**H.R.5658**

**Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (Introduced
in House)**

**TITLE V\--GENERAL PROVISIONS**

**This Act**

> SEC. 501. 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. 502. 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. 503. 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. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
> available in fiscal year 2001 for the purpose of transferring control
> over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center located at Glynco,
> Georgia, and Artesia, New Mexico, out of the Department of the
> Treasury.
>
> SEC. 505. 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. 506. 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 American
> Act\').
>
> SEC. 507. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS- 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. 508. 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. 509. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay
> for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any
> health plan under the Federal employees health benefit program which
> provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
>
> SEC. 510. The provision of section 509 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. 511. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
> exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
> end of fiscal year 2001 from appropriations made available for
> salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2001 in this Act, shall remain
> available through September 30, 2002, 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. 512. 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. 513. 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. 514. (a) IN GENERAL- As soon as practicable after the date of the
> enactment of this Act, the Archivist of the United States shall
> transfer to the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, as trustee, all right,
> title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately
> 2.3 acres of land located within Grand Rapids, Michigan, and further
> described in subsection (b), such grant to be in trust, with the
> beneficiary being the National Archives and Records Administration,
> for the purpose of supporting the facilities and programs of the
> Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the Gerald R.
> Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in accordance with a trust
> agreement to be agreed upon by the Archivist and the Gerald R. Ford
> Foundation.
>
> \(b\) LAND DESCRIPTION- The land to be transferred pursuant to
> subsection (a) is described as follows:
>
> The following premises in the City of Grand Rapids, County of Kent,
> State of Michigan, described as:
>
> That part of Block 2, Converse Plat, and that part of Block 2 of J.W.
> Converse Replatted Addition, and that part of Government Lot 1 of
> Section 25, T7N, R12W, City of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan,
> described as: BEGINNING at the NE corner of Lot 1 of Block 2 of
> Converse Plat; thence East 245.0 feet along the South line of Bridge
> Street; thence South 230.0 feet along a line which is parallel with
> and 170 feet East from the East line of Front Avenue as originally
> platted; thence West 207.5 feet parallel with the South line of Bridge
> Street; thence South along the centerline of vacated Front Avenue 109
> feet more or less to the extended centerline of vacated Douglas
> Street; thence West along the centerline of vacated Douglas Street
> 237.5 feet more or less to the East line of Scribner Avenue; thence
> North along the East line of Scribner Avenue 327 feet more or less to
> a point which is 7.0 feet South from the NW corner of Lot 8 of Block 2
> of Converse Plat; thence Easterly 200 feet more or less to the place
> of beginning, also described as:
>
> Parcel A\--Lots 9 & 10, Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the
> subdivision of Government Lots 1 & 2, Section 25, T7N, R12W; also Lots
> 11-24, Block 2 of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition; also part of N 1/2
> of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at SE corner Lot 24, Block 2 of
> J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, thence N to NE corner of Lot 9 of
> Converse Plat, thence E 16 feet, thence S to SW corner of Lot 23 of
> J.W. Converse Replatted Addition, thence W 16 feet to beginning.
>
> Parcel B\--Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing on S line of
> Bridge Street 50 feet E of E line of Front Avenue, thence S 107.85
> feet, thence 77 feet, thence N to a point on S line of said street
> which is 80 feet E of beginning, thence W to beginning.
>
> Parcel C\--Part of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at SE corner
> Bridge Street & Front Avenue, thence E 50 feet, thence S 107.85 feet
> to alley, thence W 50 feet to E line Front Avenue, thence N 106.81
> feet to beginning.
>
> Parcel D\--Part of Government Lot 1, Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing
> at a point on S line of Bridge Street (66 wide) 170 feet E of E line
> of Front Avenue (75 wide), thence S 230 feet parallel with Front
> Avenue, thence W 170 feet parallel with Bridge Street to E line of
> Front Avenue, thence N along said line to a point 106.81 feet S of
> intersection of said line with extension of N & S line of Bridge
> Street, thence E 127 feet, thence northerly to a point on S line of
> Bridge Street 130 feet E of E line of Front Avenue, thence E along S
> line of Bridge Street to beginning.
>
> Parcel E\--Lots 1 through 8 of Block 2 of Converse Plat, being the
> subdivision of Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 25, T7N, R12W.
>
> Also part of N 1/2 of Section 25, T7N, R12W, commencing at NW corner
> of Lot 9, Block 2 of J.W. Converse Replatted Addition; thence N 15
> feet to SW corner of Lot 8; thence E 200 feet to SE corner Lot 1;
> thence S 15 feet to NE corner of Lot 10; thence W 200 feet to
> beginning.
>
> Together with any portion of vacated streets and alleys that have
> become part of the above property.
>
> \(c\) TERMS AND CONDITIONS-
>
> \(1\) COMPENSATION- The land transferred pursuant to subsection (a)
> shall be transferred without compensation to the United States.
>
> \(2\) APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE- In the event that the Gerald
> R. Ford Foundation for any reason is unable or unwilling to continue
> to serve as trustee, the Archivist of the United States is authorized
> to appoint a successor trustee.
>
> \(3\) REVERSIONARY INTEREST- If the Archivist of the United States
> determines that the Gerald R. Ford Foundation (or a successor trustee
> appointed under paragraph (2)) has breached its fiduciary duty under
> the trust agreement entered into pursuant to this section, the land
> transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall revert to the United
> States under the administrative jurisdiction of the Archivist.
>
> SEC. 515. (a) IN GENERAL- The Director of the Office of Management and
> Budget shall, by not later than September 30, 2001, and with public
> and Federal agency involvement, issue guidelines under sections
> 3504(d)(1) and 3516 of title 44, United States Code, that provide
> policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and
> maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of
> information (including statistical information) disseminated by
> Federal agencies in fulfillment of the purposes and provisions of
> chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, commonly referred to as
> the Paperwork Reduction Act.
>
> \(b\) CONTENT OF GUIDELINES- The guidelines under subsection (a)
> shall\--
>
> \(1\) apply to the sharing by Federal agencies of, and access to,
> information disseminated by Federal agencies; and
>
> \(2\) require that each Federal agency to which the guidelines
> apply\--
>
> \(A\) issue guidelines ensuring and maximizing the quality,
> objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including
> statistical information) disseminated by the agency, by not later than
> 1 year after the date of issuance of the guidelines under subsection
> (a);
>
> \(B\) establish administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to
> seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated
> by the agency that does not comply with the guidelines issued under
> subsection (a); and
>
> \(C\) report periodically to the Director\--
>
> \(i\) the number and nature of complaints received by the agency
> regarding the accuracy of information disseminated by the agency; and
>
> \(ii\) how such complaints were handled by the agency.
>
> SEC. 516. 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. 517. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to
> propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the
> purpose of implementation, or in preparation for implementation, of
> the Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto,
> Japan, at the Third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
> Framework Convention on Climate Change, which has not been submitted
> to the Senate for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to
> article II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution,
> and which has not entered into force pursuant to article 25 of the
> Protocol.
>
> SEC. 518. Not later than July 1, 2001, the Director of the Office of
> Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committee on
> Appropriations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate
> and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Government
> Reform of the House of Representatives that: (1) evaluates, for each
> agency, the extent to which implementation of chapter 35 of title 31,
> United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
> (Public Law 104-13), has reduced burden imposed by rules issued by the
> agency, including the burden imposed by each major rule issued by the
> agency; (2) includes a determination, based on such evaluation, of the
> need for additional procedures to ensure achievement of the purposes
> of that chapter, as set forth in section 3501 of title 31, United
> States Code, and evaluates the burden imposed by each major rule that
> imposes more than 10,000,000 hours of burden, and identifies specific
> reductions expected to be achieved in each of fiscal years 2001 and
> 2002 in the burden imposed by all rules issued by each agency that
> issued such a major rule.

**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 2001 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.