year 2003.
          The conferees were disappointed to learn that the subsidy
    included in the Administration's budget request is inaccurate
    and that an additional $4,000,000 above the request is required
    to fund the Administration's requested program level. While the
    conferees have provided this increase to ensure sufficient
    funding is available to assist American small businesses, the
    conferees expect future budget requests to contain accurate
    subsidy rate calculations.

                         DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

                            State Justice Institute

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

          United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                          TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

          The conference agreement includes the following General
    Provisions:
          Sec 601.--The conference agreement includes section 601
    regarding the use of appropriations for publicity and
    propaganda purposes.
          Sec. 602.--The conference agreement includes section 602
    regarding the availability of appropriations for obligation
    beyond the current fiscal year.
          Sec. 603.--The conference agreement includes section 603
    regarding the use of funds for consulting purposes.
          Sec. 604.--The conference agreement includes section 604
    providing that should any provision of the Act be held to be
    invalid, the remainder of the Act would not be affected.
          Sec. 605.--The conference agreement includes section 605
    regarding the policy by which funding available to the agencies
    funded under this Act may be reprogrammed for other purposes.
          Sec. 606.--The conference agreement includes section 606
    regarding the construction, repair, or modernization of
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels in
    overseas shipyards.
          Sec. 607.--The conference agreement includes section 607
    regarding the purchase of American made products.
          Sec. 608.--The conference agreement includes section 608
    prohibiting funds in the bill from being used to implement,
    administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal Employment
    Opportunity Commission (EEOC) similar to proposed guidelines
    covering harassment based on religion published by the EEOC in
    October 1993.
          Sec. 609.--The conference agreement includes section 609
    prohibiting the use of funds to implement a certain Memorandum
    of Agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and the
    Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice.
          Sec. 610.--The conference agreement includes section 610
    prohibiting the use of funds for any United Nations
    peacekeeping mission that involves U.S. Armed Forces under the
    command or operational control of a foreign national unless the
    President certifies that the involvement is in the national
    security interest.
          Sec. 611.--The conference agreement includes section 611
    that requires agencies to provide quarterly reports to the
    Committees on Appropriations regarding unobligated balances.
          Sec. 612.--The conference agreement includes section 612
    that prohibits use of funds to expand the U.S. diplomatic
    presence in Vietnam beyond the level in effect July 11, 1995,
    unless the President makes a certification that several
    conditions have been met regarding Vietnam's cooperation with
    the United States on POW/MIA issues.
          Sec. 613.--The conference agreement includes section 613
    requiring agencies and departments funded in this Act to absorb
    any necessary costs related to downsizing or consolidation
    within the amounts provided to the agency or department.
          Sec. 614.--The conference agreement includes section 614
    concerning funding under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
    program.
          Sec. 615.--The conference agreement includes section 615
    regarding the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.
          Sec. 616.--The conference agreement includes section 616
    extending the prohibition on the use of funds to issue a visa
    to any alien involved in extrajudicial and political killings
    in Haiti, including exemption and reporting requirements.
          Sec. 617.--The conference agreement includes section 617
    that prohibits a user fee from being charged for background
    checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Control Act of
    1993, and prohibits implementation of a background check system
    which does not require or result in destruction of certain
    information.
          Sec. 618.--The conference agreement includes section 618
    regarding amounts available under the Crime Victims Fund.
          Sec. 619.--The conference agreement includes section 619
    prohibiting the use of Department of Justice funds for programs
    that discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine
    the religious beliefs of students participating in such
    programs.
          Sec. 620.--The conference agreement includes section 620
    prohibiting the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made
    available to the Departments of State and Justice to process
    visas for citizens of countries that the Attorney General has
    determined deny or delay accepting the return of deported
    citizens.
          Sec. 621.--The conference agreement includes section 621
    providing additional amounts for the Small Business
    Administration.
          Sec. 622.--The conference agreement includes section 622
    prohibiting the use of Department of Justice funds to transport
    a maximum or high security prisoner to any facility other than
    a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately
    secure to house such a prisoner.
          Sec. 623.--The conference agreement includes section 623
    that prohibits the use of appropriated funds to purchase
    certain audio-visual materials to be used by Federal prisoners
    for primarily recreational purposes.
          Sec. 624.--The conference agreement includes section 624
    regarding a position within the Small Business Administration.
          Sec. 625.--The conference agreement includes section 625
    regarding transfers of funds.
          Sec. 626.--The conference agreement includes section 626
    regarding the negotiation or reevaluation of international
    agreements.
          Sec. 627.--The conference agreement includes section 627
    regarding the implementation of telecommuting programs.
          Sec. 628.--The conference agreement includes section 628
    regarding the Small Business Administration Disaster Loans
    Program.
          Sec. 629.--The conference agreement includes section 629
    regarding the national ownership cap on television broadcast
    licenses.
          Sec. 630.--The conference agreement includes section 630
    regarding firearms tracing studies.
          Sec. 631.--The conference agreement includes section 631
    regarding a Small Business Administration loan program fee.
          Sec. 632.--The conference agreement includes section 632
    regarding Small Business Administration balances.
          Sec. 633.--The conference agreement includes section 633
    regarding a Middle East International Center.
          Sec. 634.--The conference agreement includes section 634
    regarding patents.
          The conferees have included a provision prohibiting funds
    to process patents of human organisms. The conferees concur
    with the intent of this provision as expressed in the colloquy
    between the provision's sponsor in the House and the ranking
    minority member of the House Committee on Appropriations as
    occurred on July 22, 2003, with respect to any existing patents
    on stem cells.
          Sec. 635.--The conference agreement includes section 635
    regarding the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
          Sec. 636.--The conference agreement includes section 636
    regarding international child abduction.
          Sec. 637.--The conference agreement includes section 637
    regarding the HELP Commission.
          Sec. 638.--The conference agreement includes section 638
    regarding amounts provided in this Act.

                             TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                            (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

                             DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                             General Administration

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                             COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                                Legal Activities

                             ASSET FORFEITURE FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                             Federal Prison System

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                           Office of Justice Programs

                   STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                      COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                           JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                       International Trade Administration

                         OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                          COASTAL AND OCEAN ACTIVITIES

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                         TITLE VIII--ALASKAN FISHERIES

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

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

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

                                   DIVISION C

                      District of Columbia Appropriations

          In implementing this agreement, the Departments and
    agencies should comply with the language and instructions set
    forth in House Report 108-214 and Senate Report 108-142. The
    committee of conference approves the language and instructions
    set forth in these reports, which are not changed by the
    conference agreement.
          In the case where the language and instructions
    specifically address the allocation of funds, the Departments
    and agencies are to follow the funding levels specified in the
    Congressional budget justifications accompanying the fiscal
    year 2004 budget or the underlying authorizing statute and
    should give full consideration to all items, including items
    allocating specific funding included in the House and Senate
    reports. With respect to the provisions in the House and Senate
    reports that specifically allocate funds, each has been
    reviewed and those that are jointly concurred in have been
    included in this joint statement.
          A summary chart appears later in this statement showing
    the Federal appropriations by account and the allocation of
    District funds by agency or office under each appropriation,
    the fiscal year 2004 request, the House and Senate
    recommendations, and the conference allowance.
          The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2004, put in
    place by this bill, incorporates the following agreements of
    the managers:

                             TITLE I--FEDERAL FUNDS

                  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

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

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

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

               FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

          The conference agreement includes $167,765,000 for a
    Federal payment to the District of Columbia courts, instead of
    $163,819,000 as proposed by the House and $172,104,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Included in this amount is $3,946,000
    above the President's request for fire and security system
    upgrades, Moultrie Courthouse renovation, and the Integrated
    Justice Information System. The Courts shall provide written
    notification of how this funding will be distributed to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and Senate.
          The agreement includes a provision as proposed by the
    Senate to allow the District of Columbia courts to reallocate
    not more than $1,000,000 of the funds provided under this
    heading among items and entities funded under this heading. The
    House bill allowed funds for the Court of Appeals, Superior
    Court, and Court System to be reallocated, but such
    reallocation may increase or decrease funding for such entity
    by no more than two percent.
          The conferees understand the Courts have submitted plans
    to the National Capital Planning Commission for the restoration
    of the Old Courthouse for re-use by the District of Columbia
    Court of Appeals, but the Commission is holding up review of
    these plans pending an agreement with the Law Enforcement
    Museum on a design for the outdoor plaza area. The conferees
    expect the project will move forward as quickly as possible to
    permit efficient use of taxpayer dollars, and note that
    delaying the review and approval of the restoration plan could
    needlessly increase the cost of the project.

                DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

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

               FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

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

     FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

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

    FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR HOSPITAL BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS IN THE DISTRICT
                                  OF COLUMBIA

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

            FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT INITIATIVE

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

          FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

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

      FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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

                  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES

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

                 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR A FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM

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

                 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE

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

        FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR FOSTER CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT OF
                                    COLUMBIA

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

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

          The conference agreement includes $32,350,000 for a
    Federal payment to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of
    the District of Columbia, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by
    the House and $33,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. These
    funds are for programs and activities to support economic
    development and infrastructure in the District, and the health,
    education, and job training needs of District residents and are
    to be allocated as follows: $50,000 to the Educational
    Advancement Alliance for the Youth Civic Engagement and DC
    Exposure program; $75,000 to the Polaris Project for an
    outreach program to assist victims of trafficking; $100,000 for
    Anacostia Town Hall and Entertainment Center and the Washington
    Ballet for a collaborative effort to complete construction of a
    dance studio to serve low-income children; $100,000 to Asian
    American Leadership, Empowerment and Development for Youth and
    Families for educational and social programs; $100,000 to the
    Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional
    Cemetery for the development of a comprehensive landscape plan,
    the removal of dead or dying trees, and the continued repair of
    the Public Vault; $100,000 to the Levine School of Music for
    the establishment of a DC Charter Schools Music Education
    program; $100,000 to the Latin American Youth Center for
    renovation of a residential home for teen girls; $100,000 to
    the National Child Research Center for the establishment of
    early childhood education programs; $100,000 to the Youth
    Leadership Foundation for character building programs for
    middle school students; $125,000 to the Shakespeare Theater for
    educational outreach programs in the District of Columbia
    public schools; $150,000 to the International Youth Service and
    Development Corps for the Washington, D.C. Mentoring Friends
    program and the People's House Hotline; $150,000 to KidBiz3000
    for a reading comprehension, fluency and vocabulary program in
    District of Columbia schools; $150,000 to Kids Voting USA for
    the establishment of citizenship programs in the District of
    Columbia; $150,000 to the Les Aspin Center of Government for
    training and development of the Community Service and Outreach
    program; $150,000 to Safe Shores--The D.C. Children's Advocacy
    Center for outreach and services to child abuse victims in the
    District; $150,000 to Southeastern University for expansion of
    the E-Learning program; $200,000 to the Best Friends Foundation
    for a youth development program for District youth; $200,000 to
    the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the District of
    Columbia for expansion of services to children in the Family
    Court; $200,000 to the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus to
    purchase and equip additional mobile vans to screen for and
    treat glaucoma; $200,000 to Everybody Wins! DC, Inc. for the
    Power Lunch mentoring and literacy program; $200,000 to Friends
    of Fort Dupont Ice Arena for capital improvements; $200,000 to
    the National Music Center and Museum Foundation Institute for
    Education and the Arts for a program to use the performing and
    visual arts as teaching and learning tools in District public
    schools; $200,000 to the District of Columbia Public Libraries
    to expand access to public computers and the Internet in
    neighborhoods where it is needed the most; $200,000 to the
    Three Doctors Foundation, Inc. for an educational and
    motivational lecture series to include District of Columbia
    high schools; $200,000 to Values First, Inc. for the
    continuation of a values infusion program in the District of
    Columbia public schools; $200,000 to Washington Center on Best
    Practices for assistance to and promotion of early college
    awareness programs; $250,000 to American Cities Foundation to
    convene policymakers and civic leaders in the District of
    Columbia to address urban challenges; $250,000 to the ARISE
    Foundation for a life-management skills program targeting high-
    risk youth in the District; $250,000 to the Capitol Hill Arts
    Workshop for capital improvements; $250,000 to the Caribbean
    American Mission for Education Research and Action to build
    linkages between Caribbean educational entities and District of
    Columbia and other regional higher education institutions;
    $250,000 to New Leaders for New Schools for the development of
    fellows partnerships with District public schools and public
    charter schools; $250,000 to the Phelps-Stokes Fund for the
    implementation of the Teacher's Laboratory and Workshop for
    District of Columbia Public School teachers; $300,000 to the DC
    Safe Kids Campaign to establish additional child safety seat
    fitting stations throughout low-income neighborhoods in the
    District of Columbia; $350,000 to Friends in Choice in Urban
    Schools for the development of new charter schools in the
    District; $350,000 to Soaring Towards Educational Enrichment
    via Equine Discovery, Inc. for an education and recreation
    program in the District; $400,000 to Catalyst for the
    establishment of the Benjamin Banneker Institute for Science
    and Technology; $400,000 to Community Youth Connection to
    provide clothing, shoes, eyeglasses, and services to low-income
    school-age children; $400,000 to the Eisenhower Foundation's
    Youth Safe Haven and Delancey Street Replication for services
    to reduce crime, drug use, and improve the lives of children in
    this neighborhood; $400,000 to Recording for the Blind and
    Dyslexic Services for teacher training in District of Columbia
    schools; $400,000 to initiate a Targeted Abstinence Program in
    the District of Columbia that will provide technical training
    and resource materials to promote effective intervention
    strategies; $400,000 to the Metropolitan Washington Council of
    Governments' District of Columbia Area Housing Trust Fund to
    increase funds available in a pool of resources to provide low-
    incomehousing in the District of Columbia; $450,000 to The
    House DC, Inc. for renovations; $500,000 to the Discovery Creek
    Children's Museum for the purchase of supplies for mobile school
    exhibits and to increase access to the museum's programs on the
    Chesapeake Bay and the Anacostia River; $500,000 for implementation of
    the Environmental Active Cap demonstration project on the Anacostia
    River; $500,000 to Gospel Rescue Ministries of Washington, DC for a
    residential program to help men and women recover from substance abuse,
    homelessness, and chronic unemployment; $500,000 to the National
    Capital Children's Museum for planning and design; $500,000 to the
    National Rehabilitation Hospital for capital improvements; $500,000 to
    Trident Systems Incorporated for deployment of the District Public
    Safety Situation Awareness system; $500,000 to the Second Chance
    Employment Service for capital equipment to expand services for women
    who have been victims of domestic violence; $500,000 to the Washington
    Opera for the Education and Community program to enhance classroom
    learning in District of Columbia Public Schools through music education
    and with the D.C. Arts Humanities Education Collaborative; $600,000 to
    Green Door for completion of a new facility to provide coordinated
    services for individuals with mental illness; $750,000 to the Center
    for Mental Health, Inc. to increase the number of families in the
    District served through its model of family-centered treatment;
    $750,000 to the Historical Society of Washington for the City Museum to
    develop educational programming and materials for District school
    children; $750,000 to the Institute for Educational Equity and
    Opportunity for educational programs; $750,000 to the National Center
    for Manufacturing Sciences for a partnership with the Excel Institute
    to develop a job training program for District residents; $750,000 to
    the Whitman-Walker Clinic for renovation of the Max Robinson Center;
    $850,000 to the Women's Center for the expansion of the Family
    Strengthening Program and Hispanic Outreach Service into the District
    of Columbia; $1,000,000 to Access Housing for renovation of the
    Southeast Veterans Service Center; $1,000,000 to Barracks Row Main
    Street, Inc. for the construction of two gateways; $1,000,000 to
    Shakespeare Theater for construction of a new downtown facility which
    will provide affordable access to the Arts; $1,050,000 to Voyager
    Expanded Learning for implementation of the Universal Literacy Program
    in District of Columbia schools; $1,200,000 to the National Trust for
    Historic Preservation for the restoration of the Lincoln Cottage and
    for the creation of interpretive programs and exhibits at the site;
    $1,500,000 to the Old Naval Hospital Foundation project for creation of
    a community center on Capitol Hill; $2,000,000 to St. Coletta of
    Greater Washington, Inc. for property acquisition and construction of a
    facility to provide services for mentally retarded and multiple-
    handicapped adolescents and adults in the District of Columbia; and
    $5,000,000 to Children's National Medical Center in the District of
    Columbia for expansion of a neo-natal care unit, pediatric intensive
    care unit, and cardiac intensive care unit.
          The agreement includes $200,000 to the Office of the
    Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) for auditors, attorneys,
    accountants, and additional staff to review and audit all
    entities who are receiving funding under this heading. The
    conferees expect that the OCFO will report to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate on
    the financial status of these organizations and how they have
    used Federal funds provided under this heading. The conferees
    expect all entities receiving funds to provide proper access to
    records as is necessary for the OCFO to carry out these
    reviews.
          The agreement includes a provision as proposed by the
    Senate to require each entity that receives funding under this
    heading to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House of Representatives and Senate, a report on the activities
    carried out with such funds no later than March 15, 2004. The
    House bill contained no similar provision.

             FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CROSS TRAINING

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

                     FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

          The conference agreement includes $40,000,000 for a
    Federal payment for a school improvement program in the
    District of Columbia, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the
    House and $27,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Included in
    this amount is $13,000,000 for the District of Columbia Public
    Schools to improve public school education; $13,000,000 for the
    State Education Office to expand quality charter schools in the
    District of Columbia; and $14,000,000 for the Secretary of the
    Department of Education to provide opportunity scholarships for
    students in the District of Columbia.
          The conferees expect that the $13,000,000 provided to the
    District of Columbia Public Schools for the improvement of
    public school education in the District of Columbia shall be
    used to strengthen leadership and instructional excellence
    through principal and teacher recruitment and retention, and to
    increase student achievement through supplemental services and
    public school choice.
          The $13,000,000 provided to the State Education Office to
    expand charter schools in the District of Columbia shall be
    distributed as follows: $5,000,000 for the City Build Charter
    School Initiative; $6,000,000 for the Direct Loans Fund for
    Charter School Improvement, of which not more than five percent
    shall be foradministrative expenses; and $2,000,000 as a one-
    time payment to the Charter School Facilities Fund.
          The funding to develop the City Build Charter School
    Initiative will create five new charter schools in the
    District. The conferees support the concept that improving
    education is integral to securing neighborhoods and promoting
    urban development. The Mayor shall submit a plan to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
    and Senate within thirty days of enactment, identifying the
    five potential City Build charter schools and detailing the
    city's plan for implementation of the Initiative.
          In identifying the schools, the Mayor shall take into
    account how a new school would contribute to and encourage
    economic development in a specific neighborhood by: attracting
    business investment; stabilizing and increasing the population;
    and encouraging community collaboration. The conferees
    recommend that the Mayor hold a public meeting to consult with
    advocacy groups and community leaders on the location of the
    five City Build pilot schools. The Mayor shall notify Congress
    at regular intervals on the progress of the Initiative.
          The $14,000,000 provided to the Secretary of the
    Department of Education is to provide opportunity scholarships
    to low-income students in the District of Columbia who are
    attending consistently under-performing public schools to
    choose to attend private schools within the District of
    Columbia. These scholarships will be for tuition,
    transportation, and fees at participating private schools
    within the District and cannot exceed $7,500 per student. If
    the funds provided are not sufficient to serve all the eligible
    applicants, scholarships will be awarded through random
    selection. The agreement intends that up to $1,000,000 of these
    funds may be used to administer and fund assessments for title
    III of this Act. The conferees expect the Secretary of
    Education to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the
    Mayor of the District of Columbia to select one or more
    grantees to administer the scholarship program through a
    competitive process.
          The conferees expect that the Memorandum of Understanding
    between the Mayor and the Secretary will include, but not be
    limited to, the following components: (1) strong accountability
    measures and program performance evaluations; (2)
    specifications for a lottery system which will provide fair and
    unbiased acceptance of students into the scholarship program,
    and allow participating schools to consider a sibling
    preference; (3) joint oversight by the Mayor of the District of
    Columbia and the Secretary of Education of the program's
    operations; (4) the evaluation and methodology for the
    selection of participating schools which have met the District
    of Columbia's current licensure requirements; (5) the
    methodology for determining the tuition and fees of
    participating schools, including the actual cost; (6) the
    development of appropriate oversight and accountability
    measures; and (7) teacher quality criteria.

            TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS OPERATING EXPENSES

                              DIVISION OF EXPENSES

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

                       GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

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

                      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

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

                           PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

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

                            PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

          The conference agreement includes $1,157,841,000 for the
    public education system, including $962,941,000 from local
    funds, $156,708,000 from Federal grant funds, $27,074,000 from
    other funds, $4,302,000 from private funds, and not to exceed
    $6,816,000 from the Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund
    as proposed by both the House and Senate. In addition, the
    agreement includes $47,500,000 from funds previously
    appropriated in this Act as Federal payments, instead of
    $21,500,000 as proposed by the House and $43,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. These Federal payment funds are
    allocated as follows:
          District of Columbia Public Schools.--$4,500,000 for
    public school facilities and $13,000,000 for school
    improvement.
          State Education Office.--$13,000,000 for school
    improvement and $17,000,000 for resident tuition support.
          The conferees are disappointed with the slow pace in
    which the District and the Board of Education are providing
    charter schools access to surplus public school facilities and
    space in underutilized schools. There are 28 surplus schools in
    the city's inventory that could be made available to charter
    schools. Likewise, student enrollment in public schools is down
    almost 15,000 freeing up space equivalent to 20 school
    buildings. Yet 23 charter schools do not have permanent homes
    and new charter schools are being established each year. The
    conferees believe the District should take this opportunity to
    provide strong leadership and foster a plan to develop and
    promote public schools and public charter schools, including
    the co-location of schools. The conferees direct the District
    government and the Board of Education to develop a task force
    to study what can be done to ensure the equitable and efficient
    use of public school buildings, both surplus and underutilized
    buildings. The conferees request a report no later than January
    16, 2004 on the status of this task force.
          The Telecommunications Act of 1996 designated elementary
    and secondary schools and libraries as beneficiaries of
    universal service for telecommunications services. This
    specific support, in the form of discounts on
    telecommunications services, has become known as the education
    rate or E-rate. The conferees request a report no later than
    March 1, 2004 that shows, by fiscal year, the total amount of
    E-rate funding District of Columbia Public Schools received and
    a breakout of which schools received funding and how much they
    received. The report should also include further details of how
    each school spent its E-rate funding and a brief description of
    the impact this funding has had on integrating technology into
    its curriculum and programs.
          District of Columbia Public Schools.--The allocation
    includes $870,135,000 for District of Columbia public schools,
    including $738,444,000 from local funds, $114,749,000 from
    Federal grant funds, $6,527,000 from other funds, $3,599,000
    from private funds, and not to exceed $6,816,000 from the
    Medicaid and Special Education Reform Fund as proposed by both
    the House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes
    $17,500,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as
    Federal payments, instead of $4,500,000 as proposed by the
    House. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
          State Education Office.--The allocation includes
    $38,752,000 for the State education office, including
    $9,959,000 from local funds, $28,617,000 from Federal grant
    funds, and $176,000 from other funds as proposed by both the
    House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes
    $30,000,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as
    Federal payments, instead of $43,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision.
          District of Columbia Public Charter Schools.--The
    allocation includes $137,531,000 from local funds for District
    of Columbia public charter schools as proposed by both the
    House and Senate.
          University of the District of Columbia.--The allocation
    includes $80,660,000 for the University of the District of
    Columbia, including $48,656,000 from local funds, $11,867,000
    from Federal grant funds, $19,434,000 from other funds, and
    $703,000 from private funds as proposed by both the House and
    Senate.
          District of Columbia Public Libraries.--The allocation
    includes $28,287,000 for District of Columbia public libraries,
    including $26,750,000 from local funds, $1,000,000 from Federal
    grant funds, and $537,000 from other funds as proposed by both
    the House and Senate. In addition, the agreement includes
    $200,000 from funds previously appropriated in this Act as
    Federal payments to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer
    to expand access to public computers and the Internet in
    neighborhoods where it is needed the most.
          Commission on the Arts and Humanities.--The allocation
    includes $2,476,000 for the commission on the arts and
    humanities, including $1,601,000 from local funds, $475,000
    from Federal grant funds, and $400,000 from other funds as
    proposed by both the House and Senate.

                             HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

                                  PUBLIC WORKS

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

                                  CASH RESERVE

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

                    EMERGENCY AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUNDS

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

                        REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST

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

                  PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SHORT-TERM BORROWING

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

                         CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION

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

                           SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGMENTS

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

                                WILSON BUILDING

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

                             WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS

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

                            NON-DEPARTMENTAL AGENCY

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

                             PAY-AS-YOU-GO CAPITAL

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

                        TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

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

                             MEDICAID DISALLOWANCE

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

                           ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

                           WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

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

                              WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT

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

                  STORMWATER PERMIT COMPLIANCE ENTERPRISE FUND

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

                  LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES ENTERPRISE FUND

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

                      SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION

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

                     DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT BOARD

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

                  WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER ENTERPRISE FUND

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

                  NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION CORPORATION

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

                                 CAPITAL OUTLAY

                            (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

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

               TITLE III--DC SCHOOL CHOICE INCENTIVE ACT OF 2003

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

                          TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003...        $508,670
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
        year 2004...........................................         420,644
    House bill, fiscal year 2004............................         466,000
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...........................         545,000
    Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004..................         545,000
    Conference agreement compared with:
        New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
          2003..............................................         +36,330
        Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
          fiscal year 2004..................................        +124,356
        House bill, fiscal year 2004........................         +79,000
        Senate bill, fiscal year 2004.......................              +0

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

                   TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                    Export-Import Bank of the United States

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

                    Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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

                          Trade and Development Agency

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

                    TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

               United States Agency for International Development

                    CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND

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

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

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

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

                             DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

          The conference agreement appropriates $1,385,000,000 for
    ``Development Assistance'' instead of $1,317,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $1,423,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate.
          The managers have agreed to provide $235,000,000 for
    basic education, including adult literacy programs, under the
    development assistance account, instead of $250,000,000 as
    proposed by the House bill or $220,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate amendment.
          The conference agreement includes Senate language that
    provides $100,000,000 shall be made available for drinking
    water supply projects and related activities. The managers
    expect USAID to report no later than 90 days after enactment of
    this Act on funding and implementation of its water projects,
    including the number and location of wells drilled, and the
    cost per well.
          The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106
    regarding Water Conservation and, in particular, the
    recommendation for $1,500,000 for Water Missions International
    (WMI). The managers intend that this funding to WMI for
    hospitals in Honduras be in addition to water project funding
    previously planned for allocation in that country.
          The managers are aware of the efforts of the Millennium
    Water Alliance to provide potable water to African communities
    that lack access to clean water, and recognize the importance
    of the Alliance's work. The managers recommend that, upon
    submission of suitable proposals to USAID, a significant part
    of the funds for potable water be provided to members of the
    Alliance to increase access to clean water and reduce rates of
    water-borne diseases and infant mortality in Africa.
          The managers encourage USAID to allocate increased
    funding for agricultural development activities, and recommend
    that USAID allocate funding for these activities in sub-Saharan
    Africa more at the village level to include projects in small-
    scale irrigation, water and drainage, post-harvest storage,
    crop intensification, crop and livestock diversification, and
    rural infrastructure, such as the Special Programme for Food
    Security of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
          The managers continue to support the work of private
    voluntary organizations in the economic growth sector,
    especially the Financial Services Volunteer Corps and the
    International Executive Service Corps. The managers direct
    USAID to provide such organizations with sufficient core
    funding and fair opportunity to compete for relevant contracts
    and awards in the economic growth sector.
           The conference agreement includes language, similar to a
    Senate provision, which provides that not less than $10,000,000
    should be made available for programs and activities in rural
    Mexico to promote microfinance, small business development,
    private property ownership in rural communities, energy and
    environmental conservation, and to support small farmers who
    have been affected by adverse economic conditions, subject to
    the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
    Appropriations. The managers remain concerned with reports of
    corruption of the legal process in connection with a property
    dispute involving American citizens in Oaxaca and the
    University of the Americas, and the wrongful issuance of arrest
    warrants and imprisonment of these individuals. While the
    managers are aware that the criminal charges have been
    dismissed, the arrest warrants remain outstanding and the
    property dispute is unresolved. The managers intend to follow
    this matter until it is resolved satisfactorily.
           The managers are greatly concerned by continued reports
    of violence against women in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua,
    Mexico. The managers consider this a bi-national issue, as U.S.
    citizens are among the victims and among those accused of
    committing these acts. The managers urge the State Department
    to work with the Mexican government to set up a DNA database,
    under international auspices, which would enable the positive
    identification of the victims by collecting DNA samples from
    the victims and from the families of the disappeared women.
           The managers support projects in Central America that
    provide safe, nutritious, and affordable food to pre-school and
    school aged populations. The managers are aware of a
    nutritional drink that has achieved results in reducing
    malnutrition among Guatemalan pre-school children, and
    encourage USAID to determine the feasibility of establishing a
    long-term child nutrition program targeted toward reducing
    severe malnutrition rates among Central American children.
           The managers endorse the House language on the
    Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships, which calls
    upon USAID to fully implement and fund its new agreement with
    the Association.
           The managers endorse the House language on the Women in
    Development office urging that the office be funded at
    $11,000,000, and direct that USAID report no later than 90 days
    after the enactment of this Act on activities planned for the
    office and measures to increase staffing in order to expand its
    relevance to USAID-wide operations.
           With respect to Afghanistan, section 523 includes
    language similar to a Senate proposal, providing that not less
    then $2,000,000 should be made available for assistance for
    Afghans who suffer losses as a result of themilitary
    operations. The managers are aware that assistance for these victims
    has begun to be provided by USAID and the Department of Defense, in
    consultation with local Afghan communities, with funds previously
    appropriated. The managers believe that the capabilities of the
    Provincial Reconstruction Teams, which have access to remote, non-
    permissive areas, should be utilized. The managers intend these funds
    to be used for medical and rehabilitation assistance, shelter and other
    infrastructure, and other appropriate assistance from this account.
          Although the conference agreement does not contain
    Economic Support Fund assistance for Pakistan, it does contain
    funding for education and health programs in the Development
    Assistance account and Child Survival and Health programs Fund.
    Given the enormous challenges that face Pakistan in the
    education and health sectors, the managers strongly urge the
    Administration to structure its proposed 5-year USAID package
    to address those needs. The managers expect not less than
    $2,000,000 should be made available for programs and activities
    of the Pakistan Human Development Fund and not less than
    $1,000,000 for Amanut Society. The Senate included funding for
    these organizations under the heading ``Economic Support
    Fund'', but no funds are made available for Pakistan under that
    heading in this Act as $200,000,000 was appropriated in Public
    Law 108-106.
          The managers direct that, of the funds for agriculture
    and rural development programs $25,000,000 be provided for
    USAID's Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs), of
    which $2,000,000 should be used to establish a CRSP that is
    focused on water security.
          The managers support the language of the House report
    directing that USAID fund dairy development programs at not
    less than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. Of this amount at
    least $7,500,000 should be made available for new projects at
    missions supplementing their existing rural development
    programs with a dairy component. The new programs should focus
    primarily on dairy development, rather than as a component of
    other cultural programs. The managers have included this
    directive in fiscal year 2004 in part because of USAID's
    failure to meet directives of previous years.
          The conference report includes language similar to a
    Senate provision which provides $155,000,000 for programs which
    directly protect biodiversity, including forests. The managers
    endorse language under the heading ``Environment Programs'' on
    page 17 in Senate Report 108-106 on these issues, including the
    importance of developing a regional strategy for biodiversity
    conservation in the Amazon Basin, amounts of assistance for
    Brazil in fiscal year 2004, and support for the Amazon
    Conservation Team. The conference agreement does not include
    Senate language relating to the use of Child Survival and
    Health and Development Assistance funds for integrated
    population-health-environment programs. However, the managers
    expect Child Survival and Health funds to be used to fund child
    survival, health, and family planning activities of integrated
    population-health-environment programs, including in areas
    where biodiversity and endangered species are threatened and
    Development Assistance funds should be used to fund
    environment, conservation, natural resource management, and
    sustainable agriculture activities in such integrated programs.
          The managers support programs that conserve energy and
    promote efficient energy production and distribution in
    developing countries. The conference agreement provides in
    section 555 that $180,000,000 should be made available for
    these programs. The managers urge that energytechnology program
    offices at USAID, the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private
    Investment Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency and other
    federal agencies involved in foreign assistance and export promotion
    activities that participate in the Clean Energy Technology Exports
    Initiative, contribute to this nine-agency effort.
          The managers endorse language on page 15 of Senate Report
    108-106 regarding, among other things, the importance of
    preserving the viability of leading micro-finance NGO networks
    so these organizations may increase the number of people they
    serve.
          The managers direct that not less than $1,000,000 be made
    available for the United States Telecommunications Training
    Institute, a long-standing and successful program that provides
    communications and broadcasting training to professionals
    around the world. The Senate amendment included bill language
    mandating that such funds be made available for this purpose.
    The House bill did not address this matter.
          The conference agreement provides that $19,000,000 should
    be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad
    program. The Senate amendment included bill language stating
    that $20,000,000 should be made available for this purpose.
          The managers strongly support the fertilizer-related
    research and development being conducted by the International
    Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) and urge USAID to make at
    least $4,000,000 available to IFDC, including not less than
    $2,300,000 for its core grant, as provided under the Senate
    amendment.
          The conference agreement does not include language, as
    proposed by the Senate, providing up to $3,000,000 for the
    International Real Property Foundation. The managers direct
    USAID to provide funding to this organization.
          The managers support the budget request for programs and
    activities conducted by USAID's Bureau of Democracy, Conflict
    and Humanitarian Assistance. The managers expect sufficient
    funding to be provided for democracy building activities that,
    if properly implemented, can serve as a bulwark against
    terrorism.
          The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106
    regarding Faith Based Organizations.
          The managers note that a proposal by the University of
    South Dakota to develop international mental health programs
    was inadvertently omitted from the list of university proposals
    on pages 20 to 23 of the Senate report.
          The managers continue to be supportive of efforts to form
    public-private partnerships, through the Global Development
    Alliance or other appropriate USAID mechanisms, to build and
    support schools and other educational institutions, which
    promote tolerant, secular educational curricula.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    (section 586), similar to Senate language, which provides that
    not less than $35,000,000 in ``Development Assistance'' funds
    should be made available for Nicaragua, which is $4,000,000
    above the amount requested. The managers commend President
    Bolanos for his efforts to combat the endemic corruption that
    has impeded Nicaragua's development. The managers recommend
    that these additional funds be used to assist subsistence
    farmers and to support judicial reform efforts.
          The managers support the request for Development
    Assistance for Nepal, but are aware of the deteriorating
    climate for security and private investment. In particular, the
    Department of State is asked to continue to work with the
    Government of Nepal to promote broad-based economic development
    and to secure property rights for Nepalese and foreign-owned
    infrastructure, including private power generation facilities.

                  International Disaster and Famine Assistance

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

                          Development Credit Authority

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

       Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International
                                  Development

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

                            Capital Investment Fund

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

                      Other Bilateral Economic Assistance

                             ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

    Economic Support Fund

                   [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

                                                        Conference agreement
    Africa:
        Africa Regional.....................................         $12,000
        Angola..............................................           3,500
        Burundi.............................................           3,500
        Democratic Republic of Congo........................           5,000
        Ethiopia............................................           5,000
        Kenya...............................................           8,000
        Nigeria.............................................           5,000
        Regional Organizations..............................           3,000
        Safe Skies..........................................           5,000
        Sierra Leone........................................           5,000
        South Africa........................................           2,000
        Sudan...............................................          10,000
        Zimbabwe............................................           3,000
        Kimberley Process...................................           1,500
        NED democracy program...............................           3,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--Africa..................................          74,500
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    East Asia and the Pacific:
        ASEAN Regional......................................           1,000
        Burma...............................................          13,000
        Cambodia............................................          17,000
        NED democracy programs..............................           3,000
        Tibet...............................................           4,000
        East Timor..........................................          22,500
        Indonesia...........................................          50,000
        Mongolia............................................          10,000
        Philippines.........................................          17,750
        Environmental Programs..............................           1,750
        Regional Women's Issues.............................           2,000
        South Pacific Fisheries.............................          18,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--East Asia and Pacific...................         160,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Europe:
        Cyprus..............................................          13,500
        Irish Visa Program..................................           3,500
        Turkey..............................................         100,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--Europe..................................         117,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Near East:
        Egypt...............................................         575,000
        Israel..............................................         480,000
        Jordan..............................................         250,000
        Lebanon.............................................          35,000
        Middle East Partnership Initiative..................          90,000
        Middle East Regional Cooperation....................           5,500
        West Bank/Gaza......................................          75,000
        Yemen...............................................          11,500
        NED Muslim democracy programs.......................           3,500
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--Near East...............................       1,525,500
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    South Asia:
        Afghanistan.........................................          75,000
        Bangladesh..........................................           5,000
        India...............................................          15,000
        Nepal...............................................           5,000
        South Asia Regional.................................           2,000
        Sri Lanka...........................................          12,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--South Asia..............................         114,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Western Hemisphere:
        Administration of Justice/ICITAP....................           5,000
        Bolivia.............................................           8,000
        Cuba................................................           7,000
        Dominican Republic..................................           3,000
        Ecuador.............................................          13,000
        Guatemala...........................................           5,000
        Mexico..............................................          11,500
        Panama..............................................           3,000
        Paraguay............................................           3,000
        Peru................................................           8,000
        Peru/Ecuador Peace..................................           4,000
        Third Border Initiative.............................           4,000
        Venezuela...........................................             500
        Hemisphere Cooperation Program......................          10,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--Western Hemisphere......................          85,000
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
    Global:
        Human Rights and Democracy Fund.....................          34,500
        OES Initiatives.....................................           4,000
        Partnerships to Eliminate Sweatshops................           2,000
        Wheelchairs.........................................           5,000
        Reconciliation Programs.............................           8,000
        Security and Sustainability Programs................           3,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Subtotal--Global..................................          56,500
                        ========================================================
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total, ESF........................................       2,132,500

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

                         INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND

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

                           GLOBAL HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE

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

              ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES

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

    Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

                   [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

                                                        Conference agreement
    Albania.................................................         $28,000
    Bosnia-Herzegovina......................................          45,000
    Bulgaria................................................          28,000
    Croatia.................................................          25,000
    Kosovo..................................................          79,000
    Macedonia...............................................          39,000
    Romania.................................................          28,000
    Serbia..................................................         100,000
    Montenegro..............................................          35,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
    Regional Programs.......................................          38,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total AEEB........................................         445,000

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

        ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

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

                              Independent Agencies

                           INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

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

                         AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

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

                                  PEACE CORPS

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

                        MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

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

                              Department of State

              INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

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

                         ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE

          The conference agreement appropriates $ 731,000,000 for
    the Andean Counterdrug Initiative as proposed by the House
    instead of $660,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers
    emphasize that there are other funds for Andean nations in this
    Act.
          The conference agreement provides that not less than
    $257,000,000 shall be made available for alternative
    development and institution building activities by USAID, the
    Department of Justice, and the Department of State and that
    $229,500,000 shall be directly apportioned to USAID. The
    managers note that funds for the Bureau of Population, Refugee,
    and Migration are included in the $257,000,000 earmark and
    expect the entire amount requested be provided for programs to
    assist refugees and displaced persons.
          Again in fiscal year 2004, the managers have extended the
    availability of funds provided for assistance for Colombia to
    support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking,
    against activities by organizations designated as terrorist
    organizations, and to take actions to protect health and human
    welfare. This provision is identical to that in the House bill
    and Senate amendment. The managers are supportive of the
    Colombian Government in its attempts to provide security for
    the Colombian people and have continued these expanded
    authorities in recognition that the narcotics industry is
    linked to the terrorist groups, including the paramilitary
    organizations, in Colombia. The managers expect
    counternarcotics, alternative development, and judicial reform
    to remain the principal focus of United States policy in
    Colombia. The managers reiterate that the expanded authority is
    not a signal from the managers for the United States to become
    more deeply involved in assisting the Colombian Armed Forces in
    fighting the terrorist groups, especially not at the expense of
    the counternarcotics programs, but to provide the means for
    more effective intelligence gathering and fusion, and to
    provide the flexibility to the Department of State when the
    distinction between counternarcotics and counterterrorism are
    not clear cut.
          The conference report does not include certain earmarks
    for organizations and programs that protect human rights in
    Colombia, as proposed by the Senate. However, the conference
    agreement provides that not less than $13,000,000 should be
    made available for such organizations and programs. The
    managers intend these funds to be allocated as follows: not
    less than $2,500,000 for protecting human rights defenders in
    Colombia; not less than $2,500,000 for the United Nations
    Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia;
    not less than $6,500,000 for the Colombian Attorney General's
    Human Rights Unit; and not less than $1,500,000 for the human
    rights unit of the Colombian Procuraduria.
          The managers remain concerned about the annual cost to
    the United States of operating and maintaining the fleet of
    helicopters used by the Colombian military for counternarcotics
    and counterterrorism purposes. While these helicopters are a
    key tool in the fight against coca and poppy, the managers
    believe the Department of State should begin to turn over the
    maintenance costs to the Colombian government. In fiscal year
    2004, over one-quarter of all assistance to Colombia is devoted
    to these costs, and the managers believe that other important
    programs in Colombia need to be prioritized through the
    allocation of United States assistance. Therefore, the managers
    expect to see the start of this transition reflected in the
    fiscal year 2005 budget request, and if it is not, the managers
    expect this matter to be addressed in the fiscal year 2005
    appropriations process.
          The conference agreement continues current caps on the
    number of United States military personnel and United States
    civilian contractors in Colombia, as well as the current
    prohibition on participation by such persons in combat
    operations in connection with assistance made available by this
    Act.
          The conference agreement again includes existing
    conditions on the aerial spraying of herbicide, similar to the
    Senate amendment, to ensure that any use of such chemicals is
    consistent with the Colombian Environmental Management Plan,
    with Environmental Protection Agency regulations, and to ensure
    that chemicals used in the aerial fumigation of coca do not
    pose unreasonable health or safety risks to humans or the
    environment. Additionally, not more than 20 percent of funds
    made available for the purchase of chemicals used in aerial
    spraying are available for obligation until the Secretary of
    State, in consultation with the Administrator of the
    Environmental Protection Agency, certifies to the Committees
    onAppropriations that a number of conditions and concerns regarding the
    safety of spraying are addressed. This is similar to current law and
    the Senate amendment. The House did not address this matter.
          The conference agreement does not include a Senate
    prohibition on aerial fumigation in Colombia's national parks.
    The managers are concerned with reports that coca growers are
    moving into Colombia's national parks and reserves, cutting
    trees and causing other environmental damage. The managers
    support efforts to address this problem, but agree that aerial
    fumigation in the parks and reserves should be used as a last
    resort. Other alternatives should be pursued, including manual
    eradication, training and equipping police to protect the
    parks, and relocating families that have moved into these
    areas. Accordingly, the conference agreement includes language
    that before aerial fumigation is conducted, the Secretary of
    State must determine that it is in accordance with Colombian
    law and that there are no practicable alternatives to reduce
    drug cultivation in these areas. The managers request to be
    consulted prior to any such determination.
          The conference agreement provides that not less than
    $2,500,000 should be made available for continued assistance
    for the Colombian National Park Service. This language is
    identical to the provision in the Senate amendment. The House
    did not address this matter.
          The managers endorse the House report language on the
    Naval Postgraduate School and United States contractors in
    Colombia.
          The conference agreement includes the House language
    prohibiting funds for the resumption of flights in support of a
    Peruvian air interdiction program until a system of enhanced
    safeguards are in place. The Senate did not address this
    matter.
          The conference agreement includes language similar to a
    Senate provision, which provides that assistance should be made
    available to the Bolivian military and police subject to a
    determination and report by the Secretary of State that the
    Bolivian military and police are respecting human rights and
    cooperating with investigations and prosecutions of alleged
    violations of human rights. The managers note that despite
    repeated assurances by successive Bolivian governments that
    human rights cases would be properly investigated and the
    individuals responsible appropriately punished, little has been
    done and impunity remains the norm for members of Bolivian
    security forces who commit violations. The managers urge the
    Secretary to give higher priority to these justice issues.
          The conference report includes changes to two reports for
    Plan Colombia from the fiscal year 2000 emergency supplemental.
    This issue is addressed in the general provisions.
          The conference agreement makes available $16,285,000 for
    administrative expenses of the Department of State as proposed
    by the Senate instead of $15,680,000 as proposed by the House.

                        MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

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

         UNITED STATES EMERGENCY MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FUND

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

        NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

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

    NonProliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

                   [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]

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

          The conference agreement contains language similar to
    that included in the Senate amendment that authorizes not to
    exceed $250,000 for the support of public-private partnerships
    for mine action by grant, cooperative agreement, or contract.
    The managers direct that the State Department provide a
    financial plan for the use of these funds to the Committees on
    Appropriations prior to the use of this authority. The House
    bill did not address this matter.
          The managers endorse the Senate report language regarding
    demining and the House and Senate report language regarding the
    Anti-terrorism Assistance program. With respect to Anti-
    terrorism Assistance, the managers note that an additional
    $10,400,000 was provided for this program in the Emergency
    Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and the
    Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan (P.L. 108-106). The
    conferees strongly support the anti-terrorism program and the
    conference level of $97,000,000 represents an increase of 48
    percent above the level provided in fiscal year 2003.
          The managers recognize the central role of financing in
    the operation of terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda and
    commend the Administration for initial actions taken in the
    wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to block
    the flow of money to these organizations. Given the wide range
    of formal and informal financial mechanisms to secure funding
    and to move it around the globe, the managers acknowledge the
    need for an increasingly forceful approach to this problem.
          The managers note the importance of an interagency effort
    by the Terrorist Financial Working Group to curb the funding to
    terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda. The effort by the
    Departments of State, Treasury, and Justice, working with other
    agencies, is a key element in the fight against international
    terrorism.
          The managers direct the Department of State, in
    consultation with the Department of the Treasury, to provide a
    report on the spending of funds provided for counter-terrorist
    financing in fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, and a list of
    planned spending in 2004. In addition, the report shall contain
    a list of countries the Administration considers to be the
    major source and/or transit points for terror financing, a list
    of the interagency priority countries with which federal
    agencies are currently working and the activities taking place
    in those countries, and a list of other countries the
    interagency working group has identified as needing such
    assistance in the future and the types ofactivities that will
    be required in those countries. The report shall be provided no later
    than 120 days after enactment of this Act and the list of countries may
    be classified if the Secretary of State determines that this is
    necessary.

                           Department of the Treasury

                   INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

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

                               DEBT RESTRUCTURING

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

                         TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  International Military Education and Training

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

                       FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

                            PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

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

                   TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                      International Financial Institutions

                          GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

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

           CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

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

          CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY

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

           CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION

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

    CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT
                                      FUND

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

                   CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

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

                  CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

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

                  CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

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

      CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

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

                INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

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

                    INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

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

                                [$ in thousands]

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

    *$6,000,000 provided under section 534.
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                          TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

                                [$ in thousands]

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

          The managers intend that not less than $2,000,000 be
    provided for a reforestation program in Afghanistan, not less
    than $2,000,000 for the Afghan Judicial Reform Commission, not
    less than $5,000,000 for the Afghan women's programs, and not
    less than $2,000,000 for assistance for Afghans that suffer
    losses from military operations.
          The managers urge the Department of State and USAID in
    Afghanistan to work together to ensure that United States and
    international officials, contractors, and grantees are more
    adequately protected from insurgent attacks as they manage and
    implement reconstruction projects. In particular, the Embassy
    is requested to use the authorities and funds made available
    for Afghanistan in this Act and in P.L. 108-106 to equitably
    allocate diplomatic security and contract security so that
    USAID and other assistance managers can more safely oversee and
    assess programs outside of Kabul.
          The managers welcome the new mandate to expand the
    presence of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
    outside Kabul. However, without additional resources and
    military personnel, ISAF expansion may not effectively
    contribute to creating a security environment for political
    development and reconstruction in Afghanistan, particularly in
    the south and southeast. The managers urge the Administration
    to provide resources to support ISAF expansion and to seek
    additional NATO partners in this effort.
          The managers also urge the Administration to work with
    NATO partners to reconcile ISAF expansion with any plans to
    create additional Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). The
    managers support the PRTs and believe their primary focus
    should continue to be enhancing security throughout
    Afghanistan.
          The managers note that women in Afghanistan continue to
    struggle to achieve the most basic rights despite the efforts
    of the new government. The managers urge that women be
    carefully integrated into activities related to development and
    reconstruction, and also believe that there should be a
    specific focus on strengthening women-led institutions and
    organizations.
          Therefore the managers provide $5,000,000 for programs
    aimed at addressing the needs of Afghan women through training
    and equipment to improve the capacity of women-led Afghan
    nongovernmental organizations, and to support the activities of
    such organizations. The managers urge USAID to establish a
    contracting mechanism for the disbursal and monitoring of small
    grants to women-led nongovernmental organizations to accomplish
    this goal.
    Sec. 525. USAID Overseas Program
          The conference agreement includes language proposed by
    the House that provides funds in this and subsequent
    appropriations Acts to carry out Part I of the Foreign
    Assistance Act may be used to employ individuals overseas on a
    limited appointment basis, and limits the number of employees
    hired under this provision to not more than 85. The Senate did
    not address this matter.
    Sec. 526. Democracy Programs
          The conference agreement includes $13,500,000 for
    democracy, human rights and rule of law programs in the
    People's Republic of China and Hong Kong, instead of
    $35,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, and provides that funds
    appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' should
    be made available for assistance for Taiwan for the purposes of
    furthering political and legal reforms, subject to a matching
    requirement.
          The conference agreement includes $11,500,000 for
    programs and activities to foster democracy, human rights,
    civic education, women's development, press freedom, and the
    rule of law in countries with a significant Muslim population,
    and where such programs and activities would be important to
    United States efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts of
    international terrorism. The Senate proposed $25,000,000 for
    these activities; the House did not address this matter. The
    conference agreement provides $3,000,000 of such funds shall be
    made available for programs and activities that provide
    professional training for journalists. The conference agreement
    includes language similar to a Senate proposal, which provides
    that ``Economic Support Fund'' assistance shall be made
    available to support civil society organizations working for
    democracy in Egypt. The managers intend that not less than
    $1,000,000 be made available for such organizations, including
    the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development, and that these funds
    are to be in addition to other amounts made available for Egypt
    in the Act.
          The managers provide that not to exceed $1,500,000 of
    such funds may be used for making grants to educational,
    humanitarian and nongovernmental organizations and individuals
    inside Iran to support the advancement of democracy and human
    rights in Iran. The managers expect the Bureau for Democracy
    and Human Rights to provide $1,000,000 for such activities, the
    National Endowment for Democracy to provide $500,000, and to
    consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to
    obligating any funds for these programs.
          The conference agreement provides not less than
    $3,000,000 shall be made available for programs and activities
    of the National Endowment for Democracy to foster democracy,
    human rights, civic education, women's development, press
    freedom, and the rule of law in countries in sub-Saharan
    Africa.
          The conference agreement provides a total of $17,500,000
    for activities of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
    Labor, Department of State under this section, and not less
    than $34,500,000 from funds made available by this Act. The
    agreement provides a total of $9,500,000 for activities of the
    National Endowment for Democracy under this section.
          The managers expect that funds made available under this
    section will be made available to the Alliance for Reform and
    Democracy in Asia.
          The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106
    regarding democracy programs, and direct USAID to consult with
    the Committees prior to making any changes in the framework or
    operation of its Consortium for Elections Political Process
    Strengthening (CEPPS) funding mechanism. The managers endorse
    the reporting requirement contained in the Senate report on
    anticipated contributions to the CEPPS funding mechanism from
    all accounts.
    Sec. 528. Debt for Development
          The conference agreement includes House language on this
    matter. The Senate amendment would have authorized the use of
    appropriated funds for endowments. The managers are concerned
    about the desire of the Administration to create endowments
    without the consent of the Committees on Appropriations,
    therefore the managers expect that any endowments proposed by
    the Administration in fiscal year 2005 will be proposed in the
    President's budget request for fiscal year 2005.
          The conference agreement does not include Senate language
    expanding the authorities of the provision to allow non-
    governmental organizations to deposit any funds made available
    in this Act or in prior Acts into interest bearing accounts.
    The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 531. Burma
          The conference agreement includes a modified version of
    the Senate's provision on the use of the Economic Support Fund
    in Burma and along the Burma-Thailand border, and, in addition,
    a House provision, similar to language in prior year Acts,
    regarding independent media activities promoting democracy
    inside Burma.
          The managers continue to strongly support the struggle
    for freedom in Burma, and call for the immediate and
    unconditional release of Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San
    Suu Kyi and all other prisoners of conscience. The managers
    expect the State Department to use every opportunity to press
    regional neighbors and the community of democracies to support
    political reconciliation in Burma that includes the full
    consultation and participation of the National League for
    Democracy and ethnic nationalities.
          The managers are concerned with reports of growing
    military ties between Burma and North Korea, and the purchase
    of weapons from North Korea through shipments of heroin. The
    managers request that, not later than 90 days after enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of State report to the Committees on
    the nature and extent of military ties between these two rogue
    nations.
          The conference agreement provides $13,000,000 to support
    democracy programs in Burma, along the Burma-Thailand border,
    for activities of Burmese student groups and other
    organizations located outside Burma, and for the purpose of
    supporting the provision of humanitarian assistance to
    displaced Burmese along Burma's borders. The agreement provides
    that $5,000,000 shall be allocated to the United States Agency
    for International Development for humanitarian assistance for
    displaced Burmese and host communities in Thailand, and that
    $500,000 should be made available to support newspapers,
    publications, and other media activities promoting democracy
    inside Burma. The managers request to be consulted prior to the
    provision of any assistance to Irrawaddy Publishing Group.
          The managers again expect that $1,000,000 will be
    provided to support efforts to combat HIV/AIDS inside of Burma,
    and that not less than $1,000,000 will be provided to support
    efforts to limit malaria and infectious diseases among Burmese
    along the Burma-Thailand border. These funds are to be made
    available under the heading Child Survival and Health Programs
    Fund in this Act, and are in addition to the amounts provided
    under this section.
          The conference agreement includes a reporting requirement
    by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
    Administrator of USAID, describing the estimated amount and
    rate of disbursement of fiscal year 2002 and 2003 funding for
    HIV/AIDS programs and activities in Burma, the amount of funds
    expended by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on
    HIV/AIDS programs and activities in calendar years 2001, 2002,
    and 2003, and the extent to which international nongovernmental
    organizations are able to conduct HIV/AIDS programs throughout
    Burma, including the ability of expatriate staff to freely
    travel through the country and to conduct programmatic
    oversight independent of SPDC handling and monitoring.
    Sec. 534. Special Authorities
          The conference agreement includes House language
    providing certain authority for assistance for Lebanon and
    Montenegro and Pakistan, assistance to victims of war,
    displaced Burmese, and assistance to combat trafficking.
          The managers have continued current authority for certain
    bureaus and offices in USAID to hire personal service
    contractors, expanded existing authority for USAID to provide
    support for administrative costs of a program to provide
    information regarding available donated space on commercial
    ships to organizations shipping humanitarian assistance, and
    provides for expanded authorities under section 660(b)(6) of
    the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
          The conference agreement includes Senate language giving
    authority notwithstanding any other provision of law for the
    National Endowment for Democracy as proposed by the House and
    Senate.
          The conference report also includes language that
    provides $6,000,000 for the World Food Program from USAID's
    Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance as
    proposed by the Senate. The House provided these funds under
    the heading ``International Organizations and Programs''.
    Sec. 539. Ceilings and Earmarks
          The conference agreement includes House language that
    allows for funds provided in this Act to be made available
    notwithstanding earmarks in any other Act, similar to language
    proposed in the Senate.
    Sec. 544. Withholding of Assistance for Parking Fines Owed by Foreign
            Countries
          The conference agreement allows 110 percent of the total
    amount of unpaid parking fines determined to be owed by foreign
    countries to the District of Columbia and New York City, New
    York, to be withheld from obligation for assistance to such
    country, as proposed by the Senate. The language is similar to
    that proposed by the House.
          The managers are concerned that nations receiving foreign
    assistance under this Act owe at least $16,600,000 to the City
    of New York in unpaid parking tickets and penalties. Noting the
    longstanding efforts of the City to work with the State
    Department to collect these outstanding balances, themanagers
    have included language to enhance the penalties associated with this
    provision. This is similar to Senate language.
          The managers urge the State Department to work
    cooperatively with the City of New York and the District of
    Columbia to find a workable solution to collect the unpaid
    balances from 1997 to 2002 that satisfies all sides and
    resolves the situation once and for all.
    Sec. 546. War Crimes Tribunals Drawdown
          The conference agreement includes House and Senate
    language authorizing up to $30,000,000 in drawdowns of
    commodities or services for war crimes tribunals. The
    conference agreement includes Senate language adding the
    Special Court for Sierra Leone to the list of tribunals
    exempted from notification. The House did not address this
    matter.
    Sec. 550. Restrictions on Voluntary Contributions to United Nations
            Agencies
          The conference agreement includes language in the House
    bill prohibiting voluntary contributions to the United Nations
    if the United Nations implements or imposes any taxation on
    people in the United States. The Senate did not address this
    matter.
    Sec. 552. Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
          The conference report includes language similar to the
    House bill that prohibits funding to the Palestinian Authority
    to carry our chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
    and includes a waiver if the President certifies in writing to
    the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the
    Senate that waiving such a provision is important to the
    national security interests of the United States. The
    conference report includes Senate language requiring a report
    on, among other issues, a description of how the funds will be
    spent and the accounting provisions used to monitor their
    expenditure, should the waiver be exercised. The House did not
    address this matter.
    Sec. 554. Foreign Military Training Report
          The conference agreement includes House language
    requiring the Secretaries of Defense and State to submit the
    annual foreign military training report required by section 656
    of the Foreign Assistance Act to the Committees on
    Appropriations by the date specified in that section. The
    Senate amendment would have continued the requirement of a
    similar but separate report to the Committees on
    Appropriations.
    Sec. 555. Environment Programs
          The conference report includes language similar to a
    Senate provision for programs that protect biodiversity and
    energy conservation, energy efficiency and clean energy
    programs, in developing countries. This matter is addressed
    under the heading ``Development Assistance''.
    Sec. 556. Regional Programs for East Asia and the Pacific
          The conference agreement includes language similar to
    that proposed by the Senate requiring that funds appropriated
    under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are requested
    for ``Regional Democracy'' assistance for the State
    Department's Bureau of East Asia and the Pacific shall be made
    available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the State
    Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
    Sec. 557. Zimbabwe
          The conference agreement is the same as current law and
    is identical to the Senate amendment. The House did not address
    this matter.
    Sec. 558. Tibet
          The conference agreement includes language similar to a
    Senate provision regarding Tibet, but the matter is addressed
    under the heading ``Economic Support Fund''.
    Sec. 559. Authorization Requirement
          The conference agreement includes language that provides
    that funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and
    expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and
    section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
    1956, similar to language provided in the Senate amendment.
    Sec. 560. Nigeria
          The conference agreement includes a provision identical
    to current law and the Senate amendment that restricts the use
    of IMET and FMF for Nigeria until a Presidential certification
    regarding actions taken against whom there is credible evidence
    of gross violations of human rights inBenue State in October
    2001, and the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian Armed Forces are
    taking effective measures to bring such individuals to justice. The
    conference agreement includes a Presidential waiver. The House did not
    address this matter.
    Sec. 561. Cambodia
          The conference agreement includes language similar to the
    Senate provision continuing restrictions on assistance to the
    central Government of Cambodia, with a few exceptions, and
    provides up to $4,000,000 for assistance for democracy programs
    in that country. The managers endorse the budget request for
    Cambodia, but recommend $17,000,000, instead of $15,000,000, in
    assistance under the heading ``Economic Support Fund''.
          The managers permit IMET assistance to Cambodia should
    the Secretary of State provide a list of those individuals
    credibly alleged to be responsible for gross human rights
    violations in Cambodia, including, among other tragic events,
    the 1997 grenade attack against the Khmer Nation Party that
    killed and injured scores of Cambodians and American democracy
    worker Ron Abney. The managers expect a broad range of official
    and nongovernmental organizations to be consulted in creating
    this list. The managers also request the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation to renew efforts to investigate this act of
    terrorism.
          The conference agreement prohibits the use of funds in
    this Act to support any Khmer Rouge tribunal established by the
    Government of Cambodia. The managers strongly support justice
    for genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the Pol
    Pot regime, but remain concerned that the proposed tribunal--in
    its current formation--is open to manipulation and interference
    by the Cambodian People's Party and falls short of meeting
    international standards of justice. The managers expect
    sufficient funding to be provided to the Documentation Center
    of Cambodia.
          The managers remain concerned with the political
    situation in Cambodia, and commend the Alliance of Democrats
    for their commitment to democracy and the rule of law. The
    managers recommend that the State Department continue to
    publicly support the legal rights of the Alliance to negotiate
    a new Cambodian government and to press the Government of
    Cambodia for justice for crimes and human rights abuses
    committed with impunity, including the murder of former
    parliamentarian Om Radsady earlier this year.
          The managers recommend sufficient funding be provided to
    Global Witness, the only effective watchdog organization on
    Cambodia deforestation issues.
    Section 562. Palestinian Statehood
          The conference agreement includes language similar to
    that proposed by the House that prohibits funding to support a
    Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State makes certain
    determinations. The Senate had similar language.
    Section 563. Colombia
          The conference agreement includes a modified version of
    the Senate language on conditioning funds for Colombian Armed
    Forces through a two-time human rights certification process.
    Additionally, these funds are made available only upon
    notification to the Committees on Appropriations, and the
    conference report includes language requiring the Department of
    State to consult with the human rights non-governmental
    organizations every 90 days instead of prior to the
    certification. The House addressed this matter but only
    required a one-time certification.
    Sec. 567. Contributions to United Nations Population Fund
          The conference report provides $34,000,000 for the United
    Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which is subject to the
    ``Kemp-Kasten'' provision. Of this amount, $25,000,000 is to be
    made available from the ``International Organizations and
    Programs'' account and the balance from the ``Child Survival
    and Health Programs Fund''. The managers are aware that UNFPA
    has stated its opposition to the Chinese Government's one child
    policy and its social compensation fee. The managers condemn
    all forms of coercion in China's family planning policy and
    practice. The managers request the Department of State to
    report to the Committees not later than July 15, 2004, on the
    steps it and UNFPA have taken to urge the Government of China
    to end its birth limitation policy, including the social
    compensation fee, and the results of those efforts, nationally,
    and particularly in the counties in which UNFPA operates.
    Sec. 568. Central Asia
          The conference agreement includes language similar to
    that included in the Senate amendment that conditions the
    assistance to the Governments of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The
    House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 569. Discrimination Against Minority Religious Faiths in the
            Russian Federation
          The conference agreement includes language similar to
    that in the Senate bill and the fiscal year 2002 Act that
    withholds funds for the Government of the Russian Federation
    until the President certifies that the Russian Central
    Government is not acting to discriminate against minority
    religious faiths. The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 572. Funding for Serbia
          The conference agreement contains language similar to
    that proposed by the Senate, except that the provisions of this
    section affect assistance for Serbia after March 31, 2004. In
    addition, language is included that specifies Radko Mladic as
    an indictee whose surrender and transfer, if practicable, would
    signify cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal
    for the former Yugoslavia. The House bill included current law
    only.
    Sec. 573. Community-Based Police Assistance
          The conference agreement includes language similar to the
    House language authorizing use of certain USAID-administered
    funds in title II of this Act for support for civilian police
    in Jamaica and El Salvador, notwithstanding section 660 of the
    Foreign Assistance Act, and any funds for this purpose are
    subject to notification. The Senate bill included a general,
    world-wide waiver of this authority.
    Sec. 576. Disaster Surge Capacity
          The conference report includes language proposed by the
    House that allows funds in this Act to carry out part I of the
    FAA to be used to pay for detailees to or employees of USAID
    who carry out programs to address disasters, or programs under
    the heading ``Transition Initiatives''.
    Sec. 577. IFAD Authorization
          The conference report includes language proposed by the
    House that authorizes $45,000,000 without fiscal year
    limitation for payment by Treasury for the International Fund
    for Agricultural Development. The Senate did not address this
    matter.
    Sec. 578. Philippine Education and Health Infrastructure
          The conference agreement includes language as proposed by
    the House bill that requires that $600,000 of funds under the
    heading ``Economic Support Fund'' provided in P.L. 108-11 shall
    be available only for upgrading education and health
    infrastructure in the Sulu Archipelago.
    Sec. 579. Basic Education
          The conference agreement includes language similar to
    that proposed by the House that provides not less than
    $326,500,000 for basic education from title II and requires the
    Secretary of State shall submit a report not less than 120 days
    after enactment of this Act laying out the strategy for the use
    of basic education funds. The Senate did not address this
    matter.
    Sec. 580. Participation in the Thirteenth Replenishment of the
            Resources of the International Development Association
          The conference report includes language identical to that
    proposed by the House that would authorize a further United
    States contribution to IDA, including making the contribution
    subject to prior appropriations. The Senate did not address
    this matter.
    Sec. 581. Administrative Provisions Related to the Multilateral
            Development Institutions
          The conference report includes language similar to
    section 578 of the House bill and section 679 of the Senate
    amendment, regarding transparency and accountability at the
    multilateral development institutions. The managers are
    concerned that these institutions are not moving fast enough to
    strengthen oversight of internal controls and procedures,
    protect whistle blowers from retaliation, and broaden public
    access to information about lending proposals, strategies and
    policies. The conference agreement provides that the Secretary
    of the Treasury should instruct the U.S. Executive Director at
    each of these institutions to inform the institution of a
    number of important policy goals, and to use the voice and vote
    of the United States to achieve these goals before June 30,
    2005. The Secretary is to report on progress not later than
    September 1, 2004, and six months thereafter.
    Sec. 582. Participation in the Seventh Replenishment of the Resources
            of the Asian Development Fund
          The conference report includes language identical to that
    proposed by the House that would authorize a further United
    States contribution to the Asian Development Fund, including
    making the contribution subject to prior appropriations. The
    Senate did not address this matter.
    Sec. 583. Participation in the Ninth Replenishment of the Resources of
            the African Development Fund
          The conference report includes language identical to that
    proposed by the House that would authorize a further United
    States contribution to African Development Fund, including
    making the contribution subject to prior appropriations. The
    Senate did not address this matter.
    Sec. 584. Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Export-Import
            Bank Restrictions
          The conference agreement includes a provision identical
    to the Senate amendment and current law that prohibits the use
    of funds by OPIC and the Export-Import Bank to finance
    investments in connection with a project involving diamonds in
    a country that is not implementing the requirements developed
    by the Kimberley Process, or is not undertaking other measures
    that the Secretary of State determines to contribute to the
    elimination of the trade in conflict diamonds.
    Sec. 585. Reconciliation Programs
          The conference agreement includes language similar to
    that proposed by the Senate that would provide $8,000,000 from
    within the Economic Support Fund account for conflict
    resolution programs and activities. The House did not address
    this matter.
    Sec. 586. Nicaragua
          The conference agreement includes a general provision,
    similar to Senate language, which provides that not less than
    $35,000,000 in Child Survival and ``Development Assistance''
    funds should be made available for Nicaragua, which is
    $4,000,000 above the amount requested. The House addressed this
    matter in the report.
    Sec. 587. Disability Access
          The conference report includes language similar to the
    Senate bill that requires the Administrator of USAID to develop
    and implement standards for access for people with disabilities
    for construction projects funded by USAID. The House did not
    address this matter.
    Sec. 588. Trade Capacity Building
          The conference agreement includes language providing not
    less than $503,000,000 for trade capacity building assistance
    from the Trade and Development Agency, Development Assistance,
    Transition Initiatives, ESF, International Affairs Technical
    Assistance, and International Organizations and Programs
    accounts. The House had similar language, and the Senate did
    not address this matter.
    Sec. 589. War Crimes in Africa
          The conference agreement includes a modified Senate
    provision that would make assistance available to the central
    government of a country in which individuals indicted by the
    International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the
    Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) are credibly alleged to
    be living, if the Secretary of State certifies that such
    government is cooperating with ICTR and SCSL. The provision
    contains a national security waiver. The managers believe that
    peace and reconciliation efforts in West and Central Africa
    will be severely undermined if those most responsible for
    genocide in Rwanda and the atrocities in Sierra Leone are not
    brought to justice.
          The managers commend the democratically-elected
    Government of Nigeria for reaching an agreement with the
    Government of Liberia which helped to give the international
    community an important opportunity to provide desperately
    needed relief to that nation. Nigeria is a key ally in the
    region and the managers have recognized its role in this
    provision. However, the managers also note that efforts to
    address the humanitarian crisis and rebuild Liberia, as well as
    other parts of West Africa, will be severely limited if
    individuals indicted by SCSL are not handed over to the Court.
    The managers note that the United Nations Special
    Representative for Liberia, senior members of the Nigerian
    military, and important Nigerian civic organizations have
    called for the transfer of indicted war criminals to SCSL.
          The managers have also included language in this
    provision to provide $5,000,000 to the SCSL from unobligated
    balances of fiscal year 2003 ``Economic Support Fund'' (ESF)
    assistance. This language is similar to aSenate provision under
    the ESF heading, which would have provided $2,500,000 to the SCSL in
    fiscal year 2004. The managers have included this provision because a
    Congressional directive in P.L. 108-7 to provide these funds was
    ignored by the State Department. The managers continue to strongly
    support SCSL. The managers endorse the Senate report language on this
    issue.
          The managers continue to be concerned with the situation
    in Ivory Coast, where there are serious questions concerning
    the peace process and the country is in danger of becoming
    permanently divided between the rebel-controlled territory in
    the north and the government-controlled south. The managers
    note, however, that elections are currently expected to occur
    in 2005, the number of armed combatants remains relatively low,
    and damage to the economic infrastructure is light, and,
    therefore, believe that the situation could turn around if
    there is a breakthrough in the peace process. The managers
    request the State Department to consult with the Committees on
    the situation in Ivory Coast, concerning a range of issues
    including the progress of the peace process, the possibility of
    a United Nations peacekeeping mission, and section 508
    sanctions.
    Sec. 590. Report on Admission of Refugees
          The conference agreement provides language similar to the
    Senate bill that advises the Secretary of State to use private
    voluntary organizations with the relevant expertise in the
    processing, identification, and referral of refugees and
    advises the Secretary of State to develop a system for
    accepting referrals from local private, voluntary
    organizations, and outlines categories of special consideration
    for admission. The provision also mandates a report, not later
    than 120 days after enactment, on the progress made to
    implement this section. The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 591. Post Differentials and Danger Pay Allowances
          The conference report includes language that amends
    sections 5925 (a) and 5928 of title 5, USC, to increase post
    differentials and danger pay allowances for USAID employees,
    subject to the provision of similar pay allowances to the
    employees of the Department of State. The pay increase would be
    available immediately for personnel deployed to Afghanistan and
    Iraq. The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 592. Report on Azerbaijan
           The conference report includes language similar to that
    proposed by the Senate that requires the Secretary of State to
    submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on
    the investigation of the murder of United States democracy
    worker John Alvis. The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 593. Designation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
            and Malaria under the International Organizations Immunities
            Act
          The conference agreement includes a provision that amends
    the International Organizations Immunities Act by adding a new
    section that extends the provisions of the Act to the Global
    Fund the same as they are extended to a public international
    organization in which the United States participates pursuant
    to any treaty or under the authority of any Act authorizing
    participation. This provision is identical to the Senate bill,
    and the House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 594. Code of Conduct
          The conference agreement includes a new section, ``Code
    of Conduct'' that prohibits refugee and humanitarian assistance
    funding under the headings ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''
    and ``Transition Initiatives'' to an organization that has not
    adopted a code of conduct consistent with the Inter-Agency
    Standing Committee Task Force on Protection From Sexual
    Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises six core
    principles. Additionally the provision advises the Secretary of
    State and the Administrator of USAID to incorporate policies
    and programs to identify the needs of, and threats to, women
    and children at the various stages of a humanitarian emergency.
    The provision is similar to the Senate bill. The House
    addressed this matter under the heading ``Migration and Refugee
    Assistance''.
    Sec. 595. Assistance for HIV/AIDS
          The conference agreement contains Senate language
    amending Public Law 108-25, the ``U.S. Leadership Against HIV/
    AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003'' in order to set
    the baseline for calculating contributions from other donors to
    the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
    (Global ATM Fund) at 2004, for the purposes of calculating
    matching contributions, and to allow funds withheld due to
    certain provisions of Public Law 108-25 to be used for HIV/
    AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria programs.
          The managers have exempted the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
    Tuberculosis, and Malaria, the World Health Organization, the
    International AIDS Vaccine Fund, and United Nations agencies,
    from section 301(f) of United States Leadership Against HIV/
    AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. The managers
    intend that for purposes of this provision, the World Health
    Organization includes its six regional offices: The Americas
    (PAHO); South-East Asia (SEARO); Africa (AFRO); Eastern
    Mediterranean (EMRO); Europe (Euro); and Western Pacific
    (WPRO).
    Sec. 596. Technical Correction Relating to the Enhanced HIPC Initiative
          The conference agreement includes a Senate provision that
    makes a technical correction relating to the enhanced HIPC
    initiative. The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 597. Indonesia
          The conference agreement includes language, similar to a
    Senate provision, which provides that International Military
    Education and Training (IMET) assistance may be made available
    for Indonesia if the Secretary of State determines and reports
    that the Indonesian Government and Armed Forces (TNI) are
    cooperating with the FBI's investigation of the August 31,
    2002, murders of two American citizens and one Indonesian
    citizen in Timika, Indonesia. The managers are aware that, in
    the past, the TNI has not adequately cooperated with the FBI or
    with other investigations of this crime. However, the managers
    note that, during President Bush's trip to Indonesia in October
    2003, the President and Indonesian President Megawati
    Sukarnoputri jointly ``reaffirmed their shared commitment to
    find the murderers and bring them to justice.'' The managers
    intend that, prior to the Secretary making a determination, the
    TNI will have unequivocally demonstrated its commitment to
    cooperate with the FBI. The managers note that expanded IMET
    assistance is already available for Indonesia without
    restriction, which may include English language training.
          The managers endorse language in Senate Report 108-106
    regarding Indonesia.
          The managers remain troubled by the situation in Aceh and
    the ongoing conflict that has killed, injured and displaced
    thousands of innocent civilians. The managers note that the
    Indonesian Government has extended martial law for an
    additional six months, but continue to believe that this
    conflict will only be resolved through a political process.
          The managers strongly support democracy and political
    party building programs in Indonesia, and recognize that these
    efforts are long-term endeavors. The managers expect sufficient
    funding to be provided for democracy and political party
    building activities, and request that USAID consult with the
    Committees on the development of its 5-year strategy document
    for that archipelago.
    Sec. 598. Religious Freedom Report
           The conference report includes language similar to that
    proposed by the Senate providing that the assessment and
    description of violations of religious freedom contained in the
    report required by section 102(b)(1)(B) of the International
    Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412 (b)(1)(B)) shall
    include a description of persecution targeted at religions,
    including acts of anti-Semitism, by individuals or
    organizations designated as terrorist organizations by the
    Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act, as amended. The House did not address this
    matter.
    Sec. 599A. Delivery of Assistance by Air
          The conference report includes language similar to that
    proposed by the Senate that the Secretary of State and the
    Administrator of USAID are directed to provide charter air
    service in regions where scheduled air service is grossly
    inadequate. The House did not address this matter.
    Sec. 599B. Modification on Reporting Requirements
          The conference report includes a modification of
    reporting requirements in existing law including: sections (f)
    of P.L. 106-246 (the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000) to
    change the monthly reporting requirement on Plan Colombia into
    a quarterly report, and by specifying that this report should
    be submitted to ``the appropriate congressional committees'',
    not ``Congress''; section 3204(e) of P.L. 106-246 to specify
    that this report should be submitted to ``the appropriate
    congressional committees'', not ``Congress''; and deletes the
    requirement for a report from GAO pursuant to subsection (a) of
    section 803 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
    Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, Appendix A of Public
    Law 106-429 (as enacted by section 101(a) of such Public Law).
    The House partly addressed this matter under the heading
    ``Andean Counterdrug Initiative'', and the Senate addressed it
    in a general provision.
    Sec. 599C. CPA Detailees
          The conference agreement includes a provision requiring
    the Office of Personnel Management to provide a report of the
    number of individuals detailed from each executive agency to
    the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq on the date of
    enactment of this Act no later than February 1, 2004. The
    report shall identify by agency the number of non-reimbursable
    and reimbursable detailees and shall be updated on a quarterly
    basis until May, 2005.

                     PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED BY THE MANAGERS

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

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

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

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

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

                          TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                     Employment and Training Administration

                        TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

          The conference agreement includes $5,160,654,000 for
    training and employment services instead of $5,077,039,000 as
    proposed by the House and $5,140,588,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Of the amount appropriated, $2,463,000,000 is an
    advance appropriation for fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the
    House and the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $1,456,760,000 for the
    Dislocated Worker program as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $1,461,760,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees override
    the formula that provides that 80 percent of the funds provided
    will be used for State formula grants and 20 percent for
    National Emergency Grants, providing $1,180,152,000 for the
    States and $276,608,000 for the National Reserve.
          The conference agreement includes bill language giving
    the Secretary of Labor authority to use dislocated worker
    national reserve funds to provide assistance to a State for
    statewide or local use in order to address cases where there
    have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across
    multiple local areas. The conferees urge the Secretary, when
    determining competitive awards under this authority, to give
    favorable consideration to the applications of assistance to
    States that have sustained worker dislocation in such a manner
    and can demonstrate the capacity to respond effectively in a
    coordinated fashion across multiple sectors or local areas.
          The conference agreement includes $55,000,000 for Native
    Americans as proposed by the House instead of $55,636,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $77,330,000 for
    activities authorized under Section 167 of the Workforce
    Investment Act, reflected in two separate line items on the
    table accompanying the Conference Report: `Migrant and Seasonal
    Farmworkers' and `National Activities/Other'. Under the Migrant
    and Seasonal Farmworkers line item, the agreement provides
    $76,823,000. The conference agreement includes bill language
    directing that $4,610,000 of this amount be used for migrant
    and seasonal farmworker housing grants; the conference
    agreement includes language further directing that not less
    than 70 percent of this amount be used for permanent housing
    grants.
          Within the National Activities/Other line item, the
    conference agreement includes $507,000 to be used for Section
    167 training, technical assistance and related activities,
    including continuing funding for migrant rest center activities
    at the current level.
          The conference agreement includes $1,546,216,000 for Job
    Corps. Within the total, $1,416,000,000 is provided for
    continuing operations of the program and $130,216,000 is for
    renovation and construction of Job Corps centers.
          The conferees recognize that New Hampshire is one of only
    two States in the Nation without a Job Corps Center and that it
    desires to open a center in the State. The conferees intend to
    begin providing funding for at least one new Job Corps Center
    in fiscal year 2005 and expect the Department of Labor to give
    priority consideration to applications fromStates currently
    without a Job Corps Center. Further, the conferees direct the
    Department of Labor to provide technical assistance to the State of New
    Hampshire to identify one or more sites that would be suitable for
    consideration for future expansion of Job Corps.
          The conferees also note that the Job Corps network
    currently includes at least 5 existing satellite centers. The
    conferees are aware of entities in Iowa and other States
    working with local Job Corps sites to replicate this model. The
    conferees believe this is a low-cost option to expand the
    existing network and urge the Secretary to assist in the
    planning of new satellite centers. The Secretary shall issue a
    report no later than August 31, 2004 identifying the barriers
    experienced by the existing Centers and a comprehensive plan
    for expanding the satellite concept.
          The conferees commend Job Corps for its recent efforts to
    increase opportunities for participants to earn a high school
    diploma through the establishment of its High School Diploma
    Initiative (HSDI). While Job Corps' success rate to date is
    encouraging, significant obstacles at the State and local
    levels make it extremely difficult for the program to ensure
    that all participants, regardless of center location, have
    access to the opportunity to obtain a high school diploma. The
    conferees urge the Department of Labor, in consultation with
    the Department of Education, States, and local educational
    agencies to examine obstacles to Job Corps' participants'
    ability to earn and receive high school diplomas from a local
    educational agency.
          As expressed in the 2003 statement of the managers, the
    conferees remain concerned with the lack of information
    provided regarding the performance and operation of the
    Workforce Investment Act. Further, the conferees remain
    concerned that States and local workforce investment areas lack
    the technology to comply with the basic performance reporting
    and operational requirements of WIA. Therefore, the conferees
    recommend that the Secretary provide States and local workforce
    investment areas funding to develop technology and determine
    its benefit to the WIA system.
          The conferees take note of the recent plant closure
    announcements in Lorain, Ohio and direct the Secretary of Labor
    to give favorable consideration to the application to continue
    and expand support for job training, workforce and economic
    development initiatives implemented and delivered by Lorain
    County Community College at the same commitment level
    established in the original agreement entered into in 2000.
          The conferees are impressed with the Labor Department's
    partnership with the Council for Adult and Experiential
    Learning to creatively address the Nation's shortage of nurses.
    The Employment and Training Administration pilot program will
    allow CAEL and health care partners in five cities to increase
    the number of Certified Nurses Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses
    and Registered Nurses.
          With respect to the projects listed below for pilots and
    demonstrations, the conferees encourage the Department to
    ensure that these projects are coordinated with local Workforce
    Investment Boards. The conferees also encourage the Department
    to ensure that project performance is adequately documented and
    evaluated. The conference agreement includes the following
    amounts for the following projects and activities:

    American Federation for the Blind for the Technology and
        Employment Center in Huntington, West Virginia......      $1,000,000
    American Indian Science and Engineering Society to
        provide the Rural Computer Utilization Training
        Program to indigenous populations in Hawaii.........          50,000
    Antelope Valley Community College District, Lancaster,
        California, to provide upgrade training for new
        hires, incumbent and dislocated aerospace workers...         100,000
    Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Waubonsee
        Community College, Aurora, Illinois, for Core Four
        Business Planning course for business training for
        existing business owners to expand and
        entrepreneurial training for new businesses.........         175,000
    Bay Area Community Health Partnership, Green Bay, WI,
        for nurse training programs.........................         350,000
    Blackhawk Technical College, in Janesville, WI, to
        provide job training and upgrade workers'
        manufacturing skills................................         300,000
    Boro Park Jewish Community Council, Brooklyn, NY, to
        develop a Comprehensive Employment Program..........         100,000
    Building and Supporting Entrepreneurship of Southeast
        Lancaster, Lancaster, PA (BASE, Inc.) to expand
        educational and employment services training to out-
        of-school, adjudicated youth........................         100,000
    California State University, Chico, for plastic molding
        machines in the Engineering School Plastics
        Laboratory in order to provide students with
        technological training to prepare them for careers
        in California.......................................         500,000
    Career Academy, Louisville, KY, for youth education and
        workforce development programming...................         170,000
    Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City, AL,
        Entrepreneurial Center, to assist displaced workers
        by providing specialized training and other needed
        resources to foster the growth of business..........         200,000
    Central Iowa Employment & Training Consortium for a
        resource center for disabled and disadvantaged
        individuals.........................................         600,000
    City of Jackson, TN, Disability Training Program........         200,000
    City of Jackson, MS, for Jackson Transition Job Project
        for the Homeless....................................         120,000
    City of Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Housing and
        Redevelopment Agency to provide a summer youth
        employment program..................................         100,000
    City of Suffolk, Virginia, for a feasibility study of
        establishing Suffolk Workforce Development Center...         250,000
    Closing The Gap, Lansing, MI, for technology
        enhancements........................................         105,000
    Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic
        Development, Philadelphia, PA, for workforce
        development and training............................         250,000
    Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH, for the
        creation of an Integrated Systems Technology
        training program....................................         400,000
    Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA,
        to address unemployment and underemployment demands
        for heath care professionals........................         150,000
    Covenant House Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA...........          75,000
    Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center,
        Philadelphia, PA, to perform a pilot project that
        will provide job training for small manufacturers
        and report its lessons for national implementation..         100,000
    Delta Council, MS, Delta Center for Career and Workforce
        Education...........................................         500,000
    Des Moines Area Community College, IA, to continue the
        establishment of a Career Technology Center.........         200,000
    Experience Works, Beaverton, Oregon, for the Rural
        Revitalization Through Technology Initiative........          25,000
    Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, to update
        equipment, staffing and to expand nationwide
        outreach for recruiting, articulation and continuing
        education...........................................         300,000
    Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, for the
        development of a program to assist small businesses
        in competing for government contracts...............       1,550,000
    Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, AL, for the
        Workforce Development Program in Calhoun County.....         200,000
    Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI..................         500,000
    Hawaii Community Foundation for the Samoan/Asian Pacific
        Job Training Program................................         500,000
    Heartbeats to the City, Inc., Canton, OH, for urban
        youth training......................................          28,000
    Hispanic/Latino Center Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, to provide
        workplace readiness and job skill training targeted
        to Hispanic workers, so that they can access job
        opportunities in Southwestern Pennsylvania..........          50,000
    House of Healing, Erie, PA, to provide rehabilitation
        work training and employment........................          25,000
    Idaho Women Work!, to implement the Recruiting for the
        Information Technology Age (RITA) initiative in
        Idaho...............................................         100,000
    Institute for Cultural Partnerships, Harrisburg, PA, to
        provide for a ``New Americans'' Regional Center,
        which will include employment and legal assistance
        for immigrants......................................          25,000
    Institute of Retraining of Dislocated Workers,
        Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, OR,
        to augment college programs in providing training
        and retraining to the unemployed, but especially
        older dislocated workers............................          25,000
    InterTribal Bison Cooperative in Rapid City, SD for
        member training.....................................         100,000
    Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA, for
        vocational training.................................         250,000
    Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown,
        IA, for a community outreach and training center....         100,000
    Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, to develop
        and share the best practices in health workforce
        recruitment, development, and retention.............         100,000
    Jobs for America's Graduates, Alexandria, VA, for a
        school-to-career program............................       1,000,000
    La Casa de Esperanza, Inc., Waukesha, WI, for
        weatherization training.............................         165,000
    Lake County, IL, for a summer youth employment program..         200,000
    Lawrence County Economic Development Office, PA, to
        provide for the development of a vocational center
        to train employees for jobs in high technology
        manufacturing industries............................          50,000
    Lawson State Community College, Infrastructure and
        Technology Enhancements IT Training and Placement
        Center to expand training services for students and
        adult education applicants..........................         100,000
    Life Steps Foundation, Inc., Arroyo Grande, CA, for
        establishment of the Life Steps Foundation Rural
        Computer Utilization and Job Skills Training Program         250,000
    Links to Individuals For Empowerment, Philadelphia, PA,
        to assist ex-offenders as they transition back into
        society with employment training skills.............         100,000
    Louisiana National Guard Military Department, New
        Orleans, LA, for the Military Educational Training
        Enhancement Fund/Job Challenge Program..............          72,000
    Maine Manufacturing Extension Project, Augusta, ME: For
        the Rapid Mobilization of New England Manufacturing
        Supply Chain, to provide training to the
        manufacturing workforce.............................         400,000
    Martha's Village and Kitchen, Indio, CA, for operational
        expenses............................................         250,000
    Maui Community College for the Remote Rural Hawaii Job
        Program.............................................       1,500,000
    Maui Economic Development Board for the Maui High
        Technical program to get women into the technology
        fields..............................................         300,000
    Maui Economic Development Board for the Rural Computer
        Utilization Training Program........................         300,000
    Medina Works, Medina, OH, for a Building Trades
        Initiative--Wayne Ashland, Medina...................         450,000
    Medina Works, Medina, OH, for healthcare professionals
        workforce development...............................         220,000
    Metropolitan Career Center, Philadelphia, PA, to provide
        job readiness training for low-income and unemployed
        men and women.......................................          50,000
    Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council (MAGIC),
        East Millinocket, ME: Project would survey area
        alumni to determine factors related to out-migration
        in rural areas throughout the State of Maine........         200,000
    Mississippi State University, for Robotics and Automated
        Systems for Nursery Industry........................         500,000
    National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Ann Arbor,
        MI..................................................         400,000
    National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation,
        for the ProStart Institute Program..................         150,000
    New Mexico Retail Association, Albuquerque, NM, to
        improve opportunities for students and out-of-school
        youth to successfully transition to post-secondary
        education and/or training careers...................         220,000
    Northern Great Plains Incorporated for a workforce study
        and coordination related to the Red River Valley
        Research Corridor...................................          50,000
    Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, Erie,
        PA, to develop a skills standards-based assessment
        and certification system, which will include
        workforce training and development, that meets the
        needs of the Pennsylvania manufacturing community...         100,000
    Nueva Esperanza CareerLink Center, Philadelphia, PA, to
        provide information on job training and literacy
        classes, assistance with resume preparation, skill
        and aptitude assessment, and job vacancy
        announcements.......................................         100,000
    Oklahoma Military Department, Oklahoma National Guard
        Youth Programs Division for the Thunderbird Trades
        Academy.............................................         100,000
    Opportunities Industrialization Centers International,
        Philadelphia, PA, to provide technical assistance
        and resources to its national affiliates to increase
        their capacity to provide training to the unemployed
        and underemployed in the hospitality sector.........         225,000
    Opportunity, Inc., Highland Park, IL, for the
        Handicapable employees program......................         100,000
    People's Emergency Center, Philadelphia, PA, to provide
        workforce preparation and training to homeless
        mothers to foster economic, emotional, and family
        stability in their lives............................         100,000
    Peoria NEXT initiative for training in bioscience and
        biotechnology industries, IL........................         200,000
    Philadelphia Area Immigration Resource Center,
        Philadelphia, PA, to provide employment and legal
        assistance for immigrants in Southeastern
        Pennsylvania........................................          75,000
    Philadelphia Housing Authority to provide workforce
        training at the Philadelphia Housing Authorities'
        Workforce Development Center to prepare residents
        for careers in the building trades..................          50,000
    Philadelphia Industrial Development Center to support
        job training and workforce development in the
        manufacturing sectors within Philadelphia...........          50,000
    Potter County Educational Council, Coudersport, PA, for
        Opportunity Knocks program to assist single parents,
        teen parents, and homemakers in acquiring skills
        needed to enter the workforce.......................         100,000
    Pride Industries, Rosedale, CA, to create long-term jobs
        for persons with disabilities and other barriers to
        employment..........................................         250,000
    Private Industry Council of Westmoreland, Greensburg,
        PA, to use a computer-based assessment system to
        assist job seekers, including Welfare to Work
        clients.............................................          50,000
    Project One, Louisville, KY, for employment program.....          25,000
    Reading-Berks Emergency Shelter, Reading, PA, to provide
        job readiness skills to employ individuals..........          50,000
    Reinvestment Fund, Philadelphia, PA, to expand its
        workforce pilot program.............................         250,000
    Residential Care Consortium, Easton, PA, to help
        troubled teens transition into society by providing
        housing, education and counseling...................         550,000
    Riverside Center for Innovation, Pittsburgh, PA, for
        programs which are helping small businesses and
        start-ups in Allegheny County.......................         100,000
    San Diego Workforce Partnership, San Diego, CA, to
        enhance the Workforce Partnership's English as a
        Second Language programs............................         125,000
    Seattle STRIVE to provide job readiness skills to hard-
        to-employ individuals...............................         100,000
    Second Chance Employment Services, Washington, DC, for a
        demonstration program to help at-risk women and
        victims of abuse obtain long-term jobs..............         150,000
    Sephardic Bikur Holim Career and Employment Training in
        Brooklyn, NY........................................         100,000
    Shelton State Community College, Electronic and
        Technical Training, to continue advanced training
        program and to provide for procurement of software
        and curriculum development to meet growing industry
        needs in Alabama....................................         100,000
    Southern Star Development Corporation, Louisville, KY...          20,000
    SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry,
        Syracuse, NY, for technical education and job
        training component of the SPARE program.............         100,000
    The Joblinks program for continuation costs.............         500,000
    Tides Center of Western Pennsylvania, for Keys2Work
        Program.............................................         150,000
    Tioga County Development Corporation, Wellsboro, PA, to
        assist employers in certification training program
        for their workforce in a variety of production and
        operations procedures...............................         150,000
    Transit Technology Career Ladder Partnership, Silver
        Spring, MD, to provide for a joint labor-management
        initiative developed by the Community Transportation
        Development Center focusing on bus mechanics, rail
        car mechanics, and underground power systems........         100,000
    Tri-State University in Angola, IN, for the Center for
        Technology and On-Line Resources....................          50,000
    United Way of Dane County, Madison, WI, for computer
        training at the Vera Court Neighborhood Center......          35,000
    University of Alabama in Huntsville to establish the
        necessary infrastructure for a Southeast Automotive
        Transportation Lean Manufacturing Initiative to
        support the expanding automotive industry in Alabama         200,000
    University of Dayton for the Shared Corporate University
        and manufacturer's Business Utility programs for e-
        learning and e-training packages....................         300,000
    University of Hawaii at Maui for training and education
        opportunities for Hawaiians living in rural areas...       1,800,000
    University of Idaho to continue and expand the
        Alternative Careers for Idaho Farmers (ACIF), to
        help those dislocated from agriculture to make the
        difficult shift to an alternative career............         850,000
    University of Northern Iowa Immigration Services for
        Iowa Communities....................................         259,000
    University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, for operating
        funds for a Business Forecasting Center.............         500,000
    University of Toledo for the Center for Capacity-
        Building in Construction for Disadvantaged Business
        Enterprises and Workers program to increase the
        supply of historically disadvantaged segments of the
        Northeast Ohio workforce............................         300,000
    Vermont Child Care Industry and Careers Council for a
        Childcare Apprenticeship Project....................         300,000
    Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT, to develop
        workforce investment strategies that best fit the
        business needs of the State.........................         600,000
    Washington Workforce Association for the In-Demand
        Scholars program....................................         400,000
    Wisconsin Network for Women and Work, Janesville, WI,
        for Information Technology training.................         100,000
    Women Work--RITA (Recruiting for the Information
        Technology Age), PA, for workforce training and
        development for women in the information technology
        sector..............................................          50,000
    Work, Achievement, Values, and Education, Washington,
        DC, to provide workforce training programs for those
        that face a life of chronic unemployment............          50,000
    Workforce Investment Board for Aroostook and Washington
        Counties, Caribou, ME, for career training via the
        Northern Maine Healthcare Sector Group Training
        Project.............................................         250,000
    Wrightco Technologies, Claysburg, PA, for programs in
        technical training school...........................         200,000
    YWCA of Bucks County, Trevose, PA, to continue the
        Employment Training Program.........................         100,000
    YWCA of Madison, Inc., Madison, WI, for a Certified
        Nursing Assistant training program for low-income
        individuals.........................................          30,000

                Community Service Employment for Older Americans

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

                  Federal Unemployment and Benefits Allowances

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

        State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services Operations

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

                             Program Administration

          The conference agreement appropriates $173,644,000 for
    Program Administration, instead of $172,327,000 as proposed by
    the House and $178,961,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
    detailed table at the end of this joint statement reflects the
    activity distribution agreed to by the conferees.

                   Employee Benefits Security Administration

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

                      Employment Standards Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                 Occupational Safety and Health Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $460,786,000 for the
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration instead of
    $450,008,000 as proposed by the House bill and $463,324,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at the end of this
    joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to by
    the conferees.
          Within the total, $3,200,000 is to be used to extend
    funding for Institutional Competency training grants provided
    that the grantee has demonstrated satisfactory performance.

                     Mine Safety and Health Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

                           Bureau of Labor Statistics

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $522,198,000 for the
    Bureau of Labor Statistics instead of $512,262,000 as provided
    by the House bill and $520,223,000 by the Senate. The detailed
    table at the end of this joint statement reflects the activity
    distribution agreed to by the conferees.
          Within the total for the Employment and Unemployment
    Statistics activity, $5,000,000 is for the Mass Layoff
    Statistics program. Similar language was included in the Senate
    bill.

                     Office of Disability Employment Policy

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

                            Departmental Management

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $352,830,000 for
    Departmental Management, salaries and expenses, instead of
    $253,018,000 as proposed by the House bill and $351,609,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The detailed table at the end of this
    joint statement reflects the activity distribution agreed to by
    the conferees.
          The conference agreement includes $110,650,000 for the
    Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). Within the total
    provided, $82,000,000 is to assist developing countries with
    the elimination of child labor. Of this amount, $45,000,000 is
    for the International Labor Organization's International
    Programme for the Elimination of Child Labor. In addition,
    $37,000,000 is provided for bilateral assistance, made
    available through September 30, 2004, to improve access to
    basic education in international areas with a high rate of
    abusive and exploitative child labor. The conference agreement
    further includes $2,500,000 for bilateral and multilateral
    technical assistance, to be used to promote the International
    Labor Organization's Declaration of Fundamental Principles and
    Rights at Work. Given the increasing focus on the social impact
    of globalization, the U.S. Government has an interest in
    assisting nations who want to develop and/or implement core
    labor standards, including the right of free association. The
    conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for ILAB to build its
    own permanent capacity to monitor and report regularly and in-
    depth to the Congress on the extent to which foreign countries
    with trade and investment agreements with the United States
    respect internationally-recognized worker rights and
    effectively promote core labor standards. The conference
    agreement also includes $11,000,000 for Federal administration
    and other ILAB programs.
          The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the
    purpose of assisting the International Labor Organization in
    implementing a program to confront HIV/AIDS in the workplace.
    The primary purpose of this program shall be to promote
    workplace policies which combat HIV-related stigma and
    discrimination, and promote prevention on the basis of
    tripartite partnerships among workers, employers and
    governments around the world. The conferees direct that the
    Secretary shall designate a full-time coordinator to oversee
    these efforts and coordinate with the various agencies
    conducting international HIV/AIDS programs. The conferees
    further direct that the Secretary submit a report to the
    Committees by August 31, 2004detailing the challenges faced and
    progress made in implementing anti-discrimination policies in each of
    the countries that are engaged by this effort.
          The conference agreement includes the following amount
    for the following project:

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

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

                        Veterans Employment and Training

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

                              Working Capital Fund

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

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                             Executive Order 13126

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

                               Denali Commission

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

                                Welfare-to-Work

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

                              Overtime Regulation

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

                              ETA Office Closings

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

                             Personal Dust Monitors

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

                        Hamilton County One Stop Center

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

                                  New Entrants

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

               TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                  Health Resources and Services Administration

                         HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

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

    10/33 Ambulance Service, Ltd., Spring Valley, IL........         $75,000
    19th Judicial District Drug Court, Baton Rouge, LA, for
        the Earl K. Long Hospital...........................          72,000
    Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board in Rapid
        City, South Dakota for Northern Plains Healthy Start         400,000
    Achievement Centers for Children, Cleveland, OH.........         200,000
    Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, NY.............         200,000
    Advanced Technology Institute, North Charleston, SC.....         200,000
    Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH for equipment......         970,000
    Alaska Family Practice Residency Program................         500,000
    Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (AEHN), Philadelphia,
        PA for construction, renovation, and equipment......       1,000,000
    Aliquippa Community Hospital, Aliquippa, PA for
        construction........................................         500,000
    All Children's Hospital, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL.......       1,000,000
    Alleghany Memorial Hospital, Sparta, NC.................         125,000
    Allegheny General Hospital, Cardiovascular Institute,
        Pittsburgh, PA for construction, renovation, and
        equipment...........................................       1,000,000
    Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Center for Genomic
        Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................       1,000,000
    Allen Memorial Hospital, Moab, UT for construction......         100,000
    Altoona Area School District, Altoona, PA, for
        construction of a wellness center...................         150,000
    American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY........         500,000
    American Red Cross, Frederick County Chapter,
        Walkersville, MD....................................         400,000
    Appalachian Pain Foundation, Charleston, WV, for
        equipment and curriculum development................         129,000
    Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Lexington, KY for
        healthcare services in rural areas..................         250,000
    Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women, Orlando,
        FL..................................................         550,000
    Asante Health System to implement an integrated
        technology system and demonstrate its impact on
        rural health delivery...............................          75,000
    Ashland Community Hospice, Ashland, KY for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         400,000
    Association for Individual Development, Aurora, IL......       3,200,000
    Association for Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City,
        UT to link rural, frontier and urban medically
        underserved sites for telemedicine..................         200,000
    Association of Utah Community Health, Salt Lake City, UT
        for equipment.......................................       1,000,000
    Atlantic City Medical Center, City Division, Atlantic
        City, NJ............................................         500,000
    Atlantic Health Systems/Morristown Memorial Hospital,
        Florham Park, NJ....................................         500,000
    Baptist Coosa Valley Hospital, Sylacauga, AL............         500,000
    Baptist Medical Center Walker, Jasper, AL, to establish
        a Thoracic Surgery program..........................         150,000
    Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, St. Peters, MO.......         200,000
    Barry University, Miami, FL, for the Institute for
        Community Health and Minority Medicine..............         650,000
    Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY.....................         616,000
    Bay Area Medical Center Foundation, Marinette, WI.......         750,000
    Bay Clinic Community Health Center, Hawaii to establish
        a mental health clinic for women....................          50,000
    BayCare Health System, Clearwater, FL, for a
        demonstration project to develop an electronic
        medication and clinical services ordering system for
        physicians..........................................       1,000,000
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.................         750,000
    Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, Montpelier, ID.............         400,000
    Best Friends Foundation, Washington, DC, for abstinence
        education activities................................          50,000
    Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL..............         500,000
    Big Horn County Memorial Hospital, Hardin, MT for
        construction and renovation.........................         400,000
    Boone County Government Center, Columbia, MO, for
        construction of a healthcare facility...............         250,000
    Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, for renovations to
        Higgins Hall medical research facilities............         275,000
    Bowling Green--Warren County Primary Care Center,
        Bowling Green, KY for construction and equipment of
        a new primary care facility.........................         400,000
    Boys Town National Research Hospital, National Center
        for Pediatric Hearing Evaluation Research and
        Dissemination in Omaha, Nebraska....................       1,000,000
    Brazos Valley Family Medical Center, Bryan, TX..........         100,000
    Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA..................          50,000
    Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa to
        renovate the emergency room.........................       1,000,000
    Brookville Hospital, Brookville, PA.....................         100,000
    Cabot Westside Clinic, Kansas City, MO for construction.         500,000
    Caldwell County Free Clinic, Murray, Kentucky, to expand
        primary care services to working poor families......         250,000
    Camillus House, Inc., Miami, FL.........................         167,000
    Cancer Network of West Central Ohio, Lima, OH...........       1,250,000
    Canonsburg General Hospital, Canonsburg, PA.............         300,000
    Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, MA, for pediatric center
        renovation and expansion............................         100,000
    Capitol City Family Health Center, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA          71,000
    Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI to renovate
        Bonaventure Hall to expand nursing education
        programs............................................         400,000
    Carilion Health System, Roanoke, VA.....................         520,000
    Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA, for
        constructon of new emergency department facilities..         450,000
    Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA for equipment       1,000,000
    Carolinas Medical Center, Trauma Intensive Care Unit,
        Charlotte, NC.......................................         980,000
    Carondelet Foundation of Arizona, Tucson, AZ for the
        Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital......................         800,000
    Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, for a
        Center for Structural Biology.......................         750,000
    Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, for
        Netwellness.........................................         500,000
    Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH, for Regenerative
        Medicine............................................         500,000
    Cass Medical Center, Pleasant Hill, MO for construction.         150,000
    Catholic Social Services, The Bridge, Wilkes Barre, PA
        for abstinence education and related services.......          46,000
    Center for Emergency Preparedness, SUNY Upstate Medical
        University, Syracuse, NY............................       1,000,000
    Center for Innovation in Behavioral Health at Alliant
        International University, San Diego, CA.............         400,000
    Center for the Disabled, Albany, NY, for a center in
        Saratoga Springs....................................         200,000
    CentraCare Health Foundation, St. Cloud, MN for a nurse
        training program....................................         500,000
    Central New York Ear, Nose & Throat Consultants,
        Syracuse, NY........................................          35,000
    CentraState Health Care System, Freehold, NJ............         800,000
    Centre Volunteers in Medicine, State College, PA to
        provide primary health care to the uninsured of
        Centre County.......................................         125,000
    Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, PA.........         100,000
    Charles Drew Health Center, Inc., Omaha, NE.............         100,000
    Cherry Street Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI.........         230,000
    Chester County Health Department, Chester County
        Government Services Center, West Chester, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          41,000
    Chicago Medical School, Northern Chicago, IL............         250,000
    Child & Family Services, Capital Area's Angel House
        Project, Lansing, MI................................         197,000
    Child Neurology Society, Saint Paul, MN to encourage
        health professionals to enter the practice of child
        neurology...........................................          25,000
    Children's Health Fund of Mississippi to provide health
        care (both in a stationary clinic and a mobile van
        clinic) to underprivileged children in a rural,
        underserved area of the Mississippi Delta...........         400,000
    Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA....         425,000
    Children's Hospital Central California, Madera, CA......         200,000
    Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, OH...........       1,500,000
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
        for equipment.......................................         500,000
    Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         500,000
    Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Health
        System, Inc., Norfolk, VA...........................         400,000
    Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.......................         250,000
    Children's Medical Research Institute, Pediatric
        Diabetes Research Program, Oklahoma City, OK........         450,000
    Children's Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial
        Institute for Education and Research, Chicago, IL
        for construction, renovation, and equipment.........         125,000
    Children's Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial
        Institute for Education and Research, Chicago, IL,
        for a new wing......................................         925,000
    Children's Specialized Hospital, Hamilton, NJ...........          75,000
    Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ.......       1,000,000
    Children's Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ, for
        outpatient clinic of the Children's Specialized
        Hospital in Fanwood, NJ.............................         100,000
    Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire,
        Wisconsin to renovate and expand the Health
        Education Center....................................         350,000
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH for
        equipment...........................................         640,000
    City of Chester, Bureau of Health, SABER Project,
        Chester, PA for abstinence education and related
        services............................................         105,000
    City of El Paso, Texas, Border Health Medical Complex
        for construction, renovation, and equipment.........         250,000
    City of Homestead, Florida, for the William F. ``Bill''
        Dickinson Senior Center.............................         375,000
    City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI for a
        pilot program providing health care services to at-
        risk children in day care...........................         580,000
    Clackamas County Public Health Division, Oregon City,
        OR, for construction and equipment..................          50,000
    Clark State Community College, Springfield, OH..........         550,000
    Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics, Inc., Orofino,
        ID for equipment....................................         500,000
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, for Minority
        Men's Health Center.................................       1,000,000
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, for Heart
        Center project......................................       2,000,000
    Clinton Memorial Hospital Regional Hospital, Wilmington,
        OH..................................................         700,000
    Colby Community College, Colby, KS......................         250,000
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York for a Women's
        Cancer Genomics Center..............................       1,000,000
    Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.............       1,850,000
    Commun-I-Care, Columbia, SC, to support a program that
        distributes prescription drugs to low income,
        uninsured South Carolinians.........................         500,000
    Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV to
        construct a new health sciences building............         500,000
    Community Free Clinic of Decatur-Morgan County, Inc.,
        Decatur, AL.........................................          50,000
    Community Health Access Project, Mansfield, OH, to
        expand their program to assist pregnant woman.......         176,000
    Community Health Centers in Iowa........................         600,000
    Community Health Centers of Colorado, Denver, CO for
        renovation and construction.........................         500,000
    Community Health Centers of Jefferson Parish, River
        Ridge, LA...........................................         100,000
    Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc., St.
        Petersburg, FL......................................       1,250,000
    Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas in Sioux
        Falls, South Dakota to integrate information systems
        of CHCs and FQHCs in the Dakotas....................         250,000
    Community Medical Center Healthcare System, Scranton, PA
        for equipment.......................................         250,000
    Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton, IL for
        construction and equipment..........................         150,000
    Community Nurses, Inc., St Marys, PA, for a telehealth
        project in six communities..........................         100,000
    Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County, Nurse
        Family Partnership Program, Reading, PA for a
        program to aid in healthy outcomes for pregnant low-
        income mothers......................................         150,000
    Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL................         200,000
    Conemaugh Health System, Johnstown, PA for equipment....         400,000
    Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. for construction of
        health care facilities for Alaska natives in the
        Anchorage area......................................       4,000,000
    Cooley Community Hospital, Grand Coulee, WA.............         250,000
    Cooper Green Hospital, Birmingham, AL for equipment.....         200,000
    Copper Queen Community Hospital, Bisbee, AZ.............       1,000,000
    Corry Memorial Hospital, Corry, PA for equipment........         200,000
    County Commission of Raleigh County, West Virginia to
        complete the Educational Mall facility in Beckley,
        WV..................................................       4,000,000
    Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Jefferson Davis Parish,
        Louisiana for a tribal wellness center..............         850,000
    Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY...........................         400,000
    Crozer Keystone Health System, Upland, PA for ChesPenn
        Health Services to provide medical services to the
        most impoverished and medically needy...............         100,000
    Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         175,000
    Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH...............         300,000
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, for the design
        and construction of a clinical care and research
        facility............................................         575,000
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, for
        construction and equipment..........................       1,000,000
    Dauphin County Department of Human Services, Dauphin
        County, PA to provide mobile health clinics in
        Dauphin County......................................         100,000
    Deaconess Billings Clinic, Northwest Area Center for
        Studies on Aging, Billings, MT for a program to
        manage chronic illness in the rural aging population         750,000
    Delaware Valley Community Health, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
        for construction, renovation, and equipment at the
        Maria de los Santos Community Health Center.........         100,000
    Delta Dental Plan of South Dakota in Pierre, SD for
        equipment for a dental care mobile van..............         200,000
    Delta Health Center, Mound Bayou, MS for construction,
        renovation, and equipment at the community health
        center in Greenville, MS............................         115,000
    Delta State University, Cleveland, MS for the Delta
        Health Alliance, a multi-university partnership to
        address delta health problems.......................       1,800,000
    Detroit-Wayne County Health Authority of Michigan to
        assess regional healthcare best practices
        initiatives.........................................         500,000
    Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Mechanicsburg, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........         136,000
    Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Topton, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          95,000
    Domestic Violence Project, Inc., Canton, OH.............         390,000
    Door of Hope, Madisonville, KY for abstinence education
        and related services................................         100,000
    Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.,
        Lexington, MS for rural women's health services.....         400,000
    DuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, PA..............         300,000
    East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN.......         200,000
    East Tennessee State University James H.Quillen College
        of Medicine, Johnson City, TN.......................         500,000
    Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Manchester, CT......         300,000
    Eastern Oregon University Rural Frontier Delivery
        Program for continuation and expansion of a program
        that provides educational sources and training for
        nurses who live and work in rural communities.......         100,000
    Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., Nassawadox, VA.         350,000
    Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, CA for a clinic and
        rehabilitation center for people with disabilities..         500,000
    Edgemoor Hospital, Santee, CA...........................         500,000
    Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH.........................       1,000,000
    Englewood High School, Chicago IL, for a clinic.........       1,500,000
    Ephrata Community Hospital, Ephrata, PA.................         300,000
    Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         500,000
    Excelsior Springs Medical Center Outpatient and Wellness
        Clinic, Excelsior Springs, MO.......................         769,000
    Fairbanks Community Clinic, Fairbanks, AK...............         650,000
    Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Fairbanks, AK for
        construction and equipment..........................       1,200,000
    Fairview Health System, Minneapolis, MN for an
        electronic medical record system....................         100,000
    Family Health Council, Inc., Seneca, PA.................         100,000
    Florida A&M University for a Center for Community Health         800,000
    Florida Cancer Research Cooperative, University of South
        Florida, Tampa, FL..................................         500,000
    Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation, Orange County, FL         100,000
    Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, Orlando, FL         100,000
    Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville, PA...............         500,000
    Foundation for eHealth Initiative, Washington, DC.......       3,000,000
    Fox Chase Cancer Center and The University of Maryland
        Greenebaum Cancer Center for the American Russian
        Cancer Alliance to establish a long term
        collaborative program for research, clinical
        activities and education............................         650,000
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         750,000
    Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         400,000
    Franklin County Memorial Hospital, Meadville, MS........         250,000
    Free Clinic of Doylestown, PA...........................         200,000
    Free Clinic of Owensboro, Owensboro, KY for healthcare
        services in rural areas.............................         100,000
    Free Clinics of Iowa in Des Moines to support a network
        of free clinics.....................................         100,000
    Gateway Healthcare, Inc, Pawtucket, RI for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         100,000
    Geer Woods, Inc., Canaan, CT............................         700,000
    Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, for the
        catheterization lab at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley
        Heart Hospital......................................         500,000
    Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, to construct the
        Center for Health Research..........................       1,000,000
    George Mason University Krasnow Institute, Fairfax, VA..         225,000
    George Washington Carver Community Center, Project
        A.C.E., Norristown, PA for abstinence education and
        related services....................................          86,000
    Georgia Infirmary, Inc., Savannah, GA...................          50,000
    Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, for rural
        nursing and nursing education outreach programs.....         275,000
    Georgia State University, Atlanta GA....................         150,000
    Gilda's Club Northern New Jersey, Hackensack, NJ........         500,000
    Glens Falls Hospital, Glens Falls, NY...................         600,000
    Good Samaritan Health Systems, Kearney, NE for the Mid-
        Nebraska Telemedicine Network.......................         350,000
    Good Samaritan Hospital, Cardiac Catheterization
        Laboratory, Lebanon, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         250,000
    Good Shepherd Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         250,000
    Goodwin Community Health Center, Brunswick, GA, for the
        Coastal Medical Access Project......................         300,000
    Graduate Education and Applied Research Foundation in
        Sioux Falls, South Dakota to construct the Center
        for Graduate Education and Applied Research.........       2,000,000
    Great Mines Health Center, Potosi, MO to expand health
        services in the community...........................         250,000
    Green River Medical Center, Green River, UT for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............          50,000
    Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC to improve
        critical care in rural areas through e-ICU/
        Telemedicine technology.............................         500,000
    Grossmont Hospital Foundation, La Mesa, CA..............         750,000
    Guidance Center, project RAPPORT, Ridgway, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          74,000
    Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, Inc., Clearwater, FL.         500,000
    H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute,
        Tampa, FL...........................................       3,000,000
    Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ....         100,000
    Hackettstown Community Hospital, Hackettstown, NJ.......         200,000
    Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller, South Dakota
        for renovation and equipment........................          50,000
    Harris Regional Hospital, Sylva, NC.....................         250,000
    Hawaii Primary Care Association to educate community
        health centers in utilizing telehealth equipment....         400,000
    Heart Beat, Millerstown, PA for abstinence education and
        related services....................................          51,000
    Helping Hands Health Clinic, Elkton, KY for healthcare
        services in rural areas.............................         100,000
    Hi-Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree, CA...............         750,000
    Hillcrest Health System, Tulsa, OK for inner city clinic         570,000
    Hillsdale Community Health Center, Hillsdale, MI........          58,000
    Holmes County Board of Supervisors for construction of
        the Robert G. Clark Health Complex, Lexington, MS...         400,000
    Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.................         300,000
    Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, NJ for an Emergency Room.         300,000
    Holy Redeemer Health System, Philadelphia, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         100,000
    Hope Hospice for Southwest Florida, Ft. Myers, FL.......         600,000
    Hopewell Therapeutic Farm Community, Mesopotamia, OH....         390,000
    Horn Memorial Hospital, Ida Grove, IA...................         200,000
    Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., New Hartford, NY.....          40,000
    Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Glen Falls, NY........         200,000
    Hunterdon County Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.........         300,000
    Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL.....................         400,000
    Hutcheson Medical Center, Inc., Ringgold, GA............         500,000
    Idaho Commission on Nursing and Nursing Education, Idaho
        Falls, ID, to initiate the Nursing Leadership and
        Workforce Network project...........................         250,000
    Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID for the Idaho
        Telehealth Integrated Care Center...................       1,500,000
    Inland NW Health System in Spokane, WA, to provide
        online telepharmacy services to rural hospitals and
        clinics.............................................         750,000
    Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, for the Claude
        Moore Health Education Center.......................         450,000
    Institute for Cancer Prevention in New York, NY for
        facility improvements and equipment.................       3,000,000
    Integris Baptist Regional Health Center, Women's Center,
        Miami, OK for construction and equipment............         400,000
    INTEGRIS Canadian Valley Regional Hospital, Yukon, OK...         600,000
    INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma City, OK for the Rural
        Oklahoma Telemedicine Expansion program.............          75,000
    Iowa Caregivers Association for training and support of
        certified nurse assistants..........................         100,000
    Iowa Department of Public Health to continue the Center
        for Healthcare Workforce Shortages..................         775,000
    J. Joseph Moakley Medical Services Building, Boston
        Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts...............         800,000
    Jackson Health System, Miami, FL, for the Center for
        Patient Safety......................................         125,000
    Jackson State University, Jackson, MS to develop a
        Southern Institute for mental health research and
        training............................................       1,000,000
    James Whitcombe Riley Hospital for Children,
        Indianapolis, IN....................................         200,000
    Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center, Fayette, MS for
        construction and equipment..........................         115,000
    Joel Pomerene Hospital, Millersburg, OH.................         750,000
    Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Springfield, MO..         315,000
    Jordan Valley Community Health Center, Springfield, MO
        to expand health services in the community..........         200,000
    Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, for equipment...         500,000
    Kauai Community Health Center in Hawaii to set up a
        satellite clinic....................................          50,000
    Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, CA..........         500,000
    Kent County Visiting Nurses Association (VNA Care New
        England), Warwick, RI, to provide laptop computers
        for home health nurses..............................         100,000
    Kentucky Communities Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.,
        Barbourville, KY....................................         225,000
    Keystone Central School District, Central Mountain
        Middle School East, Mill Hall, PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................          79,000
    Keystone Economic Development Corporation, Johnstown, PA
        for abstinence education and related services.......          88,000
    Keystone Health Center, Chambersburg, PA................         100,000
    KidsPeace Children's Hospital, Orefield, PA.............         300,000
    KidsPeace of Georgia, Orefield, PA......................         500,000
    Klamath Health Partnership, Klamath Falls, OR for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............          50,000
    Knox Community Hospital, Mt. Vernon, OH.................         800,000
    Knox County Senior Citizen's Home Assistance Service
        Broadway Center, Knoxville, TN......................         200,000
    Kuakini Hospital Research Facility for renovation and
        expansion...........................................          50,000
    L.V.C.P.T.P., St. Luke's Health Network, CHOICE program,
        Bethlehem, PA for abstinence education and related
        services............................................          92,000
    La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium, La Crosse,
        WI to expand the Virtual Health Center program to
        additional counties in Wisconsin....................         275,000
    Lackawanna College, Scranton, PA, for construction,
        renovation and equipment............................         350,000
    Lackawanna Trail School District, Factoryville, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          74,000
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA.....         434,000
    Lake Erie Research Institute, Inc., Girard, PA for
        equipment...........................................          25,000
    Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA
        for equipment.......................................         250,000
    Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI for
        construction, renovation, equipment.................         600,000
    Lane County Public Health Facilities will use the funds
        to expand and enhance its public health facilities
        to better respond to public health crises including
        acts of bioterrorism................................          75,000
    Langlade Memorial Hospital in Antigo, Wisconsin for a
        four-county dental project..........................         300,000
    Langston University, Langston, OK.......................         300,000
    Lapeer Regional Hospital, Lapeer, MI....................          15,000
    LaSalle University, Philadelphia PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................         112,000
    Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, MA, for emergency
        and surgical department expansion...................         100,000
    Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN for a
        pediatric mobile unit--CHAMPS.......................       1,200,000
    Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         750,000
    Life Enrichment Center, Shelby, NC, for Kings Mountain
        Center..............................................          50,000
    Life with Cancer-Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church,
        VA..................................................         500,000
    Little Flower Free Clinic, Hazard, KY for healthcare
        services in rural areas.............................         100,000
    Lodi Community Hospital, Lodi, OH.......................       2,000,000
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in
        Shreveport to expand its clinical initiatives that
        focus on the Brain Institute of the South...........         500,000
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Baton
        Rouge, LA, for a Diabetes Foot Program..............          72,000
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New
        Orleans, LA, to continue and expand the development
        of the Center for Acadiana Genetics and Hereditary
        Health Care.........................................         600,000
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center,
        Shreveport, LA, for the Emergency Care Center.......         250,000
    Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, KY for emergency department
        renovations and equipment...........................         500,000
    Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL for
        construction and equipment..........................         100,000
    Lycoming County Crippled Children's Society, Inc.,
        Williamsport, PA....................................          50,000
    Madison County Memorial Hospital, Madison, FL...........         250,000
    Magee Women's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............       1,000,000
    Malone College, Canton, OH..............................       1,000,000
    Marceline Economic Development Committee, Marceline, MO
        to expand health services in the community..........         200,000
    Marcus Institute, Atlanta, GA...........................         750,000
    Margaretville Memorial Hospital, Margaretville, NY......         200,000
    Maria de los Santos Community Health Center,
        Philadelphia, PA for construction, renovation and
        equipment...........................................         100,000
    Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheaton, IL..........       1,000,000
    Mario Lemieux Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA for
        construction, renovation, equipment of hospital
        emergency rooms for children........................         200,000
    Marion Regional Medical Center-Hamilton Hospital,
        Hamilton, AL........................................         300,000
    Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI
        to provide dental care in underserved rural
        communities through mobile dental clinics...........         350,000
    Marshall University in West Virginia....................      11,500,000
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA........          71,000
    Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY..........         800,000
    Maui Community Health Center to expand the community
        health center.......................................         350,000
    McAuley Clinic, Owensboro, KY for health services in
        rural areas.........................................         100,000
    Medical College of Georgia, Cancer Research Center,
        Augusta, GA.........................................       1,275,000
    Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.............       1,500,000
    Medical University of South Carolina Oncology Center in
        Charleston, SC for facility improvements and
        equipment...........................................       4,000,000
    Medina Health Ministry, Medina, OH......................          34,000
    Medina Works, Medina, OH................................         130,000
    Meeting Street National Center of Excellence, South
        Providence, RI......................................         100,000
    Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA.       1,300,000
    Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Houston, TX.........       2,000,000
    Memorial Hospital, Inc., Towanda, PA....................         200,000
    Memorial Medical Center Foundation in Las Cruces, New
        Mexico for a mobile health clinic for the New Mexico
        Children's Health Project...........................         150,000
    Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL................         550,000
    Memphis Biotech Foundation, Memphis, TN for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............       4,000,000
    Mercy Foundation, Midwest Rural Telemedicine Consortium,
        Des Moines, IA......................................         650,000
    Mercy Health Foundation, Durango, CO for equipment......          50,000
    Mercy Health Partners, Scranton, PA to provide
        computerized access to clinical information at the
        point of care, and to implement a computerized
        physician order entry system that will make
        medication and other medical orders more accessible.         150,000
    Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........         111,000
    Mercy Hospital, Cadillac, MI............................         225,000
    Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH........................       1,000,000
    Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, IA....................         800,000
    Mercy Medical Center, Renal Dialysis, Durango, CO for
        construction and equipment..........................         500,000
    Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA, for upgrades to
        intensive and critical care units and procurement of
        medical equipment...................................         425,000
    Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.........................         750,000
    Methodist Hospital, Henderson, KY for healthcare
        services for underserved children...................         100,000
    Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL, for the Pediatric
        Brain Tumor and Neurological Disease Institute......         167,000
    Michigan Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI, for research
        and development of medical technologies.............         400,000
    Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............       1,000,000
    MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, MI..................         100,000
    Midtown Community Health Center, Weber County, UT for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         150,000
    Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy,
        Downers Grove, IL...................................         200,000
    Miller's Children's Hospital, Long Beach, CA............         250,000
    Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, WI for
        construction and equipment purchases for two
        satellite campus nurse training program.............         200,000
    Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Choctaw, MS for
        planning, construction, and renovation of the
        Mississippi Band of Choctaw's Health Care Center....         600,000
    Mississippi Blood Services, Jackson, MS for equipment...          65,000
    Mississippi Primary Health Care Association, Jackson, MS
        to develop partnerships among rural health care
        providers to plan for and improve rural health care
        infrastructure......................................         140,000
    Missouri Baptist Hospital, Sullivan, MO for renovation
        and equipment.......................................          31,000
    Mobile Health Command, Toledo, OH to purchase and equip
        a specialized emergency health vehicle..............         100,000
    Modoc Indian Health Project, Alturas, CA, for the Modoc
        Medical Center and Surprise Valley District Hospital         200,000
    Mon Valley Hospital, Monongahela, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         250,000
    Montefiore Medical Center, Clinical Information System,
        Bronx, NY for equipment.............................         100,000
    Moorefield Wellness Project, Petersburg, WV, for health
        care assistance to Viral population.................         129,000
    Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT for construction,
        renovation and equipment............................         150,000
    Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA for
        construction and renovation.........................          75,000
    Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         300,000
    Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF), Washington,
        D.C. for construction, renovation and equipment of a
        health care complex with emphasis on geriatric
        research............................................         900,000
    Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY for equipment..         100,000
    Mountain Area Hospice, Asheville, NC....................         750,000
    Mountaineer Community Health and Senior Center, Berkeley
        Springs, WV.........................................         175,000
    Mountaintop Area Medical Center, Snow Shoe, PA..........         150,000
    Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee Valley Campus, Menifee,
        CA..................................................         100,000
    Multi Dimensional Imaging, Inc., Newport Beach, CA for
        equipment...........................................         500,000
    Murphy Medical Center, Inc., Murphy, NC.................       1,000,000
    National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO.         800,000
    National Nursing Centers Consortium, Philadelphia, PA to
        conduct a demonstration project to standardize
        services in nurse managed health and wellness
        centers.............................................         100,000
    Navajo Health Foundation/Sage Memorial Hospital, Ganado,
        AZ..................................................         500,000
    Nazareth Hospital, Center for Stroke Treatment and
        Prevention, Philadelphia, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         250,000
    Neighborhood United Against Drugs, Philadelphia, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........         136,000
    Nesbitt Memorial Medical Center, Kingston, PA to fund
        the Behavioral Health Services D/B/A Family
        Enhancement Center that would provide registered
        nurses and an administrator.........................          50,000
    Neumann College, Aston, PA, for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................          50,000
    Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         350,000
    Nevada Rural Health Partners, Reno, NV, in consultation
        with NV Institute of Research & Technology, to
        expand and improve rural telemedicine...............         500,000
    New Brighton School District, New Brighton, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          23,000
    New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         100,000
    New York College of Medicine, New York, New York for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         100,000
    New York University Medical Center for construction of a
        vaccine lab.........................................         100,000
    Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital to construct an
        Emergency and Cardiac Center........................         100,000
    North Idaho Rural Health Consortium (NIRHC) for a
        distance healthcare access program..................         650,000
    North Philadelphia Health System, Philadelphia, PA for
        equipment...........................................         100,000
    Northeast Health, Rockland, ME for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         150,000
    Northeast Mississippi Health Care, Inc., Byhalia, MS....         240,000
    Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI for
        equipment for new dental lab........................         200,000
    Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
        (NEOUCOM), Rootstown, OH............................         500,000
    Northern Duchess Hospital, Rhineback, NY, for building
        renovations.........................................         400,000
    Northern Illinois University Center for the Study of
        Family Violence and Sexual Assault, DeKalb, IL......         750,000
    Northern Illinois University, Family Health Wellness &
        Literacy Center, DeKalb, IL.........................       3,000,000
    Northern Illinois University, NIU Institute for Neutron
        Therapy at Fermi Lab, DeKalb, IL....................         900,000
    Northwest College, Mark and Huldah Buntain School of
        Nursing, Kirkland, WA...............................         250,000
    Northwest Pennsylvania Optical Clinic, Erie, PA to
        establish clinics and train volunteer staff to
        provide eyeglasses to poor and indigent individuals.          50,000
    Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.............         350,000
    Northwestern University, Center for Genomics and
        Molecular Medicine, Evanston, IL....................         725,000
    Norton Healthcare for Kosair Children's Hospital,
        Louisville, KY......................................         700,000
    Norwalk Health System, Norwalk, CT......................         200,000
    Nueva Esperanza, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................          72,000
    Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio, Wright State
        University, Dayton, OH..............................         525,000
    Nye County, Nevada, Ambulances for emergency health care
        in rural areas......................................         100,000
    Oakwood Healthcare System, Dearborn, MI.................         500,000
    Ochoco Community Clinic, Prineville, OR, for
        construction and equipment..........................          50,000
    Office of the Advocate for Patients of Puerto Rico, to
        acquire mobile offices and telecommunications
        equipment...........................................         400,000
    Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, OH to connect Ohio's
        children's hospitals and select community hospitals
        with Ohio's academic medical centers via the Third
        Frontier Network....................................       3,400,000
    Ohio State University, College of Medicine & Public
        Health, Columbus, OH................................       1,350,000
    Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and
        Development Center, Wooster, OH.....................       1,000,000
    Ohio Super Computing Center (OSC), Columbus, OH.........         350,000
    Ohio University, Athens, OH.............................         250,000
    Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City,
        Oklahoma, for the Native American Genetics
        Initiative..........................................         500,000
    Oklahoma State University Rural Health Policy and
        Research Center, Stillwater, OK.....................         280,000
    Oregon Community Health Information Network, Portland,
        OR, for construction, renovation, and equipment at
        Community Health Centers............................          50,000
    Orthopaedic Hospital of Los Angeles.....................       1,000,000
    OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center,
        Pontiac, IL.........................................         350,000
    Palliative Care Center and Hospice of the North Shore,
        Evanston, IL........................................         300,000
    Paradise Valley Hospital, National City, CA.............         100,000
    Partners for Healthier Tomorrows, Ephrata, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          50,000
    Partners in Family and Community Development, Athens, PA
        for abstinence education and related services.......          72,000
    Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Division
        of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Hershey, PA for
        renovation and equipment............................         975,000
    Penn State, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Division of
        Gastroenterology and Hepatology for gastroparesis...          25,000
    Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Elkins Park, PA to
        provide equipment and program costs associated with
        developing a network of satellite optometric centers
        to meet the eye and vision care needs of urban under
        underserved and high-risk populations...............         100,000
    Pennsylvania Home Care Association, Lemoyne, PA to
        investigate the impact of telehealth on the overall
        cost of patient health care.........................         250,000
    Peoples Health Center, Inc., Lincoln NE.................         700,000
    People's Health Centers, Inc. St. Louis, MO for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         400,000
    Perseus House, Inc., Erie, PA for abstinence education
        and related services................................          50,000
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM),
        Philadelphia, PA to provide health outreach to the
        residents of Sullivan County and rural medicine
        education...........................................         350,000
    Philipsburg Hospital, Philipsburg, PA...................         250,000
    Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA for
        construction........................................          75,000
    Pike Market Medical Center in Seattle, WA, to enable the
        necessary tenant improvements required to serve
        numerous patients...................................         500,000
    Pines of Peace, Inc., Ontario, NY.......................          15,000
    Placer County, Auburn, CA...............................         750,000
    Plumas County Seniors Nutrition Program, Plumas, CA.....         250,000
    Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine, Philadelphia,
        PA for equipment....................................          50,000
    Polk County 911 Dispatch Center, Bolivar, MO............         250,000
    Polk County, FL.........................................         500,000
    Pondera Medical Center, Conrad, MT for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         500,000
    Port Huron Hospital, Port Huron, MI.....................         400,000
    Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello, ID, for Center for
        Cardiac and Vascular Services.......................         700,000
    Potter County Human Services, Roulette, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          50,000
    Prentiss Regional Hospital, Prentiss, MS................         200,000
    Presbyterian Home, New Hartford, NY.....................         200,000
    Presbyterian Medical Services, Carlsbad, NM.............       1,500,000
    Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, CA...         150,000
    Prince George's County Community Health Center, to
        create community based health clinics in targeted
        communities.........................................         200,000
    Proctor Hospital, Peoria IL.............................         550,000
    Project Reality, Glenview, IL for abstinence education
        and related services................................          50,000
    Provena Health Systems, Mokena, IL......................       2,170,000
    Provena Mercy Center, Aurora, IL........................       4,000,000
    Providence Community Health Centers, Providence, RI for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         100,000
    Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA for Nurse-
        Family Partnership sites in Reading, Luzerne and
        Erie................................................         150,000
    Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH for
        equipment...........................................         900,000
    Rape and Victim Assistance Center of Schuykill County,
        Pottsville, PA for abstinence education and related
        services............................................          71,000
    Real Commitment, Gettysburg, PA for abstinence education
        and related services................................          82,000
    Red Wing Medical Center, Red Wing, MN...................         600,000
    Regional Health Care Clinic Inc., Sedalia, MO to expand
        health services in the community....................         300,000
    Rice University, Houston, TX............................       1,250,000
    River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, NY......................         300,000
    Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA.....         134,000
    Rocking Horse Children's Health Center, Springfield, OH
        for construction....................................         450,000
    Rosebud Sioux Tribe in Rosebud, South Dakota for rural
        ambulance service operations........................         250,000
    Rural Health Association, La Grande Urgent Care/Family
        Practice Clinic, Grande, OR for construction and
        equipment...........................................          50,000
    Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Sauk City, WI to
        expand telehealth activities for clinics and
        hospitals in rural Wisconsin........................         115,000
    Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.............         300,000
    Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL..................       1,000,000
    Rutgers University Genetics Building....................       1,000,000
    Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         750,000
    Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation, Spokane, WA.....         500,000
    Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan for the Victims of
        Crime program.......................................         750,000
    Saint Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, OH for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         400,000
    Saint Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY................         350,000
    Saint Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         750,000
    Samuel U. Rodgers Community Health Center, Kansas City,
        MO for construction, renovation and equipment.......         500,000
    San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, CA.........         250,000
    San Miguel County, Public Health Building, Las Vegas, NM
        for construction....................................         750,000
    San Ysidro Health Center in California..................         335,000
    Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville, IL..         200,000
    School District of Lancaster, Project IMPACT, Lancaster,
        PA for abstinence education and related services....         101,000
    School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........         102,000
    Sciperio, Stillwater, OK................................         100,000
    Scottsdale Healthcare Trauma Center, Scottsdale, AZ.....         500,000
    Seton Hall University, Life Science and Technology
        Center, South Orange, NJ............................         150,000
    Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Coal Township, PA.....         300,000
    Shands Jacksonville Hospital, Jacksonville, FL..........       1,000,000
    Shepherd's Maternity House Inc., East Stroudsburg, PA
        for abstinence education and related services.......          50,000
    Sickle Cell Association of Kentuckiana, University of
        Louisville, Louisville, KY..........................          20,000
    Silver Ring Thing, Sewickley, PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................         400,000
    Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD, renovate the hospital
        maternity facility..................................         200,000
    Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ, for cancer
        center..............................................         500,000
    Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ, for emergency
        department..........................................         500,000
    South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA for emergency
        department expansion and renovations................         150,000
    Southeast Community College, Cumberland, KY.............         750,000
    Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine,
        Springfield, IL.....................................         150,000
    Springfield Regional Medical Center, Springfield, OH....         475,000
    St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise ID for the
        St. Benedicte's Family Medical Center, Jerome, ID...         500,000
    St. Anthony Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK, for
        construction, renovation, equipment.................          75,000
    St. Anthony's Health Care Foundation, St. Petersburg, FL       2,500,000
    St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.............         350,000
    St. Clair County Senior Citizens Center, Ragland, AL....          75,000
    St. James-Santee Family Health Center, Inc.,
        McClellanville, SC..................................         200,000
    St. Joseph College of Nursing & Allied Health,
        University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL...............         150,000
    St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua, NH.........................       1,500,000
    St. Joseph Regional Health Network, Reading, PA.........         200,000
    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN for
        equipment...........................................         400,000
    St. Louis University, Biodefense Research Facility, St.
        Louis, MO for construction, renovation, and
        equipment...........................................         800,000
    St. Luke Community Clinic, Front Royal, VA..............         100,000
    St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY..............         150,000
    St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................         800,000
    St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX for equipment..........         750,000
    St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Ltd., Boise, ID.....         250,000
    St. Mary Medical Center in California for minority
        cancer early detection and treatment program........         100,000
    St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo, CO for equipment         200,000
    St. Mary's Hospital in Connecticut for renovation of
        emergency room facilities...........................         300,000
    St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia,
        to expand public access to automated external
        defibrillators in Cabell, Lincoln and Wayne counties         360,000
    St. Mary's Medical Center of Campbell County, TN for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         500,000
    St. Nicholas Family Free Clinic, Paducah, KY for
        healthcare services in rural areas..................         100,000
    St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, FL, for dental,
        prosthetics and orthotics programs..................       2,000,000
    St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation, Billings, MT for
        construction and equipment..........................         500,000
    STAT MedEvac, West Mifflan, PA..........................       1,000,000
    Staywell Healthcare, Inc., Waterbury, CT................         200,000
    StemCyte Research Institute, Arcadia, CA................       1,000,000
    Stewart-Marchman Center, Inc., Bunnell, FL..............         100,000
    Stoughton Hospital Foundation in Stoughton, Wisconsin
        for defibrillators..................................          30,000
    Summa Health System, Akron, OH..........................         950,000
    Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, PA for upgrades
        to the clinical medical record system...............         500,000
    Targeted Abstinence Project--McCap, Kansas City, KS for
        abstinence education and related services...........         200,000
    Tehachapi Hospital, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare
        District, Tehachapi, CA.............................         500,000
    Tennessee Technological University School of Nursing,
        Cookeville, TN for construction, renovation, and
        equipment...........................................         500,000
    Texas A & M University, College Station, TX for the
        Rural Community Health Institute....................         250,000
    Texas Southern University, College of Pharmacy and
        Health Sciences, Houston, TX, for the establishment
        of a health professions program.....................         100,000
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock,
        TX, to establish a Center for education, research
        and clinical services in cardiovascular disease and
        stroke..............................................         375,000
    The Children's Health Fund, New York, New York, to
        improve access to health care for underserved
        children in Pennsylvania............................         200,000
    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA..       1,000,000
    Titusville Area Hospital, Titusville, PA, for
        HealthWorks Bradford................................         200,000
    To Our Children's Future with Health, Inc.,
        Philadelphia, PA for abstinence on education and
        related services....................................         109,000
    Toledo Children's Hospital, Toledo, OH for equipment....         364,000
    Town of Bassfield, MS for construction and equipment of
        a dental clinic.....................................         110,000
    Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ..       1,400,000
    Transylvania Community Hospital, Brevard, NC............       1,000,000
    Tri County Women's Network, New Carlisle, OH............         200,000
    Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, McVeytown, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          84,000
    Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA................         400,000
    Underwood and Lee Clinic, Louisville, KY................           9,000
    United Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY.....................         250,000
    University at Buffalo, State University of New York,
        Buffalo, NY.........................................       1,000,000
    University of Akron, Medina County University Center,
        Akron, OH...........................................         750,000
    University of Alabama at Birmingham, for construction of
        the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Research
        Building............................................      12,500,000
    University of Alaska at Anchorage for recruitment and
        retention of Alaska Natives in nursing..............         425,000
    University of Alaska at Fairbanks for the development of
        research and evaluation agendas for health care
        delivery in Alaska..................................       1,000,000
    University of Alaska Fairbanks INPSYCH program to train
        Alaska Natives for careers in psychology............         400,000
    University of California, Irvine Health System, Orange,
        CA..................................................         450,000
    University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA............         400,000
    University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San
        Diego, CA...........................................         150,000
    University of Charleston in Charleston, WV for a School
        of Pharmacy facility................................       4,300,000
    University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         125,000
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.       1,875,000
    University of Florida Dental Network for Distance
        Learning and Tele-Dentistry, Gainesville, FL........       1,500,000
    University of Hawaii at Hilo for the School of Pharmacy
        Program.............................................         700,000
    University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Rockford,
        IL..................................................         400,000
    University of Kansas Medical Research Institute, Kansas
        City, KS for equipment..............................         100,000
    University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Biomedical Sciences
        Resource Group, or equipment........................       2,000,000
    University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, for equipment.......         500,000
    University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, for equipment....       1,000,000
    University of Louisville, Research Foundation,
        Louisville, KY, Center for Cancer Nursing Education
        and Research........................................         300,000
    University of Louisville, Science and Technology
        Research Center, Louisville, KY for construction and
        equipment...........................................       6,100,000
    University of Massachusetts Memorial Hospital for the
        Picture Archiving and Communication System..........         850,000
    University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, for the
        construction of an integrative life sciences
        facility............................................         300,000
    University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN................         700,000
    University of Mississippi Medical Center, Biomedical
        Imaging Institute, Jackson, MS for construction and
        equipment...........................................       4,000,000
    University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS...       3,000,000
    University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS for planning and
        construction........................................       1,810,000
    University of Missouri-Kansas City, Cardiovascular
        Proteomics Center, Kansas City, MO for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................       1,700,000
    University of Nebraska Medical Center, Great Plains Oral
        Health program to recruit, train, and retain oral
        health providers....................................         250,000
    University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine
        for the purchase of dental equipment................       1,000,000
    University of Nevada-Las Vegas, to construct
        biotechnology training labs.........................         300,000
    University of Nevada-Reno, for a biomedical imaging
        laboratory at the University of Nevada School of
        Medicine in Reno....................................       1,000,000
    University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............       4,300,000
    University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health
        Sciences to continue rural health research at the
        Center for Rural Health and Medicine in Grand Forks,
        ND..................................................       1,000,000
    University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and
        Health Sciences.....................................       1,000,000
    University of Northern Colorado, Rocky Mountain Cancer
        Rehabilitation Institute, Greeley, CO for
        construction and equipment..........................         100,000
    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma
        City, OK, for a biomedical research center..........         300,000
    University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.................         350,000
    University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Tulsa, OK for construction
        and equipment of a Research and Medical Clinic......         500,000
    University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine,
        Philadelphia, PA for its minority outreach oral
        health initiative...................................         200,000
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA for
        construction, renovation, equipment.................       1,000,000
    University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA......         200,000
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA,
        for Northwest Hospital..............................         100,000
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............       1,000,000
    University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY...       1,000,000
    University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Gulf
        Coast Cancer Center and Research Institute..........       3,500,000
    University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Office
        of Emerging Health Technologies to provide
        telemedicine services to rural areas in Alabama.....         150,000
    University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the
        Southwest Alabama Network for Education and
        Telemedicine........................................         175,000
    University of South Carolina Spartanburg Health
        Education Center, Spartanburg, SC...................         200,000
    University of South Dakota School of Medicine in
        Vermillion, SD for construction.....................         900,000
    University of South Florida Center for Biological
        Defense, Tampa, FL..................................       2,500,000
    University of South Florida Health Science Center,
        Tampa, FL...........................................       1,000,000
    University of South Florida, Sarasota/Manatee Campus,
        Sarasota, FL, for the Center for Advanced Health
        Practices and Policy Formation......................         700,000
    University of Tennessee Graduate School of Computational
        Engineering, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for SimCenter
        project to perform simulations to study ocean/
        atmospheric issues associated with global climate...       1,000,000
    University of Tennessee Health System, Knoxville, TN....         100,000
    University of Tennessee High Risk Newborn Services
        Center, Knoxville, TN for construction, renovation,
        and equipment.......................................         750,000
    University of Texas at Austin for equipment.............         400,000
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio,
        TX for equipment....................................         500,000
    University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
        Houston, TX.........................................       2,000,000
    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX for
        equipment...........................................         400,000
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at
        Dallas, Dallas, TX, for multiple sclerosis training
        center..............................................         950,000
    University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at
        Dallas, Center for Brain Cognition and Behavior for
        equipment...........................................         500,000
    University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at
        Dallas, for the Comprehensive Stroke Center.........         700,000
    University of Utah Telemedicine Outreach Program to
        develop a comprehensive suite of telehealth services
        in Utah and Intermountain West......................         500,000
    University of Vermont in Burlington, VT for a pediatric
        telemedicine project................................         150,000
    University of Vermont in Burlington, VT to continue and
        expand the Office of Nursing Workforce program......         400,000
    University of Virginia Office for Telemedicine,
        University of Virginia Health System,
        Charlottesville, VA.................................         180,000
    University of Washington to construct a life-sciences
        building............................................       1,000,000
    Urban Family Council, Philadelphia, PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................         126,000
    Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry, Youngstown, OH, to
        expand their health care and counseling services....          50,000
    Valley Healthcare System, Inc., Columbus, GA............         500,000
    Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI for a
        good manufacturing practices facility...............         470,000
    Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN for
        construction, renovation, and equipment.............         200,000
    Venango Economic Development Corporation, Oil City, PA..         400,000
    Vermont Technical Colleges, Chittenden, VT, to
        facilitate the retention and transfer of a dental
        hygienist training program from the University of
        Vermont.............................................         750,000
    ViaHealth of Wayne-Newark-Wayne Community Hospital,
        Newark, NY..........................................         200,000
    Victim Resource Center Inc., Franklin, PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................          41,000
    Victory Memorial Hospital, Brooklyn, NY.................         100,000
    Virginia Center for Health Outreach, Harrisonburg, VA...         590,000
    Visiting Nurse Association of Fox Valley, Aurora, IL....         550,000
    Vitality Center Community Service Agency in Elko, NV for
        the construction of a new facility to combine all
        programs and services under one roof................         250,000
    Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center for leadership
        training activities.................................          50,000
    Waimanalo Community Health Center to expand screening to
        allow for a unique focus on American Samoan health
        care needs..........................................         200,000
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-
        Salem, NC...........................................         250,000
    Walsh University, Canton, OH, for a Community Wellness
        Education Center....................................         500,000
    Walsh University, Canton, OH, for a Natural Sciences and
        Bioinfomatics Center................................         500,000
    Washington College, Chestertown, MD.....................         500,000
    Washington Health Foundation, Seattle, WA...............         100,000
    Washington Hospital Teen Outreach, Academy for
        Adolescent Health, Washington, PA for abstinence
        education and related services......................         136,000
    Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA..................         300,000
    Wenatchee Valley Clinic in Washington State for
        equipment...........................................         250,000
    Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, Wenatchee, WA..........         500,000
    Wesley College, Dover, DE...............................         200,000
    West Penn Allegheny Health System, Pittsburgh, PA.......         250,000
    West Virginia University for a Clinical Teaching Center
        at the Charleston Area Medical Center...............       5,000,000
    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, for the
        Mobile Health Screening Program.....................         500,000
    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Hispanic
        Resource Center for health outreach services to the
        area's Hispanic population..........................         700,000
    Western Michigan University, College of Health and Human
        Services, Kalamazoo, MI, to deploy wireless
        technology in health care...........................         500,000
    Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to provide eye care
        to underserved populations..........................       1,000,000
    Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Willimantic, CT....         200,000
    Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA for construction,
        renovation, and equipment...........................          50,000
    Womankind, Cleveland, OH, to expand prenatal care.......          50,000
    Woman's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, for the Women's
        Outreach, Educational and Wellness Initiative.......         100,000
    Women's Care Center of Erie County, Inc., Abstinence
        Advantage Program, Erie, PA for abstinence education
        and related services................................         136,000
    World Impact's Good Samaritan Clinic, Wichita, KS.......         300,000
    Wyoming Dental Association, Laramie, WY to implement
        comprehensive programs of recruitment and retention
        of dental professionals.............................         360,000
    Wyoming State Department of Health, Office of
        Telehealth, Cheyenne, WY to create the Wyoming
        Network for Telehealth (WyNETTE), improving the
        quality and accessibility of healthcare for people
        living in Wyoming's rural areas.....................       1,540,000
    Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, PA.....         550,000
    Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA.........         250,000
    Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
        Bronx, NY...........................................         500,000
    YMCA of Western Stark County, Ohio......................       1,000,000
    YMCA, Elkins, WV........................................          67,000
    York County Human Life Services, Inc. York, PA for
        abstinence education and related services...........          50,000
    York Health Corporation, York, PA, to expand services of
        the Nurse-Family Partnership program................          50,000

          The conference agreement includes bill language
    identifying $250,000 for facilities renovation at the Gillis
    Long Hansen's Disease Center as proposed by the Senate rather
    than $248,000 as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement includes $4,850,000 for
    malpractice insurance for volunteer physicians who practice at
    free clinics as authorized by section 224(o) of the Public
    Health Service Act instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The House did not provide funding for this program.
          The conference agreement includes bill language providing
    $10,000,000 to remain available until expended to establish a
    National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program within HRSA, which
    will provide funds to a network of cord blood banks with two
    specific aims: (1) building an inventory of the highest quality
    cord blood units for use as unrelated donor grafts for patients
    who lack human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched sibling donors
    and (2) ensuring an integrated system through which physicians
    and patients are able to locate a suitably matched cord blood
    unit or adult volunteer bone marrow donor via a single,
    electronic access point. The conferees intend that this program
    be administered by HRSA.
          Because this is a new and developing field, the conferees
    direct HRSA to use $1,000,000 of the funds provided for the
    cord blood bank to contract with the Institute of Medicine
    (IOM) to commission a study which shall be completed within
    twelve months of enactment of this Act. The study should
    recommend an optimal structure for the cord blood program and
    address pertinent issues to maximize the potential of this
    technology, including collection, storage, standards setting,
    information sharing, distribution, reimbursement, research and
    outcome measures. The IOM should receive input from experts
    including: (a) transplant physicians with expertise in the use
    of cord blood for unrelated marrow transplantation; (b) experts
    in the analysis of clinical outcomes after bone marrow and cord
    blood stem cell transplantations; (c) experts on HLA typing for
    transplantation, especially experts with experience in
    unrelated cord blood transplantation; (d) experts in medical
    database development and management and web-based information
    technology; (e) obstetricians familiar with programs for cord
    blood donation for public use; (f) experts in cord blood
    banking; (g) representatives of existing federally-funded and
    other active cord blood and bone marrow registries; (h)
    representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); (i)
    experts in the accreditation of facilities for cord blood stem
    cell preparation and transplantation; and (j) representatives
    of the National Institutes of Health NHLBI Cord Blood
    Transplantation Study. The conferees expect that no additional
    monies will be expended until the IOM report is completed and
    that by the end of fiscal year 2005, HRSA will implement the
    program following the IOM recommendations. The Secretary shall
    notify the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress
    at least fifteen days prior to the release of funds for this
    program.
          The conferees understand that cord blood is part of a
    continuum of transplantation treatment and support further
    research in cord blood transplantation. A portion of the cord
    blood units collected using these funds should be available for
    the performance of pre-clinical and clinical research focusing
    on cord blood stem cell biology and the use of umbilical cord
    blood stem cells for human transplantation and cellular
    therapies. The conferees recognize the importance of Federal
    oversight to protect public health and safety, and expect that
    funds will be directed to cord blood banks that comply with all
    FDA requirements and have obtained any necessary licenses. The
    conferees intend that this program should be available to
    currently established cord blood banks with active collection
    programs operating under an approved IND from the FDA.
          The conference agreement includes bill language
    identifying $39,740,000 for the rural hospital flexibility
    grants program as provided by both the House and Senate. Within
    the total provided, $15,000,000 is for the Small Rural Hospital
    Improvement Grant program.
          The conference agreement includes bill language
    identifying $280,000,000 for family planning instead of
    $273,350,000 as proposed by the House and $283,350,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees have included bill language identifying
    $25,000,000 for existing community health centers for economic
    stabilization and to offset the rising cost of current
    services. The conferees expect HRSA to use this funding to
    increase basic support for existing health centers based on
    performance-related criteria. The House and Senate reports
    included a similar directive.
          To address the problem of rising expenditures for
    prescription drugs, the conferees recognize that, increasingly,
    use is being made of the Public Health Service drug discount
    program by its grantees, their patients, and third-party
    payers, such as State Medicaid plans. Congress has funded an
    increase in the number of community health centers and other
    safety net health care providers. However, the process for
    quarterly updating of the list of providers certified for the
    drug discount program acts as an unnecessaryadministrative
    barrier to more immediate access to the lower drug prices. Therefore,
    the conferees direct the Public Health Service to adopt procedures for
    immediate access to the drug discounts for qualified entities that are
    specified in section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
          The conferees remain concerned that the effort to
    restructure HRSA programs and grants management may be having a
    negative effect on the stability of many HRSA grantees.
    Specifically, the restructuring of HRSA's project officer
    system has proven to be detrimental to new grantees, that often
    need immediate, high quality technical assistance to
    successfully deliver care in their communities and meet complex
    program requirements. The conferees expect HRSA to work with
    all stakeholders to improve the availability of accurate
    information and policy clarifications from HRSA. The conferees
    also expect HRSA to improve the timeliness of award notices and
    the notices of the availability of new funds.
          The conferees recently learned that, due to certain
    requirements under Section 330 of the Public Health Service
    Act, a number of school-based health centers that had
    previously received funding under the community health centers
    program are now ineligible for such funding. Recognizing the
    contribution that these entities have made in their respective
    communities, the conferees strongly urge HRSA to make these
    previously funded programs eligible for funding in fiscal year
    2004. The conferees further urge HRSA to develop
    recommendations for overcoming this problem in the future.
          The conference agreement provides $12,000,000 for Native
    Hawaiian health care activities within the consolidated health
    centers program instead of $15,000,000 as provided by the
    Senate. The House did not identify specific funding for Native
    Hawaiian activities.
          The conference agreement includes $2,056,956,000 for Ryan
    White AIDS programs, of which $2,031,956,000 is provided as
    budget authority and $25,000,000 is provided from program
    evaluation funding under section 241 of the Public Health
    Service Act to carry out Ryan White Special Projects of
    National Significance. The House had provided $2,023,599,000,
    while the Senate provided $2,041,599,000, of which $25,000,000
    was from program evaluation funding. The agreement includes
    bill language identifying $753,317,000 for the Ryan White Title
    II State AIDS drug assistance programs as proposed by the House
    instead of $739,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Within the total for Ryan White AIDS programs, no less
    than the amount provided in fiscal year 2003 is included for
    AIDS activities that are targeted to address the growing HIV/
    AIDS epidemic and its disproportionate impact upon communities
    of color, including African Americans, Latinos, Native
    Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific
    Islanders.
          The conferees are concerned by the increasing prevalence
    of hepatitis C-HIV co-infection. Co-infection of the hepatitis
    C virus (HCV) in HIV infected patients has become the leading
    cause of AIDS mortality in some parts of the country. The death
    rate is higher and life expectancy shorter for co-infection
    patients than for patients who have only HIV. To address this
    growing problem, the conferees urge HRSA to encourage State
    ADAPs to offer co-infected patients access to approved
    hepatitis C treatments as their resources allow, to ensure that
    the Ryan White critical care funded programs (including Title
    III & IV clinics) provide opportunities for training care
    givers and clinicians to treat co-infected patients, and to
    ensure that AETCs address the need for physician education on
    HCV/HIV co-infection.
          The conferees recognize that it is essential for the
    Title IV program to maximize funds going for services to women,
    children, families and youth and to place an appropriate limit
    on administrative expenses. The conferees agree with HRSA that,
    due to the time constraints related to the approaching
    application deadline, it is not possible to institute this
    limitation in fiscal year 2004 for grants that would be awarded
    in August 2004. In addition, the conferees have concerns with
    the quality of the data that have been collected for
    calculating the proposed cap. In the Notice regarding the
    proposal that was placed in the Federal Register on August 12,
    2003, the definition of ``administrative expenses'' was
    undetermined; however, data were given regarding the
    administrative expenses of the various Title IV grantees. These
    data may or may not have included indirect costs. As a result
    of the lack of a precise definition, the grantees may have
    provided incorrect information regarding their administrative
    expenses. The conferees agree that these data must be accurate
    to determine a fair limitation on administrative expenses that
    ensures that the Title IV grantees remain viable and able to
    provide services for women, children, youth, and families
    infected with HIV. Since the earliest that this limitation may
    be put into effect is fiscal year 2005 for grants that will be
    awarded in August 2005, the conferees strongly urge HRSA to re-
    collect data regarding administrative expenses with a precise
    definition to ensure accuracy and comparability.
          The conferees concur in the Senate report language
    regarding 90 percent of total title IV funding being provided
    to grantees and primarily to support maintenance of existing
    care services. The conferees also concur in the Senate report
    language intending that HRSA use a significant portion ofthe
    remaining funds to expand comprehensive services for youth. The
    conferees also concur in Senate language regarding peer-based technical
    assistance and a national consumer and provider education center.
          The conference agreement includes bill language
    designating $121,130,000 of the funds provided for the maternal
    and child health block grant for special projects of regional
    and national significance (SPRANS). The House bill provided
    $117,831,000 for this activity while the Senate bill earmarked
    $116,381,000 for this purpose. It is intended that $4,000,000
    of the SPRANS amount will be used to continue the sickle cell
    newborn screening program and its locally based outreach and
    counseling efforts. In addition, $5,000,000 of the SPRANS
    amount will be used to continue the oral health demonstration
    programs and activities in the States. The conference agreement
    also includes within the SPRANS set-aside $1,600,000 for mental
    health programs and activities in the States as outlined in the
    Senate report, $3,000,000 to begin an epilepsy demonstration,
    and $2,000,000 for newborn and child screening for heritable
    disorders as authorized in Title XXVI of the Children's Health
    Act of 2000. The heritable disorders program is designed to
    strengthen States' newborn screening programs and improve
    States' ability to develop, evaluate, and acquire innovative
    testing technologies, and establish and improve programs to
    provide screening, counseling, testing and special services for
    newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders.
          The conference agreement includes $74,988,000 for
    abstinence education programs instead of $65,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $73,044,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The conference agreement includes $4,500,000 in program
    evaluation funds for the abstinence education program and
    $70,488,000 in budget authority. The program evaluation funds
    are to be used for evaluation of adolescent pregnancy
    prevention programs. Because the program evaluation funds are
    provided in addition to the budget authority for the abstinence
    education program, the conference agreement strikes language in
    both the House and Senate bills permitting the budget authority
    to be used for evaluation and setting a limit of 3.5 percent of
    the total provided for such purposes. The conferees concur in
    language included in the House report regarding technical
    assistance and capacity building and language included in the
    Senate report about grantees with project periods expiring in
    fiscal year 2003.
          The conference agreement includes $500,000 for rural
    emergency service training and equipment assistance instead of
    $1,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The specific bill
    language providing the funding has been deleted and the funding
    included in the table at the end of the statement of managers.
          The conference agreement includes $11,000,000 for rural
    and community access to rural devices. This includes
    $10,000,000 for the rural program under section 413 of the
    Public Health Service Act and $1,000,000 for the new community
    access demonstration under section 313.
          The conference agreement includes $438,748,000 for health
    professions instead of $391,203,000 as proposed by the House.
    The Senate provided $423,765,000 for a consolidated health
    professions line as well as $50,000,000 for nurse training.
          The conferees concur in the House report language
    allocating fiscal year 2003 level funding for graduate
    psychology education and geropsychology and $19,000,000 for
    geriatric education centers, $7,000,000 for geriatric training,
    and $6,000,000 for geriatric academic career awards. The
    conferees concur in Senate report language allocating at least
    $5,500,000 for the pediatric dental program and providing
    continued funding for the chiropractic-medical school
    demonstration grant program.
          The conference agreement provides $142,763,000 for nurse
    training programs within the health professions training total.
    In using the increase in funding provided above the fiscal year
    2003 level under Nurse Education, Practice, and Retention
    Grants, the conferees expect HRSA to give preference in funding
    to internship and residency programs, career ladder programs,
    and enhancing patient care delivery systems. The conferees
    intend that a portion of the funding provided for loan
    repayment and scholarships be used for scholarships in exchange
    for two years of service at health care facilities with
    critical shortages of nurses.
          The conferees continue to be concerned about the health
    care needs of those in the Mississippi River Delta region. The
    conferees provide $6,800,000 for rural health outreach to
    continue the ongoing initiative in eight States. These grants
    provide funding and technical assistance to help underserved
    rural communities identify and better address their health care
    needs and to help small rural hospitals improve their financial
    and operational performance. The conferees further recommend
    that HRSA consult with the Delta Regional Authority and the
    Delta Health Alliance, given their ongoing relationships with
    communities in the Delta.
          The conferees concur with the Senate report language
    regarding frontier extended stay clinics.
          The conferees support the Student Resident Experiences
    and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) program within the
    National Health Service Corps and intend that HRSA continue
    this program in fiscal year 2004.
          The conference agreement includes $35,000,000 for the
    Denali Commission instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The House did not include funding for the Commission.
    The conference agreement includes a general provision, section
    222, amending the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to clarify that
    the Commission has authority to use the interagency transfer
    mechanism rather than grants to receive the funding provided in
    this Act. The conferees concur in language in the Senate report
    indicating that the Denali Commission should allocate funds to
    a mix of service facilities. Within the funds provided,
    $2,500,000 is provided to acquire medical equipment for rural
    clinics and hospitals, such as an x-ray machine for Seldovia,
    AK, and $5,000,000 shall be used for upgrade and construction
    of shelters for victims of domestic violence.
          The conferees concur in language in the Senate report
    identifying $3,000,000 within traumatic brain injury funding
    for protection and advocacy services.
          The conference agreement includes $104,317,000 for the
    community access program as proposed by the House. The Senate
    did not provide funding for this program. The conferees
    encourage HRSA, through the Community Access Program, to
    establish demonstration projects between community health
    centers and minority health professions schools for the purpose
    of health status disparities research and data collection. Such
    demonstration projects were authorized in the Health Care
    Safety Net Amendments of 2002.
          The conference agreement includes $150,000,000 for
    program management instead of $155,974,000 as provided by the
    House and $146,686,000 as provided by the Senate.
          The conferees expect HRSA to use no more than one percent
    of the funds allocated for projects for agency administrative
    expenses.
          The Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Act of 1998 established
    the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund to provide compassionate
    payments to certain individuals affected by HIV transmission
    via contaminated blood products. The fund terminated by law on
    November 12, 2003. The conferees are aware of approximately 28
    cases that may still be adjudicated. The conferees understand
    that HRSA has made budgetary arrangements in anticipation of
    potential additional payments. The conferees expect HRSA to
    report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the
    status of these potential payments by February 1, 2004.

                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

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

                   CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

                    Disease Control, Research, and Training

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

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

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

    Allergy/Asthma Foundation of Alaska and The Alaska Lung
        Association for programs aimed at preventing youth
        smoking.............................................         250,000
    American Trauma Society, Upper Marlboro, MD to develop
        trauma response curriculum..........................         100,000
    American Vitiligo Research Foundation, Clearwater, FL,
        for public and health professional education
        regarding Vitiligo..................................         250,000
    BioAdvance, Philadelphia, PA to strengthen
        bioinformatics training activities..................         100,000
    Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota
        for the West River Task Force on Fetal Alcohol
        Syndrome/Effect.....................................         200,000
    Burlington Community College, Pemberton, NJ, for
        equipment for high-tech simulation training of
        handling chemical and biological hazards............         800,000
    Center for Disaster Epidemiology & Preparedness,
        Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,
        University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL,
        to establish a Specialty Center for Public Health
        Preparedness focused on Hispanic Training on
        Disasters...........................................         166,000
    Center for Mind Body Medicine, Washington, DC, to train
        health and mental health professionals in treating
        war and terrorism related trauma in the U.S. and
        abroad..............................................         100,000
    Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA to establish
        home monitoring systems for patients with congestive
        heart failure.......................................         250,000
    City of Waterloo, Iowa, for expansion of Fire PALS, a
        school-based injury prevention program..............         150,000
    Clarion University, Clarion, PA for a smoking cessation
        and prevention campaign.............................          50,000
    Community College Foundation, Sacramento, CA, for the
        ePassport foster child health and education data
        tracking program....................................       2,000,000
    Community Health Centers in Hawaii for Childhood Rural
        Asthma Project......................................         150,000
    Community Lead Education and Reduction Program
        (CLEARCorps), Minneapolis, Minnesota to provide
        intervention training to detect the signs of
        childhood lead poisoning and perform remediation of
        affected homes......................................         100,000
    Delaware Valley Hepatitis Treatment, Research, and
        Education Center (HepTREC), Melrose Park, PA to
        enhance awareness, train support groups, and fund
        programs for patients...............................          75,000
    Delta State University, Cleveland, MS for the Delta
        Health Alliance Agri-Medicine Initiative............         500,000
    DuPage County Health Department, Wheaton, Illinois, for
        security enhancements...............................         300,000
    East Harlem Asthma Working Group for salaries and
        treatment methods, focusing on teaching kids and
        families how to cope with asthma....................         100,000
    East Tennessee State University, Division of Health
        Sciences, Johnson City, TN, for the Appalachian
        Cancer Demonstration Project........................         375,000
    Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC, for a
        biopreparedness demonstration project involving the
        use of interactive simulation for training..........         100,000
    Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus,
        Whitestone, New York, for demonstration project in
        Southwest Texas to conduct screening for Glaucoma...         500,000
    Georgia Rural Water Association, Georgia Environmental
        Training and Education Authority for Small Community
        Water Fluoridation..................................          50,000
    Gertrude Barber Center, Erie, PA, for autism
        intervention & education............................         150,000
    Greater Cleveland Asthma Outreach, Cleveland, OH, to
        expand asthma-related programs......................         150,000
    Gwynedd-Mercy College School of Education, Gwynedd
        Valley, PA for the Prevention Education for Applied
        Creativity against Emerging Threats program.........          75,000
    Haymarket Center, Chicago, Illinois, for a project to
        integrate chronic disease management with substance
        abuse treatment.....................................         500,000
    Health Care Improvement Foundation, PA for a public
        health/bioterrorism disaster communications project.         100,000
    Health Choice Network, Miami, FL for the Jessie Trice
        Cancer prevention project...........................         350,000
    Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, for equipment and
        staffing at the Water Quality Laboratory............         350,000
    Hult Health Education Center, Peoria, Illinois, for
        teacher training, technology equipment and
        curriculum development for a data collection program
        to integrate schools and community health resources.          75,000
    I Care Foundation, Bethesda, MD, for epidemiological
        studies related to Autism...........................          50,000
    Illinois State University, Normal, IL, for a Physical
        Education Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle
        Enhancement (PEOPLE) program........................         165,000
    Inner Harmony Foundation, Clarks Summit, PA for
        implementation of the New Beginnings Integrative
        Cancer Care Program.................................         250,000
    Institute for Cancer Prevention in New York, NY to
        identify populations that have a decreased risk in
        developing cancer and Alzheimer's Disease, design
        mechanism-based strategies to prevent cancer and
        Alzheimer's Disease in the general population.......       3,000,000
    Iowa Department of Education to provide free fruits and
        vegetables to schoolchildren........................       1,000,000
    Iowa Health Foundation to continue a pilot program on
        chronic disease management..........................         400,000
    Iowa State University, Ames, IA for the Center for the
        Study of Violence to identify factors that
        contribute to the development of violence-prone
        individuals.........................................         166,000
    Iowa State University, Ames, IA for the Center for Food
        Security and Public Health..........................       1,000,000
    Iron Disorders Institute in association with Penn State
        University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA to
        establish a Center for the Study of Biometals.......         100,000
    James Whitcombe Riley Hospital for Children,
        Indianapolis, IN, for continuation of autism
        programs at the Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment
        Center..............................................         500,000
    Kent State University, Kent, OH, for The Northeast Ohio
        Alliance for Biopreparedness........................         750,000
    Kids Health, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for an obesity
        prevention initiative...............................         350,000
    Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA for the
        National Mass Fatalities Institute..................         500,000
    Lance Armstrong Foundation to perform services and
        programs in consultation with Families in Search of
        the Truth in Fallon, NV.............................         100,000
    Lance Armstrong Foundation, Austin, TX for the National
        Cancer Survivorship Resources Center................         300,000
    Lapeer Regional Hospital, Lapeer, MI, for an Asthma
        Intervention and Management Program.................          25,000
    Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and
        Babies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, for
        the National Friendly Access Program................         500,000
    Lifestyle Advantage, Pittsburgh, PA for the Lifestyle
        Modification Program................................         150,000
    Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New
        Orleans and Shreveport and the Tulane Health
        Sciences Center for a statewide, targeted effort for
        the detection and prevention of cancer..............         500,000
    Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr, PA to create a computer
        system that will provide a standardized dosage
        mechanism that cross-checks for errors, allergies,
        and potential drug interaction......................         200,000
    Marion Downs Hearing Center, Denver, CO for the creation
        of an international hearing center to provide
        services, resources, education and research to
        support the needs of individuals who are deaf and
        hard of hearing.....................................       3,000,000
    Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for Charlotte ALERT
        bioterrorism surveillance activities................         300,000
    Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MISH), Austin, TX,
        for the development of curricula for medical
        students and primary care residents related to
        sexual health.......................................         400,000
    Mississippi Department of Education to provide free
        fruits and vegetables to schoolchildren.............       1,000,000
    Monterey Institute, Center for Nonproliferation Studies,
        Monterey, CA, for enhancing bioterrorism
        preparedness........................................       1,000,000
    Montgomery County, PA for a pilot program to provide
        communications interoperability for fire, police,
        and EMS in the event of a bioterrorism event........         150,000
    Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Scranton, PA to
        address the root cause of higher incidence of
        colorectal cancer in northeastern PA................         100,000
    Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, for the
        Center for Bioterrorism Forensics and Genomic
        Research............................................         300,000
    Oral Vaccine Institute in Las Vegas, NV for the
        development of innovative vaccine delivery
        alternatives........................................         900,000
    Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for
        the study of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
        for people with cerebral palsy and other disabling
        conditions..........................................         600,000
    Partnership for Food Safety, Washington, DC, for The
        Fight BAC! campaign to reduce the incidents of
        foodborne illnesses.................................         500,000
    Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, Ephrata, PA for
        the development of a Pennsylvania health care
        insurance resource guide............................          25,000
    Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association Inc.,
        Gettysburg, PA, to provide education, information
        services, and workshops regarding Tourette Syndrome.          50,000
    Pinnacle Health System, Harrisburg, PA to develop and
        implement Pinnacle Health System's ``Safe Care
        Delivery System,'' to use innovative technologies in
        an effort to reduce medical errors..................         250,000
    Pueblo Community Diabetes Project, Pueblo, CO, for a
        diabetes prevention initiative......................         150,000
    Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA for a cardiac
        disease management program..........................          15,000
    Save a Life Foundation, Schiller Park, IL, for training.       1,175,000
    Sister to Sister--Everyone Has a Heart Foundation to
        increase women's awareness of heart disease,
        Washington, DC......................................         400,000
    Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, for the
        Center on Disability and Health to promote and
        encourage regular physical activity.................         161,000
    South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy in
        Brookings, SD to support pharmacist immunization
        training............................................          60,000
    Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, New York, NY for a
        spinal muscular atrophy initiative..................         100,000
    State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
        Obesity Prevention and Control program..............         500,000
    Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, for a
        Childhood Obesity Project...........................         350,000
    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, PA,
        for improved first responder communications.........          25,000
    University of Findlay Center for Terrorism Preparedness,
        Findlay, OH.........................................         250,000
    University of Georgia Center for Leadership in Education
        and Applied Research in Mass Destruction Defense
        (CLEARMADD) to train public health professionals....         225,000
    University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington,
        KY, to establish a state-of-the-art early detection
        and outreach program for a rural population with
        high incidences and low survivability of lethal
        cancers, including lung, esophageal, pancreatic, and
        liver cancer........................................       1,000,000
    University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Center for
        Improving Medication Related Healthcare Outcomes to
        identify medication errors..........................       1,000,000
    University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville
        KY, for the Center for Oral Health and Systemic
        Disease.............................................         700,000
    University of Louisville, Cardiovascular Innovation
        Institute, Louisville, KY, for a Cardiac
        Regeneration Program................................       1,500,000
    University of Louisville, Center for the Deterrence of
        Bioterrorism and Biowarfare, Louisville, KY, to
        educate public health officials in detecting and
        responding to biological attacks....................       1,500,000
    University of Nebraska Medical Center, National
        Biosecurity Center for Rural Health, Omaha, NE, to
        develop and expand an electronic system to address
        the threat of bioterrorism..........................       1,000,000
    University of North Texas Health Science Center at Forth
        Worth, TX, for diabetes prevention and control......       1,500,000
    University of Northern Iowa, Youth Fitness and Obesity
        Institute, Cedar Falls, IA for an evaluation of
        preschool health programs...........................         525,000
    University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK for the Center for
        Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear
        (CBRN) Countermeasures..............................         400,000
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
        for the Strategic Medical Intelligence Initiative...         150,000
    University of Pittsburgh, Center for Sports Medicine,
        Pittsburgh, PA, to determine the prevalence of knee
        injuries in female athletes.........................         100,000
    University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Alabama
        Birth Defects Monitoring and Prevention Center......         250,000
    University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for the Diabetic
        Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Program.......         400,000
    University of Tennessee, Department of Nutrition,
        Knoxville, TN, for the Tennessee on the Move
        initiative..........................................         500,000
    Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio,
        Cleveland, OH, for the VNA--Healthy Town program....         500,000
    Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA for
        Lyme disease prevention efforts.....................         100,000
    Wayne County Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, for an infant
        mortality prevention, education and outreach project         200,000
    Office of the Director
          The conference agreement includes $59,707,000 for the
    activities of the Office of the Director, the same as proposed
    by the Senate. The House proposed $49,707,000 for the Office of
    the Director.
          The conferees understand that CDC has elevated its Office
    of Genomics and Disease Prevention to the Office of the CDC
    Director and encourage CDC to continue its work to integrate
    genomics across public health research and practice.
          The conferees understand the urgent need to contact,
    inform, and mobilize physicians during public health
    emergencies. The conferees encourage the CDC to form
    partnerships with entities and organizations that have
    databases of physician contact information to facilitate rapid
    communication of public health alerts.
          The conferees urge CDC to continue its efforts to address
    the unique needs of Native Hawaiians on dialysis in a
    culturally sensitive manner.
          The conferees are aware of potential cost savings that
    may result from improved information technology,
    administrative, and management processes and practices. The
    conferees intend that any savings accrued in fiscal year 2004
    as a result of these improvements must come only from internal
    operational savings of the agency, and may be refocused only
    into other intramural activities or extramural Public Health
    Research activities related to the purposes for which those
    funds were originally appropriated.

                         NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

                           National Cancer Institute

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

                    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

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

             National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

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

        National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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

            National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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

             National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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

                 National Institute of General Medical Sciences

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

            National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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

                             National Eye Institute

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

              National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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

                          National Institute on Aging

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

     National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

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

        National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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

                     National Institute of Nursing Research

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

               National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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

                        National Institute on Drug Abuse

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

                      National Institute of Mental Health

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

                    National Human Genome Research Institute

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

          National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

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

                     National Center for Research Resources

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

           National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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

           National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities

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

                      John E. Fogarty International Center

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

                          National Library of Medicine

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

                             Office of the Director

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement includes $329,707,000 for the
    Office of the Director instead of $317,983,000 as proposed by
    the House and $323,483,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes bill language
    identifying $7,500,000 for the purposes identified in general
    provision 221.
          The conference agreement provides $500,000 for the
    Foundation for the National Institutes of Health as proposed by
    the House instead of $497,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees concur with the guidance in the Senate
    report regarding limits for NIH reprogramming requests.
          The conferees concur in the House report language
    indicating that the proposal to multi-year fund some or all NIH
    grants is not approved.
          The conferees recognize that breakthroughs in the
    physical sciences underpin many of the remarkable advances in
    the life sciences that have been achieved during the last
    century. Increasingly, the boundaries between the life sciences
    and the physical sciences are being blurred, as capacities and
    talents bridging the disciplines are essential for modern
    experimentation and discovery. Accordingly, the conferees
    believe that a major effort must be undertaken to promote the
    advancement of research at the interface between the life
    sciences and the physical sciences. This interface occurs in
    many agencies including NIH, NSF, Office of Science, Department
    of Energy, DARPA, NASA, NOAA, and others. The conferees commend
    NIH for its plans to evaluate, as part of the NIH Roadmap
    process, what steps need to be taken to encourage progress in
    the physical sciences that will provide support and
    underpinning for future advances in the life sciences and to
    convene a conference to discuss this issue with other Federal
    agencies.
          The conferees commend NIH for recently awarding nine
    five-year grants to expand research on autoimmune disease and
    to increase the number of autoimmunity centers of excellence.
    This coordinated approach, under the NIH Autoimmune Diseases
    Coordinating Committee, involves the full spectrum of NIH
    Institutes. It marks a promising start in implementing the
    recommendations of the NIH Autoimmune Diseases Research Plan.
          The Committee encourages the Office of Rare Diseases to
    work in association with NINDS in studying Niemann-Pick Type C,
    a rare metabolic disorder in which harmful quantities of
    cholesterol and other fatty substances accumulate in the
    spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow and most often in the brain.
          The conferees urge NIH to support the efforts of
    universities, medical schools, scientific societies and other
    groups that are working to develop and implement a system for
    voluntary, peer-driven accreditation of organizations
    throughout the country which are engaged in research involving
    human subjects.
          The conferees encourage the Office of Dietary Supplements
    and NCCAM to review and consider funding research to elucidate
    the mechanisms of action of the B vitamins and antioxidant
    phytochemicals in berries so that work in animal models can be
    extended to human studies. Research with animals has shown that
    diets containing berry fruits (such as blueberries) as well as
    B vitamins can forestall and perhaps reverse many of the
    neurological changes that are associated with age-related
    neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's and
    Alzheimer's disease.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

           SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                   Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

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

                       Center for Mental Health Services

          The conference agreement includes $242,379,000 for
    programs of regional and national significance instead of
    $237,000,000 as proposed by the House and $237,667,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Within the total provided, the conference agreement
    provides $95,000,000 for counseling services for school-aged
    youth as proposed by the Senate. As proposed by the Senate,
    $3,000,000 is provided to support the National Suicide
    Prevention Resource Center, and continued support isprovided
    for the Suicide Prevention Hotline program at the fiscal year 2003
    level.
          Within the total provided, $30,000,000 is provided under
    section 582 of the Public Health Service Act to support grants
    to local mental health providers for the purposes of developing
    knowledge of best practices and providing mental health
    services to children and youth suffering from post-traumatic
    stress disorder as a result of having witnessed or experienced
    a traumatic event.
          The conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for a
    nationwide, three-year public service campaign to reduce the
    stigma of mental illness. The conferees expect SAMHSA to work
    in partnership with a private, non-profit agency that is the
    leading producer of public service advertisements (PSAs) and is
    able to use the services of volunteer advertising agencies and
    donated media.
          The conferees are concerned about the problem of chronic
    homelessness across the Nation. Within the total for mental
    health programs of regional and national significance, the
    conference agreement provides funds at no less than the fiscal
    year 2003 level for programs addressing homelessness.
          The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 to continue
    the current level of funding for the consumer and consumer-
    supporter national technical assistance centers as proposed by
    the Senate. The conferees direct CMHS to support multi-year
    grants to fund five such national technical assistance centers.
          The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 to continue
    the elderly treatment and outreach program.
          As proposed by the House, the conference agreement
    provides $7,000,000 for the jail diversion program.
          The conferees include the following amounts for the
    following projects and activities in fiscal year 2004:

    AgriWellness, Inc. in Harlan, Iowa, for the Sowing the
        Seeds of Hope rural mental health project...........        $160,000
    Alfred University, Alfred, NY for the Lea R. Powell
        Institute for Children and Families: Improving
        Access to High Quality Mental Health Services in
        Underserved, Isolated Rural Areas...................         500,000
    American Red Cross, Lower Bucks County Chapter,
        Levittown, PA for the Homeless Services Program.....         200,000
    Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau, Cleveland, OH for
        the Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) project........         500,000
    Boone Community Family Center, Philadelphia, PA to
        develop and implement adolescent suicide prevention
        pilot program in Philadelphia schools...............          50,000
    Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, South Dakota
        for mental health services..........................         225,000
    CONTACT of Mercer County, Trenton, NJ...................          35,000
    Dauphine County department of Human Services, Dauphin
        County, PA for the Mental Health Court Program to
        help the Dauphin County courts and prisons work with
        individuals with mental health and substance abuse
        problems............................................         100,000
    Deschutes County, Oregon, to develop a program providing
        mental health services for rural communities........         100,000
    Family Communications Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, for an
        antiviolence program entitled the National Project
        Managing Anger, Promoting Safety....................         100,000
    Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence of
        Providence, RI for the Streetworkers Program to
        reduce youth crime, violence and drug abuse.........          50,000
    Jewish Association for Residential Care, Farmington
        Hills, MI...........................................         150,000
    KidPeace, Orefield, PA to diagnose children with mental
        health problems.....................................         100,000
    Lawrence Hall Youth Services in Chicago, Illinois for
        mental health and related support services..........          50,000
    Mental Health Center of Dane County, Inc., Madison, WI
        to provide culturally appropriate mental health
        services to the Hmong community.....................         100,000
    Noah's Ark--A Safe Place, Inc., for mental and emotional
        counseling for young men in several Pennsylvania
        counties............................................         150,000
    Northwestern Academy, Lafayette Hill, PA for equipment
        and personnel to provide for a program to diagnose
        and treat delinquent, mentally ill adolescents
        through the delivery of comprehensive psychological
        and psychiatric services............................         100,000
    Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
        Services, Oklahoma City, for the Substance Abuse and
        Mental Health Cross Training Initiative.............          50,000
    Potter County Human Services, Roulette, PA for a Youth
        Community Awareness program that will provide
        community outreach and assistance to address the
        rising number of teen suicides in Potter County.....          75,000
    See Forever Foundation, Washington, DC to provide the
        mental health services needed by the students of the
        Maya Angelou Public Charter School..................         400,000
    Temple University, Center for Social Policy and
        Community Development, Philadelphia, PA to develop
        and implement a two-pronged Adolescent Suicide
        Prevention Pilot Program............................       1,000,000
    Ventura County Probation Agency, Ventura, CA for the
        Emotionally Challenged Juvenile Offender
        Intervention Program................................         500,000
    Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA
        for Computerized Decision Support for Chronic Care
        Management of Psychiatric Disorders.................         250,000
    Women's Crisis Center, Covington, KY, to provide rape
        counseling, community outreach and related mental
        health programs.....................................         100,000

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

                      Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

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

    19th Judicial District Drug Court, Baton Rouge, LA, to
        implement a 28-Bed Residential Program at the Earl
        K. Long Hospital....................................         $71,000
    Akeela, Inc. Re-Entry Program, Anchorage, AK to increase
        retention at Akeela House by re-establishing a
        cultural component to the treatment environment, and
        to enhance transition of inmates from prison-based
        treatment programs back into the community..........         200,000
    Alaska Christian College, Soldotna, AK for operations of
        residential substance abuse program for adolescents.         150,000
    Baltimore City, to expand drug treatment services.......       1,000,000
    Behavior Management Systems in Rapid City, South Dakota
        for substance abuse treatment.......................         250,000
    Cedar Valley Friends of the Family, Inc., Waverly, IA...         100,000
    Center for the Study of Addiction at Texas Tech
        University, Lubbock, TX.............................         250,000
    City of Wrangell, AK for its Avenues Program to provide
        comprehensive substance abuse treatment services for
        the community.......................................         100,000
    Community Services for Children, Allentown, PA to
        remediate and reverse the impact of drug use by
        pregnant mothers on their newborn infants...........          50,000
    Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Kenai, AK
        for treatment of women and children with substance
        abuse problems......................................         200,000
    Doe Fund, Inc., Philadelphia, PA to provide substance
        abuse treatment services............................         100,000
    Fairbanks Community Initiative for Chronic Inebriates,
        Fairbanks, AK to operate community programs to
        provide treatment and services to chronic inebriates         700,000
    Healing Place, Louisville, KY...........................         113,000
    Institute for Research, Education, and Training In
        Addictions (IRETA), Pittsburgh, PA to implement and
        complete several major model projects concerning
        alcohol and drug use................................         200,000
    Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy, Des Moines, to
        develop Drug Endangered Children rapid response
        teams that will intervene on behalf of children
        exposed to methamphetamine as a result of residing
        in a home-based clandestine drug laboratory.........         146,000
    Municipality of Anchorage for comprehensive substance
        abuse treatment services, focusing on transitional
        populations.........................................         500,000
    Pinon Hills Residential Treatment Center in Valarde, New
        Mexico..............................................         150,000
    Ramsey County ACE Program, Minnesota to provide staffing
        for a research-based early intervention program for
        children under 10 at high risk for serious, violent
        and chronic juvenile delinquency....................          50,000
    Recovery Options for Addictive Disorders (ROADS), Fort
        Worth, TX for outpatient treatment services and to
        continue the ROADS project..........................         400,000
    Second Chance Program, La Mesa, CA, for a substance
        abuse rehabilitation demonstration transition
        program in the New Mexico State prison system.......         350,000
    University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida
        Mental Health Institute, Tampa, FL for the National
        Implementation Research Network.....................         500,000
    Vinland National Center, Loretto, MN to provide chemical
        dependency treatment services for individuals with
        co-occurring disorders..............................         200,000
    Wayne County, MI for the Anti-addiction Treatment
        Project to pilot a treatment protocol that blocks
        the craving for heroin..............................         350,000
    Yankton Sioux Tribe in Marty, South Dakota for substance
        abuse treatment at Canku Teca.......................         200,000

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

                     Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

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

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

                               Program Management

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

                   AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

                        Healthcare Research and Quality

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

                   CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

                         Grants to States for Medicaid

          The conference agreement provides $130,892,197,000 for
    Medicaid grants as proposed by the House instead of
    $124,892,197,000 as proposed by the Senate. These funds meet
    the requirements of the temporary increase in the Federal match
    rate provided in Public Law 108-27.
          The conferees have been made aware of concerns from the
    City of San Juan, Puerto Rico related to the disbursement of
    Federal Medicaid funds to its municipal health care system. The
    conferees direct CMS to expand and update its study of the
    issues related to the current disbursement system of Federal
    Medicaid to providers in the City of San Juan, so as to ensure
    that eligible beneficiaries have access to Medicaid-covered
    health care services. Such a study should examine any existing
    barriers to care and the adequacy of the provider network, as
    well as any lack of capacity that may exist as a result of the
    current system. CMS is further directed to report the findings
    of this study back to the Committee on Appropriations no less
    than six months after the enactment of this Act.

                               Program Management

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

    Advocate Health Care in Oak Brook, IL for health
        education programs and services to the deaf and
        hard-of-hearing.....................................        $100,000
    AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles for a
        demonstration of residential and outpatient
        treatment facilities................................       1,750,000
    Berwick Hospital Center, Berwick, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................         250,000
    Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................         163,000
    Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in Eagle Butte, SD to
        establish a nursing home............................         275,000
    Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA for stabilizing
        the workforce for patient care......................         778,000
    Cook County (IL) Bureau of Health Services to improve
        the management of vulnerable patients with poorly
        controlled diabetes.................................         150,000
    Divine Providence Hospital, Williamsport, PA for
        stabilizing the workforce for patient care..........         178,000
    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre,
        PA for stabilizing the workforce for patient care...         267,000
    Hazleton General Hospital, Hazleton, PA for stabilizing
        the workforce for patient care......................         237,000
    Hope Worldwide, Philadelphia, PA to maintain clinical
        care for recovering drug and alcohol addicts........          25,000
    Illinois Primary Health Care Association for the Shared
        Integrated Management Information System,
        Springfield, IL.....................................         825,000
    James S. Taylor Memorial Home, Louisville, KY...........         250,000
    Jefferson Area Board for Aging, Charlottesville, VA for
        the Nursing Assistant Institute.....................         100,000
    Jersey Shore Hospital, Jersey Shore, PA for stabilizing
        the workforce for patient care......................          85,000
    Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA for
        stabilizing the workforce for patient care..........         179,000
    Medical Care for Children Partnership, Fairfax, VA to
        provide outreach to increase access to medical and
        dental care for children............................         200,000
    Mercy Health Partners, Scranton, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................         393,000
    Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................         571,000
    Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................          63,000
    Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................         510,000
    Muncy Valley Hospital, Muncy, PA for stabilizing the
        workforce for patient care..........................         109,000
    Muskegon Community Health Project, Muskegon, MI for the
        Access Health program...............................         225,000
    North Penn Visiting Nurse Association, Lansdale, PA to
        provide low-cost or free health care to children who
        do not have health insurance........................          75,000
    Patient Advocate Foundation, Newport News, VA to provide
        direct intervention assistance to patients
        throughout U.S. who are experiencing difficulty in
        accessing quality health care services..............         122,000
    Rhode Island Hospital--Medical Simulation Center of
        Providence, RI for the creation of a transportable
        simulation-based training curriculum and validated
        human performance measurement system................         100,000
    Saint Joseph Medical Center, Hazleton, PA for
        stabilizing the workforce for patient care..........         256,000
    Santa Clara County, CA for its Children's Health
        Initiative program to provide outreach and
        enrollment assistance for families under 300% of
        federal poverty level...............................         100,000
    Sharon Regional Health System, Sharon, PA for
        stabilizing the workforce for patient care..........         664,000
    Sickle Cell Medical Treatment & Education Center, St.
        Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO to improve
        the academic achievement of children with Sickle
        Cell Disease with specific cognitive rehabilitation.          25,000
    Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA for stabilizing
        the workforce for patient care......................         111,000
    United Community Hospital, Grove City, PA for
        stabilizing the workforce for patient care..........         174,000
    UPMC Horizon, Farrell, PA for stabilizing the workforce
        for patient care....................................         503,000
    Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center, Williamsport, PA
        for stabilizing the workforce for patient care......         613,000
    Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre, PA for
        stabilizing the workforce for patient care..........         965,000

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

                    ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

      Payments to States for Child Support Enforcement and Family Support
                                    Programs

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

                       Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

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

                         Refugee and Entrant Assistance

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

       Payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant

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

                          Social Services Block Grant

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

                    Children and Families Services Programs

          The conference agreement includes $8,822,097,000 for
    children and families services programs, of which $6,000,000 is
    provided through the evaluation set-aside. The House proposed
    $8,614,670,000 for these programs and the Senate proposed
    $8,788,457,000, of which $6,000,000 was from the evaluation
    set-aside.
    Head Start
          The conference agreement includes $6,815,570,000 for Head
    Start, the same as both the House and Senate bills. The
    agreement includes $1,400,000,000 in advance funding, the same
    level as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          The conferees are aware that approximately one-third of
    Head Start programs are affiliated with public school systems
    and often combine or coordinate the transportation of Head
    Start, preschool, and K-12 students. In addition, many center-
    based Head Start programs coordinate with local transit
    authorities to provide supervised transportation to Head Start
    children whose parents work non-traditional hours or whose
    geographical distance from the parent's place of employment
    creates a barrier to Head Start participation. Differences
    between Head Start transportation regulations, promulgated by
    the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and those
    promulgated by State and local authorities, may have the
    unintended consequence of reducing transportation services for
    Head Start students, and in turn, decrease transportation
    options for children. These differences may leave Head Start
    children without transportation or relying on parents to
    provide transportation in their vehicles.
          The conferees recognize that children's safety is the
    most important consideration and that many students
    participating in Head Start programs need access to safe and
    reliable transportation provided by public schools or local
    transit systems. For this reason, the conferees direct the U.S.
    Department of Health and Human Services to offer a waiver
    option to local educational agency-contracted Head Start
    programs that provide integrated transportation to Head Start
    students. In cases where public schools or local transit
    authorities provide Head Start services, local educational
    agencies should have the option to comply with transportation
    standards for preschool students mandated by the State or local
    educational agencies, transit agencies, State Departments of
    Transportation or the U.S. Department of Health and Human
    Services.
    Consolidated Runaway and Homeless Youth Program
          The conference agreement includes $89,978,000 for the
    consolidated runaway and homeless youth program, the same level
    as proposed by the Senate, rather than $88,043,000 as proposed
    by the House. Within the funds provided, $40,505,000 is
    available for the transitional living program (TLP) and
    $49,473,000 is for basic centers as proposed by the Senate.
    Prevention Grants To Reduce Abuse of Runaway Youth
          The conference agreement includes $15,399,000 for
    prevention grants to reduce abuse of runaway youth as proposed
    by the Senate. The House bill had proposed $14,999,000 for
    these grants.
    Child abuse
          The conference agreement includes $34,623,000 for child
    abuse discretionary programs instead of $26,301,000 as proposed
    by the House and $28,401,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within
    the funds provided for child abuse prevention programs, the
    agreement includes the following items:

    AGAPE of Central Alabama, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama, for
        their work with children in need....................         $70,000
    Alaska Native Health Board and the State of Alaska to
        develop and implement statewide child abuse
        prevention and treatment plan for Alaska children
        and parents.........................................         500,000
    Blair County Children and Youth Services, Blair County,
        Pennsylvania, to develop a Family Intervention
        Program to keep families together...................         150,000
    Blount County Health Care Authority, Oneonta, AL, for
        services through a service mall.....................         250,000
    Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska, Inc., Lincoln, NE for
        child abuse prevention services and counseling
        services............................................         250,000
    Catholic Community Services, Juneau, AK to operate
        Family Resource Center for child abuse prevention
        and treatment.......................................         400,000
    Child Advocacy Center, Inc., Springfield, Missouri, for
        equipment upgrades and other operational expenses...         100,000
    Childhelp USA, Fairfax, Virginia, to reduce the
        incidence and severity of child abuse and enhance
        the ability to investigate reports and meet the
        needs of victims of child abuse.....................         250,000
    Children's Center of Southwest Missouri, Inc., Joplin,
        Missouri, for equipment upgrades and other
        operational expenses................................         100,000
    Children's Center of the Ozarks, Inc., Monett, Missouri,
        for equipment upgrades and other operational
        expenses............................................          50,000
    Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois, Chicago, IL
        for the Child Abuse Prevention Project in
        Carpentersville, IL.................................         163,000
    Children's Rights Council, Hyattsville, MD for Safe
        Haven programs in Stark County, Ohio................          64,000
    Cook Inlet Tribal Council to provide child welfare
        services for Alaska Native Children who are abused
        or neglected and their parents in the Anchorage
        area, including supervised visitation center and a
        father involvement program..........................         900,000
    Cornerstones for Care, Kansas City, MO to expand
        services and programming that benefit victims of
        child abuse.........................................         500,000
    Geauga Family First Council, Chardon, OH for the Family
        Stability Program...................................         145,000
    Healthy Families/Better Beginnings for a home visitation
        program for State of Alaska and regional Native non-
        profit organizations................................       2,000,000
    Jackson County Children's Services Coalition, Gautier,
        MS, to prevent child abuse and neglect in at-risk
        homes...............................................          25,000
    Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia, PA for the
        expansion of LSH's Bilingual Domestic Violence
        Project (BDVP) expansion to include children who
        have witnessed or have been victims of abuse........          75,000
    Municipality of Anchorage, in consultation with Cook
        Inlet Tribal Council and Anchorage Women's
        Commission, to develop comprehensive domestic
        violence initiative for Municipality of Anchorage...       1,000,000
    Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton, VA, for the
        Healthy Families Fairfax Program....................         200,000
    Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries, Eugene, OR, to
        expand services to children who are at risk for
        child abuse or neglect..............................          80,000
    Stop It Now, Philadelphia, PA for outreach to the
        community to prevent child abuse....................         100,000
    Synergy Services, Inc., Parksville, Missouri, Children's
        Therapeutic Center and Domestic Violence Services...         150,000
    The Futures Institute for Sustainable Development for a
        child abuse prevention and treatment program........         300,000
    West River Foundation, Sturgis, SD, to establish early
        childhood development programs in small communities.         500,000
    Abandoned Infants Assistance
          The conference agreement provides $12,126,000 for the
    abandoned infants assistance program, the same level as
    proposed by the Senate. The House bill had proposed $12,086,000
    for this program.
    Child Welfare Services
          The conference agreement provides $291,037,000 for child
    welfare services rather than $291,986,000 as proposed by the
    House and $290,088,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Child Welfare Training
          The conference agreement includes $7,460,000 for child
    welfare training rather than $7,470,000 as proposed by the
    House and $7,449,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Adoption Opportunities
          The conference agreement includes $27,285,000 for the
    adoption opportunities program rather than $27,343,000 as
    proposed by the House and $27,227,000 as proposed by the
    Senate.
    Adoption Incentives
          The conference agreement provides $35,000,000 for the
    adoption incentive program for bonuses for adoptions completed
    prior to the end of fiscal year 2004, $27,500,000 of which is
    unused fiscal year 2003 funds, instead of $43,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $42,720,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The conference agreement includes bill language, which
    allows funds appropriated for bonus payments in Public Law 108-
    7 and available for obligation through September 30, 2004 to be
    used to make bonus payments for adoptions completed before
    September 30, 2004. The conferees note that the number of
    adoptions from the public foster care system has increased
    significantly over the past several years, rising from 27,761
    in fiscal year 1997 to 50,179 in fiscal year 2002. As a result
    of this increase and based on the most recent estimates, fewer
    resources will be needed in fiscal year 2004 to make bonus
    payments to States for the full amount for which they are
    eligible under this program.
    Adoption Awareness
          The conference agreement includes $12,864,000 for the
    adoption awareness program rather than $12,906,000 as proposed
    by the House and $12,822,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Compassion Capital Fund
          The conference agreement includes $48,000,000 for the
    compassion capital fund, instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by
    the House and $34,772,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Social Services and Income Maintenance Research
          The conference agreement includes $18,767,000 for social
    services and income maintenance research, of which $6,000,000
    is provided through the evaluation set-aside. The House had
    proposed $5,982,000 for this program and the Senate proposed
    $31,812,000, of which $6,000,000 was from the evaluation set-
    aside.
          The conferees note that efforts undertaken through the
    State information technology consortium have led to greatly
    improved systems communications and compliance in both the TANF
    and child support enforcement (CSE) programs. For TANF, the
    conferees have provided $2,000,000 to permit States to utilize
    uniquely designed web-based technology to improve benefit
    delivery and fulfill new Federal reporting requirements. For
    CSE, the conferees have provided $3,000,000 to continue the
    consortium's efforts to improve data exchange between CSE and
    the courts in ways that will significantly reduce the time lag
    between court orders and enforcement/collections activities.
          The conferees are concerned that children continue to be
    left unaccounted for and underserved within State child welfare
    systems. Protecting the Nation's most vulnerable populations,
    especially youth in State protective care, should receive
    significant attention. The conferees are aware of a project
    being developed by Rx for Reading that would provide a model
    for a case management tool housing all of the health and
    education records of children in the care of the counties of
    the State of California, including those in foster care and
    residential facilities, in a web browser-based database. The
    conferees understand that this database could replace a number
    of stand alone, antiquated databases and automate manual record
    keeping, which would enable caregivers, foster families,
    educators, doctors and case workers to easily access and update
    information relating to their services and functions through
    secure portals.
          The conferees also provide sufficient funding for the
    following:

     Alaska Children's Services of Anchorage for operations
        of programs to serve needs of at risk, low income
        youth in Anchorage..................................        $300,000
     Buckeye Ranch, Grove City, OH, for the Applied Violence
        and Prevention Research program.....................         350,000
     Children's Village in Pine Ridge, South Dakota for
        foster care services................................         200,000
     ChildServ, Chicago, IL for family services at the Lake
        County Family Service Center........................         200,000
     City of Gadsden, Family Success Center, AL, to provide
        equipment for the development of a one-stop area for
        social services with the focus on helping families
        help themselves.....................................         100,000
     Corporate Foundation for Children, Montgomery, AL to
        assist historically underserved organizations to
        increase the number and capacity of community-based
        organizations across the state to serve needy
        families and individuals in their own communities...         350,000
     Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Clearwater, Florida, for the
        Road to Independence--A Continuum of Foster Care
        Pilot Demonstration.................................       1,500,000
     Family and Youth Development Foundation Inc.,
        Louisville, KY......................................          20,000
     Fathers' Support Center, St. Louis, MO, to provide non-
        custodial fathers with personal development,
        communication and relationship building skills......         100,000
     First Gethsemane Center for Family Development,
        Louisville, KY......................................          50,000
     Freedom House Inc., Princeton, IL, for technology to
        create an Adult and a Children's Learning Center....          50,000
     Gomlei Chasodim Inc., Lakewood, NJ.....................          75,000
     Hope Home in Kennewick, WA, to develop a curriculum and
        train foster parents of teen parents and their
        children............................................          50,000
     Horizons Initiative, Boston, MA, for mentoring,
        educational, and social development programs for
        homeless youth......................................         150,000
     Jewish Community Centers of Northeastern Ohio, Canton,
        OH for human services programs for children and
        families............................................         250,000
     Kentucky Sheriffs' Boys Ranch Trust, Gilbertsville, KY.          75,000
     LINK, Sterling, VA, to help meet the growing demands
        for service.........................................         100,000
     Lutheran Community Services in Burien, WA, to equip a
        child care center for families in need..............         200,000
     Middlecreek Area Community Center, Beaver Springs, PA,
        for technology equipment and upgrades for community-
        based programs and implementation of Youth-at-Risk
        initiatives.........................................         300,000
     Network for Child Safety, Columbus, OH, to provide
        leadership training for professionals to improve the
        child welfare system................................         200,000
     New Alternatives for Children Inc, New York, NY for
        support of programs serving children and their
        families focusing on health and social services.....         350,000
     ProJeCt of Easton, Inc., Easton, PA to assist with
        local food pantry; and to provide intensive case
        management to individuals and families experiencing
        emergency situations................................          50,000
     United Way of Anchorage, AK to support shelters for
        victims of domestic violence........................         250,000
     University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, Center
        for Children and Families for Parent Education about
        Marital Conflict and ``Adventures in Parenting''
        projects............................................         700,000
     Washington State Department of Health to implement the
        Bright Futures program to promote early childhood
        education and good health...........................         500,000
     WeatherWise USA, Pittsburgh, PA, for a demonstration
        program designed to improve the financial security
        of low income households............................         200,000
     YouthCare's Orion Center in Seattle, WA, to equip a
        center providing many services at one site to
        homeless and high-risk youth........................         200,000
    Community-Based Resource Centers
          The conference agreement includes $33,403,000 for the
    community-based resource centers as proposed by the House
    rather than $33,412,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Developmental Disabilities
          For developmental disabilities programs, the conference
    agreement includes $73,515,000 for State Councils as proposed
    by the Senate instead of $71,500,000 as proposed by the House.
    The conference agreement includes $38,644,000 for protection
    and advocacy services as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $36,500,000 as proposed by the House. The agreement also
    includes $11,642,000 for special projects as proposed by the
    Senate instead of $12,500,000 as proposed by the House. Within
    the funds for special projects, $4,000,000 is available to
    expand activities for the Family Support Program. For
    university-affiliated programs, the agreement includes
    $26,962,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $25,000,000 as
    proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for the
    disabled voter services programs. Within the funds provided,
    $10,000,000 shall be for payments to States to promote disabled
    voter access as proposed by the Senate rather than $13,000,000
    as proposed by the House and $5,000,000 shall be for payments
    to States for disabled voter protection and advocacy, the same
    level as proposed by the Senate. The House had proposed
    $2,000,000 for protection and advocacy.
          The conferees are aware that funding for protection and
    advocacy services under section 291 of the Help America Vote
    Act currently is not being made available to protection and
    advocacy services that specifically address the Native American
    community. Native Americans with disabilities experience unique
    challenges in exercising the right to vote. For that reason,
    the conferees intend that organizations providing protection
    and advocacy services to Native Americans as defined in the
    Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
    should also be deemed an eligible entity under the Help America
    Vote Act.
    Native American Programs
          The conference agreement includes $45,457,000 for Native
    American programs as proposed by the Senate, instead of
    $45,119,000 as proposed by the House.
    Community Services
          The conference agreement includes $645,762,000 for the
    community services block grant as proposed by the Senate
    instead of $494,964,000 as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement also includes $32,546,000 for
    economic development as proposed by the Senate, instead of
    $32,436,000 as proposed by the House. Within the total,
    $5,464,000 is provided for the job creation demonstration
    authorized by the Family Support Act.
          The conference agreement provides $24,870,000 for the
    individual development account initiative rather than
    $24,912,000 as proposed by the House and $24,828,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $7,227,000 for rural
    community facilities instead of $7,250,000 as proposed by the
    House and $7,203,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement provides $18,000,000 for the
    National youth sports program as proposed by the House. The
    Senate did not propose funding for this program.
          The conference agreement includes $7,281,000 for
    community food and nutrition as proposed by the Senate. The
    House did not propose funding for this program.
    Early Learning Fund
          For the early learning fund, the conference agreement
    includes $33,779,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did
    not include funding for this program.
    Mentoring Children of Prisoners
          The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for
    Mentoring Children of Prisoners instead of $25,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $9,935,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Independent Living Training Vouchers
          The conference agreement includes $45,000,000 for
    Independent Living Training Vouchers as proposed by the House
    instead of $41,727,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                       Promoting Safe and Stable Families

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

                            ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

                            Aging Services Programs

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

    Adult Care Center of the Northern Shenandoah Valley,
        Inc., Winchester, VA, to study the use of
        complementary and alternative medicine for persons
        with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders......         100,000
    Aging In Place Initiative, Denver, CO, for the
        development of a program to address an increasing
        number of senior citizens living independently and
        to provide for a collaborative community effort for
        community-based providers...........................         200,000
    College Misericordia, Dallas, PA........................         200,000
    College of Science and Public Policy at Boise State
        University, ID, for a Center for the Study of Aging
        project.............................................         250,000
    College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Center for
        Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health to
        implement a pilot program to help promote the health
        and independence of older adults....................         400,000
    Copper Ridge Institute, Sykesville, MD..................         100,000
    Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT, for the Center for
        Excellence in Rural Geriatric Services..............         600,000
    Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, for the
        Clinical Intervention Day Center....................         125,000
    Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Inc., Miami, FL, for
        services to seniors living independently in
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities..........         250,000
    Hardy County Committee on Aging, Moorefield, WV, for
        wellness programs...................................          75,000
    Hearth and Home Senior Adult Day Care Center, Manassas,
        VA, for program support for an innovative approach
        to full and part-time senior adult care.............         245,000
    Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Seamless System to
        continue the integration of senior programs. In
        administering this award, the AoA and CMS should
        continue to provide the technical assistance and
        related support necessary to develop and implement
        programs............................................       1,000,000
    Jewish Community Centers of Northeastern Ohio, Canton,
        OH, for human services programs for seniors.........         250,000
    Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater
        Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to develop and test
        models of coordinated social services delivery to
        persons living in Naturally Occurring Retirement
        Communities (NORC) in the Philadelphia area.........         200,000
    Jewish Family and Children's Service of Southern
        Arizona, Inc., Tucson, AZ, for services to Naturally
        Occurring Retirement Community seniors..............         200,000
    Jewish Family and Children's Service, Sarasota, FL, for
        supportive services to Naturally Occurring
        Retirement Communities' residents...................         225,000
    Jewish Family and Children's Services of Greater Boston,
        Boston, MA, for a naturally occurring retirement
        community program designed to serve the health needs
        of the elderly......................................         200,000
    Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County New
        York, Buffalo, NY, for programs for seniors in
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities..........         100,000
    Jewish Family Service of Richmond, Richmond, VA, for a
        demonstration project to expand their services into
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities..........         200,000
    Jewish Family Service of Rochester, Inc., Rochester, NY,
        for service delivery to seniors living in Naturally
        Occurring Retirement Communities....................         100,000
    Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, Norfolk, VA, for a
        demonstration project to expand their services into
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities..........         175,000
    Jewish Family Service, Seattle, WA, for programs for
        seniors in Naturally Occurring Retirement
        Communities.........................................         150,000
    Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties,
        Northfield, NJ......................................         125,000
    Jewish Federation of Greater Albuquerque, NM, for a
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
        demonstration project...............................         300,000
    Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for a Naturally
        Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC)
        demonstration.......................................          75,000
    Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, for a
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC)
        demonstration.......................................         845,000
    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, IL, for
        services to seniors who live in Naturally Occurring
        Retirement Community housing........................         100,000
    Jewish Federation of Ocean County, Lakewood, NJ.........         250,000
    Jewish Seniors Agency of Providence, RI, for a Naturally
        Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC)
        demonstration.......................................          50,000
    La Pine Senior Center Project, Bend, OR, for services to
        seniors in Deschutes County.........................         100,000
    Lapeer Regional Hospital, Lapeer, MI, for the Geriatric
        Assessment program..................................          60,000
    LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester for a Coordinated Response
        to Elder Abuse......................................         100,000
    Madison Area Continuing Care Consortium, LLC in Madison,
        WI, for a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community
        demonstration project...............................         350,000
    Maine Hospice Council, Augusta, ME, to organize
        alternative delivery systems for palliative and end-
        of-life care........................................         250,000
    Meals on Wheels Association of America, Alexandria, VA,
        for Bridging the Gap in Senior Meals Services
        demonstration project...............................       1,600,000
    National Indian Council on Aging to increase training to
        improve elder access to social services in
        Washington State....................................         750,000
    New Courtland Elder Services, Philadelphia, PA, to
        demonstrate whether the presence of advanced
        practice nurses can improve the quality of care
        received by nursing home residents..................         100,000
    Olde Kensington Redevelopment Inc., North Philadelphia
        Senior Development Project, Philadelphia, PA, to
        maximize senior capacity for self-sufficiency and
        independent community residency by developing a
        technology based program that will foster the
        volunteer spirit....................................         100,000
    Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Inc.,
        Philadelphia, PA, for developing a national model
        for supporting Alzheimer's patients and their
        caregivers..........................................          75,000
    Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, for
        Combating Health Care and Consumer Fraud Through
        Elder Education.....................................       1,000,000
    UJA Federation of Bergen County and North Hudson, River
        Edge, NJ, for service delivery to seniors living in
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities..........         200,000
    United Jewish Communities of Metro West, NJ, for
        Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs)..         200,000
    United Jewish Federation, Pittsburgh, PA, to launch a
        program to assist the elderly in Naturally Occurring
        Retirement Communities (NORC).......................         250,000
    University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, to expand
        the Center for Aging and Community which helps
        seniors cope with chronic conditions of aging.......         155,000

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

                            OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                        General Departmental Management

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

    Ad Council of New York, NY, in consultation with the
        industry, advocates and other interested parties,
        for an underage drinking public service campaign
        directed at parents.................................        $800,000
    Community Transportation Association of America for TA
        to human services transportation providers on ADA
        requirements........................................       1,000,000
    Palmer College on Chiropractice, Consortial Center for
        Chiropractic Research in Davenport, Iowa, and the
        Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine in
        Philadelphia, PA for a best practices initiative on
        lower back pain.....................................         100,000

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

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

          The conferees concur in the requirement in the Senate
    bill for an Institute of Medicine (IoM) study on mammography
    standards. The conferees have provided $500,000 to carry out
    the IoM study as described in the Senate bill. The IoM study
    should include an evaluation of interpretive skills assessments
    as a possible tool to improve physician interpretation of
    mammograms (after consultation with those who have expertise in
    interactive skills assessments) and how the annual medical
    outcomes audit required under Mammography Quality Standards Act
    regulations could be used to improve mammography quality and
    interpretation.
          The conference report does not include within the General
    Departmental Management account $3,000,000 for the Public
    Health Service Commissioned Corps transformation and
    modernization effort as proposed by the Senate. Instead, these
    funds are provided in the Public Health and Social Services
    Emergency Fund.
          The conferees have included $500,000 for a study by the
    Institute of Medicine focusing on the state of emergency care
    in the United States. The study should examine the different
    roles of emergency departments as emergency care provider,
    safety net provider, portal of entry provider and disaster
    response provider, along with an identification of the
    impediments to successfully performing those roles. The study
    should also examine workforce issues, including residency
    training and problems in obtaining emergency physicians in
    rural areas, information technology and systems issues that
    relate to speeding access and treatment to emergency patients
    while improving patient safety, and the development of a
    research agenda needed to provide the information necessary to
    ensure that the American people have access to the emergency
    medical services they require in the future.
          The conferees direct that the effects statements required
    for the General Departmental Management account include a level
    of detail that identifies the funding for each Office in the
    Office of the Secretary, such as the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary for Administration and Management.
          The conferees concur in the Senate report language
    regarding the collection of racial, ethnic and primary health-
    related data; the embryo adoption awareness campaign; and new
    and continuing projects in the adolescent family life program.
          The conference agreement modifies House report language
    to direct the Secretary to request that Title X grantees
    voluntarily provide the following information regarding
    abortions: the number of Title X-funded sites that also provide
    abortions with non-Federal funds. The Secretary's request shall
    be limited to the above question with no additional information
    regarding the identity of the clinics or the patients receiving
    abortions. The conferees direct that when the Secretary
    requests the information, the letter of request should contain
    a statement making it clear that the grantees' responses shall
    be voluntary and without consequence, or threat of consequence,
    to non-responsiveness. The conferees further direct that the
    records documenting this information shall be retained by the
    grantee, and shall not be provided to the Secretary nor any
    other Federal, State, or local official or entity. The
    conferees expect the Secretary to provide a report to the House
    and Senate appropriations committees four months after
    enactment of this Act summarizing the volunteered information.
          The conferees are concerned about underage drinking and
    the need to take immediate steps to better coordinate Federal
    efforts combating this problem facing our Nation. The conferees
    are aware of recommendations that the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services (HHS) establish an interagency committee on the
    prevention of underage drinking and issue an annual report
    summarizing all Federal agency activities concerning this
    issue, including key surveillance data and progress being made
    in reducing underage drinking. The conferees direct the
    Secretary to take immediate steps to implement these
    recommendations. In addition, the conferees directthe
    Secretary, in coordination with agencies such as SAMHSA and NIAAA, to
    prepare a plan for combating underage drinking, including the projected
    costs and next steps to be taken, and report progress on such a plan 90
    days after enactment of this Act.
          The conferees support the Administration's goals of
    ending chronic homelessness and creating 150,000 units of
    permanent supportive housing. However, the conferees believe
    these goals were not properly reflected in the Department's
    budget request. The Administration is instructed to include as
    part of its fiscal year 2005 budget request a description of
    new and continuing resources that are being applied to create
    and sustain permanent supportive housing for people
    experiencing chronic homelessness and a description of the
    resources necessary to achieve the goal of ending chronic
    homelessness.
          Within the amount provided, sufficient funds are included
    to publish and widely disseminate the U.S. Surgeon General's
    report on osteoporosis and related bone diseases. In an effort
    to heighten public awareness of this report, the Surgeon
    General is encouraged to work with voluntary health
    organizations dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health.
          The conferees urge the Department to begin a study on
    comprehensive pharmacy services in light of changes in
    technology, distance and distributive learning models, the
    aging of the populations and the Department's study on the
    severe pharmacist shortage, to analyze how these factors may
    influence the nature of pharmaceutical education and
    interventions in healthcare.
          The conferees direct that specific information requests
    from the chairmen and ranking members of the Subcommittees on
    Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
    Agencies, on scientific research or any other matter, shall be
    transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations in a prompt
    professional manner and within the time frame specified in the
    request. The conferees further direct that scientific
    information requested by the Committees on Appropriations and
    prepared by government researchers and scientists be
    transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations, uncensored and
    without delay.
          By January 1, 2005, the Secretary shall develop policy
    recommendations and issue a report to Congress by which vision
    rehabilitation services would be provided by vision
    rehabilitation professionals in an appropriate setting,
    including the patient's home environs, acting under a qualified
    physician's general supervision. The report may include
    adopting a national credentialing measure, or other steps
    deemed necessary by the Secretary, that would ensure patient
    quality of care. In developing the recommendations, the
    Secretary should consult with the National Vision
    Rehabilitation Cooperative, the Association for Education and
    Rehabilitation of the Blind, the Academy for Certification of
    Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals, the American
    Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Optometric
    Association and other interested organizations.

                                Policy Research

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

                Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund

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

                               General Provisions

                            EVALUATION TAP AUTHORITY

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

                         ONE PERCENT TRANSFER AUTHORITY

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

                  REFUGEE STATUS OF CERTAIN PERSECUTED GROUPS

          The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by
    the Senate to extend the refugee status for persecuted
    religious groups. The House bill contained no similar
    provision. The conferees intend to fully protect religious
    minority refugee applicants from Iran, including the current
    caseload of Iranian Christians, Jews, Bahai, Mandeans and
    Zoroastrians. Therefore, the administration should implement
    the provisions of section 213 of the conference report with
    respect to new applications, as well as to review previously
    denied applications for refugee applicants who have remained
    outside of Iran without a viable solution after being denied
    refugee status.

                                     SYNAR

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

                         CDC INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES

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

                             CMS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

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

                           CDC MANAGEMENT/IT SAVINGS

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

                      PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTERS

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

                     HHS HUMAN RESOURCES CONSOLIDATION PLAN

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

                                 CONCIERGE CARE

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

                         PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE

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

                             POISON CONTROL CENTERS

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

                             AOA OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM

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

                         NURSE REINVESTMENT ACT FUNDING

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

                   PRODUCTS AND INVENTIONS FROM FEDERAL FUNDS

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

                             MAMMOGRAPHY STANDARDS

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

                     STD PREVALENCE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS

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

                          NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING

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

                         SUMMER HEALTH CAREER PROGRAMS

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

                      BLOOD AND INJECTION SAFETY IN AFRICA

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

                             HANSEN'S DISEASE STUDY

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

                 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT FUNDS

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

                              SIDS DISPARITY RATES

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

                     COMMUNITY ACCESS TO EMERGENCY DEVICES

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

                       EMERGENCY DEVICES FOR RURAL AREAS

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

                     COUNCIL ON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

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

                MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS

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

                  MOTHER-TO-CHILD HIV TRANSMISSION PREVENTION

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

                             NIH ROADMAP INITIATIVE

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

                               Denali Commission

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

                       TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                        Education for the Disadvantaged

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

                                   IMPACT AID

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

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

                          School Improvement Programs

          The conference agreement includes $5,834,208,000 for
    School Improvement Programs instead of $5,797,637,000 as
    proposed by the House and $5,731,453,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The agreement provides $4,399,208,000 in fiscal year
    2004 and $1,435,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funding for this
    account.
          The conference agreement includes $2,945,825,000 for
    State grants for improving teacher quality instead of
    $2,930,825,000 as proposed by the House and $2,850,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $1,435,000,000 is
    provided as a fiscal year 2005 advance instead of
    $1,150,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
          The conference agreement also includes $150,000,000 for
    math and science partnerships as proposed by the House instead
    of $100,344,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $300,000,000 for the
    education block grant instead of $335,000,000 as proposed by
    the House and $345,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
    agreement also includes $1,005,000,000 for the 21st Century
    Community Learning Centers program instead of $1,000,000,000 as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate. The agreement also
    includes $391,600,000 for State assessments instead of
    $390,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The
    agreement also includes $16,644,000 for the foreign language
    assistance program instead of $17,144,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The House did not propose funding for this program.
          The conference agreement includes $33,500,000 for the
    Education of Native Hawaiians instead of $36,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate and $18,300,000 as proposed by the
    House. The agreement also includes language notwithstanding any
    other provision of law to allow funds under this program to be
    used for construction, renovation and modernization of any
    elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an
    elementary school or secondary school run by the Department of
    Education of the State of Hawaii that serves a predominantly
    Native Hawaiian student body as proposed by the Senate. The
    House bill did not contain this provision. The conferees direct
    that no less than $1,000,000 shall be made available for early
    childhood activities, no less than $1,000,000 shall be made
    available to the Hawaii Department of Education for school
    construction/renovation activities, and $300,000 shall be made
    available for the University of Hawaii law school's Native
    Hawaiian legal center.
          The conference agreement includes $33,500,000 for the
    Alaska Native Educational Equity program instead of $36,000,000
    as proposed by the Senate and $14,200,000 as proposed by the
    House. The agreement also includes language notwithstanding any
    other provision of law to allow funds under this program to be
    used for construction as proposed by the Senate. The House bill
    did not contain this provision.
          The conference agreement includes $168,827,000 for rural
    education programs, instead of $170,000,000 as proposed by the
    House and $167,653,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                           INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

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

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

          The conferees intend that the $74,513,000 for
    comprehensive school reform grants to local educational
    agencies shall support grants to States for continuing and new
    subgrants to local educational agencies for comprehensive
    school reform activities in both title 1 and non-title 1
    eligible schools. The bill includes language specifying that
    these funds shall be allocated and expended in the same manner
    as in fiscal year 2003 and provides the funds on a forward
    funding basis.
          As noted above, the conference agreement includes
    $700,000 for the National Institute of Building Sciences to
    continue operation of the National Clearinghouse for
    Educational Facilities, the Nation's sole source for
    comprehensive information about school planning, design,
    financing, construction and maintenance. The conferees expect
    that the Department will provide an additional $300,000 for
    this purpose to address issues related to school safety and
    healthy school buildings, as described in the administration's
    budget request for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
    National Programs.
          For Arts in Education, the conferees intend that within
    this total, $7,250,000 is for VSA Arts and $6,225,000 is for
    the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In
    addition, $4,000,000 is for cultural partnerships, $7,500,000
    is for model professional development programs for music,
    drama, dance and visual arts educators and $304,000 is for
    evaluation activities. The remaining $10,000,000 is available
    to continue model arts programs.
          The conferees have included additional funds in this line
    item for the Secretary to support programs and projects that
    address national priorities in K-12 education.
          The conferees direct the Department to implement the Act
    consistent with their intent, as reflected above, and request
    an implementation plan to be submitted to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of enactment of the
    Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2004. To the extent
    that the Department wishes to reprogram funds in order to
    address other activities or alter the allocation of funds for
    activities listed in the chart above, the conferees expect the
    Department to follow the guidance provided in this statement of
    the managers.
          Within the total for FIE, the following amounts are also
    provided:

    100 Black Men of Louisville, Louisville, KY for Project
        MALE................................................         $12,000
    10th District Gang Task Force, Herndon, VA, for program
        development and implementation for at-risk and gang
        prevention after-school programs....................         280,000
    Academy of Music, Lynchburg, VA, to support an arts
        education program for area students.................         100,000
    Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, for
        educational programming associated with the Lewis
        and Clark expedition................................         150,000
    AFI Silver Theater and Cultural Center, MD for a
        technology-based mentoring program for at-risk youth         250,000
    After the Bell Program, Soldotna, AK, for after school
        programs............................................         100,000
    Alaska Department of Education, Juneau, AK, for remedial
        education programs to help low-performing students
        meet testing requirements...........................       2,000,000
    Alaska Education Services, Anchorage, AK, for East
        Anchorage Youth in Peril Program to provide after
        school and summer programs for at risk youth........         475,000
    Alaska Hospitality Alliance, Anchorage, AK, for a
        vocational training program.........................         100,000
    Alaska Humanities Forum, Anchorage, AK, to bring authors
        to rural and remote school districts to promote
        literacy, reading, and writing skills through the
        Authors in Schools program..........................          50,000
    Allegheny Conference on Community Development,
        Pittsburgh, PA, in collaboration with War for
        Empire, Inc., for educational programs and
        activities associated with the 250th anniversary of
        the French and Indian War...........................         350,000
    American Foundation for Negro Affairs (AFNA) National
        Education and Research Fund, Philadelphia, PA, to
        raise the achievement level of minority students and
        increase minority access to higher education........         650,000
    American Humane Animal Welfare Education Program,
        Denver, CO, to support a model animal health and
        welfare educational program for elementary and
        secondary education students........................          50,000
    American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania,
        Philadelphia, PA, for educational programming.......          25,000
    American Society of Educators, Philadelphia, PA, to
        develop and disseminate materials on the use of
        instructional technologies..........................          50,000
    American Theater Arts for Youth, Inc., Philadelphia, PA,
        for an arts in education program....................          75,000
    American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA for
        youth arts programs in San Diego County, CA.........          50,000
    American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA for
        youth arts programs in Washington State.............          50,000
    American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA, for
        elementary school students in Idaho.................         100,000
    American Theater Arts for Youth, Philadelphia, PA, for
        the Mississippi Arts in Education Program...........         150,000
    Americana Community Center, Inc., Louisville, KY for an
        after school program and computer classes...........          52,000
    An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA, for curriculum
        development and a college preparation program.......         250,000
    Anchorage Museum of History and Art and Alaska
        Humanities Forum, Anchorage, AK, to develop
        curriculum on Alaskan culture and art for Alaska
        schools.............................................         200,000
    Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK, for an English
        Language Instruction program for limited English
        proficiency students................................         500,000
    Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK, in conjunction
        with the Fairbanks North Star School District, for a
        technology-based system for standards-based
        instruction.........................................         500,000
    Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center, St.
        Louis, MO, to expand an early education program and
        services and to include the Parents as Teachers
        Program.............................................         750,000
    Artspace Projects, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, for the
        Artspace Projects Distance Education Initiative,
        which may include the acquisition of technology.....         100,000
    Atlantic City Schools, Atlantic City, NJ for English as
        a second language curriculum........................         125,000
    Audubon Pennsylvania, Audubon, PA, to support
        educational programming that focuses on the art and
        writings of John Audubon............................         100,000
    Augusta Public Schools USD #402, Augusta, KS, for staff
        development and implementation of technology
        curriculum..........................................         250,000
    Bakersfield Music Theatre, Bakersfield, CA, for the
        STARS School of Fine Arts...........................         100,000
    Beaufort County School District, Hilton Head Island, SC
        for the development and implementation of a model
        program in technology and literacy for K-12
        education teachers..................................         200,000
    Bellevue School District, Washington, for implementation
        of an English as a Second Language training program.         250,000
    Bethesda Children's Home, Meadville, PA, to integrate a
        vocational and technical component into the
        educational curriculum..............................          50,000
    Big Brothers Big sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc.,
        Pittsburgh, PA, for a mentoring initiative for
        children of incarcerated parents....................         150,000
    Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Anchorage, Fairbanks, and
        Southeast Alaska, in partnership with Alaska
        Department of Education, the Boys and Girls Club and
        Cook Inlet Tribal Council for a comprehensive
        mentoring program for at-risk children..............         300,000
    Bossier Parish School Board, Benton, LA, for technology
        enhancements........................................         100,000
    Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston, MA, for youth musical
        training and educational programs...................         400,000
    Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA,
        to develop a school-based mentoring program.........          50,000
    Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Atlanta, GA, for
        computer training for at-risk youth.................       2,000,000
    Boys and Girls Clubs of Indian River County, Vero Beach,
        FL..................................................         100,000
    Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc., New York, NY, for a
        financial literacy project at the Germantown
        Settlement Charter School in Philadelphia, PA.......          25,000
    Bozeman Public School District, Bozeman, MT, for a
        pilot, standards-based learning program for
        elementary, middle, and high school students........         650,000
    Bradford High School, Bradford, PA, to improve the
        metalworking program................................         100,000
    Bucks County Quality Child Care Coalition for Early Care
        and Education, Doylestown, PA, to improve the
        quality of early childhood education programs.......          50,000
    Burns Telecommunications Center at Montana State
        University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, to support the
        coalition for establishing a National Teacher
        Enhancement Network for access to high quality
        online professional development for science teachers         250,000
    CableLife Community Enrichment Corporation, Louisville,
        KY, for after school programs.......................          50,000
    Cabrini Mission Foundation, New York, NY, for
        technology, math and science resources..............          50,000
    Caddo Parish School Board, Shreveport, LA, for
        technology enhancements.............................         100,000
    Calcasieu Parish School Board, Lake Charles, LA, for
        technology enhancements.............................         100,000
    Caldwell County Education Consortium, Lenoir, NC, for
        teacher training program............................         250,000
    Canaan Community Development Corporation, Louisville,
        KY, for after school programs.......................          50,000
    Canton City Schools, Canton, OH, for the Genesis math
        project.............................................         250,000
    Canton School District in Canton, SD, for a community
        education program...................................          50,000
    Canton Symphony Orchestra, Canton, OH, for orchestra
        education...........................................         400,000
    Carnegie Science Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, for
        education programs for teachers and students as part
        of the Pittsburgh International Science and
        Technology Festival.................................          50,000
    Carthage Technical Center, Carthage, MO, for equipment..         250,000
    Centennial School District, PA, for a payment under
        subpart 20 of part D of title V of the ESEA, without
        regard to the requirements of that subpart..........         450,000
    Center for Educational Services, Auburn, ME, to
        establish the Schools and Technology for Assessment
        and Reflection (STAR) program.......................         300,000
    Center for Houston's Future, Houston, TX, for early
        education programs..................................         150,000
    Center for Integrative Medicine at Inner Harmony, PC,
        Clarks Summit, PA, to develop a pilot program to
        assist children in coping with stress...............         200,000
    Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and
        Schooling (CITES), Brigham Young University-Public
        School Partnership, Provo, UT, for public school
        reading instruction for intermediate and secondary
        grades..............................................         300,000
    Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Carlisle, PA, for an
        arts in education program...........................          25,000
    Central Valley School District 356 in Greenacres, WA, to
        purchase and implement the PLATO system to improve
        student achievement.................................         500,000
    Centre County AVTS, Pleasant Gap, PA, for technology
        equipment...........................................         100,000
    Chambers County Board of Education, Lafayette, AL, for
        the School District Internet Access Project.........          50,000
    Champions of Caring, Villanova, PA, to support a
        recognition program for high school students serving
        their communities...................................         100,000
    Charter School Development Corporation in Las Vegas, NV,
        to focus on technology and college preparation......         800,000
    Charter School Institute, Philadelphia, PA, for the
        Shipyard Charter School to develop curriculum and
        acquire equipment for apprentice programs...........          50,000
    Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR, for a high
        school equivalency program..........................          30,000
    Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD, in
        collaboration with the Living Classrooms Foundation,
        Baltimore, MD, to provide field and computer
        programs about the Chesapeake Bay...................         350,000
    Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD, for
        environmental education programs in Pennsylvania....          50,000
    Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, OH, for
        fiber optic data transmission system equipment......         100,000
    City of Baker School Board, Baker, LA, for technology
        enhancements........................................          50,000
    City of Providence, RI, on behalf of the Providence
        Public Schools, for an assessment of the school
        system, and development and implementation of a
        school improvement plan.............................         150,000
    City of San Bernardino, CA Superintendent of Schools to
        expand the Schools-to-Careers initiatives...........         350,000
    City of San Jose, CA, Office of Early Care and Education
        Services to enhance training in the Smart Start
        program.............................................         400,000
    City of Stockton, Stockton, CA, for the Stockton After
        School Program......................................         500,000
    City Year Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for the High School
        Heroes program to reduce truancy and drop-out rates.         225,000
    Clark County Public Education Foundation in Las Vegas,
        NV, to support development of educational and
        technical activities................................         100,000
    Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, to provide
        support for academic enrichment activities..........          75,000
    Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, ``Success
        Through English Program'' (STEP) to provide
        intensive English Language instruction and testing
        services............................................         150,000
    Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, for
        intensive math and reading intervention programs,
        including equipment costs...........................         100,000
    Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV, for teacher
        quality improvements................................       1,500,000
    Clemson University, Clemson, SC, for Call Me Mister
        program.............................................         250,000
    Cleveland Avenue YMCA, Montgomery, AL, to support an
        after school program serving at-risk youth..........          50,000
    Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, OH, for One by
        One Thousand Outreach project.......................         250,000
    Cleveland Independent School District, Cleveland, OH, to
        further implement the Voyager Universal Literacy
        Program, the Voyager Passport Program and other
        Voyager Expanded Learning programs designed to
        improve student literacy............................         150,000
    Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH, for
        distance learning...................................         500,000
    Coahoma Community College, Clarksdale, MS, to support
        improved student achievement and teacher quality
        through the Student-Teacher Enhancement Program.....          50,000
    Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center,
        Inc., Philadelphia, PA, to support environmental
        research conducted at the center by select high
        school students.....................................         100,000
    Coconino County School District, Arizona, for teacher
        quality improvements................................         500,000
    College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY, for a
        Teacher Education and Enrichment Program............         400,000
    College Summit, Inc., Washington, DC, for increasing
        college enrollment rate of low income youth.........       3,000,000
    Communities in Schools of Virginia, Richmond, VA, to
        continue to help children achieve academic success,
        and to expand its program to more communities.......         150,000
    Communities in Schools, Alexandria, VA, for national
        program activities to coordinate community resources
        to help youth stay in school........................         800,000
    Community Economic Empowerment Corporation, Louisville,
        KY, for after school programs.......................          50,000
    Community Foundation in Decatur, IL, to support science
        programs and related academic activities for local
        high school students................................         100,000
    Community Foundation of Louisville, Louisville, KY, for
        Lac Viet reading programs...........................          50,000
    Community of Agile Partners in Education/Pennsylvania
        Educational Telecommunications Exchange Network
        (CAPE/PETE), Bethlehem, PA, for distance learning
        programs............................................         300,000
    Conservatory for the Performing Arts Charter School, St.
        Paul, MN, for development and support of educational
        programs............................................          25,000
    Constitutional Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, to develop
        educational programming on the history of the
        Constitution........................................          50,000
    Continuation and expansion of the Iowa Communications
        Network statewide fiber optic demonstration.........       1,000,000
    County of Charleston, Charleston, SC, for a Charleston
        Media Technology Park project.......................         200,000
    County of Venango, Franklin, PA, to promote
        environmental and heritage education................          50,000
    Danville Independent Schools, Danville, KY, for Danville
        Kids' University....................................         150,000
    Dauphin County, PA, for a Truancy and Delinquency
        Reduction Program...................................          50,000
    Delaware Valley Earth Force, Wyncote, PA, for
        environmental education programs....................          37,500
    Delta Greely School District, Delta Junction, AK, to
        develop interactive online courses and provide
        distance education services (via the Internet) to
        small schools in rural Alaska.......................         750,000
    Deming Public Schools, Deming, NM, to support the
        alternative high school program, district
        improvement plan and technology enhancement program.         680,000
    DePaul School, Louisville, KY, for educational
        instructional materials.............................          50,000
    Discovery Center of Science and Technology, Bethlehem,
        PA, for educational programs and exhibits that will
        demonstrate best practices for teaching science.....         200,000
    East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, Baton Rouge,
        Louisiana, for technology enhancements..............         100,000
    Eastern National, Fort Washington, PA, for education
        programs............................................          50,000
    Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA, Longmont, CO, to support
        afterschool programs................................          15,000
    Educare of Omaha, Inc., NE to promote school readiness
        among low-income children...........................         750,000
    Education Leaders Council, Washington, DC, for the
        Following Leaders project...........................      10,000,000
    Educational Service District #101, Spokane, WA for
        distance learning...................................         300,000
    El Dorado Public Schools, El Dorado, KS, to extend
        Project Connect.....................................         250,000
    Encore Series, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for the Jazz in
        the Schools music education program.................         100,000
    Endeavor Academy, Titusville, FL, for professional
        development workshops to K-12 teachers in math,
        science, technology and reading.....................         200,000
    Entrepreneurship Florida, Tampa, FL, for teacher
        training, student curriculum/text material,
        administrative costs................................         100,000
    Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Fairbanks,
        AK, for the 4 R Children's program..................         300,000
    Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia, for a
        delinquency prevention program for students with
        behavioral and emotional needs......................         200,000
    Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia, to
        initiate a course in Emergency Medical Services for
        Falls Church High School to respond to future
        security and safety incidents.......................         100,000
    Fairfax Education Foundation, Fairfax, Virginia, to
        implement a web-based communications portal,
        Partnerships to Advance Learning....................         250,000
    Family First Foundation, Erie, PA, for alternative
        education programs for at-risk youth................          75,000
    Family Life Center, Inc., Louisville, KY for after
        school programs.....................................          50,000
    Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI,
        to expand afterschool programming for minority and
        at-risk youth.......................................         125,000
    Father Maloney's Boy's Haven, Louisville, KY for
        education programs..................................          50,000
    Field Kindley High School, Coffeyville, KS, for start-up
        costs for implementing a Health Careers program.....         250,000
    First Book, Washington, DC, to establish a First Book
        Rural Initiative in Idaho...........................         450,000
    First Tee, St. Augustine, FL for a character education
        program.............................................       1,000,000
    Fisher's Peak YMCA, Trinidad, CO, for afterschool
        programs and a summer camping program...............          15,000
    Flagship After School Program in Missoula County, MT,
        for after school and summer school programs.........         100,000
    Florida Orchestra, Tampa, Florida, for a demonstration
        program.............................................         250,000
    Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, for a
        Florida reading, math and science initiative........       1,500,000
    For Us Northwest, Portland, OR, for a mentoring program
        for children affected by HIV/AIDS...................          25,000
    Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX,
        for the ISD Imagination Station project.............         500,000
    Foundation for the Improvement of Mathematics and
        Science Education, CA for student assessment,
        teacher training, and curriculum development........         100,000
    Foundation for the Improvement of Mathematics and
        Science Education, San Diego, CA, to implement the
        Blueprint for Student Success project in the San
        Diego City Schools..................................         800,000
    Fox Valley Family YMCA, Plano, Illinois, for the Teen
        Action Agenda Program...............................         230,000
    Franklin Technology Center, Joplin, MO, for equipment...         250,000
    Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, PA, to support
        civic education programs for students...............         100,000
    Futures For Children, Albuquerque, NM, to support
        programs that help American Indian youth stay in
        school..............................................       1,100,000
    Galena School District, Galena, AK, for a distance
        education program...................................         500,000
    Galena School District, Galena, AK, to develop an
        assets-building program for transitioning of Rural
        Alaska Students in boarding school environments.....         600,000
    Galilee Community Development Corporation, Louisville,
        KY for academic tutoring and enrichment.............          30,000
    Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, for the development
        of an arts in education program to serve K-12
        students............................................          50,000
    Gibson Technical Center, Reeds Spring, MO, for equipment         250,000
    Girl Scouts of the USA, Washington DC for a science and
        math program........................................         500,000
    Give Every Child A Chance, Manteca, CA, to provide
        tutoring services to children in grades K-12........         500,000
    Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, for a
        Teacher Academy program to address the unique needs
        of and demand for teachers in urban districts.......          50,000
    Grant Joint Union High School District, Sacramento,
        California, for Maritime Technology Training Program          53,000
    Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH, to develop
        educational programs to promote literacy in math,
        science, and technology.............................         350,000
    Great Projects Film Company, Inc., Washington, DC, to
        produce ``Educating America,'' a documentary about
        the challenges facing our public schools............          50,000
    Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Cleveland, OH for
        curriculum development for an advanced manufacturing
        and engineering technology academy..................         250,000
    Green Tree School, Philadelphia, PA, for an educational-
        based, after school program for students with
        serious emotional disturbances......................          50,000
    Hartman Home Transitional Living Program, Wilkes-Barre,
        PA, to support the development of critical life
        skills for at-risk youth............................          50,000
    Heartland Regional Community Foundation, St. Joseph, MO,
        to create a regional youth development program for
        12-15 year olds.....................................         125,000
    Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, for the
        Information Technology, Innovative Teaching, and
        Instructional Technology (IT-3) program to develop
        and implement a technology training program for K-12
        teachers............................................         500,000
    Hollidaysburg Area School District, Hollidaysburg, PA
        for an interactive instructional system.............         100,000
    Holton High School, Holton, KS, for equipment and
        technology infrastructure...........................         150,000
    Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas, for
        River Oaks Elementary to set up an International
        Baccalaureate program...............................          50,000
    Humphreys County School District, MS, for curriculum and
        library resource improvement........................          25,000
    Huntingdon College, Montgomery, AL, for training K-12
        teachers in the use of education technology.........         200,000
    Hurley School District in Hurley, Wisconsin for after
        school programs.....................................         250,000
    I Can Learn, New Orleans, LA for technology programs....       3,500,000
    Idaho Falls School District 91, Idaho Falls, Idaho, to
        implement an English as a Second Language
        instructional program...............................         400,000
    Illinois Coalition of Challenger Learning Centers,
        Bloomington and Woodstock, Illinois, for science
        education programs..................................         500,000
    Illinois Math and Science Academy for 21st Century
        Information Fluency Project.........................         500,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for
        North Chicago SD #187 for school improvement to low-
        performing high schools and middle schools..........          90,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for
        the Flora School District career and technical
        education...........................................         125,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for
        the Robinson High School computing program..........         165,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for
        Waukegan CUSD #60 for school improvement to low-
        performing high schools and middle schools..........          90,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL for
        Wheeling CCSD #21 for math achievement in the middle
        grades..............................................          70,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield,
        Illinois, for Aurora West SD 129, to assist in
        implementing Career Academies at West Senior High
        School..............................................         250,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield,
        Illinois, for Carpentersville CUSD 300 for school
        improvement interventions in their low-performing
        high schools and middle schools.....................         300,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield,
        Illinois, for Elgin U 46 to strengthen and expand
        the instruction related to the Illinois Learning
        Standards in Career and Technical Education.........         250,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield,
        Illinois, for Illinois Virtual High School Project..          50,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield,
        Illinois, for the Taft School District 90 to improve
        student achievement through technology-based and
        resource-based instruction..........................         150,000
    Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield,
        Illinois, to establish an early learning program in
        Plainfield CCSD 202.................................         150,000
    Independence USD 446, Independence, KS, for teacher
        training and technology curriculum development......         250,000
    Indian River Community College, Fort Pierce, FL, for
        teacher education and training......................         100,000
    Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Danville,
        VA, for technology training for educators and
        students............................................         600,000
    Institute for Education and the Arts of the National
        Music Center and Museum Foundation, Washington, DC
        for a music education demonstration.................         500,000
    Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for
        educational programs for at-risk students...........         750,000
    Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for
        programmatic costs at Annandale High School in
        Virginia............................................         225,000
    Institute for Student Achievement, Lake Success, NY, for
        programmatic costs at Glen Cove High School in New
        York................................................         140,000
    Institute of HeartMath, Boulder Creek, CA for a national
        demonstration on student standardized testing.......       1,000,000
    Intermediate Unit 17 Technology Improvement Project,
        Williamsport, PA, to support school districts and
        enhance their access to information technology......         200,000
    International Music Products Association, Carlsbad,
        California, to provide students in San Diego County
        with music education................................         125,000
    Iowa Association of School Boards, Des Moines, IA for
        the Lighthouse for School Reform project............         500,000
    Iowa Department of Education to continue and expand a
        demonstration program for additional bilingual and
        English as a Second Language training...............       1,000,000
    Iowa Department of Education to continue the Iowa School
        Construction Demonstration Project..................       7,000,000
    Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines, IA, for an
        initiative to educate students on the role of
        international trade in the U.S. economy.............         155,000
    Iron County Schools, Cedar City, UT, to support the
        development of the Student Achievement Management
        (SAM) information system............................         100,000
    Isaac Stern Education Legacy in New York, NY, to
        integrate distance learning and educational
        technology with music education programs............         150,000
    JASON Foundation for Education to extend science
        education and teacher professional development
        programs to schools in South Carolina...............         500,000
    Jefferson County Public School District, Golden,
        Colorado, for an English Language Development
        Program.............................................         500,000
    Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS, Reynoldsville, PA, to
        improve the technical education capacity of the
        school..............................................         250,000
    Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc., Louisville, KY,
        for economic education..............................          40,000
    Junior Achievement of Southwest Pennsylvania, Inc.,
        Warrendale, PA, to implement Exhange City, a
        nationally recognized, innovative learning program,
        in Pittsburgh.......................................         100,000
    Kathleen Elementary School, Lakeland, Florida, for
        technology enhancements.............................          30,000
    Kids Voting South Dakota in Pierre, SD to expand
        programming in tribal schools.......................          60,000
    KIPP Foundation, San Francisco, CA for KIPP School
        Leadership Program..................................       4,000,000
    KNME, Albuquerque, NM, to support the American Indian
        Literacy program....................................         750,000
    Knowledge Works, Cincinnati, OH for Ohio High School
        Transformation Initiative...........................       1,000,000
    L.E.A.D.E.R.S program, Rochester Hills, Michigan for
        character education programs........................         150,000
    LA's BEST After School Enrichment Program in Los
        Angeles, CA.........................................         400,000
    Lafayette Parish School Board, Lafayette, Louisiana, for
        technology enhancements.............................         100,000
    Lafourche Parish School Board, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for
        technology enhancements.............................         100,000
    Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force, Erie, PA, for
        environmental education programs....................          37,500
    Lansing Public Schools, Lansing, MI, to implement the
        Help One Student to Succeed Reading Centered School
        program.............................................         198,000
    Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America,
        Oklahoma City, OK for the Learning for Life program.         200,000
    Lenawee Agricultural Learning Center, Adrian, MI, for
        fiber optic connection and equipment................          92,000
    Letcher County Board of Education, Whitesburg, Kentucky,
        for technology equipment............................         300,000
    Liberty Memorial Association, Kansas City, MO, to
        develop education programs for students.............          50,000
    Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Kentucky, for Math and
        Sciences Career Development Center..................         350,000
    Line Mountain School District, Trevorton, PA, to develop
        a pilot project designed to offer specialized
        curriculum and vocational training related to
        careers in volunteer firefighting to high school
        students in Pennsylvania............................          50,000
    Livingston Parish Technology and Literacy Center, Denham
        Springs, Louisiana, for educational programs........          71,000
    Loess Hills Area Education Agency in Iowa for a
        demonstration in early childhood education..........         750,000
    Logan City School District, Logan, UT, for support of
        the Early Reading Assistance Project................         100,000
    Long Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Melville, New York,
        for music educational programs......................         250,000
    Look Up To Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, to encourage the
        development of Cleveland's young leaders............          75,000
    Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey,
        California, for the Early Advantage Initiative
        project.............................................         500,000
    Louisiana Department of Education for TAP, a multi-
        tiered, teacher staffing model that provide teachers
        with new career growth paths, increased salary
        flexibility and ongoing professional development....         200,000
    Lycoming County Career Consortium, Williamsport,
        Pennsylvania, to improve the technical education
        capacity of the consortium..........................         100,000
    Marketplace for Kids for an entrepreneurial education
        program in North Dakota.............................         300,000
    Marywood University, Scranton, PA, for technology and
        curriculum development for the Center for Assistive
        Technology laboratories to provide training to K-12
        educators on teaching practices.....................         300,000
    Maui Economic Development Board for Girls into Science
        Program.............................................         300,000
    Medaille College, Buffalo, New York, for literacy
        program at the Western New York Center for Literacy
        and Learning........................................          50,000
    Messiah College, Grantham, PA, to support initiatives to
        improve educational opportunities for children in
        grades K-12.........................................         200,000
    MicroSociety, Philadelphia, PA, to further develop and
        disseminate a whole school model of reform..........         200,000
    Midlands Youth Foundation, Chicago, IL, for the Beat the
        Streets Program.....................................         150,000
    Military Heritage Foundation, Carlisle Barracks, PA, for
        the United States Army Heritage and Education Center
        for education materials and programs on military and
        social history......................................         100,000
    Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation to continue a
        demonstration on full-service schools in Iowa.......         500,000
    Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation to support a full-
        service community school in the Tukwila school
        district in Washington State........................         250,000
    Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, to
        replicate the full-service community school program
        in Pennsylvania.....................................         300,000
    Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, in
        collaboration with the University of Minnesota, for
        improving academic achievement through history
        education...........................................          25,000
    Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California, for the
        International Baccalaureate Program.................          25,000
    Mississippi Broadcasting Networks, Jackson, MS, for
        public radio broadcast of student writing through
        the Rural Voices initiative.........................         100,000
    Monett R-1 School District, Monett, MO, for support of
        the Southwest Area Career Center, including
        acquisition of equipment and technology.............         500,000
    Monroe City School District, Monroe, Louisiana, for
        technology enhancements.............................          50,000
    Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA, for
        equipment and the expansion of the Young Artists
        Workshop, an arts education program offered to
        underprivileged students from the Philadelphia
        School District.....................................          50,000
    Motivational Productions, Garden Ridge, TX, to establish
        a violence/drug prevention and character education
        program.............................................         250,000
    Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, to expand
        its music and arts program..........................         225,000
    Mountain Laurel Center, Bushkill, PA, for equipment and
        program development related to the Mountain Laurel
        Institute...........................................         200,000
    Musical Arts Association, Cleveland, OH for education
        outreach programs projects..........................         500,000
    Naperville Community Unit School District 203,
        Naperville, Illinois, for a P.E. 4LIFE Institute to
        train more physical education teachers throughout
        the state on proven methods of innovative physical
        education programs..................................         200,000
    National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA, for technology for the
        Flite-Zone immersive classroom and expansion of
        nature education programs...........................         100,000
    National Council of La Raza, Washington, D.C., to
        develop assessment guidelines for limited English
        proficient students and to expand professional
        development academies...............................         500,000
    National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship to
        Handicapped and Disadvantaged Youth in partnership
        with Seattle Public Schools to provide financial
        literacy and entrepreneurship education to low-
        income and minority youth...........................         100,000
    National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship to
        Handicapped and Disadvantaged Youth, Inc.,
        Pittsburgh, PA, to provide financial literacy and
        entrepreneurship education to low-income and
        minority youth in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.......         100,000
    National History Day for a history competition in Iowa..         100,000
    National Maritime Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC,
        for the Spirit of Enterprise Maritime Heritage
        Education Program...................................          75,000
    National Science Center Foundation, Augusta, GA for
        educational technology and other purposes...........       1,000,000
    National Student Partnerships, Washington, DC, for
        National Service Program training activities to
        improve and evaluate methods of expansion for
        national training programs..........................         100,000
    National Ten-Point Leadership Foundation, Boston, MA,
        for math and science programs for at-risk youth.....         225,000
    New Avenues for Youth, Portland, OR, for educational
        services to homeless youth..........................          30,000
    New Orleans Outreach to expand the programming and
        administration of their school based volunteer
        program.............................................         200,000
    New School University, New York, NY, for a pilot program
        to provide supplementary services and support to at-
        risk, low-income high school students...............         250,000
    New York University, Child Study Center, NY, for the
        ``Parent Corps'' initiative.........................         100,000
    New Zion Community Development Foundation, Inc.,
        Louisville, Kentucky, for after school programs.....          50,000
    North Carolina Electronics and Information Technologies
        Association, Raleigh, North Carolina, for its School
        Technology Demonstration Project....................         250,000
    North Central Regional Education Laboratory, Naperville,
        IL for a center to help states implement the No
        Child Left Behind Legislation.......................         200,000
    North Rockland Central School District for an Early
        Childhood Center in Rockland County, NY.............          50,000
    North Slope Borough School District, Barrow, AK, for an
        early childhood education program...................         300,000
    Northern Illinois University, College of Liberal Arts
        and Sciences, DeKalb, IL, for student support,
        including stipends, equipment and computers for a
        paleontology research project.......................         100,000
    Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, OH, for a science
        education network...................................       1,700,000
    Ohio Department of Education for Teacher Preparation
        Demonstration--Charter College and Apprenticeship
        Model...............................................         800,000
    Oil City Area School District, Oil City, PA, to
        establish a technology laboratory...................         100,000
    Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma City,
        Oklahoma, to sustain and expand their handheld
        computer program....................................         150,000
    On line Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for an on-line
        project.............................................         200,000
    Opera Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for the
        Sounds of Learning arts education program...........          50,000
    Oregon Partnership, Portland, OR, for a program to close
        the achievement gap for Hispanic students...........         125,000
    Ouachita Parish School Board, Monroe, Louisiana, for
        technology enhancements.............................          50,000
    PACE Juvenile Justice Center in Des Moines, Iowa, to
        establish the Director's Council of Des Moines to
        coordinate youth services...........................         300,000
    Pacific Islands Educational Center in American Samoa, to
        support the use and application of basic English and
        math skills.........................................         400,000
    Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Chipley, Florida,
        to establish a reading teacher program..............         500,000
    Parent Institute for Quality Education in San Diego, CA,
        to provide a parent training program................         100,000
    Parents as Teachers National Center, St. Louis, MO, to
        revise the Born to Learn Curriculum.................         400,000
    Parents, Inc., Anchorage, AK, for expansion of Parents
        Inc. programs and activities in Alaska..............         500,000
    Parks Unlimited, Inc., Franklin, PA, for environmental
        education programs..................................          50,000
    Partners in Economic Progress in Des Moines, IA, for a
        mentoring and education support program for
        disadvantaged children..............................         400,000
    Partnership for Children, Kansas City, MO, for
        structured before and after school educational
        programs............................................       1,000,000
    Peace Center, Inc., Louisville, KY, for after school
        programs............................................          20,000
    Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, for
        support of an after-school arts program.............          25,000
    Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Lancaster, PA, to develop
        and conduct a performance-based, classical music
        education program...................................          50,000
    Pennsylvania Ballet Association, Philadelphia, PA, for
        outreach and education programs.....................         100,000
    People for People, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for programs
        at the Parent Information Resource Center...........         100,000
    Philadelphia Department of Recreation, Philadelphia, PA,
        for a mentoring initiative as part of the Camp
        William Penn program................................          50,000
    Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, for a Sports
        and Entertainment Career Expo to expose high school
        students to career opportunities in the sports
        industry............................................          50,000
    Philadelphia Health Management Corporation,
        Philadelphia, PA, in collaboration with the National
        Center for Learning Disabilities, to conduct early
        childhood literacy training and program development
        activities as part of the Get Ready to Read!
        Initiative..........................................         100,000
    Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Association for
        Nonviolence Inc., Philadelphia, PA, for its College
        for Teens program...................................          50,000
    Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, Philadelphia, PA, for
        an after-school art education program...............          25,000
    Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia, PA, for
        educational programs................................         175,000
    Philadelphia Safe and Sound, Philadelphia, PA, to offer
        comprehensive youth development activities,
        including after-school programming, as part of a
        full community school approach......................         100,000
    Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA, for the Zoo School
        Education program and the Junior Zoo Apprentice New
        Ventures program....................................         250,000
    Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh,
        PA, to provide educational programs for students
        visiting the gardens................................         200,000
    Pinal County School District, Arizona, for teacher
        quality improvements................................         500,000
    Pittsburgh Technology Council, Pittsburgh, PA, for
        technology upgrades and expansion of the Technology
        Literacy Initiative to train K-12 teachers and
        students in the use of computers....................         100,000
    Pittsburgh Voyager, Pittsburgh, PA, for math and science
        education programming for students..................         250,000
    Plymouth Community & Renewal Center, Louisville, KY for
        summer day camp and managing adolescent problems....          20,000
    Point Hope Daycare Center, Point Hope, AK, to train
        teachers and improve programs for young children....          50,000
    Presbyterian Community Center, Louisville, KY for youth
        development education...............................         100,000
    Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA, for curriculum
        development and environmental education programs....          25,000
    Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas,
        Virginia, for Middle School Reading and Math
        Remediation Program.................................         200,000
    Prince William County Public Schools, Manassas,
        Virginia, for Bilingual Literacy Extended
        Kindergarten Program................................         200,000
    Project 2000, Washington, DC, for after school programs
        to provide academic and mentoring services to inner
        city youth..........................................         125,000
    Project GRAD-USA Inc., Houston, TX, for continued
        support and expansion of the program focusing on
        school reform.......................................      20,000,000
    Project H.O.M.E., Philadelphia, PA, for an afterschool
        program.............................................         100,000
    Project Rainbow, Philadelphia, PA, to provide early
        childhood services and after-school programs........         250,000
    Provo City Public Schools, Provo, Utah, to develop,
        purchase and implement an English language
        instructional program for training and certifying
        ESL teachers........................................         300,000
    Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA, for the Youth
        Education for Tomorrow Center, as part of an after-
        school, literacy initiative.........................          50,000
    Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, Madison, OH, for
        educational programs................................          90,000
    Rapides Parish School Board, Alexandria, Louisiana, for
        technology enhancements.............................         100,000
    ReadNet Foundation, New York, NY, for a web-based
        educational program.................................         300,000
    Recognizing Achievement-Rewarding Excellence Foundation,
        Troy, MI, for an award and education program and
        student leadership services.........................         225,000
    Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for
        character education programs in Chesapeake and
        Suffolk School systems..............................         350,000
    Research for Better Schools, Philadelphia, PA, to
        provide research-based technical assistance to
        school districts to assist in implementing math and
        science goals.......................................          50,000
    Richmond Public School System, Richmond, Virginia, for
        technology upgrades.................................          62,000
    Rio Rancho Public Schools in New Mexico, for the
        Consortium of Teacher Excellence....................         100,000
    Riverside County Office of Education, Riverside, CA, for
        the Riverside County Achievement Team Program.......         133,000
    Robert Morris College to expand its College Excel
        program that provides college academic and career
        skills to high school seniors and juniors...........         750,000
    Rock School, Philadelphia, PA, to support dance
        education and a school outreach program.............         150,000
    Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs, Louisville, KY, for
        Project Learn and Family Learning Centers...........         200,000
    San Bernardino City Unified School District, San
        Bernardino CA, for vocational training program......         750,000
    San Bernardino City Unified School District, San
        Bernardino, CA, for developing English skills for
        English learners....................................         500,000
    San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, San
        Bernardino, California, for a Virtual High Tech High
        Program.............................................         500,000
    San Juan Unified School District, Carmichael, CA, for
        Focus on Literacy project...........................         326,000
    San Juan Unified School District, Carmichael, CA, for
        Mira Loma High School Arcade Creek environmental
        education program...................................          96,000
    San Pasqual Academy, Escondido, California, for
        information technology infrastructure...............         125,000
    School District of La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, for after
        school programs.....................................         250,000
    School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, to
        further a demonstration family literacy education
        program.............................................         125,000
    School District of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach,
        Florida, to expand curriculum and professional staff
        development.........................................         200,000
    School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to
        reduce school violence by utilizing community
        partnerships........................................         250,000
    Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan, for its Pipeline
        to Science and Math Program.........................         250,000
    Scotland County School District, Laurinburg, North
        Carolina, to implement a HOSTS Reading Centered
        School Program......................................          70,000
    Scranton Cultural Center, Scranton, PA, for educational
        programs............................................         200,000
    Seattle Public Schools in partnership with Community
        Training and Assistance Center to provide technical
        assistance in educating and involving parents in
        school improvement..................................         200,000
    Seneca Highlands AVTS, Port Allegany, PA, for technology
        equipment...........................................         100,000
    Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, PA, to support a
        community arts program for students in the City of
        Chester.............................................         100,000
    Shawnee Gardens Tenants Association, Inc., Louisville,
        KY, for after school programs.......................          35,000
    Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, IA,
        to continue and expand the implementation of testing
        software in Iowa....................................         500,000
    Smethport Area School District, Smethport, PA, for
        technology upgrades.................................         100,000
    Sobriety High, St. Paul, MN, for training, curriculum
        development and program management..................         400,000
    Somerset Community College, Somerset, Kentucky, to
        develop an enhanced Next Generation Project to help
        teachers teach the importance of financial literacy
        among youth.........................................         400,000
    South Carolina Educational Television, Columbia, SC, to
        continue the Bridges Demonstration Project to
        develop educational curriculum compatible with
        digital broadcasting................................         300,000
    Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, for the
        Dallas Early Childhood Reading Initiative...........         500,000
    Southwest Area Career Center, Monett, MO, for equipment.         250,000
    Springfield Regional Arts Council, Springfield, MO, for
        arts education......................................          45,000
    Spring-Ford Area School District, Collegeville, PA, to
        assess students and provide intervention services
        for students identified in need of academic
        improvement.........................................          75,000
    St. Labre Native American Professional Development
        Center, Sheridan, WY, to expand a program to train
        teachers serving Native American students in an
        early literacy learning and math framework..........         500,000
    Stage One: The Louisville Children's Theatre,
        Louisville, KY for education projects...............          50,000
    Stark County Educational Service Center, Canton, OH for
        Leadership Skills for NCLB project..................         500,000
    STARS Club Education Program, Jeffersonville, IN, for
        after school and Saturday programs..................          40,000
    State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for the Right Start
        extended-day kindergarten program...................       1,000,000
    State of Mississippi, Department of Education, Jackson,
        MS, for the Mississippi Math Initiative to improve
        math scores of elementary and high school students..         500,000
    Summerbridge Louisville, Louisville, KY for summer
        tutoring............................................          20,000
    Sun Area Career and Technology Center, New Berlin, PA...         100,000
    Teach for America, New York, NY.........................       2,000,000
    Temple Community Development Corporation, Louisville,
        Kentucky for the Children Against Negativity (CAN)
        program.............................................          50,000
    Terrebonne Parish School Board, Houma, Louisiana, for
        technology enhancements.............................         100,000
    The ART of Leadership Foundation, Birmingham, MI, for
        curriculum development and training.................         175,000
    The Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV, for an
        outdoor program used to teach K-12 students about
        the environment of the Mojave Desert................         100,000
    The Landmark School, Prides Crossing, MA, for a
        collaborative program with Advocacy Research
        designed to detect, track, and treat childhood
        dyslexia and other language-based learning
        disabilities........................................         150,000
    The Math Forum, Philadelphia, PA, in conjunction with
        Drexel University, to support student learning via
        an interactive Math website.........................         100,000
    The National Association of Music Education (MENC),
        Reston, VA, to develop and disseminate information
        on model music education programs...................          50,000
    The National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA, for the
        infrastructure technology components for student
        outreach and distance learning......................         100,000
    Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Washington, DC, for
        development of its National Jazz Curriculum and
        teacher training workshops..........................          75,000
    Think Together, Santa Ana, California, to assist low-
        income students with homework, tutoring, and
        mentoring...........................................         400,000
    Tides Foundation, San Francisco, CA, for the McKelvey
        entrepreneurial college scholarships to rural, low
        income Pennsylvania high school graduates...........         300,000
    To provide assistance to low-performing schools, of
        which $18,200,000 shall be for a grant to the
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education
        to provide assistance, through subgrants, to low-
        performing school districts that are slated for
        potential take-over and/or on the Education
        Empowerment List as prescribed by Pennsylvania State
        Law; and of which $1,800,000 shall be for a grant to
        Lock Haven University for the Philadelphia School
        District/Lock Haven Professional Development
        Partnership for professional development and related
        services. The Commonwealth initiative is intended to
        improve the management and operations of the school
        districts; assist with curriculum development;
        provide after-school, summer and weekend programs;
        offer teacher and principal professional development
        and promote the acquisition and effective use of
        instructional technology and equipment..............      20,000,000
    Today Foundation, Dallas, TX, for the expansion of the
        Imagination Station literacy program to deliver
        reading curriculum over the internet using animation          50,000
    Together! in Olympia, WA, to support after school
        programs for at-risk youth..........................          50,000
    Town of Cumberland, RI, to provide after school
        programming for latch key and at risk children......          50,000
    U.S. Dream Academy, Inc., Columbia, MD, to expand after
        school programs for at-risk children with a family
        history of incarceration............................          75,000
    Unified School District #260, Derby, KS, to develop a
        central point for data warehousing in the district..         250,000
    United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
        for early childhood education and after school and
        summer programs.....................................         240,000
    United Sports Foundation, Downingtown, PA, for computers
        and program support for an after school program.....          50,000
    United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, for the
        SPARK initiative and Get Ready to Read!.............         150,000
    University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, in conjunction
        with the Zelpha Well's Cultural Education Center,
        for music education programs for economically
        disadvantaged children..............................          75,000
    University of Alaska at Fairbanks for Alaska System for
        Early Education Development (SEED) program to expand
        early childhood services and to train Early Head
        Start teachers with AAS degrees for positions in
        rural Alaska........................................       1,500,000
    University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK, for
        educational programs in support of the Summer Arts
        Festival............................................         150,000
    University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, in collaboration
        with the Alaska Department of Education, for the
        Alaska Center for Excellence in Schools at the
        University of Alaska to assist Alaska's low-
        performing schools..................................       1,000,000
    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the
        National Office for Rural Measurement and Evaluation
        System to improve the instructional practices and
        learning possibilities of children from grades 3-8..         225,000
    University of Iowa Belin Blank Center for Gifted
        Education to continue the AP Online Academy.........       1,500,000
    University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center, Iowa City, IA,
        for the Iowa Israel: Partners in Excellence program
        to enhance math and science opportunities for rural
        Iowa students.......................................         259,000
    University of North Florida, Institute of Education,
        Jacksonville, Florida, for School Readiness HUBS
        Project.............................................         500,000
    University of Northern Iowa to continue the 2+2 teacher
        education demonstration program.....................         600,000
    University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for
        the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies to
        support summer gifted and leadership programs and
        research............................................         125,000
    University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia, for
        technology upgrade, personnel and equipment for the
        Advanced Academy of Georgia.........................         200,000
    Urban League of Lancaster County Inc., Lancaster, PA,
        for Teen Elect......................................          25,000
    US Dream Academy, Columbia, MD, for expanding mentoring
        and educational services for children of prisoners
        and children falling behind in school...............         450,000
    USD 373 Newton Public Schools, Newton, KS, to help
        incorporate technology professional development in
        the schools.........................................         250,000
    Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT, to
        improve qualifications for teachers who teach
        multiple subjects in rural areas....................       1,000,000
    Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City, UT, to
        improve reading in rural schools....................         650,000
    Valley Youth House, Allentown, PA, for after-school
        programming for K-12 students.......................          50,000
    Venango County AVTS, Oil City, PA, for technology
        equipment...........................................         100,000
    Villa Maria Education Center, Villa Maria, PA, to
        provide after-school programs for at-risk girls.....          50,000
    Virginia Biosciences Development Center, Richmond, VA,
        for the Innovative Model for Cognitive Learning
        program to develop a pilot project improving
        children's cognitive skills.........................         150,000
    Virginia Bio-Technology Research Park, Richmond,
        Virginia, for pilot program to increase students
        capacity and interest to learn by improving
        cognitive skills....................................         250,000
    Voyager Expanding Learning, Dallas, Texas, to implement
        a Voyager Universal Literacy System demonstration
        project in the 6th Congressional District of Texas..         250,000
    Voyager Expanded Learning, Dallas, Texas, to implement a
        Voyager Universal Literacy System for kindergarten
        and first grade children in the 7th Congressional
        District of Ohio....................................         200,000
    Voyager Expanded Learning, Dallas, Texas, to implement a
        Voyager Universal Literacy System in the 26th
        Congressional District of Texas.....................         250,000
    Voyager Expanded Learning, Dallas, TX, to implement the
        Voyager Universal Literacy System in public schools
        in the 18th Congressional District of Ohio..........         100,000
    Walla Walla Public Schools in Walla Walla, WA for
        English as a second language curriculum.............         400,000
    Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, PA, for its
        Educational and Outreach program for K-12 schools...          50,000
    War for Empire, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, to develop new
        programming focused on media and teacher/student
        outreach and curriculum development.................         185,000
    Washoe County School District, Reno, NV, to provide
        intensive English language instruction to students
        who are non-native speakers of English..............         200,000
    Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, to provide teacher training
        and workshops for students..........................          50,000
    Weber School District, Ogden, UT, for the development of
        the Classroom Observation Robotic Interface (CORI),
        a professional development program for teachers.....         500,000
    West Philadelphia YMCA, Philadelphia, PA, for
        educational and recreational programming to serve
        at-risk youth.......................................         200,000
    WestEd Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and
        Mathematics, San Francisco, California, to
        demonstrate and provide independent evaluation and
        review of the 24 Challenge and Jumping Levels Math
        Programs............................................         150,000
    WestEd Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and
        Mathematics, Tucson, AZ, to implement the 24
        Challenge and Jumping Levels program in Pennsylvania          50,000
    Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH, for
        education programs..................................         200,000
    Westmoreland Conservation District, Greensburg, PA, for
        education programs..................................         100,000
    Wildlands Conservancy of Eastern Pennsylvania, Emmaus,
        PA, for the expansion of hands-on environmental
        science learning programs...........................          25,000
    Wilderness Center, Wilmot, OH, for educational programs.          32,000
    William Penn School District, Lansdowne, PA, to provide
        professional development to K-12 teachers and to
        deliver educational curriculum to students, as well
        as assess progress, using computer-based software
        and hardware........................................         100,000
    Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agency #3,
        Fennimore, WI, for alternative education programs at
        Learning Academies..................................         150,000
    WITF Inc., Harrisburg, PA, to develop an educational
        curriculum for the on-line Teach PA History
        initiative..........................................          50,000
    Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Vienna,
        VA, for developing performing arts and education
        programs............................................         200,000
    Working in the Schools in Chicago to expand tutoring and
        mentoring programs in the Chicago Public Schools....         225,000
    WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, to develop a
        music-based, animated television program and
        curriculum to assist students.......................         100,000
    WQLN Educational Services, Erie, PA, to expand the
        F.A.M.I.L.I.E.S. Turn onto Literacy program.........          25,000
    Yavapai County School District, AZ, for teacher quality
        improvements........................................         500,000
    Yazoo City Schools, Yazoo City, MS, for curriculum and
        library resource improvement........................          25,000
    Yazoo County Schools, Yazoo City, MS, for curriculum and
        library resource improvement........................          25,000
    YMCA of Anchorage, AK, for after school activities for
        at-risk teens.......................................         250,000
    YMCA of Boulder Valley, Boulder, CO, for the
        Breakthrough Arts Program...........................          22,500
    YMCA of Easton, Easton, PA, for after-school programming
        for K-12 students...................................          50,000
    YMCA of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA, to provide mentoring
        services for minority youth.........................          50,000
    YMCA of McKeesport, McKeesport, PA, to support the Teen
        LEAD program serving at-risk, inner city teens......          50,000
    YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, Denver, CO, to develop a
        strong teens agenda.................................          37,500
    YMCA of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, for its Youth in
        Government program..................................          50,000
    YMCA of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, to offer
        introductory computer classes to students as part of
        an after school initiative..........................          50,000
    YMCA of Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, for support of a youth
        leadership program..................................          15,000
    YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado Springs, CO, to
        strengthen academic achievement and character
        development.........................................          30,000
    YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO, for a leadership
        training program....................................          15,000
    Youth Alive, Inc., Louisville, KY, for after school
        programs............................................          50,000
    Youth Development Center, Inc., Winchester, VA, for
        program development for at-risk and gang prevention
        after school programs...............................         350,000
    Yukon Flats School District, Fort Yukon, AK, for
        development and application of a vocational
        education program...................................         250,000
    YWCA of Anchorage, AK, for after school enrichment
        programs serving at-risk Anchorage schoolchildren
        and their mothers...................................         250,000
    Zachary Community School Board, Zachary, LA, for
        technology enhancements.............................          50,000
    Other programs
          The conference agreement includes $23,000,000 for the
    Ready to Learn program instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by
    the House and $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 for dropout
    prevention programs as proposed by the Senate. The House did
    not propose funding for this program. The conference agreement
    includes $1,490,000 for the Close Up program as proposed by the
    House. The Senate bill did not propose funding for this
    program.
          The conference agreement includes $23,674,000 for
    advanced placement fees instead of $23,347,000 as proposed by
    the House and $24,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                     SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

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

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

          The conferees also understand that a minimum of
    $9,000,000 remains available under the Project SERV program to
    provide for education-related services to school districts in
    which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a
    violent or traumatic crisis.
          The conferees direct the Department to implement the Act
    consistent with their intent, as reflected in the table above,
    and request an implementation plan to be submitted to the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of
    enactment of the Department of Education Appropriations Act,
    2004. To the extent that the Department wishes to reprogram
    funds in order to address other activities or alter the
    allocation of funds for activities listed in the chart above,
    the conferees expect the Department to follow the guidance
    provided in this statement of the managers.
          The conference agreement includes $300,000 for the
    continued operation of the National Clearinghouse for
    Educational Facilities, the Nation's sole source for
    comprehensive information about school planning, design,
    financing, construction and maintenance. These funds will be
    used to address issues related to school safety and healthy
    school buildings, as described in the administration's budget
    request. The conference agreement also includes $700,000 for
    the Clearinghouse through the Fund for the Improvement of
    Education.
          The conference agreement includes bill language requiring
    the Department to spend $850,000 for the National Recognition
    Awards program under the guidelines described in section 120(f)
    of Public Law 105-244.
          The conference agreement includes $30,000,000 for grants
    to reduce alcohol abuse as proposed by the Senate. The House
    did not propose separate funding for this.
          The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for
    mentoring programs as proposed by the House instead of
    $28,700,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement
    includes $34,000,000 for elementary and secondary school
    counseling as proposed by the Senate instead of $32,289,000 as
    proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement includes $70,000,000 for
    physical education programs as proposed by the Senate instead
    of $60,000,000 as proposed by the House. The funds should be
    used for the purpose identified in the No Child Left Behind
    Act, which states: ``The purpose of this subpart is to award
    grants and contracts to initiate, expand, and improve physical
    education programs for all kindergarten through 12th grade
    students.'' The conferees are aware that this Act also requires
    the Secretary to report to Congress describing the programs
    funded under this subpart, documenting the success of such
    programs in improving physical fitness, and making
    recommendations for the continuation and improvement of such
    programs. The conferees would like this data to inform the
    fiscal year 2005 budget processand therefore direct the
    Secretary to provide this report to Congress no later than May 3, 2004.
          The conference agreement includes $28,812,000 for the
    Civic Education program to support both the We the People
    programs and the Cooperative Education Exchange, as proposed by
    the House and Senate bills. The conferees intend that
    $16,890,000 will be provided to the nonprofit Center for Civic
    Education to support the We the People programs. Within the
    total for the We the People program, the conferees intend that
    $2,980,000 be reserved to continue the comprehensive program to
    improve public knowledge, understanding, and support of
    American democratic institutions which is a cooperative project
    among the Center for Civic Education, the Center on Congress at
    Indiana University, and the Trust for Representative Democracy
    at the National Conference of State Legislatures, and that
    $1,490,000 be used for continuation of the school violence
    prevention demonstration program, including $500,000 for the
    Native American initiative.
          The conference agreement also includes $11,922,000 for
    the Cooperative Education Exchange program. Within this amount,
    the conferees intend that $4,470,750 is for the Center for
    Civic Education and $4,470,750 for the National Council on
    Economic Education, while the remaining $2,980,500 should be
    used to continue the existing grants funded under the
    authorizing statute for civics and government education, and
    for economic education.
          The agreement also includes $25,000,000 for State Grants
    for Incarcerated Youth as proposed by the Senate. The House did
    not provide funding for this activity.

                          ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

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

                               SPECIAL EDUCATION

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

    Best Buddies International, Inc. in Miami, FL, to
        enhance the lives of people with mental retardation
        by opportunities for one-to-one friendships and
        integrated employment...............................      $1,000,000
    Best Buddies Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, for the
        expansion of mentoring programs for individuals with
        disabilities........................................          25,000
    Center for Development and Learning, Covington, LA, for
        literacy initiative.................................         100,000
    City of Rocklin, Rocklin, CA, for expansion of programs
        for learning disabled and physically disabled
        preschool children..................................         150,000
    Daeman College, Amherst, NY, for a special after school
        enrichment program for students with learning
        disabilities........................................         630,000
    Eagle Mount, Billings, MT, for Ensuring Success for
        Youth with Disabilities program.....................          59,000
    Florida School for Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, FL,
        for the Virtual Reality Based Education and Training
        Program.............................................         100,000
    Hill Top Preparatory School, Rosemont, PA, for the use
        of ReadSpeak Action Caption technology as a literacy
        tool for students with learning disabilities........          50,000
    Hoffman Homes for Youth, Gettysburg, PA, for a
        Therapeutic Horsemanship Center.....................         175,000
    International Center on Deafness and the Arts,
        Northbrook, IL, for a teacher extension training
        program.............................................         100,000
    Learning Disabilities Association of America,
        Pittsburgh, PA, to expand parent and teacher
        training programs and to increase resources
        available regarding learning disabilities...........          25,000
    Leg Up Farm, York, PA, to provide comprehensive therapy
        and rehabilitation for children.....................         175,000
    Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, for research to
        improve the lives of disabled individuals at the
        Center for Promoting Healthy Development for
        Individuals with Disabilities.......................         100,000
    McComb School District, MS, for an Early Childhood
        Coalition Project...................................         150,000
    Ohio School for the Deaf, Columbus, OH, to install and
        support a virtual reality based education and
        training for the deaf program.......................         500,000
    Spokane School District, WA, for educational technology
        to serve deaf and hard of hearing students..........         200,000
    Spurwink Institute, Portland, ME, for the Center for
        Learning and Technology to provide assistive
        technology for students with learning disabilities..         250,000
    The Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities,
        Madison, WI, for a pilot project to help teens with
        disabilities plan for the transition out of the
        educational system to adult life....................         275,000
    U.S. Disabled Athletes Fund, Atlanta, GA, for Blaze
        Sports Clubs in Georgia.............................          75,000
    University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Center for
        Instructional Technology and Learning to help
        special education teachers integrate technology into
        curriculum..........................................       1,000,000
    University of Northern Colorado National Center on Low-
        Incidence Disabilities, Greeley, CO, for support to
        local schools, educational professionals, families
        of infants, children, and youth with low-incidence
        disabilities........................................         525,000
    University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, for
        WeBCATT: The National Institute of Technology for
        Inclusive Education project.........................         350,000
    University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for
        the Center for Literacy and Assessment..............         650,000
    Wheelchair Foundation, Danville, CA, to train teachers
        on how to integrate children with physical
        disabilities into the classroom.....................          50,000
    Winchester Parks and Recreation Department, Winchester,
        VA, for playground equipment to assist disabled
        children............................................          90,000
    Workplace Technology Foundation, King of Prussia, PA, to
        provide training to special education students to
        increase employability upon graduation..............          75,000

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

                REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH

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

    Alaska Center for Independent Living, Anchorage, AK, for
        a Personal Assistance Services project to bring
        services to more remote rural communities...........        $200,000
    Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Madison
        County, AL, Lowe Mental Retardation Day Program
        Facility for equipment and program support..........         100,000
    Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Wichita,
        KS, to continue helping people with disabilities
        obtain self-sufficient employment...................         350,000
    City of Henderson, NV, for Inclusion Recreation Program.         500,000
    Crawford County Life Enrichment Achievement Progress
        (LEAP), Inc., Crawford, PA, to create a workshop
        open to the community that would demonstrate what
        life is like for those with disabilities............          10,000
    Enable America, Inc., Tampa, FL, for civic/citizenship
        demonstration project for disabled adults...........       1,000,000
    Lakeshore Foundation, Birmingham, AL, to develop a
        fitness and health promotion program for the
        disabled............................................         200,000
    National Federation for the Blind, Baltimore, MD, for
        text recognition machines...........................         150,000
    National Industries for the Blind, Alexandria, VA, to
        develop a business leadership and management skills
        training program for individuals who are blind......         250,000
    National Organization on Disability, Washington, DC, for
        the emergency preparedness initiative...............       1,000,000
    National University, La Jolla, CA, for the Institute for
        Persons Who Are Hard of Hearing or Deaf.............         625,000
    Opportunity Village Association for Retarded Citizens,
        Las Vegas, NV, to create the second phase of a
        school-to-work program for students with severe
        disabilities........................................         200,000
    Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL), Juneau, AK,
        for a joint recreation and employment project with
        the Tlingit and Haida Tribe of Alaska...............         200,000
    Special Olympics of Iowa for technology upgrades........         100,000
    Wisconsin Coalition for Independent Living Centers,
        Madison, WI, to expand assistive technology services
        to people with disabilities seeking employment......         150,000

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

               SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

                     American Printing House for the Blind

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

                   National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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

                              Gallaudet University

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

                         Vocational and Adult Education

          The conference agreement includes $2,121,690,000 for
    Vocational and Adult Education instead of $2,101,430,000 as
    proposed by the House and $2,101,490,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The agreement provides $1,330,690,000 in fiscal year
    2004 and $791,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 funding for this
    account.
          The conference agreement includes $1,202,100,000 for
    Vocational Education basic State grants instead of
    $1,200,000,000 as proposed by the House and $1,192,200,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $7,228,000 for Tribally
    Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions instead of
    $7,500,000 as proposed by the Senate and $6,955,000 as proposed
    by the House. The agreement also includes language proposed by
    the Senate notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
    regulation that the Secretary of Education shall not require
    the use of a restricted indirect cost rate for grants issued
    pursuant to the tribally controlled postsecondary vocational
    and technical institutions program. The House did not contain
    this provision.
          The conference agreement includes $4,968,000 for the
    tech-prep education demonstration authorized under section 207
    of the Perkins Act as proposed by the Senate. The agreement
    also includes $9,438,000 to continue the occupational and
    employment information program as proposed by the Senate. The
    House did not include funding for these activities.
          The conference agreement includes $577,781,000 for adult
    education State grants instead of $584,300,000 as proposed by
    the House and $571,262,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
    agreement also includes $9,223,000 for adult education national
    leadership activities and $6,732,000 for the National Institute
    for Literacy as proposed by the Senate. The House proposed
    funding for these activities at $9,438,000 and $6,517,000,
    respectively.
          The conference agreement also includes $175,000,000 for
    the smaller learning communities program as proposed by the
    House instead of $160,947,000 as proposed by the Senate. As in
    past years, the conference agreement provides the funds on a
    forward funding basis and specifies that these funds shall be
    used only for activities related to the redesign of large high
    schools enrolling 1,000 or more students.
          The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for
    community technology centers instead of $20,000,000 as proposed
    by the Senate. The House did not propose funding for this
    activity.

                          STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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

                           STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

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

                                HIGHER EDUCATION

          The conference agreement includes $2,094,511,000 for
    Higher Education instead of $1,974,036,000 as proposed by the
    House and $1,969,982,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Aid for Institutional Development
          The conference agreement includes $94,551,000 for
    Hispanic Serving Institutions as proposed by the Senate instead
    of $93,551,000 as proposed by the House. The conference
    agreement also includes $11,000,000 for Alaska and Native
    Hawaiian Institutions as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $8,180,000 as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement includes $23,425,000 for
    strengthening tribal colleges and universities, instead of
    $22,850,000 as proposed by the House and $24,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that the funds
    provided are to be used to support continuation of existing
    basic grants and new planning or implementation grant awards.
    The remaining funds shall be available for grants for
    renovation and construction of facilities to help address
    urgently needed facilities repair and expansion.
    International Education and Foreign Language Studies
          The conference agreement includes $89,740,000 for the
    domestic activities of the international education and foreign
    languages studies programs instead of $93,240,000 as proposed
    by the House and $86,240,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
          The conference agreement includes $155,311,000 for the
    Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education instead of
    $34,138,000 as proposed by the House and $32,201,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Within the amounts provided for the
    Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, the
    conference agreement includes funding for the following:

    AIB College of Business, Des Moines, IA, to continue a
        program of recruiting and training students in
        captioning and court reporting......................        $400,000
    Alabama College System Microelectronics Consortium,
        Andalusia, AL, for the advanced electronics
        technology project, including the acquisition of
        technology and equipment............................         250,000
    Alaska Christian College, Soldotna, AK, for
        scholarships, recruitment, literacy programs and
        salaries to support Native student learning.........         400,000
    Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK, to support
        training of Alaska Natives as teachers through the
        Rural Alaska Native Adult Program...................         300,000
    Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, for civic education
        activities..........................................          25,000
    Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the
        development of a collaborative abilities-based
        Master's program in Nursing Education...............         160,000
    American Academy of Liberal Education, Washington, DC,
        to develop a national model for the study of
        American democracy at colleges and universities.....         100,000
    Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, for
        the Appalachian State College Awareness Program.....          75,000
    Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas, for an
        Emergency Administration and Management Degree
        Program.............................................         500,000
    Ashland University, Ashland, OH for lab equipment.......         500,000
    Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities to
        establish the Center for On-Line Bioethics Education         250,000
    Ball State University, Muncie, IN, for support of the
        Digital Middletown Project, including the
        acquisition of technology...........................         600,000
    Bennett College, Greensboro, NC, for professional
        development activities for teachers supported
        through the Curriculum Instructional Materials
        Center..............................................       1,000,000
    Bevill State Community College, Sumiton, Alabama, for
        technology upgrade and equipment....................         300,000
    Brescia University, Owensboro, KY, for technology and
        teacher training....................................         400,000
    Brevard Community College, Cocoa, FL, for instructional
        equipment to support a Distributed Learning Center..         300,000
    Bryant College of Smithfield, RI, for program
        development, including acquisition of equipment and
        technology, and services related to the Community
        Communication and Education Center..................         200,000
    Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York, for expansion
        of the Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural
        Education...........................................         100,000
    Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Connecticut
        for the PARTNERS Program............................          50,000
    Cabrini College, Radnor, PA, for equipment and
        educational programming for the Center for Science,
        Education and Technology............................         200,000
    California Institute of Arts, Valencia, California, for
        an integrated media program.........................         200,000
    California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, for
        a Digital Media Program.............................         750,000
    California State University, San Marcos, California, for
        nursing programs to meet the needs of state and
        county in healthcare................................         350,000
    California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA,
        for Allied Health Care Professional Initiative......         167,000
    Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, for an
        Associate Degree in Nursing program.................         300,000
    Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, North
        Carolina, for the Higher Education Center Project...         250,000
    Centenary College, Hackettstown, New Jersey, to expand
        IT infrastructure...................................         200,000
    Central Florida Community College, Ocala, FL............         496,000
    Chamber Foundation, Greater Columbus Chamber of
        Commerce, Columbus, OH, for the College Access and
        Work-based Connection program.......................         350,000
    Chattanooga State Technical Community College,
        Chattanooga, TN, for Tennessee Valley Workforce
        Aging Management Program initiative.................         500,000
    Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA, to develop educational
        programming for the Center for Teacher Preparation..         100,000
    City of Lancaster, Lancaster, CA, for equipment for the
        Lancaster University Center.........................         400,000
    City of Moultrie, GA, for technology upgrades in support
        of distance learning projects undertaken by Moultrie
        Technical College...................................          25,000
    City University, Bellevue, Washington, for technology
        infrastructure......................................         300,000
    Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio, to
        implement a degree program for teachers' aides in
        Title I classrooms..................................         100,000
    Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR, for acquisition
        of computers and technology equipment...............          50,000
    Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH for technology         300,000
    Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH for a
        transition from laboratory to the classroom project.         300,000
    Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH for
        scholarships, equipment and curriculum development
        in transportation safety............................         250,000
    Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH to continue
        the collaboration between Cleveland State and the
        University of Rijeka in Croatia for the Unger
        Croatia Center for Local Government Leadship........         100,000
    Clinton School of Public Service at the University of
        Arkansas for curriculum development.................       1,000,000
    College of Charleston Science Center, Charleston, South
        Carolina, for equipment and for the Center for
        Teacher Leadership..................................         100,000
    College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ for forensic science
        program.............................................         225,000
    College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID, to continue
        implementing and enhancing distance learning
        programs............................................         300,000
    College of Wooster, Wooster, OH for information and
        instructional technology upgrade....................         975,000
    Columbia College, Chicago, IL for student scholarships
        in the College of Film and Video....................         250,000
    Columbia Gorge Community College, The Dalles, OR, for a
        nurse training program..............................         500,000
    Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA,
        for equipment and educational programs to train
        court reporters.....................................         200,000
    Community College of Beaver County, Beaver Falls, PA,
        for educational programs, including the acquisition
        of technology.......................................         100,000
    Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, for
        engineering and media technologies programs.........         350,000
    Concurrent Technologies Corporation, Largo, Florida, for
        Community College/Vocational Industry Cluster HUBS
        initiative..........................................       1,000,000
    Crowder College, Neosho, MO, for equipment..............         250,000
    Cumberland College, Williamsburg, Kentucky, for
        technology and equipment............................         600,000
    Daniel Webster College, Nashua, NH, to acquire
        technology and equipment............................       1,000,000
    Darton College, Albany, GA, for the rural technology
        network.............................................         200,000
    Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida,
        for instructional equipment and technology
        infrastructure for the Advanced Technology Center...         100,000
    Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio, for Information
        Technology Initiative...............................         350,000
    Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Media,
        PA, for faculty and students of academic
        institutions to collaborate with industry on
        research and development as part of their
        engineering programs................................         100,000
    Delta State University, Cleveland, MS, for the Delta
        Education Initiative................................       1,000,000
    DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, for computer
        wiring and technology upgrades related to training
        K-12 teachers and students..........................         100,000
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, for program support
        at the supercomputing center, with a focus on
        biotechnology, nanotechnology and environmental
        sciences............................................         100,000
    East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for
        technological infrastructure related to the Center
        for Research and Economic Development...............         200,000
    Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, to upgrade
        educational computing and technology................       1,000,000
    Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA, to
        develop curriculum and education programs for the
        Precision Manufacturing Institute...................         100,000
    Educational Resources Group, Pennsylvania State System
        of Higher Education, Harrisburg, PA, for online
        education programs..................................         100,000
    Eisenhower Fellowships, Philadelphia, PA, for the
        Philadelphia International Leadership, which may
        include support of access to foreign educational and
        internship programs.................................         100,000
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ for
        archive of aviation materials.......................       1,000,000
    Emerson College in Boston for the Tufte Performance and
        Production Center Initiative........................         500,000
    Emmanuel College, Boston, MA, for the procurement of
        educational and clinical research equipment.........         475,000
    Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY for an
        emergency management degree program.................         100,000
    Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville,
        North Carolina, for technology-training program for
        teachers............................................         250,000
    Fisk University, Nashville, TN, for the Technology
        Infrastructure Initiative, which may include the
        acquisition of technology...........................         250,000
    Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, for curriculum
        materials and acquisition of computers in support of
        the Southwest Studies Institute.....................          50,000
    Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, for technology upgrades
        and equipment.......................................          50,000
    Frank Phillips College, Borger, TX, for education
        technology..........................................         250,000
    Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL, for
        curriculum development for the Alabama Institute for
        Nursing Education and Emergency Preparedness........         400,000
    Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, Alabama, for
        technology infrastructure development for the
        Emergency Medical Services (EMS)....................         250,000
    George Meany Center for Labor Studies--the National
        Labor College for curriculum development............         900,000
    Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA,
        for the Paul Coverdell Institute and Archives.......         100,000
    Glendale Community College for K-12 Science Teacher
        Training at the Cimmarusti Science Center...........         100,000
    Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, for the inland
        northwest natural resources research center.........         350,000
    Govergence, Inc., Ponca City, OK, for curriculum
        development, computers and salary...................          50,000
    Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA, for laboratory and clinic
        equipment...........................................         500,000
    Harrisburg University of Science and Technology,
        Harrisburg, PA, for laboratory equipment and
        technology and math and science curriculum
        development.........................................         100,000
    Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA, for education
        programs to prepare post-secondary students for
        careers in biomedical research, public health and
        biotechnology.......................................         200,000
    Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY, for curriculum
        development, equipment and training.................         250,000
    Hillsborough Community College, Plant City Campus,
        Florida, for veterinarian technician training
        program.............................................         250,000
    Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS, for a pilot
        program to provide English as a Second Language to
        adults..............................................         200,000
    Hiram College, Hiram, OH, for a comprehensive
        environmental education center......................         500,000
    Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York,
        for equipment.......................................         250,000
    Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA, for teacher
        training and teacher certification programs.........          50,000
    Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA, for Business and
        Technology Center educational equipment and programs         350,000
    Hood River Integrated Technology Center, Hood River, OR,
        for an integrated technology center.................          50,000
    Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, Connecticut,
        for the urban multicultural access and success
        program.............................................         150,000
    Houston Community College System, Houston, Texas, for
        the Accelerated Nursing Proficiency Center..........          50,000
    Husson College, Bangor, ME, for support of the
        Occupational Therapy Program........................          50,000
    Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, Kansas, for
        equipment and technology acquisition................         250,000
    Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, for a Masters
        degree program in Dental Hygiene....................         400,000
    Illinois State University, Normal, IL, to support
        curriculum development, mentoring and recruitment
        programs to bring registered nurses into long term
        care................................................         300,000
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, for the
        Computing Services Center to train K-12 teachers and
        for the National Institute for Corrections Education
        to provide professional development for corrections
        education teachers..................................          50,000
    Indiana University-Purdue University, Ft. Wayne,
        Indiana, for collaboration with WFWA PBS-39.........         150,000
    Institute of Gerontology/Ruby Gerontology Center,
        California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton,
        CA, to upgrade the technological infrastructure and
        distance education capabilities.....................         500,000
    Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, IA, for the
        ICN distance learning pilot program.................         250,000
    Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation for a
        scholarship program.................................          50,000
    Iowa Student Aid Commission to continue a program of
        loan forgiveness for teachers.......................         500,000
    Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for the Project
        Urban Mississippi, Teachers, Technology, Research
        and Reading project.................................         300,000
    James A. Rhodes State College, Lima, Ohio, for
        technology and equipment............................         250,000
    Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY, for access
        for rural students..................................          50,000
    Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte, North Carolina,
        for initial development, on site start-up and staff
        recruitment costs for the establishment of a new
        campus in downtown Charlotte........................         200,000
    Kansas Technology Center, Pittsburg State University,
        Pittsburg, KS, for technology infrastructure
        improvements........................................         500,000
    Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME, to
        develop a healthcare career training initiative
        designed to increase the number of skilled workers
        in the areas of Nursing and Radiology...............         300,000
    Kent State University, Kent, OH, for GED Scholars
        project.............................................         500,000
    Kent State University, Kent, OH, for Institute for
        Library and Informational Literacy Education project         750,000
    Keystone College, LaPlume, PA, for instructional
        technology for the Education Curriculum Laboratory
        to strengthen early childhood education programming.         100,000
    Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL, for computer systems.....         250,000
    Knoxville College, Knoxville, TN, for acquisition of
        equipment and computer upgrades in support of
        improved student learning...........................         200,000
    La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, for program and
        tuition support that will advance math and science
        instruction for teachers............................         250,000
    La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, for the purchase of
        scientific educational equipment....................         133,000
    Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, for a
        Montessori project..................................         250,000
    Langston University, Langston, OK for a Thurgood
        Marshall Scholarship endowment......................         100,000
    Le-Moyne Owen College, Memphis, TN, to enhance and
        improve a computer network infrastructure...........         200,000
    Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID, to establish an
        American Indian Students in the Leadership of
        Education (AISLE) Program...........................         450,000
    Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, for campus-
        wide technology upgrades and wiring.................         100,000
    Long Island University for literacy education in
        Westbury, New York..................................         500,000
    Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH, for course
        development, instructional and operational
        technology support, technological upgrades, and
        distance learning capacity..........................         500,000
    Louisiana State University Center, Baton Rouge, LA, for
        a Latin American Commercial Law Program and a
        Biotechnology and Medicine project..................         550,000
    Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH, to improve science
        education...........................................         100,000
    Luther College, Decorah, IA for lab equipment...........         300,000
    Macon State University, Macon, GA, for educational
        programs in information technology..................          50,000
    Maricopa County Community College District, Phoenix, AZ,
        for the National Center for Teacher Preparation and
        Education to address the national teacher shortage
        and for the Hispanic Bilingual Nursing Fellow
        program.............................................         300,000
    Maryland Association of Community Colleges to improve
        instruction in Information Technology for nursing
        and allied health training programs.................       1,000,000
    Mercer University, Macon GA for a critical personnel
        development program.................................         200,000
    Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA, for an intelligence-
        related academic program that will identify and
        propagate intelligence best practices and create
        generic intelligence education courses..............         300,000
    Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, for the
        Western Colorado Rural Teacher Initiative...........         150,000
    Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, for technology upgrades
        and equipment for the McGuffey School of Education..         650,000
    Michigan Jewish Institute, Oak Park, MI for cooperative
        computing program...................................         500,000
    Michigan Virtual University/Michigan Virtual High
        School, Lansing Michigan, continued development of
        the virtual Mathematics, Science and Technology
        Academy.............................................         100,000
    Midstate College in Peoria, Illinois, for captioning
        training program....................................          75,000
    Millersville University, Millersville, PA, for
        curriculum development for environmental education,
        occupational safety and health education programs...         100,000
    Minnesota State University, College of Allied Health &
        Nursing, Mankato, MN, for development and
        implementation of a curriculum related to allied
        health professions..................................         100,000
    Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS, for the
        Center for Creative Learning........................         980,000
    Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS, for
        curriculum development..............................         500,000
    Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, Missouri, for
        computers and equipment for distance learning
        courses.............................................         321,000
    Mitchell Technical Institute in Mitchell, South Dakota
        for technology center equipment.....................         480,000
    Montana State University-Billings College of Technology,
        Billings, MT, for health care degree and certificate
        training programs...................................         441,000
    Montana State University-Billings College of Technology,
        Billings, MT, to develop and initiate a power plant
        operator training degree program....................         750,000
    Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA, for
        equipment and technology acquisition in support of
        the Advanced Center for Technology..................          75,000
    Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, for computer wiring and
        technology upgrades related to training K-12
        teachers and students...............................         100,000
    Morehead State University, Institute for Regional
        Analysis and Public Policy, Morehead, Kentucky, for
        the development of a program, including student
        scholarships, to study the implementation and
        effects of homeland security policy at the state and
        local levels of government..........................         500,000
    Morgan County Ohio, McConnelsville, OH, for a
        feasibility study on community college services.....         100,000
    Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, for
        curriculum and technology enhancements..............         975,000
    Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota for
        forensic science lab equipment......................         150,000
    Mount Union College, Alliance, OH for the Center for
        Public Service, including student scholarships......       1,000,000
    Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, for a nurse
        training program....................................          50,000
    Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, to develop a program
        for advanced discovery in the exploration of the
        physical and life sciences at the secondary and
        post-secondary grade levels.........................         100,000
    National Articulation and Transfer Network, San
        Francisco, CA to facilitate the enrollment and
        completion of postsecondary education by minority
        students............................................         100,000
    National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher
        Education, Silver Spring, MD, for an initiative to
        increase minority access to higher education and to
        assist historically black colleges and universities
        in the acquisition and use of technology............         100,000
    National Center on Rural Early Childhood Learning
        Initiatives, Mississippi State University to collect
        current research and lead new research in the unique
        learning problems and conditions of rural
        preschoolers........................................       2,200,000
    Nevada State College, Henderson, NV, for a visual media
        and computing laboratory............................         200,000
    Nevada State College, Henderson, NV, to establish an
        accelerated nursing baccalaureate degree program....         500,000
    New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, for Merging Arts
        and Sciences project................................         150,000
    Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, for an
        Advanced Technology Center..........................         200,000
    North Florida Community College, Madison, Florida, for a
        Registered Nursing Program..........................         250,000
    Northern Essex Community College, Lawrence, MA, for
        technology training center equipment and technology
        infrastructure......................................         200,000
    Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, for
        acquisition of equipment and program support of the
        Vibration and Acoustics Center......................         100,000
    Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, for
        equipment, personnel and salaries...................         500,000
    Northwest Shoals Community College, Phil Campbell,
        Alabama, for technology upgrades....................          50,000
    Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, for equipment....          50,000
    Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana,
        for technology upgrade and replacement..............         250,000
    Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, CT for Nursing
        Center of Excellence................................         150,000
    Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI for
        emergency first responder training..................         150,000
    Oklahoma Regents of Higher Education, Oklahoma City, OK,
        to support Ponca City's internet Hub project........          50,000
    Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, for the
        Nanobio Technology Program..........................         300,000
    Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR, for
        the Center for Health Professions...................          50,000
    Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, MO, for
        equipment...........................................         250,000
    Palmer Chiropractic College in Florida..................         400,000
    Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for
        the Penn State Washington Internship Program........          25,000
    Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, for
        the Pennsylvania Rural Leadership Program...........         125,000
    Perseverance Theatre, Douglas, AK to provide an
        educational program for Juneau School District
        students and the University of Alaska--Southeast in
        the theater arts....................................          50,000
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM),
        Philadelphia, PA for a Comprehensive Clinical
        Teaching and Assessment Center......................         100,000
    Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA, to acquire
        and update campus wide technology and wiring........         600,000
    Pierce College, Philadelphia, PA, technology upgrades
        and course development for the Pierce Online Four-
        Year Distance Learning initiative...................         200,000
    Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, to
        facilitate work between research universities.......         250,000
    Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, to
        better link research to technology..................         100,000
    Point Park College, Pittsburgh, PA, for support of a
        biotechnology internship program and for equipment
        associated with science laboratories................         100,000
    Project Women, Louisville, KY, to support postsecondary
        educational opportunities for single mothers in
        poverty, through financial, educational, social, and
        other support programs..............................         400,000
    Regional Learning Alliance, Marshall Township, PA, to
        acquire instructional technology and to develop
        programming as part of a life-long education
        services initiative for Pittsburgh regional industry
        and community residents.............................         200,000
    Rhodes College, Memphis, TN, for the Rhodes College
        Learning Corridor project to expand an educational
        outreach and partnership program between the
        University and the Shelby County public school
        system..............................................         500,000
    Rhodes State College, Lima, OH, for wiring, computer
        hardware and other infrastructure needs related to
        an information technology initiative................         250,000
    Robotics Foundry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for
        curriculum development..............................         150,000
    Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL, for Corporate to
        Classroom Transition................................         300,000
    Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida, for distance
        learning and video conferencing education...........         500,000
    Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT, to
        continue to develop the technology infrastructure
        for Smart Classrooms................................         200,000
    Santa Clarita Community College District, California,
        for equipment.......................................         400,000
    Savannah State University, Savannah, GA for
        environmental sciences and mass communications
        programs............................................         200,000
    Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia, to improve
        the attainment of degrees...........................          50,000
    Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan, for student
        support systems, equipment, faculty development and
        curriculum..........................................         350,000
    Seminole State College, Seminole, OK, for equipment
        acquisition in support of a technology center.......         300,000
    Seminole State College, Seminole, Oklahoma, for the Fast
        Track program at the School of Nursing for student
        support, scholarships and other services and
        assistance..........................................          50,000
    Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, for a series of
        training workshops to develop and implement Seton
        Hill's National Education Center for Women in
        Business............................................         150,000
    Sheldon-Jackson College, Sitka, AK, for teacher training
        and training of human services professionals........         500,000
    Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA, to expand and
        enhance the programming of the John O. Marsh
        Institute for Government and Public Policy..........         250,000
    Shepherd Community and Technical College, Martinsburg,
        West Virginia, for equipment for the Shepherd CTC
        paramedic program...................................         100,000
    Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, for
        educational programs at the Center for Land Use,
        which may include technical, educational and
        research assistance to municipal officials in
        surrounding areas...................................         100,000
    Southeast Missouri State University River Campus, Cape
        Girardeau, MO, for technology equipment.............       1,500,000
    Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO,
        for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program for
        registered nurses in the Bootheel Region of Missouri         250,000
    Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO,
        for the Polycom Program, which utilizes technology
        to prepare rural Missouri students for teaching
        careers.............................................          98,000
    SouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher
        Education, PA, for the Institute for Mathematics and
        Science to provide professional development to K-12
        teachers............................................         750,000
    Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, for the
        Institute for Engineering Education.................         550,000
    Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH, to
        support distance education and technological
        enhancements in classrooms..........................         500,000
    Southern Oregon University AuCoin Institute for
        Ecological, Economic, and Civic Studies will serve
        as an educational training resource for federal
        employees and students to prepare them to
        intermediate effectively between private property
        owners and policy makers............................          75,000
    Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, for
        the Round Rock Higher Education Center..............         500,000
    Spellman College, Atlanta, GA, for the Teacher as Leader
        Educational Initiative..............................          50,000
    St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida, for
        Project Eagle I.....................................       1,500,000
    St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida, to
        establish the Center for Teaching Transformation....         500,000
    Stark State College of Technology, Canton, OH for health
        technology programs and equipment upgrade...........         235,000
    Stark State College of Technology, Canton, OH, for
        equipment...........................................         500,000
    State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo, Geneseo,
        NY, to establish the Geneseo Cluster Computing
        Facility............................................         150,000
    State University of New York, College at Oneonta, New
        York, for a literacy teaching center................         160,000
    State University of NY at Albany to train students for
        their work on New Energy New York Consortium's
        Capital Region project..............................          50,000
    Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX, in
        collaboration with the City of Nacogdoches to
        support a Center for Biotechnology..................         100,000
    Stonehill College, Easton, MA, for Center for Non-Profit
        Management educational programs and equipment.......         275,000
    Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University, Clemson,
        SC, for the Campbell Leadership Project.............         100,000
    Syracuse University in New York to establish the Daniel
        Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute, including
        support for an endowment............................       5,000,000
    Talladega College, Talladega, AL, for systems
        technology, curriculum and distance learning
        development.........................................         100,000
    Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, to develop and
        disseminate best practices for teacher recruitment
        and retention programs..............................         200,000
    Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, for the minority
        engineering program within the College of Science
        and Technology......................................         300,000
    Texas State University System, Austin, TX, for a teacher
        certification initiative............................         250,000
    Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, to support a
        higher education center.............................         200,000
    Texas Tech University, Hill Country Campus, to expand
        and continue the Expanding Opportunities in Math and
        Science Education Initiative........................         250,000
    Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, for the Geriatric
        Education and Training Academy......................         200,000
    Thiel College, Greenville, PA, for campus-wide
        technology infrastructure upgrades..................         200,000
    Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ for distance
        learning technology infrastructure..................          40,000
    Trident Technical College, Charleston, South Carolina,
        to equip the hospitality, tourism and culinary arts
        program.............................................       1,000,000
    Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY for the nursing program...          50,000
    Troy State University, Montgomery, AL, for the Virtual
        University of the Armed Forces and Others...........         500,000
    Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV, for a pilot
        program to respond to the shortage of nurses........         750,000
    Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, for the development
        of an Aviation Science and Aero-Technology Program..          50,000
    Union County College, Cranford, New Jersey, for
        Technology for Tomorrow initiative..................         100,000
    United Negro College Fund Special Programs Foundation,
        Fairfax, VA, for a capacity building project
        benefiting historically black colleges and
        universities, including instrumentation acquisition
        and professional development for faculty............         100,000
    University Center, Greenville, South Carolina, for
        equipment...........................................         200,000
    University of Akron, Akron, OH for the ``Exercise in
        Hard Choices''......................................         500,000
    University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for applied
        research at the Tuscaloosa Culverhouse Center for
        Information Technology..............................         250,000
    University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for the
        Tuscaloosa Science Education Technology Initiative..         400,000
    University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, to
        develop the Leadership Institute and associated
        programs............................................         100,000
    University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, in conjunction with
        the Alaska Department of Education and the State of
        Alaska, for the Alaska Digital Archives and Digital
        Library and to digitize their information resources.         250,000
    University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, to develop and
        deliver distance learning courses in areas of high
        demand health care careers..........................         250,000
    University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, AZ,
        for the combined family practice residency/
        integrative medicine fellowship training program....         200,000
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to develop
        the Mid America Genetics Distance Education
        Consortium..........................................       1,300,000
    University of Arkansas, School of Social Work,
        Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the School of Social
        Work Research Center................................         225,000
    University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL for the Lou
        Frey Institute of Politics..........................         250,000
    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH for Ohio
        Partnership for Accountability--The Impact of
        Teacher Education...................................         300,000
    University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, for the Institute
        for Micro/Nano Technology for Engineering and Life
        Sciences for equipment and technical administrative
        support.............................................         600,000
    University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, for Child
        Care, Training and Applied Research Center..........         500,000
    University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa for the
        establishment of a nursing education program........         500,000
    University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, for
        equipment for the Norman Hall project...............         100,000
    University of Hawaii at Hilo for the Applied Rural
        Science Program.....................................          50,000
    University of Idaho, Boise Campus, for the Advanced
        Computing and Modeling Laboratory to support
        expansion and further development of educational
        technology programs.................................         800,000
    University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL
        for teacher training in mathematics.................         250,000
    University of Louisiana at Monroe to expand its early
        childhood programs for children in the Twin Cities..         375,000
    University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Metropolitan
        Workforce Education Research Center for further
        development of a successful education and business
        partnership model...................................         285,000
    University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, for the Benjamin L.
        Hooks Institute for Social Change, including support
        for an endowment....................................         500,000
    University of Mississippi, University, MS, for a
        forensic chemistry program and equipment............         580,000
    University of Montana-Helena, College of Technology for
        equipment acquisition and program development.......         100,000
    University of Montana-Missoula, School of Law for
        upgrades to the technology infrastructure and
        equipment acquisition...............................       1,000,000
    University of Montevallo Ebenezer Swamp Wetland
        Interpretive Research Center, Montevallo, AL for
        monitoring and laboratory equipment.................         400,000
    University of Nevada-Reno, to establish a Latino
        Institute for Advocacy in Education, Research and
        Policy..............................................         300,000
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas for the Nevada Test Site
        Oral History Project................................         250,000
    University of Nevada-Las Vegas, College of Health
        Sciences, Las Vegas, NV, for equipment and
        curriculum development associated with the
        development of a Center for Excellence in Women's
        Health..............................................         300,000
    University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, for
        student scholarships related to the Maritime Safety
        Program.............................................         250,000
    University of North Texas and Paul Quinn College,
        Denton, TX, for a Science and Math (SAM) Teacher
        Academy.............................................         250,000
    University of North Texas, Denton, TX, for the
        Laboratory Experience and Development of Early
        Researchers.........................................         300,000
    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma
        City, Oklahoma, for a Bioinformatics program........         200,000
    University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, for the School of
        Music...............................................          50,000
    University of Redlands, Redlands, CA for technology
        enhancement.........................................         250,000
    University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, for an education
        program, utilizing technology, that also
        demonstrates a web-based model for dissemination of
        information to faith- and community-based
        organizations.......................................         100,000
    University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, for
        equipment and technology for the Multidisciplinary
        Science Center......................................       1,200,000
    University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, for the
        Strom Thurmond Fitness and Wellness Center..........       5,000,000
    University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, for a
        ``Globalization Research Network''..................         750,000
    University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, to acquire
        and upgrade laboratory equipment....................         650,000
    University of Southern Mississippi, National Center for
        Excellence in Economic Development and
        Entrepreneurship for purposes including equipment,
        technology infrastructure, and telecommunications
        systems in support of the center's programs.........       4,000,000
    University of St. Thomas Interprofessional Clinic for
        Counseling and Legal Services, St. Paul, MN.........          75,000
    University of Texas at Austin, Texas Engineering and
        Technical Consortium, Austin, TX, for technical
        research and degree programs........................       3,000,000
    University of Texas at Brownsville for the Student
        Leadership Retention Program........................         100,000
    University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law,
        Sacramento, California, for the Feather River
        Facility............................................         250,000
    University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, for the New Nursing
        Faculty Initiative..................................          50,000
    University of Virginia's Center for Governmental
        Studies, Charlottesville, VA, for the Youth
        Leadership Initiative...............................       1,300,000
    University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, for
        acquisition of technology and equipment in support
        of a comprehensive upgrade of the technological
        environment for all students, faculty, and
        professional staff..................................         300,000
    University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee School of Nursing,
        Milwaukee, WI for clinical nursing faculty..........         220,000
    University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, for Student
        Information System (SIS) Replacement project for
        technological infrastructure improvements...........         200,000
    Urban College of Boston in Massachusetts to support
        higher education programs serving low-income and
        minority students...................................         900,000
    Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT, to expand support
        services for single parent students.................         200,000
    Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT, to support the
        Center for the Advancement of Leadership............         150,000
    Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah, for Turning Point
        program.............................................         200,000
    Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL for nurse
        education...........................................         375,000
    Vanguard University of Southern California, Costa Mesa,
        CA, for computers, equipment, and staffing..........         250,000
    Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Va, for Virginia
        Tech Learning Technologies to prepare at-risk high
        school students to pursue advanced education related
        to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.         400,000
    Wahpeton State School of Science and North Dakota State
        University to recruit, retain and train pharmacy
        technicians.........................................         800,000
    Wallace Community College, Dothan, Alabama, for the 21st
        Century Electronic Classroom project................         500,000
    Wenatchee Valley College Foundation in Washington State
        to support their nursing education program..........         250,000
    Wesleyan College, Macon, GA, for the Willet Memorial
        Library and Learning Center Initiative..............          50,000
    West Chester University, West Chester, PA, for
        technology infrastructure upgrades..................         150,000
    Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah for
        workforce development in South Dakota via distance
        education...........................................         200,000
    Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City, IA for
        equipment...........................................         200,000
    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, Center
        for Engineering and Biological Sciences for
        equipment...........................................       1,165,000
    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, for the
        nursing faculty accelerated development program.....         400,000
    Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV, for
        the Jack C. Davis Observatory to acquire technology
        and offer related educational programming...........          50,000
    Western New England College, Springfield, MA, for
        virtual classroom educational equipment and program
        development.........................................         200,000
    Westminster College, Fulton, MO, for staff and
        curriculum development for the Center for Leadership
        and Service.........................................         750,000
    Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia for the Math
        and Science Education Initiative....................       3,600,000
    Widener University, Chester, PA, for operations and
        technology improvements for the Institute for
        Graduate Clinical Psychology........................       1,974,000
    Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA, for development of a
        public policy institute to address the needs of
        single mothers......................................         100,000
    Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and
        Universities, Madison, WI, for the WAICU
        Collaboration Project...............................         800,000
    Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, for the
        Springfield Alliance for Minority Teacher
        Recruitment and Preparation Program.................         200,000
    Wright State University, Dayton, OH, for the Information
        Technology Research Institute.......................         250,000
    Wright State University, Dayton, OH, to provide funding
        for a Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio........         200,000
    York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA for technology
        upgrades for the Schmidt Library....................         100,000
    Other Programs
          The conference agreement includes $837,500,000 for TRIO
    instead of $835,000,000 as proposed by the House and
    $840,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          With regard to the GEAR UP program, the conferees concur
    in the administration's request to provide a sixth and final
    year award to grantees first funded in 1999, while continuing
    all other funded projects. The conferees also have provided
    funds above the fiscal year 2003 level and the budget request
    for the Department to fund a new grant competition under the
    GEAR UP program. The conferees believe that grants should not
    be ``front-loaded'', but instead should be awarded on an annual
    basis from the fiscal year 2004 and subsequent appropriations
    during the period of the grant, contingent upon grantee
    performance. The conferees note that grants were awarded using
    this approach during the first several years of the program.
    The conferees expect the Department to consult with them prior
    to the announcement of any new grant competition.
          The agreement also includes $41,000,000 for Byrd Honors
    Scholarships as proposed by the Senate instead of $40,734,000
    as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement also includes $89,415,000 for
    Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants as proposed by the Senate
    instead of $90,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conference
    agreement includes $16,194,000 for the child care access
    program as proposed by the Senate instead of $15,000,000 as
    proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement does not include funding for
    Thurgood Marshall Scholarships as proposed by the Senate
    instead of $4,968,000 as proposed by the House. The agreement
    also includes $994,000 for Olympic Scholarships as proposed by
    the House. The Senate bill did not provide funding for this
    program.

                               Howard University

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

                        Institute of Education Sciences

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

                            Departmental Management

          The conference agreement includes $425,000,000 for
    Departmental program administration instead of $434,494,000 as
    proposed by the House and $349,730,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The agreement also includes $89,275,000 for the Office
    for Civil Rights, instead of $91,275,000 as proposed by the
    House and $77,884,000 as proposed by the Senate. The agreement
    also includes $47,137,000 for the Office of the Inspector
    General instead of $48,137,000 as proposed by the House and
    $37,661,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees strongly support the Buy American Act,
    which was enacted in 1933 to ensure that the Federal government
    supports domestic companies and domestic workers by buying
    American-made goods. The Act includes a number of waiver
    provisions that allow Federal agencies to buy foreign goods in
    some circumstances, but there is little disclosure or
    accountability in the waiver process. The conferees, therefore,
    direct the Secretary to issue a report not later than 60 days
    after the last day of fiscal year 2004 on the amount of
    acquisitions made by the Department during such fiscal year of
    articles, materials, or supplies that were manufactured outside
    the United States. Such report shall separately indicate the
    dollar value of any articles, materials, or supplies purchased
    by the department that were manufactured outside the United
    States, an itemized list of all waivers under the Buy American
    Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) that were granted with respect to
    such articles, materials, or supplies, and a summary of total
    procurement funds spent on goods manufactured in the United
    States versus funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the
    United States.
          The conferees are concerned that Federal tax dollars not
    be spent to compete with private-sector businesses. The
    conferees expect the Department to be prepared to answer
    questions regarding this issue during the fiscal year 2005
    budget hearings.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

                               Advance Adjustment

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

                             Federal Need Analysis

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

                                      IDEA

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

                               Economic Education

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

                              Underground Railroad

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

                             Statewide Data Systems

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

                               Dropout Prevention

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

                       Daniel Patrick Moynihan Institute

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

                               Migrant Education

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

                         Study of Need Analysis Formula

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

                                   Impact Aid

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

                           TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

                 Corporation for National and Community Service

            DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING EXPENSES

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

                      Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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

                    Institute of Museum and Library Services

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

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

    Alabama School of Math and Science at the University of
        Alabama for technology upgrades and library
        resources...........................................        $125,000
    Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association, Anchorage,
        AK to digitize files/photos/videos of Alaskan
        history.............................................          50,000
    Alex Haley House Museum, Henning, TN for care and
        preservation of collection..........................          25,000
    Allen County Historical Society, Lima, OH, for the
        ``Move Our Past Forward'' project to expand and
        develop exhibits for their Children's Discovery
        Museum Center.......................................         500,000
    Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA, for educational
        programming for school districts....................          75,000
    Alutiiq Museum, Kodiak, AK to support programs to teach
        students and adults how to develop traditional
        Native arts.........................................         100,000
    American Village Citizenship Trust, Montevallo, AL for a
        national initiative for teaching American history
        and civics..........................................         200,000
    Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
        (ACCESS), Dearborn, MI, for exhibits and museum
        programs............................................         100,000
    Ashland Community Arts Center, Ashland, OH, for Arts in
        Downtown project....................................         100,000
    Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, to preserve
        library materials and access to information in the
        form of digital images on the Internet..............          75,000
    Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ, for equipment and
        exhibits for the Holocaust Library..................         500,000
    Bishop Museum in Hawaii for activities to preserve the
        culture of Native Hawaiians.........................         400,000
    Bishop Museum in Hawaii to develop Native Hawaiian
        cultural projects in collaboration with the Peabody
        Museum of Massachusetts and an Alaskan museum.......         400,000
    Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, IL, for
        community outreach and educational activities.......         900,000
    Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies, Mount
        Carroll, IL, for community outreach and program
        planning............................................         100,000
    Chaldean Community Culture Center, West Bloomfield, MI,
        for programs that promote Chaldean language,
        history, culture and teacher training...............         200,000
    Chapman University, Orange, California, for
        technological infrastructure........................         250,000
    Chartiers Valley Partnership, Inc., Carnegie, PA, for
        technological and educational programs at the Andrew
        Carnegie Free Library...............................         250,000
    Children's Museum at La Habra, California, for a Hands
        On English Program..................................         113,000
    Children's Museum of History, Natural History, Science
        and Technology, Utica, New York, for technology
        improvements, staffing and training.................         144,000
    Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati,
        Ohio, to develop and implement an integrated
        curriculum that will utilize its resources in art,
        science, and history when visiting the museum.......         400,000
    City of Hemet, California, for Hemet Public Library, for
        library materials and technological equipment.......         150,000
    City of Whittier, California, for the Whittier Public
        Library Children's Area and History Room............         387,000
    Cleveland Health Museum, Cleveland, OH, for exhibits....         250,000
    College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA,
        to preserve medical library and art collection......         100,000
    Davenport Music History Museum in Davenport, IA.........         400,000
    Delaware County Historical Society, Media, PA, for
        educational programs highlighting historical themes
        and sites relating to Delaware County...............          75,000
    East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA to
        preserve and develop exhibits for their Vintage
        Radio Programs and Jazz Museum......................          75,000
    Elmwood Zoo, Norristown, PA for student education
        programs............................................         100,000
    Erie County, Erie, PA, for technology upgrades for the
        Erie County Library.................................          75,000
    Fender Museum of the Arts Foundation, Corona, CA, for
        the Kids Rock Free educational program..............         100,000
    Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco for the De Young
        Museum's Art Education Program......................         200,000
    Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, for
        school outreach program.............................       1,500,000
    Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida,
        for professional activities.........................         750,000
    Folger Library, Washington, DC for exhibits, operations,
        and public programs including education and outreach       1,600,000
    Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, North
        Carolina, for salaries, supplies, personnel and
        materials...........................................          50,000
    Gault Family Learning Center, Wooster, OH, for PALS/
        Parenting Resource Center/Growing Together..........          50,000
    General George S. Patton Jr National Museum of Cavalry
        and Armor, Ft. Knox, KY.............................         250,000
    George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia,
        for exhibit design and development and collection
        preservation........................................         500,000
    Grout Museum, Waterloo, IA, for exhibits and design of
        the Sullivan Brothers Veterans Museum and Research
        Center..............................................         500,000
    Heritage Harbor Museum of Providence, RI for exhibit
        design and development relating Rhode Island and
        American history....................................         200,000
    Hernando County Library System, Florida, for technology
        improvements at West Hernando Branch Library,
        Brooksville Main Library, Spring Hill Library, and
        East Hernando Branch Library........................         150,000
    Hesperia Community Library, Hesperia, CA................         250,000
    Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh,
        PA, for exhibit and curriculum development for the
        Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the Senator
        John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center.......         200,000
    Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh,
        PA for exhibit design and development for the
        Meadowcraft Museum of Rural Life....................         150,000
    Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, for a Virtual
        Idaho Museum of Natural History project.............         250,000
    Imaginarium Science Center, Anchorage, AK to develop
        science exhibits and distance delivery modules......          50,000
    International Museum of Women to develop exhibits on the
        history of women's lives worldwide..................         100,000
    International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN.....         100,000
    James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis,
        MN, to produce detailed exhibit design and
        development.........................................         100,000
    Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society, Allensville,
        PA for care and preservation of collection..........         100,000
    Lafayette College, Easton, PA, for technology updates to
        the Skillman Library................................         100,000
    Madera County Resource Management Agency, Madera, CA....         166,000
    Magic House, Kirkwood, MO for the development and design
        of interactive exhibits and software to be used
        within The Magic Library to support family literacy.          21,000
    Mary Meuser Memorial Library, Easton, PA for library
        upgrades............................................         100,000
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in conjunction
        with the Fairbanks Museum of Art and the Anchorage
        Museum of History and Art, for costs of mounting the
        exhibit and for costs associated with bringing the
        exhibit to Alaska...................................         250,000
    Michigan Space and Science Center, Jackson, MI, for
        development of the strategic plan, operational costs
        and personnel.......................................         350,000
    Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson,
        MS, to complete the preservation and restoration of
        the Eudora Welty House..............................         450,000
    Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL for equipment and
        supplies, and for exhibit design and development....          75,000
    Morehouse College Library, Atlanta, GA for historical
        preservation of documents and records...............         100,000
    Mother Bethel Foundation, Philadelphia, PA for care and
        preservation of collection at the Richard Allen
        Museum..............................................         100,000
    Museum of Aviation Foundation Inc, Warner Robins, GA....         225,000
    Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, IL for
        educational programming.............................         250,000
    Museum of Science in Boston, MA, for technology upgrades
        and equipment for the National Center for Technology
        Literacy............................................       1,000,000
    Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea,
        Mystic, Connecticut to support collections..........         100,000
    National Canal Museum, Easton, PA, for educational
        programming and exhibits on the use of
        transportation and industrial technology along the
        Lehigh Canal........................................          50,000
    National Center for American Revolution, Wayne, PA, for
        exhibit design and curriculum development for the
        Museum of the American Revolution at Valley Forge
        National Historic Park..............................         400,000
    National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and
        African-American Culture, Alabama State University,
        Montgomery, AL, for support of events leading into
        the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott..          50,000
    National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis for exhibit
        design and development, and for educational programs         500,000
    National Distance Running Hall of Fame, Utica, New York,
        for display cases and to establish new interactive
        displays............................................          16,000
    National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA for a teacher
        training program to assist educators in addressing
        violence in schools.................................         500,000
    National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in
        Dubuque, IA for exhibits............................         650,000
    National Museum of American Jewish History,
        Philadelphia, PA for online educational programming
        and technology modernization........................         200,000
    National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C...       1,000,000
    Native American Cultural and Educational Authority,
        Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for the Oklahoma Native
        American Culture Center and Museum, to be expended
        only upon meeting the matching requirements in Title
        III, section 301(b)(2)(B) of P.L. 107-331...........       1,000,000
    Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, MO, for
        exhibits for the Double Play Action Center..........         300,000
    New York Botanical Garden's Virtual Herbarium imaging
        project in Bronx, New York..........................         400,000
    New York Hall of Science to develop, expand, and display
        science-related educational materials...............         900,000
    Niagara County Historical Society, Lockport, NY, to
        create a state-of-the art interpretive museum.......         420,000
    Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA for
        the Star Nations Program project....................          50,000
    O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke, Virginia, for displays
        and digitization....................................         210,000
    Piper's Opera House Programs, Inc., Virginia City, NV
        for exhibit design and development, educational
        programming, and technology modernization...........         150,000
    Pittsburgh Children's Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, to expand
        arts and after-school programs for at-risk children.         100,000
    Placer County Library, Auburn, CA, to enhance library
        collection through the purchase of library materials          50,000
    Plano Community Library District, Plano, Illinois, for
        expenses related to the library.....................         977,000
    Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA, to develop
        educational programs focusing on hands-on learning
        experiences.........................................         725,000
    Plumas County Library, Quincy, CA, for library materials         100,000
    Putnam County Commissioners, Winfield, West Virginia,
        for technology for the public library system in
        Putnam County.......................................          25,000
    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH for
        the Rockin' the Schools education program...........         200,000
    Saint Tikhon's Theological Seminary, South Canaan, PA,
        for care and preservation of Russian artifacts......          50,000
    San Bernardino County, San Bernardino, CA, for the San
        Bernardino County Museum............................         250,000
    Serra Cooperative Library System, San Diego, California,
        to provide Live Homework Help Project to help
        students with expert tutors for real-time online
        instructions........................................         100,000
    Simon Wiesenthal Center's Los Angeles Museum for
        Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA, for the Tools for
        Tolerance for Educators program to provide teacher
        training in diversity, tolerance and cooperation....         100,000
    Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc., Manchester, New
        Hampshire, for exhibit acquisition for SEE Science
        Center..............................................          25,000
    Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY........................         400,000
    Standing Bear Museum and Learning Center, Ponca City, OK         100,000
    State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa for
        the development of exhibits for the World Food Prize       1,000,000
    Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH for educational
        programming and exhibits............................         200,000
    Tennessee State University African American History
        Museum, Nashville, TN to enhance the library
        facilities which will include new exhibits, expanded
        archives, and research programs.....................       1,000,000
    The Arts Guild of Old Forge, Old Forge, New York, for
        the new exhibits spaces and educational programs....          24,000
    Tifton-Tift County Public Library, Tifton, GA...........          50,000
    Tillamook County Library, Tillamook, OR for design and
        development of exhibits and educational programs....          60,000
    Town of Greece, Rochester, NY, for the Greece Public
        Library Security program............................         100,000
    Tuskegee Multicultural Center, Tuskegee, AL, to provide
        for technology enhancements and installation of
        exhibits............................................          50,000
    University of Idaho for digital archiving and
        preservation of historically significant American
        music and facilitating its access to students and
        scholars nationwide.................................         400,000
    Vietnam Archives Center at Texas Tech University,
        Lubbock, Texas, for technology infrastructure.......         500,000
    Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA, to assist
        with educational programmatic development and for
        cataloging and archiving of business history records         250,000
    Virginia Living Museum for the expansion of its
        educational programs in its capital campaign project         100,000
    Westminster College Library, New Wilmington, PA for
        technology upgrades and computers and community
        programming.........................................         100,000
    WWII Victory Memorial Museum, Auburn, Indiana, for
        interpretive dioramas, education, research library
        and visual documentary..............................         600,000
    Zimmer Children's Museum, Los Angeles, CA to expand the
        youTHink education program..........................         100,000

            National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

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

                         National Council on Disability

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

                         National Labor Relations Board

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

                Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

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

             Railroad Retirement Board Limitation on Administration

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

             Railroad Retirement Board Office of Inspector General

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

      Social Security Administration Supplemental Security Income Program

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

                     Limitation on Administrative Expenses

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

                        Office of the Inspector General

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

                        United States Institute of Peace

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

                          TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                             Adjustment of Advances

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

                            Limitation on Libraries

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

                             Limitation on Schools

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

                ACROSS-THE-BOARD SALARIES AND EXPENSES REDUCTION

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

                   ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

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

                              CONFERENCE AGREEMENT

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

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003...    $430,990,470
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
        year 2004...........................................     469,697,348
    House bill, fiscal year 2004............................     478,406,936
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...........................     473,552,979
    Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004..................     480,345,954
    Conference agreement compared with:
        New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
          2003..............................................     +49,355,484
        Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
          fiscal year 2004..................................     +10,648,606
        House bill, fiscal year 2004........................      +1,939,018
        Senate bill, fiscal year 2004.......................      +6,792,975

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

                            Congressional Directives

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

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                            Office of the Secretary

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

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

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

                             Office of Civil Rights

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

               TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

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

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

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

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

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

                   MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

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

                           MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

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

                            PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

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

                        Federal Aviation Administration

                                   OPERATIONS

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

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       Conference
                                                                 House bill        Senate bill         agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Air Traffic Services...................................     $6,096,800,000     $6,096,800,000     $6,096,800,000
      Adjustments to the budget estimate:
        Delete additional controller staffing..............        -14,095,000  .................        -14,095,000
        Controller in charge payments......................         -1,250,000  .................         -1,250,000
        First line supervisory staffing....................          4,000,000  .................          4,000,000
        Contract tower cost-sharing........................          7,500,000          6,500,000          6,500,000
        NAS handoff........................................        -16,231,000  .................        -16,231,000
        Medallion program..................................  .................          4,000,000          3,000,000
        Unspecified........................................  .................        -60,000,000        -25,000,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................      6,076,724,000      6,047,300,000      6,053,724,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Aviation Regulation and Certification..................        873,374,000        873,374,000        873,374,000
      Adjustments to the budget estimate:
        Alien species action plan..........................         -3,000,000  .................                  0
        Medallion program..................................         -1,500,000  .................                  0
        Transfer of staffing from Office of Policy.........          1,321,000  .................                  0
        Transfer from F&E CFMSS and ASIS...................          1,120,000  .................          1,120,000
        Drug and alcohol compliance testing................           -810,000  .................           -810,000
        Non-precision GPS approaches.......................  .................          5,000,000          3,000,000
        Unspecified........................................  .................         -5,000,000                  0
        System approach for safety oversight...............  .................  .................          3,000,000
        ASKME project......................................  .................  .................          1,000,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................        870,505,000        873,374,000        880,684,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Research and Acquisitions..............................        218,481,000        218,481,000        218,481,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Adjustments to the budget estimate: Amount recommended.        218,481,000        218,481,000        218,481,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Commercial Space Transportation........................         12,601,000         12,601,000         12,601,000
    Adjustments to the budget estimate: Reduction on                  -825,000  .................           -825,000
     staffing..............................................
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................         11,776,000         12,601,000         11,776,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Financial Services.....................................         49,783,000         49,783,000         49,783,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
      Adjustments to the budget estimate: Amount                    49,783,000         49,783,000         49,783,000
     recommended
                                                            ========================================================
    Human Resource Management..............................         82,029,000         82,029,000         82,029,000
      Adjustments to the budget estimate:
        Organizational development staff...................           -375,000  .................                  0
        Additional reduction to assumed base...............         -6,287,000         -5,000,000         -5,500,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................         75,367,000         77,029,000         76,529,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Regions and Centers....................................         84,749,000         84,749,000         84,749,000
    Adjustments to the budget estimate: Restore base                 3,000,000  .................          2,000 000
     reduction.............................................
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................         87,749,000         84,749,000         86,749,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Staff Offices..........................................        143,150,000        143,150,000        143,150,000
      Adjustments to the budget estimate:
        International program--staffing reduction..........         -1,000,000  .................                  0
        Transfer of Policy staff to AVR....................         -1,321,000  .................                  0
        Office of Public Affairs staffing..................           -200,000  .................           -200,000
        Office of Civil Rights.............................           -200,000  .................           -200,000
        Unallocated........................................  .................           -500,000           -500,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................        140,429,000        142,650,000        142,250,000
                                                            ========================================================
    Information Services...................................         29,681,000         29,681,000         29,681,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Adjustments to the budget estimate: Amount recommended.         29,681,000         29,681,000         29,681,000
                                                            ========================================================
      Accountwide Adjustments:
        Official time savings..............................         -6,500,000  .................         -6,500,000
        Janitorial and guard services......................         -2,504,000  .................         -2,504,000
        TASC costs.........................................         -6,275,000  .................         -2,000,000
        Cash awards........................................         -3,228,000  .................         -3,228,000
        Civil aviation security positions..................           -500,000  .................           -500,000
        Improved mgmt of govt. credit cards................           -500,000  .................                  0
        Travel.............................................         -8,988,000  .................         -4,000,000
                                                            --------------------------------------------------------
    Amount recommended.....................................        -28,495,000  .................        -18,732,000
                                                            ========================================================
          Total recommended................................      7,532,000,000      7,535,648,000      7,530,925,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Deployable flight incident recorders.--The conferees are
    aware of technology that makes flight data recorders, cockpit
    voice recorders, and emergency locator transmitters more
    survivable and recoverable, such as through systems integrating
    these devices into one unit combined with crash sensors,
    allowingthem to eject automatically from an aircraft upon
    impact and thus delivering them safely away from the impact site. The
    conferees encourage the FAA to investigate and consider implementing
    regulations that incorporate such systems into the commercial air
    traffic fleet.
          Commercial space launch regulations.--For over four
    decades, the U.S. Air Force has supervised commercial space
    launch operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and other
    federal ranges, resulting in an impeccable safety record. The
    conferees have been advised that the FAA is considering
    commercial space launch regulations, and are concerned that the
    FAA not introduce new regulations that are unnecessary,
    duplicative, or which introduce undue costs relative to
    existing Air Force regulations on this industry.
          Non-precision GPS approaches.--The conference agreement
    provides an additional $3,000,000 to continue work to develop
    and publish an increased number of non-precision instrument
    approaches for airports that are not part 139 certified.
          International Summit on Aviation Safety and Security.--
    The conferees acknowledge the success of the International
    Summit on Aviation Safety and Security established by the
    George Washington University, and urge the FAA to continue
    funding as long as the agency believes that it enhances
    aviation safety and security.
          Administration of potential shortfall due to essential
    air service transfer.--The conferees agree that the FAA
    Administrator has the flexibility to propose the use of funds
    in either the ``Operations'' or ``Facilities and equipment''
    appropriations to address any shortfalls in essential air
    service funding for which FAA resources are required under
    existing law. The Administrator is directed to advise the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the appropriations
    and programs from which these funds would be drawn.

                            FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement includes $2,910,000,000 for
    ``Facilities and equipment'', instead of $2,900,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $2,916,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Of the total amount available, $420,841,200 is
    available for one year, and $2,489,158,800 is available for
    three years. The bill specifies that, of the total funding
    provided, $3,000,000 is for audit services to be performed by
    the Defense Contract Audit Agency, instead of $7,000,000 as
    proposed by the House; and $25,000,000 is for the Houston area
    air traffic system, instead of $20,000,000 as proposed by the
    House. The conference agreement does not include the
    $100,000,000 proposed by the Senate for transfer to the
    ``Grants-in-aid for airports'' program. Funds for this program
    are provided in their entirety under ``Grants-in-aid for
    airports''.
          The following table provides a breakdown of the House and
    Senate bills and the conference agreement by program:

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   FY 2004                                             Conference
                      Item                        estimate            House            Senate           agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Category 1: Improve Aviation Safety.....      $273,900,000      $274,180,000      $266,800,000      $280,780,000
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Terminal Business Unit..................       137,600,000       135,600,000       112,500,000       122,100,000
    Aviation Weather Services Improvements..        13,200,000        13,200,000        22,200,000        22,200,000
    Low Level Windshear Alert System                 3,900,000         3,900,000         2,700,000         2,700,000
     (LLWAS)--Upgrade.......................
    Aviation Safety Analysis System (ASAS)..        13,900,000        12,100,000         6,900,000         6,900,000
    Integrated Flight Quality Assurance              2,100,000                 0           500,000                 0
     (IFQA).................................
    Safe Flight 21..........................        30,300,000        30,300,000        30,300,000        30,300,000
    Advanced Technology Development and             42,800,000        52,600,000        76,600,000        70,100,000
     Prototyping............................
    Aircraft Related Equipment Program......        13,700,000        12,580,000         9,200,000        12,580,000
    National Aviation Safety Data Analysis           1,900,000         1,900,000         1,900,000         1,900,000
     Center (NASDAC)........................
    Louisville, KY technology demonstration.                 0         8,000,000                 0         8,000,000
    Volcano Monitoring......................                 0                 0         4,000,000         4,000,000
    System Approach for Safety Oversight....        12,000,000         3,000,000                 0                 0
    Aviation Safety Knowledge Management             2,500,000         1,000,000                 0                 0
     Environment............................
                                             =======================================================================
    Category 2: Improve Efficiency of the          934,128,300       926,773,300     1,010,003,300     1,005,895,000
     Air Traffic Control System.............
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Terminal Business Unit..................       458,128,300                 0       479,978,300                 0
    Standard Terminal Automation System                      0       119,800,000  ................       119,800,000
     Replacement............................
    ARTS/DBRITE Sustainment.................                 0        30,000,000  ................        25,000,000
    Terminal Interim Remote Tower Displays..                 0         2,500,000  ................         2,500,000
    Tower Datalink Services (TDLS)..........                 0         2,500,000  ................         2,500,000
    ATCBI-6.................................                 0        20,000,000  ................        20,000,000
    ATC En Route Radar Facilities                            0         2,700,000  ................         2,700,000
     Improvements...........................
    Terminal ATC Facilities Replacement.....                 0       151,245,000  ................       158,245,000
    ATC/TRACON Facilities Improvement.......                 0        38,478,300  ................        42,000,000
    Terminal Digital Radar (ASR-11).........                 0        80,000,000  ................        75,000,000
    ASR-9 SLEP..............................                 0        21,950,000  ................        23,000,000
    Terminal Applied Engineering............                 0         3,400,000  ................         4,000,000
    Precision Runway Monitors...............                 0         8,000,000  ................         8,000,000
    Houston Area Air Traffic System.........                 0        20,000,000  ................        25,000,000
    PCS Moves...............................                 0           200,000  ................           200,000
    New York Integrated Control Complex.....                 0         2,000,000  ................         5,000,000
    ARSR-4 Automated Technical Documentation                 0                 0                 0         3,000,000
    Aeronautical Data Link (ADL)                    23,150,000         6,550,000        13,000,000        10,000,000
     Applications...........................
    Free Flight Phase 2.....................       113,100,000       100,000,000       105,100,000       100,000,000
    Air Traffic Management (ATM)............        13,000,000        13,000,000        37,500,000        37,500,000
    Free Flight Phase 1.....................        37,400,000        27,000,000        37,400,000        32,000,000
    Automated Surface Observing System              11,800,000        11,800,000        11,800,000        11,800,000
     (ASOS).................................
    Next Generation VHF Air/Ground                  85,850,000        85,850,000        85,850,000        85,850,000
     Communications System (NEXCOM).........
    En Route Automation Program.............       173,900,000       165,000,000       223,575,000       200,000,000
    Weather and Radar Processor (WARP)......         8,500,000         8,500,000         8,500,000         8,500,000
    ATOMS Local Area/Wide Area Network......         1,100,000         1,100,000         1,100,000         1,100,000
    NAS Management Automation Program                1,200,000         1,200,000         1,200,000         1,200,000
     (NASMAP)...............................
    IDS--Flight Service Stations............         2,000,000         2,000,000                 0                 0
    IDS--Terminal Facilities................         5,000,000         2,000,000         5,000,000         2,000,000
                                             =======================================================================
    Category 3: Increase Capacity of the NAS       328,500,000       369,623,800       390,935,000       396,190,000
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Navigation and Landing Aids.............       222,700,000                 0       278,835,000                 0
    Local Area Augmentation System..........  ................        28,100,000  ................        34,400,000
    Wide Area Augmentation System...........  ................       117,923,800  ................       100,000,000
    VOR/DME.................................  ................         8,600,000  ................         8,600,000
    Approach Lighting System Improvement      ................        19,200,000  ................        48,975,000
     Program (ALSIP)........................
    Instrument Landing System (ILS)           ................        36,000,000  ................        48,615,000
     Establishment..........................
    Runway Visual Range.....................  ................         7,000,000  ................         7,000,000
    DME Sustainment.........................  ................         4,000,000  ................         4,000,000
    NDB Sustainment.........................  ................         1,100,000  ................         1,100,000
    Visual Navaids (PAPI/REIL)..............  ................         5,000,000  ................         5,000,000
    VASI Replace With PAPI..................  ................         5,900,000  ................         5,900,000
    Navigation and Landing Aids Service Life  ................                 0  ................                 0
     Extension Pgm..........................
    Loran-C.................................  ................        25,000,000  ................        22,500,000
    Transponder Landing System (TLS)........  ................         6,000,000         6,300,000         6,300,000
    Oceanic Automation System...............        69,000,000        69,000,000        69,000,000        67,000,000
    Voice Switching and Control System              32,800,000        32,800,000        32,800,000        32,800,000
     (VSCS).................................
    Instrument Approach Procedures                   4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000
     Automation.............................
                                             =======================================================================
    Category 4: Improve Reliability of the         472,710,000       456,240,000       268,210,000       359,440,000
     NAS....................................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Guam Center Radar Approach Control               2,600,000         2,600,000         2,600,000         2,600,000
     (CERAP)--Relocate......................
    Terminal Voice Switch Replacement/              12,000,000        14,200,000        18,500,000        16,000,000
     Enhance TVS............................
    Airport Cable Loop Systems--Sustained            5,000,000         5,000,000         6,500,000         6,500,000
     Support................................
    En Route Automation Program.............       173,800,000       163,800,000                 0       107,000,000
    ARTCC Building Improvements/Plant               34,200,000        34,200,000        34,200,000        28,000,000
     Improvements...........................
    Air Traffic Management (ATM)............        29,000,000        22,000,000                 0                 0
    Critical Telecommunication Support......         1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000
    FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure           51,200,000        51,200,000        51,200,000        51,200,000
     (FTI)..................................
    Air/Ground Communications Infrastructure        24,100,000        24,100,000        24,100,000        24,100,000
    Voice Recorder Replacement Program               3,300,000         3,300,000         3,300,000         3,300,000
     (VRRP).................................
    NAS Infrastructure Management System            22,100,000        22,100,000        22,100,000        20,000,000
     (NIMS).................................
    Flight Service Station (FSS)                     5,800,000         5,800,000         5,800,000         5,800,000
     Modernization..........................
    FSAS Operational and Supportability             19,710,000        19,710,000        19,710,000        19,710,000
     Implementation System (OASIS)..........
    Weather Message Switching Center                 1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000         1,500,000
     Replacement............................
    Flight Service Station Switch                    5,400,000         5,400,000         5,400,000         2,000,000
     Modernization..........................
    Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications           900,000           900,000           900,000           900,000
     System (ANICS).........................
    Electrical Power Systems--Sustain/              51,000,000        51,000,000        45,000,000        45,000,000
     Support................................
    NAS Recovery Communications (RCOM)......        12,000,000        12,000,000        11,600,000         9,400,000
    Aeronautical Center Infrastructure              13,000,000        13,000,000        11,700,000        13,000,000
     Modernization..........................
    Frequency and Spectrum Engineering......          3,600,00         1,930,000         2,600,000         1,930,000
    NAS Interference, Detection, Location            1,000,000         1,000,000                 0                 0
     and Mitigation.........................
                                             =======================================================================
    Category 5: Improve the Efficiency of          458,221,700       452,341,700       444,571,700       446,853,800
     Mission Support........................
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    NAS Improvement of System Support                2,700,000         2,700,000                 0                 0
     Laboratory.............................
    Technical Center Facilities.............        14,000,000        11,000,000         3,300,000        13,000,000
    Technical Center Building and Plant              3,500,000         3,500,000         3,500,000         3,500,000
     Support................................
    En Route Communications and Control              1,203,390         1,203,390         1,203,390         1,203,390
     Facilities Improvements................
    DOD/FAA Facilities Transfer.............         1,200,000         1,200,000         3,250,000         3,250,000
    Terminal Communications--Improve........         1,012,000         1,012,000           112,000           112,000
    Flight Service Facilities Improvement...         1,276,890         1,276,890           476,890           476,890
    Navigation and Landing Aids--Improve....         5,929,420         5,929,420         5,929,420         5,929,420
    FAA Buildings and Equipment.............        11,200,000        11,200,000        11,200,000        11,200,000
    Air Navigational Aids and ATC Facilities         2,200,000         2,200,000         2,200,000         2,200,000
     (Local Projects).......................
    Computer Aided Eng and Graphics (CAEG)           2,000,000         2,000,000         1,000,000         1,000,000
     Modernization..........................
    Information Technology Integration......         1,600,000                 0          1,600,00                 0
    NAS Aeronautical Info Management                10,300,000        10,300,000        10,300,000        10,300,000
     Enterprise System......................
    Logistics Support Systems and Facilities         5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000         5,000,000
     (LSSF).................................
    Test Equipment--Maintenance Support for          4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000         4,000,000
     Replacement............................
    Facility Security Risk Management.......        41,600,000        30,000,000        36,900,000        30,000,000
    Information Security....................        11,500,000         8,000,000        11,500,000         8,000,000
    Distance Learning.......................         1,400,000         1,400,000         1,400,000         1,400,000
    National Airspace System (NAS) Training          4,200,000         4,200,000         4,200,000         4,200,000
     Facilities.............................
    System Engineering and Development              28,300,000        28,300,000        25,800,000        25,800,000
     Support................................
    Program Support Leases..................        41,100,000        41,100,000        41,100,000        41,100,000
    Logistics Support Services (LSS)........         7,900,000         7,900,000         7,900,000         7,900,000
    Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center--             14,600,000        14,600,000        14,600,000        14,600,000
     Leases.................................
    In-Plant NAS Contract Support Services..         2,800,000         9,800,000                 0                 0
    DCAA Audits.............................                 0                 0                 0         3,000,000
    Transition Engineering Support..........        39,800,000        39,800,000        35,000,000        35,000,000
    FAA Corporate Systems Architecture......         1,000,000         1,000,000                 0                 0
    Technical Support Services Contract             47,600,000        47,600,000        46,700,000        42,562,100
     (TSSC).................................
    Resource Tracking Program (RTP).........         3,600,000         3,600,000         3,600,000         3,600,000
    Center for Advanced Aviation System              90,800,00        84,620,000        82,000,000        84,620,000
     Development............................
    Operational Evolution Plan..............         2,000,000                 0        26,000,000        21,000,000
    NAS Facilities OSHA and Environmental           28,300,000        28,300,000        28,300,000        28,300,000
     Standards Compliance...................
    Fuel Storage Tank Replacement and                5,600,000         5,600,000         7,500,000         5,600,000
     Monitoring.............................
    Hazardous Materials Management..........        19,000,000        19,000,000        19,000,000        19,000,000
    Research Aircraft Replacement...........                 0        15,000,000                 0        10,000,000
                                             =======================================================================
    Category 6: PCB&T Only..................       448,540,000       420,841,200       435,480,000       420,841,200
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Personnel and Related Expenses..........       448,540,000       420,841,200       435,480,000       420,841,200
                                             =======================================================================
    Category 7: Accountwide Adjustments.....                 0                 0       100,000,000                 0
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Airports Grants.........................                 0                 0       100,000,000                 0
                                             =======================================================================
          Totals............................     2,916,000,000     2,900,000,000     2,916,000,000     2,910,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Terminal air traffic control facilities replacement.--The
    conference agreement provides $158,245,000 for this program.
    Funds shall be distributed as follows:
            Location                                    Conference agreement
     Atlanta, GA............................................     $74,159,900
    Cleveland, OH...........................................       4,000,000
    Morristown, NJ..........................................       1,300,000
    Dayton, OH..............................................       4,000,000
    Wilkes Barre, PA........................................         920,000
    Oshkosh, WI.............................................         385,000
    Toledo, OH..............................................         975,000
    Abilene, TX.............................................       1,760,000
    Cahokia, IL.............................................         625,000
    Memphis, TN.............................................       5,000,000
    Baltimore, MD...........................................         600,000
    Deer Valley, AZ.........................................       5,658,300
    Oakland, CA.............................................      21,636,600
    Manchester, NH..........................................       8,300,000
    St. Louis, MO (Tracon)..................................       1,195,500
    Addison Field, Dallas, TX...............................       2,005,000
    Reno, NV................................................       2,000,000
    Seattle, WA.............................................       2,000,000
    Seattle, WA (Tracon)....................................       5,280,000
    Fort Wayne, IN..........................................       1,220,000
    Newark, NJ..............................................         500,000
    Port Columbus, OH.......................................         700,000
    Billings, MT............................................       3,000,000
    Savannah, GA............................................       1,000,000
    Newburgh, NY............................................       1,500,000
    Richmond, VA............................................       1,000,000
    Vero Beach, FL..........................................         750,000
    Everett, WA.............................................       2,000,000
    Roanoke, VA.............................................       1,500,000
    Merrimack, NH (Tracon)..................................       3,217,700
    Phoenix, AZ.............................................       3,027,000
    Warrenton, VA...........................................       4,110,000
    Dulles International, Chantilly, VA.....................       4,500,000
    Topeka, KS..............................................       1,500,000
    Newport News, VA........................................       2,000,000
    Battle Creek, MI........................................       1,000,000
    Mathis, CA..............................................       4,300,000
    Huntsville International................................       8,000,000
    Front Range Airport, CO.................................       2,920,000
    McCarran International, NV..............................       4,000,000
    Cherry Capital Airport, MI..............................       4,000,000
    Spokane International, WA...............................       8,000,000
    Boise Airport, ID.......................................       4,000,000
    Phoenix Sky Harbor, AZ..................................       2,000,000
    Tulsa International Airport, OK.........................       2,500,000
    Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intl, MI.........................       2,500,000
    Palm Beach International, FL............................       1,600,000
    Provo, UT...............................................       1,000,000
    Missoula, MT............................................       3,000,000
    Las Cruces, NM..........................................       1,100,000
    Traverse City, MI.......................................       2,000,000
    Long Island, NY.........................................       1,000,000
    John C. Stennis, Pascagoula, MS.........................       2,000,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total.............................................     158,245,000

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

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

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

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

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

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Conference
                Location                       Item              agreement
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Items in President's budget....  Various nationwide.....     $20,700,000
    Reduction to President's budget  Various nationwide.....      -2,700,000
    Gadsden Airport, AL............  Purchase and install          2,000,000
                                      ILS.
    McCook Municipal, NE...........  Purchase and install            910,000
                                      ILS.
    Leesburg Executive, VA.........  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                      ILS/glideslope.
    Baxter County Regional, AR.....  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                      ILS.
    Logan Airport, UT..............  Purchase and install          1,750,000
                                      ILS with MALSR.
    Lee Gilmer Memorial, GA........  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                      ILS.
    Eugene Airport, OR.............  Install category I ILS          750,000
                                      with ALS, PAPI, REILs.
    Harnett County Airport, NC.....  Purchase and install            700,000
                                      ILS.
    Eagle River Union A/P, WI......  Install localizer, ALS,         625,000
                                      and DME.
    Anson County Airport, NC.......  ILS and AWOS...........       1,500,000
    Freeman Municipal Airport, IN..  Glideslope and AWOS....         355,000
    Bishop Airport, CA.............  Purchase and install            800,000
                                      ILS.
    Stevens Point Municipal, WI....  Install ILS, DME,             1,500,000
                                      glideslope, localizer,
                                      MALSR and outer marker.
    Cleveland Hopkins Intl, OH.....  Purchase and install          1,500,000
                                      ILS on runway 10; 2
                                      PAPIs.
    Big Sandy Airport, KY..........  Purchase and install            300,000
                                      ILS.
    Williamsburg/Whitley Cty, KY...  Purchase and install          1,000,000
                                      ILS.
    Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells, WI....  Unspecified............         375,000
    Baton Rouge Municipal, LA......  Unspecified............         500,000
    Cincinnati/N. Kentucky Intl, OH  Unspecified............       1,500,000
    Craig SPB, AK..................  Unspecified............       2,000,000
    Eagle County Regional, CO......  Unspecified............       2,000,000
    North Little Rock Municipal, AR  Unspecified............       1,200,000
    Eastern Iowa, IA...............  Unspecified............       1,500,000
    O'Hare International, Chicago,   Unspecified............       1,500,000
     IL.
    Olive Branch, MS...............  Unspecified............         850,000
    Sumter Municipal, SC...........  Unspecified............       1,500,000
    Western Nebraska Regional/       Unspecified............       1,000,000
     William B. Helig Field, NE.
                                                             ---------------
          Total....................    .....................      48,615,000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

                            Facilities and Equipment

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                     Research, Engineering, and Development

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

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

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       Conference
                              Program                              House bill        Senate bill        agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Improve Aviation Safety:
        Reduce commercial aviation fatalities:
            Fire research and safety..........................        $8,458,000        $8,725,000        $9,725,000
            Propulsion and fuel systems.......................           802,000         4,802,000         4,802,000
            Advanced materials/structural safety..............         1,244,000         5,244,000         5,744,000
            Flight safety/atmospheric hazards.................         3,217,000         4,217,000         3,217,000
            Aging aircraft....................................        18,336,000        17,036,000        17,036,000
            Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention..........           762,000           762,000           762,000
            Flightdeck safety/systems integration.............         6,782,000         6,782,000         6,782,000
        Reduce general aviation fatalities:
            Propulsion and fuel systems.......................           344,000         1,344,000         1,844,000
            Advanced materials/structural safety..............         1,522,000         1,522,000         1,522,000
            Flight safety/atmospheric hazards.................         1,378,000         1,378,000         1,378,000
            Aging aircraft....................................         3,584,000         3,584,000         3,584,000
            Flightdeck safety/systems integration.............         1,612,000         1,612,000         1,612,000
        Aviation System Safety:
            Aviation safety risk analysis.....................         6,926,000         7,898,000         7,898,000
            ATC/AF human factors..............................         8,899,000         8,899,000         8,899,000
            Aeromedical research..............................         6,382,000         9,382,000         8,882,000
            Weather research..................................        20,852,000        20,852,000        20,852,000
    Improve Efficiency of the ATC System: Weather research             5,000,000         3,000,000         3,000,000
     efficiency...............................................
    Reduce Environmental Impacts: Environment and energy......         7,975,000         7,975,000         7,975,000
    Improve Mission Efficiency:
        System planning and resource mgmt.....................           500,000           500,000           500,000
        Technical laboratory facilities.......................         3,425,000         3,425,000         3,425,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------
          Total...............................................       108,000,000       118,939,000       119,439,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Reduce Commercial Aviation Fatalities

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

                       Reduce General Aviation Fatalities

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

                             Aviation System Safety

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

                           Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                        (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

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

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

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

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Conference
                Airport                Project description       agreement
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A. L. Mangham, Jr. Regional      Various improvements...      $2,000,000
     Airport, TX.
    Abbeville Regional Airport, AL.  Runway Extension.......       1,000,000
    Abilene Regional, TX...........  Various improvements...       2,000,000
    Alaska statewide airports......  Runway and related            3,000,000
                                      improvements.
    Albany International, NY.......  Runway extension.......         750,000
    Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional,  Infrastructure                  500,000
     OK.                              improvements.
    Andrews Municipal Airport, SC..  Pavement reconstruction       1,000,000
    Andrews Murphy Airport, NC.....  Various improvements...       1,521,900
    Anoka County-Blaine Airport, MN  Runway Extension.......       2,000,000
    Arnold Palmer Regional, PA.....  Extend runway 5-25.....       2,500,000
    Atka Airport, AK...............  Runway Extension.......       1,500,000
    Augusta Regional Airport at      Terminal Construction,        2,500,000
     Bush Field, GA.                  Runway Rehabilitation,
                                      Various improvements.
    Austin Straubel International    Various improvements...       2,500,000
     Airport, WI.
    Bastrop-Morehouse Memorial       Various improvements...         800,000
     Aviation Park, LA.
    Baton Rouge Metropolitan, LA...  Noise mitigation;             2,100,000
                                      various improvements.
    Bert Mooney Airport, MT........  Airport Improvements...         750,000
    Bessemer Airport, AL...........  Runway improvements,          1,500,000
                                      security improvements,
                                      and other improvements.
    Birmingham International         Land Acquisition,             2,000,000
     Airport, AL.                     Runway Extension.
    Bowman Field, KY...............  Apron & Taxiway               1,500,000
                                      Reconstruction.
    Bremerton National Airport, WA.  Runway & Taxiway              4,000,000
                                      Lengthening &
                                      Strengthening.
    Brunswick County Airport, NC...  Runway and taxiway              500,000
                                      improvements.
    Burlington-Alamance, NC........  Runway extension.......       1,000,000
    Cape May Airport, NC...........  Drainage system               1,080,000
                                      rehabilitation;
                                      obstruction study/
                                      removal.
    Central Nebraska Regional        Rehabilitate Runway 17-       2,000,000
     Airport, NE.                     35 and Connecting
                                      Taxiway.
    Central Wisconsin Airport, WI..  Primary air carrier           6,000,000
                                      runway/parallel
                                      taxiway reconstruction.
    Chattanooga Metropolitan, TN...  Rehabilitate runway 15/       3,500,000
                                      33.
    Chickasha Municipal, OK........  Planning/justification          100,000
                                      for runway extension.
    Chippewa County International,   New terminal...........       1,000,000
     MI.
    Cincinnati Lunken Airport, OH..  Apron construction.....         250,000
    Clarion County Airport, PA.....  Runway expansion.......       1,500,000
    Cold Bay Airport, AK...........  Terminal Facilities....       1,000,000
    Concord Regional Airport, NC...  Runway Extension.......       2,750,000
    Connellsville Airport, PA......  Runway Expansion.......          850,00
    Council Bluffs Municipal         Runway Expansion.......       2,000,000
     Airport, IA.
    Dane County Regional Airport-    Runway 14 Safety Area         4,000,000
     Truax Field, WI.                 Construction.
    Dekalb Taylor Municipal, IL....  MALSR; easements;             4,555,000
                                      glidseloope; land
                                      acquisition for RPZ.
    Denton Municipal Airport, TX...  Airport Improvements...       2,000,000
    Detroit Metropolitan Wayne       Various improvements...       3,500,000
     County Airport, MI.
    Double Eagle II Airport, NM....  Runway 17-35                  2,000,000
                                      Reconstruction.
    Egegik Airport, AK.............  Runway Improvements....       1,500,000
    Elton Hensley Memorial Airport,  New Runway.............       2,900,000
     MO.
    Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport,    Various improvements...       1,500,000
     OH.
    Fairbanks International, AK....  Terminal redevelopment.       1,000,000
    Fairfield County Airport, SC...  Runway extension.......         440,000
    False Pass Airport, AK.........  Various Improvements...       1,500,000
    Fort Dodge Airport, IA.........  Extension of runway 12/         734,000
                                      30.
    Gallatin Field Airport, MT.....  Various Improvements...       1,000,000
    Galveston Scholes                Taxiway Improvement....       2,500,000
     International, TX.
    General Mitchell International,  Taxiway construction,         2,400,000
     WI.                              taxiway rehab, and
                                      apron rehab.
    Glacier Park International       Various Improvements...         750,000
     Airport, Kalispell, MT.
    Goshen Municipal, IN...........  ALP update, land and          1,000,000
                                      road relocation.
    Greene County Regional Airport,  Runway lengthening and        1,000,000
     GA.                              improvement.
    Gulfport-Biloxi Regional         General Aviation &            2,850,000
     Airport, MS.                     Cargo Development.
    Guntersville Municipal, AL.....  Various Improvements...         500,000
    Halifax-Northampton Regional,    Airport construction...       1,000,000
     NC.
    Hammonton Airport, NC..........  Security fencing;               585,000
                                      construction of new
                                      apron; EA.
    Hancock International, NY......  Various improvements,           750,000
                                      including acquisition
                                      of jetways.
    Harnett County Airport, NC.....  Phase 2 runway and            1,000,000
                                      taxiway extension.
    Hector International Airport,    Runway Reconstruction..       6,000,000
     ND.
    Helena Regional Airport, MT....  Terminal Remodeling &         1,000,000
                                      Expansion Project.
    Hickory Regional Airport, NC...  Runway lighting and           1,000,000
                                      apron pavement overlay.
    Houma Terrebone Airport, LA....  Upgrade runway.........       3,000,000
    Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart     Runway extension.......         810,000
     Airport, PA.
    Jackson International Airport,   Terminal, Apron &             1,500,000
     MS.                              Taxiway Replacement,
                                      and other improvements.
    Juneau Harbor Seaplane Base, AK  Snow Removal Equipment.       1,000,000
    Kay Larkin Municipal, FL.......  Update airport layout           750,000
                                      plan, perform
                                      environmental analysis.
    Ketchikan International          Various Improvements...         500,000
     Airport, AK.
    Killeen/Fort Hood Joint Use      Safety improvements....       2,750,000
     Airport, TX.
    Kodiak Airport, AK.............  Terminal Improvements..       1,000,000
    La Crosse Municipal, WI........  Taxiways...............       2,400,000
    Lafayette Regional, LA.........  Taxiway and runway              750,000
                                      improvements.
    Lampson Airport, CA............  Wastewater collection           750,000
                                      system.
    Lawrence Municipal, KS.........  Various improvements...       1,000,000
    Lehigh Valley International      Various Improvements...       1,000,000
     Airport, PA.
    Long Island Islip MacArthur      Various improvements...       1,000,000
     Airport, NY.
    Louis Armstrong New Orleans      Airfield Safety               3,000,000
     International Airport, LA.       Improvement Program,
                                      Various improvements.
    Louisville International, KY...  Extension of west             2,000,000
                                      runway; upgrade runway
                                      safety area.
    Mahlon Sweet Field, OR.........  Parallel Runway               2,250,000
                                      construction and other
                                      improvements.
    Marion-Crittenden County         Runway Paving..........         800,000
     Airport, KY.
    Maryville Memorial Airport, MO.  Terminal Facility,              500,000
                                      Various improvements.
    McKinney Municipal Airport, TX.  Runway & Taxiway              4,000,000
                                      Rehabilitation.
    McMinn County Airport, TN......  Lengthen/widen runway;        2,000,000
                                      extend taxiway; land
                                      acquisition.
    Meadows Field, CA..............  Apron, taxiway                5,000,000
                                      improvements.
    Midway Airport, IL.............  Various improvements...       4,000,000
    Minneapolis-St. Paul             Pavement rehabilitation       2,500,000
     International, MN.               and de-icing pad.
    Missoula International Airport,  Land Acquisition.......       4,000,000
     MT.
    Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM),   Rehabilitate Ramp and         1,000,000
     AL.                              other improvements.
    Montgomery Regional (Dannelly    Terminal Expansion &          2,000,000
     Field) Airport, AL.              Renovation.
    Monticello Airport, KY.........  Parallel taxiway                650,000
                                      extension.
    Mt. Pleasant Municipal, MI.....  Planning for upgrades..         150,000
    Nashville International          Taxiway Widening,             2,225,000
     Airport, TN.                     Airfield
                                      Reconstruction.
    New Castle County Airport, DE..  Rehabilitation of             2,000,000
                                      Runway 1-19 & Taxiway
                                      M.
    Niagara Falls International, NY  Apron expansion and           1,000,000
                                      taxiway.
    North Pickens Airport, AL......  Land Acquisition, RSA           500,000
                                      Improvements, Runway
                                      Overlay.
    Northwest Arkansas Regional, AR  Construction of cargo         2,500,000
                                      apron and taxiway.
    Oakland County International,    Design of crosswind           3,000,000
     MI.                              runway; upgrade
                                      lighting; noise
                                      program.
    Ohio University, OH............  Airport Improvements...       1,000,000
    Orlando Sanford International    9R/27L Runway Extension         500,000
     Airport, FL.
    Owensboro-Daviess County         Various Improvements to       1,000,000
     Airport, KY.                     Terminal, Parking &
                                      Runway Areas.
    Paragould Municipal, AR........  Master plan and               1,000,000
                                      parallel taxiway.
    Paulding County Airport, GA....  Runway construction....       1,000,000
    Pellston Regional Airport,       New Passenger Terminal        1,000,000
     Emmet County, MI.                Building.
    Philadelphia International, PA.  Various improvements...       2,250,000
    Phoenix Sky Harbor               Noise mitigation              2,500,000
     International, AZ.               program.
    Pittsburgh International         Runway and taxiway            2,000,000
     Airport, PA.                     improvements and
                                      terminal building
                                      modifications.
    Plattsburgh International        Redevelopment and             2,500,000
     Airport, NY.                     Capital Improvements.
    Port Authority of New York &     School soundproofing...       1,000,000
     New Jersey, NJ.
    Pryor Field Regional, AL.......  Various improvements...       3,000,000
    Redlands Municipal, CA.........  Security enhancements:          200.000
                                      lighting, cameras,
                                      intrusion sensors.
    Reno/Stead Airport, NV.........  Runway Reconstruction,        2,000,000
                                      Taxilane Construction,
                                      Overlay.
    Rhode Island Airport             Various Improvements...       1,000,000
     Corporation.
    Richard B. Russell Airport, GA.  Environmental                   200,000
                                      assessment for runway
                                      extension.
    Romeoville Lewis University      Runway construction,          2,500,000
     Airport, IL.                     including ILS and land
                                      acquisition.
    Rowan County Airport, KY.......  Runway extension to           3,000,000
                                      5,500 feet.
    San Bernardino International,    Runway improvements....         500,000
     CA.
    Sand Point Airport, AK.........  Terminal Improvements..       1,000,000
    Santa Teresa Airport, NM.......  Extension of runway and       2,000,000
                                      taxiway.
    Seattle-Tacoma International     Various Improvements...       5,000,000
     Airport, WA.
    Seward Airport, AK.............  Master plan phase 2....         125,000
    Slidell Airport, LA............  Various improvements...       1,000,000
    Somerset Airport, KY...........  Design/build passenger        3,500,000
                                      terminal; construct
                                      maint hanger.
    Southern California Logistics    Engine rune up runway         1,000,000
     Airport, CA.                     infrastructure
                                      improvements.
    Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO  Taxiways...............       1,500,000
    Springfield Branson Regional,    Midfield terminal             4,000,000
     MO.                              design; ramps and
                                      access taxiways.
    Springfield Municipal, OH......  Land acquisition.......         150,000
    St. Paul Island Airport, AK....  Runway Paving..........       1,000,000
    St. Petersburg/Clearwater        Runway extension.......       3,240,000
     International, FL.
    Statesville Municipal, NC......  Extension of runway 10/       1,500,000
                                      28; ILS installation.
    Stockton Airport, CA...........  Air Cargo Center.......         500,000
    Sugar Land Regional, TX........  Construct apron and           3,600,000
                                      taxiway.
    Troy Municipal Airport, AL.....  Runway & Taxiway              1,000,000
                                      Extension, Apron
                                      Improvements.
    Tulsa International, OK........  Various improvements...       5,000,000
    Tunica Airport, MS.............  Airfield construction         1,000,000
                                      and expansion.
    Twentynine Palms Airport, CA...  Runway parking skirt            250,000
                                      renovation.
    Twin County Airport, VA........  Runway and lighting             900,000
                                      rehabilitation.
    Unalaska Airport, AK...........  Terminal Facility......       1,000,000
    Upshur County Airport, WV......  Runway extension and            660,000
                                      apron construction.
    Virginia Highlands Airport, VA.  Apron, taxiways and             750,000
                                      road construction.
    Walnut Ridge Regional, AR......  Various improvements...         250,000
    Wayne County Airport, OH.......  Various improvements...       3,000,000
    West Virginia Statewide........  Various Improvements...       8,000,000
    Wichita Mid-Continent, KS......  Construct taxiway L,          2,000,000
                                      taxiway R, and a
                                      compass rose.
    Williams Gateway Airport, AZ...  Runway Construction,          2,250,000
                                      Taxiway Repair.
    Willmar Municipal, MN..........  Runway improvements,          1,000,000
                                      lighting, and fencing.
    Wilmington International, NC...  Runway and drainage           1,000,000
                                      improvements.
    Wright Army Airfield, GA.......  Runway rehabilitation..       1,950,000
    Yucca Valley Airport District,   Floor control                   400,000
     CA.                              protection along north
                                      side of runway.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

                       AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND

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

              General Provisions--Federal Aviation Administration

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

                         FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                     Limitation on Administrative Expenses

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

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

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

                              Federal-Aid Highways

          The conference agreement limits obligations for the
    federal-aid highways program to $33,843,000,000, as proposed by
    the Senate, instead of $33,385,000,000 as proposed by the
    House.
          Intelligent Bridge Systems.--As proposed by the House,
    the conference agreement directs FHWA to provide a report to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on
    intelligent bridge systems no later than March 1, 2004.
          Public lands.--The conference agreement includes language
    directing that funds allocated to FHWA's public lands
    discretionary program be derived from that program and not from
    funds allocated to the National Park Service's regions, as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate. In addition, the
    conferees direct that these funds not come from funds allocated
    to the Fish and Wildlife Service's regions, as proposed by the
    House.
          I-66 westbound widening from Rosslyn Tunnel to Dulles
    Connector, Virginia.--The conference agreement provides that as
    of June 1, 2004, unobligated funds for the I-66 westbound
    widening from Rosslyn tunnel to Dulles Connector under the
    National Corridor Planning and Border Development Program shall
    be available to the Route 7 Widening project in Fairfax County,
    Virginia.
          Miller Creek Bridge project.--The conference agreement
    directs FHWA to apply remaining funds provided in P.L. 107-87
    for the environmental clearance process for the Miller Creek
    Bridge Project in Montana to final design, right of way
    acquisition, construction and construction engineering
    activities.
          Alaskan Way Viaduct, Washington.--The conference
    agreement includes Senate language encouraging FHWA to work
    with state and local officials to determine the amount of
    emergency relief funds that should be committed to the Alaskan
    Way Viaduct project.
          I-80 Colfax Narrows project.--The conference agreement
    includes $2,000,000 for the rehabilitation and reconstruction
    of a portion of the Interstate highway connecting eastern
    California and western Nevada in Placer County, CA. The states
    have been advancing the project and this funding will move the
    multi-year project into the next stage of development. The
    funds will be provided to the project by agreement with Nevada
    to improve the safety and reduce congestion on this section of
    Interstate highway.
          U.S. Highway 67/167, North Little Rock, Arkansas.--The
    conferees recognize the potential for economic development in
    the North Hills area of North Little Rock. In order to
    alleviate congestion problems that would hinder that
    development, the conferees direct the Federal Highway
    Administration to work with the Arkansas Highway and
    Transportation Department and the City of North Little Rock to
    develop a plan for southbound access from U.S. Highway 67/167
    near the intersection of Interstate 30 and Interstate 40 in
    North Little Rock, AR no later than March 1, 2004.

                     Limitation on Transportation Research

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

                        Surface Transportation Research

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

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

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

                       INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

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

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

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    City of Huntsville, Alabama, ITS........................      $4,500,000
    511 Traveler Information Program in North Carolina......         400,000
    Advanced Ticket Collection and Passenger Information
        Systems, New Jersey.................................         750,000
    Advanced Traffic Analysis Center, North Dakota..........         200,000
    Advanced Transportation Management Systems (ATMS),
        Montgomery County, Maryland.........................         500,000
    Alameda Corridor-East Gateway to America Project Phase
        II, Los Angeles, CA.................................       1,200,000
    Alexandria ITS Real-Time Transit Enhancement Pilot
        Project.............................................         410,000
    Altarum Restricted Use Technology Study.................       1,750,000
    Altoona, Pennsylvania, ITS..............................         800,000
    Amber Alert Multi-Regional Strategic Plan...............         400,000
    ATR Transportation Technology/CVISN, New Mexico.........         175,000
    Auburn, Auburn Way South ITS, Washington................       1,600,000
    Bay County Area Wide Traffic Signal System..............         750,000
    Cargo Watch Logistics Information System, New York......       2,500,000
    Carson Passenger Information System.....................         300,000
    CCTA Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vermont........         300,000
    City of Baltimore, Maryland Traffic Congestion
        Management..........................................         200,000
    City of Boston Intelligent Transportation Systems,
        Massachusetts.......................................       1,000,000
    City of New Rochelle, NY Traffic Signal Replacement
        Program.............................................         500,000
    City of Santa Rosa: Intelligent Transportation System...         300,000
    Clark County Transit, VAST ITS, Washington..............       1,600,000
    Computerization of traffic signals in Ashtabula, OH.....          14,000
    Corona City-wide automated traffic management system....       1,000,000
    DelTrac Statewide Integration, Delaware.................       1,000,000
    Demonstration project to deploy Geospatial Emergency &
        Response System (GEARS) for transportation..........         150,000
    Detroit Metro Airport ITS...............................         350,000
    DuPage County Signal Interconnection Project............         300,000
    Elk Grove Traffic Operations Center.....................         960,000
    Fairfax County Route 1 Traffic Synchronization ITS Pilot
        Project.............................................         500,000
    FAST Las Vegas (ITS-Phase 2)--Construction..............         300,000
    Fiber Optic Signal Interconnect System, Tuscon, Arizona.       3,500,000
    George Washington University, Virginia Campus...........         500,000
    Germantown Parkway ITS Project, Tennessee...............       3,000,000
    GMU ITS Research, Virginia..............................         500,000
    Great Lakes ITS, Michigan...............................       3,000,000
    Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce ITS System,
        Pennsylvania........................................       1,500,000
    Harbor Boulevard Intelligent Transportation.............         800,000
    Hawthorne Street Public Access Improvements, New
        Bedford, MA.........................................         150,000
    Hillsborough Area Regional Transit: Bus Tracking,
        Communication and Security, Florida.................         750,000
    Houma, Louisiana........................................       1,250,000
    Houston ITS.............................................       1,500,000
    I-70 Incident Management Plan Implementation, Colorado..       2,500,000
    1-87 Highway Speed E-Z Pass at the Woodbury Toll Barrier       1,750,000
    1-87 Smart Corridor.....................................       1,000,000
    I-90 Phase 2 Connector ITS Testbed--Town of North
        Greenbush--Rensselaer County, NY....................         200,000
    Illinois Statewide ITS..................................       3,000,000
    Implementation of Wisconsin DOT's Fiber Optics Network..       1,000,000
    Integration and Implementation of DYNASMART-X, RHODES
        and CLAIRE in Houston, TX...........................         500,000
    Intelligent Transportation System (Kansas City metro
        area)...............................................         200,000
    Intelligent Transportation Systems--Phases II and III,
        Ohio................................................         700,000
    Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment Project,
        Inglewood, CA.......................................         500,000
    Intelligent Transportation Systems, City of Wichita
        Transit Authority...................................         750,000
    Intelligent Transportation Systems, Statewide and
        Commerical Vehicle Information Systems Network,
        Maryland............................................         750,000
    Intelligent Transportation Systems, Washington, DC
        Region..............................................         500,000
    Intersection Signalization Project for the City of
        Virginia Beach, Virginia............................         500,000
    Iowa Transportation Systems.............................         750,000
    ITS Baton Rouge, LA.....................................       1,250,000
    ITS Expansion in Davis and Utah Counties, Utah..........       1,250,000
    ITS Logistics and Systems Management for the Gateway
        Cities..............................................         250,000
    ITS Technologies, San Antonio, Texas....................         200,000
    ITS, Cache Valley, Utah.................................       1,000,000
    Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Intelligent
        Transportation Initiative--Regional Planning,
        Florida.............................................         750,000
    King County, County-wide Signal Program, Washington.....       1,500,000
    Lincoln, Nebraska StarTran Automatic Vehicle Locator
        System..............................................       1,000,000
    Los Angeles MTA Regional Universal Fare System..........         500,000
    Macomb County ITS Integration, Michigan.................         600,000
    Maine Statewide ITS.....................................       1,000,000
    Market Street Signilazation Improvements................         100,000
    MARTA Automated Fare Collection/Smart Card System,
        Georgia.............................................         700,000
    Metrolina Transportation Management Center..............       1,750,000
    Mid-America Surface Transportation Water Research
        Institute, North Dakota.............................         500,000
    Minnesota Guidestar.....................................       1,250,000
    Missouri Statewide Rural ITS............................       4,000,000
    Mobile Data Computer Network Phase II (MDCN), Wisconsin.       2,200,000
    Monroe County ATMS ITS Deployment Project...............         800,000
    Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) AVLS, MA......         240,000
    Multi Region Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS)
        for the IH-20 Corridor--Phase 1 in Texas............         550,000
    Nebraska Statewide Intelligent Transportation System
        Deployment..........................................       1,000,000
    New York State Thruway Authority Traffic Operation
        Package for 1-95 and 1-87...........................       1,676,000
    North Bergen, New Jersey Traffic Signalization
        Replacement.........................................       1,000,000
    Oklahoma Statewide ITS..................................       4,000,000
    Palm Tran, Palm Beach County, FL--Automated Vehicle
        Location and Mobile Data Terminals..................       1,000,000
    Portland State University Intelligent Transportation
        Research Initiative.................................         400,000
    Program of Projects, Washington.........................       2,000,000
    Project Hoosier SAFE-T..................................       2,000,000
    Real Time Transit Passenger Information System for the
        Prince George's County Dept. of Public Works,
        Maryland............................................       1,000,000
    Regional Intelligent Transportation System, Springfield,
        Missouri............................................       2,000,000
    Regional ITS Architeture and Deployment Plan for the
        Eagle Pass Region and Integrate with Laredo.........         300,000
    Roosevelt Boulevard ITS Enhancement Pilot Program.......         750,000
    Rural Freeway Management System Implementation for the
        IH-20 Corridor in the Tyler Region--Phase 1.........         200,000
    Sacramento Area Council of Governments--ITS Projects,
        California..........................................       1,175,000
    San Diego Joint Transportation Operations Center........         400,000
    Seacoast Intelligent Transportation System Congestion
        Relief Project......................................       1,000,000
    Seattle City Center ITS, Washington.....................       2,500,000
    Shreveport Intelligent Transportation System, Louisiana.       1,000,000
    South Carolina DOT Inroads Intelligent Transportation
        System..............................................       3,500,000
    Spotswood Township, NJ; Expand and improve traffic flow
        with road improvements..............................         250,000
    SR 924 ITS Integration Project..........................       1,000,000
    SR112 ITS Integration Project...........................         300,000
    Statewide AVL Initiative, Nebraska......................         300,000
    Swatara Township, Pennsylvania--Traffic Signalization
        Improvements........................................         100,000
    TalTran ITS Smartbus Program, Florida...................       1,750,000
    Texas Medical Center EMS Early Warning Transportation
        System..............................................       1,000,000
    Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration, City of
        Lubbock.............................................         400,000
    Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration, Port of
        Galveston...........................................         400,000
    Town of Cary Computerized Traffic Signal Project, North
        Carolina............................................         800,000
    Traffic Signal Controllers & Cabinets, District of
        Columbia............................................         400,000
    TRANSCOM Regional Architecture & TRANSMIT project, NJ,
        NY, & CT............................................         500,000
    Transportation Research Center (TRC) for Freight, Trade,
        Security, and Economic Strength, Georgia............         500,000
    Tukwila, Signalization Interconnect and Intelligent
        Transportation, Washington..........................       1,400,000
    Twin Cities, Minnesota Redundant Communications Pilot...       1,000,000
    Tysons Transportation Association--ITS..................         250,000
    University of Kentucky Transportation Center............       1,000,000
    Ventura County Intelligent Transportation System........       1,000,000
    West Baton Rouge Parish Joint Operations Emergency
        Communications Center...............................         800,000
    Wisconsin CVISN Level One Deployment....................         800,000
    Wyoming Statewide ITS Initiative........................       4,000,000

                   Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities

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

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

           National Corridor Planning and Border Development Program

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    146th Street 1-69 Access Project, Hamilton County,
        Indiana.............................................      $1,000,000
    172nd Street/I-5 Interchange and Bridge Expansion,
        Washington..........................................       3,000,000
    34th Street Corridor completion, Minnesota..............       1,000,000
    Aiken Road Bridge, Kentucky.............................       1,000,000
    Alameda Corridor-East Gateway to America Project Phase
        II, Los Angeles, California.........................       2,000,000
    Anacostia Crossings and Freeway Study, Maryland.........         750,000
    Anniston East Bypass, Alabama...........................       3,000,000
    Arch-Sperry Road Improvements, California...............         250,000
    Arctic Winter Games Transportation Improvements, Alaska.       1,000,000
    Auburn Ravine Bridge--City of Lincoln, California.......         250,000
    Bayfield County bridge projects, Wisconsin..............         410,000
    California, State Route 75 (City of Coronado) Tunnel
        Project Report and Environmental Document,
        California..........................................         500,000
    Cameron Street Bridge, Shamokin/Coal Townships,
        Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.................       1,000,000
    Canal Road Intermodal Connector, Harrison County,
        Mississippi.........................................       1,000,000
    City of Forsyth Frontage Road, Illinois.................         200,000
    City of Seminole, US 377 upgrades and creation of a
        spur, Oklahoma......................................       2,000,000
    Coalfields Expressway, Virginia.........................         500,000
    Columbus, Mississippi Highway 45 Bypass.................         750,000
    Construct Madison Street Interchange I-29 in Sioux
        Falls, South Dakota.................................       5,000,000
    Corridor V construction along SR-6, Mississippi.........       1,000,000
    Donna-Rio Bravo International Border Crossing, Texas....         800,000
    Elk Grove Sheldon 99 Interchange, California............         300,000
    Falls to Falls Corridor, Minnesota......................       1,000,000
    Flintlock Road Overpass, City of Liberty, Missouri......       1,000,000
    Ft. Wainwright Alternative Access & Chena River
        Crossing, Alaska....................................       5,700,000
    Garden Parkway Bypass (US 321/74), North Carolina.......       2,000,000
    Georgia S.R. 316 Improvements--Gwinnett County, Georgia.         100,000
    Highway 101 Implementation Plan, California.............         600,000
    Highway 22/Cordon Road Interchange--Environmental Impact
        Study, Oregon.......................................         500,000
    Highway 431 Modification, Alabama.......................       1,200,000
    Highway 71, Alma to Greenwood, Arkansas.................       1,450,000
    Highway 71: Louisiana State Line, DeQueen, Arkansas.....         850,000
    I-5 Interregional Arterials Improvement Project,
        California..........................................         700,000
    I-565 to Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama..........       5,000,000
    I-65 and County Road 24 Interchange, Limestone County,
        Alabama.............................................       1,000,000
    I-66 westbound widening from Rosslyn Tunnel to Dulles
        Connector, Virginia.................................       1,000,000
    I-675 Corridor Improvements, Ohio.......................         500,000
    I-69 Indianapolis to Evansville.........................       1,000,000
    I-73 Corridor Project...................................         250,000
    I-75/Austin Road Interchange, Ohio......................         650,000
    Interchange/overpass at highway K-7 and 55th St. and
        Johnson Dr. in Shawnee, Kansas......................       1,000,000
    Intercounty Connector (ICC), Maryland...................         500,000
    Interstate 5 Riverfront Reconnection, California........         500,000
    Jasper Airport Road, Jasper, Alabama....................       1,000,000
    Jim Thorpe Bridge Renovation Project, Pennsylvania......         500,000
    Kauffman Ave Roadway Improvements, Greene County, Ohio..         500,000
    KY750 from US 23 to KY 3105 in Raceland, Greenup County,
        Kentucky............................................         300,000
    LA 1 Port Fourchan to US 90.............................       2,000,000
    LA 18 from Avondale to US 90, Jefferson Parish,
        Louisiana...........................................         350,000
    LA 37/US 190, Central Thruway Connector, Louisiana......       1,000,000
    LA Hwy 820 Improvements, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana......       1,500,000
    Loop 201 Expansion Project, Texas.......................         750,000
    Missisquoi Bay Bridge, Vermont..........................       4,000,000
    Murchison Road, Cumberland County, North Carolina.......         500,000
    Murray Business Loop, Kentucky..........................       1,000,000
    New Haven Road Corridor Study, Connecticut..............          90,000
    North Coast Interstate 5, California....................         500,000
    Northern Tier Expressway (NTE), New York................         100,000
    North-South Highway TCL-MSL Corridor, Alabama...........       1,000,000
    Pittston Connector Project, Pennsylvania................         300,000
    Planning for New Route over Cape Fear River, North
        Carolina............................................         125,000
    Ports-to-Plains highway rehabilitation between Del Rio
        and Eagle Pass, Texas...............................       1,100,000
    Ranchero Road/Cajon Branchline Grade Separation,
        California..........................................         500,000
    Route 104/Dominion Boulevard, Virginia..................       3,000,000
    Route 106 Underpass Rehabilitation, Mansfield,
        Massachusetts.......................................         750,000
    Route 12, Veterans Memorial Corridor, Auburn,
        Massachusetts.......................................       1,250,000
    Route 168 Corridor Improvements, Camden and Gloucester
        Counties, New Jersey................................         250,000
    Route 24/140 Interchange, Taunton, Massachusetts........       1,000,000
    Route 403 Relocation, Rhode Island......................         800,000
    Route 590 Reconstruction project, Irondequoit, New York.       2,500,000
    Route 79 Improvements, Fall River, Massachusetts........       1,350,000
    Rutherford Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts................       1,500,000
    Santa Fe/C-470, Colorado................................       4,000,000
    SH 158 widening in Sterling County, Texas...............         800,000
    Shelby County CR 500 E Safety Upgrade, Indiana..........         100,000
    SR694, Pinellas Park, Florida...........................       2,000,000
    St. Clair Avenue in East Liverpool, Ohio................         500,000
    State Highway 133 Widening, Colquitt County, Georgia....       4,000,000
    Ten Mile at Middlebelt Road Intersection Safety,
        Michigan............................................         200,000
    Tennessee 4th's US 412 Corridor, Tennessee..............       1,750,000
    Tennessee's I40 in Roane County.........................         500,000
    TH241, St. Michael, MN..................................         300,000
    The Hendricks County North-South Corridor Highway.......         850,000
    The Rock Island Parkway Project, Arkansas...............         675,000
    Tienken Road Bridge over the Paint Creek, Rochester
        Hills, Michigan.....................................         750,000
    Town of Marana Twin Peaks Corridor, Arizona.............         800,000
    Trenton Channel Bridge Replacement, Wayne County,
        Michigan............................................         400,000
    U.S. Route 33 Corridor Improvements at Winchester-
        Cemetary Road, Ohio.................................       1,000,000
    U.S. Route 33 Road Improvements (Pendelton County, West
        Virginia)...........................................         500,000
    U.S. Route 422 Improvement Project, Pennsylvania........         500,000
    University Boulevard Interchange Project, Pennsylvania..       1,000,000
    Upgrade US158 to a multilane facility between I-85 and
        I-95, North Carolina................................         400,000
    US 113, Maryland........................................       1,500,000
    US 60, Osage County, Pawhuska to Vinita, Oklahoma.......       2,000,000
    US 67 improvements, Missouri............................       5,000,000
    US 83 Anzalduas Connection Road and Structures to New
        International Bridge, Texas.........................         500,000
    US 87 Bypass around Big Spring, Texas...................         300,000
    US Highway 10 Interchange--City of Ramsey, MN...........         200,000
    US Highway 218 in Keokuk, Iowa..........................         750,000
    US Market Street Bridge, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania..       1,000,000
    US11, Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana.......         500,000
    US-231/I-10 Freeway Connector, Alabama..................       8,000,000
    US-395 North Spokane Corridor, Washington...............       1,000,000
    USH 53 Bypass (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)...................       2,000,000
    Walden Point Road, Alaska...............................       2,000,000
    West Virginia Route 10..................................      10,000,000
    Winfield Way Extension, Canton, Ohio....................         500,000
    Yakima Grade Separations, Washington....................       1,000,000

          Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    Bellingham, Coast Millennium Trail--South Bay Taylor
        Dock Project, Washington............................        $500,000
    Big Lake to Wasilla Pedestrian Trails, Alaska...........         500,000
    Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, New York
        traffic light.......................................         150,000
    Central Avenue Parking Facility and Pedestrian
        Improvements, Florida...............................         500,000
    Civic center streetscape improvement, New York..........         500,000
    Clarksville Square, Clarksville, Texas..................         250,000
    Colchester, Vermont.....................................       1,000,000
    Connection of the Alabama Chief Ladiga Trail and the
        Georgia Silver Comet Trail, Alabama.................         100,000
    Downtown Revitalization Project, Somerset, Kentucky.....       1,750,000
    Henderson County Port Authority Project, Kentucky.......       1,000,000
    High line project, New York City, New York..............         500,000
    Highway 79 Corridor/Greenway Project, Alabama...........         750,000
    Hobbs Industrial Air Park Roads, New Mexico.............         100,000
    Homewood, Illinois railroad station/platform acquisition
        and improvement.....................................         200,000
    Hot Springs Bike Trail, Arkansas........................          80,000
    Independence Creek Hiking/Biking Road Access, Kansas....         250,000
    Kincaid Park Trail Connection, Alaska...................         900,000
    Lewisburg Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Lewisburg,
        West Virginia.......................................          85,000
    Manhattan, Kansas Fourth Street Corridor................         200,000
    Marathon County--Mountain Bay Trail, Wisconsin..........         225,000
    Marion County Alabama Safety, Efficiency, and Trade
        Highway Improvement Program.........................         800,000
    Miller Farm Bridge, Pennsylvania........................         500,000
    Newberg-Dundee Transportation Improvement Project,
        Oregon..............................................         500,000
    Niobrara Scenic River Corridor Roads, Nebraska..........       1,000,000
    North Dakota 23 Lake Sakakawea Crossing--Linear Library,
        Truss Monument......................................         250,000
    North/South Road, Oahu, Phase I, Hawaii.................       1,000,000
    Owensboro Waterfront Development Project, Kentucky......       2,000,000
    Puna Makai Alternate Road Study, Island of Hawaii.......         200,000
    Regional Plan Association Willimasburg/Navy Yard/Vinegar
        Hill Corridor Access, New York......................         200,000
    Riverfront Battle Property Trail, Georgia...............         250,000
    Riverwalk, Warren, Ohio.................................         500,000
    Road construction for industial park for City of Vinita,
        Oklahoma............................................         100,000
    Rockford Road, Ardmore, Oklahoma........................         700,000
    Route 152 Safety Improvements, Santa Clara County,
        California..........................................         250,000
    Route 29 Recreational Bike and Pedestrian Path, Mercer,
        New Jersey..........................................       1,000,000
    Scranton Nay Aug Park Enhancement Project, Pennsylvania.         400,000
    Streetscape Initiative, Phase II, Northwest Moultrie,
        Georgia.............................................         500,000
    Study of Highway 35/county M Bypass of Downtown Osceola,
        Wisconsin...........................................         200,000
    Talcottville Transportation Improvement Project,
        Connecticut.........................................         500,000
    Town of Clayton Downtown Revitalization, Clayton,
        Alabama.............................................         500,000
    Trinity River Visions Neighborhood Linkage, Texas.......         500,000
    U.S. 49 from Florence, Mississippi to I-20..............         800,000
    Uptown Crossings Vine Street Improvement Project, Ohio..       1,000,000
    US-222 Kutztown Bypass, Pennsylvania....................         500,000
    US30 Bypass--PA10 to US30 Business......................         500,000
    Village of Glencoe, Illinois, Green Bay Trail--North
        Branch Trail Connection.............................         200,000
    Walden Woods Corridor Overpass Study, Massachusetts.....         200,000
    Weston Streetscape Renewal, West Virginia...............         200,000
    Woodward Avenue Livable Community Project, Michigan.....         210,000

                          Bridge Discretionary Program

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    9th Street Bridge, NE over New York Avenue, District of
        Columbia............................................        $500,000
    Blackford Bridge Project, Kentucky......................         250,000
    Bridge Replacement on Arkabutla--Coldwater Road,
        Mississippi.........................................         800,000
    Broadway Bridge/I-25 Interchange Complex, Colorado......       8,000,000
    Canvas Bridge, Nicholas County, West Virginia...........       8,000,000
    Carlsbad, New Mexico, Railroad Overpass.................       1,500,000
    Christina River Bridge Seismic Retrofit, Delaware.......       1,000,000
    Coal Creek Parkway, Washington..........................       1,000,000
    Construction of the Cooper River Bridge Replacement
        Project, South Carolina.............................       1,250,000
    CR 309 Georgetown Bridge, Putnam County, Florida........         500,000
    Ferry Street Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut.............       2,000,000
    First Street Bridge, Roanoke, Virginia..................         500,000
    Funny River Bridge Crossing, Alaska.....................       5,000,000
    Golden Gate Bridge Seismic Retrofit.....................       4,500,000
    Greene County, Missouri Demonstration Bridge............         400,000
    Greenspot Bridge, Highland, California..................         500,000
    Hagatna River, Flood Mitigation Bridge Improvement
        Project, Guam.......................................         400,000
    Highway 19 Bridge Replacement, Missouri.................       6,000,000
    Highway 21/Rincon Truck Bypass, Georgia.................       4,000,000
    Historic Woodrow Wilson Bridge Restoration Project,
        Rankin Co., Mississippi.............................       2,500,000
    I-195 Washington Bridge (East Bound), Rhode Island......       4,000,000
    I-35 Trinity River Bridge, Texas........................         925,000
    I-710 Corridor/Gerald Desmond Bridge Gateway Program
        (Desmond Bridge Replacement), California............         800,000
    I-95 New Haven Q-Bridge, Approach Work (Contract C),
        Connecticut.........................................         750,000
    IH-35E Chambers Creek Bridges, Texas....................       1,500,000
    Indian River Inlet Bridge Replacement, Delaware.........       4,075,000
    Interstate 74 Bridge Corridor Project, Iowa.............       1,250,000
    Kapahi Bridge, Island of Kauai..........................         350,000
    Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge, Louisiana...........       3,000,000
    Leeville Bridge, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana............       1,500,000
    Longfellow Bridge, Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts..       2,250,000
    Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge Aprons, Toledo, Ohio......       1,600,000
    Missouri River Bridge, Rulo Nebraska....................       1,000,000
    North Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois..................       5,000,000
    Replacement of existing I-75 Brent Spence Bridge over
        Ohio River between Covington and Cincinnati,
        Kentucky............................................       2,000,000
    Route 52 Causeway Replacement and Somers Point Circle
        Elimination, New Jersey.............................       1,250,000
    Russell Street Viaduct Replacement, Baltimore, Maryland.       4,000,000
    Sauvie Island Bridge Replacement, Oregon................         400,000
    SR 520/SR 25 Flyover Bridge, Glynn County, Georgia......       2,500,000
    Tamiami Bridge Replacement, Florida.....................       1,500,000
    U.S. 220--Business Bridge Replacement, Virginia.........       2,000,000
    U.S. 34 Missouri River Bridge in Mills County, Iowa.....       1,500,000
    US-169 viaduct between Kansas Avenue and I-70, Kansas
        City, Kansas........................................       2,000,000
    US-2, Dover Bridge, Bonner County, Idaho................       1,250,000
    US20 Bridge Repair, Oregon..............................         600,000
    Vernon Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Expansion Project,
        California..........................................         400,000
    Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge in Prospect and Verona,
        Maine...............................................       4,000,000

                                 Federal Lands

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    Access roads to Beale Air Force Base, California........        $750,000
    Adams National Historic Park Transportation and Access,
        Massachusetts.......................................         465,000
    Apache County Road, 5020, Arizona.......................         752,000
    Apache County South Fork Bridge, Arizona................         275,000
    Atwater Federal Penitentiary Access Road, California....       1,000,000
    BIA Route 35 resurfacing: State line to Montezuma Creek,
        Utah................................................       1,000,000
    Big South Fork, Scenic Railway Track Restoration in
        McCreary County, Kentucky...........................         400,000
    Blackstone River Bikeway, Rhode Island..................       1,500,000
    Blackwater Wildlife Refuge roads and visitor center,
        Maryland............................................         400,000
    Brown's Park, Utah......................................       1,000,000
    Calaveras Wagon Trail Expressway Realignment, California         350,000
    Calumet Trail, Prairie Duneland Trail and Marquette
        Trail Link, Indiana.................................         307,000
    Chickasaw Museum and Cultural Center Planning and
        Development, Mississippi............................         500,000
    Chignik Road Improvements, Alaska.......................       2,100,000
    Choctaw Roads, Mississippi..............................       1,425,000
    City of Henderson Lake Las Vegas/Lake Mead Interchange,
        Nevada..............................................       2,000,000
    City of Rocks Back Country Byway, Stage 2, Idaho........       3,000,000
    Colville Confederated Tribe--Inchelium/Gifford Bridge
        Feasibility Study, Washington.......................         120,000
    County Road, Preston North and South, Nebraska..........         650,000
    Craig Road Overpass, Nevada.............................       3,000,000
    Cross Base Highway, Washington..........................         750,000
    Foothills Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
        Tennessee...........................................         900,000
    Fort Yates Business Loop Street Improvement, North
        Dakota..............................................         550,000
    George Washington Memorial Parkway Safety Improvements,
        Virginia............................................         600,000
    Glacier Creek/Nome Bypass, Alaska.......................       3,000,000
    Glorieta Battlefield NM 50 realignment, New Mexico......         375,000
    Hal Rogers Parkway, Kentucky............................       1,000,000
    Hansen Dam Recreation Area Parking Enhancements,
        Pacoima, California.................................         325,000
    Hawaii Statewide Federal Lands Improvements.............       4,000,000
    Highway 62 Traffic and pedestrian safety improvement, in
        Yucca Valley, California............................         500,000
    Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, Arizona.......................       7,000,000
    Iditarod Historic National Trail Project, Alaska........         500,000
    IH20--Dyess AFB Access Project, Texas...................       1,368,000
    Interstate Bridge Crossing between Bullhead City,
        Arizona and Laughlin, Nevada........................         500,000
    Lake Tahoe EIP, Nevada..................................       1,200,000
    Lewis and Clark Legacy Trail, North Dakota..............         400,000
    Lowell Riverwalk Phase II Design, Massachusetts.........         800,000
    Lower Etwha Klallam Tribe--Access Road, Washington......       2,300,000
    Marin Parklands/Muir Woods Visitor Access, California...       1,100,000
    McCarthy Creek Tram, Alaska.............................         200,000
    Military Cutoff Road (SR 1409) Improvements in New
        Hanover County, North Carolina......................         400,000
    Mill Creek Road (Mendocino County), California..........         400,000
    Moosalamoo Region, Green Mountain National Forest,
        Vermont.............................................         150,000
    Navajo Archeological Study, Utah State Route 262 between
        Montezuma Creek and Aneth, Utah.....................       1,250,000
    Needles Highway Realignment and Safety Improvements,
        California..........................................       3,000,000
    Ohiki Road Bank Stabilization and Engineering, Hanalei,
        Island of Kauai.....................................          50,000
    Ohio State Route 2/Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge......         500,000
    Presidio Trails and Bikeways, Golden Gate National
        Recreation Area, California.........................       1,000,000
    Public Lands Highways Project, Cedar Creek bridge
        construction at Wilson Lake, Russell County, Kansas.         300,000
    Red Cliff Arch Bridge, Colorado.........................       3,000,000
    Regional Tourism and Transportation Center, New York....       1,250,000
    Rehabilitation of the Henry Drive Bridge #001 over the
        Union Pacific Railroad tracks at Fort Riley, Kansas.         808,000
    Rossie Coats Road, Kemper County, Mississippi...........         150,000
    Russell Cave National Monument Road, Jackson County,
        Alabama.............................................         500,000
    Saginaw Chippewa Transportation Improvement Project,
        Michigan............................................       1,200,000
    Salmon Falls Creek Bridge...............................         500,000
    Seminoe Dam Road, Wyoming...............................       3,500,000
    Shotgun Cove Road, Alaska...............................       2,000,000
    Six County Fort Peck Road Access Project, Montana.......       1,500,000
    Skokomish Tribe Roadway Improvements, Washington........       1,300,000
    Snake Road (BIA Route 1281) Improvement, Florida........       1,000,000
    Southeast Alaska Seatrails..............................         500,000
    State Highway 149, Colorado.............................         400,000
    Stoughton Pond Road, Weathersfield, Vermont.............         100,000
    Sturgeon Lake Road Overpass, Minnesota..................       2,000,000
    Summit Valley Road, San Bernardino County, California...         500,000
    Tank Destroyer Blvd, Ft. Hood, Texas....................       1,000,000
    Taylor Hill Road US Secondary Montana 234...............       1,420,000
    Timucuan Preserve Bike Trail, Florida...................       1,000,000
    US Highway 491 (666) on the Navajo Nation, New Mexico...       1,000,000
    US 93 Evaro to Polson Wildlife Crossings, Montana.......       1,000,000
    USMC Heritage Center Access, Virginia...................         650,000
    Western Canalway, Suffolk and Moody Street Reach,
        Massachusetts.......................................         400,000
    Western Maryland Low Impact Welcome Center at Byron
        Overlook, Maryland..................................         800,000
    Wolf Trap National Park Pedestrian Crossing, Virginia...         750,000

                                 Scenic Byways

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    Amherst County Greenway, Virginia.......................      $1,000,000
    City of Espanola El Camino Real Scenic Byway alignment,
        New Mexico..........................................          60,000
    Enhancements to Route 6A Scenic Byway, Cape and Islands
        Rural Roads Initiative, Massachusetts...............         800,000
    Flagler County Scenic and Historic A1A, Florida.........         890,000
    Idaho National Scenic Byways............................          75,000
    Kentucky Scenic Byways..................................       1,000,000
    Mason Creek Greenway, Virginia..........................       1,000,000
    New York State Scenic Byways Statewide project..........       2,000,000
    Pioneer Historic Byway Interpretive Site Development,
        Idaho...............................................         100,000
    Snoqualmie Point View Park, Washington..................         600,000
    US 78 Bamberg Scenic Highway Project, South Carolina....       4,000,000
    Welcome Center off SR 410, Washington...................       1,285,000
    Woodward Avenue--Developing the Byway Story, Michigan...         440,000

                      Interstate Maintenance Discretionary

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    Cawtawba Avenue Interchange (I-77) Improvement, North
        Carolina............................................        $750,000
    Central Sarasota Parkway Interchange at I-75, Sarasota,
        Florida.............................................         500,000
    City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, I-70 and State Highway 58
        Interchange Reconstruction, Colorado................         800,000
    Conceptual Development and Preliminary Design
        improvements to the intersections of Interstate 59,
        Mississippi.........................................         265,000
    Coors/Interstate 40 Interchange Reconstruction, New
        Mexico..............................................       1,000,000
    Ellensburg Interchange I-90, Milepost 108.31, Washington       1,500,000
    Four interchanges at I-435 and I-35 in Johnson County,
        Kansas..............................................       1,000,000
    I-12 Sound Barriers, Slidell, Louisiana.................         750,000
    I-15 Reconstruction: 10800 South to 600 North, Utah.....       6,000,000
    I-182, Queensgate to SR 240, Richland, Washington.......       2,000,000
    I-20 Downing Pines Interchange, Louisiana...............       1,000,000
    I-210 and Highway 14 Interchange, Lake Charles,
        Louisiana...........................................         800,000
    I-25, US 36, I-270 Interchange, Colorado................         450,000
    I-25/Tramway Interchange, Albuquerque, New Mexico.......       1,500,000
    I-285 Noise Walls, Henderson Mill to Chamblee Tucker
        Road, Georgia.......................................         500,000
    I-285 Noise Walls, I-20 to Bouldercrest Road, Georgia...         480,000
    I-295/Meadowville Interchange, Virginia.................       1,500,000
    I-35 East/I-635 Interchange, Texas......................         925,000
    I-35/127th Street Overpass, Olathe, Kansas..............       3,000,000
    I-40 and I-55 ramps, Memphis, Tennessee.................       1,000,000
    I-405 Corridor Improvements, Washington.................       2,000,000
    I-44 Rogers Lane Interchange, Lawton, Oklahoma..........       1,000,000
    I-476 Reconstruction and Widening Project, Pennsylvania.         830,000
    I-49 South, Louisiana...................................       3,000,000
    I-5 Rush Road to Maytown Widening, Lewis County,
        Washington..........................................       2,000,000
    I-5 Vancouver Interchange Improvements, Washington......       1,000,000
    I-5, Lynnwood City Center Exit, Washington..............       1,000,000
    I-5/Ortega Highway Interchange Construction, California.         800,000
    I-676 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Camden County, New
        Jersey..............................................       1,000,000
    I-69/SR 304 Paving, Mississippi.........................       5,925,000
    I-695 Baltimore Beltway N/E Inner Loop, Maryland........         750,000
    I-70 Improvement Project: Frederick, Maryland...........       4,025,000
    I-75/Aviation Blvd Atlanta, Georgia.....................         800,000
    I-76, Fort Morgan, Colorado to Brush, Colorado..........         200,000
    I-77/Lauby Road Exit, Ohio..............................       1,000,000
    I-80 Truck Climbing Lane, Keystone to Robb Drive, Nevada         500,000
    I-80/Iowa 945 Interchange, Polk County..................       3,000,000
    I-84, Glenns Ferry to King Hill, Idaho..................       2,000,000
    I-84/Route 2 East Hartford, Connecticut, operational
        improvements (flyover access).......................         750,000
    I-85 Coweta County Noise Barriers, Georgia..............         750,000
    I-90, Spokane to Idaho State Line, Washington...........       2,000,000
    I-96/Latson Road Interchange, Michigan..................         750,000
    IH35/SH45 Interchange at Round Rock, Texas..............         200,000
    Interstate 10 Cypress Avenue Overcrossing, California...         800,000
    Interstate 295/Route 38 Interchange Improvements, New
        Jersey..............................................         750,000
    Interstate 430/630, Interchange Modification, Arkansas..         800,000
    Interstate 44 and US 65 Interchange, Missouri...........       1,000,000
    Interstate 80 (I-80) Colfax Narrows Project, Nevada.....       2,000,000
    Interstate 80-Exits 298-299 Renovation Project,
        Pennsylvania........................................         750,000
    Isleta Boulevard Improvement Project....................         500,000
    Kelly USA: New Luke Road, Texas.........................         200,000
    Laval Road Interchange Upgrades at I-5, California......         800,000
    Louisville--Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project,
        Indiana.............................................       3,250,000
    Madison I-565 Interchange at County Line Road, Alabama..       1,000,000
    Montgomery County, Ohio--Interstate 75, Ohio............       2,000,000
    New York State Thruway Authority, Westchester County,
        Byram Bridge Rehabilitation.........................         800,000
    Noise Walls on I-20 from Fulton Industrial Boulevard to
        H. E. Holmes, Fulton County, Georgia................         500,000
    Northbound I-675 Sound Barrier, Ohio....................       1,000,000
    Ohio River Bridges, Kentucky............................       6,550,000
    Pavement and Bridge Rehabilitation on I-85, North
        Carolina............................................         800,000
    Pennsylvania Turnpike--Interstate 95 Interchange Project       2,000,000
    Phase II, I-44 Modification (Widen Eastbound I-44 Bridge
        at Meramec River), Missouri.........................         200,000
    Rancho Cucamonga I-15 and Base Line Road Interchange
        Improvements, California............................         800,000
    Reconstruct Exit 60--I-90 in Rapid City, South Dakota...       5,100,000
    Valley Mall Boulevard Interchange and South Union Gap
        Interchange, Washington.............................         500,000
    Valleydale Road at I-65, Alabama........................       5,000,000
    Waltham, Massachusetts I-95/Rt 20 Interchange...........       1,700,000
    Widening Interstate 35 East between FM 2181 and Lake
        Lewisville, Denton County, Texas....................         200,000

                      Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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

                              Federal-Aid Highways

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

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

                              Federal-Aid Highways

               MISCELLANEOUS HIGHWAY AND HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

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

                              Federal-Aid Highways

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                                  (RESCISSION)

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

                     Appalachian Development Highway System

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

               General Provisions--Federal Highway Administration

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

            Project                                                   Amount
    10th Street South Phase II, St. Cloud, MN...............        $200,000
    135th Street Widening and US 69 Northbound Ramp, Kansas.       2,750,000
    168th and State Streets Intersection improvements.......         200,000
    3-Bridge Corridor Project, Skagit County, Washington....         800,000
    40th Street Corridor project, City of Tampa.............         750,000
    40th Street Corridor project, City of Tampa.............         500,000
    51-43 Connector Canton, Mississippi.....................       1,000,000
    60/67 Interchange-Butler County, Missouri...............       3,000,000
    7th Street Widening Project, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...         500,000
    95th Dan Ryan Transit Station...........................       1,000,000
    Adrien's Landing, Hartford, Connecticut.................       5,000,000
    Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall, Seattle, Washington......       1,000,000
    Albany Georgia Intermodal Facility......................       1,000,000
    Albuquerque, New Mexico-University Boulevard Extension..         250,000
    American Samoa Ferry Boat System........................         300,000
    Amesbury, Massachusetts bus facility upgrade............       1,100,000
    Anacostia Riverwalk and Trail Construction, District of
        Columbia............................................         400,000
    Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb, Illinois....................         500,000
    Applied Sciences Building, Alabama......................      30,000,000
    Area Wide Traffic Signal Synchronization System, Phase
        III.................................................       1,500,000
    Arkwright Connector, South Carolina.....................       1,000,000
    Arlington County Jefferson Davis Highway (Rt 1)
        Improvements........................................         500,000
    Arlington County South Glebe Road improvements..........         800,000
    Aroostook County North-South Highways, Maine............       3,550,000
    Atlantic Avenue Extension, Jamaica, Queens, New York....       1,250,000
    Attleboro Intermodal Transportation Center, Attleboro,
        Massachusetts.......................................       2,200,000
    Augusta Rail Relocation Project, Georgia................       2,000,000
    Austin Metropolitan Area Bicycle Routes.................         400,000
    Badger Creek Crossing, Fall River Lake, Greenwood
        County, Kansas......................................         100,000
    Barlett Access Intersection Safety Improvements, Alaska.         500,000
    Battlefield Parkway expansion from Kincaid Boulevard to
        Route 7, Virginia...................................       6,000,000
    Beacon Falls Depot Street Bridge, Connecticut...........       1,000,000
    Beacon Falls-Seymour, Connector Roadway.................         750,000
    Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility--City of Memphis,
        Tennessee...........................................       1,000,000
    Bear Creek Greenway, Oregon.............................       2,000,000
    Beargrass Creek Bridges.................................         500,000
    Beckley VA Medical Center Access Road, West Virginia....       1,000,000
    Bedford, New Hampshire Route 101 Corridor Safety
        Improvement Project.................................       1,000,000
    Belford Road, Holly, Michigan...........................         800,000
    Bergen Intramodal Stations and park-n-ride Capital
        Improvements, New Jersey............................       2,250,000
    Berkshire/Franklin Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway,
        Massachusetts.......................................       1,000,000
    Berlin G. Meyers Parkway Extension, South Carolina......       1,000,000
    BIA Route 27 Reconstruction, Pine Ridge Indian
        Reservation, South Dakota...........................       3,000,000
    Billings Bypass Development: Design and ROW, Montana....       2,000,000
    Birmingham Northern Beltline, Alabama...................       2,000,000
    Bismark Fixed Route Bus System, Fargo/Moorhead Transit
        Maintenance Facility, Valley City Garage, North
        Dakota..............................................       2,650,000
    Blue Water Port Huron Intermodal Facility Project,
        Michigan............................................       2,000,000
    BNSF Track Relocation Project, Everett, Washington......         500,000
    Bobby Jones Expressway (GA)/Palmetto Parkway (SC)
        extension in South Carolina.........................       4,000,000
    Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area Universal
        Access, Massachusetts...............................       2,250,000
    Boulder Ave Bridge project, Highland, California........       1,000,000
    Bowman Road and Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Highway 17,
        Mount Pleasant, South Carolina......................       3,000,000
    Bremerton Pedestrian/BTC Access Improvement project,
        Washington..........................................       2,500,000
    Bridge Replacement Project, Mound Branch and Pawpaw
        Creek Bridges on K-99 in Elk County, Kansas.........       1,000,000
    Broken Arrow 101st street corridor from State Highway 51
        to Town Center, Oklahoma............................         250,000
    Broken Bow rail spur, Oklahoma..........................         750,000
    Bronx HUB Streetscape Improvement & Pedestrianization...       1,000,000
    Bronx River--Concrete Plant Link of the Bronx Greenway..         700,000
    Buffalo Outer Harbor Project, New York..................       5,000,000
    Business Route I-44 (Chestnut Expressway) and National
        Avenue Intersection Improvement, Missouri...........         750,000
    Butler County Industrial Infrastructure Development--
        City of Greenville, Alabama.........................         750,000
    Bypass Road in Nome, Alaska.............................       2,000,000
    Byram-Clinton/Norrell Corridor, Mississippi.............       3,000,000
    C Street Railroad bypass, Alaska........................       2,000,000
    Cactus Avenue, I-15 Interchange Project.................         200,000
    California University of Pennsylvania Shuttle System
        (CUPSS), Pennsylvania...............................       2,000,000
    CalTrain Train Tracking Information System..............         500,000
    Capacity Enhancement of South Shore Commuter Rail
        Service.............................................       3,000,000
    Capacity expansion on I-35 in Olathe, Kansas, from 159th
        St. to 175th St.....................................       1,000,000
    Cape Fear River Planning Project, North Carolina........         750,000
    Capital Metro North Operating Facility..................       1,000,000
    Caraway Bridge Overpass, Arkansas.......................       1,000,000
    Center City Project, Columbus, Ohio.....................       3,000,000
    Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority: North
        Orange/South Seminole ITS Enhanced Circulator.......       2,071,000
    Central Kentucky Line Rail Service Preservation Project.         500,000
    Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation U.S. 15,
        Pennsylvania........................................       2,000,000
    Chattanooga (CARTA) ITS, Tennessee......................       2,500,000
    Chehalis, I-5 Exit 79 Interchange Bridge, Washington....       3,000,000
    Chenega Road System, Alaska.............................         850,000
    Cheyenne Corridor Safety Improvement Project in
        Pocatello, Idaho....................................       1,500,000
    Chocorua Village Transportation Improvement Project.....         500,000
    Cities of Beverly and Salem Intermodal, MA..............       1,100,000
    City of Arvada, Colorado, Wadsworth Blvd/SH 121/
        Grandview Grade Separation..........................         500,000
    City of Asheville Traffic Signal System Upgrades........       2,000,000
    City of Aurora, Colorado I-225 and Colfax Avenue
        Interchange reconstruction..........................       2,500,000
    City of Austin East 7th Street..........................       1,000,000
    City of Bayfield, Highway 13 Emergency Culvert Repairs..         640,000
    City of Beloit, Gateway Boulevard Project, Wisconsin....         500,000
    City of Boston--Harbor Islands NRA Long Island Pier
        Reconstruction, Massachusetts.......................         300,000
    City of Charles Town--Gateway Revitalization Project,
        West Virginia.......................................         350,000
    City of Columbus, Ohio, Morse Road corridor improvement
        program phase I.....................................         500,000
    City of Covina Metrolink Pedestrian Bridge..............         500,000
    City of Crowley's Historic Parkerson Avenue
        Redevelopment project, Louisiana....................       1,000,000
    City of Elkhart Hively Avenue underpass, Indiana........         100,000
    City of Fort Worth Corridor Redevelopment Program.......       2,000,000
    City of Gardena Street and Highway Improvements.........         500,000
    City of Kennesaw, Georgia: Pedestrian Underpass.........       1,500,000
    City of Lakewood, Colorado, US 6 and SH 121 Interchange
        Reconstruction......................................         500,000
    City of Las Vegas Pedestrian Connections................         500,000
    City of Lufkin--Intermodal Transit Terminal/Parking
        Facility............................................       1,000,000
    City of Madison State Street Revitalization.............         750,000
    City of Madison, Wisconsin East Washington Avenue
        Reconstruction......................................       2,000,000
    City of Orangeburg Railroad Relocation Project..........       2,000,000
    City of Oxford, Mississippi bike path...................         800,000
    City of Revere, Massachusetts Intermodal Transit
        Improvements........................................       2,200,000
    City of St. Petersburg, Florida, bike path..............         500,000
    City of Waco Bus Facility Project.......................       1,500,000
    City of Westbrook, Maine, Improvements to Route 25,
        Wayside Drive and William Clark Drive...............       1,000,000
    City of Wewoka, Oklahoma................................         250,000
    Cleveland Avenue, Lake Township, Ohio...................       1,000,000
    Collins Road (Iowa Highway 100) and 1st Avenue (Business
        Highway 151) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa..................         750,000
    Colonial National Historic Park, Jamestown 400th
        Anniversary Transportation Improvements, Virginia...       7,000,000
    Coltsville Corridor Redevelopment Project, Connecticut..       1,000,000
    Commerce City, Colorado, East 104th Avenue and US 85
        Intersection Improvements...........................         500,000
    Commodore Barry Bridge ramps to Chester, Pennsylvania...       1,000,000
    Construction of rail overpass in Claremore, Oklahoma....         500,000
    Construction of the Bishopville Bypass in Lee County,
        South Carolina......................................         500,000
    Construction of US 17 and Bowman Road Interchange in
        Town of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina..............         250,000
    Convocation Center Roadway..............................       2,000,000
    Copperas Cove Reliever Route, Texas.....................       1,000,000
    Corporal Roger Sneeden Drive Overpass, Boone, Iowa......          40,000
    County State Aid Highway 21 Project, Minnesota..........         750,000
    CR 578 Widening from Mariner Boulevard to Suncoast
        Parkway, Florida....................................       1,250,000
    Craig Road Improvements, Alaska.........................       1,000,000
    Crocker/Stearns, widening and construction, North
        Olmstead, Ohio......................................         800,000
    CSAH 42: Segment 8 Implementation Plan Project..........         250,000
    Cumberland Head Connector Road, Clinton, New York.......       1,000,000
    Cyberport, Arizona......................................       2,750,000
    Dagget Road, Port of Stockton, California...............         100,000
    Decatur Beltline Expansion, Decatur, Alabama............       2,000,000
    Delaware Avenue Streetscape Program in the Village of
        Kenmore, NY.........................................         600,000
    Delaware Commuter Rail Improvement Project..............       1,500,000
    Delaware River Port Authority--Ben Franklin Bridge,
        Pennsylvania........................................       5,000,000
    Deming, New Mexico I-10 Frontage Road Extension.........       1,800,000
    Derita Road Improvements Project, Concord, North
        Carolina............................................       1,250,000
    Des Moines Riverwalk, Des Moines, Iowa..................       1,000,000
    Detroit Center City Loop................................         750,000
    Donlin Creek Road, Alaska...............................      10,000,000
    Double Eagle II Airport (Paseo del Volcan) Interchange
        and Roadway Rehabilitation, New Mexico..............       2,000,000
    Downtown Butler Cityscape Project.......................         150,000
    Downtown Rail Trolley, Corpus Christi, Texas............         500,000
    Dynamic Changeable Message Signs--Urban Interstate
        System, Iowa........................................       1,000,000
    East Bay Incident & Emergency Management System.........         200,000
    East Central Bus Coalition Bus Procurement, Florida.....       3,000,000
    East Flagstaff Traffic Interchange, Arizona.............       1,000,000
    Eufaula Broad Street Restoration Project, Alabama.......         500,000
    Exit 18 Connector Road, Warren County, New York.........         300,000
    Extend 4-Lane Highway from Maverick Junction to Nebraska
        in Fall River County, South Dakota..................         250,000
    Fairfield/Vacaville Intermodal Transit Station..........         800,000
    Fairmont Gateway Connector System.......................       5,600,000
    Fairmont Pedestrian Bridge..............................         200,000
    Fall River Drainage Bridge Replacement, Harper County,
        Kansas..............................................       1,500,000
    False Pass, Alaska causeway and road to the terminus of
        the south arm breakwater project....................       3,000,000
    Farish Street Historic District Improvements,
        Mississippi.........................................         500,000
    FAST Corridor, Washington...............................       3,000,000
    Fayette Downtown Revitalization, Alabama................         700,000
    Feasibility Study and Work Plan for International Trade
        Processing Center, Wichita, Kansas..................       1,000,000
    Feasibility study for Routes 495/195 Interchange,
        Wareham, Massachusetts..............................         500,000
    Fairbanks Transit bus replacement, Alaska...............       3,000,000
    Fishers Island Ferry District New London Terminal
        Expansion and Upgrade, Connecticut..................         750,000
    Five laning of Kickapoo, Shawnee Oklahoma...............       1,200,000
    Five Points Improvement Project, Huntsville, Alabama....         500,000
    Fleming County maintenance garage.......................         275,000
    Florida Beach Walk Initative, Clearwater, FL............         500,000
    Florida High Speed Rail Corridor Project................       4,000,000
    FM 66 Ellis County from IH-35 in Waxahachie to FM 157 at
        Maypearl, Texas.....................................         750,000
    Forest Park/Atlanta State Farmers Market Transportation
        Study, Georgia......................................         400,000
    Forsyth Downtown Streetscape Project, Georgia...........         750,000
    Fort Worth Urban Villages and Commercial Corridors......         500,000
    Franklin County Connecticut River Scenic Byway, MA......       1,000,000
    Frazer Township Interchange, Pennsylvania...............         500,000
    Frederick Douglass Bridge, Washington, DC...............       7,000,000
    Freight Rail Transportation Corridor and Urban Mobility
        Program, Harris County, Texas.......................       1,000,000
    Frontage Road, I-20 Vicksburg, Mississippi..............       2,500,000
    Gallagher Intermodal Transportation Center Project......       1,800,000
    Galveston Railroad Bridge Replacement, Texas............         500,000
    Gateways for Maine's National Scenic Byways.............       1,000,000
    Genesee & Wyoming, South Buffalo, New York, track
        rehabilitation......................................         500,000
    Georgia Veterans Memorial Park, Rockdale County, Georgia         500,000
    Gill-Montague Bridge, Massachusetts.....................       5,000,000
    Gilmerton Bridge, Virginia..............................       4,000,000
    Girdwood Project, Alaska................................       1,000,000
    Glacier National Park Going to the Sun Road, Montana....       8,000,000
    Glenwood Avenue Overpass, Ohio..........................       1,000,000
    Grade Separation Interchange at Burlington Avenue and
        the new Hoosier Hartland Highway in Logansport,
        Indiana.............................................       1,000,000
    Grand Avenue Railroad relocation, Illinois..............         500,000
    Grand Canyon Greenway Project, Arizona..................         250,000
    Grandview Triangle Improvements, Missouri...............       1,000,000
    Granite Street and Bridge Widening Project, New
        Hampshire...........................................       7,000,000
    Great Miami River Recreational Trail, Miami and Warren
        Counties, Ohio......................................         342,500
    Great River Road in Mercer County, Illinois.............         250,000
    Greenville, Mississippi, I-69 Connector EIS, Route
        Location, Feasibility Study.........................       1,000,000
    Greenwood Railroad Relocation, Mississippi..............       1,500,000
    Haleyville Bypass, Alabama..............................       6,500,000
    Hamilton County Riverway, Indiana.......................         500,000
    Harlem River Promenade, New York........................         500,000
    Harlingen: Railroad Relocation..........................         800,000
    Harrisburg Transportation Center........................       1,200,000
    HART Bus Facility--Ybor Station Intermodal Facility.....         500,000
    Hartford New Britian Busway, Connecticut................       6,000,000
    Henry Drive Bridge #801--Fort Riley, Kansas.............       5,000,000
    Highway 19 Expansion, Mississippi.......................       2,000,000
    Highway 22 Improvements Edwards-Canton..................       2,000,000
    Highway 226: Highway 67 to Highway 63 Jonesboro,
        Arkansas............................................       1,500,000
    Highway 29/Highway 51 Wausau, Wisconsin.................       4,000,000
    Highway 412: Baxter County Line to Eastern Sharp County
        Line, Arkansas......................................       1,000,000
    Highway 60 and Highway 65 Interchange Replacement.......       1,250,000
    Highway 74 Monroe Bypass................................       2,600,000
    Highway 92 study in Warren County, Iowa.................         460,000
    Hillsborough County I-4 Crosstown Connector, Florida....       2,000,000
    Historic Street Improvements, New Bedford, Massachusetts         300,000
    Hobson Intermodal facility in Middleport, Ohio..........         200,000
    Hollywood Drive Expansion Project--City of Jackson,
        Tennessee...........................................         600,000
    Holyoke Canalwalk, Massachusetts........................       1,200,000
    Holyoke Multimodal Transportation Center, MA............       2,000,000
    Hoover Dam Bypass-Boulder Extension (US 93/US 95, Wagon
        Wheel Pass), Nevada.................................       6,000,000
    Hopkins County, Texas Intermodal Center.................         750,000
    Houston Greater Partnership Quality of Life Initiative,
        Texas...............................................         500,000
    Houston, Texas Main Street Corridor Revitalization
        Project.............................................         500,000
    Houston-Galveston Regional Congestion Study, Texas......         750,000
    Hudson Crossing, Bi-County Education Park...............         250,000
    Huntsville federal building, Alabama....................       3,600,000
    Hydaburg Road Improvements, Alaska......................       2,000,000
    I-20 widening in Caddo (Texas line, Shreveport).........         500,000
    I-15 North, Davis County, Utah..........................       2,000,000
    I-15, Utah/Salt Lake County Line to SR-92...............       2,300,000
    I-195 Relocation, Rhode Island..........................       2,000,000
    I-20 Widening and Safety Improvements, Alabama..........       3,500,000
    I-205, Oregon...........................................       1,000,000
    I-215 and Barton Road Interchange, Grand Terrace,
        California..........................................         500,000
    I-270 at Dorsett & I-70 interchange improvements,
        Missouri............................................       5,000,000
    I-275 to AA Highway Connector, Kentucky.................       1,500,000
    I-40 Crosstown Expressway...............................      27,000,000
    I-44 exit ramp in Luther area, Oklahoma.................       2,000,000
    I-44 widening and construction Arkansas River east to
        Yale Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma......................       6,000,000
    I-49 North, Louisiana...................................       3,000,000
    I-5 Second Street Bridge, Mount Vernon, Washington......       3,000,000
    I-5 Transportation and Trade partnership project,
        Southwest Washington................................       3,000,000
    I-5, 116th Street NE Interchange Improvements,
        Snohomish, Washington...............................       2,000,000
    I-540 and Perry Road Interchange, Rogers, Arkansas......       3,000,000
    I-55, Church Road to Tennessee State Line, DeSoto
        County, Mississippi.................................       2,000,000
    I-64 and Pocahontas Parkway Connector...................       1,200,000
    I-65 Cloverland Bridges, Montgomery, AL.................       1,000,000
    I-65 Industrial Park Access Improvements, Atmore,
        Alabama.............................................         500,000
    I-66 Pike County, KY....................................       2,000,000
    I-66 Somerset to London, KY.............................       2,000,000
    I-66/Route 29 Gainsville Interchange, Virginia..........       1,750,000
    I-69 Connector, Arkansas................................         750,000
    I-69, Louisiana.........................................       2,000,000
    I-69, Texas.............................................       7,400,000
    I-73, South Carolina....................................       2,250,000
    I-75 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky (Milepoint 64.5 to
        Milepoint 69.0), 4.5 Miles..........................       1,500,000
    I-75, Enterprise South Connector Road, Chattanooga,
        Tennessee...........................................       1,000,000
    I-75, Whitley County, Kentucky erosion mitigation.......         500,000
    I-79/Parkway West Missing Ramps and Widening Project,
        Pennsylvania........................................       1,000,000
    I-80 Bridges Cedar River Bridges, Iowa..................       3,000,000
    1-80 Waukee/West Des Moines Interchange.................       3,000,000
    I-81 Corridor and I-690 Interchange Improvement Project
        in Syracuse, New York...............................       2,000,000
    1-87 exit 11A new interchange, New York.................       2,000,000
    I-880/Coleman Avenue Interchange Reconstruction.........       1,000,000
    I-95 at CR 23, Georgia..................................         750,000
    I-95/SR1 Interchange Turnpike Improvements, Delaware....       1,000,000
    I-96 at Beck Rd. and Wixom Rd. interchange
        reconstruction, Michigan............................       2,500,000
    IH 30 from FM 989 (Kings Highway) to US 59/171
        (Stateline Avenue) in Texarkana, Texas..............       2,500,000
    IH-30 Interchange Improvement Project, Texas............       2,000,000
    IH-35 Texas.............................................       6,000,000
    Illinois Route 38 at Union Pacific Railroad Grade
        Separation..........................................         250,000
    Improve access to the Pennsylvania Correctional
        Institute near Brownsville, Pennsylvania............       3,000,000
    Improvements to I-70/Route 63 Interchange--Columbia,
        Missouri............................................       1,000,000
    Improvements to I-75 in Lee County, Florida.............       1,500,000
    Indianapolis Stadium Drive District, Indiana............       2,000,000
    Industrial Park Access Road Winfield, Alabama...........         500,000
    Industrial Road Improvements, Seminole, Oklahoma........         500,000
    Intermodal Transload Facility, Quincy, Washington.......       2,000,000
    Intermodal Transportation for Corridor from Atlanta to
        Chattanooga, Tennessee..............................       2,000,000
    Interstate 10/Tippecanoe Interchange, California........       3,000,000
    Interstate 15 Managed Lanes, California.................       1,000,000
    Interstate 5-Sorrento Valley Road and Genesee Avenue
        Interchange Project.................................       1,500,000
    Interstate 80, Northwest 27th St. to West of 1-180,
        Nebraska............................................       1,500,000
    Interstate 90 joint port-of-entry near Sheridan.........       1,000,000
    Interstate 94/43/794 (Marquette Interchange), Milwaukee,
        Wisconsin...........................................       6,000,000
    Interstate-75 Interchange at Pines Boulevard (SR 820)...       1,000,000
    InterTech Science Park Transportation-Improvements
        Initiative..........................................         500,000
    Iowa City Near North Side Transportation Center, Iowa...       2,100,000
    Island Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility......       1,800,000
    ITS--City of East Peoria................................         200,000
    ITS--174 in Peoria, IL..................................         750,000
    Jacksonville Water Taxi Stations, Florida...............         750,000
    Jefferson Road Connector (Kanawha County, West Virginia)       1,000,000
    Jimmy Carter Blvd pedestrian safety, Gwinnett County,
        Georgia.............................................         400,000
    Johnsonburg By-pass.....................................         300,000
    Johnsontown Road, Kentucky..............................       1,000,000
    Jonesboro Transportation and Drainage Planning, Arkansas       1,000,000
    Kaskaskia Regional Port District, access roads..........         220,000
    Kenai Fjords National Park Resurrection Bay Trail and
        Parking Improvements, Seward, Alaska................       2,300,000
    Kennedy Center Potomac River Pedestrian and Bike Path...       5,000,000
    Kentucky TriModal Transpark.............................       5,250,000
    Keystone Drive and Related Improvements, Alaska.........       1,500,000
    King County Metro park and Ride of First Hill, Seattle,
        Washington..........................................       3,626,000
    King County, South Park Bridge, Washington..............       2,000,000
    Knik Arm Bridge Causeway, Alaska........................       6,000,000
    KY 115 and KY 911 Interchange, Kentucky.................       1,500,000
    L.L. Tisdale Parkway/Increase Loop, Oklahoma............         250,000
    LA 1148 to US 77 Alternate Access Improvement Project,
        Iberville Parish, LA................................         500,000
    LA 143-US 165 Connector & Ouachita River Bridge,
        Louisiana...........................................       1,250,000
    LA Highway 28, Louisiana................................       2,000,000
    La Mesa-Nisqualli Road/I-15 Interchange Project.........         250,000
    Lafayette Street Extension/Pennsylvania Turnpike
        Electronic Toll Interchange.........................         750,000
    Lake County, Tennessee, State Route 21, from Log Mile
        7.0, to Obion County Line...........................       1,000,000
    Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park Access Rd.,
        Kellyton, Alabama...................................         500,000
    Lake Stanley Draper Road Improvements, Oklahoma.........         300,000
    Lane Transit District Bus Facilities....................         750,000
    Laredo Signal Integration Project.......................       1,750,000
    Lawrence Gateway Quadrant Area Reuse Plan, Lawrence,
        Massachusetts.......................................         500,000
    Lawrence, Kansas, Transit System maintenance facility...         400,000
    Lechmere Station Relocation and Intermodal Expansion,
        Boston, Massachusetts...............................       1,000,000
    Lewis & Clark 511 Coalition, Montana....................       1,000,000
    Lewis and Clark Expressway, Jackson County, Missouri....       1,000,000
    Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point, Wyandotte
        County, Kansas......................................         425,000
    Lexington Bridge Project, Cowlitz County, Washington....       1,500,000
    Lincoln Boulevard Improvement Project, California.......       1,000,000
    Lincoln bypass-SR65/Ferrari Interchange Construction,
        California..........................................       2,000,000
    Logan Square Access and Safety Improvements,
        Philadelphia, Pennsylvania..........................         800,000
    Lombardy Street Renovation between Route 1 and Admiral
        Street (Richmond, VA)...............................         750,000
    Lone Tree Way Undercrossing of Union Pacific Railroad,
        Brentwood, CA.......................................         250,000
    Long Meadow Parkway Fox River Bridge Crossing, Bolz
        Road, Illinois......................................       3,000,000
    Loop 304 Expansion and Improvement, Crockett, Texas.....       1,000,000
    Los Angeles City College Red Line Pedestrian Connector..         800,000
    Lucille Street and Mack Drive Improvements, Wasill,
        Alaska..............................................       1,000,000
    Ludlum Trail, Miami-Dade County, Florida................         500,000
    Lyndale Avenue Bridge, Minnesota........................       3,000,000
    M&B Railroad Bridge 46.3 Repair, Alabama................       1,000,000
    Mahoning and Trumbell Counties--State Route 46, Ohio....       2,500,000
    Manhan Rail Trail Coleman Road Extension and Mitigation
        Project.............................................         750,000
    Manhattan-West Gallatin River Trail, Montana............         300,000
    Marine Maintenance Facility Phase I, Manns Harbor, North
        Carolina............................................       1,000,000
    Marinette County, Wisconsin 1,250,000...................         500,000
    Market Street Bridge, Pennsylvania......................         250,000
    Market Street, South Burlington, Vermont................       1,000,000
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Pkwy in Des Moines, IA..........       2,000,000
    Matanuska-Susitna Roads Improvement, Alaska.............       3,000,000
    McCaslin Boulevard/U.S. 36 Interchange Construction,
        Colorado............................................       3,000,000
    MD 4 Suitland Parkway Interchange.......................       4,000,000
    MD 404, Phase II, Maryland..............................       1,000,000
    MD 70 Bridge over Weems Creek, Maryland.................         300,000
    Meridian Bridge Replacement, Yankton, South Dakota......       2,000,000
    Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque, New Mexico...................       1,500,000
    Milwaukee Avenue Rehabilitation, Illinois...............         200,000
    Miniature Transportation Safety Training Village in the
        Town of Brookhaven, New York........................       1,000,000
    Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail.....................         400,000
    Montgomery County ITS Phase II..........................       1,000,000
    Montgomery County/U.S. 35 Widening, Ohio................       1,500,000
    Montgomery Outer Loop, Alabama..........................       2,000,000
    Monticello/White County 6th Street West Shafer Drive....         800,000
    Moorefield, West Virginia Streetscape...................         200,000
    Morgantown Intermodal Facilities........................       2,250,000
    Morse Road Improvements, Phase I, Indianola Avenue to
        Karl Road, Ohio.....................................       1,000,000
    Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal, Washington................       2,000,000
    Municipal Transit Operators Coalition, California.......       1,000,000
    Mystic Seaport's Riverfront Access Project..............         100,000
    Nashville, Tennessee, East Corridor Commuter Rail
        project.............................................       1,000,000
    Navajo Route 16.........................................         200,000
    NE 10th Overlake Hospital Transportation Efficiency and
        Development Study, Washington.......................       1,000,000
    NE 23rd Street between Lincoln and I-35, Oklahoma City..         500,000
    NEHLA Connector Road and Infrastructure Update..........         500,000
    Neuse River Greenways Construction, Raleigh, NC.........         500,000
    New Jersey Route 31 Highway/Congestion Mitigation Study.         150,000
    New Jersey Route 57/CR Route 519 Intersection
        Improvements........................................       1,300,000
    NH DOT--Londonderry South Road Advance, Mitigation/
        Wetland Creation....................................         500,000
    Niagara Falls International Rail Station & Intermodal
        Transportation Center, New York.....................       2,500,000
    Noise Barriers, Columbia County, Georgia................         200,000
    Nonconnnah Road, Tennessee..............................       2,000,000
    Norfolk, Virginia light rail transit....................       1,000,000
    North Delaware River East Coast Greenway Trail Project,
        Pennsylvania........................................         750,000
    North Las Vegas Intermodal Transit Hub..................       1,000,000
    North Pole Roads Lighting, Alaska.......................         950,000
    North Sinatra Avenue Drive, Hoboken, New Jersey.........         500,000
    North Slope Borough Road Improvements, Alaska...........       3,000,000
    North South Connector Highway, between SR119 and SR 30
        in Chatham and Effingham Counties...................         250,000
    Northern Bypass of Somerset, Kentucky in Pulaski County.       3,000,000
    Northern Corridor, St. George, Utah.....................       1,000,000
    NW Quadrant Project in the City of St. Anthony,
        Minnesota...........................................         750,000
    Ohio and Erie Canal towpath trail, Ohio.................       1,000,000
    Oklahoma County I-40 ITS................................       3,000,000
    Oneonta, Alabama Downtown Revitalization................         500,000
    Orchard Lane and Factory Road, Greene County, Ohio......       1,000,000
    Osceloa, Wisconsin installation of culverts under Hwy.
        35 and repair of eroded highway beds................         400,000
    Otay Mesa/State Route 905, California...................       3,000,000
    Park Drive Street Reconstruction........................         500,000
    Park Lane Road Improvements, Altus, Oklahoma............       2,800,000
    Paseo de Volcan, Rio Rancho, New Mexico.................       4,000,000
    Paulsboro Brownfield Development Overpass to I-295
        project, New Jersey.................................       1,000,000
    PCDC Bus-stop Related Facility Enhancements.............         750,000
    Pedestrian Walkway over US Highway 601 at South Carolina
        State University and Claflin University.............         400,000
    Pedestrian/Bicycle Linkage & Scenic Overlook
        Restoration, Grant, Alabama.........................          25,000
    Pembroke Road Overpass at I-75, Florida.................       1,000,000
    Pembroke Road Overpass Bridge at Interstate-75..........       1,000,000
    Pennsylvania Mon Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway
        Project, Pennsylvania...............................       2,000,000
    Pennsylvania State Route 30/981 upgrade.................         500,000
    Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission--High Priority Corridor
        #31.................................................       5,000,000
    Phalen Boulevard, Minnesota.............................       2,000,000
    Phase 2 South Palm Canyon Realignment and Ancillary
        Access Improvements, California.....................       1,000,000
    Phase II, Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority......       2,000,000
    Pineda Causeway Interchange at I-95, Florida............       1,100,000
    Pinellas County, Florida Roosevelt Connector Project....       7,000,000
    Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) ITS, MA.........       3,000,000
    Pittsburg, Kansas Port Authority for the Kansas &
        Oklahoma Railroad...................................       2,000,000
    Planning, location, environmental work and PE for four
        lane US highway 20 Corridor through Woodbury, Ida
        and Sac Counties, Iowa..............................       1,550,000
    Plough Boulevard Interchange (at Winchester Road)--
        Memphis, Tennessee..................................       2,000,000
    Pogue Airport Access Road, Oklahoma.....................       2,000,000
    Pookela Road, Hawaii....................................       4,000,000
    Popps Ferry Road Bridge, Mississippi....................       2,000,000
    Port of Albany Security Improvements, New York..........         500,000
    Port of Anchorage Intermodal Facility, Alaska...........       1,500,000
    Port of Ketchikan Ferry Facility, Alaska................       1,000,000
    Port of Pasco, Ainsworth Avenue Realignment--Sacagawea
        Heritage, Washington................................       3,000,000
    Port of Rochester Transportation Security/Intelligent
        Transportation, (ITS) Project.......................       1,250,000
    Puerto Rico Port Authority Ferry Program................         500,000
    Queens Plaza Roadway rebuilding project, Long Island
        City, New York......................................         750,000
    Rahway River Corridor Greenway Bicycle and pedestrian
        Path................................................         270,000
    Reconstruct Allen Road, Bennett County, South Dakota....       2,000,000
    Reconstruction of Cowan Road from 23rd Street to the
        Muncie By-Pass, Indiana.............................       2,000,000
    Redesign of Highway 527 Spur connecting US59 to downtown
        Houston, Texas......................................       1,000,000
    Reflective Crack Relief Interlayer, US 59, Texas........       3,000,000
    Regional Expansion of City CarShare pilot program.......         500,000
    Regional Traveler Information Center at the University
        of Massachusetts, Amherst...........................         400,000
    Removal of the Old Jamestown Bridge in Rhode Island.....       5,000,000
    Reno Public Plaza--Rail Access Corridor Enhancement
        (ReTRAC)............................................         500,000
    Reno-Stead Railroad Spur, Nevada........................       1,000,000
    Replace Meridan Bridge at Yankton, South Dakota.........       1,000,000
    Replacement of Bridges between cities of Ben and
        Ontario, Oregon.....................................         250,000
    Right of way Project on IH 35, from FM 2063 in Hewitt to
        South Loop 340/ State Hwy 6 Interchange, Texas......       1,000,000
    RIPTA ITS Program Phase II, Rhode Island................       1,500,000
    Riverfront Redevelopment and Park Area, City of North
        Augusta, South Carolina.............................       2,000,000
    Riverwalk, Montgomery, Alabama..........................       1,000,000
    Road at Fish Trap Lake, Pike County, Kentucky...........         500,000
    Rock Creek Bridge Replacement, Harper County, Kansas....       1,600,000
    Rock Island County, Illinois Milan Beltway Construction.         500,000
    Rockland County and City of Yonkers, New York Ferry
        Service.............................................       1,250,000
    Rosemead Boulevard/Highway 19 Rehabilitation North to
        South City limits, Pico Rivera, California..........         300,000
    Route 1&9 and St Pauls Avenue Bridge, Hudson County, New
        Jersey..............................................       2,000,000
    Route 11, Connecticut...................................       3,000,000
    Route 116 Ashfield, Conway, Massachusetts...............       2,500,000
    Route 12 Corridor, New York.............................       3,000,000
    Route 130 Renaissance Boulevard to Adams Lane
        Intersection Improvements, Middlesex County, New
        Jersey..............................................         800,000
    Route 15/186 Interchange Phase II, New York.............       2,500,000
    Route 17 Congestion Improvements from Route 3 to Linwood
        Avenue, Bergen County, New Jersey...................       1,000,000
    Route 17 Improvements from Route 3 to Linwood Avenue,
        Bergen Co, New Jersey...............................       1,000,000
    Route 17 Safety Improvements from Route 50 to I-66,
        Virginia............................................         200,000
    Route 17/Essex St. Bridge Replacement, Bergen County,
        New Jersey..........................................       2,500,000
    Route 2 Safety Improvements, Athol, Philipston, Orange,
        Massachusetts.......................................       2,500,000
    Route 29 Scenic Byway, Hunterdon County, NJ.............         300,000
    Route 50 traffic calming in Loudoun and Fauquier
        Counties, Virginia..................................       1,000,000
    Route 501 Corridor Coalition............................         100,000
    Route 66, Village of Chatham, New York..................       1,500,000
    Route 7 between Leesburg and Tysons Corner, Virginia ITS         500,000
    Route 8, Berkshire County, Massachusetts................       1,250,000
    Route 9W Alpine/Tenafly, Bergen County, New Jersey......         750,000
    Routes 23 and 94--Linwood Avenue to Wallkill Avenue
        Intersection, Sussex Co., NJ........................         500,000
    Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve, Alabama...............         700,000
    Rural Highway Information System, KY....................       2,000,000
    Rural Road Safety enhancement program, Monterey, County,
        California..........................................         500,000
    S-323 Alzada-Ekalaka, Montana...........................       3,500,000
    Saddle Road Improvement, Hawaii.........................       4,000,000
    Safford, 8th Avenue Bridge, Arizona.....................       1,000,000
    Saginaw Transit Multimodal Downtown Transit Facility,
        Michigan............................................       1,000,000
    Sakonnet River Bridge Replacement, Rhode Island.........       1,500,000
    Salem Area Transit-South Salem Transit Center...........         750,000
    Salem Bridge, Oregon, environmental impact study........         400,000
    San Francisco Muni Third Street Project.................       2,500,000
    San Francisco Muni Transportation Communications System.       1,500,000
    San Juan Boulevard, Bellingham, Washington..............       1,225,000
    San Luis II Access Road, Arizona........................       1,050,000
    Santa Clarita Cross Valley Connector, California........       3,000,000
    Santa Monica College 11th Street Parking Structure......       1,000,000
    Saratoga County--Copeland Covered Bridge................          38,000
    Satsop Road Access Improvements, Grays Harbor,
        Washington..........................................         375,000
    Sauk Trail Reconstruction Improvements, Park Forest,
        Illinois............................................         330,000
    Sauk Village Industrial Park Access Road................         600,000
    Savannah Water Ferry Project, Georgia...................       1,000,000
    Scott City Missouri Access Ramp.........................         250,000
    Seattle 5th Avenue NE Transpiration System and
        Streetscape improvements............................         300,000
    Seattle, Elliot Avenue & BNSF Crossing Path
        Improvements, Washington............................       1,000,000
    Seldovia-Homer-Jakolof Bay Halibut Cove Ferry Planning
        and design, Alaska..................................       2,000,000
    Seward Road Improvements, Alaska........................       2,000,000
    SH288 Grade Separation at County Road 51, Brazoria
        County, Texas.......................................       1,000,000
    Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois.......................         800,000
    Ship Creek Improvements, Alaska.........................       1,000,000
    Sierra College Boulevard/I-80 Interchange, California...       1,000,000
    Sitka Road Improvements, Alaska.........................       1,500,000
    Somerset SW Bypass US 27 South to Nunn Parkway West of
        Somerset, Kentucky..................................       1,500,000
    South La Brea Avenue and Imperial Highway Realignment
        Project.............................................         500,000
    South Lake Union Circulation System, Seattle, Washington       3,000,000
    South Nissan Interchange, Mississippi...................       4,000,000
    South Orient economic rehabilitation project, Texas.....       4,000,000
    South Orient Railroad rehabilitation....................       1,500,000
    South Perry Street Bridge...............................         300,000
    Southern Beltway (I-215) Widening and Interchange
        Project, Nevada.....................................       5,000,000
    Southworth Terminal Redevelopment/Vashon Terminal
        Preservation, Washington............................         500,000
    Spokane, University District Transportation Safety
        Enhancement Project, Washington.....................       1,000,000
    Springfield Greenway Extension, Tennessee...............         100,000
    SR 1/US 27 widening, Heard County, Georgia..............       2,500,000
    SR 196 Widening, Liberty County, Georgia................       1,000,000
    SR 31, All Weather Roadway Construction and Widening,
        Pend Oreille County, Washington.....................       1,600,000
    SR 509/SR518 Interchange/Intersection Redevelopment
        (Burien), Washington................................       2,000,000
    SR 79/West Bay Bridge Improvements, Panama City, Florida       3,000,000
    SR 79/West Bay Bridge Improvements, Panama City, Florida       1,000,000
    SR 874 ITS Integration Project..........................       1,000,000
    SR-56/I-5 Northbound Widening, California...............       1,000,000
    St. Charles, Illinois, Fox River Crossing at Red Gate
        Corridor............................................       2,000,000
    St. George Transit O&M Facility.........................         500,000
    St. George's ferry and ferry facilities, New York.......       1,000,000
    St. Leo Univerisity Transportation Safety & Community
        Access Project......................................       2,500,000
    St. Mary's Road Paving Project..........................         100,000
    State Highway 133 Widening, Colquitt County, Georgia....       1,250,000
    State Highway 29 (Interstate 94--Chippewa Falls,
        Wisconsin)..........................................       2,000,000
    State Highway 332 at Brazos River, Brazoria County,
        Texas...............................................       6,000,000
    State Street Corridor Improvement Plan..................       1,000,000
    Stourbridge Rail Excursion Line, Pennsylvania...........          83,000
    Streetscape/Roadway Improvements to the Chester City
        (PA) Waterfront.....................................         350,000
    Suffolk Bike Trails, Virginia...........................         150,000
    SUNY Tockland University Center--Shuttle Service........         280,000
    Susquehanna Road/Limekin Road/Norfork Southern Bridge
        project, Pennsylvania...............................       1,000,000
    Swift Rail Siding Project, Blaine, Washington...........       3,000,000
    TARTA/Toledo Bus Fueling Facilities Improvements........       1,500,000
    Taylor Dock Project, Bellingham, Washington.............         677,000
    Teaneck, New Jersey Pedestrian Overpass.................         500,000
    Tennessee State Route 28/US 127.........................       1,000,000
    Thackerville, Oklahoma I-35 Interchange.................       1,000,000
    The City of Lithonia Streetscape Project................         400,000
    The French Creek Parkway, Pennsylvania..................         200,000
    The Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) Regional
        Transit Facility....................................       2,000,000
    The Sunrise Corridor, Oregon............................         500,000
    The US Highway 17-92 Widening Project, from Poinciana
        Boulevard to Ham Brown Road.........................         500,000
    Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New York............          50,000
    Toledo Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment................         750,000
    Topeka Boulevard Bridge, Kansas.........................       8,500,000
    Towboat Display and Classroom Project, Oklahoma.........         250,000
    Town Center/Old Town Enhancement Project for the City of
        Yorba Linda, California.............................       3,100,000
    Town of Dublin, New Hampshire Traffic Calming Project...         300,000
    Traffic Calming for the City of Riviera Beach, Florida..         500,000
    Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor Project, New Jersey.......       3,500,000
    Transportation Improvement Project, Desert Hot Springs,
        California..........................................       1,925,000
    Treasure Island Bridge..................................       6,000,000
    Trevillian Way, Kentucky................................         400,000
    Tri-County Automated System Project, University of
        Southern Mississippi................................       1,000,000
    Truck Inspection pull-off on Route 9 in Loudoun County,
        Virginia............................................         100,000
    Trunk Highway 610/10, Minnesota.........................       3,750,000
    Tupelo Rail Relocation..................................         500,000
    Turquoise Trail Project (BIA Route 4), Arizona..........       1,250,000
    Tuscaloosa Downtown Revitalization Project, Alabama.....       5,000,000
    U.S Highway 52, County State Aid Highway 24 Interchange.         500,000
    U.S. 101 Bikeway System, California.....................         250,000
    U.S. 218/Main Street Reconstruction--Phase II, Iowa.....       2,000,000
    U.S. 31 South Bend to Indianapolis Freeway project......       2,000,000
    U.S. 319 Expansion......................................       1,000,000
    U.S. 412 Mountain Home to Hwy. 101, Arkansas............       4,000,000
    U.S. 51, Christian/Shelby Counties, Illinois............       2,000,000
    U.S. 54 (Kellogg), from I-35 to K-96, Wichita, Kansas...       1,000,000
    U.S. 95 Laughlin to Searchlight (Phase 3), Nevada.......       8,000,000
    U.S. Highway 276 Project Study..........................         200,000
    U.S. Highway 54, Kansas.................................       3,000,000
    U.S. Route 35 in Mason and Putnam Counties, West
        Virginia............................................       5,977,500
    UAB Center for Injury Sciences, Birmingham, Alabama.....       2,000,000
    Umatilla Intermodal Facility............................       1,000,000
    Union Station Regional Intermodal Transportation Center.         800,000
    University of Alaska Transportation Research Center.....       2,000,000
    University of Delaware Intermodal Transportation
        Facility, Delaware..................................       1,000,000
    University of Oklahoma Intelligent Bridge Systems
        Research............................................       3,000,000
    University of Southern Maine Pedestrain Access..........         725,000
    Upgrade of the Interstate 95 and SC-327 Interchange in
        South Carolina......................................       1,400,000
    US 12 Widening, Wallula Junction to Walla Walla,
        Washington..........................................       3,000,000
    US 20 Webster County Widen to four lanes, Iowa..........       1,500,000
    US 25 Widening, Burke County, Georgia...................       1,000,000
    US 278 Corridor, South Carolina.........................       1,000,000
    US 278 from Sulligent, AL to Guin, Alabama..............       2,000,000
    US 287 South to IH 45, Ennis, Texas.....................       1,500,000
    US 30/67 (Section II), Clinton, Iowa....................       1,000,000
    US 36, Wadsworth, State Highway 128 Interchange.........         800,000
    US 431 Widening and Reconstruction, Tennessee...........         500,000
    US 50 Phase I highway and water quality improvement
        project, California.................................       2,000,000
    US 93 Kalispell Bypass Project, Montana.................       3,500,000
    US Highway 212/County Road 134 Intersection, Minnesota..         700,000
    US Highway 212/County Road 134 Intersection, Minnesota..         750,000
    US Highway 6 improvements, Coralville, Iowa.............       1,000,000
    US Highway 84, Evergreen, AI to Monroeville, Alabama....         250,000
    US-12 Burbank to Walla Walla, Washington................       1,000,000
    US-27 North of Somerset.................................       2,000,000
    US-95 Worley to Mica, Idaho.............................       7,000,000
    USH 151 Dickeyville-Dodgeville, Wisconsin...............       2,000,000
    VA Route 28 Widening....................................       2,000,000
    Vallejo Station Intermodal Center, California...........       1,250,000
    Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico............       1,200,000
    Vancouver State Route 14 pedestrian Bridge, Washington..         500,000
    Vermont Covered Bridges.................................       2,000,000
    Village of Medina, New York Pass-Through Project........         750,000
    Village of Owego riverwalk, New York....................         600,000
    Village of Schuylerville, New York......................         750,000
    Washington Street Improvements, Haymarket, VA...........         500,000
    Welcome Center US 90, Ohr-Okeefe Museum.................       1,750,000
    West Grand Ave. (from North Western to N. California
        Ave.)...............................................         800,000
    West Laredo Multimodal Trade Corridor, Texas............       2,400,000
    Westfield Multimodal Transportation Center, MA..........       1,700,000
    Weston Avenue Streetscape, Wisconsin....................       1,650,000
    White Pond Drive, Akron, Ohio...........................         750,000
    WI--Highway 2 Ashland, Wisconsin........................       2,000,000
    WI--Highway 53 Chetek, Wisconsin........................       2,000,000
    Widen and Improve Q Street, Nebraska....................       1,000,000
    Widen from 2 to 5 lanes, Gratiot Avenue from 24\1/2\
        Mile Road to 26 Mile Road...........................         500,000
    Widen NC 210 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.......         500,000
    Widen Route 47 from Kreutzer Road to Reed Road, Huntley,
        Illinois............................................       1,000,000
    Widening and creation of sidewalks at Floyd Road and
        Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County, Georgia...       1,600,000
    Widening Interstate 35 East between FM2181 and Lake
        Lewisville, Denton County, Texas....................         500,000
    Williamsport/Pile Bay Road, Kenai, Alaska...............       3,000,000
    Winner Creek Trail Improvements, Alaska.................       1,000,000
    Wood/Sandusky/Lucas Counties--U.S. Route 20, Ohio.......       5,000,000
    Woodland Avenue Bridge, Ohio............................       1,000,000
    WV Route 9..............................................      11,000,000
    Yakataga River Bridge in Alaska.........................       3,000,000

          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 116)
    that allows ITS funds already appropriated for use in specified
    locations within Wisconsin to be spent in additional locations
    within the State.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 117)
    that directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with
    Nevada and/or Arizona to provide a funding method for the
    Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, as proposed by both the House and
    Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 118)
    that allows funds provided for a specific project in the
    Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to be
    used on a project in Detroit, Michigan.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 119)
    that reprograms a project in Conference Report 106-940 for a
    project in Detroit, Michigan.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 120)
    that reprograms a project in Conference Report 107-308 for a
    project in Detroit, Michigan.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 121)
    that provides unexpended amounts for a project in Public Law
    108-7 to specified areas in Kansas.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 122)
    that relates to surface transportation projects.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 123)
    that amends section 14501 of title 40, United States Code.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 124)
    that modifies a Senate provision that directs the Secretary of
    Transportation to amend the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
    Devices to include a provision regarding locating licensed 24-
    hour pharmacy services and placement of logo panels on the
    Federal-aid highway system.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 125)
    that allows specified costs associated with a project in San
    Diego, California to be eligible for Federal funding.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 126)
    that amends a provision in Public Law 108-7 relating to a
    project in Kentucky.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 127)
    that amends a project in Public Law 108-7.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 128)
    that amends a provision in Public Law 106-346 relating to a
    project in Kansas.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Sec. 129)
    that amends a provision in section 375 of division I of the
    Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, relating to a
    project in Pennsylvania.

                  FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                              Motor Carrier Safety

                     Limitation on Administrative Expenses

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement includes $176,070,000 for
    administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration (FMCSA) under the FMCSA limitation on
    administrative expenses (LAE) account. The House and Senate
    bills proposed $92,712,176 and $292,972,233, respectively for
    both administrative expenses plus five grant programs. The
    conference agreement provides funding for these grant programs
    under a miscellaneous appropriations within the Federal Highway
    Administration appropriation, and provides funding under
    FMCSA's LAE in the following manner:

    Safety is good business.................................        $250,000
    Crash data improvements.................................       5,000,000
    Conditional carrier review..............................       2,000,000
    Household goods enforcement.............................         920,000
    Hotline.................................................         375,000
    Research and technology.................................       7,000,000
    Regulatory development..................................       9,500,000
    Information management..................................      11,843,000
    Administrative infrastructure...........................       7,000,000

          Safety is good business program.--The conference
    agreement provides $250,000 for the safety is good business
    program, consistent with the House. The Senate proposed
    $500,000. The conference agreement retains language contained
    in the House report that FMCSA should first use this funding to
    develop a goal and initiatives that are directly related to
    that goal.
          Conditional carrier review.--The conference agreement
    provides $2,000,000 for conditional carrier reviews as proposed
    by the Senate. The House report provided $1,334,000.
          Household goods enforcement.--The conference agreement
    provides $920,000 for the household goods enforcement program,
    instead of $896,000 as proposed by the House and $1,370,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. This level provides adequate funding
    for the seven requested positions at half-year levels.
          Research and technology.--The conference agreement
    provides $7,000,000 for motor carrier safety research and
    technology, consistent with both the House and Senate
    proposals. The conference retains language directing FMCSA to
    submit a 5-year research and development strategic plan to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than
    June 15, 2004, as proposed by the Senate.
          Regulatory development.--The conference agreement
    provides $9,500,000 for regulatory development instead of
    $11,000,000 proposed by the House and $8,000,000 proposed by
    the Senate.
          Information management.--The conference agreement
    provides a total program level of $11,843,000 for information
    management, an increase of $2,500,000 from the fiscal year 2003
    level. The House bill proposed $13,500,000 and the Senate bill
    proposed $10,398,000.
          Administrative infrastructure.--The conference agreement
    provides $7,000,000 for administrative infrastructure instead
    of $4,423,000 as proposed by the House and $10,423,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Share the road safely program.--Consistent with the
    Senate, the conference agreement does not provide funding for
    the share the road safely program. Funding for this program is
    provided under the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration appropriation. The House proposed $500,000 for
    this program.
          PATRIOT ACT (CDL background checks).--The conference
    agreement, consistent with both the House and Senate, does not
    provide funding for CDL background checks as this
    responsibility has been transferred to the Department of
    Homeland Security.
          State grants.--In addition to the $176,070,000 provided
    under the limitation on administrative expenses, the conference
    agreement includes a total of $111,500,000 for Federal Motor
    Carrier Safety Administration programs under the Federal
    Highway Administration miscellaneous appropriation from the
    Highway Trust Fund (other than the mass transit account). Both
    the House and Senate bills proposed funding these programs from
    within FMCSA's limitation onadministrative expenses. The
    conference agreement provides the funds in the following manner:

            Program                                               Conference
    New entrant program--State grants \1\...................      $8,000,000
    New entrant program--Federal portion \1\................       3,500,000
    Southern border inspection facilities...................      47,000,000
    Commercial driver's license improvement grants..........      21,000,000
    Southern border operations grants.......................      23,000,000
    Northern border truck inspection grants.................       9,000,000

    \1\ This reflects a portion of the total $28,500,000 provided for the
    new entrant program. Of this amount, $25,000,000 is provided for grants
    to states, and $3,500,000 is for Federal responsibilities associated
    with the program.

          New entrant program.--The conference agreement provides a
    total of $28,500,000 for the new entrant program. The
    conference reiterates the decision contained in both the House
    and Senate reports that the majority of funding for this
    program is in the form of state grants, and therefore retains
    only $3,500,000 for oversight and other Federal
    responsibilities. The House proposed $2,200,000 for the Federal
    portion of this program and the Senate proposed $4,456,000. In
    addition, $8,000,000 in state grants is provided under the
    Federal Highway Administration miscellaneous appropriations,
    and an additional $17,000,000 is provided for state grants
    under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. The
    conference retains language directing FMCSA to submit a new
    entrant program implementation plan to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations no later than 90 days after
    enactment of this Act.
          Hazardous materials permitting program.--The conference
    agreement provides $1,050,000 for the hazardous materials
    permitting program, instead of $1,135,000 provided by the House
    and $2,000,000 provided by the Senate. This amount is adequate
    to fund the 13 requested positions at half-year levels.
          Commercial drivers license program.--Consistent with both
    the House and Senate, the conference agreement provides
    $21,000,000 for the commercial driver's license improvement
    grants program. The conference agreement retains the House
    language that encourages FMCSA to continue working with the
    American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the
    Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, lead MCSAP agencies and
    licensing agencies to improve all aspects of the CDL program.
    In addition, FMCSA should consider sponsoring another pilot
    project involving law enforcement and driver licensing agencies
    to explore new and innovative ways to ensure that drivers who
    have been convicted of a disqualifying offense do not operate
    during the period of suspension or revocation. Finally, FMCSA
    should continue to support the judicial and prosecutorial
    outreach effort.
          Southern border inspection facilities.--Consistent with
    the Senate bill, the conference agreement provides $47,000,000
    to construct truck inspection facilities at the Southern
    border. The House bill contained no similar appropriation.
          Southern border operations grants.--Consistent with both
    the House and Senate bills, the conference agreement provides
    $23,000,000 for southern border operations grants.
          Northern border inspection grants.--Consistent with both
    the House and Senate bills, the conference agreement provides
    $9,000,000 in northern border truck inspections grants.
          Border enforcement.--The conference agreement provides
    $121,908,000 in border funding, of which $47,000,000 is for
    infrastructure improvements, $32,000,000 is for state
    operations grants, and $42,908,000 is for personnel and
    enforcement operations. The conference agreement retains
    language proposed by the Senate directing FMCSA to establish a
    process to effectively enforce and monitor Mexican motor
    carriers and report to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations within one year after the date of enactment of
    this Act.

                     National Motor Carrier Safety Program

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement provides a liquidating cash
    appropriation of $190,000,000 for the national motor carrier
    safety program as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

           The conference agreement includes a limitation on
    obligations of $190,000,000 for motor carrier safety grants as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.
           The conference agreement provides funding for the
    national motor carrier safety program as follows:

                                                                      Amount
    Motor carrier safety assistance program.................    $170,000,000
        Basic motor carrier safety grants...................   (130,329,000)
        Performance based incentive grant program...........    (11,105,000)
        High-priority activities............................     (8,593,000)
        New entrant grants \1\..............................    (17,000,000)
        State training and administration...................     (2,063,000)
        Crash causation (Sec. 224(f) MCSIA).................     (1,000,000)
    Information systems and strategic safety initiatives....    (20,000,000)
        Data analysis and information systems...............    (14,000,000)
        Implementation of PRISM.............................     (5,000,000)
        Driver programs.....................................     (1,000,000)

    \1\ Does not include $8,000,000 provided under FHWA's miscellaneous
    appropriation and $3,500,000 provided under FMCSA's LAE.

          Solid Waste Shippers.--From funds provided for the high
    priority initiative program, the conference agreement directs
    FMCSA to evaluate the effectiveness of the Final Rule on cargo
    securement for containing solid waste (including sewage sludge
    and combustion ash), both in container and flat bed surface
    transport. The analysis shall include safety, economic, and
    environmental considerations, and shall be provided to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by October 15,
    2004.
          Hazmat tracking system.--As proposed by the Senate, the
    conference agreement directs $2,000,000 from funds provided for
    the high priority initiative program for an expanded satellite-
    based, mobile communications system to monitor and track
    hazardous material and high-value cargo in uncovered areas of
    the United States.
          Operation Respond.--As proposed by the Senate, the
    conference agreement provides $1,000,000 from funds provided
    for the high priority initiative program, to design, build and
    demonstrate the benefits of a seamless hazardous materials
    incident detection, management, and response system, including
    the expansion of the Operation Respond network. The conferees
    urge that these funds be used to establish a national first
    responders emergency services network and to accelerate
    deployment of Operation Respond software.
          New Hampshire study.--As proposed by the House, the
    conference agreement provides $250,000 from funds provided for
    the high priority initiative program, to the New Hampshire
    Department of Transportation to conduct a study to evaluate the
    safety, economic and infrastructure impacts of a weight limit
    exemption on Interstates 89 and 93.
          Surge Brakes.--The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
    Administration (FMCSA) prohibits surge brakes for use in
    interstate commerce. Since private vehicles are not subject to
    this prohibition, it causes administrative enforcement and
    safety problems for rental businesses and their consumers. The
    conference agreement directs FMCSA to determine, within 90 days
    of enactment of this Act, if it should initiate a rulemaking to
    consider permitting the use of surge brakes on small and medium
    trailers used in interstate commerce.

        General Provisions--Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    130) subjecting funds appropriated in this Act to the terms and
    conditions of section 350 of Public Law 107-87, including that
    the Secretary submit a report on Mexico-domiciled motor
    carriers. This provision was proposed by both the House and Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    131) prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to implement or
    enforce any provision of the Final Rule issued on April 16,
    2003 as it applies to operators of utility service vehicles and
    as it applies to motion picture and television production
    drivers working at a site within 100 air mile radius of the
    reporting location.

                 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                            Operations and Research

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement provides $150,545,000 from the
    highway trust fund for highway and traffic safety activities,
    instead of $134,178,000 as proposed by the House and
    $148,102,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The agreement includes a provision carried since fiscal
    year 1996 that prohibits NHTSA from obligating or expending
    funds to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemakings that
    would add requirements pertaining to tire grading standards
    that are not related to safety performance. This provision was
    contained in both the House and Senate bills.
          The following table summarizes the conference agreement
    for operations and research by budget activity:

    Salaries and benefits...................................     $69,050,000
    Travel..................................................       1,324,000
    Operating expenses......................................      22,836,000
    Contract programs:
        Safety performance (rulemaking).....................      10,773,000
        Safety assurance (enforcement)......................      17,028,000
        Highway safety programs.............................      49,272,000
        Research and analysis...............................      67,903,000
        General administration..............................         665,000
    Grant administration reimbursements.....................     -16,306,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
        Total...............................................     222,545,000

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

          Workforce planning and development.--The conference
    agreement provides no funding for workforce planning and
    development, as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          Training and technical assistance to the states.--The
    conferees encourage NHTSA to conduct a comprehensive review of
    the agency's training programs, including an evaluation of
    other models and different media for improving the professional
    capabilities of State grantees, as proposed by the Senate. In
    addition, the conferees direct NHTSA to develop and implement
    two new State training courses, as proposed by the Senate, and
    $200,000 is provided for this purpose. One training course
    should be designed to strengthen the ability of State highway
    safety offices to analyze data and identify State and local
    behavioral highway safety programs. The second course should
    provide hands-on experience for State highway safety offices on
    how to conduct evaluations or reviews of program performance.
          Regulatory activities.--The conferees direct NHTSA to
    update their self-imposed regulatory activities plan by
    December 1, 2003, as proposed by the House. NHTSA should
    include public comments that have been received, as well as new
    data and research results. This plan should be submitted
    through correspondence to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations and posted on NHTSA's website.

                            HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS

          Budget justification.--Within the fiscal year 2005 budget
    request, NHTSA is directed to include information on
    expenditures on impaired driving, motorcycle, and national
    occupant protection programs from fiscal year 2003 and
    estimated plans for fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the House.
    This information should also describe which activities are
    based on proven research and implementation strategies.
          Impaired driving.--The conferees direct NHTSA to submit a
    report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no
    later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing
    strategies and activities that will be utilized in fiscal year
    2004 with regard to targeting specific populations in impaired
    driving efforts, as proposed by the Senate.
          In addition, the conferees direct NHTSA to explore
    whether there is a more fitting theme for the impaired driving
    program than ``You Drink and Drive, You Lose,'' and to report
    findings and recommendations to the House and Senate
    Appropriations Committees in a letter by January 30, 2004, as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Occupant protection.--Within the amount provided for
    occupant protection programs, the conference agreement provides
    $3,000,000 for outreach initiatives to increase seat belt use,
    as proposed by the Senate.
          Within the amount provided for national impaired driving
    programs, the conference agreement provides $4,500,000 for
    impaired driving activities, as proposed by the Senate:

    Judicial/prosecutorial initiative.......................      $1,500,000
    Repeat offender tracking model..........................       2,000,000
    Target population outreach..............................       1,000,000

          The conferees direct NHTSA to refrain from obligating
    funds provided in fiscal year 2003 (Public Law 108-7) for
    judicial and prosecutorial awareness until the required report
    is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations, as proposed by the Senate.
          Traffic law enforcement.--The conferees strongly support
    NHTSA's law enforcement liaison (LEL) program, believing that
    high-visibility enforcement of highway traffic safety programs
    is integral to improving the safety on the nation's roads. The
    LEL function is largely responsible for the implementation of
    specific enforcement programs and mobilizations relating to the
    highly successful Click It or Ticket program as well as the You
    Drink and Drive, You Lose initiative. Both of these programs
    must have an enforcement component to ensure their success, and
    the LELs interact with the law enforcement community to promote
    the enforcement components of these programs. In fiscal year
    2003, NHTSA spent approximately $561,000 to fund LEL programs
    in eight of the ten regions. The conferees encourage NHTSA to
    increase this support in fiscal year 2004 and to strive to
    expand the presence of this program to all ten regions.
          Emergency medical services.--Within the amount provided
    for emergency medical services, the conference agreement
    provides $1,000,000 for training EMS personnel in delivering
    pre-hospital care to patients with traumatic brain injuries, as
    proposed by the Senate. An additional $1,000,000 is also
    provided for research at the USA Center for the Study of Rural
    Vehicular Trauma, as proposed by the Senate.
          Records and licensing.--Within the amount provided for
    records and licensing, the conference agreement provides
    $1,000,000 for a digital watermarking technology pilot program
    to easily determine the authenticity of State-issued IDs, as
    proposed by the Senate, and $1,000,000 for the interstate
    digital image exchange project and online verification of birth
    records program.
          Highway safety research.--Within the amount provided for
    highway safety research, the conference agreement provides
    $750,000, for transportation safety research at Florida
    Agricultural and Mechanical University. The objective of FAMU's
    research will be to reduce the severity of traffic injuries
    among the youth and adults between the ages of 0-34 and will
    focus on aggressive driving, road rage, speed control, occupant
    protection and alcohol impaired driving countermeasures. The
    conferees encourage NHTSA to work with FAMU toidentify a
    suitable research project that will focus on an area that will advance
    highway safety.
          Share the road safely.--The conference agreement provides
    $500,000 for the share the road safely program, to be
    administered by NHTSA, as proposed by the Senate. NHTSA is
    encouraged to work with FMCSA and State highway safety
    representatives to determine the best avenues for educating
    both the motoring public and commercial motor vehicle drivers,
    including incorporating such information in driver education
    courses.

                             RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

          Crash causation study.--The conference agreement provides
    $7,000,000 for the crash causation study, as proposed by the
    Senate.
          Motorcycle injury prevention.--There was a continuous
    decline in motorcycle crash fatalities from the mid-1980's
    through 1997. Since 1997 however, motorcycle fatalities have
    increased annually. The conferees urge NHTSA to focus on
    strategies to reduce the alarming numbers of motorcyclists
    killed and injured in alcohol-related crashes each year.
           Within the amount provided for crashworthiness research,
    the conference agreement provides $40,000 for the New Hampshire
    Department of Safety to conduct a study to evaluate the speed
    and safety threshold for preventing and analyzing motorcycle
    injuries, as proposed by the House. The New Hampshire
    Department of Safety is encouraged to work with the Honda Inova
    Fairfax Hospital CIREN Center in Fairfax, Virginia, which
    specializes in analyzing motorcycle injuries.
          Crashworthiness research.--Within the amount provided for
    crashworthiness research, the conference agreement provides
    $2,000,000 for brain and spinal cord injury research at the
    Southern Consortium for Injury Biomechanics, $1,000,000 for a
    joint research initiative between Vermont's College of Medicine
    (UVM), Texas A&M University and Fletcher Allen Health Care,
    $300,000 for the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Risk
    Prone Driving research, $300,000 for South Carolina DOT
    research and development for ball bearing packages with
    intelligent safety aids for vehicles, and $1,500,000 for the
    George Washington University National Crash Analysis Center for
    advanced crashworthiness research.
          National tire efficiency.--Within the amount provided for
    research and analysis, the conference agreement provides
    $500,000 for the Secretary of Transportation, through the
    National Academy of Sciences, to develop and perform a national
    tire fuel efficiency study and literature review to consider
    the relationship that low rolling resistance replacement tires
    designed for use on passenger cars and light trucks have on
    fuel consumption and tire wear life. The study shall address
    the potential of securing technically feasible and cost-
    effective fuel savings from low rolling resistance replacement
    tires that do not adversely affect tire safety, including the
    impacts on performance and durability or adversely impact tire
    tread life and scrap tire disposal, and that does fully
    consider the average American ``drive cycle''. The study shall
    further address the cost to the consumer including the
    additional cost of replacement tires and any potential fuel
    savings. The report shall be submitted to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations, the House Energy and Commerce
    Committee, and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    Committee not later than January 1, 2006.

                               SAFETY PERFORMANCE

          Fuel economy standards.--The conference agreement
    provides $1,000,000 for the fuel economy standards program and
    directs NHTSA to reevaluate the agency's goals with regard to
    fuel economy and produce an updated performance structure, as
    proposed by the House.

                             GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

          Harmonization of vehicle safety standards.--The
    conference agreement provides $100,000 for the harmonization of
    vehicle safety standards, due to budget constraints.

                            Operations and Research

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement provides $72,000,000 from the
    highway trust fund to carry out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                            National Driver Register

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement provides $3,600,000 for the
    National Driver Register, as proposed by both the House and the
    Senate.

                         Highway Traffic Safety Grants

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement limits obligations for highway
    traffic safety grants to $225,000,000, as proposed by both the
    House and the Senate. The bill includes separate obligation
    limitations with the following funding allocations:

    State and community grants..............................    $165,000,000
    Occupant protection incentive grants....................      20,000,000
    Alcohol incentive grants................................      40,000,000

          State highway safety program administration.--The GAO
    recently released a report regarding the oversight of State
    Highway Safety Programs (GAO-03-474). This report included the
    recommendation that NHTSA should provide more guidance to
    regional offices regarding when it is appropriate to use
    management reviews and improvement plans to assist states with
    their highway safety programs. The Senate had reiterated this
    recommendation in the fiscal year 2004 report and directed
    NHTSA to undertake steps necessary to implement this guidance.
    However, the House had included language in the fiscal year
    2004 report directing NHTSA to begin to approve each state's
    highway safety plan, if they received Section 402 funding, as
    the agency did prior to 1998.
          Therefore, the conferees direct NHTSA to examine the
    agency's policies with regard to the state grant programs, and
    submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations, which should include current agency policies
    for providing guidance to states on how best to craft
    respective highway safety plans and an analysis of oversight
    review responsibilities NHTSA currently has with regard to
    these plans, as proposed by the House. In addition, the report
    should include the steps that NHTSA would undertake if, in
    reviewing a state's plan, the agency had a conflict with the
    way in which states planned to obligate Federal grant funds.
    The report should include a detailed spectrum of annual
    examples, since fiscal year 2000, for which States used Section
    402 funds, including items that NHTSA considers exemplary and
    items NHTSA may consider frivolous.
          NHTSA is also directed to develop a clear policy on
    management review of state highway safety plans, including when
    a state improvement plan should be required, as proposed by the
    Senate. This should be included in the report.
          Funding of $50,000 in operating expenses has been
    provided to undertake this study, and a copy must be provided
    to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by
    February 20, 2004.
          Highway public safety mobilizations.--The conferees are
    concerned that the current timing of the national seat belt and
    impaired driving mobilizations inMay and July does not allow
    ample time for either NHTSA or State and local law enforcement agencies
    to adequately plan for these intensive efforts. The conferees believe
    it is important that NHTSA and the States have adequate time to
    properly plan and prepare for each of these mobilizations in order to
    have the maximum impact on saving lives and preventing injuries. To
    that end, the conferees direct NHTSA to work with State and local
    authorities and the safety community to establish a comprehensive plan
    and date certain for future national impaired driving mobilizations.
    Much like the nation has embraced May as the ``Click It or Ticket''
    month, the conferees expect that this coordinated effort will allow
    NHTSA to establish an annual date for carrying out an effective
    impaired driving mobilization to be accompanied by national paid
    advertising. The conferees direct NHTSA to report to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act on the agency's implementation plans and to keep the
    Committees informed throughout the fiscal year as to the progress of
    these efforts.
          The conferees are also aware that NHTSA is currently
    evaluating the effectiveness of a safety mobilization effort in
    Tennessee that combines both the seat belt and impaired driving
    messages. The conferees are interested in the results of this
    combined effort to determine whether a similar effort should be
    conducted at the national level as part of the 2004
    mobilization schedule. NHTSA is directed to report to the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations by February 16, 2004
    with the findings of the Tennessee effort as well as any other
    State mobilizations that may combine seat belt and impaired
    driving messages.

       General Provisions--National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    140) allowing states to use funds provided under section 402 of
    title 23, U.S.C., to produce and place highway safety public
    service messages. The provision provides that any state that
    uses funds for such purposes must submit a report to the
    Secretary, who in turn is directed to submit them to the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The provision
    allocates $10,000,000 for national paid media to support
    national safety belt mobilizations under Section 157 and
    $20,000,000 under Section 163 to include: $2,750,000 to support
    State impaired driving mobilization enforcement efforts,
    $14,000,000 for paid media to support national law enforcement
    mobilizations on impaired driving, and $250,000 for continued
    evaluation of alcohol-impaired driving messages. In addition,
    $3,000,000 from the Section 163 program should be dedicated to
    an impaired driving demonstration program.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    141) prohibiting NHTSA from transferring funds to the Federal
    Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the share the road
    safely program.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    142) authorizing the Secretary, for fiscal year 2004, to use
    funds necessary to carry out section 157 of title 23, United
    States Code.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    143) authorizing the Secretary, for fiscal year 2004, to use
    funds necessary to carry out section 163 of title 23, United
    States Code.
          The conference agreement deleted a provision in the House
    bill regarding truck trailer manufacturing regulations.

                        FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                             Safety and Operations

          The conference agreement provides $130,825,000 for safety
    and operations as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $130,922,000 as proposed by the House. Within this total, the
    conferees have funded 25 new full-time equivalents. The
    conference agreement includes language that permits $11,712,000
    of the total funding to remain available until expended as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.
          Workforce planning.--Consistent with the Senate report,
    the conference agreement deletes $350,000 for workforce
    planning.
          Personnel.--Consistent with the House report, the
    conference agreement deletes $78,000 for one full time
    equivalent for Title VI enforcement. Instead, the conference
    agreement provides $78,000 for a financial analyst to support
    the new oversight responsibilities placed on the Department.
    This analyst will help manage activities designed to track
    Amtrak's financial performance, to support the Secretary's
    representatives in dealing with the greater number of issues of
    substance coming before the board, and to monitor the financial
    aspects of the grants, including the capital, operating, and
    North East Corridor grants.
          Grade crossing safety action plan update.--As directed by
    the Senate, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a
    highway-railway grade crossing safety action plan update,
    coordinated among FRA, FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA and the ITS Joint
    Program Office, with the fiscal year 2005 budget justification.

                       Railroad Research and Development

          The conference agreement provides $34,025,000 for
    railroad research and development instead of $28,225,000 as
    proposed by the House and $34,225,000 as proposed by the
    Senate.
          Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System
    (NDGPS).--The conference agreement provides $5,800,000 for
    NDGPS. The House did not fund this project and the Senate
    provided $6,000,000.
          Marshall University/University of Nebraska.--The
    conference agreement includes $2,000,000 to support Marshall
    University and the University of Nebraska to conduct safety
    studies in rail equipment, human factors, track, and rail
    safety related issues.
          West Virginia University (WVU).--The conference agreement
    provides a total of $250,000 for structural integrity research
    utilizing glass fiber reinforced polymers on railroad ties at
    WVU's Constructed Facilities Center.

                Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

          The conference agreement includes a provision, proposed
    by both the House and the Senate, specifying that no new direct
    loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using federal
    funds for the payment of any credit premium amounts during
    fiscal year 2004. No federal appropriation is required since a
    non-federal infrastructure partner may contribute the subsidy
    amount required by the Credit Reform Act of 1990 in the form of
    a credit risk premium. Once received, statutorily established
    investigation charges are immediately available for appraisals
    and necessary determinations and findings.
          The conference agreement includes a provision, proposed
    by the Senate, mandating that no payment of principal or
    interest shall be collected during fiscal year 2004 for the
    direct loan made to the National Railroad Passenger
    Corporation.

                        Next Generation High-Speed Rail

          The conference agreement provides $37,400,000 for the
    next generation high-speed rail program instead of $28,250,000
    as proposed by the House and $29,350,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The following table summarizes the conference agreement
    by budgetary activity:
            Program                                                   Amount
    Train control systems...................................     $10,000,000
        North American joint PTC project....................     (9,000,000)
        Train control--TTC..................................     (1,000,000)
    Non-electric locomotives................................       9,900,000
        Advanced locomotive propulsion system...............     (3,000,000)
        Prototype non-electric locomotive...................     (1,900,000)
        Diesel multiple units compliance and demonstration..     (5,000,000)
    Grade crossing and innovative technologies..............       9,000,000
        Mitigating hazards..................................     (2,000,000)
        Low-cost technologies...............................     (1,000,000)
        North Carolina pedestrian crossing safety pilot:
          Clayton grade separation..........................       (800,000)
        Springfield, Missouri grade reconfiguration study...       (800,000)
        Anchorage C Street corridor grade Crossing..........     (1,000,000)
        Tupelo Rail study...................................     (1,500,000)
        New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal................     (1,000,000)
        KBS railroad Hazard elimination, Kankakee, IL.......       (400,000)
        Ohio statewide highway-rail crossing barrier gates..       (500,000)
    Track and structures....................................       1,000,000
    Corridor planning.......................................       2,500,000
        Gulf Coast corridor.................................     (1,500,000)
        Southeast corridor..................................       (750,000)
        Midwest regional rail planning and engineering study       (250,000)
    Maglev..................................................       5,000,000
        Washington to Baltimore maglev deployment...........     (1,000,000)
        California-Nevada Interstate maglev project.........     (1,000,000)
        Pittsburgh-Greensburgh, Pennsylvania maglev
          deployment project................................     (2,000,000)
        Southern California maglev..........................     (1,000,000)
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
          Total.............................................      37,400,000

          Train control systems.--The conferees note that several
    new and ongoing pilot projects are important to demonstrating
    the operational and safety benefits of wider deployment of
    train control system technologies on freight railroads. The
    conferees encourage the FRA to utilize a portion of its
    appropriations to further the development and testing of safety
    overlay train control technologies that work in conjunction
    with existing methods of operation and signal and control
    systems to protect against the consequences of human and
    technology failures.
          Diesel multiple units.--The conference agreement provides
    $5,000,000 to validate the compliance of diesel multiple units
    with existing passenger car safety standards and to make a
    grant to up to two public bodies for the purpose of initiating
    a demonstration in daily revenue service of a compliant DMU
    during calendar years 2003 and 2004. Federal funding shall only
    be made available if funds are matched on a dollar-for-dollar
    basis from non-federal sources and shall only be used for
    activities related to establishing the compliance of the DMU
    design with passenger safety standards and for the acquisition
    of DMUs (through a conventional competitive procurement
    process) and service facilities necessary for revenue service
    demonstration. All other expenses, including the cost of
    passenger facilities and any net operating expenses are not
    eligible for funding under this appropriation. In making the
    grant award decision, FRA shall consider among its criteria:
    the extent that the award would develop or facilitate the
    domestic rail passenger car manufacturing industry and the
    extent that it is compatible with DMU technology acquired
    pursuant to the fiscal year 2003 appropriation. Nothing shall
    preclude FRA from making funds available to the recipient of
    the fiscal year 2003 award.
          California corridor.--Funds made available for high-speed
    rail in California should supplement, not replace, state
    funding for this same program.
          Northern New England high speed rail corridor.--The
    conference agreement directs the Secretary to include the train
    routes from Boston, Massachusetts via Worcester and
    Springfield, Massachusetts to Albany, New York and from
    Springfield, Massachusetts via Hartford, Connecticut to New
    Haven, Connecticut as part of the existing Northern New England
    High Speed Rail Corridor.
          Magnetic levitation.--In order to assist in the
    evaluation of the potential of magnetic levitation to achieve
    traffic congestion relief and determine its appropriate role in
    our nation's transportation system, the conferees direct FRA to
    provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a
    report comparing the cost and benefits of magnetic levitation
    to other modes of travel. This report should be undertaken
    while moving forward on submitted projects.
          Rail-highway crossing hazard eliminations.--A total of
    $5,250,000 is made available for the elimination of rail-
    highway crossing hazards. A limited number of rail corridors
    are eligible for these funds. Of these set-aside funds, the
    following allocations were made:

    Assembly Street, Whaley Street and Rosewood Drive,
        Columbia, South Carolina............................       1,050,000
    Tulsa, OK sealed corridor quiet zone....................       1,575,000
    Hamilton Boulevard over CSX rail line near US 90,
        Mobile, Alabama.....................................       1,250,000
    Washington State high speed rail corridor grade crossing
        project.............................................       1,000,000
    Wisconsin Railway-Highway crossing hazard elimination
        project.............................................         375,000
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                        ____________________________________________________
        Total...............................................       5,250,000

                         Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

          The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 for the
    Alaska Railroad, as proposed by the Senate. The House bill
    contained no similar appropriation.

             Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                                    (AMTRAK)

          The conference agreement provides $1,225,000,000 for the
    Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to Amtrak,
    instead of $900,000,000 asproposed by the House and
    $1,346,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of these funds, $760,000,000
    is provided for operating subsidy grants and $465,000,000 is provided
    for capital grants. Flexibility of the Secretary to allocate funds to
    either operating or capital subsidies is not included, as proposed by
    the Senate.
          DOT oversight.--The conference agreement directs the
    Secretary to approve funding for all train routes for operating
    losses and capital expenditures, including advance purchase
    orders, after receiving and approving a grant request
    accompanied by detailed financial information, revenue
    projections, and capital expenditure projection justification,
    as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees direct the Secretary to ensure that Amtrak
    continues to meet all debt principal and interest payments in
    fiscal year 2004, as proposed by the House and Senate. The
    Secretary is also directed to ensure that any funds provided to
    Amtrak be spent in a prudent manner, on projects where positive
    results can be seen, that maximize operational efficiencies,
    that promote those lines that have the highest ridership and
    that have cost sharing agreements in place. Amtrak shall not be
    permitted to begin any new projects unless the project can be
    fully funded with the fiscal year 2004 appropriation and Amtrak
    generated revenues, unless such projects are critical for
    safety or infrastructure repairs, as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement directs the Secretary to vouch
    for the accuracy of financial information Amtrak provides to
    Congress, in the form of a signed letter to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations, that accompanies the
    transmittal of the quarterly grant documents to the Committees
    and continues to meet the specified criteria, as proposed by
    the House. The conference agreement also prohibits the
    Secretary from obligating or expending any funds until Amtrak
    agrees to continue abiding by certain provisions agreed to
    under the direct loan agreement signed on June 28, 2002.
          Continuation of commuter rail services.--The conference
    agreement includes a provision (Section 150) authorizing the
    Surface Transportation Board to continue commuter rail service
    if Amtrak should cease operations, as proposed by the House.
    Within the funds provided, the conference agreement directs the
    Secretary to reserve $60,000,000 to fund costs incurred if
    directed service orders are issued by the Surface
    Transportation Board. At the Secretary's discretion and based
    on the financial stability of Amtrak, the Secretary may make
    the reserved funds available to Amtrak through appropriate
    grants during the fourth quarter, to the extent that no
    directed service orders have been issued or are expected to be
    issued.
          In addition, the Federal Railroad Administration, in
    coordination with the Surface Transportation Board, shall
    submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations, the House Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science
    and Transportation regarding contingency plans the Department
    has in place in the event that Amtrak should cease operations
    and an emergency commuter service order must be carried out.
    This report is due no later than 90 days from enactment of this
    Act.
          Annual business plan.--The conference agreement includes
    language, modified from the House and Senate bills, directing
    Amtrak to submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the House
    and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on
    Commerce, Science and Transportation a comprehensive business
    plan approved by the Board of Directors for operating subsidies
    and capital projects, including advance purchase orders, to be
    funded in fiscal year 2004. The plan must include targets for
    ridership, revenues, and capital and operating expenses, as
    applicable, and a separate accounting of such targets for the
    Northeast Corridor; commuter service; long-distance Amtrak
    service; state-supported service; each intercity train route;
    including Autotrain; and commercial activities including
    contract operations and mail and express. For capital
    expenditures, the plan must include a description of the work
    to be funded, with cost estimates and a timetable for
    completion. The plan must be submitted within 60 days of
    enactment of this Act, in both paper and electronic formats,
    and must be posted on Amtrak's website.
          The conference agreement directs that no funding may be
    used for projects or expenses not approved by the Secretary or
    included on Amtrak's business plan, as proposed by the House
    and Senate. Any variations to the base operating and capital
    plans, including advance purchase orders, must be submitted to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, according to
    the Department's reprogramming guidelines.
          The conference agreement continues bill language
    requiring Amtrak to continue to submit monthly supplemental
    reports regarding the business plan, which should describe work
    completed, any changes to the business plan, and justification
    for such changes, as proposed by the House and Senate. These
    reports should be submitted in an electronic format and posted
    on Amtrak's website. The reports shall continue to be submitted
    to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations and must be submitted every month, within 30
    days following the last business day of the previous month.
          State-assisted intercity rail service.--The conference
    agreement also includes a provision (Section 151) that directs
    the Secretary to develop and implement a fair competitive bid
    procedure by January 1, 2004, to assist states in introducing
    carefully managed competition to demonstrate whether this could
    provide higher quality rail service at reasonable prices, as
    proposed by the House. The Secretary must administer the
    process, monitor its progress, and make monthly reports to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. The Secretary
    may reprogram up to $2,500,000 from Amtrak operating grant
    funds to assist in costs of implementing this process. From
    this amount, the Secretary may make grants available to the
    states for any purpose consistent with achieving the goals of
    the process. The Secretary must also evaluate the fair
    competitive bid procedures and report to the House and Senate
    Appropriations Committees, the House Transportation and
    Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce,
    Science and Transportation by July 1, 2004. In addition, within
    30 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to
    these same Committees on options for insurance pooling to
    provide states and operators with the lowest possible insurance
    costs.
          Military and Veterans Discount Program.--The conferees
    are dismayed to learn that Amtrak management is giving
    consideration to terminating its discount program for the
    nation's veterans, members of the National Guard and Reserve,
    and active duty military members. At a time when so many
    military members are risking their lives on a daily basis, the
    conferees are greatly disappointed that Amtrak would consider
    terminating this discount program, especially since travelers
    that utilize the discount must travel under specified
    restrictions during off-peak travel times. The conferees expect
    Amtrak to continue this discount program and believe that the
    amount of funding provided in this Act for Amtrak is sufficient
    to avoid any necessity to terminate this well-deserved benefit
    for our nation's veterans and military members.

              General Provisions--Federal Railroad Administration

          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    150) authorizing the Surface Transportation Board to continue
    commuter rail service if Amtrak should cease operations.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    151) requiring the Secretary of Transportation, working with
    affected states, to develop and implement a fair competitive
    bid procedure to assist states in introducing carefully managed
    competition to demonstrate whether competition may provide
    higher quality rail service at reasonable prices.

                         FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                            Administrative Expenses

          The conference agreement provides $75,500,000 for
    administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration,
    instead of the $72,500,000 as proposed by the House and
    $73,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within this total, the
    conference agreement appropriates $15,100,000 from the general
    fund. The general fund appropriation shall be available until
    expended.
          The conference agreement specifies the appropriations for
    each of the FTA offices in bill language, as proposed by both
    the House and Senate. In addition, the Administrator is
    authorized to transfer funding between offices, but transfers
    totaling more than three percent must be approved by both the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
          The conference agreement includes a provision, contained
    in both bills, that would reimburse the Department of
    Transportation's Inspector General $2,000,000 for costs
    associated with audits and investigations of transit-related
    issues. The conference agreement also includes a provision that
    specifies the amount of funding available for the National
    transit database to be not less than $2,200,000 for fiscal year
    2004.
          Administrative expenses.--Salaries and benefits have been
    provided for all current on-board FTE at the Federal Transit
    Administration. The request for an additional 10 FTE has been
    denied, consistent with the Senate proposal. FTA has grown
    unencumbered for some time, increasing by 18% in ten years, and
    the conferees are troubled that FTA continues to seek new
    employees every year in double-digit quantities. Many items
    within the central account have been kept at levels consistent
    with fiscal year 2003, as increases of over 50% were requested
    in some instances, such as transportation and training.
          In addition, this year FTA has submitted letters to the
    Committees with important attachments missing; has approved a
    reprogramming--and advised a Member of Congress of such
    action--without requesting such change from the Committees on
    Appropriations; and has been reluctant to provide information
    in a responsive manner. The conferees will not tolerate the
    continuation of these kinds of errors and demand that FTA
    develop better procedures for improved internal coordination.
          Budget justifications.--The conferees direct FTA to
    submit its fiscal year 2005 congressional budget justification
    for administrative expenses by office, as proposed by the House
    and Senate, with material detailing salaries and expenses,
    staffing increases, and programmatic initiatives of each
    office.
          Grants management.--The conferees are concerned with the
    increasing number of projects that are not obligated in a
    three-year period that consequently become available for
    reallocation. At the same time, the House and Senate Committees
    on Appropriations have heard a litany of complaints from
    project sponsors of the lack of cooperation and assistance from
    FTA during the grant application process and the amendment
    process for full funding grant agreements. While the conferees
    expect aggressive oversight from the agency, they will not
    condone intimidation or dilatory bureaucratic obstacles that
    needlessly delay the obligations of discretionary projects. FTA
    should set new goals for the timing of grant obligations for
    each discretionary category and strive to meet those goals.
          In the event that FTA receives a request from a Member of
    Congress regarding a reprogramming of funding for transit
    projects in their district or state, FTA shall direct the
    Member of Congress to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations to establish a resolution. The Committees shall
    review the matter and notify FTA of the resolution.
          Project and financial management oversight activities.--
    The conferees direct FTA to submit to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations quarterly FMO and PMOC reports for
    each project with a full funding grant agreement.
          Full funding grant agreements (FFGAs).--TEA-21, as
    amended, requires that the FTA notify the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations as well as the House Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on
    Banking sixty days before executing a full funding grant
    agreement. In its notification to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations, the conferees direct the FTA to
    include therein the following: (1) a copy of the proposed full
    funding grant agreement; (2) the total and annual federal
    appropriations required for that project; (3) yearly and total
    federal appropriations that can be reasonably planned or
    anticipated for future FFGAs for each fiscal year through 2004;
    (4) a detailed analysis of annual commitments for current and
    anticipated FFGAs against the program authorization; (5) an
    evaluation of whether the alternatives analysis made by the
    applicant fully assessed all viable alternatives; and (6) a
    financial analysis of the project's cost and sponsor's ability
    to finance the project, which shall be conducted by an
    independent examiner and which shall include an assessment of
    the capital cost estimate and the finance plan; the source and
    security of all public- and private-sector financial
    instruments; the project's operating plan, which enumerates the
    project's future revenue and ridership forecasts; and a listing
    of all planned contingencies and possible risks associated with
    the project.
          The conferees also direct FTA to inform the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations thirty days before
    approving scope changes in any full funding grant agreement, as
    proposed by the House. Correspondence relating to scope changes
    shall include any budget revisions or program changes that
    materially alter the project as originally stipulated in the
    full funding grant agreement, and shall include any proposed
    change in rail car procurements.
          The conferees have not included language, proposed by the
    House, directing FTA to report to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations before any project in the new
    starts process is given approval by FTA to advance to
    preliminary engineering or final design. The conferees would
    encourage FTA to ensure that the Committees are aware of
    project development and progression, but do not require
    official correspondence.
          New starts report.--The conferees were satisfied with the
    timely submission of FTA's fiscal year 2004 annual report on
    new starts projects. TEA-21 required this report to be
    submitted in conjunction with the budget, yet year after year,
    this report was submitted months late. Without a timely
    submission of this information, the conferees cannot make well-
    informed decisions about new starts projects. To ensure that
    this report continues to be submitted on time, the conference
    agreement includes bill language that requires FTA to submit
    its annual new starts report with the initial submission of the
    President's budget request. An untimely submission of this
    crucial report will result in penalties to FTA's administrative
    expenses account.
          Charter service activities.--The conferees direct FTA to
    revisit Part 604 of Title 49 of the United States Code to
    ensure that the statute continues to meet its purpose of
    ensuring that federally funded equipment and facilities should
    not be used to compete unfairly with private charter operators,
    as proposed by theHouse. A report shall be submitted to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later then December
    31, 2003, on FTA's efforts.
          Buy America enforcement.--The conferees direct the Office
    of Inspector General to review FTA's most recent
    interpretations of manufactured components and subcomponents as
    well as the use of temporary exemptions regarding domestic
    content under the Buy America statute, as proposed by the
    Senate. A report shall be submitted to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations no later than March 1, 2004.
          Transit agency advertising.--The conferees are concerned
    that transit agencies accepting Federal grant funds may be
    providing their advertising space to organizations that
    encourage the public to break the law. For example, the
    conferees note with displeasure that public service advertising
    space in Washington, DC's Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
    rail stations and buses has been used to advocate changing the
    nation's laws regarding marijuana usage. WMATA has provided
    $46,250 worth of space to these types of ads; therefore, as a
    warning to other transit agencies, the conferees have deleted
    funding totaling $92,500 from projects and activities for WMATA
    in this bill.
          While the conferees applaud the efforts of many transit
    agencies to prevent ads that promote marijuana use, the
    conferees remain concerned that the opportunity exists
    nationwide for transit properties to run similar advertising.
    Therefore, the conference agreement includes a provision
    (Section 177) that prohibits Federal transit grantees from
    obligating or expending funds that would otherwise be available
    in the Act, if the grantee is involved directly or indirectly
    with any activity, including displaying or permitting to be
    displayed advertisements on its land, equipment, or in its
    facilities, that promote the legalization or medical use of
    substances listed in schedule I of section 202 of the
    Controlled Substance Act.

                                 Formula Grants

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides a total program level
    of $3,839,000,000 for formula grants of the Federal Transit
    Administration, as proposed by both the House and Senate.
    Within this total, the conference agreement appropriates
    $767,800,000 from the general fund. The general fund
    appropriation shall be available until expended. The FTA
    oversight takedown shall not exceed the amount authorized in
    current law.
          The conference agreement provides that funding made
    available under the clean fuels formula grant program under
    this heading shall be transferred to and merged with funding
    provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of
    buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related
    facilities under ``Federal Transit Administration, capital
    investment grants''.

                       University Transportation Research

          The conference agreement provides a total of $6,000,000
    for the university transportation research program as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate. Of this amount, $1,200,000 is
    from the general fund and shall be available until expended.

                         Transit Planning and Research

          The conference agreement provides a total of $126,000,000
    for transit planning and research. Within the total, the
    conference agreement appropriates $25,200,000 from the general
    fund. The general fund appropriation shall be available until
    expended.
          Within the funds appropriated for transit planning and
    research, $5,250,000 is provided for rural transportation
    assistance; $4,000,000 is provided for the National Transit
    Institute; $8,250,000 is provided for the transit cooperative
    research program; $60,385,600 is provided for metropolitan
    planning; $12,614,400 is provided for state planning; and
    $35,500,000 is provided for the national planning and research
    program.
          National planning and research.--Within the funding
    provided for national planning and research, the Federal
    Transit Administration shall make available the following
    amounts for the programs and activities listed below:

    Project ACTION (TEA-21).................................      $3,000,000
    Advanced Transportation Technology Institute, Tennessee.       1,000,000
    CALSTART/Weststart Bus Rapid Transit; Clean Mobility and
        Transit Enhancements................................       2,125,000
    Center for Composite Manufacturing, Alabama.............       1,000,000
    Center for Intermodal Transportation, Florida A&M
        University..........................................         750,000
    Community Transportation Association of America's
        National Joblinks Program...........................       1,000,000
    Fischer-Tropsch clean diesel technology demonstration,
        Oklahoma............................................       1,000,000
    Hennepin County Community Works, Minnesota..............       1,200,000
    Interior Air Quality Industrial Engine Control
        Demonstration, Bristol, Virginia....................         850,000
    JSU Bus Technology Research Center......................       1,000,000
    National Bio-Terrorism Civilian Medical Response Center,
        Pennsylvania........................................       1,000,000
    NDSU Transit Center for small urban areas, North Dakota.         400,000
    North Carolina State University Center for
        Transportation and the Environment..................         100,000
    NYU-Wagner Rudin Center Americas Mega City Project, New
        York................................................          75,000
    Oklahoma Transportation Center..........................       1,500,000
    State University System of Florida Intermodal
        Transportation Safety Initiative....................       7,000,000
    Transit Technology Center Ladder Partnership Training
        Program.............................................         500,000
    Vashon Island Passenger-Only Ferry Initiative,
        Washington..........................................       1,000,000
    WVU exhaust emissions testing, West Virginia............       1,400,000

                          Trust Fund Share of Expenses

                    (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                              (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement provides $5,847,200,000 in
    liquidating cash for the trust fund share of transit expenses.

                           Capital Investment Grants

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides a total program level
    of $3,137,500,000 to remain available until expended for
    capital investment grants.Within the total, the conference
    agreement appropriates $627,500,000 from the general fund.
          Within the total program level, $1,206,506,000 is
    provided for fixed guideway modernization; $607,200,000 is
    provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of
    buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related
    facilities; and $1,323,794,000 is provided for new fixed
    guideway systems.
          Three year availability of section 5309 discretionary
    funds.--The conferees direct FTA to reprogram funds from
    recoveries and previous appropriations that remain available
    after three years and are available for reallocation to only
    those new starts and bus and bus facilities projects that are
    identified. The FTA shall notify the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations 15 days prior to any such proposed
    reallocation. Therefore, the conferees direct FTA to reallocate
    funds provided in the fiscal year 2001 Department of
    Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act or
    previous Acts for the following bus and bus facilities
    projects, which shall supplement funding for bus and bus
    facility projects listed in this report:

                Woburn, buses and bus facilities, MA
                Elizabeth Ferry Project, NJ
                Greenport and Sag Harbor, ferries and vans, NY
                Westchester and Duchess counties, vans, NY
                Phoenixville, transit related improvements, PA

          The conferees direct FTA to reallocate funds provided in
    the fiscal year 2001 Department of Transportation and Related
    Agencies Appropriations Act or previous Acts for the following
    new starts projects:

                Boston-South Boston Piers Transitway Project
                Massachusetts North Shore Corridor Project

          FTA restrictions on funding for non-FFGA new start
    projects.--The conferees strongly support language proposed by
    the Senate that rejects an FTA reinterpretation of Sections
    5309(e)(6), (7), and (8) of Title 49, U.S.C. Through this
    reinterpretation, FTA is withholding the release of
    appropriated funds for new starts projects that have received
    more than $25,000,000 in Federal funding prior to receiving a
    full funding grant agreement. The conference agreement includes
    a general provision that rejects the FTA analysis that once a
    project exceeds $25,000,000 it is subject to FTA review and
    evaluation and therefore FTA must approve it for advancement,
    while withholding appropriated funds. Further, there is no
    limit of $25,000,000 on alternatives analysis, preliminary
    engineering, or final design, and a project seeking more than
    that amount for such activities does not need an early systems
    work agreement, as FTA has interpreted to be required under
    subsection (g)(1). The conferees direct FTA to expeditiously
    release previously appropriated funds for all new starts
    projects identified in this and prior appropriations Acts that
    remain unobligated and have not been reallocated by the
    Congress, upon request of the grantee and the satisfaction of
    statutory requirements.
          Pooled procurement pilot project.--The conference
    agreement includes a general provision establishing a pooled
    procurement pilot program for bus procurements (Section 166),
    as proposed by the Senate. FTA shall disseminate the benefits
    of voluntary buyer collaboration to transit systems and review
    upcoming and current procurements to determine suitable
    candidates for selection as pilot projects. Additionally, the
    FTA is directed to evaluate the process employed and the
    results achieved by each pool and report the findings to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 60
    days after the award of a contract.

                             Bus and Bus Facilities

          Bus and bus facilities.--The conference agreement
    provides $607,200,000, together with $50,000,000 transferred
    from ``Federal Transit Administration, formula grants'' and
    $20,000,000 transferred from ``Federal Transit Administration,
    job access and reverse commute grants'' and merged with funding
    under this heading, for the replacement, rehabilitation and
    purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of
    bus-related facilities. No funding is made available to carry
    out the clean fuels program in this Act. In addition, funds
    made available for bus and bus facilities are to be
    supplemented with funds from reallocated projects included in
    the fiscal year 2001 Appropriations Act.
          Funds provided for buses and bus facilities are
    distributed as follows:

    AC Transit Expansion Buses, California..................      $1,000,000
    Access Enhancements to Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line
        Station, California.................................         600,000
    Adams County Transit Authority (ACTA) buses and bus
        facilities, Pennsylvania............................          20,000
    Alabama A&M University Transit Loop, Alabama............       1,500,000
    Alabama Area Agencies on Aging Senior Van Replacement...       1,000,000
    Alabama State Docks Intermodal Facility.................       9,500,000
    Alameda Point Areil Transit Project, California.........         500,000
    Alaska Mobility Coalition Bus Replacement...............         500,000
    Alexandria After School Bus program, Virginia...........          75,000
    Allegan County Transportation Services, Michigan........       1,000,000
    Allentown Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania.............       2,500,000
    Alternative Fuel Replacement Buses for Sun Tran, Arizona         500,000
    Ames Maintenance Facility improvement, Iowa.............       1,000,000
    AMTRAN Buses and Transit System Improvements,
        Pennsylvania........................................         200,000
    Anaheim Resort Transit (ART), California................         500,000
    Anchorage Ship Creek Intermodal Facility, Alaska........       2,000,000
    Ann Arbor Fuel Cell Bus Project, Michigan...............       2,000,000
    Ann Arbor Transit Authority Transit Center, Michigan....         750,000
    Antelope Valley Transit Authority Operations and
        Maintenance Facility, California....................       1,250,000
    Arctic Winter Games buses and bus facilities, Alaska....       1,500,000
    Area Transit Authority buses and bus equipment,
        Pennsylvania........................................       2,500,000
    Arkansas Statewide buses and bus facilities.............       4,750,000
    Asheville Transit System Fleet Replacement, North
        Carolina............................................         300,000
    Athens Clarke County Park Ride Project, Georgia.........       2,750,000
    Audubon Area Community Services, Kentucky...............         100,000
    Austin Capital Metro buses and bus facilities, Texas....       3,000,000
    Baldwin Park Downtown/Metrolink Parking Improvements,
        California..........................................         250,000
    Baltimore Center Plaza, Maryland........................         600,000
    Barry County Transit replacement maintenance equipment,
        Michigan............................................          20,000
    BARTA Fixed Route Bus and Paratransit Vehicle
        Replacement, Pennsylvania...........................       2,600,000
    BARTA Transit Facilities, Pennsylvania..................         650,000
    Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Authority New and
        Replacement Buses, Michigan.........................         250,000
    Bay Area Transportation Authority Downtown Transfer
        Center Construction and Bus Purchase, Grand Traverse
        County, Michigan....................................       1,000,000
    Beaver County Transit Authority replacement buses and
        equipment, Pennsylvania.............................         250,000
    Belding bus replacement and communication equipment,
        Michigan............................................          40,000
    Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) Buses and
        Fare Boxes, Massachusetts...........................         765,000
    Berrien County Public Transportation, Michigan..........          80,000
    Billings Downtown Bus Transfer Facility, Montana........       1,500,000
    Birmingham Downtown Intermodal Facility phase II,
        Alabama.............................................       3,500,000
    Bloomington Transit, Bloomington, Indiana...............         720,000
    Brattleboro Multimodal, Vermont.........................       2,000,000
    Brazos County Bus Replacement Program, Texas............         200,000
    Bridgeport Intermodal Transport Center, Connecticut.....       4,000,000
    Brockton Intermodal Transportation Centre, Massachusetts       1,000,000
    Burbank Empire Area Transit Center, California..........         750,000
    Burlington Transit Facilities, Vermont..................       2,500,000
    Bus Rapid Transit Project, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada       1,000,000
    Bus Replacement, Brockton Area Transit Authority,
        Massachusetts.......................................       2,000,000
    Butler Multi-Modal Transit Center, Pennsylvania.........       1,000,000
    Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority buses, Michigan......          75,000
    Cadillac/Wexford Transit Authority Intermodal Facility,
        Michigan............................................         600,000
    Calexico Transit System, California.....................         300,000
    Cambria County Transit buses and facilities,
        Pennsylvania........................................         900,000
    Capital Area Transit Buses, Pennsylvania................       1,600,000
    Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA),
        Rensselaer Intermodal Station, New York.............         250,000
    Capital Metro Hybrid Electric Buses, Texas..............         500,000
    CATA, Lansing, Michigan.................................       1,000,000
    Central New York Regional Transportation Authority......       2,300,000
    Central Ohio Transit Authority Facility.................         450,000
    Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority...       1,820,000
    Centre Area Transit Authority, Advanced Public
        Transportation Systems Initiative, Pennsylvania.....         600,000
    Cerone Operating Complex Improvements, California.......         500,000
    Cerritos Circulator Buses, California...................         300,000
    Chapel Hill Bus Maintenance Facility, North Carolina....       1,000,000
    Charlotte Area Transit System Transit Maintenance and
        Operations Center, North Carolina...................       5,000,000
    Chatham Area Transit Authority buses and bus facilities,
        Georgia.............................................       6,000,000
    Cherry Street Multi-Modal Facility, Terre Haute, Indiana       1,900,000
    Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe public buses and bus
        facilities, South Dakota............................       2,250,000
    Church Street Transportation Center, Williamsport,
        Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.......................         250,000
    Citrus County Enhancement Project for the Transportation
        Disadvantaged, Florida..............................         125,000
    City Bus, Williamsport Bureau of Transportation,
        Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.......................       1,000,000
    City of Canby Transit Center, Oregon....................         150,000
    City of Columbia Transit Replacement, Missouri..........         100,000
    City of Corvallis Bus Replacement, Oregon...............         250,000
    City of Greenville Multimodal Transportation Center
        Improvements, South Carolina........................         200,000
    City of Macon Alternative Fuel Vehicle Purchase, Georgia         300,000
    City of Wichita Transit Authority System Upgrades,
        Kansas..............................................         250,000
    CityLink van and technology replacement, Abiline, Texas.         500,000
    Clallam Transit Buses, Washington.......................         250,000
    Clare County Transit Corporation Replacement Buses,
        Michigan............................................         100,000
    Claremont Intermodal Transit Village Expansion Project,
        California..........................................       1,250,000
    Clark County Transit, Bus Replacement Project,
        Washington..........................................       3,000,000
    Clean Fleet Bus Purchase and Facilities, Virginia.......       1,000,000
    Clinton Transit Bus Purchase, Michigan..................          40,000
    Clinton Transit Office, Missouri........................         250,000
    Coast Transit Authority, Mississippi....................         500,000
    Coconino County buses and bus facilities, Arizona.......       1,400,000
    Coffman-Cove Inner Island Ferry/Bus Terminal, Alaska....       1,500,000
    Collegian Busway Improvements, California...............         200,000
    Colorado Transit Coalition buses and bus facilities,
        Colorado............................................      14,000,000
    Community Transit Bus and Van Replacement, Washington...       1,000,000
    Connecticut Statewide buses and bus facilities..........       3,000,000
    Construction of new Intermodal Terminals in Downtown
        Reno and Sparks, Nevada.............................       6,000,000
    Coralville Intermodal Facility, Iowa....................         500,000
    Corona Transit Center, California.......................         700,000
    Corpus Christi buses and bus facilities, Texas..........       2,000,000
    County Connection L.L.C., Midland County, Michigan......          75,000
    Cranberry Isles Intermodal Transportation Facility,
        Maine...............................................         250,000
    Cummings Research Park Commercial Center Intermodal
        Facility, Alabama...................................       2,000,000
    Curtis Ferry, Maine.....................................         750,000
    Danville Hub-Gilcher Transit Facility/Parking Structure,
        Kentucky............................................       1,750,000
    Danville Trolley Buses, Virginia........................         175,000
    Daviess County Parking Garage and Intra-County Transit
        Facility, Kentucky..................................       2,000,000
    Davis Intermodal Facility, California...................         200,000
    Dekalb County BRT Improvements, Georgia.................       1,500,000
    Delaware Statewide bus and bus facilities...............       1,000,000
    Detroit Bus Replacement, Michigan.......................       2,500,000
    Detroit Downtown Transit Center, Michigan...............       7,000,000
    Detroit Timed Transfer Center Phase II, Michigan........       1,000,000
    Downtown Transit Center, Nashville, Tennessee...........       2,000,000
    Durham Multimodal Transportation Facility, North
        Carolina............................................       1,500,000
    East Haddam Mobility Improvement Project, Connecticut...       3,000,000
    East Side Transit Center, Cleveland, Ohio...............       1,000,000
    Eastern Contra Costa County Park and Ride Lots,
        California..........................................         600,000
    Ed Roberts Campus transit center, California............         400,000
    Edmonds Crossing Multimodal Transportation Terminal,
        Washington..........................................       2,000,000
    El Garces Intermodal Station, Needles, California.......       1,900,000
    El Paso Sun Metro Bus Replacement, Texas................       1,000,000
    Endless Mountain Transportation Authority, Bradford
        County, Pennsylvania................................          10,000
    Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Bus Acquisition,
        Pennsylvania........................................         100,000
    Escondido Bus Maintenance Facility, California..........         500,000
    Eureka Intermodal Depot, California.....................         250,000
    Everett Transit, Bus Replacement, Washington............       1,000,000
    Fairfax County, Richmond Highway Transit Improvements,
        Virginia............................................         700,000
    Farmington buses and bus facilities, New Mexico.........         100,000
    Fayette County Intermodal Transit Facility, Pennsylvania         400,000
    Flagler Senior Services Transit Coaches, Florida........         125,000
    Flint buses and bus facilities, Michigan................       2,500,000
    Florida International University/University of Miami
        University Transportation Center, Florida...........         400,000
    Foothill Transit Oriented Neighborhood Program,
        California..........................................       2,500,000
    Fort Edward Intermodal Station Interior Restoration/
        Rehabilitation Project, New York....................         300,000
    Fort Lauderdale Tri-County Transit Authority fare
        collection system, Florida..........................         800,000
    Fort Smith Transit Facility, Arkansas...................         750,000
    Fort Wayne Citilink Bus Purchase, Indiana...............         400,000
    Franklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA) Bus,
        Massachusetts.......................................         150,000
    Fresno FAX Buses, Equipment, and Facilities, California.       1,200,000
    Ft. Worth Transportation Authority Fleet Modernization
        and Bus Transfer Centers, Texas.....................       1,500,000
    Fulton County Transit Authority, Kentucky...............         150,000
    Galveston Maintenance Facility Renovations, Texas.......         800,000
    Georgia Statewide buses and bus facilities, Albany &
        Rome................................................       1,000,000
    Girdwood Transportation Center, Alaska..................       1,000,000
    Golden Empire Transit Traffic Signal Priority,
        California..........................................         250,000
    Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area multimodal surface
        transportation center, Michigan.....................       1,550,000
    Grant Transit Authority, Bus Facility, Washington.......         500,000
    Grapevine Bus Purchase, Texas...........................         160,000
    Grays Harbor Transportation Authority Capital
        Improvement, Washington.............................          75,000
    Great Falls Transit Authority Bus Replacement and
        Facility Improvement, Montana.......................         300,000
    Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, Ohio.........         750,000
    Greater New Haven Transit District Fuel Cell and
        Electric Bus Funding, Connecticut...................       1,500,000
    Greater Ouachita Port and Intermodal Facility, Louisiana       1,250,000
    GRTA buses and bus facilities, Georgia..................       5,000,000
    Hamilton Clean Fuels Bus Facility, Georgia..............       1,000,000
    Hampton Roads Transit Southside Bus Facility, Virginia..       2,000,000
    Harbor Transit Bus Replacement, Michigan................         200,000
    Harrisburg CorridorONE, Pennsylvania....................       2,000,000
    Harrisburg Intermodal Airport Multi-Modal Transportation
        Facility, Pennsylvania..............................       1,000,000
    Harrison County multi-modal facilities and shuttle
        service, Mississippi................................       1,000,000
    Harrison Intermodal Project, New Jersey.................         750,000
    HART Bus Purchase, Florida..............................         500,000
    Hartford Downtown Circulator, Connecticut...............       1,375,000
    Hattiesburg Intermodal Facility, Mississippi............       3,000,000
    Hawaii Statewide Rural Bus Program......................       4,000,000
    Hazleton Intermodal Public Transit Center, Pennsylvania.       1,750,000
    Helena Transit Facility, Montana........................         500,000
    Hemet Transit Center/Bus Facility, California...........         312,000
    Henderson Area Rapid Transit Authority, Kentucky........          15,000
    High Point Project Terminals, North Carolina............         800,000
    Holland Macatawa Area Express (MAX), Michigan...........         600,000
    Honolulu Bus and Paratransit Replacement Program, Hawaii      10,000,000
    Honolulu Middle Street Intermodal Center, Hawaii........       3,000,000
    Howard Boulevard Intermodal Park & Ride, New Jersey.....       2,200,000
    Hunt County Committee on Aging Transportation Facility,
        Texas...............................................         400,000
    Hunterdon County Intermodel Stations and Park & Rides,
        New Jersey..........................................         400,000
    Huntsville Airport Phase III Intermodal Facility,
        Alabama.............................................       3,500,000
    Idaho Transit Coalition buses and bus facilities........       4,000,000
    Illinois Statewide buses and bus facilities.............       7,000,000
    Indiana County Transit Authority/Bus Facility Expansion
        and Renovation, Pennsylvania........................         400,000
    Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana.................         800,000
    Indianapolis Downtown Transit Center, Indiana...........       3,500,000
    Intelligent Transportation System for ITP The Rapid,
        Michigan............................................         600,000
    Intercity Transit Bus Expansion and Replacement,
        Washington..........................................       1,000,000
    Intermodal Facility, JIA, Mississippi...................       2,000,000
    Intermodal Transit Facility for ULM, Louisiana..........       1,000,000
    Intermodal Transportation Hub Project, North Carolina...         150,000
    Interstate 15 Managed Lanes BRT Capital Purchase,
        California..........................................       1,000,000
    Iowa Statewide buses and bus facilities.................       6,600,000
    Isabella County Transportation Commission Vehicle
        Replacement, Michigan...............................         250,000
    Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Bus and Bus
        Facilities, Florida.................................       1,000,000
    Jacobi Transportation Facility, New York................         800,000
    Jamaica Intermodal Facilities, Queens, New York.........         400,000
    Jasper Bus Replacement, Alabama.........................          40,000
    JATRAN vehicles for disabled and elderly, Mississippi...         250,000
    Jefferson City Transit System, Missouri.................         300,000
    Jefferson Transit bus purchase, Washington..............         200,000
    Jefferson Transit Facilities, Washington................       1,000,000
    Johnson County Nolte Transit Center, Kansas.............         250,000
    Johnson County Transit Equipment and Transit Coach
        Improvement, Kansas.................................         100,000
    Kalamazoo County Human Services Care-A-Van, Michigan....          75,000
    Kansas City Area Transit Authority buses and bus
        facilities, Kansas..................................       1,700,000
    Kansas Statewide buses and bus facilities...............       3,000,000
    KCATA buses and bus facilities, Kansas..................       3,000,000
    Kearney RYDE Transit, Nebraska..........................       1,000,000
    Kent State University lntermodal Facility, Ohio.........         375,000
    Kentucky Transportation Cabinet/Community Action Groups.         400,000
    Key West bus and bus facilities, Florida................       1,100,000
    Kibios Area Transit System (KATS) maintenance facility
        and vehicles, Oklahoma..............................         650,000
    King County Metro Clean Air Buses, Washington...........       5,000,000
    Kitsap Transit Bus Replacement, Washington..............       1,000,000
    Knoxville Electric Transit Intermodal Center, Tennessee.       2,000,000
    Lake Erie Transit Bus Storage Facility and Maintenance
        Facility Expansion, Michigan........................       1,000,000
    Lakeland Area Mass Transit District Citrus Connection,
        Florida.............................................         550,000
    Lane Transit District, BRT Phase II, Coburg Road Phase
        III, Oregon.........................................       2,000,000
    Lansing Fixed Route Bus Replacement, ADA Paratransit
        Small Bus Replacement, Maintenance, Administration
        and Storage Facility Renovation and Expansion, CATA/
        MSU Bus Way, Rural Small Bus Replacement, Michigan..       1,500,000
    Laredo Bus Facility, Texas..............................         850,000
    Las Cruces buses and bus facilities, New Mexico.........         375,000
    Lebanon County Transit Authority, buses and bus related
        facilities, Pennsylvania............................         450,000
    Lee County LeeTran Bus Replacement, Florida.............         200,000
    Leesburg Train Depot Renovation and Restoration, Georgia         300,000
    LETS Bus Replacement, Michigan..........................          90,000
    Levy County Improvement Project for the Transportation
        Disadvantaged, Florida..............................         200,000
    Liberty County COA Bus Facility, Montana................          50,000
    Lincoln County Transportation, Bus Garage Facility,
        Oregon..............................................         200,000
    Lincoln Park Museum Trolleys, Illinois..................         600,000
    Link Transit Vehicle Replacement, Wenatchee, Washington.         800,000
    Livingston County Transportation Center, New York.......         400,000
    Long Beach Transit buses and bus facilities, California.       1,000,000
    Lorain Port Authority Lighthouse Shuttle and Black River
        Water Taxi Project, Ohio............................         200,000
    Los Angeles County Circulator Buses, California.........         400,000
    Los Angeles MTA buses, California.......................       4,000,000
    Louisiana Statewide buses and bus facilities............       5,500,000
    Lowcountry Regional Transit Authority, South Carolina...         300,000
    Lowell Regional Transit Authority Gallagher Intermodal
        Transportation Center, Massachusetts................       1,000,000
    Lubbock/Citibus Buses, Texas............................       1,500,000
    Ludinton Mass Transportation Authority Bus Facility,
        Michigan............................................         250,000
    Macon and Athens Multimodal Station, Georgia............       1,600,000
    Macon Multi-Modal Terminal Station, Georgia.............       1,500,000
    Main Street project for downtown Buffalo, New York......         650,000
    Main Street Station Multimodal Transportation Center,
        Virginia............................................       1,500,000
    Maine Statewide buses and bus facilities................       1,250,000
    Mammoth Lakes Bus Purchase, California..................         800,000
    Manistee County Transportation, Inc. Replacement Buses,
        Michigan............................................          30,000
    Marquette County, Phase II--Transit Administrative,
        Operations, Maintenance & Storage Facility, Michigan       1,000,000
    MARTA Automated Fare Collection/Smart Card System,
        Georgia.............................................       4,000,000
    MARTA Buses, Georgia....................................       6,000,000
    Maryland Statewide buses and bus facility...............       7,500,000
    Mason County Transportation Authority Capital
        Improvements, Washington............................         200,000
    Mecosta Osceola County Area Transit Vehicle Replacement,
        Michigan............................................         200,000
    Medical University of South Carolina Intermodal
        Facility, South Carolina............................       4,000,000
    Memphis International Airport Intermodal Facility,
        Tennessee...........................................       2,750,000
    Mesa Operating Facility, Arizona........................       2,000,000
    Metro Area Transit (MAT) buses and bus facilities,
        Omaha, Nebraska.....................................       2,000,000
    Metro Transit buses and bus facilities, Minnesota.......       4,400,000
    Metro Transit Turn Around at Taylor Landing Park,
        Washington..........................................          40,000
    Miami Dade County System Enhancements, Florida..........       1,000,000
    Miami-Dade County buses, Florida........................       1,000,000
    Michigan Statewide buses and bus facilities.............       1,000,000
    Mid County Transit Authority Kittanning, Pennsylvania...         400,000
    Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority, Charleroi,
        Pennsylvania........................................         600,000
    Minnesota District 8 Transit Vehicles and Transit Bus
        Facilities..........................................         800,000
    Minnesota Transit buses and bus facilities, Minnesota...       1,672,000
    Missouri Bus & Paratransit Vehicles--Rolling Stock......         800,000
    Missouri Statewide buses and bus facilities.............       8,000,000
    Mobile Waterfront Terminal and Maritime Center of the
        Gulf, Alabama.......................................       4,500,000
    Modesto Bus Facility, California........................       1,000,000
    Montachusett Area Regional Transit (MART) buses and bus
        facilities, Massachusetts...........................       2,000,000
    Montclair State University Campus and Community Bus
        System, New Jersey..................................         700,000
    Monterey-Salinas Transit Buses, California..............       1,500,000
    Montgomery Buses, New York..............................          40,000
    Morris County Intermodal Facilities and Park & Rides,
        New Jersey..........................................       3,000,000
    Mountain Line Bus Replacement and Facility Improvements,
        Montana.............................................         200,000
    MTA/Long Island Bus clean fuel cell bus purchase, New
        York................................................       1,000,000
    Mukilteo Lane Park and Ride, Washington.................       1,000,000
    Multi-Modal Transportation Facility and Transit System
        at Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma..............       2,250,000
    Muncie Transit System, Indiana..........................         700,000
    Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District's Myrtle/
        Wyckoff/Palmetto Transit Hub Enhancement, New York..         500,000
    Myrtle Beach Regional Multimodal Transit Center, South
        Carolina............................................         200,000
    Nacogdoches Vehicle Replacement, Texas..................         800,000
    Nashville replacement of aged buses, Tennessee..........         500,000
    Nassau County, Hub Enhancements, New York...............       1,200,000
    Nebraska Statewide Rural Automatic Vehicle Locating &
        Comms. System.......................................         750,000
    Nevada Rural Transit Vehicles and Facilities............         500,000
    New Castle Transit Authority replacement buses,
        Pennsylvania........................................         100,000
    New Hampshire Statewide buses and bus facilities........       4,500,000
    Newark Penn Station Intermodal Improvements, New Jersey.       3,000,000
    Newton Rapid Transit Handicap Access Improvements,
        Massachusetts.......................................         300,000
    Niagra Frontier Transportation Authority Metro buses and
        bus facilities, New York............................       1,600,000
    Normal Multimodal Transportation Center and public
        facilities, Illinois................................         750,000
    Norman buses and bus facilities, Oklahoma...............       3,000,000
    North Bend Park and Ride, Washington....................         600,000
    North Carolina Statewide buses and bus facilities.......       6,250,000
    North Charleston Regional Intermodal Transportation
        Center, South Carolina..............................       1,250,000
    North Dakota Statewide buses and bus facilities.........       3,000,000
    North Florida and West Coast Bus Procurement, Florida...       4,000,000
    North Side Transfer Center Brownsville Urban System
        (BUS), Texas........................................         350,000
    Northern Michigan buses and bus facilities..............         500,000
    Northern Oklahoma Regional Multimodal Transportation
        System..............................................       2,500,000
    Northwest Corridor Busway, Minnesota....................       3,000,000
    Northwest Shoals Community College Transportation
        Modernization, Alabama..............................         450,000
    NW 7th Avenue Transit HUB Improvements, Florida.........       1,000,000
    OATS buses and bus facilities, Missouri.................       1,500,000
    Oats Transportation Service of Southwest Missouri.......          70,000
    Ohio Statewide buses and bus facilities.................       5,000,000
    Oklahoma City Buses, Oklahoma...........................       2,250,000
    Oklahoma Department of Transportation Transit Programs
        Division............................................       6,250,000
    Old Bridge Intermodal Stations and Park & Rides, New
        Jersey..............................................         500,000
    Omnitrans--Paratransit Vehicles, California.............         300,000
    Oneont Bus Replacement, New York........................         200,000
    Orange Beach Senior Activity Center buses, Alabama......         100,000
    Orange County Transit Center Improvements, California...         325,000
    Orange County Bus Rapid Transit, California.............       2,250,000
    Orange County Bus Replacement, New York.................       1,250,000
    Orange County Fare Collection System, California........       1,000,000
    Orange County Inter-County Express Bus Service,
        California..........................................       1,100,000
    Over the Road Bus Accessibility, Intercity Bus
        Accessibility Consortium, New York..................       3,000,000
    Paducah Area Transit Authority, Kentucky................          40,000
    Palm Beach County and Broward County Regional Buses,
        Florida.............................................       1,000,000
    Palm Beach Gardens Mass Transit Bus Shelters, Florida...          20,000
    Palmdale Intermodal Facility Parking Lot Expansion,
        California..........................................         300,000
    Palo Alto Intermodal Transit Center, California.........         750,000
    Paoli Transportation Center, Pennsylvania...............         500,000
    Peoria Bus Purchase, Illinois...........................         300,000
    Perry County Intermodal Facility, Kentucky..............       2,000,000
    Phoenix/Glendale West Valley Operating Facility, Arizona       5,000,000
    Phoenix/Regional Heavy Maintenance Facility, Arizona....       1,000,000
    Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART)
        multimodal transportation center, North Carolina....       1,100,000
    Pierce Transit Maintenance and Operations facility,
        Washington..........................................       1,000,000
    Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) buses,
        Massachusetts.......................................       2,500,000
    Pittsburgh Water Taxi, Pennsylvania.....................       1,000,000
    Pittsfield Intermodal Transportation Center,
        Massachusetts.......................................         615,000
    Port Authority of Allegheny County Buses, Pennsylvania..       2,750,000
    Port Authority of Allegheny County Clean Fuel Buses,
        Pennsylvania........................................       2,280,000
    Port McKenzie Intermodal Facility, Alaska...............       1,000,000
    Port of Anchorage Intermodal Facility, Alaska...........       3,000,000
    Portland Bayside Parking Garage/Intermodal Facility,
        Maine...............................................         250,000
    Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission,
        Virginia............................................         500,000
    Public Transportation Management, Tyler/Longview, Texas.         350,000
    Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority Replacement......         500,000
    Pulse Point Joint Development and Safety Improvements,
        Norwalk, Connecticut................................         500,000
    Putnam County Transit Coaches for Ride Solutions,
        Florida.............................................       1,200,000
    Ray County Transportation vehicle replacement, Missouri.          80,000
    Red Cross Wheels, Kentucky..............................          80,000
    Redondo Beach Catalina Transit Terminal, California.....         800,000
    Regional Transit Project for Quitman, Clay, Randolph and
        Stewart Counties, Georgia...........................         500,000
    Reseda Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit Project Capital
        Improvement, California.............................         250,000
    Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative,
        Virginia............................................       3,000,000
    RIPTA Buses and Vans, Rhode Island......................       4,000,000
    RIPTA Facilities Upgrade, Rhode Island..................         400,000
    Riverside Transit Agency, Automatic Traveler Information
        System (ATIS), California...........................          75,000
    Riverside Transit Agency, Bus Rapid Transit Investment,
        California..........................................         500,000
    Riverside Transit Agency, Transit Center, California....       1,000,000
    Rochester Central Bus Terminal, New York................       5,500,000
    Rock Island County Mass Transit District (Metrolink)
        transit facility, Illinois..........................         500,000
    Rome Intermodal Station Restoration, New York...........       1,250,000
    Ronstadt Transit Center Modifications, Arizona..........       3,000,000
    Roseville Multitransit Center, California...............         500,000
    RTC Central City Intermodal Transportation Terminal, Las
        Vegas, Nevada.......................................         500,000
    Sacramento Regional Bus Expansion, Enhancement, and
        Coordination Program, City of Auburn, California....         100,000
    Sacramento Regional Bus Expansion, Enhancement, and
        Coordination Program, City of Lincoln, California...         500,000
    Sacramento Regional Transit District, Bus Maintenance
        Facility, California................................         500,000
    Salem Area Transit, Bus Replacement, Oregon.............         600,000
    San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit buses and bus
        facilities, Texas...................................       5,000,000
    San Fernando Local Transit System, California...........         300,000
    San Francisco Muni buses and bus facilities, California.       4,000,000
    San Joaquin RTD buses and bus facilities, California....         250,000
    San Mateo County Transit District Zero-Emission buses,
        California..........................................         900,000
    Sanilac County bus facility, Michigan...................         100,000
    Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Electric Bus
        Investment, California..............................         300,000
    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Zero-
        Emission Buses, California..........................         300,000
    Sawmill Creek Intermodal Facility, Alaska...............       2,000,000
    Schlow Library Bus Depot, State College, Pennsylvania...         800,000
    Schuylkill Transportation System, buses and bus
        facilities, Pennsylvania............................       1,000,000
    Senior Services of Northern Kentucky buses and bus
        facilities, Kentucky................................         250,000
    SEPTA Bucks County Intermodal Facility Improvements,
        Pennsylvania........................................       3,500,000
    SEPTA Hybrid Buses, Pennsylvania........................         800,000
    SEPTA Norristown Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania......       3,000,000
    Shiawassee Transportation Center and replacement buses,
        Michigan............................................          40,000
    Shreveport Intermodal Bus Facility, Louisiana...........         700,000
    Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, North Dakota......         400,000
    Smithtown Senior Citizen Center Bus Replacement, New
        York................................................         200,000
    Snohomish County Community Transit Park and Ride Lot
        Expansion Program, Washington.......................       2,000,000
    Somerset County Transportation System Maintenance
        Facility, Pennsylvania..............................         160,000
    Sonoma County Transit CNG Buses, California.............         500,000
    Sound Transit Regional Express Transit Hubs, Washington.       2,000,000
    South Amboy Regional Intermodal Transportation
        Initiative, New Jersey..............................       1,000,000
    South Bend TRANSPO Bus Facilities, Indiana..............       1,000,000
    South Carolina Statewide Transit Facilities Construction
        Project.............................................       1,000,000
    South Carolina Statewide Transit Vehicles...............       4,000,000
    South Clackamas Transit, Molalla, Oregon................         100,000
    South Dakota Statewide buses and bus facilities.........       2,000,000
    South East Texas Transit Facility Improvements and Bus
        Replacements........................................         250,000
    South San Fernando Valley Park and Ride facility
        expansion, California...............................         300,000
    Southeast Arkansas Area Agencies on Aging buses and bus
        facilities, Arkansas................................         320,000
    Southeast Missouri Bus Service Capital Improvements.....       1,500,000
    Southern and Eastern Kentucky buses and bus facilities..       1,550,000
    Southern Maryland Commuter Bus Initiative...............       4,500,000
    Southern Minnesota Transit Facilities...................          30,000
    Southern Minnesota Transit Vehicles.....................         375,000
    Southwest Missouri State University Transfer Facility,
        Missouri............................................       2,500,000
    Sparks and Reno Bus and Bus Facilities, Nevada..........         150,000
    Spring Valley Multi-Modal Center, California............         600,000
    Springfield Bus Purchase, Illinois......................         300,000
    Springfield Station, Oregon.............................       4,000,000
    Springfield Union Station Intermodal facility
        redevelopment, Massachusetts........................       4,500,000
    St. Augustine Intermodal Transportation and Parking
        Facility, Florida...................................         550,000
    St. Bernard Parish Intermodal Facilities, Louisiana.....         500,000
    St. Cloud Buses, Minnesota..............................         100,000
    St. George Ferry Terminal Reconstruction, New York......       2,250,000
    St. Johns County Council on Aging Administrative
        Facility, Florida...................................         200,000
    St. Johns County Council on Aging Passenger Amenities,
        Florida.............................................          40,000
    St. Johns County Council on Aging Transit Coaches,
        Florida.............................................         350,000
    St. Joseph County Transit, Michigan.....................          35,000
    St. Louis Downtown Shuttle/Trolley Equipment, Missouri..         250,000
    St. Louis METRO buses and bus facilities, Missouri......       1,250,000
    St. Tammany Park and Ride, Louisiana....................         400,000
    Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
        (SMART) buses and bus facilities, Michigan..........       4,500,000
    Suffolk County Transit Buses, New York..................       1,900,000
    SunLine Transit Agency Clean Fuels Mall Facility and
        Hydrogen Infrastructure Expansion, California.......         450,000
    TalTran buses and bus facilities, Florida...............         700,000
    TalTran Intermodal Facility, Florida....................         500,000
    Temecula Transit Center, California.....................         800,000
    Tempe Downtown Transit Center, Arizona..................         500,000
    Tempe/Scottsdale East Valley Facilities, Arizona........       4,000,000
    Tennessee Statewide buses and bus facilities............       6,500,000
    Terminal Station Multi-Modal Roof Rehabilitation,
        Georgia.............................................         338,000
    The Banks Intermodal Facility, Cincinnati, Ohio.........       3,500,000
    The District-Bryan Intermodal Transit Terminal/Parking
        Facility & Pedestrian Improvements, Texas...........         400,000
    The Woodlands Capital Costs, Texas......................         350,000
    The Woodlands Park and Ride Expansion, Texas............         275,000
    Tillamook County Transit, Maintenance Facility, Oregon..         200,000
    Tompkins County Bus Facilities, New York................         400,000
    Topeka Transit buses and bus facilities, Kansas.........         500,000
    Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky Bus Replacement,
        Kentucky............................................       2,000,000
    Transit Authority of River City buses and bus
        facilities, Kentucky................................       2,500,000
    Transit Authority of Warren County Intermodal Bus
        Facility, Pennsylvania..............................       1,500,000
    Transit First Implementation, Chula Vista, California...         400,000
    Transportation Authority of the River City (TARC) bus/
        trolley replacement, Kentucky.......................       2,500,000
    Transportation Authority of the River City (TARC)
        expansion facility, Kentucky........................         800,000
    Trenton Intermodal Station, New Jersey..................         750,000
    Tri-Met Regional Bus Replacement, Oregon................         650,000
    Troy State University Bus Shuttle Program, Troy, Alabama       1,500,000
    Truckee Replacement Buses, California...................          75,000
    Tucson Alternative Fuel Replacement Buses, Arizona......       3,600,000
    Tulsa Transit Bus Replacement Program, Oklahoma.........       4,500,000
    Tulsa Transit Paratransit Buses, Oklahoma...............         750,000
    UCHRA Capital Improvements, Tennessee...................         600,000
    Ulster County Area Transit Buses, New York..............          40,000
    UNI Multimodal Project, Iowa............................       3,500,000
    Unified Government of Kansas City bus replacement,
        Kansas..............................................         350,000
    Union County Union/Snyder Transportation Alliance
        (USTA), Pennsylvania................................         500,000
    Union Depot Multi-modal Transportation Hub, Minnesota...         750,000
    Union Station Renovations, Utica, New York..............         750,000
    University of Delaware Fuel Cell Bus Project, Delaware..       1,750,000
    UTA Transit ITS, Upgrades, Utah.........................         250,000
    Utah Statewide buses and bus facilities.................       6,000,000
    Utah Statewide Intermodal Centers.......................       4,000,000
    VanBuren Public Transit, Michigan.......................          18,000
    Ventura County CNG Fueling Station and Facility Pavement
        Replacement, California.............................         400,000
    Vermont Alternative Fuel Station and Buses, Vermont.....         500,000
    Vermont, Bus Upgrades...................................         800,000
    Village of Pleasantville, Handicapped Ramp, New York....          48,000
    Village of Pleasantville, Memorial Plaza, New York......         200,000
    Virgin Islands Transit (VITRAN) Buses...................         500,000
    Visalia Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility,
        California..........................................       1,000,000
    VOTRAN Public Transit System Buses, Florida.............         750,000
    Washington State Small Bus System Program of Projects...       3,799,000
    West Palm Beach Trolley Buses, Florida..................         800,000
    West Side Transit Facility Albuquerque Transit
        Department, New Mexico..............................       2,000,000
    West Virginia Statewide buses and bus facilities........       4,000,000
    Westchester County Bee Line Bus Replacement, New York...       2,750,000
    Western Gateway Transportation Center Intermodal
        Facility, Schenectady, New York.....................         400,000
    Western Kentucky University Bus Shuttle System, Kentucky       2,500,000
    Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) Bus
        Replacement, Pennsylvania...........................         900,000
    Whitehall Inter-Modal Terminal of the Staten Island
        Ferry Reconstruction, New York......................         800,000
    Wilsonville Park and Ride, Oregon.......................         300,000
    Winston-Salem Union Station, North Carolina.............       1,300,000
    Winter Haven Transit Terminal, Florida..................         350,000
    Wisconsin, Statewide buses and bus facilities...........      15,000,000
    WMATA Bus Fleet, Washington, DC.........................         750,000
    WMATA Buses, Maryland...................................         600,000
    Wright Stop Plaza, Dayton, Ohio.........................       1,500,000
    Wyandanch Intermodal Transit Facility, New York.........         400,000
    Wyoming Statewide buses and bus facilities..............       2,000,000
    York County Transit Authority (YCTA) buses and bus
        facilities, Pennsylvania............................         100,000
    Zanesville Bus System Improvements, Ohio................          20,000

           San Dieguito Transportation Cooperative, California.--
    Amounts made available from fiscal year 2002 for the San
    Dieguito Transportation Cooperative, California, shall instead
    be distributed to the North County Transit District,
    California, for initial design and planning for a new
    intermodal center, as proposed by the House.
          Cambria County, Pennsylvania.--Amounts made available
    from fiscal year 2003 for the Cambria County operations and
    maintenance facility, Pennsylvania, shall be distributed to the
    Johnstown Inclined Plane visitor's center, Pennsylvania, as
    proposed by the House.
          Hollister-Gilroy Caltrain Extension Project,
    California.--Amounts made available from fiscal year 2001 for
    the Hollister-Gilroy Caltrain Extension Project, California,
    shall be distributed to the Caltrain San Francisco-San Jose-
    Gilroy service to Pajoar, Castroville, and Salinas in Monterey
    County, California, as proposed by the House.
          Somerset County, Pennsylvania.--Amounts made available
    from fiscal year 2002 for the Somerset County Transportation
    System buses, Pennsylvania, shall be distributed to Somerset
    County Accessible Raised Roof Vans ($90,000) and to Somerset
    County bus and bus facilities ($146,000), Pennsylvania, as
    proposed by the House.
          Community Medical Centers, California.--Amounts made
    available from fiscal year 2001 for the Community Medical
    Centers Intermodal Facility, Fresno, California, shall be
    available for the City of Fresno for the same project, as
    proposed by the House. The availability of funds is extended
    for one year.
          Illinois statewide buses.--The conference agreement
    provides $7,000,000 to the Illinois Department of
    Transportation (IDOT) for bus and bus facilities grants. The
    conferees expect IDOT to provide at least $3,500,000 for
    downtown Illinois replacement of buses in Bloomington,
    Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Madison County, Peoria, Quincy,
    RIDES, River Valley, Rockford, Rock Island, South Central
    Illinois MTD, and Springfield. Further, the conferees expect
    IDOT to provide appropriate funds for bus facilities in
    Bloomington, Galesburg, Rock Island, and Metro Link's bus
    maintenance facility in St. Clair County.
          Washington statewide small transit systems, bus and bus
    facilities.--The conference agreement provides $3,799,000 to
    the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for
    bus and bus facilities grants. The conferees expect WSDOT to
    fund the following projects: (1) $688,000 Clallam Transit; (2)
    $103,000 Columbia County Public Transportation (CCPT); (3)
    $144,000 Grays Harbor Transportation Authority; (4) $1,094,000
    Island Transit; (5) $416,000 Jefferson Transit; (6) $480,000
    Mason County Transportation Authority; (7) $88,000 Pullman
    Transit; (8) $108,000 Twin Transit; and (9) $708,000 Valley
    Transit, as proposed by the Senate.
           Civil Rights Trail Trolleys.--Amounts made available in
    fiscal year 2001 for the Montgomery Civil Rights Trail Trolleys
    shall instead be distributed to the City of Montgomery's Rosa
    Parks bus project, as proposed by the Senate. The availability
    of funds is extended for one year.
           Vermont buses.--Amounts made available in fiscal year
    2001 for Central Vermont Transit Authority Wheels
    Transportation Services shall be distributed to the Vermont
    Agency of Transportation, as proposed by the Senate. The
    availability of funds is extended for one year.
          Reno, Nevada, bus projects.--Amounts made available for
    Bus Rapid Transit, South Virginia Street--Reno ($1,950,000,
    fiscal year 2003) and Reno Suburban transit coaches ($500,000,
    fiscal year 2002) shall be made available for Reno/Sparks
    intermodal transportation terminals, as proposed by the Senate.
          Falls Church Bus Rapid Transit terminus, Virginia.--Funds
    made available for Falls Church Bus Rapid Transit terminus,
    Virginia, for fiscal year 2001 shall be made available to the
    City of Falls Church to purchase three 30-foot buses to provide
    shuttle service from temporary parking lots during the
    construction of a parking garage at the West Falls Church
    Metrorail station. Once the garage is completed, the buses will
    be used to provide feeder service to the West Falls Church
    Metrorail station. The availability of funds is extended for
    one year.
          Eastchester, Metro North Facilities, New York.--Amounts
    made available in fiscal year 2001 for Eastchester, Metro North
    Facilities, New York shall instead be distributed to the Bronx
    Zoo Intermodal Transportation Facility, New York. The
    availability of funds is extended for one year.
          Westbrook, Intermodal Facility, Maine.--Amounts made
    available in fiscal year 2003 for Westbrook, Intermodal
    Facility, Maine shall instead be distributed to State of Maine,
    Statewide Buses.

                                   New Starts

          New starts.--The conference agreement provides
    $1,323,794,000, for new fixed guideway systems. In addition,
    funds made available for new starts are to be supplemented with
    $4,514,482 from reallocated projects included in the fiscal
    year 2000 and 2001 Appropriations Acts under ``Federal Transit
    Administration, job access and reverse commute grants''.
          Alternatives analysis review.--The conferees are
    concerned that sufficient weight and review are not being given
    to the earliest stage of new starts projects, namely the
    alternatives analysis undertaken by local communities.
    Therefore, the conferees direct FTA to ensure that alternative
    modes and/or alignments analyzed as part of the metropolitan
    planning process fully support the selection of projects
    forwarded to FTA for proposed new starts funding. Specifically,
    the alternatives analysis made by applicants must fully weigh
    viable alternatives and ensure that quantitative measures are
    used in choosing the locally preferred alternative. The
    conferees direct FTA to report to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations on how the agency will undertake
    this direction, as well as recommendations, that include
    statutory changes if necessary, for improving the alternatives
    analysis process to improve planning at the onset. The report
    is due by March 1, 2004.
          Ratings for new starts criteria.--The conferees are also
    concerned that FTA may have changed their new starts ratings
    criteria, specifically the new ``time savings per rider''
    measure, hastily. Therefore, the conferees direct FTA to
    revisit the issue of the abolition of the ``cost-per-new-
    rider'' measure. FTA shall report to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations on the justification for the
    elimination of that rating, as well as the reasoning for the
    new ``time savings per rider'' implementation.
          Within this report, FTA should also detail other
    characteristics that may be useful in evaluating new start
    projects, particularly traffic congestion relief. FTA should
    include suggestions for how these criteria could be
    quantitatively measured and rated in the annual new starts
    report. This report shall be submitted to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations by February 16, 2004.
          The conference agreement provides for the following
    distribution of funding for new fixed guideway systems:

     Atlanta, Georgia, Northwest Corridor BRT...............      $2,149,413
     Baltimore, Maryland, Central Light Rail Double Track
        Project.............................................      40,000,000
     BART San Francisco Airport (SFO), California, Extension
        Project.............................................     100,000,000
     Birmingham--Transit Corridor, Alabama..................       3,500,000
     Boston, Massachusetts, Silver Line Phase III...........       2,000,000
     Charlotte, North Carolina, South Corridor Light Rail
        Project.............................................      12,000,000
     Chicago, Illinois, Metro Commuter Rail Expansions and
        Extensions..........................................      52,000,000
     Chicago, Illinois, Ravenswood Reconstruction...........      10,000,000
     Chicago, Illinois, Transit Authority, Douglas Branch
        Reconstruction......................................      85,000,000
     Cleveland, Ohio, Euclid Corridor Transportation Project      11,000,000
     Dallas, Texas, North Central Light Rail Extension......      30,161,283
     Denver, Colorado, Southeast Corridor LRT (T-REX).......      80,000,000
     East Side Access Project, New York, Phase I............      75,000,000
     Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Tri-Rail Commuter Project.....      18,410,000
     Hawaii and Alaska Ferry Boats..........................      10,296,000
     Houston Advanced Metro Transit Plan, Texas.............       8,000,000
     Integrated Intermodal project, Rhode Island............       3,000,000
     Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Commuter Rail Extension,
        Wisconsin...........................................       3,250,000
     Las Vegas, Nevada, Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway, MOS.      20,000,000
     Little Rock, Arkansas, River Rail Streetcar Project....       3,000,000
     Maine Marine Highway...................................       1,550,000
     Memphis, Tennessee, Medical Center Rail Extension......       9,247,588
     Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hiawatha Corridor Light Rail
        Transit (LRT).......................................      74,980,000
     Minneapolis, Minnesota, Northstar Corridor Rail Project       5,750,000
     New Orleans, Louisiana, Canal Street Streetcar Project.      23,291,373
     New York, Second Avenue Subway.........................       2,000,000
     Newark, New Jersey, Rail Link (NERL) MOS1..............      22,566,022
     Northern Oklahoma Regional Multimodal Transportation
        System..............................................       3,000,000
     Northern, New Jersey, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (MOS2)..     100,000,000
     Phase II, LA to Pasadena Metro Gold Line Light Rail
        Project.............................................       4,000,000
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Valley Metro....      14,000,000
     Phoenix, Arizona, Central Phoenix/East Valley Light
        Rail Transit Project................................      13,000,000
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, North Shore Connector........      10,000,000
     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stage II Light Rail Transit
        Reconstruction......................................      32,243,442
     Portland, Oregon, Interstate MAX Light Rail Extension..      77,500,000
     Raleigh, North Carolina, Triangle Transit Authority
        Regional Rail Project...............................       5,500,000
     Regional Commuter Rail (Weber County to Salt Lake
        City), Utah.........................................       9,000,000
     Salt Lake City, Utah, Medical Center LRT Extension.....      30,663,361
     San Diego, California, Mission Valley East Light Rail
        Transit Extension...................................      65,000,000
     San Diego, California, Oceanside-Escondido Rail Project      48,000,000
     San Francisco, California Muni Third Street Light Rail
        Project.............................................       9,000,000
     San Jose, California, Silicon Valley Rapid Transit
        Corridor............................................       2,000,000
     Scranton, Pennsylvania, NY City Rail Service...........       2,500,000
     Seattle, Washington, South Transit Central Link Initial
        Segment.............................................      75,000,000
     South Shore Commuter Rail Service capacity enhancement,
        Indiana.............................................       1,000,000
     Stamford, Connecticut, Urban Transitway & Intermodal
        Transportation Center Improvements..................       4,000,000
     Tren Urbano Rapid Transit System, San Juan, Puerto Rico      20,000,000
     VRE Parking Improvements, Virginia.....................       3,000,000
     Washington, DC/VA Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project      20,000,000
     Washington, DC/MD, Largo Extension.....................      65,000,000
     Western North Carolina Rail Passenger Service..........       1,000,000
     Wilmington, Delaware, Train Station Improvements.......       1,500,000
     Wilsonville to Beaverton, Oregon, Commuter Rail........       3,250,000
     Yarmouth to Auburn Line, Maine.........................       1,000,000

          VRE Parking Improvements, Virginia.--The conference
    agreement includes $3,000,000 for VRE Parking Improvements in
    Virginia. The conferees direct that of the funds provided, not
    less than $1,250,000 shall be for improvements to the Manassas
    Old Town VRE Parking Center, Virginia.
          Utah program of projects.--The conference agreement
    includes a provision (Section 171) that amends the Federal
    Transit Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178; 112 Stat. 338) by
    creating section 3042, which provides for the coordinated
    development and governmental funding for Utah transportation
    projects. Subsection (a) directs FTA and FHWA to work with the
    Utah Transit Authority and the Utah Department of
    Transportation to coordinate preconstruction and construction
    of the regional commuter rail project and the northern segment
    of I-15 reconstruction located in the Wasatch Front corridor
    extending from Brigham City to Payson, Utah. Subsection (b)
    defines a program of related projects for purposes of
    determining and allocating the governmental and nongovernmental
    share of project costs. This subsection permits federal funds
    that may remain after completion of the Medical Center
    Extension to be allocated to a vehicle and storage track
    extending from the Delta Center; permits use of the value of
    the purchase of the regional commuter rail right-of-way from
    Brigham City to Payson, Utah, to be used for the
    nongovernmental share of the Weber County to Salt Lake City
    segment; permits the purchase and rehabilitation of rail
    vehicles with non-governmental funds for use on one project to
    be counted toward the nongovernmental share of another project;
    and permits crediting non-matched funding for the northern
    segment of I-15 reconstruction to the non-governmental share of
    the regional commuter rail project.

                     Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement includes a total program level
    of $125,000,000 for job access and reverse commute grants, as
    proposed by the Senate. Within this total, $25,000,000 is
    derived from the general fund. Within the funds provided,
    $20,000,000 is transferred and merged with funding under
    ``Federal Transit Administration, capital investment grants''.
    The conference agreement includes a provision that provides
    that up to $300,000 of the funds appropriated under this
    heading may be used for technical assistance, technical
    support, and performance reviews of the job access and reverse
    commute grants program, as proposed by the Senate.
          Funds appropriated for the job access and reverse commute
    grants program are to be distributed as follows:

     AC Transit CALWorks Welfare to Work, California........      $1,499,000
    Access to Healthcare for Children--Children's Health
        Fund, Tennessee.....................................         375,000
    ADA Mobility Planning, Wichita, Kansas..................         365,000
    Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority Job Access and
        Reverse Commute Program, Ohio.......................         300,000
    Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADA) Rural
        Transportation Services, Alabama....................         500,000
     Bay Area Transit, Virginia.............................         200,000
    Bedford Ride, Virginia..................................          60,000
     Bowling Green Housing Authority Reverse Access Commute,
        Kentucky............................................         300,000
     Broome County Transit, New York........................         100,000
    Capital District Transportation Authority JARC, New York         500,000
     Central New York Regional Transportation Authority JARC         400,000
     Central Ohio Transit Authority JARC, Ohio..............         500,000
     Chatham Area Transit Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC),
        Georgia.............................................       1,000,000
    Chautauqua County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project,
        New York............................................         100,000
    Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Public Bus System, South
        Dakota..............................................         250,000
     Chittenden County Transportation Authority JARC
        Program, Vermont....................................         250,000
     City of Hornell Job Access & Reverse Commute Program,
        New York............................................         100,000
    City of Irwindale Senior Transportation Services,
        California..........................................          65,000
     City of Poughkeepsie Underserved Population Bus
        Service, New York...................................         100,000
    CityLink public transportation services, Texas..........         100,000
    Community Transportation Association of America's
        National Joblinks Program...........................       2,500,000
    Connecticut Statewide JARC..............................       3,250,000
    Corpus Christi Welfare to Work Project, Texas...........         376,000
     Craig Transit Service JARC Program, Alaska.............          50,000
     Delaware Statewide Welfare to Work.....................         750,000
     Detroit Job Access Reverse Commute, Michigan...........       1,600,000
    Easter Seals West Alabama JARC Program, Alabama.........       1,000,000
    El Paso Sun Metro Job Access, Texas.....................         775,000
    Essex County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New
        York................................................         100,000
    Flint Transit Job Access-Reverse Commute Program,
        Michigan............................................         750,000
    Fort Smith Transit Job Access/Reverse Commute Program,
        Arkansas............................................         200,000
    Franklin County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New
        York................................................         200,000
    Galveston Job Access Reverse Commute Program, Texas.....         475,000
     Georgetown, Washington, DC--Metro Connection...........       1,000,000
     Grand Rapids/Kent County JARC, Michigan................       1,200,000
    Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority JARC
        Program, Ohio.......................................         750,000
    Guaranteed Ride Home, Santa Clarita, California.........         400,000
     Holyoke Community Access to Employment and Adult
        Education, Massachusetts............................          75,000
    I-405 Congestion Relief Project, Washington.............       2,000,000
     Illinois Statewide JARC................................         200,000
     IndyGo IndyFlex Job Access and Reverse Commute Program,
        Indiana.............................................         750,000
     Iowa Statewide JARC....................................       1,000,000
     Jackson-Josephine JARC, Oregon.........................         200,000
     Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Community
        Transportation Coordinator Program, Florida.........       3,000,000
     JARC MidAmerica Regional Council, Johnson County,
        Kansas..............................................         500,000
    Jefferson County Job Access and Reverse Commute
        Projects, Alabama...................................       3,000,000
    Kansas City Job Access Partnership, Missouri............         500,000
     Key West, Florida, Job Access and Reverse Commute......         500,000
     Knox County Community Action Committee Transportation
        Program, Tennessee..................................         400,000
     Knoxville Area Transit Job Access Service, Tennessee...         550,000
     Lake Tahoe Public Transit Services JARC Project, Nevada         100,000
    Link Transit JARC Program, Wenatchee, Washington........         500,000
    Lubbock Citibus Job Access Reverse Commute, Texas.......         230,000
    Maine Statewide JARC....................................         494,000
    Maricopa Association of Governments Job Access/Reverse
        Commute Grant Projects, Arizona.....................       1,750,000
    Maryland Statewide JARC.................................       4,000,000
     MASCOT Matanuska-Susitna Valley JARC Project, Alaska...         200,000
    Mendocino Transit Authority Job Access Reverse Commute,
        California..........................................         100,000
    Metro Link San Bernadino Platform Extension, California.       1,000,000
    Metropolitan Access to Job Initiative, Fargo, North
        Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota.....................         100,000
     Metropolitan Council Job Access, Minnesota.............         500,000
     Missouri Statewide JARC................................       4,000,000
     Mobility Coalition, Alaska.............................         500,000
     Monroe County Job Access and Reverse Commute Program,
        Tennessee...........................................         100,000
    MTA Long Island Bus Job Access and Reverse Commute
        Project, New York...................................         250,000
    Nevada Statewide small urban and rural Job Access and
        Reverse Commute.....................................         400,000
    New Jersey Community Development Corporation
        Transportation Opportunity Center, Paterson, New
        Jersey..............................................         300,000
    New Jersey Statewide JARC...............................       4,750,000
    New Mexico Statewide JARC...............................         600,000
    New York Statewide JARC.................................       1,000,000
    Niles/Trumbull Transit, Ohio............................         200,000
    North Country County Consortium, New York...............       5,000,000
    North Oakland Transportation Authority, Michigan........         150,000
    North Pole Transit System JARC Program, Alaska..........          75,000
    Oklahoma Statewide JARC.................................       6,000,000
    Oneida/Herkimer County Job Access/Reverse Commute
        Project, New York...................................         100,000
    Operation Ride DuPage, DuPage County, Illinois..........         500,000
    Orange County JARC, New York............................         100,000
    Pioneer Valley Access to Jobs and Reverse Commute
        Program, Massachusetts..............................         455,000
    Port Authority of Allegheny County JARC, Pennsylvania...       3,644,000
    Portland Region Jobs Access-Reverse Commute, Oregon.....         500,000
     Ray Graham Association for People With Disabilities,
        Illinois............................................         125,000
     Rhode Island Statewide JARC............................       1,412,000
    Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority
        JARC, New York......................................         750,000
    Sacramento Region Job Access and Reverse Commute
        Project, California.................................       1,500,000
     Salem Area Transit JARC, Oregon........................         400,000
     San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority JARC,
        Texas...............................................         550,000
     SEPTA JARC Program, Pennsylvania.......................       4,500,000
     Seward Transit Service JARC Program, Alaska............         200,000
     Sitka Community RIDE, Alaska...........................         600,000
     South East Texas Transit Facility Improvements and Bus
        Replacements........................................         300,000
     Tennessee Statewide JARC...............................       5,750,000
     Texas Colonias JARC Initiative.........................       2,400,000
     Toledo Job Access/Reverse Commute, Ohio................         350,000
     Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, New York...........          75,000
     Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority JARC, Kansas.....         700,000
     Ulster County Area Transit Rural Feeder Service, New
        York................................................          50,000
     Unified Government of Wyandotte County JARC, Kansas....       1,375,000
    Vanpooling Enhancement and Expansion Project, Washington         750,000
    Vehicle Trip Reduction Incentives, Washington...........       1,000,000
    Virginia Beach Paratransit Services, Virginia...........         200,000
     Virginia Regional Transportation Association...........         200,000
    Virginia Statewide Ways to Work.........................       1,000,000
    VoxLinx Voice-Enabled Transit Trip Planner, Maryland....       1,300,000
    Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority JARC.....       1,000,000
    Washington State Transit car-sharing job access.........         500,000
    Ways to Work, California................................       1,000,000
    Ways to Work, Tarrant County, Texas.....................         300,000
    West Memphis Transit Service, Arkansas..................         250,000
    West Virginia Statewide JARC............................       1,000,000
    Wisconsin Statewide JARC................................       2,600,000

    Worcester Regional Transit Authority JARC Projects,
        Massachusetts.......................................         150,000

               General Provisions--Federal Transit Administration

          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    160) exempting previously made transit obligations from
    limitations on obligations.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    161) allowing funds for discretionary grants of the Federal
    Transit Administration for specific projects, except for fixed
    guideway modernization projects, not obligated by September 30,
    2005, and other recoveries, to be used for other projects under
    49 U.S.C. 5309, as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    162) allowing transit funds appropriated before October 2,
    2002, that remain available for expenditure to be transferred,
    as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          The conference agreement deletes a provision included in
    the House bill prohibiting funds for a light rail system in
    Houston, Texas.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    163) permitting funds made available to Alaska or Hawaii for
    ferryboats, ferry terminals, and ferry passenger service, and
    limits to $3,000,000 the amount available to the state of
    Hawaii to initiate and operate passenger ferryboat service
    demonstration projects to test the viability of different
    intra-island and inter-island ferry boat rates and technology,
    as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    164) allowing the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority,
    Colorado, to expend previously appropriated funds on the
    Roaring Fork Valley Bus Rapid Transit project, as proposed by
    both the House and Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    165) allowing unobligated previously appropriated new starts
    funds to be spent notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    166) establishing a pooled procurement pilot program for bus
    procurements, as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    167) allowing previously appropriated new starts funds for
    Yosemite, California, to be obligated for buses or bus
    facilities, as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    168) modifying the calculation of the non-New Starts share of
    funding for the San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail
    Project, as proposed by both the House and Senate, and states
    that if the new calculation is still a ``not recommended
    rating'', funds provided may not be obligated, as proposed by
    the House.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    169) allowing previously appropriated new start funds for
    Cleveland Berea Red Line to be used for the Euclid Corridor
    Transportation Project, as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    170) allowing job access and reverse commute funds designated
    to the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
    in the conference report accompanying the fiscal year 2003
    Department of Transportation Appropriations Act to be available
    to CTAA for authorized JARC projects or activities implemented
    in the United States.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    171) amending the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
    178; 112 Stat. 338) providing for the coordinated development
    and governmental funding for Utah transportation projects.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    172) modifying the Federal share for the Charleston Area
    Regional Transportation Authority under 49 U.S.C. 5307, as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    173) allowing the Pennsylvania Cumberland/Dauphin County
    Corridor I to be an eligible recipient for activities under 49
    U.S.C. 5307 and 5309, as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    174) providing funding for the Memphis Medical Center light
    rail extension project, as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    175) allowing the Memphis-Shelby International Airport
    intermodal facility to be eligible under ``Federal Transit
    Administration, bus and bus facilities'', as proposed by the
    Senate.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    176) allowing specific funds made available under the heading
    ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula Grants'' for fiscal
    year 2004 to be available to a transit provider that operates
    25 or fewer vehicles in an urbanized area with a population of
    at least 200,000 to finance the transit operating costs of
    equipment and facilities for services to elderly and persons
    with disabilities, not to exceed $10,000,000 annually.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    177) prohibiting Federal transit grantees from obligating or
    expending funds that would otherwise be available in the Act,
    if the grantee is involved directly or indirectly with any
    activity, including displaying or permitting to be displayed
    advertisements on its land, equipment, or in its facilities,
    that promotes the legalization or medical use of substances
    listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substance
    Act.

                 Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

                           Operations and Maintenance

                        (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement includes $14,400,000 for the
    Operations and Maintenance of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation as proposed by the Senate.
          Capital Improvements.--The conferees are concerned about
    the material condition of the U.S. Seaway lock infrastructure,
    which is nearly 50 years old. Given the single-lock
    configuration of the system, the conferees are concerned about
    the potential impact of diminished structural integrity of the
    U.S. locks upon system availability. The conferees direct the
    Corporation to examine the capital improvement needs of the
    Corporation including the need for replacing concrete at the
    locks. The Corporation is encouraged to develop a long-term
    capital improvement plan and present this to the House and
    Senate Committeeson Appropriations along with the officially
    submitted budget justification for fiscal year 2005.

                            MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

                           Maritime Security Program

          The conference agreement includes $98,700,000 for the
    Maritime Security Program as proposed by the House and Senate.

                            Operations and Training

          The conference agreement includes $106,997,000 for
    MARAD's Operations and Training account, instead of
    $105,879,000 as proposed by the House and $106,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement allocates the
    funds for Operations and Training as follows:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Administration      Conference
                  Activity                     request        agreement\1\
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy:
        Salary and benefits.............           $20,981           $23,600
        Midshipmen program..............             6,274             6,274
        Instructional program...........             3,431             3,431
        Program direction and                        2,931             2,931
         administration.................
        Maintenance, repair, & operating             6,298             6,298
         requirements...................
        Capital improvements............            13,000            13,500
          Subtotal, USMMA...............            52,915            56,034
    State Maritime Schools:
        Student incentive payments......             1,200             1,200
        Direct schoolship payments......             1,200             1,200
        Schoolship maintenance and                   7,063             8,063
         repair.........................
          Subtotal, State Maritime                   9,463            10,463
           Academies....................
    MARAD Operations:
        Base operations.................            37,425            36,000
        Strategic ports evaluation and                   0               500
         provision......................
        Enterprise architecture & IT                 4,597             3,000
         security upgrades..............
        Marine security professional                     0             1,000
         training.......................
          Subtotal, MARAD Operations....            42,022            40,500
                                         -----------------------------------
          Subtotal, Operations and                 104,400           106,997
           Training.....................
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Base Ops Breakout.--The conferees direct MARAD to
    comprehensively delineate the antecedent line item elements,
    along with their associated, requested funding levels, that
    encompass Base Operations within future, officially submitted
    budget justifications to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations.
          USMMA Salaries and Benefits.--Of the total provided for
    this purpose, the conferees direct MARAD to devote at least
    $1,600,000 to be used to alleviate some of the vacant,
    personnel positions that are essential to the core mission of
    the Academy.
          USMMA Capital Improvements.--The conferees direct MARAD
    to submit an updated addendum to the ten-year capital
    improvement plan for the United States Merchant Marine Academy
    no later than ninety days after enactment of this Act that
    adjusts the original cost projections as per the revised scope
    of work remaining to be completed.
          SMS Schoolship M&R.--The conferees encourage MARAD to
    follow the distribution of funds for Schoolship Maintenance and
    Repair as delineated within the fiscal year 2004 budget
    justification.
          Maritime Security Professional Training.--In support of
    Section 109 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act, the
    conference agreement includes a one-time appropriation of
    $1,000,000 to initiate maritime security training for any
    federal, state, local, and private law enforcement or security
    personnel as proposed by the House. The conferees expect MARAD
    to coordinate with the state maritime academies, the U.S.
    Merchant Marine Academy, and the Appalachian Transportation
    Institute in the facilitation of this training. Furthermore,
    the conferees encourage MARAD to seek assistance from the
    Department of Homeland Security in the implementation of this
    training.
          Intermodal Efficiency.--The conferees direct MARAD to
    report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no
    later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on the
    performance of the intermodal system with respect to the
    efficiency of the most congested ports. Within this report,
    particular emphasis should be placed on summarizing the
    performance of the 14 strategic commercial ports during the
    military force build-up for Operation Iraqi Freedom and on
    identifying the most glaring deficiencies of the intermodal
    system as a whole. This report is to contain a thorough
    comparison of the most congested ports in terms of operational
    efficiency; identification of significant intermodal obstacles
    associated with each port; and a summary of future actions
    MARAD plans to take to address and improve the throughput of
    cargo in America's ports. The conferees expect MARAD to work
    with industry groups as well as the scientific community in the
    completion of this study.
          Additional Required Reports.--The conferees direct MARAD
    to submit all reports as directed in the House report no later
    than 45 days after enactment of this Act.

                                 Ship Disposal

          The conference agreement includes $16,211,000 for the
    disposal of obsolete vessels of the National Defense Reserve
    Fleet, instead of the $14,000,000 proposed by the House and
    $18,422,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                        Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program

          The conference agreement includes $4,498,000 for
    administration expenses of the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program
    (Title XI) as proposed by the Senate. The conferees note
    MARAD's cooperation with the Department of Transportation's
    Inspector General (DOTIG) on the implementation of managerial
    reforms of the Title XI program and are encouraged by the
    progress towards certification of the maritime loan guarantee
    process, as specified in P.L. 108-11.

                               Ship Construction

                                  (RESCISSION)

          The conference agreement includes a rescission of
    unobligated balances totaling $4,107,056 from the dormant ship
    construction account.

                  General Provisions--Maritime Administration

          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    180) authorizing MARAD to furnish utilities and services and
    make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract,
    or occupancy involving Government property under control of
    MARAD, and allow payments received to be credited to the
    Treasury.
          The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
    181) prohibiting obligations to be incurred during the current
    fiscal year from the construction fund established by the
    Merchant Marine Act, 1936.

                  RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                         Research and Special Programs

          The conference agreement provides $46,441,000 for
    research and special programs, instead of $47,018,000 as
    proposed by the House and $42,516,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Within this total, $2,510,000 is available until
    September 30, 2006, instead of $2,427,000 as proposed by the
    House and $3,473,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement permits up to $1,200,000 in fees
    to be collected and deposited in the general fund of the
    Treasury as offsetting receipts. Also, the conference agreement
    includes language that permits funds received from states,
    counties, municipalities, other public authorities and private
    sources for expenses incurred for training, reports publication
    and dissemination, and travel expenses incurred in the
    performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approval
    functions. The House and Senate proposed both of these
    provisions.
          Prior year funding decisions.--In House Joint Resolution
    2 (Public Law 108-7), the Transportation and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2003, the Congress denied
    certain funding in RSPA's budget request for the reason that
    there were decreases that the Congress had taken in previous
    Acts and RSPA was requesting that the Congress restore that
    funding. RSPA has again undertaken this type of budgeting in
    the fiscal year 2004 request. The conferees are strongly
    dismayed at this trend, and direct RSPA and the Department of
    Transportation Office of Budget and Policy to cease these types
    of requests immediately.
          Further, the conferees direct RSPA to implement
    appropriate accounting procedures and budgetary tools to ensure
    proper accounting and integrity of appropriated funds, as
    proposed by the Senate. A report is due to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations ninety days after enactment of
    this Act, detailing the measures that will be taken to address
    these shortfalls and a timeline for implementation.

                         Office of Hazardous Materials

          The conference agreement provides $23,675,000 for the
    office of hazardous materials, instead of $23,558,000 as
    proposed by the House and $22,814,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The following adjustments are made to the budget
    estimate:

    Reduce funding for requested hazmat positions and
        associated administrative costs.....................       -$494,000
    Reduce funding to review and analyze transportation
        regulations governing SNF and HLW...................        -500,000
    Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003
        across-the-board cut................................        -149,000

          New positions.--The conference agreement provides seven
    new positions for the office of hazardous materials: one SNF/
    HLW engineer, one SNF/HLW inspector, one SNF/HLW lawyer, and
    four restoration positions in the wake of September 11th.

                       Office of Research and Technology

          The conference agreement provides $2,507,000 for the
    office of research and technology, instead of $2,193,000 as
    proposed by the House and $2,394,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    The following adjustments are made to the budget estimate:

    Reduce funding for requested positions and associated
        administrative costs................................        -$48,000
    Reduce funding for hazardous materials and hydrogen fuel
        research............................................        -200,000
    Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003
        across-the-board cut................................         -18,000

          New positions.--The conference agreement provides one new
    hydrogen fuel engineer position for the office of research and
    technology.
          Hydrogen fuels research.--Before new staff is hired, the
    office of research and technology shall perform an assessment
    on the safety and technology status of the infrastructure
    supporting hydrogen fuels transportation. The report shall
    include an analysis of what steps RSPA is taking to work with
    the Department of Energy to ensure that all research related to
    hydrogen fuels is complementary in order to maximize
    investment. The report should be submitted to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than February 1,
    2004, and $50,000 is provided for necessary research.

                       Office of Emergency Transportation

          The conference agreement provides $2,720,000 for the
    office of emergency transportation, instead of $2,463,000 as
    proposed by the House and $2,802,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    The following adjustments are made to the budget estimate:

    Reduce funding for requested positions and associated
        administrative costs................................       -$514,000
    Reduce funding for emergency transportation regional
        equipment and training..............................        -250,000
    Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003
        across-the-board cut................................         -13,000

          New positions.--The conference agreement provides seven
    new positions for the office of emergency transportation: five
    crisis management center positions and two full-time regional
    RETCOs. In addition, the conferees encourage RSPA to utilize
    flexibility to ensure that the regional emergency response
    teams are adequately equipped, as proposed by the Senate.

                          Office of Program Management

          The conference agreement provides $17,539,000 for the
    office of program management, instead of $18,858,000 as
    proposed by the House and $14,506,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. The following adjustments are made to the budget
    estimate:

    Reduce funding for requested positions and associated
        administrative costs................................       -$434,000
    Reduce funding for infrastructure technology
        modernization.......................................        -859,000
    Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003
        across-the-board cut and TASC cut...................        -320,000

          New positions.--The conference agreement provides five
    new positions for the office of program management; one
    contracting specialist, one database manager, two IT staff, and
    one support service specialist.
          Infrastructure technology modernization.--Due to budget
    constraints, the conference agreement reduces funding for
    RSPA's IT upgrade by $859,000. The conferees direct RSPA to
    keep the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations informed
    of these extensive upgrades through biannual correspondence,
    due in February and August, as proposed by the House.

                                PIPELINE SAFETY

                             (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

                        (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

          The conference agreement provides a total of $66,305,000
    for the pipeline safety program, instead of $64,054,000 as
    proposed by the House and $67,612,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Within this total, $21,828,000 is available until
    September 30, 2006, instead of $21,786,000 as proposed by the
    House and $22,710,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Of this total, the conference agreement specifies that
    $13,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
    Fund and $53,305,000 from the Pipeline Safety Fund. The House
    bill allocated $9,000,000 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
    Fund and $55,054,000 from the Pipeline Safety Trust Fund. The
    Senate bill provided $17,183,000 from the Oil Spill Liability
    Trust Fund and $50,429,000 from the Pipeline Safety Fund. The
    following adjustments are made to the budget estimate:

    Deny decreased funding for one-call grants..............     +$1,000,000
    Reduce funding for requested positions and associated
        administrative costs................................      -1,342,000
    Reduce funding for restoration of fiscal year 2003
        across-the-board cut................................        -581,000

          New positions.--The conference agreement provides twelve
    new positions for the office of pipeline safety: four natural
    gas IMP inspectors, two State program manager liaisons, four
    FERC inspectors, and two Alaska regulations specialists.
          State one-call grants.--The conferees deny a proposed
    decrease in one-call grants, as proposed by the House and
    Senate, and have restored $1,000,000. The conferees feel
    strongly that these grants are an important tool in reducing
    the number of pipeline incidents.
          Pipeline safety fund and oil spill liability trust
    fund.--The conferees direct the Office of Pipeline Safety to
    allocate oversight activities between the hazardous liquid and
    gas pipelines and to factor the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
    into the allocation formula that determines the hazardous
    liquid pipeline user fee assessment to accurately reflect the
    amount and type of oversight activities being conducted by the
    office consistent with the Trust Fund. The fiscal year 2005
    budget justification should adequately address this issue.

                         EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

                         (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

          The conference agreement provides $200,000 for emergency
    preparedness grants as proposed by both the House and the
    Senate. The conference agreement includes a limitation on
    obligations of $14,300,000, consistent with both the House and
    Senate proposals.

                          Office of Inspector General

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $56,000,000 for the
    Office of Inspector General.

                          Surface Transportation Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides a funding level of
    $19,521,000 for the Surface Transportation Board to fund
    salaries and expenses from a direct appropriation, as proposed
    by both the House and Senate. The conference agreement includes
    language as proposed by both the House and the Senate that
    allows the Board to offset $1,050,000 of its appropriation from
    fees collected during the fiscal year, for a total program
    level of $18,521,000.
          Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger.--On December 12,
    1997, the Board granted a joint request of Union Pacific
    Railroad Company and the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County,
    KS (Wichita/Sedgwick) to toll the 18-month mitigation study
    pending in Finance Docket No. 32760. The decision indicated
    that at such time as the parties reach an agreement or
    discontinue negotiations, the Board would take appropriate
    action.
          By petition filed June 26, 1998, Wichita/Sedgwick and UP/
    SP indicated that they had entered into an agreement, and
    jointly petitioned the Board to impose the agreement as a
    condition of the Board's approval of the UP/SP merger. By
    decision dated July 8, 1998, the Board agreed and imposed the
    agreement as a condition to the UP/SP merger. The terms of the
    negotiated agreement remain in effect. If UP/SP or any of its
    divisions or subsidiaries materially changes or is unable to
    achieve the assumptions on which the Board based its final
    environmental mitigation measures, then the Board should reopen
    Finance Docket 32760 if requested by interested parties, and
    prescribe additional mitigation properly reflecting these
    changes if shown to be appropriate.

                      TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                              Departmental Offices

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides $176,109,000 for
    departmental offices of the Treasury Department instead of
    $175,809,000 proposed by the House and $174,809,000 proposed by
    the Senate. A table comparing the House bill, Senate bill, and
    conference agreement follows:

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Conference
                                                                      House bill      Senate bill       agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    President's estimate.........................................     $166,875,000     $166,875,000     $166,875,000
      Adjustments to the estimate:
        FY03 reductions not reflected in base:
            FECA costs...........................................          -27,000          -27,000          -27,000
            Savings from prior year Congressional priorities.....       -2,854,000                0       -2,854,000
            Business strategy adjustment.........................         -599,000                0                0
        Unanticipated administrative cost increases..............        6,399,000        5,800,000        6,100,000
        Office of International Affairs..........................        2,730,000        2,727,000        2,730,000
        Office of Terrorist Financing & Financial Crimes.........        2,285,000        2,285,000        2,285,000
        Certificate-based internet security initiatives..........        1,000,000                0        1,000,000
        Delete funding for Asian Dev Bank Conf & TPI.............                0       -2,851,000                0
                                                                  --------------------------------------------------
          Total..................................................      175,809,000      174,809,000      176,109,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          A table comparing the conference agreement, by office, to
    the budget estimate follows:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 Budget         Conference
                                                estimate        agreement
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Economic Policy.......................       $4,145,000       $4,145,000
    International Affairs.................       25,151,000       27,881,000
    Tax Policy............................       13,955,000       13,955,000
    Domestic Finance......................        9,448,000        9,448,000
    Terrorist Financing and Financial                     0        2,285,000
     Crimes...............................
    Foreign Asset Control.................       21,855,000       21,855,000
    Management and CFO Programs...........       14,275,000       14,275,000
    Executive Direction...................       17,168,000       17,168,000
    Treasury-Wide Financial Statement             3,393,000        3,393,000
     Audits...............................
    Administration........................       57,485,000       61,704,000
                                           ---------------------------------
          Total...........................      166,875,000      176,109,000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Office of Foreign Assets Control.--The conference
    agreement specifies not less than 120 full-time equivalent
    (FTE) staff-years for this office, as proposed by the Senate.
          Reports on travel.--Modifying a proposal of the House,
    the conferees agree that quarterly reports are to be submitted
    providing details on the international travel of departmental
    employees.
          Staffing in certain offices.--The conferees agree that
    the department is limited to 19 FTE in the Office of
    International Affairs, as proposed by the Senate, and 14 FTE
    for the Executive Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial
    Crimes, as proposed by the House.
          Marketing of the new $20 currency note.--The conferees
    acknowledge that some expenditure was necessary to market the
    new $20 currency note to the public and to private businesses
    both in the United States and abroad. However, the amount spent
    by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) for this purpose
    was excessive, and far greater than similar efforts in the
    past. Although BEP is self-financed through a revolving fund,
    this does not absolve the bureau from being cost-efficient in
    all of its operations. The conferees direct BEP to submit to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not later
    than December 31, 2003, a report showing the baseline amount of
    funds returned to the Treasury from their recurring operations
    at the end of fiscal year 2003. The conferees further direct
    BEP to manage its operations in a manner so that, by the end of
    fiscal year 2005, that baseline amount has been increased by
    $14,000,000. The Appropriations Committees will monitor this
    situation annually to help ensure those targets are reached.
          CyberShield.--The conferees are aware of efforts to
    develop a public/private partnership which will develop best
    practices in real-time detection and the creation of response
    centers to protect existing financial services sectors from
    next generation cyber attacks. The conferees encourage the
    Department of the Treasury to work closely with the Department
    of Homeland Security to support this important initiative.

            DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides $36,400,000 for
    department-wide systems and capital investment programs,
    instead of $36,653,000 as proposed by the House and $36,928,000
    as proposed by the Senate. The bill includes language proposed
    by the Senate restricting any of these funds for programs of
    the Internal Revenue Service, which has its own capital
    appropriation. The reduction from the budget estimate of
    $528,000 is to be allocated against the HR Connect program.
          HR Connect.--Including the $25,461,000 in this bill for
    fiscal year 2004, the HR Connect project will have received
    over $140,000,000 in appropriations since its beginning in
    fiscal year 1998. Although the conferees remain committed to
    this project, given its significant cost and scope, as well as
    recent downsizing at the Treasury Department affecting program
    requirements, the conferees direct the Secretary of the
    Treasury to provide to the House and Senate Appropriations
    Committees, within six months of enactment of this Act, a
    status report on the project. The report should include, but
    not be limited to, the following: (1) the original scope of
    this effort and any changes to those initial requirements since
    the beginning of the project in 1998; (2) accomplishments to
    date on the development and implementation of new systems and
    software, and the success in deploying those new systems across
    Treasury bureaus; (3) the impact that these new systems have
    had on overall human resource management processes of the
    Department; (4) the savings, if any, that have resulted from
    the implementation of HR Connect throughout the department thus
    far; and (5) the additional funding necessary beyond fiscal
    year 2004 to complete the project.

                          Office of Inspector General

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $13,000,000 for
    salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
    instead of $12,792,000 proposed by the House and $12,687,000
    proposed by the Senate.
          Study on expanded use of blanks.--The conferees agree to
    the study, proposed by the House, on the potential and cost-
    effectiveness of expanded use of pre-made ``blanks'' by the
    U.S. Mint in the production of circulating coins. However,
    instead of using the U.S. General Accounting Office to complete
    this study, as proposed by the House, the conferees agree that
    the study should be performed by the Treasury Office of
    Inspector General, and additional funding has been included for
    this purpose. The report should be submitted to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations, and appropriate
    legislative committees, not later than April 1, 2004.
          Treasury Building and Annex repair and restoration
    project.--The conferees note that since the first full year of
    funding for this project in fiscal year 1998, $178,000,000 has
    been appropriated for the project. This is in addition to the
    $28,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 1997 to undertake
    immediate repairs resulting from fire damage to the Treasury
    Building in 1996. As part of the conferees' ongoing oversight
    of major capital projects, the conferees direct the Treasury
    Inspector General to conduct an audit of all Treasury Building
    renovation and restoration contracts since fiscal year 1998.
    Such audit shall include, but need not be limited to: (1)
    compliance with all applicable procurement laws, rules, and
    regulations, and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as
    amended; (2) a review of the scope, requirements, and cost
    reasonableness of the project, as well as the process for
    managing change orders to the original scope and design; and
    (3) the effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of contractor
    operations. The audit shall be completed and submitted to the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within eight
    months of enactment of this Act. Additional funding is provided
    in this appropriation for completion of this audit.

               Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $128,034,000 as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                    Air Transportation Stabilization Program

          The conference agreement provides $2,538,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

               Treasury Building and Annex Repair and Restoration

          The conference agreement provides $25,000,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate. The bill prohibits the
    obligation of $7,000,000 for this program until completion of
    the Inspector General audit described under ``Treasury Office
    of Inspector General, salaries and expenses'' or until approval
    in writing by the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations.

                      Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $57,571,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                          Financial Management Service

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $228,558,000 as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                    Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $80,000,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                               United States Mint

                   UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

          The conference agreement limits liabilities and
    obligations from the Public Enterprise Fund to $40,652,000 as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate. As previously
    discussed, bill language proposed by the House relating to
    aGeneral Accounting Office study of pre-made ``blanks'' has been
    dropped in lieu of a study by the Office of Inspector General.

                           Bureau of the Public Debt

                         ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT

          The conference agreement provides $173,652,000 as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                            Internal Revenue Service

                     PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

          The conference agreement provides $4,033,000,000 instead
    of $4,037,834,000 as proposed by the House and $4,048,238,000
    as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that the
    reductions should encompass the proposed new initiatives for
    fiscal year 2004. The bill specifies that up to $4,100,000 is
    available for tax counseling for the elderly instead of
    $4,250,000 as proposed by the House and $3,950,000 as proposed
    by the Senate. Further, the bill provides up to $7,500,000 for
    low-income taxpayer clinic grants instead of $8,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $7,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Report on certain accelerated depreciation benefits in
    Oklahoma.--The conferees direct the IRS to provide a report to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, not later
    than 90 days following enactment of this Act, providing the
    status and the total dollars of accelerated depreciation
    available by special statute for investments on former Indian
    land in Oklahoma, including the extent to which such
    accelerated depreciation benefits are being used.

                              TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT

          The conference agreement provides $4,196,000,000 instead
    of $4,221,408,000 as proposed by the House and $4,172,808,000
    as proposed by the Senate.

                              INFORMATION SYSTEMS

          The conference agreement provides $1,590,962,000 as
    proposed by the Senate instead of $1,628,739,000 as proposed by
    the House. Of the total amount provided, $200,000,000 is
    available for obligation for two years as proposed by the
    Senate, instead of $165,000,000 as proposed by the House. The
    balance of the appropriation is available until expended. The
    conferees agree that, within the overall reduction, the IRS is
    to make the specific reductions included in the House report.

                         BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

          The conference agreement provides $390,000,000 instead of
    $429,000,000 proposed by both the House and the Senate. The
    reduction is due to budget constraints.

                   HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

          The conference agreement provides $35,000,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                  General Provisions--Internal Revenue Service

          The conference agreement includes provisions under this
    heading, as proposed by the Senate. The House had proposed such
    provisions under a comprehensive heading for the Department of
    the Treasury.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 201) proposed by both
    the House and Senate allowing the service to transfer funding
    among appropriations made to the IRS in this Act, limited to
    five percent and subject to advance approval of the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 202) proposed by both
    the House and Senate requiring the IRS to maintain a training
    program focusing on certain areas of customer service.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 203) proposed by both
    the House and Senate requiring the safeguard of taxpayer
    information.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 204) proposed by both
    the House and Senate requiring the IRS to make the improvement
    of the 1-800 help line a top priority in the allocation of
    staffing and other resources.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 205) modifying a
    provision of the Senate relating to cash pension regulations.
    The provision accepts Senate language prohibiting the issuance
    of regulations on cash balance pension plans, and requires the
    Treasury Department to submit legislation to the Congress
    within 180 days to provide transition relief for older and
    longer-service employees affected by conversions of traditional
    pension plans to cash balance plans. The House had a similar
    provision under title seven of the bill, which is not included
    in the conference agreement.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 206) proposed by the
    Senate requiring a study compiling statistics on the earned
    income tax credit certification program, to be submitted in
    interim form by July 30, 2004 and in final form by June 30,
    2005. The House bill included no similar provision.

                 General Provisions--Department of the Treasury

          The bill includes a provision (sec. 210) proposed by both
    the House and Senate allowing appropriations to be used for
    certain specified expenses such as uniforms, motor vehicle
    insurance, and health insurance for employees serving in
    foreign countries.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 211) proposed by both
    the House and Senate allowing the transfer of up to 2 percent
    of appropriations made to the Department of the Treasury among
    offices within the department.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 212) proposed by both
    the House and Senate allowing the transfer of up to 2 percent
    of appropriations made to the IRS to the Treasury Inspector
    General for Tax Administration.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 213) proposed by the
    Senate requiring that the purchase of law enforcement vehicles
    by any Treasury bureau be consistent with department-wide
    vehicle management principles. The House bill contained no
    similar provision.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 214) proposed by both
    the House and Senate prohibiting funds to redesign the $1
    Federal Reserve note.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 215) proposed by both
    the House and Senate allowing the transfer of funds from
    ``Salaries and expenses, financial management service'' to the
    debt services account to cover the costs of debt collection.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 216) proposed by the
    Senate extending the pay demonstration project at the Alcohol
    Tax and Trade Bureau from five years to six years, which will
    result in the program being extended through fiscal year 2004.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 217) proposed by both
    the House and Senate prohibiting funds of the U.S. Mint from
    being used to construct or operate a museum unless approved by
    the Congress.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 218) proposed by the
    House relating to the reimbursement of financial institutions
    for services directed or required by the Secretary of the
    Treasury. The Senate proposed a similar provision that was
    identical in substance.

    TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO
                                 THE PRESIDENT

                         Compensation of the President

          The conference agreement provides $450,000 for
    compensation of the President as proposed by both the House and
    Senate. The bill includes a general provision codifying in
    statutory law the substance of provisions carried in
    appropriations Acts since 1981. The modification of 3 U.S.C.
    102 stipulates that the President's expense allowance shall not
    be included as gross income, and any unused portion shall
    revert to the Treasury. This is identical to current law as
    carried in annual appropriations Acts, and will obviate the
    need to carry this provision each year in the appropriations
    process.

                               White House Office

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $69,168,000 instead of
    $66,057,000 as proposed by the House and $61,937,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Of the funding provided, $7,231,000 is
    for the Office of Homeland Security. The restriction on the
    obligation of funds in the House report relating to a report on
    funding for renovation and furnishings is not necessary, as the
    report has been submitted. The reduction of $1,100,000 reflects
    elimination of the President's Critical Infrastructure Advisory
    Board since submission of the budget, as proposed by the House.

                 Executive Residence at the White House Office

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $12,501,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                             REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

          The agreement includes bill language on reimbursements as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate and identical to
    language carried in fiscal year 2003.

                       WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

          The conference agreement provides $4,225,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                          Council of Economic Advisors

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $4,502,000 as proposed
    by the Senate instead of $4,000,000 as proposed by the House.

                          Office of Policy Development

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $4,109,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                           National Security Council

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $10,551,000 as proposed
    by the Senate instead of $9,000,000 as proposed by the House.

                           Homeland Security Council

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The bill deletes the separate appropriation for this
    council proposed by the Senate. Instead, the conference
    agreement provides funding under ``White House Office'', as
    proposed by the House but at a modified level.

                            Office of Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $82,826,000 as proposed
    by the House instead of $77,164,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    The agreement reflects reductions proposed by the House for
    information technology services (-$1,500,000) and security
    services for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (-
    $1,096,000) as well as a transfer back to this account for the
    core enterprise pilot program (+$8,258,000). The conferees
    encourage the Administration to include all EOP funds for the
    core enterprise pilot program under this appropriation in the
    fiscal year 2005 budget request. The bill specifies that, of
    the total funding provided, $20,578,000 is for capital
    investment plan activities as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $17,470,000 as proposed by the House.

                        Office of Management and Budget

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $67,159,000 instead of
    $62,272,000 as proposed by the House and $75,417,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Reception and representation expenses.--The bill includes
    $3,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,500 as proposed
    by the House.
          Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.--The
    conferees direct that $1,000,000 of the total funding provided
    in this appropriation be withheld from obligation until
    resolution of existing programmatic concerns by House conferees
    are addressed and the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations approve of such obligation.
          Implementation of the Federal Data Quality Act.--The
    conferees are concerned that agencies are not complying fully
    with the requirements of the Federal Data Quality Act (FDQA).
    The conferees agree that data endorsed by the Federal
    Government should be of the highest quality, and that the
    public should have the opportunity to review the data
    disseminated by the Federal Government for its accuracy and
    have available to it a streamlined procedure for correcting
    inaccuracies. The Administrator of the Office of Information
    and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is directed to submit a report to
    the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by June 1,
    2004 on whether agencies have been properly responsive to
    public requests for correction of information pursuant to the
    FDQA, and suggest changes that should be made to the FDQA or
    OMB guidelines to improve the accuracy and transparency of
    agency science.

                     Office of National Drug Control Policy

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $27,996,500 as proposed by
    the Senate instead of $28,790,000 as proposed by the House. Of
    this amount, $1,500,000 is provided as a grant to the National
    Alliance for Model State Drug Laws, as proposed by the House
    and Senate.

                    COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conferees agree to provide $42,000,000 as proposed by
    the Senate instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House. Of
    this amount, the conferees agree to provide $24,000,000 for the
    technology transfer program as proposed by the Senate, instead
    of $22,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees direct
    ONDCP to report to the Committees on Appropriations, no later
    than December 31, 2003, on CTAC funding allocations,
    specifically providing a detailed spending plan for both the
    research and development program and the technology transfer
    program for fiscal years 2001-2003. In addition, the conferees
    direct the chief scientist to notify the Committees on
    Appropriations on how fiscal year 2004 funds will be spent, as
    well as to provide biannual reports on priority counterdrug
    enforcement research and development requirements and the
    status of projects funded by CTAC. Finally, the conferees
    direct ONDCP to include in the fiscal year 2005 budget request
    a specific accounting of the total number of grant applications
    received and the number awarded in the previous fiscal year.

                         Federal Drug Control Programs

                 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conferees agree to provide $226,350,000 as proposed
    by the House and Senate. The conferees agree to provide that
    HIDTAs designated as of September 30, 2003 shall be funded at
    no less than the fiscal year 2003 initial allocation levels.
    The conferees provide that no funds in excess of the fiscal
    year 2004 budget request shall be obligated without prior
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations. Approval for the
    expenditure of these funds must be sought according to
    reprogramming guidelines.

                      OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conferees agree to provide $229,000,000 instead of
    $230,000,000 as proposed by the House and $174,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to provide
    $145,000,000 for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
    In addition, the conferees agree to provide $70,000,000 for
    Drug-Free Communities Support, of which $1,000,000 is provided
    as a directed grant to the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of
    America; $7,200,000 for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency; $3,000,000
    for the Counterdrug Intelligence Executive Secretariat;
    $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute; $2,000,000
    for Performance Measures Development; and $800,000 for United
    States dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency.

                    NATIONAL YOUTH ANTI-DRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN

          While the conferees are encouraged by data released by
    the Partnership for a Drug-Free America showing welcome trends
    in the incidence of youth drug use, the conferees wish to
    reemphasize the need to demonstrate that such trends can be
    linked to the Media Campaign itself. The conferees therefore
    direct ONDCP to submit to the Committees on Appropriations an
    evaluation plan for the Media Campaign covering fiscal years
    2004-2008 no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.
    In addition, the conferees direct ONDCP to provide to the
    Committees on Appropriations a detailed report regarding the
    type and content of all advertising, its timing and placement
    in media markets, and the matches provided for all advertising.
    In order to ensure that a sufficient amount will be spent on
    advertising, the conferees agree to provide that no less than
    78 percent of the funds provided shall be spent on the purchase
    of advertising time and space.

                            U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

          The conferees agree to provide $7,200,000 as proposed by
    the Senate instead of $1,500,000 as proposed by the House. The
    conferees direct the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to provide to the
    Committees on Appropriations a prior year expenditure report as
    well as a detailed spending plan for fiscal year 2004 funds.
    Each report should include a section reporting USADA's efforts
    to secure funding from sources other than the Federal
    government. These reports should be provided no later than 120
    days after enactment of this Act.

                              UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

          The conference agreement provides $1,000,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

     Special Assistance to the President and the Official Residence of the
                                 Vice President

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $4,461,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate. The appropriation has been
    placed at the end of the title as proposed by the House.

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides $331,000 as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate. The appropriation has been
    placed at the end of the title as proposed by the House.

              General Provision--Executive Office of the President

          The bill includes a provision (sec. 301) stating that the
    President's expense allowance shall not be included as gross
    income of the President and specifying that unused portions of
    that allowance shall revert to the Treasury.

                         TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

           Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $5,401,000 as proposed
    by the House and Senate.

                      National Transportation Safety Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $73,499,000, instead of
    $76,679,000 as proposed by the House and $72,170,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct NTSB to make
    certain improvements in its annual budget justification,
    particularly by expanding and improving the presentation of the
    resource requirements section. This section should clearly
    indicate the absolute level of funds and FTE for each program
    activity, as well as the increases or reductions in funding and
    FTE sought for the fiscal year of the budget request. The
    document should also include a more detailed narrative section
    justifying NTSB's proposals.

                                 EMERGENCY FUND

          The conferees agree to provide $600,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

     Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $4,725,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

                          Federal Election Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $51,240,000 instead of
    $50,440,000 as proposed by both the House and Senate. The
    additional $800,000 is to support the Office of Election
    Administration, which was not included in the President's
    budget request in anticipation of the establishment of the
    Election Assistance Commission. Due to delay in the
    establishment of the EAC, the conferees agree to provide OEA
    with funding, on the condition that any unobligated balances be
    transferred to the EAC upon its establishment. Of the total
    amount, the conferees also agree to provide that no less than
    $6,389,900 shall be available for internal automated data
    processing systems, as proposed by the House.

                         Election Assistance Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $1,200,000, instead of
    $5,000,000 as proposed by the House and no funding as proposed
    by the Senate. The conferees agree to provide the amount as a
    separate appropriation as proposed by the House.

                            ELECTION REFORM PROGRAMS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conferees agree to provide $500,000,000 for Election
    Reform Programs, instead of $1,500,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate and $495,000,000 as proposed by the House. Consistent
    with language proposed by the House, the conferees agree to
    provide that the General Services Administration will have the
    authority to administer available funds, including the funds
    appropriated in this Act, until the establishment of the
    Election Assistance Commission. The conferees agree to provide
    that no more than $100,000 shall be available to GSA for
    administrative expenses. Within the amount provided, the
    conferees also agree to provide $750,000 for the Help America
    Vote Foundation, $750,000 for the Help America Vote College
    Program, and $200,000 for the National Student/Parent Mock
    Election, all of which are authorized by the Help America Vote
    Act.

                       Federal Labor Relations Authority

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $29,611,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

                          Federal Maritime Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conference agreement includes $18,471,000 as proposed
    by the House and the Senate.
          Information Technology.--The Conferees direct the
    Commission to submit a report to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations no later than 45 days after
    enactment of this Act, summarizing the Commission's current
    information technology improvement initiatives and long-term
    technology improvement plan.

                        GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                            REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

                             FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

                     LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides total obligational
    availability of $7,216,464,000 from the federal buildings fund
    in fiscal year 2004. This includes limitations on obligations
    of $6,758,208,000 and an appropriation from the general fund of
    $446,000,000.

                                  CONSTRUCTION

          The conference agreement provides $708,268,000 for
    construction instead of $406,168,000 as proposed by the House
    and $659,668,000 as proposed by the Senate. The following table
    compares the budget estimate, House bill, Senate bill, and
    conference agreement by project:

                                                [In thousands of dollars]
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Budget                                         Conference
                                                        estimate        House bill      Senate bill      agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Border Stations:
        Jackman, ME...............................          $7,712           $7,712           $7,712          $7,712
        Champlain, NY.............................          35,031           31,031           31,031          31,031
        Detroit, MI...............................          25,387           25,387           25,387          25,387
        Blaine, WA................................           9,812            9,812            9,812           9,812
        Del Rio, TX...............................          23,966           23,966           23,966          23,966
        Eagle Pass, TX............................          31,980           31,980           31,980          31,980
        San Diego, CA.............................          34,211           34,211           34,211          34,211
        McAllen, TX...............................          17,938           17,938           17,938          17,938
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal................................         186,037          182,037          182,037         182,037
                                                   =================================================================
    Courthouses:
        Anniston, AL..............................               0                0            4,400           4,400
        Los Angeles, CA...........................               0                0           50,000          50,000
        Orlando, FL...............................               0                0            7,200           7,200
        Charlotte, NC.............................               0                0            8,500           8,500
        Toledo, OH................................               0                0            6,500           6,500
        Harrisburg, PA............................               0                0           26,000          26,000
        Greenville, SC............................               0                0           11,000          11,000
        San Antonio, TX...........................               0                0            8,000           8,000
        Richmond, VA..............................               0                0           83,000          83,000
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal................................               0                0          204,600         204,600
                                                   =================================================================
    Other:
        Census Bldg, Suitland, MD.................         146,451          146,451          146,451         146,451
        FBI Bldg, Houston, TX.....................          58,080           58,080           58,080          58,080
        Non-prospectus construction...............          10,000            9,000           10,000           9,000
        Federal (Tuttle) Bldg, Atlanta, GA........               0           10,600                0          10,600
        Federal Bldg, Tuscaloosa, AL..............               0                0            7,500           7,500
        Denver Federal Center, CO.................               0                0            6,000           6,000
        FDA Consolidation, MD.....................               0                0           45,000          42,000
        DOT headquarters, DC......................         (45,000)         (45,000)               0          42,000
                                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal................................         214,531          224,131          273,031         321,631
                                                   =================================================================
          Total, GSA construction.................         400,568          406,168          659,668         708,268
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          FDA Consolidation at White Oak, Montgomery County, MD.--
    The conferees deem the $42,000,000 appropriated for FDA
    Consolidation at White Oak sufficient for the design and
    construction of the engineering physics lab and office building
    for FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). If
    this sum is insufficient, the conferees expect GSA to submit a
    reprogramming request to the Committees on Appropriations for
    funds sufficient to design and construct the engineering
    physics lab and office building for CDRH.

                            REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

          The conference agreement provides $991,300,000 for
    repairs and alterations instead of $1,010,454,000 as proposed
    by the House and $1,000,939,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
    bill specifies the following funds for certain projects which
    were proposed in either the House or Senate bills:

            Project                                                   Amount
    Terre Haute Post Office, IN.............................      $4,600,000
    Bellingham Federal Building, WA.........................       2,610,000
    Tuttle Annex, Atlanta, GA...............................       6,725,000

          Bellingham, WA federal building.--The conference
    agreement includes language proposed by the Senate transferring
    funds for the Bellingham federal building to the City of
    Bellingham, subject to disposal of the building to the city.
          Eisenhower Executive Building.--The conference agreement
    does not include language, proposed by the House, withholding
    funds until a report is submitted on the use of non-federal
    funding for renovation efforts for the Eisenhower office
    building. The report has been submitted, making the provision
    unnecessary.

                        INSTALLMENT ACQUISITION PAYMENTS

          The conference agreement provides $169,745,000 for
    installment acquisition payments as proposed by both the House
    and the Senate.

                                RENTAL OF SPACE

          The conference agreement provides $3,280,187,000 instead
    of $3,278,187,000 as proposed by the Senate and $3,308,187,000
    as proposed by the House.

                              BUILDING OPERATIONS

          The conference agreement provides $1,608,708,000 as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                               General Activities

                             GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

          The conference agreement provides $56,383,000 as proposed
    by the House instead of $61,781,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          e-travel.--The conferees agree that GSA has been
    responsive to the House's concerns that the e-travel initiative
    should not involve mandatory participation by Federal agencies.
    Furthermore, the conferees agree that, in its management of e-
    travel prime contractors, GSA should seek to preserve that
    portion of the federal travel agent business that is currently
    served by small businesses and local entrepreneurs.

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $88,110,000 instead of
    $79,110,000 as proposed by the House and $85,083,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Within the funds provided, the
    conferees direct GSA to make the following distributions:

            Project                                                   Amount
    Web Wise Kids...........................................        $600,000
    Exhibitions on the enslaved north, NY Historical Society         250,000
    Public service recognition week.........................         100,000
    Center for Jewish History archival preservation project,
        New York, NY........................................         328,000
    B&O Railroad Museum emergency restoration, Baltimore, MD         372,000
    Balls Ferry Historic Park, Wilkinson County, GA.........       1,000,000
    Saenger Restoration Project, AL.........................         500,000
    Homeless school access project, Washington DOT, WA......       1,000,000
    Hurricane Isabel repairs, NDRF, Fort Eustis, VA.........       1,850,000
    Alaska statehood celebration............................         450,000
    2003 Women's World Cup Tournament.......................       1,800,000
    Ruffner Mountain Educational Facility, AL...............         300,000
    Rural government outreach initiative....................          75,000
    Hawaii statehood celebration............................         225,000
    Upper Great Plains Native American Telehealth program...         100,000
    Iowa communications network.............................          50,000

          Public service recognition week.--The conferees recognize
    that public service recognition week, a program of the Public
    Employees Roundtable, has educated America about the value of
    the career workforce, which carries out the daily operations of
    government. This program, which has existed for over 10 years,
    plays an important role in educating our nation's youth by
    providing them with timely information about their government.
    The conferees urge GSA to support the mission of the Public
    Employees Roundtable, and provides $100,000 in administrative
    and logistical assistance to public service recognition week
    activities, the same level as provided for fiscal year 2003.

                          Office of Inspector General

          The conference agreement provides $39,169,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                           Electronic Government Fund

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 instead of
    $1,000,000 as proposed by the House and $5,000,000 as proposed
    by the Senate. The conferees agree that none of these funds
    should be used for performance awards.

               Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides $3,393,000 as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

              General Provisions--General Services Administration

          The bill includes a provision (sec. 401) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate related to the crediting of
    proper appropriations for GSA expenses.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 402) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate allowing GSA funds to be used for
    motor vehicle rental expenses.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 403) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate requiring transfer of federal
    building funds among various activities only to the extent
    necessary to meet program requirements and subject to prior
    approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 404) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate mandating any fiscal year 2005
    budget request for courthouse construction reflect the
    priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States,
    meet design guide standards, and be accompanied by a courtroom
    utilization study.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 405) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate requiring federal agencies to pay
    rental rates established by GSA in order to receive certain
    building support services such as cleaning and security
    enhancements.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 406) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate related to federal buildings fund
    savings from the implementation of pilot information technology
    projects.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 407) as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate allowing savings from
    construction projects to be used to settle claims of less than
    $250,000 in other construction projects, subject to prior
    notification to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations.
          The bill deletes a provision proposed by the House
    related to implementation of the e-travel service. The Senate
    bill included no similar provision.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 408) as proposed by
    the Senate directing GSA to acquire property in Portsmouth, NH
    for a federal office building to replacethe McIntyre Federal
    Building, and authorizing GSA to give the McIntyre Building to the City
    of Portsmouth under certain conditions. The House bill included no
    similar provision.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 409) proposed by the
    House allowing GSA to make certain election reform payments, if
    necessary, prior to appointment of the Election Assistance
    Commission. The Senate bill included no similar provision.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 410) proposed by the
    House prohibiting funds to establish a Quick Response Team
    Processing Center in Chattanooga, TN. The Senate bill included
    no similar provision.
          The bill includes a provision (sec. 411) facilitating the
    completion of a land conveyance in San Joaquin County,
    California.

                         Merit Systems Protection Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conferees agree to provide $32,877,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate. The conferees also agree to provide
    $2,626,000 as a limitation on administrative expenses to be
    transferred from the appropriate trust fund, rather than
    providing the amount as a direct appropriation as requested by
    the President.

                           Morris K. Udall Foundation

                           MORRIS K. UDALL TRUST FUND

          The conference agreement provides $1,996,000 as proposed
    by the Senate instead of $1,300,000 as proposed by the House.
    The bill modifies a provision proposed by the House relating to
    a financial audit of the program. The modification allows up to
    $50,000 for this purpose instead of $100,000. The agreement
    allows 60 percent of funds to be provided to the Native Nations
    Institute as proposed by the Senate instead of 70 percent as
    proposed by the House.

                     ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

          The conference agreement provides $1,309,000 as proposed
    by the Senate instead of $1,300,000 as proposed by the House.

                  National Archives and Records Administration

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

          The conference agreement provides $256,700,000 instead of
    $255,191,000 as proposed by the House and $258,191,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The bill includes $600,000 regarding
    the records of the Freedmen's Bureau as proposed by the House
    instead of no funding as proposed by the Senate.
          Working group pursuant to the Japanese Imperial
    Government Disclosure Act.--The conference report includes
    language extending working group activities under the Japanese
    Imperial Government Disclosure Act for one additional year. The
    conferees believe that no further extensions should be granted.
    All remaining activities of the Interagency Working Group are
    to be completed within the additional 12 months allotted.

                           ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARCHIVE

          The conference agreement provides $35,914,000 as proposed
    by the House instead of no funds as proposed by the Senate.

                            REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

          The conference agreement provides $13,708,000 instead of
    $6,458,000 as proposed by the House and $13,483,000 as proposed
    by the Senate. The bill specifies that $500,000 is provided for
    a Military Personnel Records Center requirements study,
    $2,250,000 is for a new regional archives and records facility
    in Anchorage, Alaska, and $5,000,000 is for repair and
    restoration of the plaza surrounding the Lyndon Baines Johnson
    Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. Each of these projects
    were in either the House or Senate bills.
          Nixon Presidential records.--The bill includes a
    provision allowing the transfer of Nixon Administration
    Presidential records and materials outside the Washington, D.C.
    metropolitan area, subject to the control of the Archivist and
    consistent with current laws governing the transfer and storage
    of Presidential records.

    NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION--GRANTS PROGRAM

          The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 as proposed
    by the House instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                          Office of Government Ethics

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $10,738,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

                         Office of Personnel Management

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                      (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

          The conferees agree to provide $119,498,000 as proposed
    by the House instead of $118,748,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Of this amount, the conferees agree to provide $750,000 for
    continuation of the retirement readiness project. The conferees
    also agree to provide $135,914,000 as a limitation on
    administrative expenses to be transferred from the appropriate
    trust funds, as proposed by the Senate, rather than
    $126,854,000 as proposed by the House.

               FRANKLIN/HAMPSHIRE/HAMPDEN COUNTIES, MASSACHUSETTS

          The conferees are aware that the Federal Salary Council
    has recommended that Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties,
    Massachusetts, be included into the Hartford Locality Pay Area.
    The conferees are concerned about the difficulties some Federal
    agencies have documented in retaining and attracting Federal
    employees in the Connecticut River Valley. Accordingly, the
    conferees direct OPM to consider the implementation of the
    Federal Salary Council's recommendation to include Franklin,
    Hampshire and Hampden counties into the Hartford Locality Pay
    Area.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          The conferees agree to provide $1,498,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

                         HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND

          The conferees agree to provide $1,000,000, instead of
    $2,500,000 as proposed by the House and no funds as proposed by
    the Senate.

                           Office of Special Counsel

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $13,504,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

                          United States Postal Service

                       PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

          The conferees agree to provide $65,521,000, as proposed
    by the House and Senate. Of this amount $36,521,000 is provided
    as an advance appropriation for free mail for the blind and
    overseas voters. The conferees include $29,000,000 for prior
    year reimbursement shortfalls.

                          POSTAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION

          The conferees are aware that the Postal Service has had a
    freeze on construction of new postal facilities since 2001. The
    conferees are also aware that some areas are in desperate need
    of a new facility, and that some facilities are in dire need of
    renovation. The conferees direct the Postal Service to evaluate
    these needs and report within 90 days of the enactment of this
    Act on localities that require a new postal facility, the
    current conditions of post offices in need of renovation, and
    when a new facility or replacement will be built.

                            TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY

          The conferees are concerned about the postal needs of the
    citizens of Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Although Tinton Falls was
    placed among the top priority postal construction projects in
    line to receive funding in 1996, funding constraints stopped
    all construction of new facilities for several years. The
    conferees recommend that the Postal Service carefully consider
    the significant need for a new facility in Tinton Falls, and
    direct the Postal Service to report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on this matter no later than 90 days after the
    enactment of this Act.

                            United States Tax Court

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          The conferees agree to provide $40,187,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

          White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance

          The conferees agree to provide $250,000 as proposed by
    the House and Senate.

                          TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                                    This Act

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Section 501 allows funds to be used for aircraft; motor
    vehicles; liability insurance; uniforms; or allowances, as
    authorized by law.
          Section 502 requires pay raises to be funded within
    appropriated levels.
          Section 503 limits appropriations for services authorized
    by 5 U.S.C. 3109 to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
          Section 504 continues the provision prohibiting funds in
    this Act for salaries and expenses of more than 106 political
    and Presidential appointees in the Department of
    Transportation, and prohibits political and Presidential
    personnel to be assigned on temporary detail outside the
    Department of Transportation.
          Section 505 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-
    Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
    funded in this Act.
          Section 506 prohibits obligations beyond the current
    fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly
    so provided.
          Section 507 limits consulting service expenditures in
    procurement contracts to those of public record.
          Section 508 prohibits funds for the implementation of
    section 404 of title 23, USC.
          Section 509 continues the provision prohibiting
    recipients of funds made available in this Act to release
    personal information, including a social security number,
    medical or disability information, and photographs from a
    driver's license or motor vehicle record without express
    consent of the person to whom such information pertains; and
    prohibits the Secretary from withholding funds provided in this
    Act for any grantee if a state is in noncompliance with this
    provision.
          Section 510 allows funds received by the Federal Highway
    Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal
    Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities,
    other public authorities, and private sources for expenses
    incurred for training to be credited to each agency's
    respective accounts.
          Section 511 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to
    allow issuers of any preferred stock to redeem or repurchase
    preferred stock sold to the Department of Transportation.
          Section 512 continues the provision prohibiting funds in
    this Act unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the
    House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than
    three full business days before any discretionary grant award,
    letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement totaling
    $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or its modal
    administration.
          Section 513 defines the city of Norman, Oklahoma, as part
    of the Oklahoma City Transportation Management Area.
          Section 514 prohibits funds for the Office of the
    Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or
    reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the
    modal administrations in this Act, unless such assessments or
    agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for
    Congressional notification.
          Section 515 prohibits funds in this Act to be transferred
    without express authority.
          Section 516 allows funds received from certain sources to
    be credited to appropriations using fair and equitable
    criteria.
          Section 517 reduces the Transportation Working Capital
    Fund by $17,816,000.
          Section 518 includes a new provision allowing that
    amounts from improper payments to a third party contractor that
    are lawfully recovered by the Department of Transportation
    shall be available to cover expenses incurred in recovery of
    such payments.
          Section 519 authorizes the transfer of unexpended sums
    from ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and expenses'' to
    ``Minority Business Outreach.''
          Section 520 is a limitation involving section 307 of the
    Tariff Act of 1930.
          Section 521 modifies a Senate provision regarding stadium
    overflights.
          Section 522 concerns the employment rights of Federal
    employees who return to their civilian jobs after assignment
    with the Armed Forces.
          Section 523 requires entities receiving funds to comply
    with the ``Buy America Act''.
          Section 524 is a sense of the Congress regarding the
    purchase of American-made equipment and products and requires
    the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a notice describing to
    all recipients of Federal assistance.
          Section 525 regards the ineligibility of persons found
    guilty of violating ``Made in America'' labeling provisions
    from receiving funds.
          Section 526 provides that fifty percent of unobligated
    balances may remain available for certain purposes.
          Section 527 restricts the use of funds for the White
    House to request official background reports without the
    written consent of the subject individual.
          Section 528 exempts contracts under FEHBP from certain
    cost accounting standards.
          Section 529 regards travel by the Office of Personnel
    Management (OPM) with respect to non-foreign area cost of
    living allowances and allows OPM to accept and utilize, without
    regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses
    imposed in an Appropriations Act, funds made available pursuant
    to court approval.
          Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by any person or
    entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
          Section 531 prohibits FEHBP funds from being used to
    cover an abortion.
          Section 532 disallows the previous section if the life of
    the mother is at risk or in the case of rape or incest.
          Section 533 outlines the guidelines for the reprogramming
    of funds in the Act.
          Section 534 limits funding for traffic signs in a
    language other than English.
          Section 535 exempts from certain procurement limitations
    commercially available information technology.
          Section 536 provides a sense of the House of
    Representatives that empowerment zones within cities should
    have the necessary flexibility to expand to include relevant
    communities so that empowerment zone benefits are equitably
    distributed.
          Section 537 provides a sense of the House of
    Representatives that all census tracts contained in an
    empowerment zone, either fully or partially, should be
    equitably accorded the same benefits.
          Section 538 prohibits the use of funds for a proposed
    rule by Treasury relating to the determination that real estate
    brokerage is a financial activity.
          Section 539 provides a sense of Congress that the
    Department of Transportation should consider programs to
    reimburse certain airports for financial losses due to
    Government actions subsequent to the terrorist actions of
    September 11, 2001.
          Section 540 provides a sense of the House of
    Representatives that public private partnerships could help
    eliminate some cost drivers on certain highway and transit
    projects.
          Section 541 extends the Breast Cancer Stamp authorization
    (39 USC 414 (h)) until 2005.
          Section 542 restricts funds regarding rules and
    regulations concerning travel agent service fees.
          Section 543 allows the transfer of Nixon Administration
    Presidential records and materials outside the Washington, D.
    C. metropolitan area, subject to the control of the Archivist
    and consistent with current laws governing the transfer and
    storage of Presidential records.
          Section 544 amends the Oklahoma City National Memorial
    Act of 1997.
          Section 545 redesignates unobligated funds from Public
    Law 102-240 and Public Law 105-178 to carry out existing bridge
    and ferry projects.
          Section 546 amends Section 345(6), Division I, Public Law
    108-7.
          Section 547 makes certain projects and activities
    eligible to receive fiscal year 2004 grants.

                          TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

          Section 601 authorizes agencies to pay costs of travel to
    the United States for the immediate families of Federal
    employees assigned to foreign duty in the event of a death or a
    life threatening illness of the employee.
          Section 602 requires agencies to administer a policy
    designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the
    illegal use of controlled substances.
          Section 603 regards price limitations on vehicles to be
    purchased by the Federal Government.
          Section 604 allows funds made available to agencies for
    travel, to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-
    living allowances.
          Section 605 prohibits the government, with certain
    specified exceptions, from employing non-U.S. citizens whose
    posts of duty would be in the continental U.S.
          Section 606 ensures that agencies will have authority to
    pay GSA bills for space renovation and other services.
          Section 607 allows agencies to finance the costs of
    recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from the
    sale of materials recovered through such programs.
          Section 608 provides that funds may be used to pay rent
    and other service costs in the District of Columbia.
          Section 609 prohibits payments to persons filling
    positions for which they have been nominated after the Senate
    has voted not to approve the nomination.
          Section 610 prohibits interagency financing of groups
    absent prior statutory approval.
          Section 611 authorizes the Postal Service to employ
    guards and give them the same special police powers as other
    Federal guards.
          Section 612 prohibits the use of funds for enforcing
    regulations disapproved in accordance with the applicable law
    of the U.S.
          Section 613 limits the pay increases of certain
    prevailing rate employees.
          Section 614 limits the amount of funds that can be used
    for redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
          Section 615 allows for interagency funding of national
    security and emergency telecommunications initiatives.
          Section 616 requires agencies, with exceptions, to
    certify that a Schedule C appointment was not created solely or
    primarily to detail the employee to the White House.
          Section 617 requires agencies to administer a policy
    designed to ensure that all workplaces are free from
    discrimination and sexual harassment.
          Section 618 prohibits the payment of any employee who
    prohibits, threatens or prevents another employee from
    communicating with Congress.
          Section 619 prohibits Federal training not directly
    related to the performance of official duties.
          Section 620 prohibits the expenditure of funds for
    implementation of agreements in nondisclosure policies unless
    certain provisions are included.
          Section 621 prohibits propaganda, publicity and lobbying
    by executive agency personnel in support or defeat of
    legislative initiatives.
          Section 622 prohibits any Federal agency from disclosing
    an employee's home address to any labor organization, absent
    employee authorization or court order.
          Section 623 prohibits funds from being used to provide
    non-public information such as mailing or telephone lists to
    any person or organization outside the government without the
    approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
          Section 624 prohibits the use of funds for propaganda and
    publicity purposes not authorized by Congress.
          Section 625 directs agency employees to use official time
    in an honest effort to perform official duties.
          Section 626 authorizes the use of funds to finance an
    appropriate share of the Joint Financial Management Improvement
    Program.
          Section 627 authorizes agencies to transfer funds to GSA
    to finance an appropriate share of the Joint Financial
    Management Improvement Program, et al.
          Section 628 prohibits the use of funds to limit the
    options of federal agencies in selecting the online employment
    information service of their choice.
          Section 629 permits breast-feeding in a Federal building
    or on Federal property if the woman and child are authorized to
    be there.
          Section 630 permits interagency funding of the National
    Science and Technology Council and provides for a report on the
    budget and resources of the National Science and Technology
    Council.
          Section 631 requires documents involving the distribution
    of Federal funds to indicate the agency providing the funds and
    the amount provided.
          Section 632 extends the authorization for franchise fund
    pilots for one year in order to allow the Administration to
    evaluate their results and make a decision regarding permanent
    authority.
          Section 633 prohibits the use of funds to monitor
    personal information relating to the use of Federal Internet
    sites to collect, review, or create any aggregate list that
    includes personally identifiable information relating to access
    to or use of any federal Internet site of such agency.
          Section 634 requires health plans participating in the
    FEHBP to provide contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions
    to certain religious plans.
          Section 635 provides recognition of the U.S. Anti-Doping
    Agency as the official anti-doping agency.
          Section 636 requires a report by the Inspector Generals
    detailing policies and procedures for implementing portions of
    the Rural Development Act, 1972.
          Section 637 prohibits funds made available in this or any
    other Act from being used to purchase goods or services from
    Federal Prison Industries, Inc., unless such goods or services
    provide the best value.
          Section 638 requires each agency to evaluate the
    creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the individual
    a specific charge card.
          Section 639 allows the extension of the Federal Election
    Commission's administrative fine program for two years.
          Section 640 requires that the adjustment in rates of
    basic pay for the statutory pay systems that takes effect in
    fiscal year 2004 shall be an increase of 4.1 percent.
          Section 641 allows for the timely filing of reports with
    the Federal Election Commission using overnight delivery,
    priority, or express mail.
          Section 642 allows funds appropriated for official travel
    to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot
    program.
          Section 643 restricts the ability of federal agencies to
    construct or lease federal law enforcement training facilities
    except with Congressional approval.
          Section 644 prohibits the use of funds to implement or
    enforce regulations for locality pay areas that are
    inconsistent with Federal Salary Council recommendations.
          Section 645 requires a report from each Federal agency on
    acquisitions from entities that manufacture the articles,
    materials, or supplies outside of the United States.
          Section 646 prohibits OPM from using any funds to
    implement the proposed regulations relating to the detail of
    executive branch employees to the legislative branch, with
    technical modifications.
          Section 647 prohibits the use of funds to convert an
    activity or function of an Executive agency to contractor
    performance, with certain exceptions.
          Section 648 provides for the funding of airport
    operations at Midway Atoll Airfield.

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003...     $44,637,545
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
        year 2004...........................................      45,507,343
    House bill, fiscal year 2004............................      45,553,216
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...........................      46,276,508
    Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004..................      45,267,993
    Conference agreement compared with:
          New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
          2003..............................................        +630,448
          Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
          fiscal year 2004..................................        -239,350
          House bill, fiscal year 2004......................        -285,223
          Senate bill, fiscal year 2004.....................      -1,008,515

       DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN
              DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

          The language and allocations set forth in House Report
    108-235 and Senate Report 108-143 should be complied with
    unless specifically addressed to the contrary in the conference
    report and statement of the managers. Report language included
    by the House which is not changed by the report of the Senate
    or the conference and Senate report language which is not
    changed by the conference is approved by the committee of the
    conference. The statement of the managers, while repeating some
    report language for emphasis, does not intend to negate the
    language referred to above unless expressly provided herein. In
    cases where the House or Senate have directed the submission of
    a report, such report is to be submitted to both House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                  Operating Plan and Reprogramming Procedures

          The conferees continue to have a particular interest in
    being informed of reprogrammings which, although they may not
    change either the total amount available in an account or any
    of the purposes for which the appropriation is legally
    available, represent a significant departure from budget plans
    presented to the Committees in an agency's budget
    justifications, the basis of this appropriations Act.
          Consequently, the conferees direct the departments,
    agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and offices funded
    at or in excess of $100,000,000 in this bill, to consult with
    the Committees on Appropriations in both the House and Senate
    prior to each change from the approved budget levels in excess
    of $500,000 between programs, activities, object
    classifications or elements unless otherwise provided for in
    the statement of the managers accompanying this Act. For
    agencies, boards, commissions, corporations and offices funded
    at less than $100,000,000 in this bill, the reprogramming
    threshold shall be $250,000 between programs, activities,
    object classifications or elements unless otherwise provided
    for in the statement of the managers accompanying this Act.
    Additionally, the conferees expect the Committees on
    Appropriations to be promptly notified of all reprogramming
    actions which involve less than the above-mentioned amounts. If
    such actions would have the effect of significantly changing an
    agency's funding requirements in future years, or if programs
    or projects specifically cited in the statement of the managers
    or accompanying reports of the House and Senate are affected by
    the reprogramming, the reprogramming must be approved by the
    Committees on Appropriations regardless of the amount proposed
    to be moved. Furthermore, the conferees direct that the
    Committees on Appropriations be consulted regarding
    reorganizations of offices, programs, and activities prior to
    the planned implementation of such reorganizations.
          The conferees also direct that the Departments of
    Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, as well as
    the Corporation for National and Community Service, the
    Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and
    Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the
    Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Chemical Safety and
    Hazard Investigation Board shall submit operating plans, signed
    by the respective secretary, administrator, or agency head, for
    review by the Committees on Appropriations of both the House
    and Senate within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Other
    agencies within this Act should continue to submit operating
    plans consistent with prior year policy, or as directed in this
    statement of the managers.
          The conferees reiterate language proposed by the House
    regarding the Committees' longstanding position that while the
    Committees reserve the right to call upon all offices in the
    departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, access to the
    budget offices is essential.

                    TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

          In addition to the directives above, the conferees direct
    that no changes may be made to any account or objective, except
    as approved by the Committees, if it is construed to be policy
    or change in policy. It is the intent of the conferees that all
    carryover funds in the various appropriations accounts are
    subject to the normal reprogramming requirements outlined
    above. The Department is directed to notify the Committees on
    Appropriations should the loan limitation of any program
    administered by the Department be met or exceeded.

                        Veterans Benefits Administration

                           COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $29,845,127,000 for compensation and
    pensions as proposed by both the House and the Senate, of which
    not more than $17,056,000 is to be transferred to general
    operating expenses and medical services.

                             READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

          Appropriates $2,529,734,000 for readjustment benefits as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                       VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

          Appropriates $29,017,000 for veterans insurance and
    indemnities as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

             VETERANS HOUSING BENEFIT PROGRAM FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates such sums as may be necessary for costs
    associated with direct and guaranteed loans from the veterans
    housing benefit program fund program account as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate, plus $154,850,000 to be
    transferred to and merged with general operating expenses.

                      EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $1,000 for the costs of direct loans from
    the education loan fund program account as proposed by both the
    House and the Senate, plus $70,000 to be transferred to and
    merged with general operating expenses.

                VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $52,000 for the costs of direct loans from
    the vocational rehabilitation loans program account as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate, plus $300,000 to be
    transferred to and merged with general operating expenses.

              NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $571,000 for administrative expenses of the
    native American housing loan program account to be transferred
    to and merged with general operating expenses as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate. Provides a loan limitation of
    $50,000,000 for the program instead of $40,000,000 as proposed
    by the House. The Senate did not provide a loan limitation for
    this program.

      GUARANTEED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOANS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM
                                    ACCOUNT

          Provides up to $600,000 of the funds available in medical
    services and general operating expenses to carry out the
    guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans
    program instead of $350,000 as proposed by the House and
    $750,000 as proposed by the Senate. Retains the reporting
    requirement regarding the status of the loan program as
    proposed by the Senate. The conferees are concerned that this
    program simply does not meet the needs of the organizations for
    which it is intended.

                         Veterans Health Administration

          The conferees have agreed to provide total resources of
    $28,569,220,000 to fund the various operating programs of the
    Veterans Health Administration (VHA), an increase of
    $1,570,000,000 over the appropriation request level. None of
    the funds are contingent upon an emergency declaration.
    Further, the conferees have agreed to fund VHA through a new
    account structure comprised of four accounts: medical services,
    medical administration, medical facilities, and medical and
    prosthetic research. The conferees have taken this action to
    provide better oversight and receive a more accurate accounting
    of funds.

                                MEDICAL SERVICES

          Provides $17,867,220,000 to finance medical services for
    all veterans and beneficiaries in VA, State, and contract
    medical facilities.
          Deletes bill language proposed by the House and the
    Senate delaying the availability of funds.
          Retains bill language making $1,100,000,000 available
    until September 30, 2005, as proposed by the Senate.
          Retains bill language providing the Secretary with the
    authority to establish a priority system for veterans seeking
    medical care as proposed by the Senate. The House included
    similar authority as an administrative provision.
          Retains bill language proposed by the Senate allowing the
    Secretary to give priority to medical services for priority 1-6
    veterans. The House instead proposed a separate account for
    priority 1-6 veterans.
          Retains bill language allowing the transfer of up to
    $400,000,000 to the construction, major projects account for
    the purposes of implementing Capital Asset Realignment for
    Enhanced Services (CARES) recommendations as proposed by the
    Senate. The conferees direct the VA to notify the Committees on
    Appropriations prior to the transfer of funds for this purpose
    as stated in Senate Report 108-143.
          Modifies bill language proposed by the Senate allowing
    the Secretary to fill privately written prescriptions from VA
    facilities for designated veterans. The conferees agree that
    such benefit should not result in additional cost to the VA.
    The House did not include a similar provision. The conferees
    direct the Secretary to collect and independently verify data
    on the costs and benefits of this new drug benefit and submit a
    report to the Committees on Appropriations by March 2, 2004,
    detailing the number of veterans who would utilize such
    benefit, as well as costs or savings to the VA.
          Moves bill language proposed by the Senate in medical
    care directing the Secretary to conduct a recovery audit
    program. Instead, the conference agreement includes the
    provision under administrative provisions as proposed by the
    House.
          Moves bill language proposed by the Senate transferring
    the balances from the medical care collections fund into
    medical care for the purposes of that account. Instead, the
    conference agreement includes a similar provision as a separate
    section under administrative provisions.
          Reiterates report language included in House Report 108-
    235 directing the establishment of two Mental Illness Research,
    Education and Clinic Centers.
          Reiterates language included in Senate Report 108-143
    directing VA to collaborate fully with the Department of
    Defense in the VET-HEAL program.
          The conferees encourage the VA to continue developing
    collaborative agreements with medical schools at Historically
    Black Colleges and Universities and minority serving
    institutions in the areas of research, residency programs and
    the delivery of health care services.
          The conferees strongly encourage the Department to pursue
    aggressively new technologies available for diagnosing
    colorectal cancer which are less invasive, less expensive and
    provide equal or better patient evaluations than older methods.
          The conferees urge the Department to provide by April 2,
    2004, information on VA compliance rates with VHA Directive
    2003-017, the treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI),
    and an evaluation of FDA-approved technologies which could
    assist doctors in meeting the goals of that directive.

                             MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION

          Appropriates $5,000,000,000 for the expenses of the
    headquarters offices of the Veterans Health Administration as
    well as the costs of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)
    offices and facility directors, all information technology
    hardware and software, legal services, billing and coding
    activities, procurement, and related activities.
          Includes language allowing $150,000,000 of the funds to
    be available until September 30, 2005.
          The conferees agree that the Department must continue
    research oversight activities at a level not less than directed
    in the fiscal year 2003 appropriations Act. Further, the
    conferees reiterate the language contained in House Report 108-
    235 regarding the reporting and consulting requirements of the
    oversight board.
          The conferees are concerned that the realignment
    recommendations of the CARES Commission may lead to a reduction
    in long-term care, domiciliary care, and mental health
    services. The VA is expected to expedite the strategic planning
    process for these services. Based on the Secretary's statements
    the conferees urge that no closures or reduction in long-term
    care, domiciliary care, and mental health services will take
    place until the full analysis is completed. The VA should
    submit updates on their progress in this effort to the
    Committees on Appropriations.
          The conferees encourage the VA to consider all travel
    issues, such as road conditions, number of lanes on access
    highways, and seasonal changes in and other factors relating to
    the weather, in any analysis on the future needs of veterans
    health care. Further, the CARES Commission should give as much
    attention to solving the special needs of veterans who live in
    rural areas as it does to providing for the health care needs
    of veterans living in more highly populated areas and include
    in its recommendations investments and initiatives to achieve
    the Department's accessibility standard for primary health care
    in rural and highly-rural health care markets.
          The conferees recognize the benefits of and the need to
    have CARES-related hearings within 30 miles of all facilities
    facing closure or a significant realignment of services, as
    well as the need for veterans participation at these hearings.
    The VA is encouraged to hold hearings in all affected
    communities following the Secretary's final recommendation.
          Finally, the conferees direct the Secretary, prior to
    implementing any facility closure as recommended in the final
    CARES plan, to develop recommendations for future use of such
    facilities (including, but not limited to, enhanced-use lease
    opportunities and clinics) and submit a report to the House and
    Senate Committees on Appropriations on the recommendations for
    each facility.
          To ensure improved security, greater control, and unified
    manageability of information technology systems, the conferees
    direct the VA to consolidate critical applications including
    all business/corporate applications, messaging, office
    automation, and relevant medical systems applications at no
    more than six sites nationwide for the purpose of providing
    business continuity capabilities between each site to ensure
    continuity of operations of mission critical VA activities.

                               MEDICAL FACILITIES

          Appropriates $4,000,000,000 for the operation,
    maintenance and security of VHA's capital infrastructure.
    Included under this heading are provisions for the costs
    associated with utilities, engineering, capital planning,
    leases, laundry and food services, grounds keeping, garbage,
    housekeeping, facility repair, and property disposition and
    acquisition. None of the funds for the land and structures
    object classifications are subject to delay.
          Inserts new language allowing $150,000,000 of the funds
    to be available until September 30, 2005.
          The conferees direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
    make the North Chicago VA Medical Center available to the Navy
    to the maximum extent feasible, including the modification of
    its surgical suites. The conferees also direct the Secretary to
    finalize, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy, site
    selection for a new joint Navy/VA ambulatory care center to
    serve both veterans and active duty naval personnel in this
    community. The conferees urge the Secretary to study the
    placement of the clinic adjacent to the North Chicago VA
    Medical Center. The Secretary shall report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on the site selection and progress on the
    surgical suite and urgent care modifications by July 30, 2004.
          The conferees are aware of a pending enhanced-use lease
    agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
    City of Fort Thomas, Kentucky for twelve residential buildings.
    The conferees direct the Secretary, prior to executing the
    enhanced-use lease agreement, to offer to transfer one of the
    residential properties to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
    be used as the residence for the Commander of the Great Lakes
    and Ohio River Division, if the Secretary determines it is
    cost-beneficial to the Department. As a condition of the
    transfer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will assume
    responsibility and costs for all utilities and all related
    access issues of the transferred property, and property
    compliance with City historic preservation codes and any
    residential association regulations. Further, the U.S. Army
    Corps of Engineers will grant an access easement to recognize
    the existing alley that is used for vehicular access to the
    adjacent properties.

                        MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

          Appropriates $408,000,000 for medical and prosthetic
    research as proposed by the House instead of $413,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct the continued
    partnership with the National Technology Transfer Center at the
    current level of effort.

                          Departmental Administration

                           GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

          Appropriates $1,283,272,000 for general operating
    expenses as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          Provides not less than $1,005,000,000 for the Veterans
    Benefits Administration (VBA) as proposed by the House instead
    of $1,004,704,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Provides two-year availability for $66,000,000 as
    proposed by the House instead of $64,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate.
          Deletes the travel limitation proposed by the House. The
    Senate did not include a travel limitation.
          The conferees direct VA to proceed with information
    technology initiatives supporting the Department's enterprise
    architecture and continuity of operations capabilities and
    direct that not less than $25,000,000 be allocated for these
    activities Department-wide.
          The conferees encourage the Department to undertake the
    conversion of paper claims at the VBA to a digital format
    consistent with the paperless claim initiative.

                        NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

          Appropriates $144,203,000 for the National Cemetery
    Administration as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $144,223,000 as proposed by the House. Provides two-year
    obligation authority for $7,200,000 of the appropriated funds
    as proposed by the Senate instead of one-year availability for
    all funds as proposed by the House.
          The conferees strongly urge the Department to continue
    efforts at the Johnson's Island Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio to
    determine if veterans are interned under a roadway bordering
    the cemetery and report back to the Committees on
    Appropriations of their findings.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          Appropriates $62,000,000 for the Office of Inspector
    General instead of $62,250,000 as proposed by the Senate and
    $61,750,000 as proposed by the House.

                          CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

          Appropriates $272,690,000 for construction, major
    projects as proposed by the Senate instead of $274,690,000 as
    proposed by the House. The conferees have included bill
    language proposed by the Senate which defines a major
    construction project as one where the estimated cost is more
    than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C. 8104(a)(3)(A), instead
    of a definite dollaramount as proposed by the House. The
    conferees are aware that the authorizing committees of jurisdiction
    have legislation pending which would raise the current $4,000,000
    project threshold and have referenced the appropriate citation in lieu
    of a dollar amount in anticipation of new legislation.
          The conference agreement includes $181,000,000 to support
    construction projects supporting recommendations of the CARES
    plan, instead of $173,000,000 as proposed by the House and
    $183,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Additional
    recommendations of the conferees are as follows:

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                                                                House Report       Senate Report       Conference
                           Description                             108-235            108-143           Agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CARES...................................................      $173,000,000       $183,000,000       $181,000,000
    VHA Advance Planning Fund...............................        25,000,000         15,000,000         15,000,000
    VHA Asbestos............................................         5,000,000          5,000,000          5,000,000
    VHA Claims..............................................         2,000,000          2,000,000          2,000,000
    VHA Judgment............................................        10,000,000         10,000,000         10,000,000
    VHA Hazardous Waste.....................................         1,000,000          1,000,000          1,000,000
    VBA.....................................................           271,000            271,000            271,000
    NCA Phase I Development: Detroit, MI....................         8,700,000          8,700,000          8,700,000
    NCA Expansion: Ft. Snelling, MN.........................        24,800,000         24,800,000         24,800,000
    NCA Expansion: Barrancas, FL............................        12,000,000         12,000,000         12,000,000
    NCA Design Funds........................................         6,000,000          6,000,000          6,000,000
    NCA Advance Planning Fund...............................         4,919,000          2,919,000          4,919,000
    Staff Offices...........................................         2,000,000          2,000,000          2,000,000
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          The conferees direct continued efforts and planning to
    co-locate the Denver VA Medical Center with the University of
    Colorado Hospital and a Department of Defense medical facility
    at the Fitzsimmons campus.
          The conference agreement does not include specific
    planning funds for a clinic at the Defense Supply Center due to
    a lack of authorization, but the conferees encourage the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue working with the
    Secretary of Defense to identify a suitable construction site
    in anticipation of future project authorization.
          The conferees direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
    continue the current development of a cemetery annex on
    property transferred from the Miramar Naval Air Station.
          The conferees reiterate language included in Senate
    Report 108-143 and House Report 108-235 regarding the disposal
    of the Lakeside VA Medical Center, full funding for
    implementation of the CARES recommendations, public-private
    partnerships for new facility construction, a requirement that
    the Department submit a comprehensive CARES plan, and the
    requirement that all construction be consistent with CARES or
    the national cemetery studies.

                          CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

          Appropriates 252,144,000 for construction, minor projects
    as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The conferees
    have included bill language proposed by the Senate which
    defines a minor construction project as one where the estimated
    cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in 38 U.S.C.
    8104(a)(3)(A), instead of a definite dollar amount as proposed
    by the House. The conferees are aware that the authorizing
    committees of jurisdiction have legislation pending which would
    raise the current 4,000,000 project threshold and have
    referenced the appropriate citation in lieu of a dollar amount
    in anticipation of new legislation.
          The conference agreement provides up to 40,000,000,
    instead of 35,000,000 as proposed by the House and 42,000,000
    as proposed by the Senate, for construction projects
    implementing CARES recommendations, to be available upon
    notification of and approval by the Committees on
    Appropriations.
          The conferees strongly urge the Department to allocate a
    greater percentage of its construction budget for quality and
    safety improvements to research facilities.
          The conferees reiterate language contained in House
    Report 108-235 regarding the requirement that all VA
    construction be consistent with CARES or the national cemetery
    studies, project approval by a central VA capital review board,
    and Deputy Secretary approval for any group of projects where
    the total costs exceed the major/minor construction threshold.
          The conferees direct the Department to proceed with the
    planned acquisition and development of a parking lot at the St.
    Louis VA Medical Center, John J. Cochran Division, using
    appropriations previously provided for in construction, minor
    projects. The Department is encouraged to explore the
    possibility of an enhanced-use lease partnership to establish a
    structured parking facility on the site.

                             PARKING REVOLVING FUND

          The conference agreement does not include the House
    proposal for a separate parking revolving fund account. Rather,
    the conferees have agreed to the administrative provision
    proposed by the Senate which deposits receipts from the parking
    revolving fund into the medicalcare collections fund for
    medical services. Authority for construction or alteration of a parking
    facility is now included under the construction, major projects and
    construction, minor projects accounts.

           GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

          Appropriates $102,100,000 for grants for construction of
    state extended care facilities as proposed by both the House
    and the Senate.
          The conferees encourage the Department to work with the
    State of New Jersey as that state applies for a grant.

              GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES

          Appropriates $32,000,000 for grants for construction of
    state veterans cemeteries as proposed by both the House and the
    Senate.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

          Retains the first twelve administrative provisions which
    were carried in both the House and Senate bills, and which have
    been carried in previous years.
          Retains the provision proposed by the Senate allowing the
    Department to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management up
    to $29,318,000 and the Office of Employment Discrimination
    Complaint Adjudication up to $3,059,000 from fiscal year 2004
    salary and expenses accounts.
          Retains the provision proposed by the House providing
    $25,000,000 of VA's total information technology budget for
    enterprise architecture activities under the Office of the
    Chief Information Officer.
          Retains the provision proposed by the Senate regarding
    implementation of Public Law 107-287 by prohibiting funds for
    implementation of section 2 and section 5.
          Deletes the provision proposed by the House allowing the
    Secretary to establish a priority system for veterans seeking
    medical services. The conference agreement instead includes in
    medical services a similar provision proposed by the Senate in
    medical care.
          Retains the provision proposed by the Senate merging
    various receipt accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs
    into the Medical Care Collections Fund.
          Retains the provision proposed by the House directing the
    Secretary to conduct a recovery audit program.
          Retains the provision proposed by the Senate allowing the
    Secretary to transfer enhanced-use lease revenue from the
    Medical Care Collections Fund to the construction accounts.
          Retains the provision proposed by the House allowing the
    Secretary to furnish recreation services and pay funeral
    expenses. The Senate proposed an almost identical provision
    under medical care.
          Modifies the provision transferring all balances in the
    medical care collections fund to medical services. Both the
    House and Senate included provisions transferring the receipts
    from the medical care collections fund to medical accounts in
    different parts of the bill.
          Modifies language proposed by the House allowing the
    transfer of funds between Veterans Health Administration
    accounts.
          Deletes without prejudice language proposed by the House
    renaming the Houston VAMC. The conferees defer to the
    jurisdiction of the relevant authorizing committees.
          Deletes the provision proposed by the House directing the
    Secretary to report on sharing agreements with the Department
    of Defense. Report language is instead included under the
    medical facilities account.
          Inserts a provision directing VA to implement the revised
    VHA account structure within 90 days of enactment and to submit
    the fiscal year 2005 budget justification using the account
    structure included in this Act.
          Inserts a provision rescinding $270,000,000 of prior year
    funds from medical care. This funding is re-appropriated to
    medical services. The Senate proposed an identical provision
    under medical care.

             TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

          The conferees restate the reprogramming requirements with
    respect to amounts approved for each appropriations account
    within this title. The Department must limit the reprogramming
    of funds between the programs, projects, and activities within
    each account to not more than $500,000 without prior approval
    of the Committees on Appropriations. Unless otherwise
    identified in this statement of managers or committee reports,
    the most detailed allocation of funds presented in the budget
    justifications shall be considered to be approved, with any
    deviation from such approved allocation subject to the normal
    reprogramming requirements outlined above. Further, it is the
    intent of the conferees that all carryover funds in the various
    accounts, including recaptures and deobligations, are subject
    to the normal reprogramming requirements outlined above.
    Further, no changes may be made to any program, project, or
    activity if it is construed to be policy or a change in policy,
    without prior approval of the Committees. Finally, the
    conferees expect to be notified regarding reorganizations of
    offices, programs or activities prior to the planned
    implementation of such reorganizations, as well as be notified,
    on a monthly basis, of all ongoing litigation, including any
    negotiations or discussions, planned or ongoing, regarding a
    consent decree between the Department and any other entity.

                           Public and Indian Housing

                            HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $19,371,481,762 instead of $18,580,606,000
    as proposed by the House and $18,433,606,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. This amount is $2,259,868,941 over the amounts provided
    in fiscal year 2003 and represents a 13.2 percent increase. The
    conference agreement does not include language proposed by the
    Senate to require the Secretary to make available other funds
    should funds provided be insufficient.
          In lieu of any direction included in the House and Senate
    reports, unless otherwise provided for below, the Department is
    directed to use the guidance set forth below in administering
    the programs under this account in fiscal year 2004.
          The conference agreement includes language to allocate
    funds among the various activities as follows:
          Renewals.--The conference agreement provides a total of
    $17,635,130,745 for renewals of section 8 vouchers, section 8
    project-based assistance, and moderate rehabilitation
    contracts, instead of $16,445,578,000 as proposed by the House
    and $16,202,616,000 as proposed by the Senate. The amount
    provided represents a $2,467,419,924, or 16 percent, increase
    over the fiscal year 2003 level for renewals.
          Pursuant to the budget request, the conference agreement
    assumes funding for project-based section 8 contract amendment
    needs in fiscal year 2004 will be met through recaptures.
          The conferees are concerned about the spiraling increase
    in the cost of providing assistance under the voucher program.
    The conferees are aware that the national average cost per
    voucher has increased at a rate of more than double the average
    increase in the private rental market in each of the last two
    years, including a 10 percent increase in 2002 and an
    additional estimated 9 percent increase in 2003. At the same
    time, the rental housing market has softened. The conferees are
    aware that the Secretary has the administrative authority to
    control the rapidly rising costs of renewing expiring annual
    contributions contracts (ACC), including the budget based
    practice of renewing expiring ACCs, and expect the Secretary to
    utilize these tools.
          Because of the alarming increases to the cost of rents
    under the section 8 tenant-based program the conferees direct
    HUD to report to the House and Senate Committees on
    Appropriations by July 31, 2004, on the underlying reasons for
    these annual increases in the average costs of section 8 rents.
    While the conferees support efforts by PHAs to increase their
    utilization of vouchers to serve additional families, PHAs must
    manage their programs in a prudent manner to maximize the
    number of families served. Therefore, the report needs to (1)
    identify all the laws, regulations and policies that currently
    govern the setting of voucher rents; (2) review the
    implementation of these laws, regulations and policies by
    public housing agencies and HUD in areas where the voucher
    rents appear to be inconsistent with the cost of comparable
    housing in the unsubsidized rental housing market; (3) the
    costs associated with such laws, regulations and policies; and
    (4) recommendations to maximize the delivery of assistance
    under the section 8 program.
          Language proposed by the Senate is not included to limit
    the contract terms for renewals under the Emergency Low Income
    Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPRA) and the Low Income
    Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990
    (LIHPRA). The House did not propose a similar provision. To the
    extent that the renewal of such contracts is in the best
    interest of the Federal government, the Department may enter
    into contract terms consistent with other project-based
    programs. However, the conferees direct that funding for such
    renewals be limited to a one-year term as required in the
    annual appropriations Act.
          Language is included, modified from language proposed by
    the House and Senate, to renew expiring section 8 tenant-based
    annual contributions contracts for each public housing agency
    based on the total number of unit months reported under lease
    by the PHA on its most recent end-of-year financial statement
    or as adjusted by such additional information submitted by the
    PHA as of August 1, 2003, and by applying an inflation factor
    based on local or regional inflation factors to the actual per
    unit cost.
          Language is included as proposed by the House prohibiting
    funds from being used to support a total number of unit months
    under lease which exceeds a PHA's authorized level of units
    under contract, instead of language proposed by the Senate
    authorizing funds to be used to fund over-leased units under
    certain conditions.
          The conferees direct the Department to allow maximum
    flexibility under the law in order to allow PHAs to be
    temporarily over-issued and/or over-leased due to efforts to
    reach full leasing. While PHAs may become temporarily over-
    leased, they may not, at any time, exceed their total unit
    month allocation (12 months times total number of authorized
    vouchers) for its fiscal year.
          If a PHA over-issues and over-leases vouchers to such an
    extent that it exceeds its total unit month allocation for its
    fiscal year, the Department shall take any appropriate action
    to ensure that funding for such over-leasing does not occur,
    including the recapture or withholding of funds. In addition,
    the Department may take whatever administrative actions are
    available to it to reprimand or sanction PHAs that have over-
    issued or over-leased in a manner that displays a negligent or
    intentional disregard for the limits on voucher renewals and
    leasing set by the Congress.
          The conferees understand that during 2003 some PHAs over-
    issued and over-leased vouchers to a level that exceeds their
    maximum total unit month allocation. The conferees expect such
    PHAs to take all actions necessary to stay within their fiscal
    year 2004 total unit month allocation and direct the Department
    to ensure compliance with such limitation. In the interim, such
    PHAs may use balances derived from funds provided prior to
    fiscal year 2003 that remain in their administrative fee
    reserves and program reserves, if necessary, to ensure that
    currently housed families may continue to use their section 8
    vouchers. However, in no case shall funds derived from fiscal
    year 2003 appropriations or funds provided in this Act be used
    for such purpose.
          Central Reserve Fund.--$136,846,017 for a central reserve
    fund instead of $568,503,000 as proposed by the House and
    $461,329,000 as proposed by the Senate. Modified language is
    included to allow the Secretary to use the Central Fund, as
    necessary, for additional units not under lease on August 1,
    2003, but not to exceed the authorized contracted level.
    Language proposed by the House and Senate is not included to
    allow the Central Fund to also be used for increased per unit
    costs as such costs have been reflected in the amount provided
    for renewals.
          Language is included as proposed by the House prohibiting
    funds made available in the central fund from being used to
    support a total number of units under lease in excess of a
    PHA's authorized level of units. The Senate proposed language
    to require the Secretary to make available funds for additional
    units under lease to maintain a PHA's authorized voucher level
    throughout the year, including turnover and reissued vouchers
    is not included. In addition, language proposed by the Senate
    requiring the Secretary to make available other funds should
    the amount provided be insufficient to maintain such a level is
    not included.
          Language proposed by the Senate is not included
    authorizing the Secretary to use up to $36,000,000 from the
    central fund for incremental vouchers for non-elderly and
    disabled families impacted by elderly-only designations in
    public housing. The House did not include similar language.
          Modified language is included, similar to language
    proposed by the House, requiring the Secretary to submit
    quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the
    obligation of funds provided in the central fund. Such report
    shall include the following: the amounts made available from
    the central fund provided for additional units not under lease
    as of August 1, 2003, delineated by PHA, and the total balance
    remaining in the fund. The first such report is due no later
    than May 1, 2004.
          Tenant Protection.--$206,495,000 for rental subsidies for
    tenant protection activities to replace project-based section 8
    assistance with section 8 vouchers, for conversion of section
    202 and section 23 projects to section 8 assistance, for the
    family reunification program and for the witness protection
    program, as proposed by the House instead of $252,203,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Family Self Sufficiency Coordinators.--$48,000,000 for
    service coordinator staff in each public housing agency as
    proposed by the House, instead of $72,000,000 as proposed by
    the Senate.
          Administrative Costs--Section 8 Voucher Program.--Not to
    exceed $1,242,000,000 for PHA administrative costs and other
    expenses, instead of $1,209,020,000 as proposed by the House
    and $1,339,448,400 as proposed by the Senate.
          In lieu of language proposed by the Senate to allocate
    funds pursuant to the formula specified in section 8(q) of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 and language proposed by the
    House giving the Secretary the flexibility to determine the
    allocation of funds, the conference agreement includes new
    language as described below.
          Of this amount, not to exceed $1,192,000,000 shall be
    allocated on a pro rata basis to PHAs based on the amount of
    funding they were eligible to receive in 2003 or would have
    been eligible to receive notwithstanding the reductions due to
    excess administrative fee balances pursuant to the fiscal year
    2003 Act. In addition, up to $50,000,000 is available to be
    allocated at the Secretary's discretion to PHAs that need
    additional funds to administer their section 8 programs in
    fiscal year 2004. New language is also included requiring that
    these funds be distributed as provided for in this Act
    notwithstanding any other provision of law.
          Language is included as proposed by the House prohibiting
    any funds provided under this, or any other Act, from being
    used to supplement the amounts designated in this account for
    administrative expenses. The Senate did not include similar
    language.
          Modified language is included similar to language
    proposed by the House limiting the use of section 8
    administrative reserves to activities related to the provision
    of section 8 rental assistance, including related development
    activities. The Senate did not include similar language.
          Language proposed by the House is not included to require
    the Secretary to recapture certain unspent administrative fees.
    The Senate did not include similar language.
          The conferees are concerned that neither HUD nor the
    public housing agencies complied fully with requirements in the
    FY 2003 appropriations Act that reduced the payment of section
    8 administrative fees to public housing agencies based on the
    amount of funds in their administrative fee accounts as of
    January 31, 2003. The conferees understand that the amounts
    PHAs disclosed to HUD to comply with the requirements of the
    Act were far less than expected. Therefore, the conferees
    direct GAO to review compliance with the provisions of the Act.
    GAO is expected to report on these issues no later than April
    10, 2004, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
          Administrative Costs--Project-Based Section 8 Program.--
    $100,000,000 for contractors to administer the project-based
    section 8 program, the same amount proposed by the House and
    Senate.
          Working Capital Fund.--Not less than $3,010,000 for
    transfer to the Working Capital Fund for the development of and
    modifications to information technology systems as proposed by
    both the House and the Senate.
          The conference agreement does not include a provision
    proposed by the Senate bill to designate up to $3,000,000 for
    an outside audit of the funds included for the various programs
    covered by the Housing Certificate Fund. The House did not
    include a similar provision. Instead, the conferees direct GAO
    to conduct an audit of this account, including a review of how
    funds are accounted for and allocated by program and activity.
    The report should identify the sources and uses for section 8
    funds obligated by the Department in fiscal years 2002 and
    2003. In particular, GAO should review HUD's method of
    accounting for all programs and activities covered by this
    account as well as how public housing agencies maintain and
    account for their use of these funds for each program and
    activity (including the use of section 8 reserves and how
    public housing agencies track expenditures). The final report
    on the findings in the audit is due to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations no later than July 15, 2004, and
    is directed to include recommendations to improve the quality
    and timeliness of information as to the actual costs of each
    program and activity and the amount of any carryover or unused
    funds.
          The conferees direct the Department to provide a report
    to the Committees on Appropriations no later than April 1,
    2004, on the status of implementation of the Public and Indian
    Housing Information Center (PIC).
          Language is included as proposed by the House allowing
    the Secretary to transfer up to 15 percent of the funds
    provided for renewals, the central fund and administrative fees
    to supplement amounts provided for renewals and the central
    fund under certain circumstances and in accordance with certain
    procedures. The Senate proposed similar language.
          Includes language permanently requiring all PHAs to
    submit accounting data for funds provided under this account in
    this Act or any other Act by source of funds and purpose of
    such funds as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include
    similar language.
          Includes language rescinding $2,844,000,000 from
    unobligated balances of funds appropriated in fiscal year 2003
    and prior years, instead of $1,372,000,000 as proposed by the
    House and the Senate. Includes language allowing unobligated
    balances in programs governed by reallocation provisions to be
    used to meet this rescission as proposed by the House and the
    Senate.

                          PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $2,712,255,000 for the public housing
    capital fund as proposed by the House instead of $2,641,000,000
    as proposed by the Senate.
          Does not include language proposed by the House and
    Senate designating a portion of funds to be allocated only to
    those PHAs that have met certain obligation and expenditure
    requirements, nor is language included proposed by the House to
    nullify such requirements upon publication of a final rule
    implementing the obligation and expenditure requirements set
    forth in the Quality Housing and Workforce Responsibility Act
    of 1998 (QHWRA). The conferees note that the provisions
    proposed in both bills were carried in prior appropriations
    Acts as an interim procedure to allocate funds to high
    performing PHAs until such time as the Department implemented
    the timeliness requirements set forth in section 9(j) of QHWRA.
    The conferees understand that the Department has implemented
    such provisions and will allocate the amounts provided in
    fiscal year 2004 in accordance with the procedures and
    requirements set forth in such section, obviating the need for
    the interim procedures.
          Includes modified language, similar to language proposed
    by the House and Senate and carried in prior years, regarding
    the delegation of waiver authority and the definition of the
    term ``obligate''.
          Includes $50,000,000 for technical assistance including
    up to $13,000,000 for remediation services to certain troubled
    PHAs as proposed by the Senate, instead of $51,000,000 for
    technical assistance including up to $13,000,000 for
    remediation services to troubled PHAs as proposed by the House.
          Includes no less than $10,610,000 for information
    technology systems and up to $500,000 for section 23 projects
    as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          Includes up to $40,000,000 for emergency capital needs
    resulting from emergencies or natural disasters in fiscal year
    2004 as proposed by the House. The Senate proposed similar
    language.
          Includes $15,000,000 for Neighborhood Networks grants to
    be awarded on a competitive basis as proposed by the Senate.
    The House did not include funding for this purpose. Language is
    included, similar to language proposed by the Senate, requiring
    such funds to be competitively awarded. The conferees remind
    HUD that these funds, and all other funds provided in this Act,
    are to be awarded on a competitive basis in accordance with the
    requirements set forth in section 205 under administrative
    provisions in this title.
          The conference agreement does not include $125,000,000
    for a new loan financing program of public housing proposed by
    the Senate to be authorized in an administrative provision in
    this title. The conferees further understand that 92 PHAs have
    successfully utilized $313,556,000 in public housing funds to
    leverage $1,012,149,000 in private sector financing to address
    capital modernization needs. The conferees encourage PHAs to
    continue to pursue such partnerships. The conferees encourage
    the authorization committees to explore additional alternative
    financing tools to leverage private sector financing for
    capital improvements in public housing. The House did not include
    similar funding or language.
          The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
    House report regarding quarterly reports on the obligation and
    expenditure of capital funds with the first report due no later
    than February 2, 2004.

                         PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

          Appropriates $3,600,000,000 for the public housing
    operating fund as proposed by the House instead of
    $3,576,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Language is included specifying that funds provided in
    this Act are to be used only for 2004 payments to public
    housing authorities as proposed by the House. Language is also
    included permanently prohibiting funds provided in this Act and
    any other Act from being used for payments to public housing
    agencies for the operating costs of public housing for any year
    prior to the current year of such Act as proposed by Senate.
    The House proposed similar language. The conferees have
    included such language to ensure that funds appropriated are
    used for current year operating subsidies payments rather than
    to augment the amount of prior year operating subsidy payments
    above the level appropriated in such year, a previous practice
    which the Committees have questioned as a violation of
    appropriations law.
          Language is included making $10,000,000 available for
    programs to assist in the investigation, prosecution and
    prevention of criminal activities in public housing to be
    administered through a reimbursable agreement with the
    Department of Justice (DOJ). The conferees expect that HUD
    determine, in consultation with DOJ, the priorities in the
    allocation of these funds.

         REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING (HOPE VI)

          Appropriates $150,000,000 for the revitalization of
    severely distressed public housing program (HOPE VI), instead
    of $195,115,000 as proposed by the Senate and $50,000,000 as
    proposed by the House.
          Language is included making funds available for
    obligation until September 30, 2005, as proposed by the House,
    instead of providing no-year authority as proposed by the
    Senate.
          Of the amount provided, the conference agreement includes
    $4,000,000 for technical assistance, instead of $5,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $3,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Language is not included setting forth certain conditions
    and requirements on the recapture of funds from grants awarded
    under the HOPE VI program prior to fiscal year 1998 as proposed
    by the Senate. The House did not address this matter. The
    conferees encourage HUD to continue to work with public housing
    authorities to ensure timely completion of projects, but
    recognize that not all grantees are making such progress. The
    conferees understand the Secretary has the authority to take
    action against grantees which have failed to meet the
    requirements associated with such grants, including but not
    limited to, the recapture of funds. The conferees understand
    that beginning in March 2002 HUD began to take a series of
    actions to improve its oversight of HOPE VI grantees including
    developing and implementing enforcement actions, remedies and
    penalties for nonperformance. In addition, a May 2003 General
    Accounting Office (GAO) review of HUD's HOPE VI grant selection
    and oversight processes made several recommendations including
    development of a formal written enforcement policy to hold
    public housing authorities accountable for the status of their
    grants. The conferees request the Department submit a report to
    the Committees on Appropriations, no later than February 1,
    2004, which identifies the changes implemented and planned to
    improve HUD's oversight of HOPE VI grantees; the status of each
    HOPE VI project funded prior to 1999 and any actions taken to
    ensure timely completion of such project; the Department's
    plans for implementing the recommendations made by GAO; and
    proposed alternative housing strategies to mitigate the impact
    of a recapture of funds on residents of failed HOPE VI
    projects.

                      NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $654,100,000 instead of $661,600,000 as
    proposed by the House and $646,600,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Of the total amount, $4,500,000 is for inspections,
    training, and technical assistance instead of $5,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $4,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Of the total amount, $2,000,000 is for guaranteed loans
    to subsidize a total guaranteed loan principal of up to
    $16,658,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,000,000 to
    subsidize a total loan volume of up to $8,049,000 as proposed
    by the House.
          The Department is directed to submit the report required
    by section 9 of Public Law 107-292 on the extent of black mold
    infestation of Native American housing in the United States,
    and recommendations to address the infestation, by December 15,
    2004.

               INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $5,300,000 for guaranteed loans for Native
    American housing on trust lands to subsidize a total loan
    principal of up to $197,243,000 as proposed by the House and
    the Senate.

          NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $1,035,000 for guaranteed loans for Native
    Hawaiian housing to subsidize a total guaranteed loan principal
    of up to $39,712,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $1,000,000 to subsidize a total loan principal of up to
    $35,347,985 as proposed by the House.

                       Community Planning and Development

                  HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

          Appropriates $296,500,000 for housing opportunities for
    persons with AIDS (HOPWA) instead of $302,000,000 as proposed
    by the House and $291,000,000 as proposed the Senate.
          Language proposed by the Senate to exempt existing
    grantees from changes resulting from Federal government-wide
    changes in designations in metropolitan statistical areas is
    not included. The House did not include a similar provision.

                     RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

          Appropriates $25,000,000 for rural housing and economic
    development as proposed by both the House and Senate. Language
    is included requiring funds to be awarded competitively as
    proposed by the House. The Senate included similar language.
    The Department is reminded that these funds are to be
    distributed on a competitive basis in accordance with the
    requirements set forth in section 205 under administrative
    provisions in this title.

                    EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

          Appropriates $15,000,000 for grants to the second round
    of empowerment zones as proposed by the House. The Senate did
    not include funding for this activity. The conferees expect the
    Secretary to implement recommendations from the Inspector
    General's audits of the round II empowerment zones and to
    provide a report to the Committees not later than March 1,
    2004, on the status of the resolution of all audit findings.

                           COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $4,950,000,000 for various activities funded
    in this account as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $4,959,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees agree to
    the following:
          --$4,356,550,000 for formula grants under the Community
    Development Block Grant program (CDBG), instead of
    $4,538,650,000 as proposed by the House and $4,545,700,000 as
    proposed by the Senate;
          --$72,000,000 for grants to Indian tribes as proposed by
    the House instead of $72,500,000 as proposed by the Senate;
          --$3,300,000 for the Housing Assistance Council as
    proposed by the House and Senate;
          --$2,500,000 for the National American Indian Housing
    Council instead of $2,400,000 as proposed by the House and
    $2,600,000 as proposed by the Senate;
          --$52,000,000 for section 107 grants, instead of
    $43,000,000 as proposed by the House and $52,500,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Within the amount provided for section
    107 grants, the conference agreement provides the following:
          $7,000,000 for insular areas;
          $10,500,000 for historically black colleges and
    universities, of which up to $2,000,000 may be used for
    technical assistance;
          $3,000,000 for community development work study;
        $7,000,000 for Hispanic Serving Institutions;
        $7,000,000 for the Community Outreach Partnerships program;
        $3,000,000 for tribal colleges and universities;
          $3,500,000 for Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and
    Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions;
          $9,500,000 for assistance under the Hawaiian Homelands
    Homeownership Act of 2000; and
        $1,500,000 for technical assistance.
          --$5,000,000 for the National Housing Development
    Corporation for continuation of its program of acquisition,
    rehabilitation, and preservation of at-risk affordable housing,
    including $2,000,000 for operating expenses as proposed by the
    House. The Senate did not propose funding for this program;
          --$5,000,000 for the National Council of La Raza HOPE
    Fund, of which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund
    management and $4,500,000 is for investments and financing as
    proposed by the House. The Senate did not propose funding for
    this program;
          --$27,000,000 for grants to eligible grantees under
    section 11 of the Self-Help Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP),
    instead of $28,000,000 as proposed by the House and $12,000,000
    as proposed by the Senate;
          --$34,750,000 for capacity building, of which $30,000,000
    is for the Community Development and Affordable Housing program
    for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation for activities as
    authorized by section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development Demonstration Act, as in effect before June 12,
    1997, including $5,000,000 for rural areas; and of which
    $4,750,000 is for Habitat for Humanity International. The House
    proposed $33,250,000 for capacity building including
    $28,250,000 for LISC and the Enterprise Foundation and
    $5,000,000 for Habitat for Humanity; and the Senate proposed
    $35,500,000 for such activities including $31,500,000 for LISC
    and the Enterprise Foundation and $4,000,000 for Habitat for
    Humanity. The conferees direct that the increase provided above
    the fiscal year 2003 level for Habitat for Humanity be used to
    expand the ability of Indian tribes to participate in SHOP and
    other Habitat for Humanity programs;
          --$65,000,000 for YouthBuild as proposed by the House
    instead of $60,000,000 as proposed by the Senate;
          --$278,000,000 for economic development initiatives
    instead of $137,500,000 as proposed by the House and
    $140,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Language is included
    prohibiting funds from being used for program operations as
    proposed by the House. The Senate did not include a similar
    provision. The conferees note that projects receiving funds
    must comply with the environmental review requirements set
    forth in section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property
    Disposition Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547). The conferees will
    not entertain waivers of such requirements. In addition, funds
    provided for projects shall not be used for reimbursement of
    expenses incurred prior to the receipt of economic development
    initiative funding. Modified language is included, similar to
    language proposed by the House and Senate, to target funds made
    available under this program. Targeted grants shall be made as
    follows:
          1. $25,000 to the 21st Century Council Impact Learning
    Center in Jackson County, Alabama for completion of facility
    build out;
          2. $50,000 to the Huntsville Achievement School in
    Huntsville, Alabama for completion of facility renovations;
          3. $75,000 to the Children's Museum of the Shoals in
    Florence, Alabama for planning and design of a Native American
    exhibit;
          4. $75,000 to the City of Uniontown, Alabama for
    renovation of the old Uniontown Middle School;
          5. $100,000 to Boaz, Alabama for construction and
    renovation for the Boaz Community Activities Center;
          6. $100,000 to the City of Luverne, Alabama for
    sidewalks, street furniture and facade improvements;
          7. $100,000 to the Madison County Commission for
    construction of the Woody Anderson Library in Monrovia,
    Alabama;
          8. $200,000 to the City of Opelika, Alabama for
    rehabilitation of the historic Dallas Armory;
          9. $200,000 to the Burritt Center in Huntsville, Alabama
    for building construction;
          10. $250,000 to Lamar County, Alabama for Industrial Park
    site development;
          11. $250,000 to Guntersville, Alabama for renovation of
    the Community Cultural Arts Center;
          12. $300,000 to Wallace Community College in Dothan,
    Alabama for facilities construction and renovations for the
    Southeast Alabama Nursing Initiative;
          13. $300,000 to the City of Huntsville, Alabama for
    streetscape, beautification and greenways improvements;
          14. $400,000 to Arab, Alabama for construction of a
    senior center;
          15. $500,000 to the National Children's Advocacy Center
    in Huntsville, Alabama for facilities planning and
    improvements;
          16. $900,000 to Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama
    for construction of a new library;
          17. $75,000 to the Bishop State Community College in
    Mobile, Alabama for construction of a business technology
    center;
          18. $150,000 for the Selma Downtown Revitalization
    Project in Selma, Alabama;
          19. $400,000 for construction of the Parnell Memorial
    Library in Montevallo, Alabama;
          20. $3,000,000 for the City of Tuscaloosa for the 21st
    Avenue Urban Renewal Project in Tuscaloosa, Alabama;
          21. $400,000 for the University of South Alabama for
    improvements related to the Mitchell College of Business
    Library in Mobile, Alabama;
          22. $75,000 for the Elmore County Economic Development
    Authority for business and economic development activities in
    Elmore County, Alabama;
          23. $100,000 for the City of Millport, Alabama for
    construction costs associated with the Regional Cultural
    Center;
          24. $200,000 for the Tuscaloosa County Commission for
    Community Development in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama;
          25. $100,000 for the Montgomery Boys and Girls Club,
    Alabama for facility improvements;
          26. $250,000 for the City of Fairhope, Alabama for
    construction of the Fairhope Library;
          27. $100,000 for the Huntsville/Madison County Convention
    and Visitors Bureau for furnishing of the Visitors Center in
    Huntsville, Alabama;
          28. $475,000 for the Crenshaw County Economic/Industrial
    Development Authority for industrial site preparation in
    Crenshaw County, Alabama;
          29. $100,000 for the Rockford Council of Arts and Crafts
    for renovation of the Old Rockford School in Rockford, Alabama;
          30. $150,000 for the City of Eufaula, Alabama for the
    Broad Street Revitalization project;
          31. $100,000 for the City of Northport, Alabama for
    community development;
          32. $1,000,000 for the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage,
    Alaska for facilities expansion;
          33. $30,000 for the City of Palmer, Alaska for public
    facility improvements;
          34. $200,000 for the City of North Pole, Alaska for
    recreation improvements;
          35. $150,000 for Juneau, Alaska for port facilities;
          36. $500,000 for the Bering Straits Native Corporation
    for the Cape Nome quarry upgrade, Nome, Alaska;
          37. $1,000,000 for the Tongass Coast Aquarium, Ketchikan,
    Alaska for improvements;
          38. $750,000 for the J.P. Jones Community Development
    Center, Fairbanks, Alaska for improvements;
          39. $400,000 for Love, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska for a
    social service facility;
          40. $1,000,000 for Cordova, Alaska costs associated with
    the construction of a community center;
          41. $750,000 for the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai,
    Alaska for recreation facilities;
          42. $500,000 for the City of Sitka, Alaska for the
    Sawmill Cove jobs center;
          43. $500,000 for the Valdez Senior Center, Valdez, Alaska
    for improvements;
          44. $150,000 for the Anchorage Economic Development
    Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska for a global logistics center;
          45. $250,000 for the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum,
    Anchorage for improvements;
          46. $175,000 to the City of Phoenix, Arizona for design
    and construction of the Rio Salado Audubon Nature Center;
          47. $200,000 to the Town of Guadalupe, Arizona for
    construction and renovation to the Mercado shopping center;
          48. $900,000 to the Dunbar Coalition, Inc. for renovation
    of facilities for the African-American Historical Museum and
    Cultural Center in Tucson, Arizona;
          49. $75,000 to the Bullion Plaza Museum Association in
    Miami, Arizona for renovation of the museum building;
          50. $75,000 to Arkansas State University Mountain Home
    for construction of the Vada Sheid Community Development
    Center;
          51. $75,000 to the Old Independence Regional Museum in
    Arkansas for facilities renovation;
          52. $75,000 to Arkansas State University Newport for
    facilities construction at the commercial driver training
    range;
          53. $75,000 to the Camden Boys and Girls Club in Camden,
    Arkansas for construction of recreational facilities;
          54. $270,000 for the City of Conway, Arkansas for
    downtown revitalization;
          55. $75,000 to the Bryant Youth Association in Bryant,
    Arkansas for land acquisition and construction of a Boys and
    Girls Club facility;
          56. $150,000 to North Arkansas College in Harrison,
    Arkansas for construction of the Conference and Training
    Center;
          57. $500,000 for the Central Arkansas Resource
    Conservation and Development Council in Helena, Arkansas for
    the Cherry Street Historic Preservation Project;
          58. $250,000 for the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas for
    streetscapes improvements to Garrison Avenue;
          59. $250,000 for the Studio for the Arts in Pocahontas,
    Arkansas for construction of a theatre;
          60. $75,000 to the East Valley YMCA in North Hollywood,
    California for facilities renovation;
          61. $75,000 to the Valley Family Center in the San
    Fernando Valley, California for facilities construction;
          62. $75,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando
    Valley, California for facilities renovation;
          63. $75,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Oxnard
    and Port Hueneme in California for structural facility
    improvements;
          64. $75,000 to the City of Oxnard, California for design
    and construction of an addition to the public library;
          65. $75,000 to Daguhoy Lodge in Stockton, California for
    facility restoration;
          66. $75,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for
    renovation of the Museum of Latin American Art;
          67. $75,000 to the City of Alhambra, California for
    renovation of recreational facilities;
          68. $75,000 to the City of Covina, California for
    renovation of a facility for the homeless;
          69. $75,000 to the City of West Covina, California for
    construction of a regional community center;
          70. $75,000 to the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese
    Community Center in California for construction of a social
    hall;
          71. $90,000 to the City of Fontana, California for
    acquisition and construction needs at Jack Bulik Park;
          72. $100,000 to the City of Simi Valley, California for
    buildout and upgrades for the Simi Valley Senior Citizens
    Center;
          73. $100,000 to North County Solutions for Change for the
    Futures for Families project to construct regional transitional
    housing in San Diego, California;
          74. $100,000 to Search to Involve Pilipino Americans in
    Los Angeles, California for facilities renovation at the Royal
    Morales Pilipino American Community and Cultural Center;
          75. $100,000 to the Valley Economic Development Center,
    Inc. in Los Angeles, California for building renovation as part
    of the Highland Park Commercial Revitalization project;
          76. $100,000 to Santa Clara University in California for
    planning and design for construction of the `Information
    Commons';
          77. $100,000 to the City of Palo Alto, California for
    children's library renovations;
          78. $100,000 to the City of La Puente, California for
    construction to expand the city's youth learning center;
          79. $100,000 to the County of Los Angeles, California for
    planning and construction of a cultural and performing arts
    center at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park;
          80. $100,000 to the City of Huntington Park, California
    for development of a downtown redevelopment master plan;
          81. $100,000 to ONEgeneration in the San Fernando Valley,
    California for construction of an intergenerational daycare
    center;
          82. $100,000 to the City of West Sacramento, California
    for construction of the Collins Teen Center;
          83. $100,000 to the City of Woodland, California for
    parking construction;
          84. $125,000 to the City of San Jose, California for
    construction of a youth facility;
          85. $125,000 to the City of Anaheim, California for land
    acquisition to expand the La Palma Park;
          86. $150,000 to Food Share, Inc. for facilities expansion
    and construction for a community kitchen in Ventura County,
    California;
          87. $150,000 to the City of Oceanside, California for
    construction of a senior citizens center;
          88. $150,000 to the City of Lancaster, California for
    development of a Regional Youth Baseball Complex;
          89. $150,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for
    construction of multi-use facilities at the Stearns Park
    Community Center;
          90. $150,000 to the East Los Angeles YMCA in Los Angeles,
    California for facilities renovation;
          91. $1,000,000 to the City of Inglewood, California for
    design and construction of a senior center;
          92. $150,000 to the City of Lawndale, California for
    design and construction of a library;
          93. $175,000 to the Rio Linda Union School District in
    North Highlands, California for construction of the Oakdale
    Community Center;
          94. $175,000 to Goodwill Industries of Sacramento,
    California for construction of a community training center;
          95. $200,000 to the City of San Francisco, California for
    facility renovation to house emancipated foster children;
          96. $225,000 to the City of Corona, California for
    construction of the Corona Community Center;
          97. $225,000 to the City of Redding, California for
    property acquisition and site preparation for the Stillwater
    Business Park;
          98. $225,000 to the City of Adelanto, California for
    construction of a retail shopping center;
          99. $225,000 to the City of Lancaster, California for
    construction of public recreation facilities, parking
    facilities and property acquisition for the North Downtown
    Transit Village Project;
          100. $225,000 to the City of Diamond Bar, California for
    construction of a senior center;
          101. $225,000 to the City of Citrus Heights, California
    for streetscape improvements along the Auburn Boulevard
    Commercial Corridor;
          102. $225,000 to the Town of Groveland, California for
    purchase of a youth center;
          103. $225,000 to the Mission Preservation Foundation in
    San Juan Capistrano, California for the Great Stone Church
    restoration project;
          104. $225,000 to Sonoma State University in California
    for construction of the Green Music Center;
          105. $275,000 to the City of Westminster, California for
    construction of a community cultural and education center;
          106. $275,000 to Kern County, California for
    infrastructure improvements for the Imperial Way Industrial
    Park;
          107. $400,000 for Shelter from the Storm, Inc. in Palm
    Desert, California for facilities renovations and improvements;
          108. $300,000 to the City of Lincoln, California for the
    design and construction of a Cultural and Business Center;
          109. $300,000 to the City of Santa Monica, California for
    renovation of a historic structure for use as a visitors
    center;
          110. $300,000 for Vanguard University in Costa Mesa,
    California for facilities upgrades and equipment for a science
    center;
          111. $325,000 to the City of Salinas, California for
    construction of a swimming pool;
          112. $350,000 to the Palomar YMCA in Escondido,
    California for construction of an aquatics facility;
          113. $350,000 to the International Agri-Center in Tulare,
    California for improvements to the Heritage Complex Learning
    Center and to continued construction of a new exhibit pavilion;
          114. $400,000 to the City of Atascadero, California for
    facilities renovation for a Youth Recreation Center;
          115. $450,000 to the City of Monrovia, California for
    site preparation at the Santa Anita and Sawpit Channels for
    economic development activities;
          116. $450,000 to Los Angeles County, California for the
    construction of a new library;
          117. $450,000 to the City of La Mesa, California for
    facilities construction for the La Mesa PARKS Project;
          118. $450,000 to the City of Desert Hot Springs,
    California for facilities construction for a civic and
    community center;
          119. $450,000 to the City of Tracy, California for
    construction of the Tracy Youth Sports Facility;
          120. $1,000,000 to the California Academy of Sciences in
    San Francisco, California for renovation of its facility;
          121. $500,000 to the Town of Apple Valley, California for
    Phase One of Civic Center Park;
          122. $250,000 for the City of San Francisco, California
    for the Old Mint redevelopment project;
          123. $750,000 for the City of San Diego, California for
    the construction of low income housing;
          124. $250,000 for the City of Orange Cove, California for
    the Commercial Redevelopment Project;
          125. $250,000 for the City of East Palo Alto, California
    to build a new town civic center;
          126. $275,000 to the City of Aurora, Colorado for
    facilities renovation and construction for the Fitzsimmons
    Commons;
          127. $1,000,000 for Fort Westernaire, Golden, Colorado
    for the expansion of the Westernaire museum;
          128. $200,000 for YouthBiz, Inc., Denver, Colorado for
    construction needs related to an inner-city youth business
    training program;
          129. $1,000,000 for Colorado UpLift, Denver, Colorado for
    construction needs related to a program benefiting ``at-risk''
    inner-city youth in Denver;
          130. $1,000,000 for the Denver Art Museum, Colorado for
    continued design and development of the Center for American
    Indian Art;
          131. $200,000 for the City of Arvada, Colorado for the
    design phase of the community's arts and humanities center;
          132. $500,000 for Mercy Housing, Inc., Denver, Colorado
    for the development of affordable housing in Durango, Colorado;
          133. $90,000 to the University of Hartford in Hartford,
    Connecticut for building renovation to house the Hartt School
    Performing Arts Center;
          134. $90,000 to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in
    Hartford, Connecticut for facility renovation and expansion;
          135. $100,000 to Wesleyan University in Middletown,
    Connecticut for facilities renovation of a former school;
          136. $100,000 to the Town of North Haven, Connecticut for
    streetscape improvements in the Montowese area;
          137. $100,000 to the City of West Haven, Connecticut for
    streetscape improvements along Campbell Avenue;
          138. $200,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower
    Naugatuck Valley in Ansonia, Connecticut for facilities
    renovation;
          139. $225,000 to the Town of Enfield, Connecticut for
    construction of the Family Resource Center;
          140. $500,000 to the Charles D. Smith, Jr. Foundation for
    facilities construction for the Stratfield Avenue Redevelopment
    Project in Bridgeport, Connecticut;
          141. $500,000 for the City of Hartford, Connecticut for
    the Hartford Home Ownership Initiative;
          142. $250,000 for the Southside Institutions Neighborhood
    Alliance, Hartford, Connecticut for rehabilitation of
    dilapidated housing stock;
          143. $275,000 for the Beebe Medical Center in Lewes,
    Delaware for facilities expansion;
          144. $225,000 to Easter Seals, Delaware and Maryland's
    Eastern Shore for construction of a new facility in Georgetown,
    Delaware;
          145. $500,000 for Sacred Heart Village, Inc., Wilmington,
    Delaware to complete the construction of an affordable housing
    facility for seniors;
          146. $500,000 for the Wilmington Senior Center,
    Wilmington, Delaware for renovations for the Lafayette Court
    senior apartments;
          147. $200,000 to Arena Stage in Washington, District of
    Columbia for design and construction of a new facility;
          148. $275,000 to the Good Samaritan Foundation in the
    District of Columbia for acquisition and construction of the
    Anacostia Training and Outreach Center;
          149. $300,000 to Gonzaga High School in Washington,
    District of Columbia for facilities renovation and
    construction;
          150. $450,000 for Food and Friends of Washington,
    District of Columbia for facilities buildout and equipment;
          151. $250,000 for the Greater Washington Urban League, in
    Washington, District of Columbia for renovations to their new
    headquarters;
          152. $100,000 to the Sebring Airport Authority, Florida
    for planning for the development of a light industrial/
    commercial business park;
          153. $1,000,000 for facilities construction for Tampa Bay
    Watch in Florida;
          154. $100,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for
    facilities expansion for the Museum of History;
          155. $100,000 to Lake Mary, Florida for a downtown
    development improvement program;
          156. $100,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for
    restoration of the Jordan School;
          157. $125,000 to the George Washington Carver Community
    Center in Crystal River area, Florida for facilities
    construction;
          158. $150,000 to Mainstreet Fort Pierce, Inc. for the
    restoration and renovation of the Sunrise Theatre building in
    Fort Pierce, Florida;
          159. $200,000 to the City of Ocoee, Florida for
    construction of a senior citizen/veterans services facility;
          160. $200,000 to the City of Clearwater, Florida for the
    Homeless Intervention Project;
          161. $225,000 to the Bishop Planetarium in Bradenton,
    Florida for facilities reconstruction and restoration;
          162. $250,000 to Osceola County, Florida for construction
    of a homeless shelter to be operated by Transition House in
    Kissimmee, Florida;
          163. $200,000 to St. Cloud, Florida for a special needs
    evacuation, senior, multipurpose center;
          164. $300,000 to the Mainstreet DeLand Association in
    DeLand, Florida for the Athens Theatre Renovation project;
          165. $300,000 for facilities expansion of the Dali Museum
    in St. Petersburg, Florida;
          166. $300,000 for the expansion of Ruth Eckerd Hall in
    Clearwater, Florida;
          167. $200,000 to Orange County, Florida for construction
    of a senior center;
          168. $350,000 to Central Florida Community College in
    Ocala, Florida for construction for an Information Technology
    Center;
          169. $300,000 to Pinellas County, Florida for the
    renovation of an aviation high technology facility;
          170. $350,000 to Pinellas County, Florida for facilities
    construction for a folk cultural center;
          171. $450,000 to the City of Boca Raton, Florida for
    streetscape improvements for the implementation of the Pearl
    City Master Plan;
          172. $450,000 to the City of Clearwater, Florida for
    waterfront facilities construction of the ``Beach by Design
    Initiative'';
          173. $500,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for
    land acquisition, relocation, demolition and conveyance for the
    Midtown retail redevelopment project;
          174. $500,000 to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for
    Dome Industrial and Jordan Park facilities renovation and
    construction;
          175. $775,000 for facilities construction for the Stetson
    University College of Law, Tampa, Florida campus;
          176. $900,000 to South Florida Goodwill in Miami, Florida
    for facilities renovations and upgrades;
          177. $1,000,000 for construction and redevelopment of the
    Historic Carlington (Roosevelt) Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida
    to include residential and commercial property;
          178. $875,000 for Eckerd College in St. Petersburg,
    Florida for the expansion of the Youth Opportunity and
    Development Center;
          179. $1,400,000 to the City of Dunedin, Florida for
    construction of recreation center facilities;
          180. $300,000 for Miami-Dade County, Florida for the
    construction of the Miami-Dade County Performing Arts Center;
          181. $350,000 for Volusia County, Florida for the
    construction of a community performing arts center;
          182. $425,000 for the City of Coral Gables, Florida for
    the Biltmore Complex Restoration Project;
          183. $75,000 to the Town of Lumpkin, Georgia for
    Westville Village's History Alive building restoration;
          184. $75,000 to the City of Richland Downtown Development
    Authority in Richland, Georgia for renovation of the Old
    Richland Hotel;
          185. $75,000 to Thomasville, Georgia for Historic Douglas
    High School Alumni Association Complex renovation;
          186. $75,000 to the University of Georgia for facility
    buildout to support a program to support southwest Georgia
    value-added product development;
          187. $275,000 to DeKalb County, Georgia for planning and
    construction of a senior center;
          188. $100,000 to the City of Macon, Georgia for
    renovation of the historic Coca-Cola building;
          189. $100,000 to the Tubman Museum, in Macon, Georgia for
    building construction;
          190. $75,000 to the Clayton County, Georgia Board of
    Commissioners for planning and construction of a senior center
    in Jonesboro;
          191. $100,000 to the City of Plains, Georgia for the
    construction and facilities buildout at the Rural History
    Resource Center;
          192. $100,000 to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in
    Dougherty County, Georgia for building renovation;
          193. $400,000 to Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta,
    Georgia for land acquisition and building expansion;
          194. $100,000 to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
    for construction of facilities to house the African American
    Archival Program;
          195. $100,000 to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia
    for construction of a performing arts center;
          196. $115,000 to Albany, Georgia for renovation and
    construction of the Faith Community Outreach Center
    Incorporated, and renovation of the kitchen at the SOWEGA
    Council of Aging's Site One Senior Kitchen;
          197. $150,000 to the Joint Development Authority of Ben
    Hill and Irwin Counties, Georgia for parkland enhancements for
    Fitzgerald Millennium Technology Pointe;
          198. $160,000 for the Pine Mountain Beautification and
    Economic Development project in Harris County, Georgia for
    streetscape improvements;
          199. $225,000 to the City of Monticello, Georgia for
    recreational facilities improvements and pedestrian pathways
    for the development of Funderburg Park;
          200. $225,000 to Cobb County, Georgia for construction of
    the South Cobb Regional Library;
          201. $275,000 to the City of Powder Springs, Georgia for
    refurbishment of the Coach George E. Ford Center;
          202. $325,000 to the Golden Harvest Food Banks in
    Augusta, Georgia for facilities construction and improvements
    for the ``Feed the People'' campaign;
          203. $360,000 to Columbus, Georgia for land acquisition
    for the Wilson Camp project;
          204. $525,000 to the City of Moultrie, Georgia for
    demolition and initial construction of the Swift property;
          205. $100,000 to the City of Atlanta, Georgia for
    renovation and restoration of the historic Paschal's restaurant
    and motel;
          206. $130,000 to the Waianae, Hawaii YMCA for facilities
    construction;
          207. $500,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii,
    Nanakuli, Hawaii for the planning and construction of a new
    facility;
          208. $500,000 for the Oahu Continuum of Care, Wainae,
    Hawaii for the construction and renovation of permanent
    supportive housing;
          209. $500,000 for the Hawaii Nature Center, Wailuku,
    Hawaii for the Maui Renovation Project;
          210. $500,000 for the County of Kauai, Hawaii for a
    technology training facility in Kauai, Hawaii;
          211. $250,000 for the Kapahulu Senior Center, Honolulu,
    Hawaii for improvements and renovations to the senior center;
          212. $900,000 for the Clearwater Economic Development
    Association, Idaho, to continue implementation of a Lewis and
    Clark Bicentennial commemoration plan;
          213. $300,000 to Franklin County, Idaho for the moving,
    renovation, restoration of the Oneida Stake Academy building in
    Preston, Idaho;
          214. $700,000 to Idaho State University for facilities
    construction for the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing
    Arts Center;
          215. $100,000 to the University of Idaho for planning and
    design of the Lionel Hampton Center;
          216. $800,000 for Boise State University, Idaho, for
    construction on an Environmental Science and Economic
    Development Building;
          217. $900,000 for the City of Salmon, Idaho, for
    expansion of the Sacajawea Cultural and Arts Center expansion;
          218. $900,000 for the University of Idaho, for
    construction related to a Performance and Education Facility;
          219. $75,000 to Lawrence Hall Youth Services in Chicago,
    Illinois for facility construction;
          220. $100,000 for the Tazewell-Woodford Head Start
    program in East Peoria, Illinois for the continued construction
    of a new facility;
          221. $100,000 to the Southeast Chicago Development
    Commission in Chicago, Illinois for building construction for a
    shopping center;
          222. $150,000 to the Canal Corridor Association for the
    Port of LaSalle Project in LaSalle, Illinois including
    construction of an outdoor interpretive center, a replica mule
    barn, and construction of a lock-tender's house;
          223. $175,000 to the Rebirth of Englewood Community
    Development Corporation in Chicago, Illinois for purchase and
    renovation of a building to serve as a community center;
          224. $200,000 to the Northfield Park District, Illinois
    for facilities renovation and rehabilitation;
          225. $225,000 for the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois
    for construction of a new visitor center;
          226. $225,000 for the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet,
    Illinois for facilities restoration and improvements;
          227. $250,000 for Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln,
    Illinois for the restoration of the Earl C. Hargrove
    Auditorium;
          228. $250,000 to the Village of Homewood, Illinois for
    purchase and renovation of the Canadian National Railroad
    Depot;
          229. $250,000 to Western Springs Park District, Illinois
    for construction of a storage facility and park amphitheater;
          230. $650,000 to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois
    for renovation of Bradley Hall;
          231. $700,000 to the City of DeKalb, Illinois for
    revitalization of East Lincoln Highway including building
    rehabilitation, streetscape improvements and beautification;
          232. $1,000,000 to Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical
    Center in Chicago, Illinois for facilities construction;
          233. $150,000 for the Center for the Prevention of Abuse
    in Peoria, Illinois for the construction of a facility;
          234. $500,000 for the City of Peoria, Illinois for
    construction on a proposed medical/technical district in
    Peoria, Illinois;
          235. $500,000 for Access Living, Chicago, Illinois for
    the construction of a new community service facility;
          236. $350,000 for Children's Advocacy Center, Chicago,
    Illinois for costs associated with expansion;
          237. $200,000 for the City of Des Plaines, Illinois for
    infrastructure improvements;
          238. $100,000 for the Merit School of Music in Chicago,
    Illinois for facility improvements;
          239. $300,000 for the Chicago Department of Cultural
    Affairs, Illinois for restoration of the Chicago Cultural
    Center Domes;
          240. $250,000 for the City of East Moline, Illinois for
    necessary upgrades to infrastructure for economic development
    purposes, including the Quarter project and revitalization of
    the central business district;
          241. $200,000 for improvements to the Field Museum,
    Chicago, Illinois;
          242. $200,000 for Manteno Township, Manteno, Illinois for
    economic redevelopment activities;
          243. $250,000 for the City of Springfield, Illinois for
    infrastructure improvements to support economic development;
          244. $200,000 to the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana for
    renovation of the Carnegie Library;
          245. $300,000 to the City of Anderson, Indiana for
    facilities construction of the Anderson Business Development
    Center;
          246. $200,000 to the African American Achievers Youth
    Corporation in Gary, Indiana for renovation of the Glen
    Theater;
          247. $300,000 to the University of Saint Francis in Fort
    Wayne, Indiana for construction and buildout of the proposed
    Professional Development Center;
          248. $400,000 to the City of South Bend, Indiana for site
    acquisition and demolition for the Studebaker Corridor
    redevelopment initiative;
          249. $500,000 to the James Whitcombe Riley Hospital for
    Children in Indianapolis, Indiana for the expansion and
    renovation of the Children's Emergency and Trauma Center;
          250. $600,000 to North Township, Indiana for renovation
    and construction of recreational facilities, parking, lighting
    and landscaping improvements at Wicker Memorial Park;
          251. $500,000 for the University of Saint Francis in Fort
    Wayne, Indiana for facilities construction for the Health
    Sciences Resource Library;
          252. $800,000 for the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana for the
    expansion of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center;
          253. $200,000 for the Indiana Association of Cities and
    Towns, Indianapolis, Indiana for downtown revitalization;
          254. $350,000 for the Delaware County Commissioners, City
    of Muncie, Indiana for building improvements to the Fairgrounds
    facilities;
          255. $100,000 to the Family Violence Center in Des
    Moines, Iowa for facilities renovation;
          256. $100,000 to the Town of Grinnell, Iowa for
    restoration and rehabilitation of downtown buildings;
          257. $150,000 for the North Central Iowa Regional Solid
    Waste to Energy Facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa for facilities
    construction;
          258. $450,000 to Systems Unlimited, Inc. located in Iowa
    City, Iowa for facilities construction;
          259. $300,000 for the City of Council Bluffs, Iowa for
    the 23rd Avenue Housing Project;
          260. $250,000 for the Scott County Housing Council,
    Davenport, Iowa for the construction and rehabilitation of
    housing;
          261. $200,000 for the Iowa Department of Economic
    Development for the enhancement of regional economic
    development capabilities;
          262. $250,000 for the Mid America Housing Partnership in
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the housing trust fund;
          263. $100,000 for the Iowa State Fair Board in Des
    Moines, Iowa for a statewide awareness and education/exhibit;
          264. $280,000 for the City of Waterloo, Iowa for the John
    Deere brownfield and bio-based incubator project;
          265. $300,000 for the Witwer Senior Center, Cedar Rapids,
    Iowa for facility expansion and renovation;
          266. $600,000 for the City of Clinton, Iowa for the
    Liberty Square brownfields redevelopment project;
          267. $1,000,000 for the Hunter Clinic in Wichita, Kansas
    for construction;
          268. $2,000,000 to Catholic Housing of Wyandotte County,
    Kansas for development and improvements in the St. Peter/
    Waterway/Strawberry Hill Redevelopment Project;
          269. $175,000 to the Wichita Art Museum in Wichita,
    Kansas for facilities renovation, construction and improvements
    for the second Art Investigation Gallery;
          270. $200,000 to Sedan, Kansas for renovation of the
    historic Bradford Hotel;
          271. $500,000 for Railroad Heritage, Inc. for
    construction costs associated with the Great Overland Station
    Renovation and Restoration Project in Topeka, Kansas;
          272. $1,000,000 for the El Zocalo Hispanic Community
    Center, Wichita, Kansas for construction costs;
          273. $75,000 to the Louisville Jefferson County
    Metropolitan Government, Kentucky for the renovation of the Sun
    Valley Community Center;
          274. $100,000 to the Fivco Area Development District in
    Kentucky for construction of a multipurpose facility at
    EastPark;
          275. $100,000 for North Star Productions, Inc. in Bracken
    County, Kentucky for construction of an amphitheater;
          276. $200,000 to the City of Renfro Valley, Kentucky for
    construction of a municipal conference and civic center;
          277. $225,000 to Cumberland College in Williamsburg,
    Kentucky for renovation of the campus science complex;
          278. $225,000 to the London-Laurel County Tourism
    Committee, Kentucky for construction of the Blue-Gray Civil War
    Theme Park;
          279. $225,000 to Casey County, Kentucky for development
    and engineering for the Agricultural and Exposition Center;
          280. $450,000 to the Center for Rural Development in
    Somerset, Kentucky for facilities renovation and expansion;
          281. $925,000 to the Louisville Medical Center
    Development Corporation for property acquisition for
    development of a research park in Louisville, Kentucky;
          282. $250,000 for the YMCA of Franklin, Kentucky for
    facilities construction;
          283. $3,000,000 for the H.L. Neblett Center in Owensboro/
    Daviess County, Kentucky for the construction of a new
    facility;
          284. $500,000 for the Crittenden County Economic
    Development Corporation in Marion, Kentucky, for the Marion/
    Crittenden County Technology-Economic Development Training
    Center;
          285. $100,000 for Harrison County, Kentucky for
    improvements to the Harrison County Courthouse;
          286. $400,000 for Hopkinsville, Kentucky for construction
    related to the Hopkinsville-Christian County Conference and
    Convention Center;
          287. $500,000 for the Louisville Science Center, Kentucky
    for renovation and construction related to the Science
    Education Wing;
          288. $50,000 to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana for
    construction of a veterans memorial;
          289. $75,000 to the Downtown Development District in New
    Orleans, Louisiana for sidewalk replacements and enhancements;
          290. $125,000 to the Town of Ferriday, Louisiana for Main
    Street streetscape work;
          291. $500,000 for Alexandria Central Economic Development
    District, Louisiana for an economic revitalization study and
    revitalization of the Red River waterfront;
          292. $200,000 to the Amistad Research Center at Tulane
    University in New Orleans, Louisiana for facilities restoration
    of the Tilden Library to house Center records;
          293. $225,000 to the Town of New Roads, Louisiana
    facilities construction and renovation, and sidewalks, street
    furniture and facade improvements;
          294. $450,000 to the National Center for Community
    Renewal for facilities renovation and expansion in Shreveport,
    Louisiana;
          295. $450,000 to the Audubon Nature Institute for
    facilities construction in Baton Rouge and New Orleans,
    Louisiana;
          296. $500,000 for PACE Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
    for the renovation of a building for a senior adult day center;
          297. $750,000 for the State of Louisiana for the Poverty
    Point restoration project;
          298. $250,000 to the Biomedical Research Foundation for
    the InterTech Science Park, Louisiana;
          299. $100,000 for the Comprehensive Central City
    Initiative of New Orleans, Inc., Louisiana for neighborhood
    revitalization;
          300. $200,000 for the City of Opelousas, Louisiana for
    the redevelopment of the historic downtown district;
          301. $100,000 for the City of Bogalusa, Louisiana for
    recreation improvements;
          302. $100,000 for facility improvements at the American
    Rose Center in Shreveport, Louisiana;
          303. $100,000 to the Maine Environmental Research
    Institute (MERI) in Blue Hill, Maine for facilities renovation;
          304. $100,000 to Rumford Hospital in Maine for facility
    renovation;
          305. $500,000 for the City of Caribou, Maine to improve
    and repair gymnasium and related facilities in the Armory
    building;
          306. $125,000 for the Center Theater for the Performing
    Arts in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine to improve and repair the Center
    Theater;
          307. $125,000 for the Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine to
    improve and repair the Armory facility;
          308. $220,000 for the University of Maine (Jonesboro and
    Orono), Blueberry Hill Farm to renovate the blueberry research
    facility;
          309. $200,000 for the Central Maine Technical College-
    Western Maine University and Technical Center, South Paris,
    Maine to assist in development of technical college center;
          310. $250,000 for the City of Bangor, Maine for further
    development of the Penobscot Riverfront Park;
          311. $250,000 for the City of Brewer, Maine to assist the
    city's shoreline stabilization project;
          312. $120,000 for Sagadahoc County, Maine to repair
    granite steps at the Sagadahoc County Courthouse;
          313. $210,000 for the Town of Thomaston, Maine to fund
    construction of sidewalk in business district;
          314. $600,000 for the City of Baltimore, Maryland for the
    Main Streets Initiative project;
          315. $100,000 for the Baltimore Child Abuse Center in
    Baltimore, Maryland for building renovations;
          316. $500,000 for the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore,
    Maryland for building renovations;
          317. $250,000 for the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in
    Baltimore, Maryland for the Museum Expansion Project;
          318. $250,000 for Harford County, Maryland for the Havre
    de Grace Youth & Senior Center;
          319. $500,000 for Howard County, Maryland for
    Revitalization of the Route 1 Corridor;
          320. $750,000 for Montgomery County, Maryland for
    pedestrian linkages in Silver Spring;
          321. $300,000 for the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland for
    the Gaithersburg Youth Center;
          322. $650,000 for Prince George's County, Maryland to
    develop an African American Cultural & Community Center in the
    Gateway Arts District;
          323. $300,000 for Washington County, Maryland for the
    Smithsburg Library;
          324. $260,000 for the City of Laurel, Maryland for
    improvements to Route 1;
          325. $65,000 for the Woodlawn Community Education &
    Development Association in Baltimore County, Maryland for the
    Woodlawn Community Auditorium Project;
          326. $320,000 for the City of District Heights, Maryland
    for facade and building renovations in the city's commercial
    area;
          327. $75,000 to the City of Rockville, Maryland for
    construction of a park at King Mill;
          328. $90,000 to the Melwood Horticultural Training Center
    in Prince George's County, Maryland for facilities renovation;
          329. $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
    Washington in Silver Spring, Maryland for purchase of the D.C.
    Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club facility;
          330. $150,000 to the Olney Theatre for the Arts in Olney,
    Maryland for construction of a theater;
          331. $160,000 to the Bowie Regional Arts Vision
    Association in Bowie, Maryland for construction of a new
    community theater;
          332. $175,000 to the 20th Street H.O.P.E. House in
    Baltimore, Maryland for facilities expansion and renovation;
          333. $200,000 to the Gateway Arts District along the
    Route 1 Corridor in the areas covering the communities of Mount
    Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood and Hyattsville in Prince
    George's County, Maryland;
          334. $350,000 for the National Federation of the Blind
    Research and Training Institute in Baltimore, Maryland for
    facilities construction;
          335. $100,000 to YMCA Camp Letts in Anne Arundel County,
    Maryland for facilities upgrades and related improvements;
          336. $50,000 to the Chelsea Green Space and Recreation
    Committee in Massachusetts for construction of a park,
    including a boardwalk and benches;
          337. $75,000 to the Town of Randolph, Massachusetts for
    the rehabilitation of the historic Stetson Town Hall;
          338. $100,000 to the Roxbury Boys and Girls Club in
    Roxbury, Massachusetts for renovation of the Roxbury Clubhouse;
          339. $100,000 to Salem State College in Salem,
    Massachusetts for construction of a theater;
          340. $100,000 to the Essex National Heritage Commission
    for Community Resource in Massachusetts for development of a
    plan for a visitors services and archives center;
          341. $325,000 for Main South Community Development
    Corporation, Worcester, Massachusetts for the Gardner-Kilby
    Hammond Neighborhood Revitalization Project;
          342. $175,000 to the Lawrence, Massachusetts Boys and
    Girls Club for recreational facilities renovations;
          343. $300,000 to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts
    for design development and renovation of an existing public
    market;
          344. $700,000 to Springfield College, in Springfield,
    Massachusetts for planning and construction of a field house;
          345. $300,000 to North Adams, Massachusetts for
    renovation of the North Adams Armory into a community center;
          346. $200,000 to Greenfield, Massachusetts for renovation
    of the First National Bank Building;
          347. $350,000 to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
    and Health Sciences in Worcester, Massachusetts for
    construction of new multi-use education facilities;
          348. $200,000 to Holyoke Community College in Holyoke,
    Massachusetts for land acquisition;
          349. $150,000 for the City of Boston, Massachusetts for
    the City of Boston Affordable Housing Environmental Remediation
    Project;
          350. $100,000 for the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, Boston,
    Massachusetts for the planning, design and implementation of a
    memorial;
          351. $100,000 for St. Mary's College in Orchard Lake,
    Michigan for renovation of library and dormitory facilities;
          352. $125,000 for Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Michigan
    for facilities renovation and enhancements for the Center for
    Innovative Materials for Infrastructure Security;
          353. $125,000 for the Michigan Jewish Institute for
    construction, buildout, and equipment for the College Academic
    Center;
          354. $125,000 to Genesee County, Michigan for land
    acquisition in support of the Genesee County Land Reutilization
    Plan, in collaboration with the City of Flint;
          355. $175,000 to the City of Detroit, Michigan for
    demolition of abandoned housing stock;
          356. $175,000 to the City of Detroit, Michigan for design
    and construction of the Belle Isle Natural Zoo;
          357. $200,000 for Boysville of Michigan for renovations
    and upgrades at various locations;
          358. $200,000 to the National Center for Manufacturing
    Sciences in Ann Arbor, Michigan for facilities improvements and
    buildout related to the development and deployment of advanced
    technologies to the manufacturing base;
          359. $300,000 to Focus: HOPE in Detroit, Michigan for
    facilities renovation;
          360. $200,000 to the Arab Community Center for Economic
    and Social Services in Dearborn, Michigan for construction of
    an Arab American National Museum and Cultural Center;
          361. $225,000 to the City of Menominee, Michigan for
    renovation of recreational facilities;
          362. $300,000 to Mercy Hospital Cadillac in Cadillac,
    Michigan for facilities construction and renovations for the
    Healthcare Improvement and Access Initiative;
          363. $450,000 for Automotion Alley for facilities
    construction, improvements and buildout for a Technology Center
    in Troy, Michigan;
          364. $1,000,000 for the State of Michigan for costs
    associated with the relocation of the A.E. Seaman Mineral
    Museum;
          365. $250,000 for the City of Detroit, Michigan for the
    Detroit Riverfront revitalization project;
          366. $500,000 for the City of Saginaw, Michigan for the
    South Washington Street Improvement Initiative;
          367. $500,000 for the Mexicantown Community Development
    Corporation, Detroit, Michigan for the construction of a
    welcome center;
          368. $225,000 for the City Opera House Heritage
    Association, Traverse City, Michigan for costs associated with
    restoration;
          369. $250,000 for the City of Parchment, Michigan for the
    Parchment Brownfield Redevelopment Project;
          370. $100,000 to the Audubon Center of the North Woods in
    Minnesota for facilities construction and renovation;
          371. $100,000 to Leech Lake Tribal College in Minnesota
    for planning and site development for establishment of a new
    campus;
          372. $125,000 to Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College
    in Minnesota for design and construction of a multi-use
    facility;
          373. $150,000 to the Minneapolis American Indian Center
    in Minneapolis, Minnesota for facility renovation and
    construction;
          374. $150,000 to the Greater Minneapolis Council of
    Churches in North Minneapolis, Minnesota for construction of
    the Center for Families;
          375. $150,000 to the Northside Residents Redevelopment
    Council in Minneapolis, Minnesota for building construction;
          376. $150,000 to the Labor Interpretive Center in
    Minnesota for construction of a memorial;
          377. $225,000 to the Redwood County Agricultural Society
    in Minnesota for fairground grandstand renovation and
    construction of facilities;
          378. $187,500 for the City of St. Paul, Minnesota for
    rehabilitation needs at the Ames Lake Neighborhood/Phalen Place
    Apartments;
          379. $187,500 for the Shelter House in Willmar, Minnesota
    for a new building project;
          380. $187,500 for Minnesota Corn Growers Association in
    Shakopee, Minnesota for the construction of a new facility;
          381. $187,500 for the City of Roseau, Minnesota for the
    rehabilitation of damaged housing;
          382. $500,000 for Tchula, for the development of the
    Mississippi Municipal Complex;
          383. $500,000 for the City of Oxford, Mississippi for the
    City of Oxford Innovation and Outreach Center;
          384. $1,000,000 for the City of Meridian, Mississippi for
    the rehabilitation of the Riley Education and Performing Arts
    Center;
          385. $1,000,000 for Mississippi State University for the
    renovation of the Lloyd-Ricks Building;
          386. $250,000 for the City of Richton, Mississippi for
    repairs associated with the City of Richton's Municipal
    Complex;
          387. $500,000 for Brookhaven, Mississippi for the
    rehabilitation of the Lincoln County and City of Brookhaven's
    Courthouse;
          388. $500,000 for the City of Pearl, Mississippi for the
    renovation of the City of Pearl's Community Center;
          389. $500,000 for the City of Holly Springs, Mississippi
    for the North Memphis Street District Redevelopment and
    Revitalization;
          390. $250,000 for John C. Stennis Institute of
    Government, Mississippi State, Mississippi, for the Capacity
    Development Initiative;
          391. $100,000 to the Town of Bolton Development
    Corporation in Bolton, Mississippi for acquisition and
    renovation of a multipurpose community facility;
          392. $150,000 to Harrison County, Mississippi for
    construction of waterfront facilities;
          393. $325,000 to the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council in
    Oxford, Mississippi for facilities renovation;
          394. $60,000 to the City of Joplin, Missouri for a
    feasibility study and facilities improvements for the
    restoration of the Joplin Union Depot;
          395. $100,000 for the Eugene Field House Foundation in
    St. Louis, Missouri for the Eugene Field House restoration;
          396. $75,000 to the City of St. Louis, Missouri for
    streetscape improvements;
          397. $75,000 to St. Louis County, Missouri for
    streetscape improvements;
          398. $75,000 to Jefferson County, Missouri for
    streetscape improvements along Jeffco Boulevard;
          399. $100,000 to the Liberty Memorial Museum in Kansas
    City, Missouri for museum renovation;
          400. $450,000 to the City of Kansas City, Missouri for
    the Union Hill Redevelopment Project, including but not limited
    to streetscape improvements;
          401. $175,000 to the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri for
    the painting of a mural on the Cape Girardeau, Missouri flood
    wall;
          402. $225,000 to the Missouri Soybean Association for the
    purchase of a building for use as an Incubation Center in
    Kansas City, Missouri;
          403. $900,000 to the City of Springfield, Missouri for
    construction of a community multipurpose facility;
          404. $450,000 to Carrolton, Missouri for the Downtown
    Revitalization Project;
          405. $400,000 to Community Builders of Kansas City,
    Missouri for the Blue Parkway Town District Project;
          406. $450,000 to Kansas City, Missouri for the Columbus
    Park Redevelopment Project;
          407. $250,000 to the Harvesters Food Bank in Kansas City,
    Missouri for the Capital Campaign Construction project;
          408. $500,000 to the City of St. Louis, Missouri for
    equipment and training for the Lead Abatement Project;
          409. $250,000 to the Central Missouri Food Bank,
    Columbia, Missouri for a new Capital Campaign Construction
    Project;
          410. $360,000 to the St. Patrick Center in St. Louis,
    Missouri for renovations and improvements for the homeless
    partnership center;
          411. $250,000 for the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library
    Association in Stoddard County, Missouri for archiving facility
    upgrades and equipment;
          412. $500,000 for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in
    Kansas City, Missouri for renovations to the Buck O'Neil
    Research and Education Center;
          413. $90,000 for the Capitol City Area Council for
    Special Services in Cole County, Missouri for costs associated
    with the construction of the Low Income Family Program
    expansion;
          414. $600,000 for the City of Maryville, Missouri for
    neighborhood revitalization;
          415. $1,000,000 for the Metropolitan Parks & Recreation
    District in St. Louis, Missouri for feasibility, engineering,
    and design of the Choteau Lake and Greenway Project;
          416. $250,000 for the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning
    Commission, Ashland, Missouri for construction costs related to
    the Life Sciences Technology Incubator;
          417. $500,000 for the City of Raytown, Missouri for
    downtown revitalization;
          418. $500,000 for the Urban League of Kansas City,
    Missouri for costs associated with construction;
          419. $500,000 for Grand Center, Inc. in St. Louis,
    Missouri for construction of a multipurpose facility for the
    Charmaine Chapman Community Center;
          420. $450,000 for the City of Clarksville, Missouri for
    costs associated with construction of the Riverfront
    Development Project;
          421. $500,000 for the Friends of the RB Project, Inc. in
    Stockton, Missouri for costs associated with construction of
    the Friends of RB Stockton Lake Community Project;
          422. $1,000,000 for the University of Missouri-Kansas
    City for construction of the Cardiovascular Proteomics Center;
          423. $400,000 for the National Children's Cancer Society
    in St. Louis, Missouri for construction;
          424. $500,000 for the Daly Mansion Preservation Trust,
    Hamiliton, Montana for the Marcus Daly Mansion Renovation
    Project;
          425. $500,000 for the Story Mansion, Bozeman, Montana for
    historical renovations and improvements;
          426. $650,000 for the Deaconess Billings Clinic,
    Billings, Montana for additions to the research division;
          427. $500,000 for St. Vincent's Foundation, Billings,
    Montana for construction of a senior citizens facility;
          428. $900,000 for the Big Sky Economic Development
    Authority, Billings, Montana for economic development outreach;
          429. $150,000 for the Great Falls Development Authority,
    Great Falls, Montana for economic development outreach;
          430. $400,000 for the Southwest Boys and Girls Club,
    Bozeman, Montana for construction of a new facility;
          431. $200,000 for Missoula Aging Services, Missoula,
    Montana for expansions and renovations;
          432. $400,000 to the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch in
    Billings, Montana for facilities construction and renovations;
          433. $350,000 for the Bozeman Library, Bozeman, Montana
    for renovations and infrastructure;
          434. $250,000 for the City of Omaha, Nebraska for
    infrastructure redevelopment to use in connection with the
    conversion and redevelopment of the Heritage Services
    redevelopment project;
          435. $375,000 for the Omaha Performing Arts Society in
    Omaha, Nebraska for construction costs associated with the
    Omaha Performing Arts Center;
          436. $625,000 for the North Omaha Housing Initiative in
    Omaha, Nebraska for the development of affordable housing;
          437. $325,000 to Girls and Boys Town of Boys Town,
    Nebraska for the national priority projects of Girls and Boys
    Town USA;
          438. $450,000 for Falls City, Nebraska for the
    development of infrastructure for an industrial park;
          439. $450,000 to the Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska for
    renovation of the Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus,
    Nebraska;
          440. $385,000 for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada for
    renovations to a historic post office building;
          441. $75,000 to the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada for
    planning and construction of a public library;
          442. $200,000 to the City of Henderson, Nevada for the
    purchase and renovation of buildings to revitalize the downtown
    area;
          443. $225,000 to the City of Sparks, Nevada for
    rehabilitation of the Deer Park Pool facilities;
          444. $350,000 for the City of North Las Vegas, Nevada for
    a neighborhood beautification project;
          445. $350,000 for the City of Reno, Nevada for the
    construction of the Reno Homeless Resource Center;
          446. $350,000 for Community Chest, Inc., Virginia City,
    Nevada for construction of a youth and community resource
    center;
          447. $350,000 for the City of Reno through the Hispanic
    Chamber of Commerce, Nevada for streetscaping improvements;
          448. $200,000 for WestCare Foundation in Las Vegas,
    Nevada for renovations of facilities;
          449. $50,000 for the YMCA of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas
    for facility renovations;
          450. $1,000,000 for the V.I.C.T.M. Family Center in
    Washoe County, Nevada for the construction of a facility for
    multi-purpose social services referral and victim counseling;
          451. $790,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire to
    renovate and expand the Nashua Senior Center;
          452. $500,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire for
    the restoration of Mines Falls Park;
          453. $700,000 for the Greater Manchester YMCA,
    Manchester, New Hampshire for renovation of facilities;
          454. $550,000 for City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire to
    assist in the creation of a safe pedestrian link (Portsmouth
    Piscataqua Riverwalk) between scenic and historic destinations
    and New Hampshire's only working deep-water seaport;
          455. $100,000 for the Town of Troy, New Hampshire for the
    Troy Economic Development Initiative;
          456. $500,000 for the City of Claremont, New Hampshire,
    for the Claremont Economic Development Initiative/Renovation of
    Historic Mills;
          457. $400,000 for the City of Concord, New Hampshire for
    the renovation of Penacook Mills;
          458. $80,000 for the Lancaster Main Street Program in
    Lancaster, New Hampshire for facilities renovations and
    improvements for the Great North Woods Welcome Center;
          459. $1,000,000 for the State of New Jersey for
    construction costs associated with the South Jersey Rural
    Economic Development Corporation;
          460. $1,000,000 for the New Jersey Community Development
    Corporation in Paterson, New Jersey for construction of a
    Transportation Opportunity Center;
          461. $75,000 to Ujima Ministries, Inc. in Mercer County,
    New Jersey for facilities construction;
          462. $75,000 to the County of Hunterdon, New Jersey for
    design and construction of a senior center;
          463. $125,000 to the Essex County Environmental Center in
    Roseland, New Jersey for renovation and construction to
    accommodate facilities expansion;
          464. $175,000 to the Robert Wood Johnson University
    Hospital in New Jersey for construction related to the
    expansion of the children's hospital;
          465. $200,000 to the Jersey City Medical Center in New
    Jersey for construction;
          466. $225,000 to the Morris Area YMCA, Morris County, New
    Jersey for facilities construction and renovation;
          467. $225,000 to the Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking
    Ridge, New Jersey for facilities construction and renovation;
          468. $225,000 to Ramapo College of New Jersey for
    construction of the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center;
          469. $225,000 to Rutgers University in New Jersey for
    land acquisition for LEAP University High School;
          470. $250,000 to the Edison Preservation Foundation in
    New Jersey for building rehabilitation;
          471. $300,000 to the Township of Mount Holly, New Jersey,
    for an economic planning study for the Mount Holly bypass
    corridor ($50,000) and for construction of affordable housing
    units ($250,000);
          472. $380,000 to the Borough of North Arlington, New
    Jersey for sidewalk, curbs and facade improvements in the
    Morton Avenue neighborhood;
          473. $500,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Fe,
    New Mexico to construct a new facility;
          474. $500,000 to the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to
    complete construction and renovation of buildings occupied by
    the Cuidando los Ninos program for homeless children and
    families (the John Marshal Renovation Project, Phase II,
    Cuidando los Ninos site);
          475. $700,000 for the Hobbs Industrial Air Park
    redevelopment project in Hobbs, New Mexico;
          476. $640,000 for the Village of Tijeras, New Mexico for
    construction of an addition to the Tijeras Village Hall;
          477. $360,000 for the Town of Taos, New Mexico, for the
    DreamTree Project Transitional Living Program Apartments to
    serve homeless, abused, and neglected youth;
          478. $1,600,000 for the Town of Taos, New Mexico, to
    complete construction and lining of the Paseo del Canon
    Drainage Channel and related safety fencing;
          479. $200,000 for Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for the
    Veterans Memorial Wall to honor war veterans;
          480. $100,000 to the Hubbard Museum of the American West
    located in Ruidoso, New Mexico for facilities expansion;
          481. $225,000 to the Wheels Museum, Inc. for planning and
    land acquisition in New Mexico;
          482. $250,000 for the Sephardic Community Center,
    Brooklyn, New York for a building addition for seniors, adults,
    teenagers and children;
          483. $250,000 for the Broome-Tioga Workforce Development
    System in New York to create a business incubator;
          484. $250,000 for Schines Theatre, Auburn, New York for
    restoration of the facility;
          485. $250,000 for the Foothills Performing Arts Center,
    Inc., Oneonta, New York for construction of a new facility;
          486. $250,000 for Southern Tier Sports and Recreation
    Center, Inc. in Binghamton, New York for development of a
    Community Center Complex;
          487. $200,000 to Sephardic Bikur Holim in New York for
    facilities construction;
          488. $50,000 to the Lackawanna Area Chamber of Commerce,
    in conjunction with the Lackawanna Community Development
    Corporation and local veterans organizations, for the Veterans'
    Stadium Restoration Project in Lackawanna, New York;
          489. $60,000 to the Town of Niagara, New York to complete
    buildout of a community center;
          490. $100,000 to Eastern Long Island Hospital in
    Greenport, New York for facilities renovation;
          491. $100,000 to the Town of Brookhaven, New York for
    construction of the Gorden Heights Community Center;
          492. $75,000 to the Broome County Jewish Community Center
    in Binghamton, New York for renovation and construction of an
    early childhood development center;
          493. $75,000 to the United Cerebral Palsy Association of
    Greater Suffolk, Inc. in Suffolk County, New York for land
    acquisition;
          494. $75,000 to the Town of Freeport, New York for
    renovations of buildings;
          495. $75,000 to the Town of North Hempstead, New York for
    streetscape, facade and building renovation in the hamlet of
    New Cassel;
          496. $75,000 to the Cross Island YMCA of Queens, New York
    for facilities expansion and renovation;
          497. $75,000 to the Jamaica YMCA of Jamaica in New York,
    New York for facilities expansion and renovation;
          498. $75,000 to 1409 Enterprises, Inc. in Buffalo, New
    York for facilities renovation;
          499. $80,000 to Wayne County, New York for relocation of
    and renovations to the Wolcott Carriage House;
          500. $80,000 to the Castle Hill, Bronx, New York YMCA for
    facilities construction;
          501. $100,000 to the Staten Island Economic Development
    Corporation located in New York for completion of an updated
    Overall Economic Development Plan;
          502. $350,000 to the Metropolitan Development Association
    in Syracuse, New York for the VISION 2010 Economic Development
    plan;
          503. $100,000 to Wayne County, New York for a feasibility
    study on the planned reuse of the surplus real estate of the
    Newark Developmental Center Area;
          504. $100,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    renovations to the Redhouse Theater;
          505. $100,000 to the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in
    the Bronx, New York for facilities renovation;
          506. $100,000 to the Town of Greenburgh, New York for
    expansion and renovation of a public library;
          507. $100,000 to the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, New
    York for renovations to a senior and youth community center;
          508. $100,000 to the Village of Briarcliff Manor, New
    York for streetscape improvements;
          509. $100,000 to the Regional Foodbank of Northeastern
    New York for construction and renovation of facilities;
          510. $100,000 to the 59th Street Recreation Center in New
    York, New York for facilities renovation;
          511. $100,000 to the City of New York's Department of
    Parks and Recreation for construction of a nature center in
    Crotona Park;
          512. $110,000 to Cayuga County, New York for
    rehabilitation of the Sterling Renaissance Performance Artist
    Guild facilities in the Town of Sterling, New York;
          513. $100,000 to the Erie Canalway National Heritage
    Corridor Commission in New York State to finalize planning
    activities for the Commission's comprehensive management plan;
          514. $125,000 to the Village of Saugerties, New York for
    streetscape including sidewalk replacement;
          515. $125,000 to the Town of Sleepy Hollow, New York for
    construction of a new senior center;
          516. $280,000 to the City of Yonkers, New York for
    renovation of the Nepperhan Valley Technology Center;
          517. $125,000 to Alianza Dominicana Inc. in New York, New
    York for facilities construction;
          518. $125,000 to Boricua College in New York for building
    renovation;
          519. $125,000 to the Washington Heights' Armory
    Foundation for facilities renovations in New York;
          520. $140,000 to the Broadway Market Management Corp. in
    Buffalo, New York for renovation of the Broadway Market;
          521. $150,000 to the Staten Island University Hospital
    for the construction of the Regina McGinn Education Center in
    New York;
          522. $150,000 to On Your Mark in Staten Island, New York
    for facilities renovations for a community center;
          523. $150,000 to the Town of Lancaster, New York for
    construction activities of the Landmark Clock project;
          524. $150,000 to the Village of Owego, New York for
    construction of a community center;
          525. $150,000 to LaGuardia Community College in New York
    for facilities renovation to house a small business incubator;
          526. $150,000 to the Brooklyn Public Library in New York
    for restoration of the central plaza;
          527. $200,000 to the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center in
    Cheektowaga, New York for construction of an affordable housing
    project for handicapped individuals with an emphasis on
    individuals with visual impairments;
          528. $200,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    renovation of the Girls Inc. building;
          529. $200,000 for Cornwall, New York for Main Street
    revitalization;
          530. $200,000 to Onondaga County, New York for
    restoration of the Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct in Camillus, New
    York;
          531. $200,000 to the Hebrew Academy for Special Children
    in Brooklyn, New York for construction and renovation of a
    facility;
          532. $200,000 to Schenectady, New York for expansion of
    Proctor's Theatre;
          533. $200,000 to the Greater Ridgewood Restoration
    Corporation in New York for streetscape improvements along the
    Brooklyn/Queens border;
          534. $225,000 to Putnam County, New York for streetscape
    improvements along the Rt. 52 Corridor;
          535. $225,000 to D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York
    for facilities renovation, expansion and buildout for the
    D'Youville College Library Improvement project;
          536. $250,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    renovations to a stone building in Elmwood Park;
          537. $250,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    facilities renovation of the Open Hand Theater;
          538. $250,000 to Onondaga County, New York for
    construction and expansion of the North Area YMCA;
          539. $250,000 to the State University of New York
    Environmental School of Forestry for facility renovations and
    improvements in Onondaga Park;
          540. $250,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    Automobile Row streetscape improvements;
          541. $275,000 to the Natural History Museum of the
    Adirondacks for construction of a new museum in New York;
          542. $280,000 to the Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA in Brooklyn,
    New York for renovation and construction of a youth and family
    center;
          543. $300,000 to Houghton College, New York for
    renovation of the Paine Science Center;
          544. $300,000 to Wayne County, New York for demolition
    and facilities construction improvements at Sodus Point Park;
          545. $350,000 to Per Scholas: Workforce Enterprise
    Service in the Bronx, New York for renovation of warehouse
    space to house the WorkSmart program;
          546. $400,000 to the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth
    Center in the Bronx, New York for construction of the Austin
    Jacobo Center for Community Leadership;
          547. $350,000 to the State University of New York College
    of Environmental Science and Forestry for the acquisition,
    renovation and construction of facilities for the North Country
    Campus Economic Development and Improvement Program in Clayton,
    New York;
          548. $100,000 to the Battle of Plattsburgh Association in
    Plattsburgh, New York to rehabilitate a building on the former
    Plattsburgh Air Force Base;
          549. $450,000 to the Belmont Shelter Corporation for the
    construction of the Shawnee Landing Senior Apartments in
    Wheatfield, New York;
          550. $450,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
    York City for facade restoration improvements;
          551. $220,000 to the Museum of Modern Art in New York
    City for expansion and renovations to the Education and
    Research Center;
          552. $450,000 to Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City
    for facilities construction;
          553. $450,000 to the New York Public Library in New York
    City for renovations to their Map Division;
          554. $500,000 to Onondaga County, New York for
    renovations to the Fayetteville Library;
          555. $500,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    facilities restoration and expansion of the Landmark Theater;
          556. $500,000 to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in
    Rochester, New York for facilities construction and
    improvements for an Educational Outreach Center;
          557. $500,000 to Wayne County, New York to construct a
    new Livestock building at the Wayne County fairgrounds;
          558. $750,000 to the New York State Olympic Regional
    Development Authority for facilities construction;
          559. $1,000,000 to Nazareth College in Rochester, New
    York for renovations of their Academic Center;
          560. $1,250,000 to Utica College of Syracuse in Utica,
    New York for design and construction for the expansion of
    science facilities;
          561. $100,000 to the City of Utica, New York for
    construction of the North Utica Senior Citizens Recreation
    Center;
          562. $100,000 to the City of Mount Vernon, New York for
    restoration of an abandoned building into a job training and
    cultural center;
          563. $215,000 to the Simon Wiesenthal New York Tolerance
    Center in New York City for facilities renovation;
          564. $250,000 to Greene County, New York for the Michael
    J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre for facilities
    renovations;
          565. $75,000 to CAARE, Inc. in Durham County, North
    Carolina for construction, renovation and buildout of a one-
    stop service center for individuals affected by HIV/AIDS;
          566. $100,000 to the City of Greenville, North Carolina
    for building demolition and building renovation in the West
    Greenville neighborhood;
          567. $100,000 to the North Carolina Institute of Minority
    Economic Development for restoration, renovation and buildout
    of a building in downtown Durham, North Carolina;
          568. $125,000 to North Carolina Community Development
    Initiative Capital, Inc. for capitalization of a loan fund;
          569. $125,000 to the Food Bank of North Carolina for
    renovation and buildout of a food bank facility;
          570. $300,000 for Bennett College, Greensboro, North
    Carolina for a community revitalization project;
          571. $150,000 to the Center for Community Self-Help in
    Durham, North Carolina for acquisition of property;
          572. $175,000 to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina for
    reuse planning for the Fayetteville Street Mall and for
    streetscape improvements, pedestrian benches, street lights,
    tree planting, entertainment space construction and water
    fountain construction;
          573. $200,000 to the Town of Wadesboro, North Carolina
    for facilities renovations to the Ansonia Theatre;
          574. $200,000 to the City of Durham, North Carolina for
    revitalizing Historic Parrish Street, including facilities
    construction/renovation and buildout; economic development
    planning assistance; sidewalks, street furniture, and facade
    improvements; and land acquisition;
          575. $200,000 to the Grape Arbor Development Corporation
    for construction and buildout of a Youth Enhancement Center;
          576. $150,000 to Scotland County, North Carolina for
    facilities expansion and construction for the Scotland County
    Recreation Center;
          577. $200,000 to North Carolina Central University for
    construction, buildout, and equipment for a bioprocessing
    research institute;
          578. $265,000 to Mayland Community College in Spruce
    Pine, North Carolina for facilities renovations for the
    Lexington project;
          579. $100,000 for the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum,
    Hatteras, North Carolina to complete construction;
          580. $125,000 to the Central Piedmont Community College
    American Academy of Applied Forensics in Charlotte, North
    Carolina for facilities construction;
          581. $275,000 to the Town of Troy, North Carolina for a
    pilot program for the construction of affordable housing;
          582. $750,000 to the Pisgah Forest Institute at Brevard
    College in Brevard, North Carolina for facilities construction;
          583. $200,000 to the North Carolina Museum of Natural
    Sciences for construction of the Nature Research Center;
          584. $500,000 for Transylvania County, North Carolina for
    construction of a library;
          585. $600,000 for the City of Rugby, North Dakota to
    complete information technology and energy projects;
          586. $400,000 for Lewis and Clark CommunityWorks,
    Bismarck, North Dakota for the Mandan Library Square project;
          587. $500,000 for the Northwest Venture Communities Inc.,
    Minot, North Dakota for the construction of the Northwest
    Career and Technology Center;
          588. $500,000 for Three Affiliated Tribes Tourism
    Department, New Town, North Dakota for a cultural interpretive
    center;
          589. $600,000 to Sitting Bull College on the Standing
    Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota for facilities planning
    and construction;
          590. $100,000 for Jamestown, Ohio to renovate the
    Jamestown Opera House;
          591. $100,000 to Tuscarawas County, Ohio for
    infrastructure for an industrial park;
          592. $100,000 to Ross County, Ohio for construction of a
    regional multipurpose facility in Chillicothe, Ohio;
          593. $100,000 to the Center for Families and Children in
    Cleveland, Ohio for design and construction of a medical
    campus;
          594. $100,000 to COMPASS Toledo in Toledo, Ohio for
    facilities rehabilitation;
          595. $100,000 to Ohio Theatre, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio for
    marquee and facade rehabilitation of the Ohio Theatre;
          596. $100,000 to North River Development Corporation in
    Toledo, Ohio for economic development planning for the Galena
    Street Redevelopment Project;
          597. $100,000 to the Bay Area Neighborhood Development
    Corporation in Sandusky, Ohio for facilities improvements and
    construction in blighted areas;
          598. $125,000 to the Ottawa Community Development
    Corporation in Toledo, Ohio for building construction and
    renovation along Monroe Street;
          599. $125,000 to the East Toledo Family Center in Toledo,
    Ohio for building renovations;
          600. $200,000 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio for
    construction to support the East College Street Project;
          601. $200,000 to the City of Toledo, Ohio for renovation
    of a community recreation facility;
          602. $200,000 to the J. Frank Troy Senior Center in
    Toledo, Ohio for renovation and construction;
          603. $225,000 to the Dayton/Montgomery County Port
    Authority, Ohio for land acquisition, demolition, and site
    development for a commercial office center at Patterson Place;
          604. $275,000 to the City of St. Clairsville, Ohio for
    restoration of the Clarendon Hotel;
          605. $300,000 for Ohio Wesleyan University to renovate
    Merrick Hall;
          606. $300,000 for Catholic Social Services in
    Springfield, Ohio for renovation of a facility to house the
    Second Harvest Foodbank;
          607. $300,000 for the Springfield Arts Council for
    renovation of the Veterans Park Amphitheater in Springfield,
    Ohio;
          608. $350,000 to the Cincinnati Museum Center in
    Cincinnati, Ohio for restoration and expansion of facilities;
          609. $350,000 to Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio
    for construction of an athletic and wellness center;
          610. $450,000 to the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce
    in Portsmouth, Ohio for construction of the Sciot County
    Welcome Center;
          611. $2,300,000 to the City of Canton, Ohio for land
    acquisition and related site preparation activities;
          612. $500,000 to the Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio
    for land and site acquisition, demolition, site preparation and
    facilities construction;
          613. $700,000 for Franklin County Metro Parks, Franklin
    County, Ohio for the purchase of land in the Darby Creek
    Watershed;
          614. $1,000,000 for the City of Dayton, Ohio for the
    development of structures in the W. Third Street Historic
    District;
          615. $500,000 for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
    for the Northwest Ohio Brownfield Restoration Initiative;
          616. $300,000 for the Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing
    Program [CAMP], Ohio to renovate and continue construction of
    the Cleveland Manufacturing Technology Complex [CMTC];
          617. $450,000 for the Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center,
    Inc. in Ashland County, Ohio for construction of facilities;
          618. $800,000 to the Dayton Development Coalition for the
    development of a commercial and industrial site near the
    airport in Dayton, Ohio;
          619. $250,000 to the Village of Cedarville, Ohio for the
    construction of a library;
          620. $500,000 for Miami University of Ohio in Oxford,
    Ohio for construction of biological science facilities;
          621. $150,000 to the Heartland of American Foundation for
    facilities construction for the Heartland of America Museum in
    Weatherford, Oklahoma;
          622. $150,000 to Area Neighbors in Wagoner, Oklahoma for
    facilities construction;
          623. $225,000 to the Lawton/Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce
    and Industry in Lawton, Oklahoma for construction of the
    National Army Museum of the Southwest;
          624. $225,000 to the Standing Bear Museum and Education
    Center in Ponca City, Oklahoma for facilities construction;
          625. $90,000 to the City of Portland, Oregon for Portland
    Central City streetscape and neighborhood integration planning;
          626. $100,000 to the City of Portland, Oregon for
    architectural and engineering design for the Portland Public
    Market;
          627. $200,000 to the City of Salem, Oregon for
    construction of a civic center;
          628. $275,000 for Union and Wallowa Counties, Oregon for
    purchase of a railroad line for tourism development;
          629. $200,000 for the City of The Dalles, Oregon for the
    completion of a fiber optic loop;
          630. $800,000 for the Portland Development Commission,
    Portland, Oregon for the South Waterfront Greenway Project;
          631. $400,000 for the Portland Development Commission,
    Portland, Oregon for affordable housing in North Macadam
    Central District;
          632. $200,000 for the City of Portland, Oregon for the
    Central City Eastside Streetcar project;
          633. $100,000 for the City of Astoria, Oregon for
    restoration to the Astoria Column Cultural Heritage Center;
          634. $50,000 for the Umatilla Community Recreation
    Center, Oregon for construction;
          635. $75,000 to the Penn-Brad Oil Museum in Bradford,
    Pennsylvania for facilities improvements and landscaping;
          636. $110,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    for Blue Horizon facade restoration and facilities
    rehabilitation;
          637. $75,000 to the Rock School in Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
          638. $200,000 to the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for
    building demolition, renovation, and streetscape improvements
    as part of the Pittsburgh Neighborhood Needs Program;
          639. $75,000 to the Lawrenceville Corporation in
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for land acquisition and site
    preparation;
          640. $75,000 to the Shadyside, Pennsylvania Chamber of
    Commerce for streetscape and lighting improvements along the
    Walnut Street business corridor;
          641. $100,000 for the Urban Redevelopment Authority, in
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to revitalize the Centre Avenue
    Corridor through acquisition and redevelopment of vacant
    structures and lots in the community;
          642. $100,000 to the Borough of Morrisville, Pennsylvania
    for a redevelopment study;
          643. $100,000 to the Hepatitis B Foundation in
    conjunction with Delaware Valley College for the planning and
    design of a Biotechnology Research Complex in the Philadelphia
    suburbs of Bucks County, Pennsylvania;
          644. $120,000 to the National Trust for Historic
    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for restoration of the Majestic
    Theater;
          645. $100,000 to the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts
    Center in York City, Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
          646. $100,000 to the Sultan Ahmad Community Foundation in
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for community center construction;
          647. $100,000 to ONUNDE, Inc. of Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania for facility construction;
          648. $100,000 to the Absalom Jones Foundation in
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovation of the Historic Grand
    Lodge;
          649. $100,000 to the Philadelphia Dance Company in
    Pennsylvania for renovation of performance facilities;
          650. $100,000 to the Greater Germantown Housing
    Development Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for
    renovations to buildings;
          651. $100,000 to the Parkside Historic Preservation
    Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovations to
    buildings;
          652. $100,000 to Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania for
    renovations to buildings;
          653. $135,000 to Mt. Airy USA in Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania to continue a redevelopment and urban renewal
    initiative;
          654. $100,000 to the Beech Capital Venture Corporation in
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for renovations to buildings;
          655. $100,000 to Mercy-Douglass Center of Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania for facilities renovation;
          656. $100,000 to the Borough of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
    for renovation of a theater;
          657. $100,000 to the Borough of Minersville, Pennsylvania
    for streetscape improvements;
          658. $100,000 to the Seldom Seen Mine in Patton,
    Pennsylvania for facilities renovations to permit display of
    equipment;
          659. $125,000 to the City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania for
    demolition and building restoration;
          660. $125,000 to the City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania for
    construction of recreation facilities for the Lebanon Valley
    Family YMCA;
          661. $125,000 to the City of Pittston, Pennsylvania for
    land acquisition, facilities renovation and demolition;
          662. $125,000 to the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania for
    land acquisition, facilities renovation and demolition;
          663. $250,000 for the Scranton Cultural Center at the
    Masonic Temple for facilities renovation and expansion;
          664. $150,000 to the Pennridge Senior Center for the
    planning, design, and construction of a senior center in
    Perkasie, Pennsylvania;
          665. $150,000 to the Borough of Donora, Pennsylvania for
    construction of a pavilion at Palmer Park;
          666. $300,000 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania for
    construction of an on-campus multi-use facility;
          667. $100,000 to the Borough of Northern Cambria,
    Pennsylvania for construction of a community recreation center;
          668. $200,000 to Fayette County, Pennsylvania for
    renovation of the Wellness and Research Center;
          669. $200,000 to Greene County, Pennsylvania for
    renovation of a community center;
          670. $225,000 to the Phoenixville Area Economic
    Development Corporation for restoration of the Phoenixville
    Foundry building in Phoenixville Borough, Pennsylvania;
          671. $225,000 to the Westmoreland County Industrial
    Development Corporation for property acquisition and demolition
    for the Jeannette, Pennsylvania Downtown Redevelopment Plan;
          672. $250,000 to the Urban Education Research and Retreat
    Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for facility renovations
    at the 4601 Market Street Building;
          673. $250,000 to the City of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
    for construction of recreational facilities at Community Park,
    including a pavilion;
          674. $250,000 to Seton Hill College in Greensburg,
    Pennsylvania for construction of recreational facilities;
          675. $300,000 to the Borough of Brownsville, Pennsylvania
    for building renovation;
          676. $300,000 to Washington & Jefferson College in
    Washington, Pennsylvania for renovation of downtown buildings;
          677. $300,000 to Ford City, Pennsylvania for renovation
    of industrial park buildings;
          678. $300,000 to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania for
    building renovation in the Monessen Riverfront Industrial Park;
          679. $325,000 to the University Technology Park, Inc. in
    Chester, Pennsylvania for facilities construction;
          680. $350,000 to the Oil Creek Railway Historical Society
    located in Titusville, Pennsylvania for facilities renovations,
    upgrades, landscaping and for the purchase of railway cars;
          681. $350,000 for construction of a community center in
    Dushore, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania;
          682. $450,000 to the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania for
    continuation of construction of a war memorial and conference
    center;
          683. $200,000 to the City of Uniontown, Pennsylvania for
    construction related to Bailey Park and downtown streetscape,
    beautification, building renovation and restoration;
          684. $150,000 to the Borough of Mount Pleasant,
    Pennsylvania for facilities improvements to the Veterans Park
    including construction of a veterans wall, monumental fountain,
    and ceremonial stage;
          685. $150,000 to the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania for
    renovations of historic Point Stadium;
          686. $100,000 for Universal Community Homes in
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to continue the conversion of more
    than 500 parcels of land into for-sale units to low- and
    moderate-income families;
          687. $100,000 to the Erie Municipal Airport Authority in
    Erie, Pennsylvania, for the redevelopment of the recently
    acquired, former Fenestra window manufacturing facility to
    serve the needs of major air express carriers as an on-airport
    integrated service center;
          688. $300,000 to the Community Initiatives Development
    Corporation, Our City Reading, in Reading, Pennsylvania, for
    the rehabilitation of abandoned houses and parks to provide
    quality home ownership opportunities to low-income families;
          689. $50,000 for the City of Erie, Pennsylvania, for site
    preparation and redevelopment of the vacant and blighted
    Koehler Brewery Building;
          690. $150,000 for the Borough of Lehighton, Pennsylvania,
    to establish a Market Towns Community Technology Center, which
    will serve as a community technology center to support the
    Corridor Market Towns regional revitalization initiative;
          691. $125,000 for Downtown Chambersburg, Inc., in
    Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to construct the Capitol Theatre
    Center and preserve the 1927 Capitol Theatre as part of a
    regional arts initiative;
          692. $100,000 for the Chester Economic Development
    Authority, in Chester, Pennsylvania, for the redevelopment of
    the blighted and vacant waterfront district, including the
    former PECO power station into office space;
          693. $75,000 for the Warner Theater Preservation Trust,
    in Erie, Pennsylvania, to restore and expand the historic
    Warner Theater, which will serve as the centerpiece of a
    regional performing arts venue;
          694. $100,000 for the City of Bradford, Pennsylvania, to
    assist with the rehabilitation of the Old City Hall Building as
    the cornerstone of the city's urban redevelopment plan;
          695. $250,000 for the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of
    Business and Industry, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for the
    acquisition and redevelopment of the historic Irem Temple,
    which will be converted into a cultural center;
          696. $75,000 for Nueva Esparanza, in Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania, to create a Latino Corridor, as part of an inner
    city development initiative to transform neighborhood vacant
    lots and abandoned homes into a vibrant commercial corridor;
          697. $150,000 for Jefferson Square Community Development
    Corporation, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for a home
    ownership development initiative aimed at rejuvenating the
    inner-city through blight removal and construction of modern,
    low-income homes;
          698. $75,000 for Enterprise Center CDC, in Philadelphia,
    Pennsylvania, for the design and development of Enterprise
    Heights, which will contain 50,000 square feet of new and
    rehabilitated office and retail space;
          699. $100,000 for the Allegheny County Department of
    Economic Development in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, for the
    redevelopment of the former U.S. Steel Carrie Furnace site, as
    part of an effort to stabilize the community through the
    integration of the former industrial area, the adjacent
    neighborhoods and the riverfront;
          700. $200,000 for the Allegheny County Department of
    Economic Development for the construction of an Industrial Park
    in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, including the rehabilitation of a
    former USX Tube Works site utilizing high performance building
    techniques;
          701. $75,000 for the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, for
    the Pine Street Neighborhood Development Project, including the
    acquisition and demolition of a blighted warehouse, as well as
    construction of affordable housing and an office building to
    house area non-profit organizations, which will offer social
    services to city residents;
          702. $75,000 for the South Philadelphia Area
    Revitalization Corporation, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for
    the construction of low- and moderate-income housing;
          703. $100,000 for the Greater Johnstown Regional
    Partnership, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to construct a regional
    technology center as part of a community revitalization
    initiative;
          704. $75,000 for the Columbia Alliance for Economic
    Growth, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, for technological
    infrastructure improvements for the Bloomsburg Regional
    Technology Center;
          705. $300,000 for the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for
    the development of an entertainment/retail complex;
          706. $75,000 for the Historic Preservation Trust of
    Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for rehabilitation of
    facilities at the Thaddeus Stevens and Lydia Hamilton Smith
    historic site;
          707. $200,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
    to support the Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, which
    will demolish abandoned homes as well as revitalize the
    Philadelphia region;
          708. $125,000 to the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization
    Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to assist with
    substantial rehabilitation of severely deteriorated vacant
    properties that will be developed as a part of the West Oak
    Lane community development rebuilding initiative;
          709. $100,000 to the Philadelphia Chinatown Development
    Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the construction
    of a Chinatown Community Center;
          710. $75,000 to the Invest Erie Community Development
    Corporation in Erie, Pennsylvania, for the acquisition and
    development of property to establish a Parade Street Plaza;
          711. $100,000 to the Town of Burrillville, Rhode Island
    for health/fitness and recreational facilities construction and
    renovation at the Branch River and Hauser Memorial Field Park
    areas, including pedestrian walkways;
          712. $250,000 to the City of Central Falls, Rhode Island
    for recreational facilities construction and renovation;
          713. $200,000 to Salve Regina University in Newport,
    Rhode Island facilities renovations to accommodate laboratory
    facilities;
          714. $700,000 for the Salvation Army of Rhode Island,
    Providence, Rhode Island for construction of a day care center;
          715. $130,000 for the City of North Providence, Rhode
    Island for construction of a senior center;
          716. $300,000 for the YMCA of Greater Providence, Rhode
    Island for the Village of Promise project;
          717. $300,000 for the Sexual Assault and Trauma Center of
    Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island to purchase a building
    for the Children's Advocacy Center;
          718. $300,000 for the Providence Public Library, Rhode
    Island for renovations;
          719. $450,000 for the Johnston Senior Citizens Center,
    Johnston, Rhode Island for the construction of a new senior
    center;
          720. $170,000 for AS220 and Perishable Theatre,
    Providence, Rhode Island for building refurbishment;
          721. $300,000 for the Pawtucket Armory Association in
    Pawtucket, Rhode Island for the renovation of the Pawtucket
    Armory as an arts center;
          722. $200,000 for the Warwick Boys and Girls Club,
    Warwick, Rhode Island for building renovations;
          723. $150,000 for the Trinity Repertory Theatre,
    Providence, Rhode Island for the construction of the Pell
    Chafee Performance Center;
          724. $100,000 for Travelers Aid in Providence, Rhode
    Island for building renovations;
          725. $100,000 for the Institute for the Study and
    Practice of Nonviolence for the renovation of the institute in
    Rhode Island;
          726. $100,000 for the Town of Bristol, Rhode Island for
    the redevelopment of the waterfront complex;
          727. $100,000 for the Roger Williams Park in Providence,
    Rhode Island for the construction of the Botanical Gardens;
          728. $50,000 for the Seabee Museum and Memorial park in
    North Kingstown, Rhode Island for costs associated with
    construction;
          729. $50,000 for Harmony Hill School in Chepachet, Rhode
    Island for construction of Harmony House;
          730. $100,000 to the Eau Claire Development Corporation
    in South Carolina for land acquisition near Farrow Road;
          731. $150,000 to the Golden Harvest Food Bank in Aiken,
    South Carolina for facilities expansion for the Feed the People
    project;
          732. $150,000 to Lee County, South Carolina for Ashwood
    Gymnasium renovations;
          733. $150,000 to Calhoun County, South Carolina for
    construction of a community recreational facility;
          734. $225,000 to the South Carolina School for the Deaf
    and Blind in Spartanburg, South Carolina for facilities
    renovation;
          735. $1,000,000 for the Five Rivers Community Development
    Corporation, Georgetown, South Carolina for economic
    development and affordable housing;
          736. $500,000 to the Winchester Conservation Museum,
    Edgefield, South Carolina for expansion;
          737. $2,000,000 for Wakpa Sica Historical Society in Fort
    Pierre, South Dakota for the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Center;
          738. $400,000 for the City of Parker, South Dakota for
    the development of a community center;
          739. $400,000 for the City of Beresford, South Dakota for
    the Beresford Industrial Infrastructure Development project;
          740. $200,000 for the Aberdeen Workforce Development
    Council, Aberdeen, South Dakota for costs associated with the
    Workforce Development Center;
          741. $50,000 for the Canton Economic Development
    Corporation, Canton, South Dakota for infrastructure
    development;
          742. $1,000,000 for Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell,
    South Dakota for facilities construction for the McGovern
    Library and Center for Public Service;
          743. $350,000 for the City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
    for the expansion and rehabilitation of the Orpheum Theatre;
          744. $200,000 for the City of Vermillion, South Dakota
    for the expansion of the Center for Children and Families;
          745. $100,000 for the City of Redfield, South Dakota for
    renovations and improvements to the Carnegie Library;
          746. $250,000 to the 28th Legislative District Community
    Development Corporation for planning activities for the
    redevelopment of the Bushtown community in Chattanooga,
    Tennessee;
          747. $100,000 to the Cocaine & Alcohol Awareness Program,
    Inc. in Tennessee for renovation and construction of
    facilities;
          748. $500,000 to Hamilton County, Tennessee for
    facilities construction for a Center for Entrepreneurial Growth
    Incubator;
          749. $450,000 to Knox County, Tennessee for facilities
    preservation, construction, renovation and expansion at the
    Beck Cultural Exchange Center, the Blount Mansion, the Ramsey
    House and at Willow Creek Youth Park for the Knox Cultural and
    Tourism initiative;
          750. $575,000 to the Bijou Theatre Center in Knoxville,
    Tennessee for facilities renovations;
          751. $100,000 to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee
    for facilities construction;
          752. $900,000 for the Five Points Commercial Development
    Project in Knoxville, Tennessee to develop abandoned, blighted,
    and underdeveloped commercial areas;
          753. $500,000 for Rolling Mill Hills in Nashville,
    Tennessee to revitalize distressed urban areas;
          754. $500,000 for the New Town Center at Soulsville in
    Memphis, Tennessee to support economic and community
    development;
          755. $500,000 for the Chattanooga Riverfront Development
    Project, Chattanooga, Tennessee to create new park space and
    other improvements along the riverfront;
          756. $100,000 for the Historic Rugby Economic Development
    Project in Rugby, Tennessee to develop new visitor facilities
    and encourage economic growth;
          757. $500,000 for the Tennessee State University
    Communications Enhancement Initiative in Nashville, Tennessee
    to complete a performing arts center and support community
    programs;
          758. $75,000 to the San Antonio Food Bank in San Antonio,
    Texas for land acquisition and facility buildout;
          759. $100,000 to Williamson County, Texas for
    construction of a community center;
          760. $100,000 to the City of Temple, Texas for land
    acquisition and building demolition along Martin Luther King
    Boulevard;
          761. $100,000 to the McAllen Boys and Girls Club in
    McAllen, Texas for construction;
          762. $220,000 for the City of Beaumont, Texas for the
    Downtown Improvement Program;
          763. $100,000 to the Marshall Downtown Development
    Corporation, Marshall, Texas for planning and renovation to
    permit reuse of a downtown building;
          764. $100,000 to the Abilene Preservation League, in
    Abilene, Texas for restoration of the Swenson House;
          765. $100,000 to the San Angelo Old Town Conservancy,
    Inc. in San Angelo, Texas for restoration of the Runkles and
    Rackley Building for reuse;
          766. $150,000 to the City of Houston, Texas for
    construction of the Townwood Community Center;
          767. $150,000 to the City of Dallas, Texas for Farmers
    Market renovation;
          768. $150,000 to the City of El Paso, Texas for
    restoration of the Plaza Theatre;
          769. $150,000 to the City of San Angelo, Texas for
    renovation of tourism facilities;
          770. $200,000 to the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in
    Midland, Texas for facilities renovations and improvements;
          771. $200,000 to the City of Fort Worth, Texas for
    renovation of the Clark's Department store building for reuse;
          772. $225,000 to the Brazos Valley Family Medicine Center
    in Bryan, Texas for facilities improvements and buildout for
    the Center for Excellence in Family Medicine and Rural Primary
    Care;
          773. $225,000 to the City of La Feria, Texas for
    construction of a Boys and Girls Club;
          774. $400,000 to the City of Waco, Texas for construction
    of a community center;
          775. $350,000 to the Old Red Courthouse, Inc. in Dallas,
    Texas for facilities restoration and improvements;
          776. $950,000 to Rice University for construction of the
    Rice University-Texas Medical Center Joint Research Facility in
    Houston, Texas;
          777. $1,000,000 to the City of Fort Worth, Texas for
    construction of urban waterfront improvements for the Trinity
    River Vision Project;
          778. $900,000 for Christus Santa Rosa Children's Hospital
    in San Antonio, Texas for facilities upgrades;
          779. $100,000 to the City of Greenville, Texas for
    renovations to downtown buildings;
          780. $240,000 to the City of Dallas, Texas for
    restoration of the Texas Theatre;
          781. $100,000 to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community
    Center (King Center) in Houston, Texas for facilities
    renovations;
          782. $100,000 to Harris County, Texas for an economic
    development study for the Precinct 2 Harris County
    Unincorporated Revitalization Program;
          783. $100,000 to the City of Brownsville, Texas for
    construction and facilities buildout needs for a family and
    business development center;
          784. $200,000 to the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum
    in Hunt County, Texas for construction of the Hunt County
    Veterans Memorial and the Audie Murphy Hall of American Heroes;
          785. $500,000 to the University of the Incarnate Word in
    San Antonio, Texas for facilities renovation for the Math,
    Science and Engineering Center;
          786. $250,000 for the City of San Angelo, Texas for the
    Innovative Low Income Housing Financing Initiative;
          787. $450,000 for the Greater Kelly USA Development
    Authority, San Antonio, Texas for the Kelly USA Economic
    Development for Commerce for a manufacturing site served by
    rail;
          788. $200,000 for the City of Denton, Texas for the
    downtown redevelopment and infrastructure improvements;
          789. $300,000 for the City of Dallas, Texas for the Eagle
    Ford Low Income Housing Project for the development of
    affordable housing for low and moderate-income families;
          790. $200,000 for Camp Fire USA, Texas for costs
    associated with multiple construction projects;
          791. $200,000 for the Border Trade Alliance, Texas for
    the Economic Health of the Southwest Border project;
          792. $200,000 for the City of Austin, Texas for the SMART
    (Safe, Mixed-Income, Accessible, Reasonably-Priced and Transit-
    Oriented) Housing Program;
          793. $300,000 for the Chinese Community Center, Houston,
    Texas to develop a new center site;
          794. $200,000 for Holt Hotel in Wichita Falls, Texas for
    continued renovations to the Holt Hotel;
          795. $200,000 for the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas
    for the Science Spectrum Aerospace Exhibit to design and
    construct a 5,000 square foot permanent, hands-on exhibition
    demonstrating the science and engineering principles of powered
    flying machines, including aerospace concepts;
          796. $400,000 for the City of Austin, Texas for
    renovations needed, associated with the 2006 World Congress on
    Information Technology, to the Austin Community Center;
          797. $300,000 for the St. Philip's Development Board,
    Dallas, Texas for the St. Philip's Neighborhood Development
    Plan;
          798. $100,000 to the Utah Shakespearean Festival for
    architectural and engineering design of a performance facility;
          799. $100,000 to Salt Lake City, Utah for streetscape
    improvements in the Ninth and Ninth neighborhood;
          800. $150,000 to West Valley City, Utah for facilities
    construction and renovation for the Cultural Celebration
    Center;
          801. $225,000 to the City of Tremonton, Utah for
    construction of a Historic Wagon Museum;
          802. $1,000,000 for the City of Provo, Utah for the
    Pioneer Neighborhood Revitalization project;
          803. $1,000,000 for the City of Ogden, Utah for the Ogden
    Central Neighborhood Redevelopment project;
          804. $500,000 for the City of Logan, Utah for Northwest
    Public Park project;
          805. $500,000 for Salt Lake City, Utah for the Pete Suazo
    Business Center to purchase building space;
          806. $500,000 for Syracuse City, Utah for the Syracuse
    City Senior Citizen and Community Center for construction;
          807. $500,000 for the Vermont Institute of Natural
    Science, Woodstock, Vermont for the construction of a wildlife
    rehabilitation facility;
          808. $400,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation
    Board, Montpelier, Vermont for the creation of affordable
    rental housing in downtown Brattleboro;
          809. $100,000 for the City of Burlington, Vermont for the
    construction of the Lake Champlain Navy Memorial;
          810. $1,000,000 for the Vermont Center on Emerging
    Technologies, Burlington, Vermont for the development of a
    technology incubator;
          811. $200,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation
    Board, Montpelier, Vermont for construction of affordable
    housing in St. Albans, Vermont;
          812. $250,000 for the Northern Community Investment
    Corporation, St. Johnsbury, Vermont for development of the
    Newport Area Family Services project;
          813. $400,000 for the Vermont Housing and Conservation
    Board, Montpelier, Vermont for construction of affordable
    housing in Essex, Vermont;
          814. $150,000 for the Vermont Broadband Council to expand
    broadband services in rural Vermont;
          815. $90,000 to the Southern Vermont Recreation Center
    Foundation, in Springfield, Vermont for the construction of a
    community center;
          816. $100,000 to the Department of Buildings and General
    Services of the State of Vermont for construction of veterans
    memorials in Springfield and Putney, Vermont;
          817. $75,000 for the Rockfish Community Center in Nelson
    County, Virginia for roof replacement;
          818. $75,000 for the Town of Boydton, Virginia for
    downtown revitalization;
          819. $100,000 to the Lorton Arts Foundation, Incorporated
    in Lorton, Virginia for facilities renovation and construction;
          820. $100,000 for the Sedalia Center in Bedford County,
    Virginia to assist with construction costs of this regional
    cultural center;
          821. $100,000 for the Colonial Theater in the Town of
    South Hill, Virginia to assist with renovation efforts;
          822. $100,000 to the John Singelton Mosby Museum
    Foundation in Warrenton, Virginia for facilities renovations;
          823. $100,000 to the Arlington Housing Corporation in
    Arlington County, Virginia for property acquisition, building
    demolition and facilities rehabilitation;
          824. $100,000 to the Reston Association in Reston,
    Virginia for construction of the Reston Southgate Community
    Center;
          825. $100,000 to Fairfax County, Virginia for
    construction of the Richmond Highway Town Center;
          826. $100,000 to Volunteers of America, Chesapeake, Inc.
    for renovation of the Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter in
    Virginia;
          827. $100,000 to Community Lodgings in Alexandria,
    Virginia for renovations to a family learning center;
          828. $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater
    Hampton Roads, Virginia for facilities renovations and
    upgrades;
          829. $100,000 to the Children's Museum of Virginia in
    Portsmouth, Virginia for facilities renovation and expansion;
          830. $125,000 to Craig County, Virginia for construction
    of a library;
          831. $125,000 to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community
    College in Virginia for construction of the Virginia Packaging
    Applications Center;
          832. $150,000 to the City of Suffolk, Virginia for
    construction of the Great Dismal Swamp Visitors Center;
          833. $150,000 for the North Theater in the City of
    Danville, Virginia to assist with renovation efforts;
          834. $200,000 to the Imani Intergenerational Community
    Development Center, Inc. for facilities construction and
    renovation of the 1400 block of Hull Street in Richmond,
    Virginia;
          835. $200,000 to the City of Fairfax, Virginia for the
    Old Town Fairfax Redevelopment Project for construction of
    parking facilities;
          836. $200,000 to Prince William County, Virginia for the
    Nokesville Redevelopment Project for facilities rehabilitation
    and renovation and streetscape improvements;
          837. $200,000 for the Blue Ridge Institute at Ferrum
    College in the Town of Ferrum, Virginia for the construction of
    the Agricultural Heritage Education Center to assist with
    economic development and tourism in the area;
          838. $200,000 for Charlotte County, Virginia for
    infrastructure and building upgrades;
          839. $200,000 for the Martinsville-Henry County
    Historical Society in Virginia for improvements to the Old
    Henry County Court House and Museum;
          840. $200,000 for the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center
    in Charlottesville, Virginia to assist in the construction of
    the Center;
          841. $250,000 for The Prizery in the Town of South
    Boston, Virginia to assist with renovation efforts and the
    creation of a community arts center;
          842. $250,000 to Edgehill Recovery Retreat Center in
    Winchester, Virginia for facilities construction;
          843. $275,000 to the Virginia Holocaust Museum in
    Richmond, Virginia for facilities renovations and buildout;
          844. $325,000 to the Windy Hill Foundation in Middleburg,
    Virginia for the construction of affordable housing;
          845. $350,000 to Fairfax County, Virginia for facilities
    construction for Magnet Housing;
          846. $400,000 for the Institute of Advanced Learning and
    Research (IALR) in Danville, Virginia for facility renovation
    and equipment improvements;
          847. $400,000 to the Christopher Newport University
    Foundation of Newport News, Virginia for facilities
    construction and renovation;
          848. $1,000,000 to the Art Museum of Western Virginia for
    planning and construction of a new museum in Roanoke, Virginia;
          849. $100,000 to the Tenants' and Workers' Support
    Committee for construction and renovation of a multi-purpose
    committee room in the Arlandria community of Alexandria,
    Virginia;
          850. $100,000 to Arlington County, Virginia for
    construction of a community center in the Buckingham community;
          851. $400,000 to The Conservation Fund in Arlington,
    Virginia for land acquisition;
          852. $500,000 for the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation
    for facilities construction in Richmond, Virginia;
          853. $1,200,000 for the City of Newport News, Virginia
    for the development of the Newport News Fine Arts Center;
          854. $500,000 for the Tredegar National Civil War Center
    Foundation for planning and construction of the Tredegar
    National Civil War Center in Virginia;
          855. $200,000 to the Skagit County Children's Museum in
    Mount Vernon, Washington for facilities improvements and
    renovation;
          856. $100,000 to the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma,
    Washington for building construction;
          857. $100,000 to Jefferson County, Washington for
    restoration of the Jefferson County Courthouse Clock Tower;
          858. $100,000 to Olympic College in Washington for
    construction at the Shelton Branch;
          859. $515,000 to the Lutheran Compass Center in Seattle,
    Washington for rehabilitation and expansion of facilities;
          860. $100,000 to the City of Burien, Washington for land
    acquisition;
          861. $125,000 to the Westport Senior Center in Westport,
    Washington for construction;
          862. $125,000 to Peninsula College in Washington for
    construction of a science facility;
          863. $150,000 to the City of Bremerton, Washington for
    streetscape and facade renovation;
          864. $225,000 to the Children's Home Society of
    Washington for facilities construction for the Spokane Valley
    Family Resource Center;
          865. $350,000 to Kent Youth and Family Services in Kent,
    Washington for facilities expansion and rehabilitation for the
    Springwood Community Center;
          866. $450,000 to the City of Yakima, Washington for
    renovation of the Capitol Theatre;
          867. $400,000 to Richard Allen Enterprises in Spokane,
    Washington for the Emmanuel Center Project for facilities
    expansion;
          868. $500,000 for the Museum Development Authority,
    Seattle, Washington for costs associated with brownfields
    redevelopment;
          869. $250,000 for the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing
    Authority, Bremerton, Washington for downtown revitalization;
          870. $250,000 for the Washington Technology Center in
    Seattle for the Washington Nanotechnology Initiative;
          871. $500,000 for the West Central Community Center,
    Spokane, Washington for costs associated with expansion;
          872. $200,000 for Hope Home in Pasco, Washington for the
    purchase and renovation of a home for its program;
          873. $250,000 for the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary
    Center in Prosser, Washington for costs associated with
    construction;
          874. $250,000 for the Economic Alliance in Okanogan,
    Washington for the construction of a business incubator;
          875. $150,000 to the Business and Industrial Development
    Corporation for the acquisition, renovation and reuse of the
    Clendenin Middle School in West Virginia;
          876. $225,000 to the Jefferson County Development
    Authority, West Virginia for infrastructure improvements for
    the Burr Industrial Park near Charles Town, West Virginia;
          877. $200,000 to the Strand Theatre Preservation Society
    in Moundsville, West Virginia for theatre renovations;
          878. $400,000 to the Monongalia County Schools
    Foundation, Inc. in West Virginia for construction of
    recreation facilities;
          879. $750,000 to the Greenbrier Valley Economic
    Development Corporation in Lewisburg, West Virginia for
    facilities construction and buildout;
          880. $750,000 to the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, Inc.
    for land acquisition;
          881. $1,050,000 to the 4-County Economic Development
    Corporation in Oak Hill, West Virginia for facilities
    construction and buildout;
          882. $1,170,000 to Glenville State College in Glenville,
    West Virginia for the construction of a new campus community
    education center;
          883. $3,200,000 to the West Virginia High Technology
    Consortium Foundation, Inc. for land acquisition to expand a
    high technology business park;
          884. $500,000 for Appalachian Bible College, Beckley,
    West Virginia to complete its library resource center;
          885. $1,000,000 for the Huntington Area Development
    Council, Huntington, West Virginia for the construction of a
    business incubator;
          886. $2,000,000 for West Virginia University in
    Morgantown for the construction of a facility focused on
    forensic science and biometrics research;
          887. $1,500,000 for the City of Beckley, West Virginia
    for downtown revitalization;
          888. $100,000 to Centro Hispano in Madison, Wisconsin for
    expansion of facilities;
          889. $100,000 to the East Madison Community Center in
    Wisconsin for expansion of facilities;
          890. $175,000 to West End Development Corporation in
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin for building acquisition and renovation in
    the Near West Side neighborhood;
          891. $175,000 to the Redevelopment Authority of the City
    of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for building and facade renovation
    along the Vliet Street corridor;
          892. $350,000 to the Military Veterans Museum, Inc. in
    Oshkosh, Wisconsin for facilities construction;
          893. $900,000 to the City of Superior, Wisconsin for
    facilities improvements, new construction and relocation of
    facilities at the Barker's Island Redevelopment Project;
          894. $1,000,000 to the City of Wausau, Wisconsin for the
    construction of a business development center;
          895. $200,000 for the Menomonee Valley Partners of
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the redevelopment of a former rail
    yard;
          896. $100,000 for the West Central Wisconsin Regional
    Planning Commission of Eau Claire, Wisconsin for an economic
    development initiative;
          897. $100,000 for the City of Beloit, Wisconsin for the
    redevelopment of a former industrial site;
          898. $300,000 for Techstar of Milwaukee, Wisconsin for
    economic development initiatives;
          899. $500,000 for C-CAP, Inc., Waukesha, Wisconsin for
    costs associated with the Low Income Housing Redevelopment
    Project;
          900. $350,000 for the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin for the
    construction of affordable housing;
          901. $250,000 for the City of Madison, Wisconsin for the
    construction of low-income housing;
          902. $1,000,000 to the University of Wyoming for
    construction of the Wyoming Technology Business Center in
    Laramie, Wyoming.
          --$44,000,000 for the Neighborhood Initiatives program
    instead of $21,000,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.
    Modified language is included, similar to language proposed by
    the House and Senate, to target funds made available under this
    program. Targeted grants shall be provided as follows:
          1. $2,000,000 for the Denali Commission for economic
    development in rural Alaska;
          2. $500,000 for the City of Fresno, California for the
    Roeding Business Park Development project;
          3. $750,000 for the City of Waterbury, Connecticut for
    the demolition of blighted buildings;
          4. $250,000 for the County of Hawaii for neighborhood
    restoration in Hilo, Hawaii;
          5. $75,000 for the Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big
    Sisters program in Peoria, Illinois for the construction of a
    facility;
          6. $100,000 to the City of Peoria, Illinois, for the
    Southern Gateway revitalization project to redevelop this
    neighborhood into a commercial center;
          7. $650,000 for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in
    Peoria, Illinois for the renovation of treatment rooms to
    expand the facility's emergency department;
          8. $725,000 for Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for
    construction of a new Science and Technology Center;
          9. $300,000 for the City of Rockford, Illinois for a
    neighborhood revitalization project in the North Mid Town Area;
          10. $200,000 for the City of Indianapolis, Indiana for
    the Tenth Street Revitalization Project;
          11. $500,000 for the Iowa Department of Economic
    Development for the Main Street Iowa initiative;
          12. $500,000 for the City of Waterloo, Iowa for the
    redevelopment of the Rath area brownfields;
          13. $200,000 to the Community Economic Empowerment
    Corporation for construction of a recreation center in
    Louisville, Kentucky;
          14. $325,000 for the Rhema Development Corporation for
    renovation of housing facilities in Louisville, Kentucky;
          15. $400,000 for the Shiloh Community Renewal Center in
    Louisville, Kentucky for renovation and conversion of a
    building into an apartment facility for the elderly;
          16. $400,000 for the St. Stephen Family Life Center in
    Louisville, Kentucky for facilities renovation of Stewart Hall;
          17. $325,000 for the Shelby Park Neighborhood Association
    for the design and construction of a community center in
    Louisville, Kentucky;
          18. $400,000 for the New Zion Community Development
    Foundation for facilities renovations and improvements in
    Kentucky;
          19. $150,000 for the Trinity Family Life Center in
    Louisville, Kentucky for continued facilities construction;
          20. $1,000,000 for East Baltimore Development Inc., in
    Baltimore, Maryland for redevelopment activities in East
    Baltimore which include coordination with the Oliver community
    redevelopment plan;
          21. $150,000 for Charles County, Maryland for the La
    Plata Community Center.
          22. $1,000,000 for MassDevelopment, Boston, Massachusetts
    for the Lawrence Gateway/Quadrant Area Redevelopment Plan;
          23. $500,000 for the City of Roseau, Minnesota for
    economic redevelopment;
          24. $500,000 for Neighborhood House in St. Paul,
    Minnesota for construction of the Paul and Sheila Wellstone
    Center for Community Building;
          25. $5,000,000 for the Grace Hill Neighborhood Health
    Centers, Inc. shall be spent on primary prevention activities
    with no less than $4,000,000 spent on remediation and abatement
    activities of housing in St. Louis, Missouri;
          26. $250,000 for the Garfield Family Intervention Center
    in Birney, Montana for renovations;
          27. $250,000 for the Northern Cheyenne Boys and Girls
    Club, Lame Deer, Montana for construction costs;
          28. $500,000 to NYSERNET to develop a blueprint for
    building or acquiring dark fiber deployment throughout Upstate
    New York;
          29. $400,000 to the Cortland County Industrial
    Development Authority in New York for the expansion of the
    Marietta bulk manufacturing facility;
          30. $100,000 to Cayuga County, New York for expansion of
    the Cayuga Home in Auburn, New York;
          31. $5,000,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for the
    Neighborhood Initiative Program;
          32. $250,000 for Rural Opportunities, Rochester, New York
    for the Upstate New York Community and Business Development New
    Market Initiative;
          33. $500,000 to the Alliance for the Arts in New York
    City for the development of the New York State Cultural
    Database;
          34. $1,000,000 to The Ohio State University in Columbus,
    Ohio for The Ohio State University Neighborhoods Revitalization
    Initiative;
          35. $500,000 for the Jackson Day Care Center in Jackson,
    Ohio for construction and facilities improvements;
          36. $4,000,000 for the Oklahoma Department of
    Environmental Quality for neighborhood restoration in Ottawa
    County;
          37. $1,000,000 for the City of Rock City, South Carolina
    for the revitalization and the development of the Arcade-
    Westside Area of Rock Hill;
          38. $500,000 for the City of Denton, Texas for downtown
    redevelopment;
          39. $50,000 for the Halifax County Community Action
    Agency for the development of a Housing Initiative in Charlotte
    County, Virginia;
          40. $300,000 for Lutheran Community Services Northwest,
    SeaTac, Washington for the construction of a community services
    building;
          41. $3,500,000 for the Institute for Scientific Research
    for construction related to a high-technology diversification
    initiative;
          42. $4,250,000 for the Vandalia Heritage Foundation, Inc.
    for community and neighborhood revitalization and economic
    diversification initiatives.
          43. $2,500,000 to the West Virginia High Technology
    Consortium Foundation, Inc. for mission purposes and economic
    development initiatives
          44. $150,000 to Oneida County, Wisconsin for the
    restoration of an historic building;
          45. $150,000 to Langlade County, Wisconsin for the
    restoration of an historic building;
          46. $450,000 for the City of Manitowoc, Wisconsin for
    economic development activities;
          47. $1,500,000 for the Girl Scouts of the USA for youth
    development initiatives in public housing.
          Includes modified language making technical corrections
    to certain targeted economic development initiative grants
    funded under this heading in prior appropriations Acts, similar
    to language proposed by the House and the Senate.
          Includes language transferring no less than $4,900,000 to
    the Working Capital Fund for development of and modifications
    to information technology systems as proposed by the House and
    the Senate.
          Includes language limiting the use of funds provided
    under this heading for planning, management and administration
    to not more than 20 percent of the funds provided except for
    amounts provided for certain activities as proposed by the
    House. The Senate proposed similar language.
          Language is not included proposed by the Senate
    designating funds for the Native Hawaiian block grant program,
    but instead funding and language is included for this program
    under the section 107 program as proposed by the House.

                        URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANTS

          Cancels $30,000,000 from unspent balances as proposed by
    both the House and Senate.

             COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $7,325,000 for costs associated with section
    108 loan guarantees to subsidize a total loan principal of up
    to $275,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did not
    include funding.

                           BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

          Appropriates $25,000,000 for brownfields redevelopment as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.
          The conference agreement provides funds for this program
    pursuant to the current statutory authorities under section
    108(q).
          Language is included requiring funds to be awarded
    competitively as proposed by the House. The Senate included
    similar language. The Department is reminded that these funds
    are to be distributed on a competitive basis in accordance with
    the requirements set forth in section 205 under administrative
    provisions in this title.

                      HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates a total of $2,017,500,000 for this account,
    instead of $2,064,100,000 as proposed by the House and
    $1,975,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes $1,930,000,000 for the
    HOME Investment Partnerships program, instead of $1,939,100,000
    as proposed by the House and $1,925,000,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Of this amount, $40,000,000 is for housing counseling
    as proposed by the House and Senate; $18,000,000 is for
    technical assistance as proposed by the House and Senate
    including $7,000,000 for qualified non-profit intermediaries to
    provide technical assistance to Community Housing and
    Development Organizations (CHDOs) instead of $8,000,000 to CHDO
    technical assistance as proposed by the House and $6,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate; and $2,100,000 is for information
    technology systems as proposed by the House instead of
    $1,100,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          In addition, the conference agreement includes
    $87,500,000 to provide down-payment assistance to low-income
    families to help them achieve homeownership, instead of
    $125,000,000 as proposed by the House and $50,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Modified language is included similar
    to language proposed by the House requiring these funds to be
    distributed by a formula established by the Secretary that
    takes into account, among other things, a jurisdiction's need
    for and prior commitment to assistance to homebuyers. New
    language is included to require funds to be distributed for
    down-payment in accordance with the terms and conditions set
    forth in new authorization legislation should such legislation
    be enacted prior to April 15, 2004. The Senate did not support
    linking the use of HOME funds to the allocation of funds under
    this program and included language requiring funds to be
    distributed by a formula developed through rulemaking.

                           HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $1,267,000,000 for homeless assistance
    grants, instead of $1,242,000,000 as proposed by the House and
    $1,325,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Includes language
    requiring the renewal of all expiring Shelter Plus Care grants
    as proposed by the House instead of bill language specifying a
    dollar amount for this purpose as proposed by the Senate.
    However, the conferees understand that the current estimate for
    Shelter Plus Care renewals totals $194,000,000. The conferees
    expect the Department to provide the full amount necessary to
    fund these renewals from within the amounts provided.
          Language is included designating $12,000,000 for the
    national homeless data analysis project and for technical
    assistance as proposed by the House and Senate.
          Language is included designating $2,580,000 for
    information technology systems as proposed by the House and
    Senate.
          The conferees reiterate the direction and reporting
    requirement included in the Senate report regarding the
    collection and analysis of data to assess the effectiveness of
    the homeless system.
          In lieu of the direction included in the Senate report,
    the conferees encourage the Department to review the plans
    being developed by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
    to end chronic homelessness and provide a report to the
    Committees on Appropriations no later than May 15, 2004, on
    recommendations to develop incentives or requirements under
    McKinney-Vento programs to achieve this goal.
          The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
    Senate report on the annual submission of 5-year projections
    for renewal costs.

                                Housing Programs

                            HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement provides funding for the housing
    for the elderly (section 202) program and the housing for the
    disabled (section 811) program in two new accounts as proposed
    by the House rather than continuing funding for both programs
    under one account as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement recommends a total program level
    of $794,320,000 for the section 202 program. Of this amount,
    $778,320,000 is provided as a direct appropriation instead of
    $773,320,000 as proposed by the House and $783,286,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. In addition, $16,000,000 is derived
    from unobligated balances from funds provided for project-based
    rental assistance contracts (PRAC) renewals in fiscal year 2003
    that were not needed to meet this requirement and recaptures of
    excess prior year funds, as proposed by the House. The Senate
    did not address this matter.
          The conference allocates funds as follows:
          --$691,850,000 for new capital and PRAC contracts,
    instead of $695,850,000 as proposed by the House and
    $636,816,000 as proposed by the Senate;
          --$2,000,000 for one-year renewals of expiring PRAC
    payments as proposed by the House instead of $26,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. The conferees note that this amount
    represents the revised estimate of funding necessary for PRAC
    renewals in fiscal year 2004, however should additional funds
    be required the Department may reallocate funds from new
    capital grants as necessary subject to standard reprogramming
    requirements;
          --$50,000,000 for service coordinators and the
    continuation of congregate services grants as proposed by the
    House and Senate;
          --$30,000,000 for assisted living conversion grants and
    emergency capital repairs. The House proposed $25,000,000 for
    assisted living conversion grants and the Senate proposed
    $30,000,000 for assisted living conversion grants and
    substantial capital repair grants. Modified language is
    included designating these funds for assisted living conversion
    grants and for emergency capital repairs as determined by the
    Secretary.
          The conferees are aware of concerns regarding the long-
    term conditions and needs of the sections 202 and 236 assisted
    housing stock. The conferees direct theDepartment to conduct a
    capital assessment of the stock and provide a report to the Committees
    on Appropriations not later than August 15, 2004, on alternatives to
    address such long-term needs. As part of this report, the conferees
    request that the Department examine whether the mechanisms used under
    the Mark-to-Market program for certain federally-insured properties can
    be applied to the section 202 and section 236 portfolios as a means of
    addressing such needs in a cost-effective manner;
          --$20,000,000 for competitive grants for planning, design
    and development activities for section 202 projects. These
    funds are to be allocated for project planning, preliminary
    design, site control activities and other development costs,
    including gap financing if appropriate, directly related to
    section 202 projects in order to facilitate timely completion
    of such projects. The conferees do not intend for these funds
    to be used for technical assistance but instead expect such
    funds to be used for start-up costs associated with such
    projects. Language is not included to create a revolving loan
    fund as proposed by the Senate. The conferees believe such
    needs can be addressed through this competitive grant program;
    and
          --no less than $470,000 for transfer to the Working
    Capital Fund for information technology activities.
          Language is included making funds available for
    obligation for three years as proposed by the House instead of
    four years as proposed by the Senate.
          Language is included transferring and merging all
    unexpended balances previously appropriated for the section 202
    program to this new account as proposed by the House. The
    Senate did not address this matter.

                     HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          The conference agreement recommends a total program level
    of $256,470,000 for the section 811 program. Of this amount,
    $250,570,000 is provided as a direct appropriation as proposed
    by the House and the Senate and an additional $5,900,000 is
    derived from unobligated balances from funds provided for
    project-based rental assistance contracts (PRAC) renewals in
    fiscal year 2003 that are not needed to meet this requirement
    and recaptures of excess prior year funds, as proposed by the
    House. The Senate did not address this matter.
          The conference allocates funds as follows:
          --$213,300,000 for new capital and PRAC contracts and new
    vouchers as proposed by the House. The Senate included
    $200,045,000 for this purpose under the Housing for Special
    Populations account;
          --$42,700,000 for one-year renewal costs of section 811
    rental assistance and expiring PRAC contracts as proposed by
    the House instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
    conferees note that this amount represents the revised estimate
    of funding necessary for PRAC renewals in fiscal year 2004,
    however should additional funds be required the Department may
    reallocate funds from new capital grants as necessary subject
    to standard reprogramming requirements; and
          --no less than $470,000 for transfer to the Working
    Capital Fund for information technology activities.
          Language is included allowing the Secretary to designate
    up to 25 percent of funds, excluding amounts for voucher
    renewals, to be used for new voucher assistance for the
    disabled as proposed by the House and the Senate.
          Language is included making funds available for
    obligation for three years as proposed by the House instead of
    four years as proposed by the Senate.
          Language is included transferring and merging all
    unexpended balances previously appropriated for the section 811
    program to this new account as proposed by the House. The
    Senate did not address this matter.

                             FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND

                              (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Includes language regarding the transfer of excess rental
    charges to this fund as proposed by the House. Language
    proposed by the Senate is not included allowing certain excess
    rental charges to be refunded to owners rather than transferred
    to the Fund.

                           RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

                                  (RESCISSION)

          Includes a rescission of up to $303,000,000 from
    recaptured excess section 236 funds resulting from the pre-
    payment of such mortgages as proposed by the House and the
    Senate.

                      MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

          Appropriates up to $13,000,000 for authorized activities
    from fees collected in the Fund as proposed by the House. The
    Senate included similar language.

                         Federal Housing Administration

                   MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Establishes an $185,000,000,000 limitation on commitments
    to guarantee single-family loans during fiscal year 2004 as
    proposed by the House and the Senate. The conferees do not
    concur with language proposed by the Senate regarding the
    appropriateness of the decision to change the point of
    obligation for this program. In lieu of such language
    addressing this matter, the conferees direct the Department to
    submit quarterly reports on the status of commitments as
    compared to the commitment limitation in addition to
    notification reports required by section 3(b) of Public Law 99-
    289.
          Establishes a $50,000,000 limitation on direct loans to
    nonprofits and governmental entities in connection with the
    sale of HUD-owned single-family properties as proposed by the
    House and the Senate.
          Appropriates $359,000,000 for administrative expenses as
    proposed by both the House and Senate. Of this amount,
    $355,000,000 is to be transferred to the salaries and expenses
    account and not to exceed $4,000,000 is to be transferred to
    the Office of Inspector General as proposed by both the House
    and Senate.
          Appropriates $85,000,000 for administrative contract
    expenses and includes language allowing up to an additional
    $30,000,000 to be made available for such expenses in certain
    circumstances as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          Transfers no less than $20,744,000 from administrative
    contract expenses under this account to the Working Capital
    Fund for the development of and modifications to information
    technology systems as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          In lieu of the language included in the Senate report
    regarding the Asset Control Area program and revitalization
    areas, the conferees instead agree to require a report from the
    Department on revitalization area designations. The conferees
    direct HUD to submit a report no later than February 15, 2004,
    to the Committees on Appropriations that describes the criteria
    and methodology the Department uses to determine revitalization
    areas; lists the communities that have lost their
    revitalization area designation since June, 2002; and provides
    justification for the changes. The conferees understand that
    the Department is currently conducting a review of all
    revitalization areas, and expect that this review will be
    discussed in the report. The conferees expect that the
    Department will continue to recognize communities with high
    concentrations of HUD-foreclosed properties as revitalization
    areas. The conferees do not concur with the language in the
    Senate report regarding the withholding of salary payments to
    departmental employees responsible for administering this
    program.
          The conferees reiterate the guidance and direction
    included in the Senate report regarding language included under
    administrative provisions to publish a regulation to allow HUD
    to preclude certain buyers from purchasing foreclosed
    properties during the disposition process.

                    GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Establishes a $25,000,000,000 limitation on multifamily
    and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal year 2004 as
    proposed by the House and the Senate.
          Appropriates $15,000,000 for subsidy costs to support
    certain multifamily and special purpose loan guarantee programs
    as proposed by the House and the Senate.
          In lieu of the language in the Senate report regarding
    the section 242 hospital insurance program, the conferees note
    that legislation was recently enacted that facilitates the
    availability of section 242 hospital insurance in states
    without a certificate of needprogram. This new authority should
    help geographically diversify the section 242 program which will help
    ensure the financial soundness of the program. The conferees direct HUD
    to report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than August 15,
    2004, on its efforts to geographically diversify the hospital insurance
    portfolio; assess overall financial risks from the section 242 program
    to the insurance fund; assess the importance of the section 242 program
    in meeting healthcare facility needs as compared to other public and
    private funding options; and any recommendations to improve the section
    242 program, including options to reduce the financial risk of the
    program. The Department is directed to consult with the Department of
    Health and Human Services in developing this report.

                    Government National Mortgage Association

    GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $10,695,000 for administrative expenses to
    be transferred to the salaries and expenses account as proposed
    by both the House and the Senate.

                        Policy Development and Research

                            RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

          Appropriates $47,000,000 for research and technology as
    proposed by both the House and Senate.
          Includes $7,500,000 for the Partnership for Advancing
    Technology in Housing (PATH) initiative, instead of $7,000,000
    as proposed by the House and the Senate. The conferees expect
    the Department to increase support for manufactured housing
    from within the amounts provided for the PATH program to
    support continuing research on promising technologies for the
    manufactured housing industry.
          The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
    Senate report denying demonstration authority without prior
    congressional approval.

                       Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                            FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

          Appropriates $48,000,000 for this account instead of
    $46,000,000 as proposed by the House and $50,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Of this amount, $27,750,000 is for the Fair Housing
    Assistance Program (FHAP) and $20,250,000 is for the Fair
    Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The House proposed
    $25,750,000 for FHAP and $20,250,000 for FHIP and the Senate
    proposed $30,000,000 for FHAP and $20,000,000 for FHIP.

                         Office of Lead Hazard Control

                             LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

          Appropriates $175,000,000 for lead hazard reduction
    instead of $130,000,000 as proposed by the House and
    $175,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees agree to allocate funds as follows:
          --$96,000,000 for the lead-based paint hazard control
    grant program to provide assistance to State and local
    governments and Native American tribes for lead-based paint
    abatement in private low-income housing;
          --$9,000,000 for Operation LEAP;
          --$10,000,000 for technical assistance and support to
    State and local agencies and private property owners;
          --$10,000,000 for the Healthy Homes Initiative for
    competitive grants for research, standards development, and
    education and outreach activities to address lead-based paint
    poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards; and
          --$50,000,000 for an initiative to target lead abatement
    funds to areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs.
          Includes modified language making available $50,000,000
    on a competitive basis to those areas with the highest lead
    paint abatement needs as determined by the highest number of
    pre-1940 units of occupied rental housing, a disproportionately
    high number of documented cases of lead-poisoned children, and
    an applicant's demonstrated capacity to implement successfully
    the proposed uses of the funds. Language is also included
    requiring that not less than 90 percent of the funds made
    available under this initiative to be used exclusively for
    abatement or interim control of lead-based paint hazards, risk
    assessments, inspections or temporary relocation. Language is
    also included requiring recipients of funds awarded under this
    initiative to provide a matching contribution of not less than
    25 percent of the total grant award. The conferees believe that
    communities with the highest lead paint risk to children must
    employ an aggressive approach to lead-based paint abatement,
    and suggest that grants made under this new initiative be not
    less than $2,000,000. The conferees intend that eligible
    recipients of these funds will be units of local government. In
    selecting recipients for funding under this initiative, the
    Department shall consider the capacity of the applicant to use
    the funds provided, including the success of the applicant in
    using previously provided Federal dollars for lead-based paint
    hazard reduction, as well as the applicant's strategies to
    mobilize public and private resources to address this problem.
    Grant recipients under this initiative are expected to use
    funds for abatement and hazard reduction in privately owned
    rental-housing units that serve low-income families with
    children under the age of six. Units treated with funds
    provided under this initiative must remain available for low-
    income residents for at least three years following treatment
    of the lead-based paint hazard. The conferees do not intend for
    any action taken in this Act to prejudice any ongoing or future
    litigation brought against lead pigment manufacturers.
    Additionally, no action taken in this Act is intended to
    mitigate the responsibility of housing owners to address the
    existence of lead-based paint hazards in a timely and
    expeditious manner.
          The conferees are aware that the Department currently
    reserves approximately 80 percent of the current lead-based
    paint hazard control grant program funding for allocation to
    current grantees or previous grantees, with the remaining 20
    percent provided for new grantees. The conferees request that
    the Department evaluate this policy to ensure that such
    allocation is appropriate to ensure that resources are made
    available to communities with the need as well as the capacity
    to use such grants. Further, the conferees urge the Department
    to consider the total amount of Federal and non-Federal
    resources available to address lead-based paint hazards when
    allocating funds provided for the current lead-based paint
    hazard control grant program.
          The conferees encourage the Department to consider a
    proposal from the Community Environmental Research Center as
    well as proposals on black mold and dissemination of
    information to the public and provide funds if appropriate.
    However, the Department is reminded that all funds provided
    under this heading and in this Act are to be distributed on a
    competitive basis in accordance with the requirements set forth
    in section 205 under administrative provisions in this title.

                         Management and Administration

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $1,123,130,000 for salaries and expenses
    instead of $1,122,130,000 as proposed by the House and
    $1,111,530,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount,
    $547,000,000 is provided as a direct appropriation under this
    account as proposed by the House instead of $535,400,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement includes language as proposed by
    the House directing the Department to allocate funds provided
    under this heading in the manner specified in the joint
    explanatory statement of the managers accompanying this Act
    unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified and
    approve of any changes in the operating plan or through a
    reprogramming. The Department may reallocate funds and FTEs
    between the amounts specified below for these offices only in
    accordance with operating plan and/or reprogramming procedures.
    Amounts provided are consistent with modifications made by the
    Department to the original budget submission to reflect the
    revised staffing distribution consistent with the corrective
    action plan submitted to the Committees on Appropriations in
    response to the significant over-hiring that occurred during
    fiscal year 2003. In addition, the conference agreement
    includes an increase of $10,000,000 and 75 FTEs for the Office
    of Public and Indian Housing to establish a Division of Quality
    Assurance for activities associated with the section 8 voucher
    program.
          The following office and object classifications are to be
    used as the basis of any changes in funding and staffing
    distributions:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Office                        FTE        Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Office of Housing.............................   3,483      $323,061,000
    Office of Public and Indian Housing...........   1,745       183,209,000
    Office of Community Planning and Development..     834        81,696,000
    Office of Policy Development and Research.....     161        21,424,000
    Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity..     669        61,564,000
    Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard             38         3,946,000
     Control......................................
    Government National Mortgage Association......      70         7,923,000
    Departmental Management.......................     189        21,084,000
    Center for Faith-Based and Community                 8         2,639,000
     Initiatives..................................
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer.........     248        38,857,000
    Office of the General Counsel.................     698        76,007,000
    Office of Field Policy and Management.........     530        53,430,000
    Office of Administration......................     732       248,290,000
                                                   -------------------------
          Total, Management and Administration....   9,405     1,123,130,000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

          Consistent with modifications to the original budget
    submission, the object classification distribution, which shall
    also serve as the basis for operating plan and reprogramming
    changes, is as follows:
                Personal Services--$889,234,000
                Travel and Transportation of Persons--$20,600,000
                Transportation of Things--$550,000
                Rent, Communications and Utilities--$135,555,000
                Printing and Reproduction--$3,900,000
                Other Services--$64,901,000
                Supplies and Materials--$4,990,000
                Furniture and Equipment--$3,200,000
                Indemnities--$200,000
          Public and Indian Housing Division of Quality
    Assurance.--Includes $10,000,000 and 75 FTEs to establish a
    Division of Quality Assurance within the Office of Public and
    Indian Housing. The conference agreement establishes this new
    division to ensure accurate and timely data regarding the
    expenditure and projected future funding requirements for the
    section 8 voucher program. The conferees recommend $7,500,000
    in Personal Services and $2,500,000 in Other Services object
    classifications for this purpose.
          Operating Plans/Reprogramming Requirements.--The
    conferees appreciate the need for management flexibility to
    allocate management and administrative resources or reorganize
    offices and programs to address changing requirements at the
    departments and agencies funded in the bill, including HUD. To
    provide such flexibility, while ensuring appropriate
    consultation and oversight, all Departments within the
    Subcommittee's jurisdiction are required to submit operating
    plans and reprogramming letters and reorganization proposals
    for Committee approval. The conferees direct HUD to follow the
    Committees' requirements regarding operating plans,
    reprogrammings and reorganizations so that the Committees are
    kept informed of, and therefore are better able to respond to,
    changing requirements at the Department. HUD is reminded that
    operating plans or reprogramming requirements apply to any
    reallocation of resources totaling more than $500,000 among any
    program, project or activity as well as to any significant
    reorganization within offices or the proposed creation or
    elimination of any program or office, regardless of the dollar
    amount involved; and any reorganization, regardless of the
    dollar amount involved. Object classification changes above
    $500,000 also are subject to operating plan or reprogramming
    requirements. Unless otherwise specified in this Act or the
    accompanying report, the approved level for any program,
    project, or activity is that amount detailed for that program,
    project, or activity in the Department's annual detailed budget
    justification document. These requirements apply to all funds
    provided to the Department. The Department is expected to make
    any necessary changes during fiscal year 2004 to its current
    procedures and systems to ensure that it is able to meet the
    necessary operating plan and reprogramming requirements applied
    to other agencies funded in the bill.
          Language proposed by the House to require submission of a
    staffing plan is not included. The Senate did not propose
    similar language. Instead, the conference agreement reiterates
    the direction in the Senate report regarding submission of
    quarterly reports on hiring.
          Language is included as proposed by the House related to
    funds control improvements to prohibit any official or employee
    from being designated as a funds allotment holder unless the
    Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has determined
    such person has implemented adequate funds control systems and
    received appropriate training; requires the OCFO to establish
    control of and maintain adequate systems of accounting and
    other available funds; and clarifies the point of obligation
    for purposes of determining a violation of the Anti-Deficiency
    Act. Language is also included as proposed by the House making
    a technical correction to the fiscal year 2003 Act regarding
    the point of obligation. The conferees reiterate the direction
    in the House report regarding the recognition of well-
    established appropriations law related to the point of
    obligation of funds and joint execution for obligation of funds
    when possible. The Senate did not propose similar language.
          The conferees have not included the Senate bill language
    and the House and Senate report language regarding overall
    authority for appropriations law. The conferees are in
    disagreement on this matter.
          Language proposed by the Senate is not included to
    prohibit the Department from paying the salaries (other than
    pensions and related costs) of any employees who had
    significant responsibility for allocating funding for the over-
    leasing of vouchers by public housing agencies. The House did
    not include similar language.
          Language is included in the bill placing a limitation on
    the number of GS-14 and GS-15 employees at the Department as
    proposed by the House and the Senate.
          The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
    Senate report regarding the limitation on non-career employees.
          Budget Submission.--The conferees strongly disagree with
    the effort to substitute ``performance-based budgeting'' for
    the traditional budget structure or otherwise incorporate it
    into the budget justification for the Department. The
    Department is reminded that the detailed budget justification
    books are produced for the Committees on Appropriations in
    order to provide the necessary detail on the budget request and
    therefore are to be submitted in a manner that the Committees
    on Appropriations find most useful to assess funding requests
    and program requirements. The supplementary ``performance-based
    budget'' document for the Department for fiscal year 2004
    attempted to divide the entire Department's budget across six
    broad strategic goals such as ``Strengthening Communities'',
    ``Embrace High Standards of Ethics, Management
    andAccountability'', and ``Promote Decent and Affordable Housing''.
    This strategic planning document contained minimal information useful
    to the Committees to assess the Department's fiscal year 2004 budget
    request or funding requirements. Therefore, language is included under
    Administrative Provisions requiring the fiscal year 2005 annual budget
    justification materials to be submitted in the traditional structure
    with sufficient detailed information to satisfy the Committees' needs.

                              WORKING CAPITAL FUND

          Appropriates $235,000,000 for the Working Capital Fund
    instead of $240,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and
    $90,000,000 as proposed by the House. In addition, the
    conference agreement includes $65,156,000 in transfers from the
    following accounts to support program-specific information
    technology systems as proposed by the House instead of
    $64,156,000 as proposed by the Senate:
                FHA, Mutual mortgage insurance fund--$20,744,000
                FHA, General and special risk insurance fund--
            $16,946,000
                Community development fund--$4,900,000
                HOME investment partnerships program--$2,100,000
                Homeless assistance--$2,580,000
                Public housing capital fund--$10,610,000
                Native American Indian block grants--$2,720,000
                Housing certificate fund--$3,010,000
                Housing for the elderly--$470,000
                Housing for persons with disabilities--$470,000
                Interagency Services--$306,000
                Office of Inspector General--$300,000
          The conferees reiterate the direction included in the
    House report on continued development and definition of a five-
    year information technology plan consistent with the format
    previously provided to the Department and direct such updated
    plan be submitted no later than February 1, 2004.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $101,000,000 for the Office of Inspector
    General instead of $100,080,000 as proposed by the House and
    $102,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount,
    $24,000,000 is provided by transfer from the various funds of
    the Federal Housing Administration as proposed by the House and
    the Senate.

                             CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND

                                  (RESCISSION)

          Includes language rescinding remaining balances in the
    Fund as proposed by the House and the Senate.

                 Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $39,915,000 for the Office of Federal
    Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to be derived from
    collections available in the Federal Housing Enterprise
    Oversight Fund instead of $32,415,000 as proposed by the House.
          The conference agreement provides an additional
    $7,500,000 as requested in a budget amendment submitted to the
    Congress for one-time costs to conduct special investigations
    of the enterprises and for strengthening the examination and
    legal functions. Language is included specifying funds for
    these requested purposes.
          Language is included requiring not less than 60 percent
    of the total amount made available under this heading shall be
    used only for examination, supervision and capital oversight to
    ensure that the enterprises are operating in a financially
    sound manner and comply with statutory capital requirements.
          Language is also included requiring the Secretary to
    submit a spending plan no later than January 15, 2004. The
    Secretary is directed to submit a separate plan for the funds
    provided for special investigations if such funds are required
    prior to the submission of the spending plan.

                           Administrative Provisions

          Includes modified language similar to language proposed
    by the House and the Senate regarding the distribution of
    certain HOPWA funds.
          Includes language requiring all funds to be awarded
    competitively except as explicitly provided for in statute as
    proposed by the House. The Senate proposed similar language.
          Includes modified language similar to language proposed
    by the House and the Senate requiring the Department to submit
    a spending plan for the use of technical assistance, training,
    and management improvement funds provided for in this Act to
    the Committees on Appropriations by January 15, 2004.
          Includes language as proposed by the House requiring the
    Secretary to provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
    Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated,
    recaptured and excess funds. The Senate proposed similar
    language.
          Does not include language proposed by the Senate to
    reauthorize the HOPE VI program beyond fiscal year 2004 since
    it is the conferees' understanding that authorization
    legislation is currently being considered by the relevant House
    and Senate committees of jurisdiction. The House did not
    include similar language. The conferees support continuing
    funding of this program absent an alternative approach to the
    revitalization of distressed public housing or other compelling
    policy reasons.
          Includes language proposed by the Senate requiring the
    Secretary to maintain section 8 assistance on certain
    properties occupied by elderly or disabled families. The House
    did not include similar language.
          Includes language proposed by the Senate requiring the
    Secretary to submit an annual report to the Committees on
    Appropriations regarding the number of Federally-assisted units
    under lease and the per unit costs to the Federal government of
    such units. The House did not include similar language.
          Does not include language to amend section 683(2) of the
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1972 to authorize
    service coordinators in section 811 projects as proposed by the
    Senate. The House did not include similar language.
          Includes language proposed by the Senate regarding
    interest paid on certain mortgage insurance claims. The House
    did not include similar language.
          Includes modified language to change the name of the
    Interagency Council on the Homeless similar to language
    proposed by the Senate. Language proposed by the Senate is not
    included to authorize non-reimbursable detailees. The House did
    not include similar language.
          Does not include language proposed by the Senate to
    authorize FHA single-family mortgage insurance to be provided
    to sub-prime borrowers at reduced premiums and appraisal
    limitations. The House did not include similar language. The
    conferees support efforts to assist low-income persons in
    repairing negative credit histories where appropriate. However,
    the Department needs to stem the escalating default rate in
    FHA's single-family mortgage insurance programs before it
    assumes new risks posed by persons with credit problems.
          Language is included as proposed by the Senate to allow
    HUD to participate in the Directory of New Hires program. The
    House did not include similar language.
          Does not include language to amend section 9 of the
    United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a new loan-
    financing program for public housing authorities as proposed by
    the Senate. The House did not include similar language.
          Does not include language to amend the McKinney-Vento Act
    to raise the salary cap for the Executive Director of the U.S.
    Interagency Council on Homelessness from the current Executive
    Level V to Executive Level III. The House did not include a
    similar provision.
          Includes language proposed by the Senate to authorize the
    Department to allocate CDBG non-entitlement funds to localities
    in the State of Hawaii should the State fail to elect to
    administer such funds by July 31, 2004. The House did not
    include a similar provision.
          Includes language proposed by the Senate to amend the
    purposes of a grant related to Hollander Ridge in Baltimore,
    Maryland. The House did not include a similar provision.
          Includes language proposed by the Senate requiring the
    Secretary to conduct negotiated rulemaking for purposes of
    changes to the formula governing the public housing operating
    fund and requires a final rule to be issued no later than July
    1, 2004. The House did not include similar language.
          Includes new language allowing the Secretary to maintain
    and dispose of certain elderly and disabled projects upon
    foreclosure. Neither the House nor Senate included similar
    language.
          Includes new language requiring the Department to submit
    its fiscal year 2005 budget justification to the Committees on
    Appropriations in the traditional budget structure rather than
    in a ``performance-based budget'' structure and in accordance
    with the terms and conditions specified below. For the last
    three years, the conferees have expressed concerns regarding
    the adequacy of the Department's annual budget justification to
    the Committees on Appropriations. While improvements have been
    made, the fiscal year 2004 budget justification provided
    insufficient information to meet the Committees' requirements.
    For example, the Department's fiscal year 2004 justification
    contained less than 13 pages of information for programs
    representing over half of the Department's entire budget. The
    Department is directed to develop and present the fiscal year
    2005 budget justification in the traditional budget structure,
    delineated by appropriation account, providing detailed
    information on the prior year, current year, and requested
    funding levels for each program, project, or activity funded
    within each account; a detailed narrative description of each
    program, project, or activity; and any proposed changes to such
    program, project, or activity. Object classification displays
    are to be included as supplements, not substitutes, to detailed
    displays of funding provided in prior years and requested in
    fiscal year 2005 for each program, project, or activity within
    each account. Within the justification materials for the
    Management and Administration account, the Department is to
    continue to delineate prior year, current year, and requested
    positions, FTEs, and funding levels for each program within
    each office, delineated by headquarters and field office
    components and as compared to the Department's workload
    staffing model (REAP). Such materials shall include a detailed
    justification for any proposed staffing changes among such
    offices.

                        TITLE III--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                      American Battle Monuments Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $41,300,000 for salaries and expenses
    instead of $47,276,000 as proposed by the House and $35,000,000
    as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have not included a
    provision proposed by the House which would have delayed the
    availability of $10,000,000 until September 1, 2004.
          The amount provided includes $9,000,000 for the Normandy
    Interpretive Center. The conferees note that approximately
    $9,000,000 in additional funding will be required to complete
    the Center and expect this amount to be included in the fiscal
    year 2005 budget submission.

                 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $8,250,000 instead of $8,550,000 as proposed
    by the House and $8,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The
    conferees have not included language providing $2,500,000 of
    this amount to be available for two fiscal years as proposed by
    the Senate.
          The conferees encourage the Board to work with the
    Department of Homeland Security to develop a Memorandum of
    Understanding (MOU) regarding the Board's specific duties to
    protect from and respond to terrorist acts on chemical and
    related industrial plants. The Board is directed to update the
    Committees on Appropriations by June 30, 2004 on progress made
    towards developing a MOU.
          Modifies language proposed by the Senate regarding
    financial statements to be prepared by the Chief Operating
    Officer of the Board in accordance with the Accountability of
    Tax Dollars Act of 2002. The IG shall submit to the Chief
    Operating Officer of the Board a report on the audit not later
    than November 15th of the fiscal year for which a statement was
    prepared.
          The conferees have included language and funding under
    the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector
    General designating the Inspector General of EPA to serve as
    the Inspector General of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board. The duties of the Inspector General shall
    be those outlined in the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
    amended. As these duties are not supervisory or directive in
    nature, the independence of the Board remains as specified in
    the Board's authorizing statute.

                                 EMERGENCY FUND

          Provides $450,000 for an Emergency Fund as proposed by
    the House.

                           DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                  Community Development Financial Institutions

       COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

          Appropriates $61,000,000 for the community development
    financial institutions fund program account, instead of
    $51,000,000 as proposed by the House and $70,000,000 as
    proposed by the Senate.
          Includes $4,000,000 for technical assistance designed to
    benefit Native American communities instead of $3,000,000 as
    proposed by the House and $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          Provides $12,000,000 for administrative expenses as
    proposed by the Senate instead of $13,000,000 as proposed by
    the House.
          Provides for a cost limitation on direct loans of
    $6,000,000 with $250,000 for administrative expenses as
    proposed by both the House and Senate.
          Provides for a limitation on the amount of direct loans
    of $11,000,000 as proposed by both the House and Senate.
          The conferees direct the Fund to submit an update to its
    5-year strategic plan to the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House and Senate that outlines its effort to improve the
    economic needs of Native Americans. The report is to be
    submitted by April 20, 2004.
          The conferees agree with the Senate direction that the
    CDFI Fund make funds for financial assistance available to
    CDFIs regardless of their size and to continue the Small and
    Emerging CDFI Assistance program. Additionally, the conferees
    direct the CDFI Fund to restore out-migration and population
    loss as criteria in determining Investment Areas for fiscal
    year 2004.

                       Consumer Product Safety Commission

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $60,000,000 as proposed by the House and the
    Senate.

                 Corporation for National and Community Service

           NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS OPERATING EXPENSES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $553,225,000 for national and community
    service programs operating expenses. The House proposed
    $363,452,000 to fund the operating expenses and salaries and
    expenses, but not the Trust, which was funded under a separate
    heading. The Senate proposed $452,575,000 to fund the operating
    expenses and the Trust, but not salaries and expenses, which
    were funded under a separate heading. This conference agreement
    mirrors the account structure of the Senate.
          Appropriates $314,000,000 for AmeriCorps*State and
    National grants (authorized under subtitle C) and education
    award only grants (authorized under subtitle H), plus an
    additional $130,000,000 for the Trust. The House proposed
    $244,352,000 for grants plus $110,000,000 appropriated under a
    separate account for the Trust. The Senate proposed a lump sum
    of $340,000,000 to fund both grants and the Trust. The
    conference agreement allows for education award only grants to
    be funded from this same authority as proposed by both the
    House and the Senate.
          Within the amount provided for AmeriCorps*State and
    National grants, the conferees have provided up to $55,000,000
    for national direct grants.
          The conferees strongly urge the Corporation to develop
    separate application guidelines for professional corps that
    recognize the unique challenges inherent in building service
    corps of full-time professionals.
          The conference agreement transfers not less than
    $130,000,000 to the Trust, of which $5,000,000 is to support
    national service scholarships to high school students and
    $10,000,000 is to be held in reserve as required by the
    Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act. The Trust funds the
    education awards for members who successfully complete their
    commitments in the three AmeriCorps programs: AmeriCorps*State
    and National, AmeriCorps*NCCC and AmeriCorps*VISTA (the latter
    of which is appropriated under a different appropriations Act).
    The conference agreement includes language which allows for the
    transfer of sums from AmeriCorps*State and National grants to
    the Trust in order to ensure sufficient funding for education
    award commitments. The conference agreement assumes the
    Corporation will provide up to 40 percent of its grant awards
    as education award only grants. The conferees direct the
    Corporation to include in its Operating Plan the number of
    members, both FTE and total number of volunteers this funding
    level will support, as well as the specific program mix of
    education award only and stipend grants. The conference
    agreement does not include a cap on the number of members
    enrolled in the Trust.
          The conferees expect that the Corporation will offer any
    individual selected for enrollment or re-enrollment as an
    AmeriCorps*VISTA member the option of receiving an education
    award.
          The conferees also expect that the Corporation will
    ensure that all continuation grants, through which the
    Corporation has made multi-year commitments, are funded prior
    to funding new grants, provided the grantees are in compliance
    with all requirements.
          The conference agreement includes $12,000,000 for state
    commission administration as proposed by the Senate instead of
    $13,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees direct the
    Corporation to address the management problems of the state
    commissions as identified by the Inspector General.
          Provides $10,000,000 to the Points of Light Foundation,
    of which up to $2,500,000 may be used for an endowment as
    proposed by both the House and the Senate.
          The conference agreement also includes $5,000,000 for
    America's Promise, as proposed by both the House and the
    Senate.
          The conference agreement does not include funding for the
    Promise Fellows program. The 2004 budget request included
    $4,900,000 for this program. However, the Corporation was able
    to allocate funding for the proposed 2004 program from fiscal
    year 2003 funds carried over into fiscal year 2004 in order to
    complete the program.
          Provides funding for AmeriCorps*National Civilian
    Community Corps of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate
    instead of $24,000,000 as proposed by the House.
          Limits funding for Learn and Serve grants (authorized by
    subtitle B) for school-based and community-based service
    learning programs to $43,000,000 as proposed by the Senate,
    instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the House.
          Limits funding for subtitle H grants, innovation,
    demonstration and assistance activities, to $11,225,000 instead
    of $14,575,000 as proposed by the Senate and $6,100,000 as
    proposed by the House. The conferees have provided $500,000 for
    Martin Luther King Jr. Day grants; $725,000 for the Service
    Learning Clearinghouse and Exchange; $2,000,000 for training
    and technical assistance; $1,000,000 for next generation
    grants; and $4,000,000 for disability programs.
          The conferees have provided $3,000,000 for challenge
    grants and direct the Corporation to comply with the funding
    requirements of this program as included in House Report 108-
    10.
          The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for audits
    and evaluations, of which $2,000,000 is to assist grantees with
    the development of their performance measures, and $1,000,000
    is for a National Academy of Public Administration study as
    directed in Senate Report 108-143. The conferees further direct
    the Corporation to provide detailed funding levels and
    descriptions for each initiative under subtitle H in its
    Operating Plan and future budget request materials.
          The conferees have included bill language, identical to
    language that has been included in previous conference reports,
    regarding Federal costs per participant. The conferees direct
    the Corporation to report within 90 days of enactment on how
    the Corporation has complied with this directive. The conferees
    further direct that future efforts to reduce Federal costs per
    participant should target administrative and overhead costs,
    not volunteers' stipends.
          The conference agreement does not include specific
    proposals by the Senate to increase matching requirements. The
    conferees, however, would expect that larger, well-established
    partners of the Corporation should be able to better leverage
    their Federal funding so that a greater percentage of their
    operating expenses would come from other than Federal sources.
    The conferees direct the Corporation to undertake public notice
    and comment rulemaking, should the Corporation propose to
    revise the matching funds requirements contained in the grant
    competition guidelines, for those longstanding partners which
    have received significant funding from the Corporation in many
    successive years. Further, the Corporation is directed to
    collect information on the grantees which receive more than
    $500,000 annually from the Corporation and the amount of other
    Federal and non-Federal funds the recipients have leveraged and
    make the information available if requested.
          Reiterates language proposed by the House directing the
    Corporation to review thoroughly its grant programs and
    financial systems, and submit a report not less than 90 days
    after enactment of this Act detailing a plan for reform and
    accountability.
          Modifies language proposed by the Senate directing the
    Corporation to comply fully with the recommendations of the
    Inspector General Audit Report of July 24, 2003, by directing
    the Corporation to prohibit expenditures until the Inspector
    General certifies that substantial compliance has been
    achieved.
          Reiterates language proposed by both the House and the
    Senate regarding reports submitted to the Committees on
    Appropriations detailing the enrollment levels of the various
    AmeriCorps programs and the financial status of the Trust to be
    submitted monthly.
          The conferees encourage the Corporation to consider a
    change to the grant cycle so that grant awards can be made to
    recipient organizations before the organization recruits
    members to fill awarded slots.
          The conferees direct the Corporation to undertake public
    notice and comment rulemaking to develop a definition of
    sustainability.
          The conferees direct that future budget requests should
    not include funding for programs, agencies or operations
    outside of the jurisdiction of this Act. Instead, the
    Administration should request those funds from the appropriate
    subcommittee of the Committees on Appropriations, or request
    appropriate transfer authority.

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $25,000,000 for salaries and expenses
    associated with the administrative activities of the
    Corporation as proposed by the Senate. The House included
    funding under the operating expenses account.
          Of the amount provided the conference agreement assumes:
    $18,300,000 for salaries and benefits; $400,000 for travel;
    $2,300,000 for technology; $2,000,000 for administrative
    expenses; and $2,000,000 for the Office of the Chief Financial
    Officer.
          The conferees agree that decisions and ultimate
    responsibility for determining pay increases and performance
    bonuses belong to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
    Corporation. However, the conferees prohibit the CEO from
    approving bonuses and salary increases for senior managers
    unless the Inspector General certifies that all recommendations
    from the July 24, 2003, Inspector General report have been
    implemented.
          The conferees remind the Corporation of the reporting
    requirements set forth at the beginning of this division. The
    conferees agree that for fiscal year 2004, the Corporation must
    report to and receive approval from the Committees on
    Appropriations on any reprogramming request in excess of
    $100,000. Various reporting requirements listed in both the
    House report and the Senate report must be fulfilled with the
    submission of the fiscal year 2004 operating plan unless
    otherwise noted. Further, the conferees direct the Corporation
    to provide better, detailed information in the budget request
    for all CNCS accounts regarding planned and on-going
    activities, the costs of those activities, and the expected
    results.
          The conferees expect that the funding provided will
    support all of the Corporation's current employees, including
    those whom the Corporation has previously funded within
    subtitle H funds, including National Senior Service Corps
    recruitment employees.
          The conferees reiterate report language proposed by the
    Senate regarding the Alternative Personnel System.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          Appropriates $6,250,000 for Office of Inspector General,
    instead of $6,000,000 as proposed by the House and $6,500,000
    as proposed by the Senate.
          Retains report language proposed by the Senate directing
    the Inspector General to audit AmeriCorps*State and National
    grantees which are in the top ten percent of receiving the most
    grant funds.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

          Retains the two administrative provisions proposed by
    both the House and Senate regarding qualified student loans
    eligible for education awards and the availability of funds for
    the placement of volunteers with disabilities.
          Inserts a new administrative provision, which was
    proposed by the Senate under the national and community service
    programs operating expenses account. The conference agreement
    includes modified language directing the Inspector General to
    levy sanctions in accordance with standard Inspector General
    audit resolution procedures, which include, but are not limited
    to, debarment of any grantee found to be in violation of
    AmeriCorps program requirements, including using funds to lobby
    the Congress.
          The conference agreement includes a new administrative
    provision proposed by the Senate as a general provision
    requiring the Corporation to ensure 1) that significant changes
    to program requirements or policy are made only through public
    notice and comment rulemaking; and 2) the integrity of the
    grant selection process.

                   U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $15,938,000 for salaries and expenses as
    proposed by the House instead of $16,220,000 as proposed by the
    Senate. Both the House and the Senate provided $1,175,000 for
    the pro bono program.

                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                           Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $29,000,000 for salaries and expenses
    instead of $25,961,000 as proposed by the House and $32,000,000
    as proposed by the Senate, and provides $1,000 for official
    representation expenses.

                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         National Institutes of Health

              NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

          Appropriates $78,744,000 as proposed by the Senate
    instead of $80,000,000 as proposed by the House.

                Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

                TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

          Appropriates $73,467,000 for toxic substances and
    environmental public health as proposed by both the House and
    Senate. This funding is to be derived from the Superfund Trust
    Fund to the extent resources are available. Any remaining
    requirements will come from the General Treasury.

                        Environmental Protection Agency

          The conference agreement includes $8,411,469,000 for
    programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
    This is an increase of $332,765,000 over the level provided in
    fiscal year 2003.

                             SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

          Appropriates $786,324,000 for science and technology
    instead of $759,815,000 as proposed by the House and
    $715,579,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conference
    agreement includes language which allows the EPA Administrator
    to certify a grant in a prior year Appropriations Act to San
    Bernardino, California.
          The conferees have agreed to specific Agency program
    levels as follows:
          1. $7,000,000 for Communicating Research Information;
          2. $35,000,000 for Particulate Matter;
          3. $32,000,000 for Research to Support Emerging Issues;
          4. $9,750,000 for the STAR Fellowship program;
          5. $11,700,000 for small systems arsenic removal
    research.
          The conferees have agreed to the following increases
    above the budget request:
          1. $2,500,000 for EPSCoR;
          2. $4,000,000 for the Water Environmental Research
    Foundation;
          3. $5,000,000 for the American Water Works Association
    Research Foundation;
          4. $2,000,000 for the National Decentralized Water
    Resource Capacity Development Project, in coordination with
    EPA, for continued training, research and development;
          5. $500,000 to the University of California, Riverside
    for development of vehicle emissions measurement technology and
    improved models for assessing the effectiveness of new
    technologies and control strategies at the College of
    Engineering--Center for Environmental Research and Technology
    (CE-CERT) facility;
          6. $1,500,000 to California State University, Fresno for
    the International Center for Water Technology;
          7. $100,000 to California State University, Fullerton to
    enhance ongoing research related to water hazard mitigation;
          8. $750,000 for the University of South Florida Study,
    Protection and Amelioration of Coastal Environments;
          9. $250,000 to the University of Miami National Center
    for Caribbean Coral Reef Research;
          10. $850,000 to the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for
    Chicago, Illinois for the Clean Air Counts Campaign;
          11. $500,000 to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo,
    Michigan for the Great Lakes Center for Environmental and
    Molecular Science;
          12. $1,375,000 for the National Center for Manufacturing
    Sciences in Ann Arbor, Michigan for assisting EPA in meeting
    the Strategic Goals Program in the metal finishing sector;
          13. $700,000 to the University of North Carolina at
    Chapel Hill for a Green Chemical Manufacturing and Processing
    research program;
          14. $200,000 for turfgrass research centers at the
    University of Georgia and North Carolina State University to
    develop turfgrass management strategies;
          15. $500,000 for the State of New Jersey pilot and
    demonstration project for further development of proven,
    affordable, and effective dredge contaminant reduction
    technologies;
          16. $250,000 to LaGuardia Community College, New York for
    research related to environmental impacts on minority women
    throughout Queens and the Bronx;
          17. $300,000 to Alfred University for the Center for
    Environmental and Energy Research;
          18. $250,000 to New York University for the South Bronx
    Air Pollution Study;
          19. $8,775,000 for the Environmental Systems Center of
    Excellence at Syracuse University for research and technology
    transfer in the fields of indoor environmental quality and
    urban ecosystems sustainability;
          20. $1,000,000 to the Syracuse Research Corporation in
    Syracuse, New York, for the continuation of environmental
    research at its Probability Risk Assessment Center;
          21. $750,000 for the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology
    Research;
          22. $200,000 for the National Environmental Technology
    Incubator at Central State University for technology transfer
    and commercialization activities;
          23. $900,000 for the Integrated Petroleum Environmental
    Consortium;
          24. $750,000 for the Integrated Public/Private Energy and
    Environmental Consortium (IPEC) to develop cost-effective
    environmental technology, improved business practices, and
    technology transfer for the domestic petroleum industry;
          25. $250,000 to the Overbrook Environmental Educational
    Center--a community based Technology and Literacy center, with
    a primary focus on environmental exploration and educational
    services--for environmental protection and conservation efforts
    at the center's on-site Green Roof and Bio-lab;
          26. $350,000 to the University of South Carolina for a
    geologic study for uranium groundwater contamination;
          27. $200,000 for Middle Tennessee State University for
    research on cedar glades;
          28. $2,000,000 for the Mickey Leland National Urban Air
    Toxics Research Center in Houston, Texas;
          29. $1,000,000 for the University of Texas Learning and
    Computation Center;
          30. $250,000 for the Texas Institute for Environmental
    Assessment and Management at the University of North Texas,
    Denton for watershed research;
          31. $1,700,000 for the Canaan Valley Institute to
    continue to develop a regional sustainability support center
    and coordinated information system in the Mid-Atlantic
    Highlands;
          32. $1,000,000 for the Canaan Valley Institute in close
    coordination with the Regional Vulnerability and Assessment
    (ReVA) initiative and ORD Re+ program to demonstrate, validate
    and report on critical ecological hubs and corridors within the
    Mid-Atlantic Highlands and approaches to Highlands ecological
    prioritization, restoration and conservation. Research and
    educational tools are to be developed using integrative
    technologies to predict future environmental risks and support
    informed, proactive decision-making to be undertaken in
    conjunction with the Highlands Action Program;
          33. $250,000 for the Carnegie Mellon University Green
    Chemistry Initiative;
          34. $200,000 to the City of Saltillo, Mississippi, for
    demonstration of new wastewater disinfection technologies;
          35. $500,000 for the New England Green Chemistry
    Consortium;
          36. $1,000,000 for the National Environmental Respiratory
    Center at the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute;
          37. $3,900,000 for the Mine Waste Technology Program at
    the National Environmental Waste Technology, Testing, and
    Evaluation Center;
          38. $500,000 for the Center for the Study of Metals in
    the Environment;
          39. $1,200,000 for the Center for Air Toxic Metals at the
    Energy and Environmental Research Center;
          40. $1,500,000 for the Connecticut River Airshed-
    Watershed Consortium;
          41. $250,000 for acid rain research at the University of
    Vermont;
          42. $100,000 for the University of Vermont's Proctor
    Maple Research Center to continue mercury deposition monitoring
    effects;
          43. $100,000 for the University of Vermont's land use
    mapping initiative;
          44. $200,000 for the Vermont Department of Agriculture to
    work with conservation districts and local communities to
    reduce nonpoint source run-off in the Allen Brook watershed;
          45. $425,000 for the Southwest Clean Air Quality Agency's
    Columbia Gorge Air Quality Technical Foundation Study;
          46. $400,000 for the Clark County Department of Air
    Quality Management/Desert Research Institute in Nevada for the
    ozone transport monitoring project;
          47. $400,000 to demonstrate containment and disposal
    technologies associated with the Arnold Heights project in
    California;
          48. $425,000 for Southeastern Louisiana University for
    the Turtle Cove research station;
          49. $1,000,000 for the National Jewish Medical and
    Research Center in Colorado;
          50. $300,000 for Utah State University for monitoring and
    assessment activities related to freshwater ecosystems;
          51. $1,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Research Center
    and the University of Texas Air Quality Study;
          52. $1,000,000 for the University of South Alabama for
    the Center for Estuarine Research;
          53. $2,000,000 for an air quality program for Anchorage,
    Alaska;
          54. $800,000 for Ohio University's Air Quality Center to
    develop an advanced modeling program on air quality issues in
    the Ohio River valley region;
          55. $1,000,000 to the Donald Danforth Plant Science
    Center in Missouri for a Parasitic Nematode Controls research
    project;
          56. $500,000 to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
    in Missouri for the development of technologies for
    environmental phytoremediation and the development of
    technologies for extending the environmentally safe use of
    biotechnology for phytoremediation, and for the production of
    novel materials and compounds in plants;
          57. $800,000 for Montec Research in Butte, Montana to
    research pilot scale enzyme catalyzed processes;
          58. $750,000 for the Frank M. Tejeda Center for
    Excellence in Environmental Operations at Texas A&M;
          59. $800,000 for the University of Northern Iowa for new
    environmental technologies for small businesses;
          60. $1,000,000 for the Alabama Department of
    Environmental Management for the Alabama Water and Wastewater
    Training Program;
          61. $1,000,000 for the Desert Research Institute for
    western Nevada regionally-based clean water activities;
          62. $150,000 for Texas State University at San Marcos
    International Institute for Sustainable Water Resources.
          The conferees are fully supportive of the collaborative
    partnership of the EPA and the National Institutes of Health in
    their system of Centers for Children's Environmental Health and
    Disease Prevention Research. The conferees direct that EPA
    continue to support a competitive system of not less than
    twelve such centers and that it maintain the average level of
    funding for each center at not less than the historic level of
    approximately $500,000 for direct costs.
          From within amounts transferred to ``Science and
    Technology'' from ``Hazardous Substance Superfund'', the
    conferees direct that funding for the Gulf Coast Hazardous
    Substance Research Center continue at no less than the fiscal
    year 2003 level.
          The conferees continue to support the partnership between
    the EPA and the National Technology Transfer Center and direct
    that the Agency continue the cooperative agreement at the
    fiscal year 2001 funding level.
          The conferees direct EPA to contract with the National
    Academy of Sciences within 60 days of enactment for two
    separate studies: (1) a study on the health risks to children
    from residential lead contamination, as proposed by the Senate;
    and (2) a study of health, safety, and environmental risks of
    coal combustion wastes used for reclamation in active and
    abandoned mines.
          The conferees are aware of the progress being made by the
    Agency through its Climate Protection Program: Transportation
    program on the development of clean, cost effective, and high
    fuel efficiency engine and powertrain technologies. The
    conferees direct that the Agency continue to fund the clean
    automotive technology program on advanced hybrid vehicles,
    extremely clean diesel technologies, and advanced gasoline
    engine concepts at levels sufficient to complete this work in
    fiscal year 2004.
          The conferees are aware that EPA released its draft risk
    assessment of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-treated play sets
    and decks on November 12, 2003, and is seeking the advice of
    its Science Advisory Panel (SAP) regarding this probabilistic
    assessment of cancer risk. The conferees understand that this
    risk assessment is scheduled for a final release later this
    year following the SAP review. The conferees are aware that
    EPA--in conjunction with industry and other stakeholders--has
    developed a draft biomonitoring study protocol consistent with
    SAP recommendations and intends to complete a biomonitoring
    study by October 2004. This study will provide additional
    information on CCA risk. Once this biomonitoring study is
    complete, the conferees expect that EPA will make any
    appropriate changes to the final risk assessment and re-issue
    the assessment accordingly.
          The conferees are aware of the Florida Area Coastal
    Environmental (FACE) Initiative to identify and investigate the
    sources of nutrients, trace metals, and unregulated substances
    entering the coastal waters of Florida. This initiative's
    participants include local, state, and federal agencies and the
    Florida university community led by the University of South
    Florida Department of Marine Science and the University of
    Miami's Center for Marine Ecosystem Science and Policy. The
    conferees direct EPA to report back to the Committees on
    Appropriations by March 1, 2004, on progress toward
    implementation of the FACE program.
          The conferees are encouraged by new technology that has
    the potential to eliminate contaminating microorganisms from
    water, and ultimately reducing and halting the spread of
    disease through contaminated water. The conferees commend the
    efforts of EPA to bring this technology to bear upon current
    water treatment and purification problems, and strongly
    encourage EPA to continue to foster this technology.
          The conferees are aware of promising developments in idle
    reduction technologies, including advanced truck stop
    electrification. The conferees urge the Agency to fund
    demonstration pilots of this technology as part of its SmartWay
    Transport program.
          The conferees encourage EPA to use and expand programs at
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities to leverage
    available resources in existing programs for capacity building
    and coordinated research to broaden the base of quality water
    resource centers throughout the country.

                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

          Appropriates $2,293,578,000 for environmental programs
    and management instead of $2,193,102,000 as proposed by the
    House and $2,219,659,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees have agreed to specific Agency program
    levels as follows:
          1. $24,500,000 for the National Estuary Program;
          2. $22,800,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Program, including
    $2,000,000 for Chesapeake Bay small watershed grants;
          3. $2,500,000 for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
    Restoration Program;
          4. $2,300,000 for the Long Island Sound Program Office;
          5. $2,455,000 for the Lake Champlain Basin program;
          6. $5,750,000 for Environmental Justice programs;
          7. $115,000,000 for Management Services and Stewardship;
          8. $35,000,000 for Regional Management;
          9. $32,000,000 for Information Technology Management;
          10. $15,000,000 for Data Standards;
          11. $23,000,000 for Data Management;
          12. $16,473,000 for Geospatial;
          13. $33,500,000 for Regulatory Development;
          14. $14,000,000 for RCRA Waste Reduction;
          15. $10,000,000 for the Great Lakes Legacy Act;
          16. $43,000,000 for Drinking Water Implementation;
          17. $26,000,000 for Drinking Water Regulations;
          18. $8,976,000 for Direct Public Information and Access;
          19. $27,500,000 for Brownfields administration;
          The conferees have agreed to the following increases to
    the budget request:
          1. $5,400,000 for the Office of Enforcement and
    Compliance Assurance for personnel and associated costs;
          2. $2,000,000 for EPA Region 10 for environmental
    compliance;
          3. $1,000,000 to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
    Assurance for enforcement of the bilateral agreement between
    the U.S. and Canada concerning the transboundary movement of
    municipal solid waste;
          4. $9,160,000 for EPA Environmental Education;
          5. $18,900,000 for rural water technical assistance
    activities and groundwater protection with distribution as
    follows: $10,000,000 for the NRWA; $4,000,000 for RCAP, to be
    divided equally between assistance for water programs and
    assistance for wastewater programs; $750,000 for GWPC;
    $2,000,000 for Small Flows Clearinghouse; $1,000,000 for the
    NETC; and $1,150,000 for the WSC Wellcare Program;
          6. $1,000,000 for the National Biosolids Partnership
    Program;
          7. $2,000,000 for source water protection programs;
          8. $5,000,000 for a cost-shared grant program to school
    districts for necessary upgrades of their diesel bus fleets;
          9. $4,000,000 for grants to interested States to
    establish a long-term ambient monitoring and assessment
    framework at relevant geographic scales to support all water
    quality management objectives;
          10. $3,000,000 for EPA's National Computing Center to
    provide for the remote mirroring of all critical information
    and related systems to achieve a Continuance of Operations
    (COOP)/Disaster Recovery capability;
          11. $5,000,000 for America's Clean Water Foundation for
    implementation of on-farm environmental assessments for
    livestock operations;
          12. $1,500,000 to support and implement the Highlands
    Action Program (HAP) of the Agency, including, but not limited
    to, federal personnel and related costs;
          13. $250,000 to the City of Prichard, Alabama for a
    comprehensive water and wastewater improvement study;
          14. $500,000 for the Central California Ozone Study;
          15. $200,000 to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
    Control District, California for its Operation Clean Air public
    education program;
          16. $300,000 to the Golden Gate National Parks
    Conservancy, California and National Park Service for shoreline
    and habitat restoration;
          17. $750,000 to the Santa Clara Valley Water District in
    California for groundwater remediation;
          18. $2,500,000 for the Southwest Center for Environmental
    Research and Policy;
          19. $300,000 to the Florida Department of Agriculture and
    Consumer Services for its Reclaimed Rainwater Irrigation
    Project to demonstrate nonpoint source pollution prevention;
          20. $1,200,000 to Florida Gulf Coast University for the
    Institute of Coastal Watershed Studies;
          21. $2,000,000 for Osceola County, Florida to treat
    invasive plants (Hydrilla and Hygophila) in the County's
    watershed and drainage system;
          22. $100,000 for development and implementation of the
    Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, Offset Banking Water
    Quality Improvement program;
          23. $400,000 to the Georgia Environmental Training and
    Education Authority for a lagoon waste management demonstration
    program;
          24. $175,000 to Cerro Gordo County, Iowa for continuation
    of the initiatives related to the Clear Lake Restoration
    Project;
          25. $200,000 to Storm Lake, Iowa for the Storm Lake Water
    Quality Project;
          26. $100,000 to the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee for
    monitoring programs and pilot studies on how to stabilize the
    deep aquifer water levels and ensure a long-term water supply
    for the Palouse region serving the Cities of Moscow, Idaho and
    Pullman, Washington, the University of Idaho, Washington State
    University and the surrounding areas in Latah County, Idaho and
    Whitman County, Washington;
          27. $300,000 for the Selenium Information System Project
    at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory;
          28. $500,000 to the State of Idaho for Producers Supply
    Co-op to carry out a program of environmental response for fuel
    contamination cleanup;
          29. $2,000,000 for the Coeur d'Alene Basin Commission to
    continue a pilot program for environmental response, natural
    resource restoration and related activities;
          30. $1,500,000 to Boise State University for research
    projects aimed at developing and demonstrating multi-purpose
    sensors to detect and analyze contaminants and time-lapse
    imaging of shallow subsurface fluid flow;
          31. $600,000 to the Illinois Environmental Protection
    Agency for the Fox River Watershed Management Program;
          32. $1,450,000 for the Olmsted Parks Conservancy for a
    regional watershed demonstration in the Louisville, Kentucky
    Olmsted Parks;
          33. $1,550,000 for the Louisville Waterfront Development
    Corporation, a non-profit corporation in Kentucky, for a
    riverbank stabilization project to demonstrate pollution run-
    off reduction strategies;
          34. $400,000 for Red River Watershed Management Institute
    at Louisiana State University-Shreveport for research,
    education, and community service/outreach related to watershed
    management in the area drained by the Red River and its
    tributaries;
          35. $200,000 for St. Mary's College, Maryland for the
    River and Lands Institute;
          36. $175,000 to Oakland County, Michigan for the Clinton
    River Watershed Initiative including watershed research and
    modeling, creation of a web-based database on stream flow and
    water quality, bacterial source tracking, and outreach
    activities;
          37. $1,000,000 for the Oakland County Drain Commission,
    Michigan for water and sewerage infrastructure management and
    planning;
          38. $125,000 for the Hypoxia Education and Stewardship
    Project in Kansas City, Missouri;
          39. $250,000 for Wake County, North Carolina for a
    groundwater protection program;
          40. $1,000,000 for the North Carolina Rural Economic
    Development Center to develop a statewide Water and Wastewater
    Assessment, Management and Security Initiative;
          41. $850,000 for continued support of a North Carolina
    Central University research initiative to assess environmental
    exposure and impact in communities of color and economically
    disadvantaged communities;
          42. $175,000 to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln for
    development of a large-scale, system-level mathematical model
    of critical water resources in western Nebraska;
          43. $100,000 to the State of New Jersey for the New
    Jersey Geographic Information System Smart Growth Program;
          44. $200,000 for Monmouth University, New Jersey, for the
    Center for Coastal Watershed Management to promote watershed
    research and education;
          45. $300,000 to the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance
    Center at the State University of New Jersey to conduct a study
    of environmental noise from interstate freight railroad
    operations in Teaneck, New Jersey;
          46. $100,000 for the Peconic Estuary Program Office in
    Riverhead, New York for implementation of a Comprehensive
    Conservation and Management Plan;
          47. $150,000 in technical assistance grants to Washington
    County, Rensselaer County, and Saratoga County, New York, for
    Hudson River stewardship programs;
          48. $200,000 to Orange County, New York for a county-wide
    water analysis;
          49. $200,000 to Madison County, New York for the landfill
    gas to energy project;
          50. $200,000 for Columbia University in New York City,
    New York for education and training related to ongoing
    biomedical research on environmentally induced cancers and
    immunological responses, at the Audubon Biomedical Science and
    Technology Park;
          51. $250,000 to Wayne County, New York for the
    development of a Sodus Bay comprehensive watershed management
    plan;
          52. $250,000 to the Center for Environmental Information
    in Rochester, New York for planning, research and environmental
    analysis for a Lake Ontario coastline remediation and
    restoration initiative;
          53. $300,000 for the NADO (National Association of
    Development Organizations) Research Foundation for
    environmental training and information dissemination related to
    rural brownfields, air quality standards and water
    infrastructure;
          54. $350,000 to the State University of New York
    Environmental School of Forestry for research and demonstration
    of contaminant mitigation strategies for rural/suburban run-off
    affecting water quality along the rural-urban interface in
    Central New York watersheds;
          55. $350,000 to the State University of New York
    Environmental School of Forestry for an Onondaga Creek habitat
    restoration demonstration initiative;
          56. $750,000 to Cortland County, New York for continued
    work on the aquifer protection plan, of which $350,000 is for
    continued implementation of the comprehensive water quality
    management program in the Upper Susquehanna Watershed;
          57. $1,500,000 for continued work on water management
    plans for the Central New York Watersheds in Onondaga and
    Cayuga counties;
          58. $500,000 for Springfield, Ohio for environmental
    restoration activities;
          59. $250,000 to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    (CHOP) Community Asthma Prevention program to increase
    awareness of environmental asthma triggers in the homes of
    families in Philadelphia;
          60. $500,000 to the Caribbean American Mission for
    Education Research and Action (CAMERA) in support of their
    youth environmental stewardship and education program;
          61. $200,000 to the National Energy Technology Center for
    the Monogahela River Mine Pool Study in Northwestern West
    Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania;
          62. $500,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
    for lead screening, testing, outreach and education throughout
    the public school system;
          63. $750,000 to Environment and Sports Inc., a nonprofit
    organization, for an environmental and awareness program;
          64. $1,500,000 to the American Cities Foundation for the
    Neighborhood Environmental Action Team program and other
    community environmental efforts;
          65. $250,000 to the Brazos River Authority for the
    Brazos/Navasota Watershed Management project;
          66. $50,000 to Frederick County, Virginia for a water
    resources study in the counties of Frederick, Warren, Clark and
    Shenandoah in Virginia and Berkley County in West Virginia;
          67. $200,000 to Loudoun County, Virginia for development
    of a comprehensive watershed management plan;
          68. $700,000 to the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management
    Area in Washington State for the Columbia Basin Groundwater
    Management Area Study;
          69. $500,000 for the Washington Puget Sound Action Team
    for rapid assessment and response to declining oxygen levels in
    the Hood Canal;
          70. $800,000 to the Polymer Alliance Zone's MARCEE
    Initiative with oversight provided by the Office of Solid
    Waste;
          71. $2,000,000 for on-going activities at the Canaan
    Valley Institute, including activities relating to community
    sustainability.
          72. $4,000,000 for the Small Public Water System
    Technology Centers at Western Kentucky University, the
    University of New Hampshire, the University of Alaska-Sitka,
    Pennsylvania State University, the University of Missouri-
    Columbia, Montana State University, the University of Illinois,
    and Mississippi State University;
          73. $500,000 for the Kenai River Center in Kenai, Alaska;
          74. $500,000 for the State of New Hampshire for the New
    Hampshire Estuaries Project;
          75. $3,000,000 for the University of Oklahoma for surface
    water treatment, monitoring and environmental remediation of
    mine-waste tailings in the Tar Creek and Spring Creek
    watersheds in Ottawa County, Oklahoma;
          76. $1,000,000 for the State of Alaska to conduct a
    mercury testing program on seafood;
          77. $500,000 for the New Hampshire Department of
    Environmental Services for a milfoil and invasive species
    removal program;
          78. $1,000,000 for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for
    the development of innovative cleanup technologies for
    environmental contamination of soil and water;
          79. $500,000 for the University of Louisville Center for
    Infrastructure Research in Kentucky for research of ways to
    address problems caused by obsolete designs, aging facilities
    and growing demands on water, wastewater and sewer
    infrastructure;
          80. $500,000 for the Western Kentucky University Center
    for Wastewater Research for research on wastewater and
    management issues;
          81. $1,000,000 for the Watershed of the Ozarks in
    Missouri for the Valley Mill Watershed Project;
          82. $1,000,000 for the University of Missouri at Columbia
    for the Innovative Technologies for Nutrient Management
    Project;
          83. $1,000,000 for the Missouri Pork Producers
    Association for the development of environmental processes for
    agricultural producer certifications;
          84. $450,000 for the Village of Questa, New Mexico for an
    impact study on the quality of groundwater and surface water
    sources and for costs related to mine reclamation;
          85. $750,000 for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation
    Commission to complete a riverwide TMDL review of dioxin and
    PCBs;
          86. $750,000 for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
    for Lake Pontchartrain water quality improvement projects.
          87. $250,000 for the Maryland Bureau of Mines for an acid
    mine drainage remediation project;
          88. $1,000,000 for projects demonstrating the benefits of
    Low Impact Development along the Anacostia Watershed in Prince
    Georges County, Maryland, including $500,000 for storm drains
    and trash traps;
          89. $250,000 for the Midwest Technology Assistance Center
    at the University of Illinois;
          90. $500,000 for the Sacramento Regional County
    Sanitation District for toxic pollutant control;
          91. $500,000 for the Center for Agricultural and Rural
    Development at Iowa State University for the Resource and
    Agricultural Policy Systems program;
          92. $500,000 for the Small Business Pollution Prevention
    Center at the University of Northern Iowa;
          93. $500,000 for the painting and coating assistance
    initiative through the University of Northern Iowa;
          94. $500,000 for the Department of Water Supply, County
    of Maui, Hawaii for the upcountry Maui lead-water reduction
    plan;
          95. $250,000 for the Economic Development Alliance of
    Hawaii to promote biotechnology to reduce pesticide use;
          96. $400,000 for the County of Hawaii and the Hawaii
    Island Economic Development Board for community-based waste
    recycling and reuse system;
          97. $200,000 for the Milwaukee Community Services Corps
    for a phytoremediation treatability plan;
          98. $300,000 for the Great Lakes Indian and Wildlife
    Commission;
          99. $250,000 for the Northwest Straits Commission for
    Washington State University's beach watchers program;
          100. $350,000 for the Northwest Indian Fisheries
    Commission tribal water quality program;
          101. $300,000 for the Walker Lake Working Group in Nevada
    for scientific, analytical, and other technical assistance to
    evaluate solutions for the restoration of Walker Lake;
          102. $200,000 to the Walker Lake Paiute Tribe to conduct
    environmental remediation of ordnance and other toxic materials
    on tribal lands;
          103. $325,000 for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe for an
    environmental characterization study of mine drainage on the
    Owybee River, riparian areas, and other areas on the Tribe's
    Duck Valley Reservation;
          104. $750,000 for the University of West Florida's PERCH
    program;
          105. $200,000 for pollution prevention of Wreck Pond and
    nearby beaches in Spring Lake, New Jersey;
          106. $250,000 for a storm water research initiative at
    the University of Vermont;
          107. $500,000 for New Bedford, Massachusetts, for
    environmental education and science programs;
          108. $200,000 for the Northeast Waste Management
    Officials Association [NEWMOA];
          109. $200,000 for the Northeast States for Coordinated
    Air Use Management [NESCAUM];
          110. $2,000,000 for the National Alternative Fuels
    Training Consortium; and
          111. $500,000 for the Clinton River Watershed Initiative
    in Michigan.
          The conferees strongly support the objectives of the
    Agency's enforcement program, and have provided additional
    resources to enable the Agency to fund a total of not less than
    2,237 enforcement FTEs in this account (3,465 FTEs throughout
    the Agency), equal to the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.
          The conference agreement provides the full budget request
    for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), the High
    Production Volume (HPV) Chemical Challenge Program, and the
    Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP).
          The conference agreement also provides the full budget
    request for the Great Lakes National Program Office.
          The conference agreement provides the full budget request
    of $2,000,000 for the Water Information Sharing and Analysis
    Center (Water ISAC) to gather, analyze, and disseminate
    sensitive security information to water and wastewater systems.
    The conferees direct that the Water ISAC shall be implemented
    through a grant to the Association of Metropolitan Water
    Agencies.
          The conferees have, within available funds, provided
    $2,000,000 for nine Environmental Finance Centers, the same as
    for fiscal year 2003. Also from within available funds, the
    Agency is provided with $250,000 to continue development of
    BASINS models, GIS mapping, integration with other financial
    and planning tools, and incorporation of cost-effectiveness
    considerations into integrated priority ranking systems.
          Within available funds, the Agency is directed to
    contract with an independent research organization, within 60
    days of enactment, to complete a comprehensive study of jobs
    created by water infrastructure financing, as proposed by the
    Senate.
          The conferees expect EPA to specify all funding for paid
    advertising throughout the Agency in the fiscal year 2004
    operating plan and in the fiscal year 2005 budget submission.
          The conferees are concerned that Federal agencies
    continue to receive failing grades due to weaknesses in cyber
    security management. To address this weakness, the conferees
    believe agencies can use vulnerability management as a means of
    securing critical computer networks. The conferees direct EPA
    to provide no less than $500,000, within available funds, to
    demonstrate a cyber-security/vulnerability management solution
    which, in real time, continuously and accurately discovers
    network exposures and measures policy compliance in an
    extensible and scalable manner. This management solution can be
    achieved by using appliance-based technology to run a hardened
    operating system that communicates through encryption using
    digital certificates for authentication. The conferees direct
    the Agency to report to the Committees on Appropriations on the
    efficacy of this technology no later than October 1, 2004.
          The conferees understand that EPA supports Electro
    Catalytic Oxidation, a multi-pollutant control technology for
    coal fired power plants. The conferees encourage EPA to
    continue to explore the potential clean air benefits of this
    promising technology.
          The conferees support the Agency's electronics recycling
    initiative, and encourage the Agency to support pilot projects
    through the Polymer Alliance Zone's MARCEE Initiative to
    develop a market-based sustainable electronics recycling
    infrastructure.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          Appropriates $37,558,000 for the Office of Inspector
    General, an increase of $750,000 over the amounts proposed by
    the House and the Senate. In addition to amounts appropriated
    directly to the OIG, $13,214,000 is also available by transfer
    from funds appropriated for the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
          The conferees have included language designating the
    Inspector General of EPA to serve as the Inspector General for
    the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. An
    additional $750,000, not in the budget request, and up to 5
    FTEs are provided in fiscal year 2004 for this function. The
    conferees direct that adequate funding be included in the
    budget request in future fiscal years to carry out this
    function.

                            BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

          Appropriates $40,000,000 for buildings and facilities,
    instead of $42,918,000 as proposed by the Senate and
    $42,368,000 as proposed by the House.

                         HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $1,265,000,000 for Hazardous Substance
    Superfund as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,275,000,000
    as proposed by the House. Bill language provides that such sums
    as are available from the Superfund trust fund upon the date of
    enactment are available for this activity, with the remainder
    to be derived from general revenues of the Treasury. Additional
    language provides for the transfer of $13,214,000 to the Office
    of Inspector General, and for the transfer of $44,697,000 to
    the Science and Technology account. The conference agreement
    does not include delayed obligations in the superfund account
    as proposed by the Senate.
          The conferees have agreed to the following fiscal year
    2004 funding levels:
          1. $880,281,000 for Superfund response and cleanup
    activities, an increase of $28,895,000 over the fiscal year
    2003 enacted level.
          2. $147,557,000 for enforcement activities.
          3. $140,425,000 for management and support.
          4. $13,214,000 for transfer to the Office of Inspector
    General.
          5. $44,697,000 for research and development activities,
    to be transferred to the Science and Technology account.
          6. $38,826,000 for reimbursable interagency activities,
    including $28,150,000 for the Department of Justice and
    $10,676,000 for OSHA, FEMA, NOAA, the United States Coast
    Guard, and for the Department of the Interior.
          The conferees direct the EPA IG to conduct an evaluation
    of Superfund expenditures at headquarters and the regions and
    recommend options for increasing resources directed to
    extramural cleanup while minimizing administrative costs. The
    conference agreement does not include a provision, as proposed
    by the Senate, to require EPA to allocate a specific percentage
    of its superfund budget to site remedy construction and long-
    term response activities. However, the conferees expect EPA to
    direct the maximum possible resources to these activities, and
    look forward to reviewing the IG's recommendations for
    increasing funding for these critical activities within
    available resources.
          The conferees direct the EPA Inspector General to conduct
    an investigation into all financial transactions, including
    revenue and spending, by the Gloucester Environmental
    Management Services (GEMS) Trust, and make its findings
    available to the public no later than April 1, 2004.

                    LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM

          Appropriates $76,000,000 for the leaking underground
    storage tank program instead of $79,845,000 as proposed by the
    House and $72,545,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                               OIL SPILL RESPONSE

          Appropriates $16,209,000 for oil spill response as
    proposed by the House and the Senate.

                       STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

          Appropriates $3,896,800,000 for state and tribal
    assistance grants instead of $3,601,950,000 as proposed by the
    House and $3,814,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Bill
    language specifically provides $1,350,000,000 for Clean Water
    State Revolving Fund (SRF) capitalization grants, of which up
    to $75,000,000 is to be made available for use by States that
    choose to make loans, including interest-free loans, that
    increase non-point and non-structural, decentralized
    alternatives, expanding the choices available to communities in
    their fight for clean water. The conferees again strongly
    encourage States that can do so to pursue innovative
    technologies in this regard, but emphasize that this program is
    voluntary and that States not participating in the program will
    nevertheless continue to receive their normal level of funding
    through the established SRF formulas.
          Additional bill language provides $850,000,000 for Safe
    Drinking Water SRF capitalization grants; $50,000,000 for the
    United States-Mexico Border program; $43,000,000 for grants to
    address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs in
    rural and native Alaska communities; $3,500,000 for remediation
    of above ground leaking fuel tanks in Alaska pursuant to Public
    Law 106-554; $6,600,000 for grants for construction of
    alternative decentralized wastewater facilities; $93,500,000
    for Brownfields grants; $1,175,200,000 for categorical grants
    to the states and tribes, including $50,000,000 for Brownfields
    categorical grants and $20,000,000 for the Environmental
    Information Exchange program; and $325,000,000 for cost-shared
    grants for construction of water and wastewater treatment
    facilities and infrastructure and for groundwater protection
    infrastructure.
          The conferees have included bill language which: (1) for
    fiscal year 2004, authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to
    use funds appropriated pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution
    Control Act (FWPCA) to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to
    section 319(h) and 518(e) of FWPCA; (2) will permit the states
    to include as principal amounts considered to be the cost of
    administering SRF loans to eligible borrowers, with certain
    limitations; (3) for fiscal year 2004, authorizes the states to
    transfer funds between the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water
    SRF programs; and (4) stipulates that no funds provided in the
    Act to address water infrastructure needs of colonias within
    the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall
    be made available to a county or municipal government unless
    that governmental entity has established an enforceable
    ordinance or rule which prevents the development or
    construction of any additional colonia areas, or the
    development within an existing colonia of any new home,
    business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or
    other necessary infrastructure.
          As in previous years, the conferees have included bill
    language which stipulates that none of the funds provided in
    this or any previous years' Act for the Safe Drinking Water SRF
    may be reserved by the Administrator for health effects studies
    on drinking water contaminants. The conferees have instead
    provided significant resources for such studies within EPA's
    Science and Technology account.
          The conferees have included new bill language which sets
    certain requirements for Alaska Native Village grants,
    including: (1) a 25% cost share from the State of Alaska; (2) a
    limitation on administrative expenses; and (3) the
    establishment of a statewide priority list and a set-aside for
    regional hub communities.
          The conferees eliminated a provision included by the
    Senate which was designed to make the use of targeted water and
    wastewater investments in combination with funding from state
    revolving funds more flexible. The House did not include this
    provision. Because of concerns over the best way to address
    flexibility in the combined use of these funds, the conferees
    instead direct the EPA to report to the House and Senate
    Committees on Appropriations by February 15, 2004 with
    recommendations on ways to enhance the combined use of these
    funds.
          The conferees have included bill language which makes
    technical corrections and changes to grants approved in
    previous fiscal years.
          Of the funds provided for the United States-Mexico Border
    program, $7,000,000 is for continuation of the El Paso, Texas
    desalination and water supply project, and $2,000,000 is for
    the Brownsville, Texas water supply project.
          The conference agreement provides $6,600,000 for six
    specific grants under the National Decentralized Wastewater
    Demonstration program. The program, which has shown success in
    developing and transferring technologies which offer
    alternatives to centralized wastewater treatment facilities,
    also requires a cost-share whereby each grantee must provide
    25% of the project's total cost. The six projects included for
    funding are located in Seattle, Washington ($1,350,000);
    Blackstone Watershed, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
    ($1,350,000); Boise, Idaho ($1,000,000); Pasquotank River
    Watershed, North Carolina ($1,350,000); Washington, D.C.
    ($800,000); and Chagrin River Watershed, Ohio ($750,000). As in
    previous years, these projects were determined by non-
    governmental, independent analysis based upon their unique and
    diverse geology and geography, their ability to provide the
    greatest technological diversity using limited financial
    resources, and the commitment of each community or regional
    area to find and fund appropriate alternative technologies to
    resolve their wastewater treatment needs.
          Within the State and Tribal Categorical Grant program,
    the conference agreement includes:
          1. $228,550,000 for air resource assistance to State and
    local governments under sections 103 and 105 of the Clean Air
    Act, including $10,000,000 for the five State/Regional Haze
    planning organizations;
          2. $11,050,000 for air resource assistance grants to
    Tribal governments;
          3. $8,150,000 for radon grants;
          4. $200,400,000 for water pollution control Agency
    resource supplementation under section 106 of FWPCA;
          5. $10,000,000 for beach grants to develop and implement
    monitoring and information programs for coastal recreation
    waters pursuant to the Beach Environmental Assessment and
    Coastal Health Act of 2000;
          6. $238,550,000 for section 319 of FWPCA non-point source
    pollution grants, including programs formerly eligible under
    the section 314 Clean Lakes program;
          7. $15,000,000 for wetlands program development grants;
          8. $19,000,000 for water quality cooperative agreements
    under section 104(b)(3) of FWPCA;
          9. $15,000,000 for targeted watershed grants;
          10. $102,600,000 for public water system supervision
    grants;
          11. $11,000,000 for underground injection control grants;
          12. $5,000,000 for Drinking Water Program State Homeland
    Security Coordination grants;
          13. $106,400,000 for RCRA financial assistance grants;
          14. $50,000,000 for Brownfields categorical cleanup
    grants;
          15. $11,950,000 for underground storage tank grants;
          16. $13,100,000 for pesticides program implementation
    grants;
          17. $13,700,000 for lead risk reduction grants;
          18. $5,150,000 for toxic substances compliance/
    enforcement grants;
          19. $19,900,000 for pesticides enforcement grants;
          20. $20,000,000 for the information exchange network
    program;
          21. $6,000,000 for pollution prevention incentive grants;
          22. $2,250,000 for enforcement and compliance assurance
    grants; and
          23. $62,500,000 for Indians general assistance grants.
          The conferees have not provided funding for a grant for
    drinking water infrastructure improvements in San Juan, Puerto
    Rico.
          The conferees have provided $325,000,000 for a targeted
    program making grants to communities for the construction of
    drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructure and
    for water quality protection. As in past years, these grants
    shall be accompanied by a cost-share requirement whereby 45
    percent of a project's cost is the responsibility of the
    community or entity receiving the grant. In those few cases
    where such cost-share requirement poses a particular financial
    burden on the recipient community or entity, the conferees
    support the Agency's use of its long-standing guidance for
    financial capability assessments to determine reductions or
    waivers from this match requirement.
          With the exception of the limited instances in which an
    applicant meets the criteria for a waiver, the conferees have
    provided no more than 55% of an individual project's cost,
    regardless of the amount appropriated below. Consistent with
    direction in the fiscal year 2003 Conference Report on this
    bill, the phrase `terms and conditions' referenced in the bill
    language includes the maximum 55% federal share, as well as the
    intended recipients and the specific project descriptions, as
    listed below.
          The distribution of funds under this program is as
    follows:
          1. $85,000 to the City of Cedar Bluff, Alabama for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          2. $90,000 to the Town of Pennington, Alabama for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          3. $100,000 to the Fayette, Alabama, Water Works Board
    for water system infrastructure improvements;
          4. $100,000 to the Limestone County Water and Sewer
    Authority, Alabama for drinking water improvements;
          5. $100,000 to the City of Athens, Alabama for wastewater
    system improvements;
          6. $100,000 to Lawrence County, Alabama for the Bankhead
    Forest Water project;
          7. $100,000 to the city of New Hope, Alabama for
    wastewater system improvements;
          8. $850,000 for the Coosa Valley Water Supply District
    for development of a surface water supply in St. Clair County,
    Alabama;
          9. $175,000 to the West Morgan-East Lawrence Water and
    Sewer Authority, Alabama for water infrastructure improvements;
          10. $175,000 to the City of Lineville, Alabama for
    purchase and construction of a water tank;
          11. $200,000 to Walker County Commission, Alabama for
    water line extensions in isolated areas;
          12. $200,000 to Colbert County, Alabama, for water system
    improvements;
          13. $200,000 to the Utilities Board of the Town of
    Citronelle, Alabama for water infrastructure improvements;
          14. $225,000 to the West Lawrence Water Co-Op of Mount
    Hope, Alabama for water system infrastructure improvements;
          15. $250,000 to Atalla, Alabama, for sewerage system
    improvements;
          16. $300,000 to the Town of Gordo, Alabama for sanitary
    sewer expansion project;
          17. $300,000 to the Guntersville, Alabama, Water and
    Sewer Board for the Sand Mountain water storage system project;
          18. $550,000 to the Waterworks Board for the Towns of
    Section and Dutton, Alabama for water system improvements;
          19. $350,000 to the Town of Berry, Alabama for
    construction of a wetlands treatment facility;
          20. $350,000 to the Chilton Water Authority in Chilton
    County, Alabama for water infrastructure improvements;
          21. $400,000 to Jackson County, Alabama for water system
    improvements;
          22. $400,000 to the West Lauderdale County Water and Fire
    Protection Authority, Alabama for construction of a water
    treatment plant;
          23. $475,000 to Franklin County, Alabama for water system
    infrastructure improvements;
          24. $500,000 to Hartselle Utilities for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements in the City of Hartselle, Alabama;
          25. $700,000 to Lawrence County, Alabama for construction
    of a wastewater treatment facility;
          26. $850,000 to the Upper Bear Creek Water Treatment
    Plant in Haleyville, Alabama, for water treatment plant
    improvement project;
          27. $875,000 to the CREMS (Carlisle, Rockledge, Egypt,
    Mountainboro, and Shady Grove) Water Authority, Alabama for
    water system infrastructure improvements;
          28. $1,000,000 to the City of Florence, Alabama for the
    rehabilitation of the Canal/Jones Hollow Interceptor sewer
    lines;
          29. $250,000 to be shared equally between the Brent Water
    and Sewer Board and the Centreville Water and Sewer Board in
    Bibb County, Alabama for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements;
          30. $2,000,000 to the Tom Bevill Reservoir Management
    Area Authority for construction of a drinking water reservoir
    in Fayette County, Alabama;
          31. $450,000 to the Southwest Alabama Regional Water
    supply District for regional water supply distribution in
    Thomasville, Alabama;
          32. $100,000 to the Town of Hodges, Alabama for the
    Hodges water improvement project;
          33. $150,000 to the Town of Double Springs, Alabama for
    water system improvements;
          34. $250,000 for Smith's Sewer and Water Authority for
    sewer system expansion in Smith, Alabama;
          35. $100,000 to the Water and Sewer Boards of the Cities
    of Brent and Centreville for court ordered repairs to the
    system to mitigate water pollution in Centreville, Alabama;
          36. $250,000 to the City of Athens Utilities for
    commercial sewage extension in Athens, Alabama;
          37. $100,000 to the Wilcox County Industrial Authority in
    Camden, Alabama for water and sewer infrastructure improvements
    in Wilcox County, Alabama;
          38. $150,000 for the Cherokee County Commission for Weiss
    Lake Area system improvements in Centre, Alabama;
          39. $2,000,000 for Anchorage, Alaska for water and sewer
    upgrades in West Anchorage;
          40. $1,500,000 for Fairbanks, Alaska for water system
    upgrades;
          41. $1,000,000 for North Pole, Alaska for water and sewer
    improvements;
          42. $985,000 for Palmer, Alaska for a water main;
          43. $768,000 for Sitka, Alaska for Japonski Island water
    supply improvements;
          44. $925,000 for Wasilla, Alaska for water and sewer
    improvements;
          45. $300,000 to the White Mountain Apache Tribe in
    Arizona to prepare a master plan for drinking water
    infrastructure on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation;
          46. $1,000,000 for the City of Scottsdale, Arizona for
    the Scottsdale Arsenic Removal Pilot Project;
          47. $602,000 for the City of Safford, Arizona, for
    wastewater treatment plant construction costs;
          48. $600,000 to the City of Avondale, Arizona for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          49. $750,000 to the Town of Huachuca, Arizona for the
    Effluent Recharge Project;
          50. $750,000 to the City of Tucson, Arizona for water
    security infrastructure improvements;
          51. $100,000 to the Baxter County Water Facilities Board,
    Arkansas for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          52. $125,000 to the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas for
    developing drainage plans;
          53. $200,000 to the Faulkner County Public Utilities
    Board, Arkansas for wastewater infrastructure improvements for
    Lake Conway;
          54. $300,000 to the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority,
    Arkansas for water infrastructure improvements;
          55. $650,000 for the Community Water System Public Water
    Authority of Arkansas in Lonoke and White Counties for the
    Greers Ferry drinking water project;
          56. $650,000 for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          57. $100,000 to the City of Chino Hills, California for a
    needs assessment study for 39 improvements to the Los Serranos
    storm-water drainage system;
          58. $110,000 to the City of East Palo Alto, California
    for the East Palo Alto Master Water Plan including water,
    wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          59. $475,000 to the City of Brisbane, California for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          60. $200,000 to the City of Colton, California for
    stormwater infrastructure improvements as part of the
    Comprehensive 3-5 Storm Drain Plan;
          61. $200,000 to the Los Osos Community Services District,
    California for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          62. $200,000 to the City of Modesto, California for the
    Ninth Street Corridor Storm Drain project;
          63. $200,000 to the City of Norwalk, California for the
    Norwalk Reservoir Project;
          64. $200,000 to the City of Cudahy, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          65. $200,000 to the City of Bell, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          66. $200,000 to Marin County, California for the Tomales
    Bay Wastewater Treatment Facility;
          67. $250,000 to the City of Long Beach, California for
    storm-water infrastructure improvements;
          68. $450,000 to the City of Westminster, California for a
    water quality improvement pilot project;
          69. $250,000 to the City of Fort Bragg, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          70. $250,000 for the City of Gardena, California for
    wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          71. $500,000 to the City of Santa Ana, California for the
    West Pump Station Facility Upgrade project;
          72. $300,000 to the City of Murrieta, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          73. $300,000 to the City of El Segundo, California for
    sanitary sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          74. $300,000 to the City of Santa Monica, California for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          75. $350,000 to the Monterey County Water Resource Agency
    in California for planning and design of the Salinas Valley
    Water Project;
          76. $350,000 to the City of Roseville, California for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          77. $350,000 to the City of Vallejo, California for
    infrastructure improvements for the Mare Island Sanitary Sewer
    and Storm Drain System;
          78. $475,000 to the City of Huntington Beach, California
    for the Alabama Storm Drain project;
          79. $400,000 to the Irvine Ranch Water District,
    California for the San Diego Creek Watershed Natural Treatment
    System;
          80. $400,000 to the County of Ventura, California for
    implementation of the Calleguas Creek Watershed Management
    Plan;
          81. $400,000 to the United Water Conservation District,
    California for the River Park Reclamation and Recharge
    Authority Groundwater Project;
          82. $400,000 to the City of Redding, California for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Stillwater
    Business Park;
          83. $400,000 to the City of Victorville, California for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          84. $400,000 to the City of Whittier, California for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          85. $400,000 to the City of Folsom, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          86. $400,000 to the City of Lodi, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          87. $500,000 to the City of Fresno, California for a
    water conveyance project;
          88. $650,000 to Placer County, California for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          89. $750,000 to the San Diego Water Authority, California
    for a water desalination program;
          90. $800,000 to the Olivenhain Municipal Water District
    in Encinitas, California for water infrastructure improvements;
          91. $800,000 to the City of Sacramento, California for
    the Sacramento Combined Sewer System Improvement and
    Rehabilitation Project;
          92. $800,000 to the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          93. $1,100,000 to the Mojave Water Agency, California for
    the Mojave Desert Arsenic Demonstration project;
          94. $1,650,000 to the Cities of Arcadia and Sierra Madre,
    California for water infrastructure improvements;
          95. $1,000,000 for the Orange County Sanitation District,
    California for a wastewater treatment program;
          96. $500,000 to the Mission Springs, California Water
    District for water infrastructure improvements;
          97. $500,000 to the City of San Bernardino, California
    for the Lakes and Streams project;
          98. $1,000,000 for the Santa Clara Valley Water District,
    California for perchlorate groundwater clean-up;
          99. $500,000 for the City of Ukiah, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          100. $500,000 for the West Valley Water District,
    California for the Inland Empire Perchlorate Force Wellhead
    Treatment;
          101. $500,000 for Madera County, California for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          102. $200,000 for Ventura County, California for sewer
    infrastructure improvements;
          103. $1,000,000 to the Town of Rico, Colorado for the
    construction of a wastewater treatment plant and sewer system;
          104. $1,000,000 for the Brownsville Water District,
    Colorado for the construction of a sanitary sewer collection
    system and interceptor line;
          105. $1,000,000 for the Englewood/Littleton Bi-City
    Wastewater Treatment Plant, Colorado for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          106. $200,000 to the Town of Prospect, Connecticut for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          107. $550,000 for the Town of Southington, Connecticut
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          108. $500,000 to the City of Stamford, Connecticut for
    stormwater management improvements for the restoration of the
    Mill River ecosystem;
          109. $900,000 for the Town of East Hampton, Connecticut
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          110. $500,000 for the City of New Britain, Connecticut
    for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
          111. $1,100,000 for the City of Wilmington, Delaware for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          112. $400,000 to the Metropolitan Washington Council of
    Governments for its Regional Water System Security Enhancement
    Program;
          113. $1,000,000 for the Solid Waste Authority of Palm
    Beach County, Florida for continued construction of the Tri-
    County Biosolids Pelletization Facility;
          114. $1,000,000 for Key Biscayne, Florida for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          115. $175,000 to the City of Miami Gardens, Florida for
    drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and sewer infrastructure
    improvements;
          116. $200,000 to Citrus County, Florida for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements for the Homosassa and
    Chassahowitzka Water Collection System;
          117. $200,000 to the City of Hollywood, Florida for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          118. $200,000 to Palm Beach County, Florida for
    improvements at the Lake Okeechobee Regional Water Treatment
    Plant;
          119. $200,000 to the Southwest Florida Management
    District for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements
    for Weeki Wachee Springs;
          120. $300,000 for the Northwest Florida Management
    District for the Escambia County Utility Authority Water
    Reclamation Project;
          121. $240,000 to the City of Marathon, Florida for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Boot Key
    Municipal Harbor Development;
          122. $300,000 to Orange County, Florida for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements in Holden Heights;
          123. $350,000 to the City of Tampa, Florida for the South
    Tampa Area Reclaimed Project;
          124. $350,000 to St. Johns County, Florida for the
    Stormwater and Septic Tank Replacement Project;
          125. $400,000 to Sarasota County, Florida for the
    Phillipi Creek Septic Tank Replacement Project;
          126. $400,000 to the City of Key West, Florida for
    stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          127. $400,000 to the City of Oakland Park, Florida for
    the Kimberly Lake Drainage Project;
          128. $400,000 to the City of Riviera Beach, Florida for
    stormwater infrastructure improvements for Lake Worth Lagoon;
          129. $400,000 to the Town of Orange Park, Florida for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements for the St. Johns River;
          130. $650,000 to the County of Putnam, Florida for a
    Regional Water System project;
          131. $800,000 to the City of Sweetwater, Florida for
    stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          132. $800,000 to the City of Homestead, Florida for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          133. $800,000 to the Southwest Florida Water Management
    District for the Upper Peace River Watershed Restoration
    Initiative;
          134. $2,000,000 for St. Johns Rivers Water Management
    District, Florida to integrate alternative water supplies in
    east-central Florida to reduce the regional water supply
    deficit;
          135. $450,000 for St. Johns Rivers Water Management
    District, Florida for the Northeast Florida Integrated Water
    Resources Project;
          136. $10,000,000 to the Southwest Florida Water
    Management District for continuation of the Tampa Bay Reservoir
    Project;
          137. $110,000 to the City of Helena, Georgia for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          138. $350,000 to the Liberty County Development
    Authority, Georgia for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements for the Liberty County Coastal Megapark;
          139. $400,000 to the City of Roswell, Georgia for the Big
    Creek Watershed Project;
          140. $1,250,000 for the City of Forsyth, Georgia for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          141. $700,000 to the City of Atlanta, Georgia for the
    West Area Combined Sewer project;
          142. $600,000 to Gwinnett County, Georgia for water and
    wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Liberty Heights
    revitalization project;
          143. $1,100,000 for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water
    Planning District for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvement projects;
          144. $1,000,000 to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water
    Planning District for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements for the City of Atlanta Nancy Creek project;
          145. $2,250,000 for Columbus Water Works, Columbus,
    Georgia for its Biosolids Flow-Through Thermophilic Treatment
    Demonstration Project;
          146. $350,000 to Meriweather County, Georgia for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          147. $300,000 to the Guam Waterworks Authority for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          148. $1,000,000 for Oahu County and Kauai County, Hawaii
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          149. $400,000 to the City of Middleton, Idaho for its
    water and sewer utility extension and regional lift station
    project;
          150. $500,000 to the City of McCammon, Idaho for
    wastewater system improvements;
          151. $900,000 to the City of Jerome, Idaho for extension
    of sewer lines;
          152. $2,000,000 for Shoshone County, Idaho, for Burke
    Canyon Water and Sewer Improvements;
          153. $500,000 for the City of Burley, Idaho, for
    construction on its Wastewater Treatment System Project;
          154. $100,000 to the Village of Carbon Hill, Illinois for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          155. $125,000 to the Village of Romeoville, Illinois for
    stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          156. $200,000 to the Village of Lisbon, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          157. $200,000 to the Town of Cortland, Illinois for
    construction of an elevated water storage tower;
          158. $200,000 to the Village of Burlington, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          159. $200,000 to the City of Genoa, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          160. $250,000 for the Village of Oreana, Illinois for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          161. $300,000 to the City of Shelbyville, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          162. $300,000 to the City of Breese, Illinois for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          163. $325,000 to the Village of Downs, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          164. $350,000 for the City of Delavan, Illinois for the
    construction of new water service lines and storage tanks;
          165. $350,000 for the City of Springfield, Illinois for
    the replacement of the First Street Sanitary Sewer and
    stormwater management for Memorial Medical Center;
          166. $350,000 to the Lake County Stormwater Management
    Committee, Illinois for stormwater detention, infrastructure,
    modeling, design and management activities in the Upper Des
    Plaines River watershed;
          167. $500,000 for Lake County, Illinois for water and
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          168. $350,000 to the Village of Johnsburg, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          169. $400,000 to the Village of LaGrange Park, Illinois
    for a water main replacement project;
          170. $401,500 for the Village of Washington, Illinois for
    improvements to the School Street Sewer Interceptor;
          171. $500,000 for the City of Virginia, Illinois for the
    construction of a water treatment facility;
          172. $500,000 for the City of Lincoln, Illinois for
    upgrades for its wastewater treatment plant;
          173. $500,000 for the Village of Armington, Illinois for
    the construction of a sanitary sewer project;
          174. $500,000 for the City of Forsyth, Illinois for
    construction of a new water treatment plant;
          175. $500,000 to the Village of Port Barrington, Illinois
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          176. $648,500 for the City of Peoria, Illinois for the
    installation of sanitary sewer infrastructure in Growth cells 2
    and 3;
          177. $500,000 for Galesburg Sanitary District, Illinois
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          178. $500,000 for the Village of Franklin Park, Illinois
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          179. $500,000 for the City of Galena, Illinois to expand
    and improve wastewater facilities;
          180. $200,000 for the City of Wilmington, Illinois for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          181. $900,000 to the City of Martinsville, Indiana for
    water supply, water storage, and other water infrastructure
    improvements;
          182. $200,000 to the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          183. $200,000 to the City of Richmond, Indiana for
    wastewater and stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          184. $250,000 to be divided equally between Vanderburgh
    County and the City of Evansville, Indiana for Pigeon Creek
    wastewater system improvements;
          185. $400,000 to the City of Carmel, Indiana for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          186. $1,200,000 to the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana for
    the Camp Scott Program for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements;
          187. $750,000 to Rensselaer, Indiana for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          188. $200,000 for the Delaware County Commissioners,
    Eaton, Indiana for water system improvements;
          189. $200,000 for the City of Elwood, Indiana for sewer
    infrastructure improvements;
          190. $1,700,000 for the City of Sioux City, Iowa for
    improvements at the Sioux City Regional Wastewater Treatment
    Facility;
          191. $200,000 to the City of Postville, Iowa for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          192. $2,500,000 for the City of Ottumwa, Iowa for the
    separation of combined sewers;
          193. $600,000 for the Mason City Water Treatment Plant in
    Mason City, Iowa for water infrastructure improvements;
          194. $200,000 for the City of Carroll, Iowa for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          195. $2,000,000 for the City of Hutchinson, Kansas for
    groundwater remediation;
          196. $1,250,000 for the City of Roeland Park, Kansas for
    stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          197. $450,000 to the City of Newton, Kansas for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          198. $500,000 to the City of Frankfort, Kentucky for the
    Schenkel Lane Sewer Replacement project;
          199. $200,000 to Grant County, Kentucky for the Grant
    County/Bullock Pen Waterline Extension project;
          200. $200,000 to the City of Wickliffe, Kentucky for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          201. $500,000 to the Boyle County Fiscal Court, Kentucky
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          202. $350,000 to the City of Whitesburg, Kentucky for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          203. $480,000 to the City of Mt. Vernon, Kentucky for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          204. $800,000 to Martin County, Kentucky for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements and extension of wastewater lines;
          205. $1,000,000 for the Louisville/Jefferson County
    Metropolitan Sewer District, Kentucky to construct a wet
    weather storage basin to control sewer overflows;
          206. $500,000 to the South Woodford Water District in
    Woodford County, Kentucky, for the South Woodford Water
    District System Improvement Project;
          207. $500,000 to the Hardin County Water District No. 2
    in Hardin County, Kentucky, for the Elizabethtown Loop Project;
          208. $2,000,000 to the Intermodal Transportation
    Authority in Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Kentucky TriModal
    Transpark Water and Sewer Improvements;
          209. $1,000,000 for Sanitation District Number One in
    Kentucky for water infrastructure improvements;
          210. $700,000 for the Ohio County Regional Wastewater
    District, Kentucky for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          211. $300,000 for the State of Kentucky for water
    infrastructure improvements in Union County;
          212. $200,000 to the City of Denham Springs, Louisiana
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          213. $300,000 to the Military Department of Louisiana for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Gillis W. Long
    Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana;
          214. $400,000 to the City of New Orleans, Louisiana for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          215. $800,000 to the City of Shreveport, Louisiana for
    the installation of backflow preventers within the water
    distribution system;
          216. $800,000 to the South Central Planning and
    Development Commission, Louisiana for water and wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          217. $1,000,000 for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          218. $750,000 for the City of Monroe, Louisiana for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          219. $750,000 for the Town of Gramercy, Louisiana for
    drinking water infrastructure improvements;
          220. $700,000 for the City of St. Martinville, Louisiana
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          221. $500,000 for the City of Gardiner, Maine for sewer
    infrastructure improvements;
          222. $250,000 for the Town of Machias, Maine for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          223. $250,000 for Indian Township, Maine for improvements
    to wastewater facilities;
          224. $300,000 to the Sanford Sewer District, Maine for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          225. $1,000,000 for the Town of Westernport, Maryland for
    sewer infrastructure improvements;
          226. $500,000 for Chestertown, Maryland for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          227. $500,000 for the Town of Delmar, Maryland for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          228. $500,000 to the City of Crisfield, Maryland for
    water infrastructure improvements and construction of
    biological nutrient removal facilities;
          229. $500,000 for the Town of Hurlock, Maryland for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          230. $500,000 for nutrient control at wastewater
    treatment plants on the Pocomoke River in Maryland;
          231. $1,000,000 for Harford County, Maryland for the
    Oaklyn Manor Project;
          232. $500,000 for the Maryland Department of Natural
    Resources for water quality restoration projects on the Stoney
    Run and Dorsey Run in Howard and Anne Arundel Counties,
    Maryland;
          233. $200,000 to the Town of Elkton, Maryland for
    construction of biological nutrient removal facilities;
          234. $350,000 to the City of Cambridge, Maryland for
    combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          235. $400,000 to the Washington Suburban Sanitary
    Commission for wastewater disinfection system upgrades for
    Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland;
          236. $200,000 to the Boston Groundwater Trust of
    Massachusetts for its groundwater initiative;
          237. $450,000 to the City of Brockton, Massachusetts for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Brockton
    Wastewater Treatment Facility;
          238. $200,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvement
    projects in Essex County, Massachusetts;
          239. $250,000 to the City of Lowell, Massachusetts for
    combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          240. $1,100,000 for the Cities of New Bedford and Fall
    River, Massachusetts for combined sewer overflow mitigation in
    Bristol County;
          241. $500,000 to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
    for sewage pollution control projects along the Connecticut
    River in Massachusetts and Connecticut;
          242. $200,000 to the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan
    for the Saginaw Chippewa Water Main Extension Project;
          243. $1,000,000 for the Huron Regional Water Authority in
    Michigan for water infrastructure improvements;
          244. $250,000 to the Grand Traverse County Board of
    Public Works, Water and Sewer Committee, Michigan for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          245. $300,000 to the City of Negaunee, Michigan for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          246. $725,000 for Genesee County Drain Commission,
    Michigan for the North-East Relief Sewer and Kearsley Creek
    Interceptor project;
          247. $400,000 to the City of Detroit, Michigan for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements at the Belle Isle
    Sewerage Pumping Station and Combined Sewer Overflow Facility;
          248. $750,000 to the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan for
    combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          249. $1,000,000 to Wayne County, Michigan for
    continuation of the Rouge River National Wet Weather
    Demonstration Project;
          250. $1,375,000 for the Oakland County Drain Commission
    to address sanitary sewer overflows in Evergreen Farmington,
    Michigan;
          251. $1,000,000 for the City of Benton Harbor, Michigan
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          252. $400,000 for Crystal Falls Township, Michigan for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          253. $1,000,000 for the City of Saginaw, Michigan for
    sewer infrastructure improvements;
          254. $1,050,000 to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe located
    on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation, as established in the
    Treaty of 1855, 10 Stat. 1165 for construction of the Mille
    Lacs Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Minnesota;
          255. $500,000 for the City of Moorhead, Minnesota for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          256. $300,000 to the City of Roseau, Minnesota for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          257. $750,000 to the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota for
    combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          258. $450,000 for the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi for
    stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          259. $1,000,000 for the City of Forest, Mississippi for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          260. $200,000 for the City of Gulfport, Mississippi for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          261. $1,000,000 for the West Rankin Metropolitan Water
    and Sewer Authority, Rankin County, Mississippi for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          262. $500,000 for Tchula, Mississippi for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          263. $500,000 for the City of Meridian, Mississippi for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          264. $500,000 for the City of Jackson, Mississippi for
    wastewater system improvements;
          265. $400,000 to Franklin County, Mississippi for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Okissa Lake
    Community development;
          266. $620,000 to the Town of Farmington, Mississippi for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          267. $1,500,000 for Joplin, Missouri for the Shoal Creek
    Pre-treatment facility and Silver Creek parallel relief;
          268. $1,000,000 for Joplin, Missouri for the Jasper
    County Crossroads Relief Sewer No. 1 Phase Two;
          269. $1,000,000 for the City of St. Joseph, Missouri for
    sewer infrastructure improvements;
          270. $750,000 for Monroe City, Missouri for water main
    replacement and water line extension;
          271. $1,000,000 for the Cities of Peculiar and Raymore,
    Missouri for the Cass County Watershed Expansion Project;
          272. $700,000 for the City of Pacific, Missouri for water
    and sewer infrastructure improvements;
          273. $750,000 for Northwest Missouri Regional Council of
    Governments for regional drinking water projects;
          274. $750,000 for the City of Lebanon, Missouri for sewer
    infrastructure improvements;
          275. $400,000 for Wright City, Missouri for the
    construction of an elevated water storage tank;
          276. $150,000 for Steelville, Missouri for completion of
    its water service project, well and water storage tank;
          277. $500,000 to the City of St. Louis Department of
    Public Utilities Water Division for the Columbia Bottoms
    Wellfield Development Project in St. Louis, Missouri;
          278. $175,000 to the City of Belton, Missouri for
    stormwater and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          279. $300,000 to the Duckett Creek Sanitary District for
    the design, permitting and construction of wastewater treatment
    facilities, sanitary sewers, and other related work as
    necessary to document the impact of these facilities in St.
    Charles County, Missouri;
          280. $350,000 to the City of Springfield, Missouri for
    feasibility studies, preliminary and final designs and for
    stormwater infrastructure improvements for the Upper James
    River;
          281. $300,000 for the City of Helena, Montana for Phase 1
    of Helena's Missouri River Water Treatment Plant
    reconstruction;
          282. $1,000,000 for the Missouri River Water Project,
    Helena, Montana for a water treatment project;
          283. $600,000 for the City of Kalispell, Montana for
    water treatment improvements;
          284. $500,000 for the City of Missoula, Montana for the
    Rattlesnake Water Project;
          285. $350,000 for the City of Red Lodge, Montana for a
    water treatment facility;
          286. $350,000 for the City of Manhattan, Montana for a
    water treatment facility;
          287. $300,000 for the City of Wisdom, Montana for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          288. $400,000 for the City of Hamilton, Montana for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          289. $1,275,000 to the City of Omaha, Nebraska for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements and combined sewer
    overflow separation systems;
          290. $375,000 for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska for the
    construction of combined sewer separation systems;
          291. $400,000 to the City of South Sioux City, Nebraska
    for the Bi-State Missouri River Sewer Crossing project between
    Nebraska and Iowa;
          292. $175,000 to the City of Henderson, Nevada for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          293. $100,000 for the Town of Hawthorne, Nevada for sewer
    infrastructure improvements;
          294. $1,600,000 for the Virgin Valley Water District,
    Nevada for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
          295. $1,000,000 for Washoe County, Nevada for the North
    Lemmon Valley Artificial Recharge Project;
          296. $600,000 for Clark County, Nevada for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          297. $500,000 for the City of Berlin, New Hampshire, for
    the Berlin Waterworks water distribution system improvements;
          298. $500,000 for the Town of Colebrook, New Hampshire
    for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
          299. $300,000 for the Town of Rollingsford, New Hampshire
    for wastewater treatment improvements;
          300. $350,000 for the Town of Jaffrey, New Hampshire for
    wastewater treatment improvements;
          301. $900,000 for the City of Nashua, New Hampshire for
    drinking water and combined sewer overflow infrastructure
    improvements;
          302. $500,000 for the City of Manchester, New Hampshire
    for the Phase 1 Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement project;
          303. $350,000 for the City of Rochester Waterworks, New
    Hampshire for the extension of Rochester, New Hampshire sewer
    line;
          304. $400,000 to the State of New Jersey, New Jersey
    Meadowlands Commission for wetlands restoration;
          305. $500,000 to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
    in New Jersey for its combined sewage overflow reduction
    program and the Passaic River/Newark Bay Restoration program;
          306. $800,000 to the Township of Jefferson, New Jersey
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements to help protect
    water quality of Lake Hopatcong;
          307. $1,000,000 for the City of Camden, New Jersey for
    the Von Neida Park Wastewater Management project;
          308. $700,000 for Rockland County in New York, for the
    Western Ramapo Sewer Extension project;
          309. $300,000 for the City of Gallup, New Mexico for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          310. $2,000,000 for the Valley Utilities Project in the
    City of Albuquerque and Bemalillo County, New Mexico;
          311. $1,000,000 for the City of Espanola, New Mexico, for
    water and wastewater system improvements;
          312. $1,000,000 for the City of Los Lunas, New Mexico,
    for the interceptor sewer line project;
          313. $125,000 to the Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water
    Consumers Association for wastewater management and treatment
    infrastructure improvements in northern Dona Ana County, New
    Mexico;
          314. $300,000 to the City of Elephant Butte, New Mexico
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements in North Sierra
    County;
          315. $600,000 to Bernalillo County, New Mexico for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements for South and North
    Valley;
          316. $250,000 for the City of Oswego, New York for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          317. $250,000 for the City of Corning, New York for a
    reservoir project;
          318. $113,000 to the Village of Pelham, New York for
    sanitary sewer and storm water infrastructure improvement
    project;
          319. $125,000 to the Town of Chester, New York for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          320. $200,000 to the Town of Sennett, New York for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          321. $200,000 to the Town of Bethel, New York for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          322. $200,000 to the Village of Endicott, New York for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          323. $200,000 to the Town of Babylon, New York for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          324. $250,000 to the Town of Grand Island, New York for
    wastewater and combined sewer overflow infrastructure
    improvements;
          325. $325,000 to Fulton County, New York for water and
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          326. $400,000 for the Town of North Hempstead, New York
    for stormwater management infrastructure improvements;
          327. $400,000 to the County of Rockland, New York for the
    Western Ramapo Sewer Extension and Water Reuse project;
          328. $400,000 to the City of Dunkirk, New York for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          329. $400,000 to the City of Hamburg, New York for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          330. $400,000 to the Town of Greece, New York for
    sanitary sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          331. $1,500,000 to the Cayuga County Water and Sewer
    Authority for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the
    Village of Fair Haven, New York;
          332. $250,000 to the Rivers and Estuaries Center on the
    Hudson in New York for facilities construction;
          333. $230,000 to the Wayne County Water and Sewer
    Authority for sanitary sewer overflow improvements for the Town
    of Palmyra, New York;
          334. $200,000 to Onondaga County, New York for sewage
    treatment plant improvements for the Village of Jordan;
          335. $2,000,000 to the Saratoga Water Committee in
    Saratoga County, New York for construction of a drinking water
    transport pipeline;
          336. $1,400,000 for the Village of Lake Placid, New York
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          337. $500,000 to the Town of North Castle, New York for
    water infrastructure improvements for the Quarry Heights
    District;
          338. $600,000 to the Wayne County Water and Sewer
    Authority for construction of a waterline in the Towns of Sodus
    and Huron, New York;
          339. $3,000,000 to the City of Syracuse, New York for
    Westcott Reservoir for drinking water infrastructure
    improvements;
          340. $5,000,000 for drinking water infrastructure needs
    in the New York City Watershed;
          341. $5,000,000 for water quality infrastructure
    improvements for Long Island Sound, New York;
          342. $12,300,000 for continued clean water improvements
    for Onondaga Lake, New York;
          343. $110,000 to the Town of Erwin, North Carolina to
    enhance its water and wastewater infrastructure through the
    renovation and repair of treatment facilities at the former
    Swift Denim textile plant;
          344. $200,000 to the City of Shelby, North Carolina for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          345. $1,000,000 for the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer
    Authority for water infrastructure improvements for Lenoir
    County, North Carolina;
          346. $400,000 to the City of Creedmoor, North Carolina
    for water quality and infrastructure improvements for Lake
    Rogers;
          347. $200,000 to the Town of Bryson City, North Carolina
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          348. $250,000 to the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina
    for wastewater system maintenance and upgrades;
          349. $550,000 to the City of Durham, North Carolina for
    water security improvements;
          350. $250,000 to the City of Cherryville, North Carolina
    for renovation of the Sunbeam Industrial Park Water Tank and
    Water Line;
          351. $250,000 to Hoke County, North Carolina for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          352. $150,000 to the City of Belmont, North Carolina for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          353. $75,000 to the City of Bessemer City, North Carolina
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          354. $75,000 to the City of Stanley, North Carolina for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          355. $400,000 to the City of Marion, North Carolina for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          356. $750,000 to the Town of Holly Springs, North
    Carolina for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements
    according to the Master Water Reuse Plan;
          357. $150,000 to Richmond County, North Carolina for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements
          358. $550,000 for the City of Devils Lake, North Dakota
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          359. $900,000 for the City of Grafton, North Dakota for
    the Grafton Water Treatment Plant;
          360. $200,000 for the City of Park River, North Dakota
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          361. $550,000 for the City of Riverdale, North Dakota for
    the Riverdale Regional Water Treatment Facility;
          362. $300,000 for Dickey Rural Water Users Association in
    Southeast, North Dakota for the Southeast Regional Expansion
    Project;
          363. $300,000 to the Village of Haskins, Ohio for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          364. $350,000 to the Village of New Riegel, Ohio for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          365. $350,000 to the City of Gallon, Ohio for the Galion
    Bio-Solids Handling Replacement Project;
          366. $400,000 to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer
    District for the Doan Brook Pollution Abatement Project;
          367. $700,000 to the City of Ashland, Ohio for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          368. $500,000 for the Village of Somerset, Perry County,
    Ohio to rehabilitate its existing water treatment plant;
          369. $500,000 to the City of Kirtland, Ohio for water and
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          370. $600,000 to the City of Vermilion, Ohio for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements and sanitary sewer
    rehabilitations;
          371. $1,650,000 to Guernsey County, Ohio for a water line
    extension project in Eastern Guernsey County;
          372. $800,000 for Springfield, Ohio for the establishment
    of water and sewer infrastructure in preparation for and
    economic development project;
          373. $800,000 to the Metropolitan Sewer District of
    Greater Cincinnati, Ohio for sanitary sewer overflow
    infrastructure improvements;
          374. $1,750,000 for the City of Delphos, Ohio to
    construct a reservoir, surface water treatment plant,
    associated piping;
          375. $900,000 to the City of Urbana, Ohio for
    construction of a new well field;
          376. $1,000,000 to the City of Toledo, Ohio for wet
    weather flow and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          377. $1,200,000 to the City of Amherst, Ohio for
    wastewater treatment plant improvements;
          378. $1,200,000 to the City of Port Clinton, Ohio for
    wastewater treatment plant improvements;
          379. $2,000,000 for Shawnee Hills subdivision of Greene
    County, Ohio for a central sewer system;
          380. $300,000 to the Village of Millersburg, Ohio to
    upgrade the Millersburg Wastewater Treatment Plant;
          381. $900,000 to the City of Van Wert, Ohio to increase
    the size of the drinking water reservoir;
          382. $500,000 to Fulton County, Ohio to prevent landfill
    leachate flows into surface water by improving the cap and
    leachate collection system at the Fulton County Landfill;
          383. $200,000 to the City of Midwest City, Oklahoma for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          384. $200,000 to the City of Norman, Oklahoma for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          385. $200,000 to the City of Seminole, Oklahoma for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          386. $325,000 to the Town of Arcadia, Oklahoma for water
    supply and wastewater handling systems upgrades;
          387. $325,000 to the City of Choctaw, Oklahoma for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          388. $1,500,000 for the City of Lawton, Oklahoma for the
    Southwest Water Treatment Plant;
          389. $950,000 for the City of Warrenton, Oregon for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          390. $500,000 for the City of Irrigon, Oregon for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          391. $200,000 to the City of Wilsonville, Oregon for the
    installation of a rain and stormwater management system for the
    Villebois project;
          392. $200,000 to Tillamook County, Oregon for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements including construction of an animal
    waste composting facility;
          393. $100,000 for the City of Albany, Oregon for the
    Albany-Millersburg Joint Water Project;
          394. $250,000 to the Odell Sanitary District, Oregon for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          395. $900,000 for the City of Portland, Oregon for its
    wet weather demonstration project;
          396. $125,000 to Paint Borough, Pennsylvania for
    stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements;
          397. $200,000 to Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          398. $200,000 to Downingtown Borough, Pennsylvania for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          399. $450,000 to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania for water
    infrastructure improvements for the Jersey Shore Borough;
          400. $200,000 to the Borough of Avondale, Pennsylvania
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          401. $100,000 to Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania
    for a Biosolids Treatment Facility Replacement project;
          402. $250,000 to the York City Sewer Authority,
    Pennsylvania for infiltration and inflow removal infrastructure
    improvements;
          403. $200,000 to the Matamoras Municipal Authority of the
    Borough of Matamoras, Pike County, Pennsylvania for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          404. $250,000 to the Somerset County Redevelopment
    Authority, Pennsylvania for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements for development of the Windber Business Park;
          405. $275,000 for Forward Township, Pennsylvania for the
    Gallatin-Sunnyside Area Sewer Project;
          406. $300,000 to the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for
    the Mish Run Sewer Improvement Project;
          407. $300,000 to the Hanover Township Sewage Authority,
    Pennsylvania for extension of sewer lines for Starpoint
    Business and Industrial Park;
          408. $625,000 to the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          409. $400,000 to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Water Department for the planning, design, and construction of
    stormwater management solutions;
          410. $400,000 for the Wyoming Valley Sanitation
    Authority, Pennsylvania for combined sewer overflow
    infrastructure improvements;
          411. $400,000 to the Kulpmont-Marion Heights Joint
    Municipal Authority, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          412. $600,000 to the Borough of Coudersport, Pennsylvania
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          413. $3,200,000 for the Three Rivers Wet Weather
    Demonstration program to develop innovative, cost-effective
    solutions to assist municipalities to eliminate sewer overflows
    in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania;
          414. $750,000 to the Cambria Somerset Authority for the
    Quemahoning Reservoir water supply project to provide water to
    communities in Somerset and Cambria Counties, Pennsylvania;
          415. $250,000 to the Summit Township Sewer Authority for
    a public sanitary sewer system extension in Erie County,
    Pennsylvania;
          416. $250,000 to Tuscarora Township for East Waterford
    sanitary sewer system upgrades in Juniata County, Pennsylvania;
          417. $200,000 to Newport Borough Water Authority for a
    river filtration system and distribution line replacement in
    Perry County, Pennsylvania;
          418. $350,000 for the Municipality of Penn Hills,
    Pennsylvania for sewer infrastructure improvements;
          419. $150,000 for the Mid-Cameron Authority for
    wastewater treatment plant upgrades in Emporium Borough and
    Shippen Township, Pennsylvania;
          420. $150,000 for Laporte Borough for the waterline
    replacement project in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania;
          421. $200,000 for Granville Township for wastewater
    transfer station improvements in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania;
          422. $150,000 for Mercer County Regional Council of
    Governments for the Shenango Valley Joint Sewer/Water
    Infrastructure Project in Mercer County, Pennsylvania;
          423. $1,650,000 to the Municipality of Barceloneta,
    Puerto Rico for water infrastructure improvements in the
    Palenque and Garrochales communities;
          424. $175,000 to the Town of Lincoln, Rhode Island for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          425. $175,000 to the Town of North Providence, Rhode
    Island for wastewater and stormwater infrastructure
    improvements;
          426. $1,450,000 for the Narragansett Bay Commission of
    Rhode Island for combined sewer overflow infrastructure
    improvements;
          427. $500,000 for the Pascoag Utility District, Rhode
    Island for water infrastructure improvements;
          428. $440,000 for the City of Providence, Rhode Island
    for water infrastructure improvements;
          429. $500,000 for the Town of Jamestown, Rhode Island for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          430. $500,000 for the Pawtucket Water Supply Board, Rhode
    Island for the renovation of Central Falls Pipe;
          431. $100,000 for the Prudence Island Water Utility,
    Rhode Island for water infrastructure improvements;
          432. $850,000 for East Providence, Rhode Island for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          433. $175,000 to the City of Greenville, South Carolina
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          434. $250,000 to the Town of Estill, South Carolina for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          435. $300,000 to Calhoun County, South Carolina for water
    infrastructure improvements for the Fort Motte Water System;
          436. $300,000 to the Alligator Rural Water Company for
    water infrastructure improvements in Chesterfield County, South
    Carolina;
          437. $1,400,000 for the Charleston Commissioners of
    Public Works, South Carolina for wastewater infrastructure
    improvements;
          438. $400,000 to the Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment
    Corporation, South Carolina for stormwater infrastructure
    improvements according to the Pavilion Area Master Plan;
          439. $250,000 to Kershaw County, South Carolina for water
    and wastewater infrastructure development for an industrial
    park;
          440. $1,200,000 for the Town of Ravenel, South Carolina
    for construction of a main sewer transmission line along U.S.
    Hwy 17;
          441. $1,000,000 for the City of Corsica, South Dakota for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          442. $1,000,000 for the City of Lennox, South Dakota for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          443. $200,000 for the City of Sisseton, South Dakota for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          444. $1,000,000 for the City of Hartford, South Dakota
    for drinking water infrastructure improvements;
          445. $100,000 for the City of DeSmet, South Dakota for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          446. $250,000 to Meigs County, Tennessee for extension of
    water lines;
          447. $500,000 to the City of Decatur, Tennessee for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          448. $600,000 for the City of Jackson, Tennessee for the
    Sandy Creek Sanitary Sewer Overflow Project;
          449. $300,000 to the City of Tesculum, Tennessee for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          450. $1,400,000 for the City of Newport, Tennessee for
    the Newport Utility District to expand drinking water services
    and improve wastewater treatment;
          451. $200,000 to Harris County, Texas Precinct 2 for
    water quality planning and design to provide water and
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          452. $200,000 to the El Paso Water Utilities, Texas for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          453. $2,150,000 to the City of Austin, Texas for sanitary
    sewer overflow mitigation and infrastructure improvements;
          454. $1,300,000 San Antonio Water Systems, San Antonio,
    Texas for Brooks City-Base water infrastructure improvements;
          455. $350,000 to the City of Leonard, Texas for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          456. $400,000 to the Texas Water Development Board for
    the Texas Water Desalination Initiative in Freeport, Texas;
          457. $400,000 to the City of Waco, Texas for the Waco-
    McLennan County Regional Water project;
          458. $500,000 to the Brazos River Authority for water
    infrastructure improvements in West Fort Bend County, Texas;
          459. $200,000 to the City of Goldthwaite, Texas for
    drinking water needs;
          460. $600,000 for Daggett County, Utah for the Dutch John
    Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements;
          461. $500,000 for the City of Riverton, Utah for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          462. $650,000 for Iron County, Utah for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          463. $250,000 for the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy
    District, Utah for a groundwater extraction and treatment
    remedial project;
          464. $900,000 for Park City, Utah for water
    infrastructure improvements associated with the Spiro and Judge
    Water Tunnels;
          465. $675,000 for Sandy City, Utah for water and
    stormwater infrastructure improvements;
          466. $500,000 for the City of Orem, Utah for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          467. $1,000,000 for the Town of Waitsfield, Vermont for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          468. $1,500,000 for the Champlain Water District,
    Vermont, for Chittenden County stormwater infrastructure
    improvements;
          469. $125,000 for the Phoebe Needles System in Franklin
    County Virginia for a secondary sewage treatment system;
          470. $150,000 to the Town of Chatham, Virginia for water
    and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          471. $250,000 for the Prentis Park Water and Sewer
    Rehabilitation project in Portsmouth, Virginia;
          472. $400,000 to Chesterfield County, Virginia for
    drainage and wastewater infrastructure improvements for Rayon
    Park;
          473. $400,000 to be divided equally between the City of
    Alexandria, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia for water
    quality improvements in the Four Mile Run watershed;
          474. $440,000 for Henry County and the City of
    Martinsville, Virginia for a wastewater treatment plant upgrade
    and the conversion of two wastewater plants to pumping
    stations;
          475. $500,000 for the Piney River Wastewater Improvement
    Project in Nelson County, Virginia;
          476. $500,000 for Fluvanna County, Virginia for water and
    sewer projects;
          477. $500,000 for the Town of Kenbridge, Virginia for the
    expansion of a wastewater treatment plant;
          478. $785,000 for Franklin County, Virginia for a
    drinking water infrastructure project;
          479. $800,000 to the City of Richmond, Virginia for
    combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements;
          480. $1,000,000 to be divided equally between Appomattox
    County and the Town of Appomattox, Virginia for water and sewer
    projects;
          481. $1,200,000 to Dale Service Corporation wastewater
    infrastructure improvements in Dale City, Virginia;
          482. $750,000 for the Fairfax County Water Authority,
    Virginia for water infrastructure security improvements
          483. $300,000 for Fairfax County, Virginia for wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          484. $400,000 for the City of Norfolk, Virginia for the
    Prentis Park Water and Sewer Rehabilitation;
          485. $300,000 for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia for
    combined sewer overflow controls;
          486. $350,000 to the Government of the Virgin Islands for
    wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements;
          487. $200,000 to the City of Tacoma, Washington for water
    and stormwater infrastructure improvements for the Salishan
    housing development;
          488. $200,000 to the City of Grand Coulee, Washington for
    water infrastructure improvements;
          489. $750,000 for the Skagit Public Utility District,
    Washington for sewer improvements for Similk Beach;
          490. $200,000 to the City of Seattle, Washington for the
    High Point Natural Drainage System project;
          491. $500,000 for the City of Lakewood, Washington for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          492. $400,000 to the City of Carnation, Washington for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          493. $400,000 to the City of Duvall, Washington for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          494. $600,000 to the City of Shelton, Washington for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          495. $100,000 to the Town of Ione, Washington for water
    infrastructure improvements;
          496. $1,000,000 for the City of Sunnyside, Washington for
    wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          497. $450,000 for the Vashon Sewer District, Washington
    for wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          498. $380,000 to the City of Moundsville Sanitary
    Department in West Virginia for storm sewer and sanitary
    improvements on Jefferson Avenue;
          499. $671,000 to the City of Petersburg, West Virginia
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          500. $750,000 to the Town of Harrisville, West Virginia
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          501. $750,000 to the Mineral County Commission in Mineral
    County, West Virginia for sewer system design and construction;
          502. $824,000 to the City of Philippi, West Virginia for
    water and wastewater infrastructure improvements;
          503. $875,000 to the Marshall County Sewerage District in
    West Virginia for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements;
          504. $1,617,000 to the Gilmer County Public Service
    District in West Virginia for water and wastewater
    infrastructure improvements;
          505. $2,000,000 to the Sun Valley Public Service District
    in West Virginia for water and wastewater infrastructure
    improvements;
          506. $5,000,000 to the City of Parkersburg, West Virginia
    for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements.
          507. $2,000,000 to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage
    District, Wisconsin for its Central Metropolitan Interceptor
    System project;
          508. $500,000 for the City of Racine, Wisconsin for water
    infrastructure improvements.
          509. $1,800,000 to the City of Chipewa Falls, Wisconsin
    for sewer and water infrastrructure enhancements;
          510. $2,150,000 to the Village of Port Edwards, Wisconsin
    for replacement of a sewage treatment plant.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

          The conferees have again this year included an
    administrative provision giving the Administrator specific
    authority to, in the absence of an acceptable tribal program,
    award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian
    Tribes or Intertribal consortia so as to properly carry out
    EPA's environmental programs.
          The conference agreement does not include a provision, as
    proposed by the House, extending for one year the collection of
    $21,500,000 in maintenance fees. Nor does the conference
    agreement include prohibitions on the collection of pesticide
    registration and tolerance fees, as proposed by the House.
    Instead, the conference agreement includes a provision, as
    proposed by the Senate, which provides for the collection of
    certain pesticides fees through fiscal year 2008 (see title V).
          The conferees have included a new provision proposed by
    the Senate which, for fiscal year 2004, extends the eligibility
    of brownfield grant recipients to those who purchased
    properties prior to the enactment of the Small Business
    Liability Relief and Brownfield Revitalization Act of 2001. The
    conferees have not included a provision that would permit the
    use of certain brownfield grant funds for administrative costs,
    as the Senate had proposed.
          The conferees have not included a provision, as proposed
    by the Senate, that clarifies an existing exemption in the
    Clean Air Act concerning state regulations of engines under 50
    horsepower.

                       Executive Office of the President

                    OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

          Appropriates $7,027,000 as proposed by the House and the
    Senate.

      COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

          Appropriates $3,238,000 as proposed by the House and the
    Senate.

                     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          Appropriates $30,125,000 for the Office of Inspector
    General, as proposed by the House instead of $30,848,000 as
    proposed by the Senate. Funds for this account are derived from
    the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings and Loan Insurance Fund,
    and the FSLIC Resolution Fund and are therefore not reflected
    in either the budget authority or budget outlay totals.

                        General Services Administration

                    FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND

          Appropriates $14,000,000 as proposed by the Senate
    instead of $12,500,000 as proposed by the House. Provides
    limitation of $21,000,000 on availability of the Fund as
    proposed by the Senate instead of $18,000,000 as proposed by
    the House. Funds in excess of this amount are available for
    expenditure only as authorized in future appropriations Acts.

               United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                               OPERATING EXPENSES

          Appropriates $1,500,000 for the United States Interagency
    Council on Homelessness as proposed by the Senate. The House
    had included the same amount of funding for this activity under
    its prior name, Interagency Council on the Homeless.
          The conferees expect HUD to continue providing
    administrative support on a reimbursable basis to the Council.

                 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

          Of the amounts approved by the conferees in this
    agreement, NASA must limit reprogramming of funds between
    programs and activities to not more than $500,000 without prior
    notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
    and Senate. Any activity or program cited in this report shall
    be construed as the position of the conferees and should not be
    subject to reductions or reprogramming without prior approval.
    The conferees agree with the Senate directive that NASA include
    the outyear budget impacts of all reprogramming requests,
    including the outyear budget impact of all missions in the
    annual operating plan. The conferees direct NASA to identify,
    in the initial operating plan and all subsequent revisions, all
    Space Shuttle Return to Flight costs and purposes, the
    anticipated budget runout of the Return to Flight actions, and
    the funding sources being used to pay for the Return to Flight
    costs. The operating plan and all subsequent changes to the
    plan shall include a separate accounting of all program/mission
    reserves.
          The conferees agree with the House direction that NASA is
    to provide no less than $2,000,000 to demonstrate encryption
    technology as part of its cyber-security architecture. This
    demonstration should be conducted in cooperation with the NASA
    Inspector General. NASA is to report to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House and Senate within 90 days on its
    plan to conduct this demonstration and is directed to convey
    the results of the demonstration upon its completion.
          The conferees agree with the Senate directive for NASA to
    provide a comprehensive plan that will respond to the Columbia
    Accident Investigation Board report as well as address other
    staffing, systemic and program shortcomings in NASA programs.
    The plan should include an assessment of any proposed
    investments that NASA considers critical to the reform of the
    agency and the success of its missions. The conferees expect
    the plan to include a 10-year funding profile for implementing
    the proposed reforms with benchmarks that are designed to
    ensure a safe return to flight. The conferees direct NASA to
    provide the report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House and Senate no later than January 15, 2004.
          The conferees agree with the Senate direction for a
    report on the risks associated with illegal transfer or theft
    of sensitive technologies. The conferees direct NASA and the
    NASA Inspector General to work together and report annually on
    these issues, including an assessment of risk.
          The conferees agree that program delays often result in
    large cost increases that are increasingly difficult to justify
    and that NASA should have as a priority a desire to reduce
    these costs. Therefore, the conferees direct NASA to work to
    reduce the costs associated with program delays, and report to
    the Committees on Appropriations by January 15, 2004 on options
    for cost reductions. In arriving at these options, NASA should
    include in the report an explanation of what constitutes core
    staff and program needs versus full development and operations
    staff requirements.

                           SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $7,512,100,000 for space flight capabilities
    instead of $7,806,100,000 as proposed by the House and
    $7,582,100,000 as proposed by the Senate. Specifies that
    $15,000,000 of the amount provided for the Space Shuttle Life
    Extension Program shall be for development and independent
    assessment of concepts to increase crew survivability for crew
    sizes of 4 to 7 as proposed by the House. The conferees have
    not included the House language which would have specified
    these efforts should result in increased survivability by a
    factor of 20. Deletes the Senate language which would have
    specified $3,986,000,000 for activities related to the Space
    Shuttle and prohibited transfer of any of these funds to other
    programs or activities. Deletes Senate language which would
    have capped International Space Station costs at
    $1,507,000,000. Retains House language which allows for the
    transfer of funds from this account to the science,
    aeronautics, and exploration account in accordance with section
    312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958.
          The amount provided is a reduction of $270,000,000 from
    the budget request and includes a reduction of $200,000,000
    from the International Space Station request and a reduction of
    $70,000,000 from the Space Launch Initiative budget request.
          While the conferees have agreed to delete Senate bill
    language which would have specified $3,986,000,000 for
    activities related to the Space Shuttle, the conferees agree
    that none of the reductions specified in this report should be
    taken against this activity. Transfers made pursuant to section
    312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act, while
    allowed, will need to be fully justified and approved by the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senatein advance
    of the transfer and must include the outyear implications on all
    activities involved in the reprogramming action.
          The conferees have not included a cost cap on the
    International Space Station as proposed by the Senate but do
    agree that there are substantial cost reductions associated
    with the program as a result of shuttle operations being
    suspended and agree that NASA needs to be more aggressive in
    controlling costs associated with reduced program activity.
          The conferees agree that of the funds appropriated in
    this account, $24,000,000 shall be for the commercial
    technology program within the Innovative Technology Transfer
    Partnerships theme. NASA shall maintain this program as it
    existed in fiscal year 2003 and prior fiscal years.
          The conferees do not agree with the Senate direction that
    the Space Flight Advisory Committee is to report directly and
    independently to the Congress on NASA's implementation of the
    Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) recommendations.
    Implementation of the CAIB recommendations is addressed further
    in the Inspector General section of this statement.
          The conferees are in agreement that the new charter of
    the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel addresses the concerns
    expressed in the Senate report and will satisfy the desire of
    the conferees to receive timely reports that assess the shuttle
    program in terms of safety, upgrades, operations, and overall
    management of the shuttle program.
          Upon the resumption of shuttle flights to the
    International Space Station, the conferees direct NASA to
    develop and forward to the Committees on Appropriations of the
    House and Senate a plan detailing the steps necessary to reach
    U.S. Core Complete, as well as the outyear costs associated
    with this plan.
          The conferees are in agreement that the Orbital Space
    Plane External Program Assessment Team (EPAT), as currently
    chartered, will address many of the concerns expressed by the
    Senate when its report suggested the creation of an independent
    oversight committee. However, the conferees are concerned that
    the current membership relies too heavily on former NASA
    officials and direct NASA to expand the membership of the EPAT
    to include individuals that have extensive non-NASA experience
    in program management to ensure necessary independence from the
    Space Launch Initiative program management. The conferees also
    direct the EPAT to report on its assessments of the program to
    the Congress on a quarterly basis, with the first report due on
    December 31, 2003.
          The Orbital Space Plane (OSP) program is expected to
    represent a significant investment by the American taxpayers if
    it is carried out to completion. It is therefore necessary that
    NASA manage this program unlike any other program it has ever
    executed or tried to execute in the past. The conferees believe
    that first and foremost, NASA must heed all the findings and
    recommendations of the International Space Station Management
    and Cost Evaluation report as well as the CAIB report. It does
    not appear from materials provided to the Congress thus far
    that this is the case. The conferees understand that NASA is
    currently scheduled to release the OSP full-scale development
    Request for Proposals (RFP) in late 2003, and are concerned
    that the goals of this RFP may not be aligned with the results
    of the ongoing interagency space policy review. The conferees
    believe that NASA should not release the RFP until the
    interagency space policy review has been completed and NASA has
    determined that the RFP is consistent with the results of this
    review. Additionally, the conferees believe the President must
    assure the Congress that sufficient resources will be available
    to support the contract awarded as a result of the RFP and the
    related NASA in-house efforts in fiscal year 2004 and the
    outyears and anticipate receipt of such assurances in a timely
    manner. Any operating plan changes that involve this program
    will not take effect until 90 days after submission to the
    Congress unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations of
    the House and Senate sooner than 90 days.
          The conferees agree with the Senate direction that NASA
    report by January 31, 2004, on the outyear costs for each
    project within the Next Generation Launch Technology program,
    the criteria being used to select technologies for investment,
    and the metrics used to determine whether projects within the
    program are progressing or should be discontinued.
          The conferees understand that NASA is currently assessing
    complementary and/or replacement logistics support to and from
    the International Space Station (ISS). This assessment
    encompasses utilization of Progress, Automated Transfer Vehicle
    (ATV), H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), Alternative Access to Space
    (AAS) concepts, Autonomous Shuttle, and possibly other cargo
    capability concepts. The AAS studies have an anticipated
    completion date of January 2004 to be followed by a thorough
    review of all the options by NASA. Additionally, the conferees
    understand that the administration is reviewing overall U.S.
    space exploration goals, including new cargo capability, as
    part of the fiscal year 2005 budget process. The conferees
    direct the administration to report back to the Committees on
    Appropriations of the House and Senate with the Agency's plan
    on ISS re-supply services by June 1, 2004.
          The conferees are concerned that in its desire to return
    the shuttle to full operations, NASA may damage seriously the
    integrity of the Shuttle Life Extension Program (SLEP). The
    conferees believe that the process that NASA has put in place
    for the SLEP will correctly identify cost effective and
    necessary modifications, but NASA must still demonstrate the
    resolve to execute properly the program by requesting adequate
    budget resources and devoting management attention to the
    effort. The conferees will continue to examine this program and
    will not entertain unrealistic reprogramming proposals that
    place the program's overall objectives in jeopardy.

                      SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Appropriates $7,929,900,000 for science, aeronautics and
    exploration instead of $7,707,900,000 as proposed by the House
    and $7,730,507,000 as proposed by the Senate. Includes language
    as proposed by the Senate which allows funding to be used for
    restoration of facilities.
          The amount provided includes the following reductions to
    the budget request:
          1. $8,000,000 from the Space Interferometer Mission;
          2. $20,000,000 from Project Prometheus;
          3. $10,000,000 from the Beyond Einstein program; and
          4. $11,000,000 from the Global Climate Change Research
    Polarimeter program;
          The conferees agree that the high radiation environment
    the Jupiter Icy Moons (JIM) mission is expected to encounter
    calls for development of low-cost hardened microcircuit devices
    for the JIM mission and is encouraged that the Jet Propulsion
    Lab is undertaking an immediate effort to validate new
    technology in time for its use on the JIM mission. The
    conferees share the concern expressed by the Senate regarding
    the Project Prometheus program, particularly uncertainties in
    the mission design, and the dependence on the new unproven
    technologies. For these reasons, the conferees direct NASA to
    provide specific program milestones and funding paths for all
    elements of Project Prometheus and report progress to the
    Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on a
    quarterly basis. All funding lines should include a full run-
    out of costs for at least 10 years. The first quarterly report
    is due on December 31, 2003.
          The conferees are in agreement with the House direction
    for NASA to evaluate the level of stipends for its Graduate
    Student Research Program and the Earth System Science
    Fellowships as well as the House direction for an evaluation on
    the merits of expanding its use of graduate fellowships. Both
    reports are due not later than June 30, 2004.
          The conferees share the concern of the House with regard
    to the establishment of a National Program Office for air
    traffic management development and direct NASA to report to the
    Committees on Appropriations by March 31, 2004 on efforts to
    establish the Office.
          The conferees remain strongly supportive of the Center of
    Excellence for Aerospace Propulsion Particulate Emissions
    Reduction established at the University of Missouri-Rolla's
    Cloud and Aerosol Sciences Lab and expect NASA to develop a
    plan to utilize the Center's capabilities on an ongoing basis.
          The conferees are aware that two of the three Virtual
    Airspace Modeling and Simulation (VAMS) programs being
    developed for the Federal Aviation Administration have been
    fully funded in NASA's budget submission. The conferees also
    note that the third program, Display System Replacement (DSR)
    enhancements, is a two-year, $15,000,000 effort that has not
    received adequate funding in the request. Because of the
    importance of these programs, the conferees expect that NASA
    fully fund all three programs in fiscal year 2004, including
    $8,000,000 for DSR, and provide sufficient resources in the
    fiscal year 2005 submission to ensure their completion by the
    close of the fiscal year.
          The conferees direct NASA to task the GSFC EOSDIS Project
    Office to develop the initial baseline architecture and
    information technology blueprint for the future EOSDIS
    andexpect this activity to mirror the direction proposed in Senate
    Report 108-143. The conferees wish to reiterate that all future earth
    science enterprise missions should take full advantage of the existing
    EOSDIS system rather than creating individual ``stove pipe'' ground
    systems that will diminish the integrated architecture developed over
    the last dozen years.
          The conferees are aware that technical problems affecting
    the Landsat 7 satellite threaten the nation's ability to
    continue providing land remote sensing data. The Land Remote
    Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-555) directed the Landsat
    Program Manager to evaluate the options for a successor land
    remote sensing system to Landsat 7 and set forth four options
    for developing a successor system. To ensure that the U.S.
    Government does not experience a loss of remote land sensing
    capabilities which would jeopardize the nation's domestic,
    foreign policy and national security interests, the conferees
    instruct NASA to immediately begin developing a successor to
    the Landsat 7 system in accordance with P.L. 102-555.
    Furthermore, the conferees instruct NASA, working in
    conjunction with the United States Geological Survey, to
    develop a successor system that may be implemented in the near
    term based on the remaining options cited in the Land Remote
    Sensing Policy Act. It is the conferee's expectation that NASA
    will include in its FY 2005 budget justification a detailed
    plan and timeline for developing a successor system to Landsat
    7.
          The conferees have provided an additional $8,500,000 for
    the NPOESS Preparatory Project to initiate the mission's
    science data system through the EOSDIS Core System at the
    Goddard Space Flight Center. Such a system should have
    capabilities to: process Level 1 data; distribute it to not
    less than five Climate Analysis and Research Systems (CARS) for
    higher level processing; and archiving all Level 1 data and
    products resulting from higher level processing activities. The
    conferees believe NASA, through the GSFC-ECS, must assume
    responsibility for this critical portion of the NPP to avoid
    significant gaps in the utilization of the mission's data and
    expect NASA to subsequently budget for it beyond fiscal year
    2004.
          The conferees agree, that within the total funding
    provided, $25,325,000 shall be for the National Space Grant
    College and Fellowship program as specified in the House report
    and $10,000,000 shall be for the EPSCoR program.
          The conferees agree to the following additions to the
    budget submission:
          1. $1,000,000 for the GSFC COM Simulation Architecture
    Project;
          2. $1,000,000 for the Alabama Supercomputer Education
    Outreach program;
          3. $1,000,000 for the Pulsed Power and Energetic Research
    Center at the University of Huntsville, Alabama;
          4. $1,000,000 for Science, Engineering, Math and
    Aerospace Academy programs. The Academy is to be established at
    Albany State College in Georgia;
          5. $250,000 for the National Science Center Foundation of
    Augusta, Georgia for its Learning Logic Program;
          6. $1,000,000 for aircraft engine research, including
    research being done in conjunction with the Department of
    Defense;
          7. $150,000 for the North Alabama Planetarium Initiative;
          8. $900,000 to Alabama A&M University--Advanced Space
    Propulsion Material Research and Technology Center;
          9. $1,500,000 to the BizTech High Technology Business
    Incubator;
          10. $2,000,000 to the In-Space Propulsion program for
    High-Power Pulsed Inductive Thruster technology research,
    utilizing a vector inversion pulsed generator to pre-ionize the
    propellant at an exceptionally high frequency;
          11. $1,000,000 for remote sensing infrastructure at the
    University of Miami Center for Southeastern Tropical Remote
    Sensing (CSTARS) in Miami-Dade County, Florida;
          12. $500,000 for Southeast Missouri State University's
    NASA Educator Resource Center;
          13. $2,200,000 for the Education Advancement Alliance in
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for education grants and
    scholarships;
          14. $250,000 for Rutgers for continued construction of a
    research and teaching facility on its Busch Campus in
    Piscataway, New Jersey;
          15. $250,000 for Middle Tennessee State University for K-
    12 Science Education Enhancements;
          16. $500,000 for the Northwestern University's Institute
    for Proteomics and Nanotechnology;
          17. $2,300,000 for the NASA--Illinois Technology
    Commercialization Center at DuPage County Research Park;
          18. $300,000 to develop a high temperature nanotechnology
    research program;
          19. $300,000 for a national Communications, Navigation,
    and Surveillance test bed;
          20. $300,000 for the Biological and Physical Research
    Rack on the ISS;
          21. $500,000 for the Industrial Technology Institute at
    Cleveland State University;
          22. $800,000 for an Aerospace Education Center in
    Cleveland, Ohio;
          23. $800,000 for the Glennan Microsystems Initiative;
          24. $200,000 for the Bowling Green State University
    Hybrid Engine project;
          25. $500,000 for the Ohio View Consortium;
          26. $1,300,000 for the University of Toledo Turbine
    Institute;
          27. $1,000,000 for the Garrett Morgan Commercialization
    Initiative in Ohio;
          28. $200,000 for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago,
    Illinois for its Cosmic Gateway Teacher Training program;
          29. $1,000,000 for Michigan SATS Incorporated;
          30. $2,000,000 for the Michigan Technology
    Commercialization Corporation to identify and develop new
    medical materials and technologies which have the ability to
    provide low cost alternatives to current therapies;
          31. $300,000 for the Center for Science and Mathematics
    at the University of Redlands, California;
          32. $2,500,000 for continued Space Radiation Research at
    Loma Linda University Medical Center;
          33. $300,000 for Fulton Montgomery Community College in
    Johnstown, New York for the Spatial Information Technology
    Center;
          34. $1,000,000 for the Goddard Space Flight Center's
    Clustering and Advanced Visual Environments Initiative;
          35. $1,500,000 for on-going activities in support of NASA
    Dryden Flight Research Center's Intelligent Flight Control
    System (IFCS) research project;
          36. $1,500,000 for on-going activities of the Goddard
    Institute for Systems, Software, and Technology Research,
    including mission design tools, Earth science analysis, and
    remote sensing instrumentation development;
          37. $2,500,000 for the Institute for Scientific Research,
    Inc. for research related to transversable access to orbit;
          38. $1,700,000 for continued development of a lightweight
    carrier pallet to support the Hubble Space Telescope Program;
          39. $4,000,000 for NASA's Independent Verification and
    Validation Facility;
          40. $15,000,000 for the Institute for Scientific
    Research, Inc. for development and construction of research
    facilities;
          41. $750,000 for the NASA Goddard Commercial Technology
    program only to fund the full implementation of the Earth Alert
    Project;
          42. $500,000 for the NASA Specialized Center for Research
    and Training in Gravitational Biology at North Carolina State
    University;
          43. $1,000,000 to the University of North Carolina at
    Chapel Hill for the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center;
          44. $1,500,000 to the MCNC-Research and Development
    Institute (RDI) to establish a Laboratory for Distributed
    Chemical and Biological Sensors;
          45. $500,000 for the Montana Aerospace Development
    Authority;
          46. $1,500,000 for Idaho State University for the
    Temporal Land Cover Change Research Program;
          47. $1,500,000 for the Idaho National Engineering and
    Environmental Laboratory for development of performance,
    safety, and mission success tools for NASA programs;
          48. $500,000 for continuation of emerging research that
    applies remote sensing technologies to forest management
    practices at the State University of New York, College of
    Environmental Sciences and Forestry;
          49. $500,000 for the development of an Aircraft Radio
    Guidance System (ARGUS) utilizing a new radio frequency
    interferometer that will provide two or three dimensional
    navigation guidance for airborne, space or surface vehicles;
          50. $1,000,000 for the Advanced Interactive Discovery
    Environment engineering research program at Syracuse
    University;
          51. $1,500,000 for Integrated Sensing Systems at the
    Rochester Institute of Technology;
          52. $2,000,000 to research Secure Automatic Dependent
    Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Surveillance data link
    technology for enhanced aviation security and general aviation
    airspace access;
          53. $2,000,000 for Cryogenic Power Electronics
    Development at the State University of New York at Albany;
          54. $2,000,000 for the JASON Foundation;
          55. $2,000,000 for the Regional Application Center for
    the Northeast;
          56. $2,550,000 for the Fractional Aircraft Ownership Test
    Program;
          57. $3,000,000 in the Computing, Information and
    Communications Technology Program (CICT) for High Information
    Density Approaches to Mobile Broadband Internet Communications;
          58. $4,000,000 for new Adaptive Surveillance Techniques
    for Airport Surface Safety;
          59. $4,500,000 for the National Center of Excellence in
    Infotonics in Rochester, New York;
          60. $4,500,000 for the National Center of Excellence in
    Bioinformatics in Buffalo, New York;
          61. $4,500,000 for a new Science Center at St.
    Bonaventure University in New York State;
          62. $5,000,000 for Project SOCRATES;
          63. $6,000,000 for the continuation of the Space Alliance
    Technology Outreach Program, including $2,500,000 for business
    incubators in Florida and New York;
          64. $175,000 to the Astronaut Memorial Foundation for the
    Columbia STS 107 addition to the National Space Mirror Memorial
    at Kennedy Space Center;
          65. $900,000 for the Florida Institute for Technology in
    Melbourne, Florida for a Hydrogen Production, Fuel Cell and
    Sensor Technology Initiative;
          66. $1,900,000 for replacement and upgrade of equipment
    at Kennedy Space Center;
          67. $300,000 for the Florida State University Challenger
    Learning Center;
          68. $500,000 to the University of South Florida Center
    for Space Cellular and Macromolecular Biotechnology;
          69. $8,000,000 for the Florida State University System
    Hydrogen Research Initiative;
          70. $1,000,000 to the Little River Canyon field school;
          71. $1,000,000 to the Tulane Institute for Macromolecular
    Engineering and Science for research on polymers;
          72. $7,500,000 for the implementation of a remote data
    store at the NASA IV&V Facility, to be distributed as follows:
    no less than fifty percent of appropriated funds are for the
    acquisition of data storage hardware and software including,
    but not limited to, content addressable storage technologies;
    remaining funds are provided for communications, facility and
    integration services at the IV&V Facility to support data
    backup, recovery, and on-line access capabilities for the
    Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) ECS program;
          73. $2,250,000 for the University of Alabama in
    Huntsville for the Center for Modeling Simulation and Analysis;
          74. $3,000,000 for Solar Probe mission within available
    funds;
          75. $1,000,000 to Utah State University, Logan, Utah for
    the Calibration Center;
          76. $1,500,000 to Montana State University-Bozeman for
    the Center for Studying Life in Extreme Environments;
          77. $750,000 to Montana State University-Bozeman for the
    Space Science and Engineering Lab;
          78. $1,000,000 to the University of Idaho in Moscow,
    Idaho for advanced microelectronics and biomolecular research;
          79. $1,500,000 to the Glenn Research Center for the
    Advance Power Systems Institute;
          80. $2,000,000 to New Mexico State University for the
    ultra-long balloon program to augment planned flights and
    technology development;
          81. $2,000,000 to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas
    for equipment at the Experimental Sciences Building;
          82. $1,000,000 to the University of Texas, Austin for
    nanomedicine;
          83. $1,000,000 to Texas A&M University in College Station
    for the Space Engineering Institute;
          84. $2,000,000 for the Stennis Space Center for the
    commercial technology program;
          85. $1,400,000 to the University of New Orleans,
    Louisiana for the Composites Research Center of Excellence and
    for the development of advanced manufacturing technologies at
    Michoud Space Center;
          86. $2,500,000 to Marshall University, Bridgeport, West
    Virginia for the Hubble Telescope Project;
          87. $2,300,000 to the University of North Dakota, Grand
    Forks, North Dakota for the Northern Great Plains Space Science
    and Technology Center;
          88. $2,000,000 for University of Maryland, Baltimore
    County for photonics research;
          89. $8,000,000 for mission formulation studies for EOS
    follow-on missions;
          90. $23,000,000 for EOSDIS Core System Synergy Program of
    which $2,000,000 is for the Northwest Collaboratory at the
    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;
          91. $1,500,000 to George Mason University, Fairfax,
    Virginia for the Center for Earth Observing and Space Research
    Mid-Atlantic Geospatial Information Consortium;
          92. $1,000,000 to Utah State University, Logan, Utah for
    the Intermountain Region Digital Image Archive and Processing
    Center;
          93. $2,500,000 to the University of Mississippi for the
    Enterprise for Innovative Geospatial Solutions;
          94. $2,000,000 to Mississippi State University for the
    Geospatial and Natural Resources Institute;
          95. $1,600,000 to the University of New Mexico for the
    Center for Rapid Environmental Assessment and Terrain
    Evaluation;
          96. $3,000,000 for the University of Alaska for weather
    and ocean research;
          97. $1,000,000 to Glenn Research Center for the John
    Glenn Biomedical Engineering Consortium;
          98. $1,250,000 to Space Sciences Inc. for microgravity
    related pharmaceutical development;
          99. $2,500,000 for Marshall Space Flight Center for the
    Propulsion Materials Microgravity Research project;
          100. $2,000,000 for the University of Missouri
    Bioinformatics Consortium for equipment purchase;
          101. $1,500,000 for Truman State University Life Sciences
    for laboratory equipment;
          102. $5,000,000 for the development of an aeronautics
    research budget covering the next 5 years. It is expected that
    air traffic management will also be included within this
    budget. Funds shall be allocated to the National Institute for
    Aerospace for contracting with industry and academia to prepare
    such a budget plan no later than March 1, 2004;
          103. $15,000,000 for future aircraft research with a
    priority on supersonic flight technologies;
          104. $15,000,000 for future aviation systems including a
    priority on aviation security and air traffic management;
          105. $15,000,000 for continued development of flight
    technologies with direct application to military vehicles;
          106. $3,000,000 to Wichita State University, Wichita,
    Kansas for the National Center for Composite Materials
    Performance;
          107. $1,000,000 to Wichita State University, Wichita,
    Kansas for the Critical Aircraft Icing project;
          108. $2,000,000 to Glenn Research Center for the
    commercial technology program;
          109. $2,500,000 to Stennis Space Center for
    infrastructure improvements;
          110. $1,000,000 to Stennis Space Center for relocation of
    the visitors center. NASA is also directed to submit a funding
    plan to the Committee for the visitors center;
          111. $1,000,000 to the Delaware Aerospace Education
    Foundation, Kent County, Delaware;
          112. $2,000,000 to Wheeling Jesuit University for the
    National Technology Transfer Center;
          113. $1,000,000 to the Virginia Commonwealth University,
    Richmond, Virginia for advanced research in batteries and fuel
    cells;
          114. $1,500,000 to the University of Montana in Missoula,
    Montana for the National Space Privatization Program;
          115. $2,000,000 for the Denver Museum of Nature and
    Science in Denver, Colorado for equipment for the Space Science
    Museum;
          116. $1,500,000 for the Adventure Science Center in
    Nashville, Tennessee for the Sudekum Planetarium;
          117. $500,000 for the University of Northern Iowa in
    Cedar Falls, Iowa for the Existing Business Enhancement
    Program;
          118. $1,300,000 for Iowa State University for the
    PIPELINES Project;
          119. $1,000,000 for the Metropolitan School District of
    Decatur Township Indiana for the Challenger Learning Center
    Expansion;
          120. $1,700,000 for Northern Kentucky University/
    University of Louisville for a digital science center;
          121. $1,000,000 for the Oregon Museum of Science and
    Industry for the space science education distance learning
    program;
          122. $1,000,000 for Southeast Missouri State University
    for the NASA ERSC Outreach Project;
          123. $1,500,000 for Dominican University's Center for
    Science and Technology for project based learning;
          124. $200,000 to Wheeling Jesuit University for Classroom
    of the Future;
          125. $2,000,000 to the University of Connecticut for the
    Center for Land Use Education and Research;
          126. $2,000,000 to Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa for
    non-destructive evaluation studies;
          127. $500,000 to the Des Moines Science Center, Des
    Moines, Iowa;
          128. $2,000,000 for the School of Science and Mathematics
    at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina;
          129. $3,000,000 to the University of Hawaii, Hilo for the
    Mauna Kea Astronomy Education Center;
          130. $1,500,000 to Space Education Initiative, Wisconsin
    for the Wisconsin Geoscience Education initiative;
          131. $1,000,000 to the Youth Achievers Committee of New
    Jersey, Burlington County, New Jersey for the Youth Achievers
    Committee Science and Math Initiative;
          132. $500,000 to the University of Vermont, Burlington,
    Vermont for the Center for Advanced Computing;
          133. $1,000,000 to Wayne State University, Detroit,
    Michigan for the Center of Smart Sensors and Integrated
    Microsystems;
          134. $1,000,000 for Wellpinit School District in
    Wellpinit, Washington for the Virtual Classroom Project;
          135. $1,500,000 for the Mitchell Institute, Portland,
    Maine for the science and engineering education endowment;
          136. $1,500,000 for the Arkansas Center for Space and
    Planetary Sciences;
          137. $600,000 for the Challenger School in Kenai, Alaska;
          138. $8,500,000 for the NPOESS data science system;
          139. $1,000,000 for the Dole Scholarship Program;
          140. $1,800,000 for the City College of New York for a
    community-based science and technology education facility;
          141. $3,000,000 for technology development necessary to
    ensure the Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle mission
    can move forward;
          142. $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force
    Research Lab to develop and deploy Interactive Data Wall
    technology;
          143. $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force for
    joint research on emerging areas of computing, including grid
    computing, quantum and biomolecular information processing
    technology; and
          144. $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force
    Research Lab to develop dual-use lightweight space radar
    technology.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          Appropriates $27,300,000 for the Office of Inspector
    General instead of $26,300,000 as proposed by both the House
    and Senate. The conferees have agreed to a higher funding level
    to ensure the Inspector General has the resources to hire
    sufficient staff with technical expertise to monitor long-term
    compliance with the recommendations of the Columbia Accident
    Investigation Board (CAIB). The conferees also believe the
    Inspector General should work closely with the Return to Flight
    Task Group, the Stafford-Covey group, as it reviews NASA's
    implementation of the CAIB recommendations. The conferees
    direct the Inspector General to report on efforts to hire
    additional technical staff to the Committees on Appropriations
    of the House and Senate by June 30, 2004.
          The conferees agree with the direction contained in the
    Senate report regarding a review of NASA's contract procedures
    and conventions to determine reforms which may lead to cost
    savings.

                           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

          The conferees have included five administrative
    provisions which were in both the House and Senate bills. The
    conferees have not included a provision on the working capital
    fund as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have not included
    a Senate provision which would have prohibited NASA from using
    any funds to compensate any person who contracts with NASA if
    that individual had selected early retirement or taken a buy-
    out from NASA.
          The conferees agree with the Senate direction that NASA
    report on the budgetary impact of its proposed reforms to its
    personnel practices.
          The conferees agree with the Senate direction that NASA
    should contract with the National Academy of Public
    Administration on the organizational structure of NASA
    headquarters and field operations.

                      National Credit Union Administration

                           CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

          Provides limitation of $1,500,000,000 on CLF lending
    activities from borrowed funds as proposed by the House and
    Senate.
          The conferees direct NCUA to provide quarterly reports on
    lending activities of the CLF through September 2004.

                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

          Appropriates $1,200,000 instead of $1,000,000 as proposed
    by the House and $1,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within
    this amount, $1,000,000 is provided to augment funds available
    for technical assistance grants for fiscal year 2004 and
    $200,000 is available until expended for loans to community
    development credit unions.

                          National Science Foundation

          The conferees agree that the National Science Foundation
    is to abide by the reprogramming requirements set forth in the
    beginning of the statement of the managers.

                        RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

          Appropriates $4,276,600,000 for research and related
    activities instead of $4,306,360,000 as proposed by the House
    and $4,220,610,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees
    have included bill language which provides up to $345,000,000
    for polar research and operations support and $90,000,000 for a
    comprehensive research initiative on plant genomes for
    economically significant crops.
          The conference agreement provides $4,276,600,000 for
    ongoing and new research priorities of the Foundation, an
    increase of over $220,140,000 above the fiscal year 2003 level.
    Within the very severe overall fiscal constraints imposed on
    the conferees for fiscal year 2004, the managers have given
    their highest priority to funding basic research within the
    research and related activities account. This account supports
    investigator-initiated grants within each of the core
    disciplines as well as critical cross-cutting research which
    brings together multiple disciplines. The conferees urge the
    Foundation in allocating the scarce resources provided in this
    bill and in preparing its fiscal 2005 budget request to be
    sensitive to maintaining the proper balance between the goal of
    stimulating interdisciplinary research and the need to maintain
    robust single issue research in the core disciplines.
          The conferees direct NSF to include multi-year budget
    estimates and future budget impacts for multi-disciplinary and
    mid-level activities in the annual operating plan and in future
    budget requests.
          The specific funding level for each of NSF's research
    activities is as follows:

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                                                                House Report 108-   Senate Report      Conference
                   Directorate                 FY 2004 request         235             108-143          agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Biological Sciences.....................      $562,220,000      $586,841,000      $577,220,000      $592,000,000
    Computer & Information Science &               584,260,000       609,846,000       609,390,000       609,600,000
     Engineering............................
    Engineering.............................       536,570,000       560,067,000       550,000,000       561,000,000
    Geosciences.............................       687,920,000       718,045,000       692,210,000       719,000,000
    Mathematical & Physical Sciences........     1,061,270,000     1,107,745,000     1,085,870,000     1,100,000,000
    Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences..       211,740,000       221,012,000       206,740,000       205,000,000
    Polar Programs..........................       329,930,000       350,000,000       341,730,000       345,000,000
    Integrative Activities..................       132,450,000       147,804,000       157,450,000       145,000,000
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          From the amount provided for Biological Sciences,
    $90,000,000 has been provided for plant genome research on
    economically significant crops.
          From the amount provided for Computer and Information
    Science and Engineering, up to $225,000,000 of the appropriated
    level may be used for information technology research and not
    less than $20,000,000 may be used for cyberinfrastructure
    initiatives.
          From Mathematical and Physical Sciences, $55,310,000 is
    for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory program of which
    $9,400,000 is provided for the Expanded Very Large Array;
    $10,300,000 is for the Green Bank Observatory; and $4,600,000
    is for studies and repairof the Green Bank Observatory. The
    conferees recommend $6,000,000 for continued advanced planning of the
    Rare Symmetry Violating Process project.
          Of the amount for Social Behavioral and Economic
    Sciences, $6,000,000 is for the Children's Research Initiative.
          The conferees direct NSF to provide details on the
    funding levels for research and logistics within the U.S. Polar
    Research Programs in the fiscal year 2004 operating plan.
          From the funds provided for Integrative Activities,
    $110,000,000 is provided for Major Research Instrumentation. To
    the extent possible, NSF should utilize funds in excess of the
    budget request to support the merit-based instrumentation and
    infrastructure needs of developing, HBCU, and other minority-
    serving colleges and universities.
          The conference agreement includes $255,000,000 for
    nanotechnology programs throughout the directorates, an
    increase of $34,000,000 over fiscal year 2003.
          The Conferees direct NSF to include the multi-year budget
    estimates for all multi-disciplinary and mid-level activities
    in the annual operating plan and in future budget requests.

              MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

          Appropriates $155,900,000 for major research equipment
    and facilities construction instead of $192,330,000 as proposed
    by the House and $149,680,000 as proposed by the Senate.
    Included within the appropriated amount is $51,000,000 for
    construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array aperture-
    synthesis radio telescope; $43,500,000 for EarthScope;
    $42,000,000 for continued research and development of the
    IceCube Neutrino Detector Observatory in Antarctica; $8,100,000
    for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering
    Simulation; $1,300,000 for construction costs associated with
    the Amundson-Scott South Pole Station; and $10,000,000 for
    support of the Terascale Computing System and the Distributed
    Terascale Facility.
          The conferees have not provided funding for the National
    Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) without prejudice. The
    conferees direct NSF to consider the recommendations in the
    National Academy of Sciences report and continue to refine the
    NEON plan from funds provided under research and related
    activities.
          The conferees have not provided funding for the
    Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and instead expect to
    see funding for this project proposed in the fiscal year 2005
    request as stated in the fiscal year 2004 budget justification.
          The conferees reiterate language included in the Senate
    report directing NSF to develop with the National Science Board
    funding criteria for major projects; directing NSF to identify
    all equipment, facility, and infrastructure-related costs over
    $5,000,000 in the fiscal year 2005 budget request; and
    directing the Deputy Director of Large Facility Projects to
    develop guidelines and a cost tracking system to ensure cost
    oversight.

                         EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

          Appropriates $944,550,000 for education and human
    resources instead of $910,680,000 as proposed by the House and
    $975,870,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree to
    the following funding levels and directives within this
    account:

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                                                                  House Report      Senate Report      Conference
                     Program                   FY 2004 request       108-235           108-143          agreement
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Math & Science Partnership..............      $200,000,000      $140,000,000      $145,000,000      $140,000,000
    EPSCoR..................................        75,000,000        90,000,000       100,000,000        95,000,000
    Elementary, Secondary & Informal               194,450,000       204,450,000       209,450,000       207,000,000
     Education..............................
    Undergraduate Education.................       142,100,000       146,440,000       172,810,000       162,940,000
    Graduate Education......................       156,880,000       156,880,000       156,880,000       156,880,000
    Human Resources Development.............       103,410,000       106,710,000       125,530,000       116,530,000
    Research, Evaluation & Communication....        66,200,000        66,200,000        66,200,000        66,200,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          The conferees direct NSF to submit a report by May 1,
    2004, on the status of all the States participating in the
    Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
    program, and to include within this report the progress of each
    eligible state towards graduation from the EPSCoR program.
          Within the level of funding for Elementary, Secondary and
    Informal Education, $62,500,000 has been provided for the
    Informal Science Education program.
          Of the amount appropriated for Undergraduate Education,
    $45,500,000 has been provided for the Advanced Technological
    Education program; $25,000,000 is for the STEM Talent Expansion
    Program; and $8,000,000 is for the Robert Noyce Scholarship
    Program. No funds are provided for the Workforce for the 21st
    Century program.
          The conferees have provided sufficient funding in fiscal
    year 2004 to reach a graduate stipend level of $30,000.
          Within the funding level for Human Resource Development,
    $34,500,000 is provided for the Louis Stokes Alliances for
    Minority Participation program; $24,000,000 is provided for the
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduates
    (HBCU) Program; $15,000,000 is provided for the Alliance for
    Graduate Education and Professoriate; and $15,000,000 is
    provided for the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and
    Technology (CREST) program and the HBCU Research University
    Science and Technology (THRUST) initiative within CREST. While
    the conferees agree that eligibility for THRUST should not
    exclude CREST recipients, NSF is directed to first use fiscal
    year 2004 program funds to fully fund multi-year awards to
    recipients of THRUST.

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $220,000,000 for salaries and expenses
    instead of $215,900,000 as proposed by the House and
    $225,700,000 as proposed by the Senate.
          The conference agreement provides $2,500,000 for the
    administrative, management, and enterprise architecture
    evaluation contract underway. The conferees strongly urge the
    Foundation to give highest priority to enterprise architecture
    work products and information technology implementation. The
    conferees request that the National Science Board and the
    Inspector General review the proposed project plan and provide
    comment to the Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2004.
          The conferees request that the Director of the Office of
    Personnel Management conduct a review of NSF policies and
    practices regarding use of temporary term employees, known as
    ``rotators'', and report the findings to the Director of the
    Foundation and the Committees on Appropriations not later than
    March 1, 2004. The conferees request that this review focus on
    the percentage of the NSF professional workforce staffed
    through temporary appointments and its impact on the career
    civil service system at NSF, the use of temporary appointments
    to staff the most senior positions at NSF including the heads
    of its science Directorates, and the level of compensation paid
    to individuals filling senior staff appointments through
    temporary appointments. Further, the conferees direct that
    future budget requests will consolidate the costs of all
    temporary employees, including employees covered under inter-
    governmental personnel agreements, under this heading.
          The conferees direct NSF to enforce the existing policy
    providing NSF employee travel from this account.
          The conferees direct NSF to designate a senior-level
    manager at the Foundation responsible for assisting minority
    serving institutions working with the Foundation.

                      OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

          Appropriates $3,900,000 for the National Science Board as
    proposed by the Senate, instead of $3,800,000 as proposed by
    the House. A representational allowance of $9,000 has been
    provided for the Board.
          The conferees agree that NSF will continue to provide
    support for the preparation of the Science and Engineering
    Indicators report, plus all other activities as in previous
    years. The conferees direct the Foundation to include budget
    justification materials for the Board as a separate account in
    future budget requests to the Congress.

                          OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

          Appropriates $10,000,000 for the Office of Inspector
    General as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                     Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

              PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

          Appropriates $115,000,000 for the Neighborhood
    Reinvestment Corporation as proposed by both the House and
    Senate.
          Language is included in the bill which designates
    $5,000,000 to support the Corporation's multi-family rental
    housing program, as proposed by the Senate.

                            ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

          Language is included as an administrative provision, as
    proposed in the budget submission, which amends the
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to bring the
    Corporation's compensation practices in line with those of
    federally chartered non-profit corporations.

                            Selective Service System

                             SALARIES AND EXPENSES

          Appropriates $26,308,000 for salaries and expenses as
    proposed by the Senate instead of $28,290,000 as proposed by
    the House. The conference agreement does not include language
    proposed by the Senate which prohibits the system from using
    funds to support the Corporation for National and Community
    Service. However, the conferees direct the Selective Service
    System to discontinue providing information about the
    Corporation in the future.

                          TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

          The conference agreement includes the following
    dispositions of General Provisions:
          Retains fourteen general provisions proposed by both the
    House and the Senate, all of which were included in the fiscal
    year 2003 Act.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate prohibiting the
    obligation or expenditure of funds unless the contract has been
    awarded and entered into in full compliance with the Office of
    Federal Procurement Policy Act.
          Retains language proposed by the Senate regarding the
    Buy-America Act.
          Retains language proposed by the House limiting the
    transfer of funds in this Act to the authority provided by this
    Act.
          Retains language proposed by the House establishing new
    full cost accounting appropriations accounts for the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration.
          Retains language proposed by the House regarding outreach
    and marketing efforts to enroll veterans in the Veterans Health
    Administration. A similar amendment was proposed by the Senate.
          Retains language proposed by the House and Senate
    prohibiting funds from being used to estimate the values for
    adult premature mortality that differ based on the age of the
    adult.
          Retains language proposed by the House expressing a Sense
    of the Congress that no veteran should wait more than thirty
    days for a doctor's appointment.
          Retains language proposed by the Senate expressing a
    Sense of the Congress that human dosing studies of pesticides
    raise ethical and health questions. The House bill included a
    related provision.
          Retains language proposed by the House prohibiting the
    use of any NASA funds to be used for voluntary separation
    incentive payments if those incentives result in the loss of
    skills related to the safety of the Space Shuttle or the
    International Space Station.
          Retains language proposed by the Senate providing States
    administering the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
    programs flexibility in the use of funds for administrative
    expenses and technical assistance. While such flexibility has
    been provided, the conferees expect the States to ensure that
    appropriate technical assistance is provided to localities
    receiving funds under the CDBG program.
          Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate authorizing
    appropriations for sewer overflow grants. This conference
    agreement deletes this provision without prejudice, instead
    referring the matter to the relevant authorizing committees.
          Retains a provision proposed by the Senate expanding a
    National Academy of Sciences study on New Source Review rules.
          Retains a provision proposed by the Senate regarding
    harmonization of dates related to air quality standards for
    particulate matter and regional haze.
          Includes modified language, similar to language proposed
    by the Senate recognizing the six Pioneer Homes in Alaska as
    eligible for per diem payments under the Department of Veterans
    Affairs state home program.
          The conferees have included a new general provision which
    provides authority for the NASA Administrator to exceed the
    limitation on claims contained in the National Aeronautics and
    Space Act of 1958.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding Agent
    Orange studies without prejudice. Instead, the conferees direct
    the VA to report by February 27, 2004, on the Department's
    future plans for epidemiological research on Vietnam veterans
    exposed to Agent Orange as recommended in April 2003 by the
    Institute of Medicine (IOM), including the Department's future
    resource needs for these studies. The conferees strongly
    encourage VA to consult with the IOM on this matter.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate providing
    enhanced-use lease authority at the Charleston VA Medical
    Center.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding VA-Navy
    facilities sharing in North Chicago and instead addresses this
    matter in report language under title I.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding
    international jurisdictional issues.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding health
    care for veterans in rural areas and instead addresses this
    matter in report language under title I.
          The conferees have not included language proposed by the
    Senate specifying the allocation of funds among Native American
    tribes under the NAHASDA block grant program.
          The conferees have not included language proposed by the
    Senate establishing a new rural housing for teachers program
    under the Denali Commission.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate in this title
    regarding the public housing operating subsidy formula and
    instead includes modified language under administrative
    provisions in title II.
          Deletes language expressing the Sense of the Senate on
    the section 8 voucher program.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate regarding the
    Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center and instead includes funding
    for this activity under the Community Development Fund in title
    II. The House did not include a similar provision.
          Deletes language proposed by the Senate requiring the HUD
    Secretary to extend certain Moving to Work agreements and to
    require a study.
          Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate regarding
    VISTA volunteer education awards. Instead, the conferees have
    included report language in title III.
          Deletes a provision proposed by the Senate regarding
    rulemaking for AmeriCorps programs and instead includes a
    similar provision in title III.
          Includes a provision which sets certain requirements for
    the EPA and States regarding the regulation of engines under 50
    horsepower.

                      TITLE V--PESTICIDE PRODUCTS AND FEES

          The conference agreement modifies a provision proposed by
    the Senate which provides for the collection of certain
    pesticides fees through fiscal year 2008.

                       Conference Total--With Comparisons

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

                            [In thousands of dollars]

    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003...     123,003,816
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
        year 2004...........................................     126,344,797
    House bill, fiscal year 2004............................     126,943,148
    Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...........................     128,243,712
    Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004..................     128,243,693
    Conference agreement compared with:
        New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
          2003..............................................      +5,239,877
        Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
          fiscal year 2004..................................      +1,898,896
        House bill, fiscal year 2004........................      +1,300,545
        Senate bill, fiscal year 2004.......................             -19

              DIVISION H--MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS AND OFFSETS

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

                         (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

          Sec. 101. The conference report includes language
    regarding the Conservation Security Program.
          Sec. 102. This section redirects funds provided by P.L.
    108-106 from the Emergency Preparedness and Response, Disaster
    Relief account to the Forest Service and Natural Resources
    Conservation Service and other accounts in the Department of
    Agriculture which fund critically needed wildfire, forestry and
    watershed protection services in response to the unprecedented
    wildfire emergencies which recently devastated portions of
    southern California. The emergency declaration does not
    increase emergency spending beyond what was designated in P.L.
    108-106.
          Sec. 103. The conference agreement provides additional
    funding for reimbursement to State and local law enforcement
    agencies for security costs associated with the 2004
    Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions. The conference
    agreement provides not more than $25,000,000 each for New York
    City and Boston. The Department of Justice is directed to
    submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing
    how these funds are allocated. The report shall include a list
    of State and local law enforcement agencies receiving
    reimbursements including the amount and purpose for which each
    agency received reimbursement.
          Sec. 104. The conference agreement includes language
    establishing the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad
    Fellowship Program, and providing $500,000 for this purpose.
          Sec. 105. The conference agreement includes language
    regarding a Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
          Sec. 106. The conference agreement includes an additional
    $16,000,000 for the United States Supreme Court, Care of the
    Building and Grounds account.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    which transfers previously appropriated Navy acquisition funds
    to provide a $49,000,000 increase for the advance procurement
    and full funding of the Virginia class submarine and a
    $19,600,000 increase for additional requirements for the
    refueling of the SSN-715. The conferees understand that
    $9,200,000 is available from fiscal year 2004/2005 Research,
    Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy funds made available for
    New Design SSN and Advanced Submarine Systems Development. The
    conferees direct that the $9,200,000 reduction be applied
    solely to projects included in the base program requested in
    the fiscal year 2004 budget and applied equally to both New
    Design SSN and Advanced Submarine Systems Development programs.
    The conferees request that a breakout of the application of
    this reduction be provided to the congressional defense
    committees within 30 days of enactment of this Act. The
    conferees further understand that $8,000,000 of the funds
    appropriated in fiscal year 2003 and $11,800,000 of the funds
    appropriated in fiscal year 2004 for outfitting, post delivery,
    conversions, and first destination transportation are in excess
    to current requirements and therefore available for
    reprogramming. The conferees direct that these reductions be
    equitably applied to the ships and submarines for which the
    funds were originally requested.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    which makes technical adjustments to section 724 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, as
    amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2004.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    which makes technical adjustments to section 853 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    which clarifies the application of section 8022 of the
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-
    87).
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    which provides that from within available Defense Health
    Program funding, $3,100,000 is to be used only for the
    procurement of Linear Accelerator Radiation Therapy equipment
    and associated operating software for Walter Reed Army Medical
    Center, and $2,900,000 is to be used only for the Defense and
    Veterans Head Injury Program.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    regarding the storage of mercury in the National Defense
    Stockpile.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    providing technical adjustments and authority for certain
    classified activities provided for in Public Law 107-206 and
    described in the classified annexes accompanying that Act and
    Public Law 108-11.
          The conference agreement includes a general provision
    providing direction regarding funds provided in Public Laws
    107-117, 107-248, and 108-87 under the heading ``National
    Defense Sealift Fund'' for construction of additional sealift
    capacity.
          DoD-VA Medical Care.--The conferees direct the Secretary
    of the Navy to expand the use of the North Chicago VA Medical
    Center by the DoD beneficiaries of the Great Lakes region. The
    conferees also direct the Secretary to work with the Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs to finalize site selection for a joint
    Navy/VA ambulatory care center to serve both DoD beneficiaries
    and veteran patients. The conferees urge the Secretary to study
    siting the clinic adjacent to the North Chicago VA Medical
    Center. The Secretary shall report to the Committees on
    Appropriations on the site selected by July 30, 2004. The
    conferees also understand that the Committees will see a
    proposal for design planning and funding construction of this
    facility in fiscal year 2006.
          Chemical Biological Suit.--The conferees are concerned
    with a recent GAO finding that the production of the JSLIST
    chemical biological suit worn by U.S. soldiers is dependent
    upon a foreign-based, single supply source for its most
    critical components. The Joint Program Executive Office for
    Chemical and Biological Defense plan to field test and qualify
    an off-the-shelf, alternate fabric/membrane to incorporate into
    a next generation suit will take three years to complete given
    current funding levels. The conferees direct the Department of
    Defense to provide necessary funds from those available
    immediately to begin field testing and qualification of an
    alternate, off-the-shelf fabric/membrane for the JSLIST suit.
          Digitization of DoD Technical Manuals.--Within 10 days of
    the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    complete the transfer of contract and program administration of
    the funds appropriated for the Digitization of DoD Technical
    Manuals from the Army to the Marine Corps Systems Command and
    shall transfer the balance of unobligated fiscal year 2003
    funds and all fiscal year 2004 funds appropriated for this
    program from Other Procurement, Army to the ``Auto Test
    Equipment Systems'' line in Procurement, Marine Corps. The
    Secretary shall ensure that the transfer occurs in a manner
    that causes no delays or disruption in the program.
          Vaccine Development.--The conferees are aware that there
    has been considerable progress made by DARPA on the development
    of a therapeutic vaccine for protection against anthrax as a
    weapon of bioterrorism. The conferees understand that the
    research and development has progressed to the point where
    primate and human clinical trials are the next phase. The
    conferees encourage the Department of Defense to continue this
    important research, and if necessary, use existing
    reprogramming authorities to address any fiscal year 2004
    funding shortfalls should they emerge.
          Philadelphia Military Academy.--The conferees recommend
    the Department of Defense establish a Junior ROTC program at
    the Philadelphia Military Academy. The Department should
    establish this program as quickly as feasible and use funds
    previously appropriated for these types of training programs.
          Consequence Management Training.--It is the conferees'
    intent that the funds appropriated in Public Law 107-248 for
    consequence management training at Camp Gruber are to train
    both DoD personnel and non-DoD first responders.
          Family Assistance and Ombudsman for WRAMC.--The demand
    for medical treatment and family assistance has increased
    significantly at our military medical facilities. In
    particular, there have been almost 2,000 soldiers who have gone
    through Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) for medical
    treatment since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The
    WRAMC staff has responded exceptionally well to the medical
    needs of our injured troops and should be commended for their
    work. The conferees, however, are concerned that family members
    coming to the Washington, DC area to visit their loved ones are
    experiencing transportation and information difficulties once
    they arrive. These include difficulties in obtaining and paying
    for transportation from airports to Walter Reed and confusion
    once they get to Walter Reed regarding lodging, per diem, and
    the availability of family assistance resources. The conferees
    recommend that the Army establish an Ombudsman program, as part
    of the overall family assistance outreach program, to assist
    family members of injured soldiers at Walter Reed. This should
    include representatives to meet and greet family members at
    Walter Reed upon their initial arrival to guide them to their
    destination and inform them of available assistance.
          Walter Reed Amputee Center.--The conferees are aware of
    Walter Reed Army Medical Center's efforts to improve amputee
    treatment and rehabilitation, especially in light of the
    growing number of injured military members returning from
    Operation Iraqi Freedom who require such care. As such, the
    conferees direct the Surgeon General of the Army to prepare and
    submit an infrastructure improvement plan for the Walter Reed
    Amputee Center to the congressional defense committees. The
    plan should be submitted not later than January 15, 2004, and
    should include a detailed description of the types of
    infrastructure improvements needed, a timetable for making
    these improvements, and associated cost estimates.
          Section 117. The conference agreement includes language
    relating to previously appropriated funds for the False Pass,
    Alaska, project.
          Section 118. The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the Central Riverfront Park project on the Ohio River
    in Cincinnati, Ohio.
          Section 119. The conference agreement includes language
    providing for the use of available funds from the Hamlet City
    Lake, North Carolina, project to carry out current projects in
    Richmond County.
          Section 120. The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the project for clearing and snagging in Deep River,
    near Lake Station, Indiana.
          Section 121. The conference agreement includes a
    technical correction to Section 117 of H.R. 2754, the Energy
    and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004, relating to the
    Idaho, Montana, Rural Nevada, New Mexico, and Rural Utah
    project.
          Section 122. The conference agreement includes language
    providing for the use of available funds from the Savannah
    Harbor Deepening Project, Savannah, Georgia, for the Savannah
    Harbor Expansion Project.
          Section 123. The conference agreement includes language
    regarding the Columbia River Channel Improvements project in
    Oregon and Washington.
          Section 124. The conference agreement includes language
    directing the Corps of Engineers to proceed with work to
    complete the Stillwater, Minnesota, project.
          Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama.--The
    conference agreement on H.R. 2754, the fiscal year 2004 Energy
    and Water Development Appropriations Act, included an
    additional $1,500,000 for operation and maintenance of the
    Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama, project. Of those
    funds, $1,000,000 is to be used to fund the evaluation of a
    plan for the relocation of project offices to Tuscaloosa,
    Alabama.
          Section 125. The conference agreement clarifies that an
    additional $166,100,000 is provided in the Energy and Water
    Development Appropriations Act, 2004, for offsetting
    collections for purchase power and wheeling expenses.

                                 Energy Supply

                           RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES

          In calculating the non-Federal match commitment required
    for the Upper Lynn Canal, Alaska, project, non-Federal
    resources including cash, personnel, services, and equipment
    expended in the last two fiscal years shall be included in
    determining whether the non-Federal match requirement has been
    fulfilled.
          Biomass/biofuels.--The $960,000 earmark for the Mount
    Mass CC Bio Wood Gasification Project provided for in the
    statement of managers accompanying H.R. 2754 should be properly
    titled as the Mount Wachusett Community College Biomass Wood
    Gasification Project.

                                 Nuclear Energy

          Program Direction.--Of the amount made available for
    program direction in the statement of managers accompanying
    H.R. 2754, $34,237,000 is assigned to the 050 budget function.

                                    Science

          Biological and Environmental Research.--The statement of
    managers accompanying H.R. 2754 providing $5,000,000 for the
    development of new molecular imaging probes is further
    clarified to apply to programs that bring together PET imaging,
    systems biology and nanotechnology to develop new molecular
    imaging probes. These probes should provide a biological
    diagnosis of disease that is informative of the molecular basis
    of disease and specific for guiding the development of new
    molecular therapies. The programs must bring together chemists,
    physicists, biologists, and imaging scientists to produce new
    technologies and science in the stated area. The particular
    disease orientation is in cancers such as breast, prostrate,
    colorectal, melanoma and degenerative neurological disorders
    such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
          In addition, the $1,000,000 earmark for the Carnegie
    Mellon University Green Chemistry Project should be properly
    titled as the Carnegie Mellon University Advanced Building
    Efficiency Testbed Initiative.
          Science Laboratories Infrastructure.--The statement of
    managers accompanying H.R. 2754 provides $1,000,000 for excess
    facilities disposal for the 88-inch cyclotron at the Lawrence
    Berkeley National Laboratory. If the Department of Energy
    decides to continue operating the 88-inch cyclotron during
    fiscal year 2004, the $1,000,000 should be applied to disposal
    of other excess facilities at the Lawrence Berkeley National
    Laboratory.

                   Environmental and Other Defense Activities

                      Defense Site Acceleration Completion

          Accelerated Completions 2035.--The statement of managers
    accompanying H.R. 2754 indicates that the conference agreement
    provides $1,929,536,000 for Accelerated Completions, 2035, with
    the reduction of $49,061,000 below the request due to the
    Department-requested adjustment for Oak Ridge cleanup
    activities. The statement of managers should be amended to
    reflect that $31,851,000 of this reduction represents the
    Department-requested adjustment for Oak Ridge cleanup and
    $17,210,000 represents a reduction to the overall 2035
    subaccount, not specific to Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, or any other
    2035 cleanup site.

                            Other Defense Activities

          Environment, Safety and Health (Defense).--Of the funds
    made available for transfer to the National Institute for
    Occupational Safety and Health for epidemiological studies in
    the statement of managers accompanying H.R. 2754, $7,500,000
    shall be applied to conduct epidemiological research and other
    activities to establish the scientific link between radiation
    exposure and the occurrence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
          Section 127. The conference agreement includes language
    related to Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.
          Section 128. The conference agreement includes language
    modifying Section 312 of the Energy and Water Development
    Appropriations Act, 2004, and Section 634 of the Energy Policy
    Act of 2003 regarding the classification of certain materials
    as ``11e.(2) by-product materials''.
          Section 129. The conference agreement includes language
    making technical corrections to H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act.
          Section 130. The conference agreement includes an
    additional $50,000,000 to the Department of Energy's Office of
    Science to begin work on the Coralville, Iowa project.
          Section 131. The conference agreement includes $250,000
    for Biological Sciences at DePaul University; $500,000 for the
    Cedars-Sinai Gene Therapy Research Program; and $500,000 for
    the Hartford Hospital Interventional Electrophysiology Project.
          Section 132. The conference agreement includes $750,000
    for the Energy Center of Wisconsin Renewable Fuels Project;
    $500,000 for the Wind Energy Transmission Study; $250,000 for
    the White Pine County, Nevada, Public School System biomass
    conversion heating project; $250,000 for the Lead Animal
    Shelter Animal Campus renewable energy demonstration project;
    $3,000,000 for the establishment of a Hawaii Hydrogen Center
    for Development and Deployment of Distributed Energy Systems;
    and $250,000 for the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition for
    biomass restoration and science-based restoration.
          Section 133. The conferees have included additional
    funding in specified amounts for certain Army Corps of
    Engineers Construction, General, projects, including, for the
    Red River Below Denison Dam, Arkansas, project, $1,250,000; for
    the Red River Red River Emergency, Arkansas, project,
    $1,750,000; for the Napa River, California, project,
    $2,750,000; for the Chicago Shoreline, Illinois, project,
    $1,000,000; for the McCook and Thornton Reservoirs, Illinois,
    project, $1,000,000; for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
    Lock, project, $1,000,000; Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, Montana,
    $1,000,000; for the Passaic River Streambank Restoration
    (Minish Park), New Jersey, project, $1,000,000; and for the
    Grand Forks--East Grand Forks, MN, project, $3,000,000.
          Section 135. The conferees agree to extend the Pre-
    Disaster Mitigation Program authorization by one year to
    December 31, 2004.
          Section 136. The conferees agree to extend the National
    Flood Insurance Program authorization by six months to June 30,
    2004.
          Section 137. The conference agreement includes a
    provision that modifies the Maritime Transportation Security
    Act of 2002 as it relates to fishing agreements.
          The conference agreement includes technical corrections
    to the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108, related to two
    statutory citations in the Bureau of Indian Affairs
    ``Construction'' account.
          The conference agreement includes technical corrections
    to the Congaree National Park Boundary Revision in Public Law
    94-545, to retain the current classification of the park under
    section 162 of the Clean Air Act and to change the name of the
    Congaree Swamp National Monument Wilderness to the ``Congaree
    National Park Wilderness''.
          The conference agreement includes a technical correction
    to section 123 of the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related
    Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108, to ensure that
    the National Park Service can provide a grant to the Shenandoah
    Valley Battlefield Foundation for continued land acquisition in
    the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.
          The conference agreement includes a provision setting a
    November 18, 2007, date for the termination of the Delaware and
    Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission.
          The conference agreement corrects a citation in Title IV
    of the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108.
          The conference agreement includes a provision
    reallocating certain funds provided to the Indian Health
    Service for alcohol control, enforcement, prevention,
    treatment, sobriety and wellness, and education in Alaska.
          The conference agreement includes technical corrections
    to section 344 of the fiscal year 2004 Interior and Related
    Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 108-108: (1) clarifying
    that the across the board reduction to accounts in the Act does
    not apply to emergency requirements pursuant to section 502 of
    H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), the concurrent budget
    resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004, and (2) allowing
    the Secretary of the Interior to use her discretion in applying
    the reduction within the Indian Land and Water Claim
    Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians account.
          The conference agreement establishes the Theodore
    Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge in Mississippi; authorizes
    the construction, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, of an
    education center on the refuge; changes the name of the Bogue
    Phalia Unit of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge to the ``Holt
    Collier National Wildlife Refuge''; and changes the name of the
    Central Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge Complex to the
    ``Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex''.
          The conference agreement amends section 386 of the Energy
    Policy Act of 2003 to permit the consideration of an option
    providing a loan guarantee for a liquefied natural gas
    transportation project in Alaska.
          The conference agreement amends the Alaska National
    Interest Lands Conservation Act to authorize the use of funds
    to pay certain expenses after the death of certain Department
    of the Interior employees in Alaska.
          The conference agreement establishes the Office of Native
    Hawaiian Relations within the Office of the Secretary of the
    Interior and appropriates $100,000 for that office.
          The conference agreement permits the Assiniboine and
    Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana to
    lease tribally owned land for interstate natural gas pipelines.
          The conference agreement authorizes the National Park
    Service to purchase, from willing sellers, Fern Lake and its
    surrounding watershed, approximately 4,500 acres, for inclusion
    in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. This will
    ensure the protection of Fern Lake as the sole water source for
    the city of Middlesboro, Kentucky.
          The Smithsonian Institution should continue planning,
    administration and other activities required for the
    establishment of the National Museum of African-American
    History and Culture. The Smithsonian Institution should use
    General Service Administration consulting contracts to help
    evaluate the four sites under consideration.
          Sec. 151 authorizes the Attending Physician to Congress
    to have authority and responsibility for overseeing and
    coordinating the use of medical assets in response to a
    bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public
    health emergencies.
          Sec. 152 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to lease
    any portion of the real property located at 449 South Capitol
    Street Southwest, DC for the use of the United States Capitol
    Police.
          Sec. 153 establishes the United States Senate-China
    Interparliamentary Group.
          Sec. 154 establishes the United States Senate-Russia
    Interparliamentary Group.
          Sec. 155 is a provision regarding the expenses of the
    Chaplain of the Senate.
          Sec. 157. Pension Plan Parity.--The conference agreement
    includes a provision directing the Pension Benefit Guaranty
    Corporation to restore certain guaranteed pension benefits.
    Neither the House nor the Senate bills contained these
    provisions.

                             VISION REHABILITATION

          The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
    Services is directed to carry out a nationwide outpatient
    vision rehabilitation services demonstration project. The
    purpose of this demonstration project is to examine the impact
    of standardized national coverage for vision rehabilitation
    services provided in the home by physicians, occupational
    therapists and certified vision rehabilitation teachers.
          This demonstration project should be conducted over a
    period of five years beginning July 1, 2004. The Secretary
    shall expend from available funds appropriated to him in FY
    2004, including transfers authorized under existing authorities
    from the Federal Supplementary Insurance Trust Fund, an amount
    not to exceed $2 million for FY 2004 to carry out this
    demonstration project.
          Sec. 158. The conference agreement includes a general
    provision, which appropriates $9,692,000 to the Department of
    Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund and offsets the
    appropriation with a rescission in the same amount from the
    ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense''
    account.
          Sec. 159. The conferees agree to provide an additional
    amount of $1,000,000,000 for requirements payments to states
    under the Help America Vote Act.
          Sec. 160 designates the courthouse at 333 Lomas Boulevard
    in New Mexico as the ``Pete V. Domenici United States
    Courthouse.''
          Sec. 161 requires the Director, Office of Management and
    Budget to consult with Alaska Native corporations on the same
    basis as Indian tribes under Executive Order 13175.
          Sec. 162 provides a total of $50,000,000 from the highway
    trust fund for the reconstruction of the Treasure Island Bridge
    in Florida and for plaza design and road improvements at the
    John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
          Sec. 163 extends the Japanese Imperial Government
    Disclosure Act for one additional year.
          Cash balance plans.--The conference agreement on the
    Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and Independent
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 directs the Secretary of the
    Treasury to prepare a legislative proposal that would provide
    transition relief to older and longer service participants
    affected by conversions from traditional defined benefit plans
    to cash balance plans. The conference agreement also prohibits
    the use of funds to complete certain regulations pending at the
    Treasury Department. The purpose of this prohibition is not to
    call into question the validity of hybrid pension plan designs
    (cash balance and pension equity). The purpose of the
    prohibition is to preserve the status quo with respect to
    conversions through the entirety of fiscal year 2004 while the
    applicable committees of jurisdiction review the Treasury
    Department's legislative proposals.
          Sec. 164. The conference agreement includes a provision
    related to the distribution of certain Department of Housing
    and Urban Development block grant funds to Alaska Native
    recipients.
          Sec. 168. The conference agreement includes a rescission
    of $1,800,000,000 of funds made available to the Department of
    Defense and made available in P.L. 107-38 and P.L. 107-117, as
    well as a 0.59 percent across-the-board rescission to
    discretionary budgetary resources provided in fiscal year 2004
    regular appropriations Acts (except Defense and Military
    Construction), as well as to any previously enacted fiscal year
    2004 advance appropriation.

                                       Bill Young,
                                       Ralph Regula,
                                       Jerry Lewis,
                                       Frank R. Wolf
                                               (except for section 617 of
                                                   Division B),
                                       James T. Walsh,
                                       Dave Hobson,
                                       Henry Bonilla,
                                       Jack Kingston,
                                       Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
                                       George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
                                       Tom Latham,
                                       Virgil Goode,
                                       Ray LaHood,
                                       John P. Murtha,
                                     Managers on the Part of the House.

                                       Ted Stevens,
                                       Thad Cochran,
                                       Arlen Specter,
                                       Pete V. Domenici,
                                       Christopher Bond,
                                       Mitch McConnell,
                                       Conrad Burns,
                                       Richard C. Shelby,
                                       Judd Gregg,
                                       Robert F. Bennett,
                                       Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
                                       Larry E. Craig,
                                       Kay Bailey Hutchison,
                                       Mike DeWine,
                                       Sam Brownback,
                                       Daniel K. Inouye,
                                       Tom Harkin,
                                    Managers on the Part of the Senate.