Calendar No. 520

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4624

[Report No. 103–311]

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Departments of Vetand for other purposes. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices ment, and for sundry independent agencies, erans Affairs and Housing and Urban DevelopJUNE 30 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on

Appropriations

JULY (legislative day, JULY ), 1994

Reported with amendments
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Calendar No. 520

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4624

[Report No. 103–311]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 30 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

JULY 14 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994

Reported by Ms. MIKULSKI, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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, 1995, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the

5 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban

6 Development, and for sundry independent agencies,
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1 boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fis2 cal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other pur3 poses, namely:

4 TITLE I

5 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

6 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

7 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 For the payment of compensation benefits to or on

10 behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,

11 chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 55, and 61); pension benefits to

12 or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.

13 chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and bur14 ial benefits, emergency and other officers’ retirement pay,

15 adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of pre16 miums due on commercial life insurance policies guaran17 teed under the provisions of Article IV of the Soldiers’

18 and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, and

19 for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107,

20 1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61;

21 50 U.S.C. App. 540–548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735;

22 76 Stat. 1198), $17,626,892,000, to remain available

23 until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $25,750,000

24 of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to ‘‘Gen25 eral operating expenses’’ and ‘‘Medical care’’ for necessary
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1 expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in

2 the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public

3 Law 101–508, and in the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992,

4 Public Law 102–568, the funding source for which is spe5 cifically provided as the ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’ ap6 propriation: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the

7 amount appropriated shall be transferred to ‘‘Medical fa8 cilities revolving fund’’ to augment the funding of individ9 ual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to

10 pensioners as authorized by the Veterans’ Benefits Act of

11 1992, Public Law 102–568: Provided further, That of the

12 $15,622,452,000 made available under this heading for fis13 cal year 1994 in Public Law 103–124, the $9,863,265,000

14 restricted by section 509 of Public Law 103–124 for person15 nel compensation and benefits expenditures is reduced to

16 $9,813,256,000.

17 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

18 For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation

19 benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by law

20 (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53,

21 55, and 61), $1,286,600,000, to remain available until ex22 pended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any

23 court order, court award or any compromise settlement

24 arising from litigation involving the vocational training
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1 program authorized by section 18 of Public Law 98–77,

2 as amended.

3 VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES

4 For military and naval insurance, national service life

5 insurance, servicemen’s indemnities, service-disabled vet6 erans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as

7 authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887;

8 72 Stat. 487), $24,760,000, to remain available until ex9 pended.

10 GUARANTY AND INDEMNITY PROGRAM ACCOUNT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such

13 sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the

14 program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as

15 amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of

16 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502

17 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

18 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

19 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $65,226,000,

20 which may be transferred to and merged with the appro21 priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.

22 LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such

25 sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the
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1 program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as

2 amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of

3 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502

4 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

5 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

6 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $59,371,000,

7 which may be transferred to and merged with the appro8 priation for ‘‘General operating expenses’’.

9 DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be

12 necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as au13 thorized by 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided,

14 That such costs, including the cost of modifying such

15 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres16 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That during

17 1995, within the resources available, not to exceed

18 $1,000,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are au19 thorized for specially adapted housing loans (38 U.S.C.

20 chapter 37).

21 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

22 the direct loan program, $1,020,000, which may be trans23 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General

24 operating expenses’’.
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1 EDUCATION LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the cost of direct loans, $1,061, as authorized

4 by 38 U.S.C. 3698, as amended: Provided, That such

5 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be

6 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

7 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available

8 to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of

9 direct loans not to exceed $4,034.

10 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

11 carry out the direct loan program, $195,000, which may

12 be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for

13 ‘‘General operating expenses’’.

14 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For the cost of direct loans, $54,000, as authorized

17 by 38 U.S.C. chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such

18 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be

19 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

20 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available

21 to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of

22 direct loans not to exceed $1,964,000.

23 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

24 carry out the direct loan program, $767,000, which may
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1 be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for

2 ‘‘General operating expenses’’.

3 NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

4 ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct

7 loan program authorized by section 38, U.S.C. chapter 37,

8 subchapter V, as amended, $218,000, which may be trans9 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘General

10 operating expenses’’.

11 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

12 MEDICAL CARE

13 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op14 eration of hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facili15 ties; for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and

16 outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the De17 partment of Veterans Affairs, including care and treat18 ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Depart19 ment of Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational fa20 cilities, supplies, and equipment; funeral, burial, and other

21 expenses incidental thereto for beneficiaries receiving care

22 in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; administra23 tive expenses in support of planning, design, project man24 agement, real property acquisition and disposition, con25 struction and renovation of any facility under the jurisdic-
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1 tion or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs;

2 oversight, engineering and architectural activities not

3 charged to project cost; repairing, altering, improving or

4 providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes

5 under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Af6 fairs, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by

7 the hire of temporary employees and purchase of mate8 rials; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by

9 law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); aid to State homes as author10 ized by law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed

11 $8,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred

12 to in 38 U.S.C. 8110(a)(5); $16,232,756,000, plus reim13 bursements: Provided, That of the funds made available

14 under this heading, $771,000,000 is for the equipment

15 and land and structures object classifications only, which

16 amount shall not become available for obligation until Au17 gust 1, 1995, and shall remain available for obligation

18 until September 30, 1996.

19 MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

20 For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of

21 medical and prosthetic research and development as au22 thorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapter 73), to remain avail23 able until September 30, 1996, $252,000,000, plus reim24 bursements.
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1 HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

2 For payment of health professional scholarship pro3 gram grants, as authorized by law, to students who agree

4 to a service obligation with the Department of Veterans

5 Affairs at one of its medical facilities, $10,386,000.

6 MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS

7 OPERATING EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses in the administration of the

9 medical hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction,

10 supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; ad11 ministrative expenses in support of planning, design,

12 project management, architectural, engineering, real prop13 erty acquisition and disposition, construction and renova14 tion of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use

15 of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including site ac16 quisition; engineering and architectural activites not

17 charged to project cost; and research and development in

18 building construction technology; $69,808,000, plus reim19 bursements.

20 GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

21 For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of

22 grants, as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1732), for assist23 ing in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and

24 in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of the
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1 Veterans Memorial Medical Center, $500,000, to remain

2 available until September 30, 1996.

3 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized

6 by Public Law 102–54, section 8, which shall be trans7 ferred from the ‘‘General post fund’’: Provided, That such

8 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be

9 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

10 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available

11 to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of

12 direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, for admin13 istrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,

14 $54,000, which shall be transferred from the ‘‘General

15 post fund’’, as authorized by Public Law 102–54,

16 section 8.

17 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

18 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

19 For necessary operating expenses of the Department

20 of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including

21 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; not

22 to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation

23 expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimburse24 ment of the General Services Administration for security

25 guard services, and the Department of Defense for the
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1 cost of overseas employee mail; $887,909,000

2 $893,285,000, of which $25,500,000, for the acquisition of

3 automated data processing equipment and services to sup4 port the modernization program in the Veterans Benefits

5 Administration, shall not become available for obligation

6 until September 1, 1995, and shall remain available for

7 obligation until September 30, 1996.

8 NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM

9 For necessary expenses for the maintenance and op10 eration of the National Cemetery System not otherwise

11 provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as

12 authorized by law; cemeterial expenses as authorized by

13 law; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles, for use

14 in cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehi15 cles, $72,663,000.

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

18 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

19 General Act of 1978, as amended, $32,219,000

20 $31,819,000.

21 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

22 For constructing, altering, extending and improving

23 any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use

24 of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the

25 purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,
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1 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,

2 United States Code, including planning, architectural and

3 engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period

4 services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro5 vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite

6 utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and

7 site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is

8 $3,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were

9 made available in a previous major project appropriation,

10 $101,965,000 $208,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended: Provided, That, except for advance planning of

12 projects funded through the advance planning fund and

13 the design of projects funded through the design fund,

14 none of these funds shall be used for any project which

15 has not been considered and approved by the Congress in

16 the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds pro17 vided in this appropriation for fiscal year 1995, for each

18 approved project shall be obligated (1) by the awarding

19 of a construction documents contract by September 30,

20 1995, and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract

21 by September 30, 1996: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary shall promptly report in writing to the Comptroller

23 General and to the Committees on Appropriations any ap24 proved major construction project in which obligations are

25 not incurred within the time limitations established above;
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1 and the Comptroller General shall review the report in ac2 cordance with the procedures established by section 1015

3 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public

4 Law 93–344): Provided further, That no funds from any

5 other account except the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’, may

6 be obligated for constructing, altering, extending, or im7 proving a project which was approved in the budget proc8 ess and funded in this account until one year after sub9 stantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the De10 partment of Veterans Affairs of the project or any part

11 thereof with respect to that part only.

12 CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

13 For constructing, altering, extending, and improving

14 any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use

15 of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including plan16 ning, architectural and engineering services, maintenance

17 or guarantee period services costs associated with equip18 ment guarantees provided under the project, services of

19 claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system

20 construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the

21 purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102,

22 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38,

23 United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project

24 is less than $3,000,000, $153,540,000, to remain avail25 able until expended, along with unobligated balances of
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1 previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations

2 which are hereby made available for any project where the

3 estimated cost is less than $3,000,000: Provided, That

4 funds in this account shall be available for (1) repairs to

5 any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or

6 for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs which

7 are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any

8 natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary meas9 ures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by

10 such causes.

11 PARKING REVOLVING FUND

12 For the parking revolving fund as authorized by law

13 (38 U.S.C. 8109), $1,400,000, together with income from

14 fees collected, to remain available until expended. Re15 sources of this fund shall be available for all expenses au16 thorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 except operations and mainte17 nance costs which will be funded from ‘‘Medical care’’.

18 GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE

19 FACILITIES

20 For grants to assist the several States to acquire or

21 construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities

22 and to remodel, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing

23 home and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnish24 ing care to veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C.
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1 8131–8137), $37,397,000 $47,397,000, to remain avail2 able until expended.

3 GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS

4 CEMETERIES

5 For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding,

6 or improving State veteran cemeteries as authorized by

7 law (38 U.S.C. 2408), $5,378,000, to remain available

8 until September 30, 1997.

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 Any appropriation for 1995 for ‘‘Compensation and

12 pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur13 ance and indemnities’’ may be transferred to any other

14 of the mentioned appropriations.

15 Appropriations available to the Department of Veter16 ans Affairs for 1995 for salaries and expenses shall be

17 available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

18 No part of the appropriations in this Act for the De19 partment of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations

20 for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor

21 projects’’ and the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’) shall be avail22 able for the purchase of any site for or toward the con23 struction of any new hospital or home.

24 No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be avail25 able for hospitalization or examination of any persons ex-
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1 cept beneficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such

2 benefits to veterans, unless reimbursement of cost is made

3 to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed by the

4 Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

5 Appropriations available to the Department of Veter6 ans Affairs for fiscal year 1995 for ‘‘Compensation and

7 pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and ‘‘Veterans insur8 ance and indemnities’’ shall be available for payment of

9 prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by

10 law against the corresponding prior year accounts within

11 the last quarter of fiscal year 1994.

12 Appropriations accounts available to the Department

13 of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995 shall be available

14 to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year

15 appropriations accounts resulting from title X of the Com16 petitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law 100–86, except

17 that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they

18 shall be payable from ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’.

19 Of the budgetary resources available to the Depart20 ment of Veterans Affairs during fiscal year 1995,

21 $20,742,000 are permanently canceled. The Secretary of

22 Veterans Affairs shall allocate the amount of budgetary

23 resources canceled among the Department’s accounts

24 available for procurement and procurement-related ex25 penses. Amounts available for procurement and procure-
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1 ment-related expenses in each such account shall be re2 duced by the amount allocated to such account. For the

3 purposes of this section, the definition of ‘‘procurement’’

4 includes all stages of the process of acquiring property or

5 services, beginning with the process of determining a need

6 for a product or service and ending with contract comple7 tion and closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).

8 TITLE II

9 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

10 DEVELOPMENT

11 HOUSING PROGRAMS

12 HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE

13 EVERYWHERE GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS)

14 For the homeownership and opportunity for people

15 everywhere (HOPE grants) program as authorized under

16 title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42

17 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitles A, B, and C of title

18 IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing

19 Act (Public Law 101–625), $100,000,000 $50,000,000, to

20 remain available until expended, of which up to one and

21 one-half percent may be made available for technical as22 sistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients

23 of assistance under this head as authorized under subtitle

24 E of title I of the Housing and Community Development

25 Act of 1992.
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1 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

2 For the HOME investment partnerships program, as

3 authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na4 tional Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625), as

5 amended, $1,275,000,000 $1,500,000,000, to remain avail6 able until expended.

7 NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP TRUST DEMONSTRATION

8 PROGRAM

9 For the National Homeownership Trust Demonstra10 tion program, as authorized by title III of the National Af11 fordable Housing Act, as amended by section 182 of the

12 Housing and Community Development Act of 1992,

13 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

14 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For assistance under the United States Housing Act

17 of 1937, as amended (‘‘the Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437),

18 not otherwise provided for, $11,473,019,000

19 $10,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro20 vided, That to be added to and merged with the foregoing

21 amounts there shall be up to $200,000,000 of amounts of

22 budget authority (and contract authority) reserved or obli23 gated in prior years for the development or acquisition costs

24 of public housing (including public housing for Indian fam25 ilies), for modernization of existing public housing projects

26 (including such projects for Indian families), and, except
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1 as herein provided, for programs under section 8 of the Act

2 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), which are recaptured during fiscal year

3 1995; and up to $100,000,000 of transfers of unobligated

4 balances from the Urban Development Action program:

5 Provided further, That of the total amount provided under

6 this head, $263,000,000 $300,000,000 shall be for the de7 velopment or acquisition cost of public housing for Indian

8 families, including amounts for housing under the mutual

9 help homeownership opportunity program under section

10 202 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb); and $598,000,000

11 shall be for the development or acquisition cost of public

12 housing, of which up to .67 per centum shall be available

13 for technical assistance and inspection of public housing

14 agencies by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the

15 total amount provided under this head, $3,600,000,000

16 $3,800,000,000 shall be for modernization of existing pub17 lic housing projects pursuant to section 14 of the Act (42

18 U.S.C. 1437l), including up to .54 per centum $15,000,000

19 for the inspection of modernization units and provision of

20 technical assistance by the Secretary and contract exper21 tise to assist in the oversight and management of the pub22 lic and Indian housing modernization program, including

23 an annual resident survey: Provided further, That of the

24 amounts provided under this head for modernization of

25 existing public housing projects, $85,000,000 may be used
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1 for the Tenant Opportunity Program: Provided further,

2 That of the total amount provided under this head,

3 $2,643,000,000 $2,144,582,000 shall be for rental assist4 ance under the section 8 existing housing certificate pro5 gram (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and the housing voucher program

6 under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)): Pro7 vided further, That of the amount provided for rental assist8 ance, up to $350,000,000 shall be available for the Pension

9 Fund Partnership program, as authorized by section 6 of

10 the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–

11 120); $20,000,000 shall be for the Community Viability

12 Fund; $50,000,000 shall be for the Colonias program; and

13 $500,000,000 shall be for the Neighborhood Leveraged In14 vestment Program (LIFT): Provided further, That those

15 portions of the fees for the costs incurred in administering

16 incremental units assisted in the certificate and housing

17 voucher programs under sections 8(b), 8(o), and 8(e)(2)

18 shall be established or increased in accordance with the

19 authorization for such fees in section 8(q) of the Act: Pro20 vided further, That of the total amount provided under

21 this head, $17,300,000 shall be available for fees for coor22 dinators under section 23(h)(1) for the family self-suffi23 ciency program (42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided further, That

24 of the total amount provided under this head,

25 $1,202,100,000 $765,000,000 shall be for amendments to
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1 section 8 contracts other than contracts for projects devel2 oped under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as

3 amended, and $555,000,000 shall be for section 8 assist4 ance for property deposition disposition, and

5 $100,000,000 $250,000,000 shall be for assistance for

6 State or local units of government, tenant and nonprofit

7 organizations to purchase projects where owners have indi8 cated an intention to prepay mortgages and for assistance

9 to be used as an incentive to prevent prepayment or for

10 vouchers to aid eligible tenants adversely affected by mort11 gage prepayment, as authorized in the Emergency Low12 Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, as amended:

13 Provided further, That 50 per centum of the amounts of

14 budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the

15 cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that

16 are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a)

17 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amend18 ments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–628, 102 Stat. 3224,

19 3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be

20 remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget au21 thority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted

22 to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance

23 agencies or local governments or local housing agencies

24 with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and

25 Urban Development for which settlement occurred after
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1 January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section: Pro2 vided further, That of the total amount provided under

3 this head, $156,000,000 shall be for housing opportunities

4 for persons with AIDS under title VIII, subtitle D of the

5 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;

6 $150,000,000 $75,000,000 shall be for the lead-based

7 paint hazard reduction program as authorized under sec8 tions 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Haz9 ard Reduction Act of 1992; and $30,000,000 shall for

10 service coordinators in public housing pursuant to section

11 9(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;

12 and $30,000,000 shall be for service coordinators in

13 project-based section 8 housing, pursuant to section

14 8(d)(2)(F)(1) of the Act, tenant-based section 8 housing,

15 pursuant to section 8(q) of the Act and, for service coordi16 nators in multifamily housing assisted under the National

17 Housing Act, pursuant to section 676 of the Housing and

18 Community Development Act of 1992:–Provided further,

19 That of the total amount provided under this head,

20 $149,100,000 shall be for moving to opportunity: Provided

21 further, That notwithstanding the language preceding the

22 first proviso of this paragraph, $135,000,000 shall be used

23 for special purpose grants in accordance with the terms and

24 conditions specified for such grants in Senate Report 103–

25 311.
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1 Of the total amount provided under this head,

2 $1,158,000,000 $1,300,000,000 shall be for capital ad3 vances, including amendments to capital advance con4 tracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section

5 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for

6 project rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for

7 project rental assistance, for supportive housing for the

8 elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of

9 1959: Provided, That $22,000,000 shall be for service co10 ordinators pursuant to section 202(q) of the Housing Act

11 of 1959 and subtitle E of title VI of the Housing and

12 Community Development Act of 1992, other than section

13 676 of such Act and section 8(d)(2)(F)(i) of the Act.

14 Of the total amount provided under this head,

15 $387,000,000 shall be for capital advances, including

16 amendments to capital advance contracts, for supportive

17 housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by sec18 tion 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable

19 Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, and

20 amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for

21 supportive housing for persons with disabilities as author22 ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National

23 Affordable Housing Act.
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1 ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8

2 SUBSIDY CONTRACTS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For assistance under the United States Housing Act

5 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) not otherwise provided for, for

6 use in connection with expiring section 8 subsidy con7 tracts, $3,705,000,000 $3,062,000,000, to remain available

8 until expended: Provided, That to the extent the amount

9 in this appropriation is insufficient to fund all expiring

10 section 8 contracts, the Secretary may transfer to and

11 merge with this appropriation such amounts from the

12 ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ appropriation

13 as the Secretary shall determine, and amounts earmarked

14 in the foregoing account may be reduced accordingly, at

15 the Secretary’s discretion: Provided further, That the Sec16 retary may maintain consolidated accounting data for

17 funds disbursed at the public housing agency or Indian

18 housing authority or project level for subsidy assistance

19 regardless of the source of the disbursement so as to mini20 mize the administrative burden of multiple accounts.

21 Further, for the foregoing purposes, $800,000,000,

22 to become available for obligation on October 1, 1995, and

23 to remain available for obligation until expended.
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1 RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

2 (RESCISSION)

3 The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum

4 payments that may be required in any fiscal year by all

5 contracts entered into under section 236 of the National

6 Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) is reduced in fiscal year

7 1995 by not more than $2,000,000 in uncommitted bal8 ances of authorizations provided for this purpose in appro9 priations Acts: Provided, That up to $66,000,000 of re10 captured section 236 budget authority resulting from the

11 prepayment of mortgages subsidized under section 236 of

12 the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be

13 rescinded in fiscal year 1995.

14 HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE

15 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

16 For payments under section 235(r) of the National

17 Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z) for incentives

18 to mortgagors to refinance mortgages that are insured

19 under such section 235 and for closing and other costs

20 in connection with such refinancing, $6,875,000, to re21 main available until expended: Provided, That up to

22 $50,000,000 of recaptured section 235 budget authority

23 resulting from reducing the interest rate on such refi24 nanced mortgages shall be reused for payments under this

25 heading: Provided further, That up to $184,000,000 of ad-
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1 ditional recaptured section 235 budget authority from refi2 nancing section 235 mortgages shall be rescinded in fiscal

3 year 1995.

4 CONGREGATE SERVICES

5 For contracts with and payments to public housing

6 agencies and nonprofit corporations for congregate serv7 ices programs, $6,267,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 1996, in accordance with the provisions of the

9 Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended.

10 For contracts with payments to public housing agen11 cies and nonprofit corporations for congregate services pro12 grams, $25,000,000, to remain available until September

13 30, 1995, of which up to $6,267,000 shall be for entities

14 operating such programs in accordance with the provisions

15 of the Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended, and

16 the balance shall be for programs under section 802 of the

17 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Pub18 lic Law 101–625).

19 PAYMENTS FOR OPERATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING

20 PROJECTS

21 For payments to public housing agencies and Indian

22 housing authorities for operating subsidies for low-income

23 housing projects as authorized by section 9 of the United

24 States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.

25 1437g), $2,900,000,000.
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1 SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING

2 For the revitalization of severely distressed public

3 housing program, as authorized by section 24 of the Unit4 ed States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.

5 1437), $500,000,000, to remain available until expended,

6 of which up to one-half of one percent may be used for

7 technical assistance under this program, to be made avail8 able directly, or indirectly under contracts or grants, as

9 appropriate.

10 For the HOPE VI/urban revitalization demonstration

11 program under the third paragraph under the head ‘‘Home12 ownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere grants

13 (HOPE grants)’’ in the Department of Veterans Affairs and

14 Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen15 cies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102–389, 106

16 Stat. 1571, 1579, $500,000,000, to remain available until

17 expended: Provided, That notwithstanding the first proviso

18 of such third paragraph, the Secretary shall have discretion

19 to approve funding for more than fifteen applicants: Pro20 vided further, That notwithstanding the third proviso of

21 such third paragraph, the Secretary may provide funds for

22 more than 500 units for each participating city: Provided

23 further, That in selecting HOPE VI implementation grants

24 recipients in fiscal year 1995, the Secretary must first

25 award such grants to those cities or jurisdictions which have
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1 received HOPE VI planning grants in fiscal year 1993 or

2 fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That the requirement of

3 the immediately proceeding proviso shall not limit the Sec4 retary’s discretion to limit funding to amounts he deems

5 appropriate, nor shall it prevent the Secretary from guar6 anteeing that all implementation grant recipients conform

7 with the requirements of the HOPE VI/urban revitalization

8 demonstration program: Provided further, That of the fore9 going $500,000,000, the Secretary may use up to $2,500,000

10 for technical assistance under such urban revitalization

11 demonstration, to be made available directly, or indirectly,

12 under contracts or grants, as appropriate: Provided further,

13 That nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Secretary

14 from conforming the program standards and criteria set

15 forth herein, with subsequent authorization legislation that

16 may be enacted into law.

17 DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING

18 For grants to public housing agencies for use in

19 eliminating drug-related crime in public housing projects

20 authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901–11908, and for drug in21 formation clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C.

22 11921–11925, $265,000,000 $315,000,000, to remain

23 available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be

24 for grants, technical assistance, contracts and other assist25 ance training, program assessment, and execution for or
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1 on behalf of public housing agencies and resident organi2 zations (including the cost of necessary travel for partici3 pants in such training) and of which $1,500,000 shall be

4 for grants for an after school demonstration program in

5 public housing projects, run by the 4H Clubs of America

6 and co-sponsored by private sector firms: Provided, That

7 not more than $236,250,000 shall be available for grants

8 to housing authorities with greater than 1,250 public hous9 ing units: Provided further, That not more than

10 $63,000,000 shall be available for grants to housing au11 thorities with less than 1,250 public housing units: Pro12 vided further, That not more than $15,750,000 shall be

13 available for grants for federally-assisted, low-income hous14 ing: Provided further, That the Secretary may utilize all

15 funds made available under this heading for a community

16 partnership against crime program if authorized by law

17 prior to November 1, 1994: Provided further, That the Sec18 retary may use the authority provided in the immediately

19 preceding proviso only if the apportionment of funds en20 sures that public housing authorities with greater than

21 1,250 units receive three-quarters of all such COMPAC

22 funds.
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1 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

2 ACCOUNT

3 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $3,000,000, as au4 thorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community

5 Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739): Provided,

6 That such costs, including the costs of modifying such

7 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres8 sional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further,

9 That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin10 cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed

11 $22,388,000.

12 YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For youthbuild program activities authorized by sub15 title D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af16 fordable Housing Act, as amended, $50,000,000, to re17 main available until expended. In addition, the unex18 pended balances from the $28,000,000 made available for

19 subtitle D of title IV of such Act under the head ‘‘Home20 ownership and opportunity for people everywhere grants

21 (HOPE Grants)’’ in the Departments of Veterans Affairs

22 and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent

23 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 shall be transferred to

24 and merged with this appropriation: Provided, That none

25 of the funds made available under this heading may be obli-
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1 gated until the Secretary proposes and implements a con2 solidation plan for all youth-related programs now in oper3 ation within the Department: Provided further, That the

4 aforementioned consolidation plan, to meet the require5 ments of the immediately preceding proviso, must establish

6 a continuum of youth activities that includes apprentice7 ship activities.

8 HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

9 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, other

10 than loans, not otherwise provided for, for providing coun11 seling and advice to tenants and homeowners—both cur12 rent and prospective—with respect to property mainte13 nance, financial management, and such other matters as

14 may be appropriate to assist them in improving their hous15 ing conditions and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy

16 or homeownership, including provisions for training and

17 for support of voluntary agencies and services as author18 ized by section 106 of the Housing and Urban Develop19 ment Act of 1968, as amended, $50,000,000.

20 FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND

21 For assistance to owners of eligible multifamily hous22 ing projects insured, or formerly insured, and under the

23 National Housing Act, as amended, or which are otherwise

24 eligible for assistance under section 201(c) of the Housing

25 and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as
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1 amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1a), in the program of assist2 ance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the

3 Housing and Community Development Amendments of

4 1978, as amended, $50,000,000, and all uncommitted bal5 ances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1994,

6 and any collections and other amounts in the fund author7 ized under section 201(j) of the Housing and Community

8 Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, during

9 fiscal year 1995, to remain available until expended: Pro10 vided, That assistance to an owner of a multifamily hous11 ing project assisted, but not insured, under the National

12 Housing Act may be made if the project owner and the

13 mortgagee have provided or agreed to provide assistance

14 to the project in a manner as determined by the Secretary

15 of Housing and Urban Development.

16 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

17 FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM

18 ACCOUNT

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

20 During fiscal year 1995, commitments to guarantee

21 loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the

22 National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan

23 principal of $100,000,000,000.

24 During fiscal year 1995, obligations to make direct

25 loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the
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1 National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed

2 $180,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall

3 be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in con4 nection with sales of single family real properties owned

5 by the Secretary and formerly insured under section 203

6 of such Act.

7 For administrative expenses necessary to carry out

8 the guaranteed and direct loan program, $308,846,000,

9 to be derived from the FHA-mutual mortgage insurance

10 guaranteed loans receipt account, of which not to exceed

11 $302,056,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for

12 salaries and expenses; and of which not to exceed

13 $6,790,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for

14 the Office of Inspector General.

15 FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by

18 sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act, as

19 amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3(b) and 1735c(f)),

20 $152,000,000 $188,395,000, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 1996, of which up to $132,903,000 is to be

22 derived from the FHA—general and special risk, negative

23 subsidies receipt account: Provided, That such costs, in24 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de25 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
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1 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to

2 subsidize total loan principal any part of which is to be

3 guaranteed of not to exceed $20,885,072,000: Provided

4 further, That of the foregoing amount provided to subsidize

5 program costs, not more than $47,098,750 may be obligated

6 by January 1, 1995, not more than $94,197,500 may be

7 obligated by April 1, 1995, not more than $160,135,750

8 may be obligated by July 1, 1995.

9 Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct

10 loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238(a),

11 and 519(d) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed

12 $220,000,000; of which not to exceed $200,000,000 shall

13 be for bridge financing in connection with the sale of mul14 tifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and for15 merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed

16 $20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern17 mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family

18 real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in19 sured under such Act.

20 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

21 carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs,

22 $197,470,000, of which $193,299,000 shall be transferred

23 to the appropriation for salaries and expenses; and of

24 which $4,171,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation

25 for the Office of Inspector General.
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1 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

2 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN

3 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 (INCLUDES TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 During fiscal year 1995, new commitments to issue

6 guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the

7 National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)),

8 shall not exceed $142,000,000,000.

9 For administrative expenses necessary to carry out

10 the guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program,

11 $8,824,000, to be derived from the GNMA—guarantees

12 of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt ac13 count, of which not to exceed $8,824,000 shall be trans14 ferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses.

15 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

16 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

17 For the emergency shelter grants program (as au18 thorized under subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B.

19 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100–77),

20 as amended); the supportive housing program (as author21 ized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act); the section

22 8 moderate rehabilitation single room occupancy program

23 (as authorized under the United States Housing Act of

24 1937, as amended) to assist homeless individuals pursuant

25 to section 441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless As-
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1 sistance Act; the shelter plus care program (as authorized

2 under subtitle F of title IV of such Act); and the innova3 tive homeless initiatives demonstration program (as au4 thorized under section 2 of the HUD Demonstration Act

5 of 1993 (Public Law 103–120)), $1,120,000,000, to re6 main available until expended.

7 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

9 For grants to States and units of general local gov10 ernment and for related expenses, not otherwise provided

11 for, necessary for carrying out a community development

12 grants program as authorized by title I of the Housing

13 and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended

14 (42 U.S.C. 5301), $4,600,000,000, to remain available

15 until September 30, 1997: Provided, That $46,000,000

16 shall be available for grants to Indian tribes pursuant to

17 section 106(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Devel18 opment Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), and

19 $61,500,000 $44,000,000 shall be available for ‘‘special

20 purpose grants’’ pursuant to section 107 of such Act: Pro21 vided further, That not to exceed 20 per centum of any

22 grant made with funds appropriated herein (other than

23 a grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) of such Act

24 or funds set aside in the following provisos) shall be ex25 pended for ‘‘Planning and Management Development’’
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1 and ‘‘Administration’’ as defined in regulations promul2 gated by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop3 ment:–Provided further, That $35,000,000 shall be made

4 available from the total amount provided to carry out an

5 early childhood development program under section 222

6 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983,

7 as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–6 note), including services

8 for families that are homeless or at risk of becoming home9 less: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be made

10 available from the total amount provided to carry out a

11 neighborhood development program under section 123 of

12 said Act (42 U.S.C. 5318 note).

13 During fiscal year 1995, new commitments to issue

14 guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 108 of the

15 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as

16 amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), shall not exceed

17 $2,054,000,000.

18 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

19 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

20 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro21 grams of research and studies relating to housing and

22 urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized

23 by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act

24 of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), includ25 ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sec-
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1 tion 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968,

2 $40,000,000 $44,000,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 1996.

4 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

5 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

6 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth7 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil

8 Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing

9 Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing

10 and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended,

11 $33,375,000, to remain available until September 30,

12 1996: Provided, That $26,000,000 shall be available to

13 carry out activities pursuant to section 561 of the Housing

14 and Community Development Act of 1987.

15 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary administrative and nonadministrative

19 expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel20 opment, not otherwise provided for, including not to ex21 ceed $7,000 for official reception and representation ex22 penses, $962,173,000 $953,973,000, of which

23 $495,355,000 shall be provided from the various funds of

24 the Federal Housing Administration, and $8,824,000
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1 shall be provided from funds of the Government National

2 Mortgage Association.

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

6 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

7 General Act of 1978, as amended, $47,388,000, of which

8 $10,961,000 shall be transferred from the various funds

9 of the Federal Housing Administration.

10 OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OR OF FUNDS)

13 For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Fi14 nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $15,451,000,

15 to remain available until expended, from the Federal

16 Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That such

17 amounts shall be collected by the Director as authorized

18 by section 1316 (a) and (b) of such Act, and deposited

19 in the Fund under section 1316(f).

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

21 None of the funds provided under this title to the

22 Department of Housing and Urban Development, which

23 are obligated to State or local governments or to housing

24 finance agencies or other public or quasi-public housing

25 agencies, shall be used to indemnify contractors or sub-
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1 contractors of the government or agency against costs as2 sociated with judgments of infringement of intellectual

3 property rights.

4 Of the budgetary resources available to the Depart5 ment of Housing and Urban Development during fiscal

6 year 1995, $3,538,000 are permanently canceled. The

7 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allo8 cate the amount of budgetary resources canceled among

9 the Department’s accounts available for procurement and

10 procurement-related expenses. Amounts available for pro11 curement and procurement-related expenses in each such

12 account shall be reduced by the amount allocated to such

13 account. For the purpose of this paragraph, the definition

14 of ‘‘procurement’’ includes all stages of the process of ac15 quiring property or services, beginning with the process

16 of determining a need for a product or service and ending

17 with contract completion and closeout as specified in 41

18 U.S.C. 403 (2).

19 Of the $150,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102–

20 139 for special purpose grants (105 Stat. 736, 745),

21 $1,000,000 made available to the Pennsylvania Housing

22 Finance Agency to complete renovation and revitalization

23 of the Saquoit Silk Mills in Scranton into low-income el24 derly apartments shall instead be made available for such

25 low-income elderly apartments on the site of the existing
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1 Lackawanna Junior College in Lackawanna County,

2 Pennsylvania.

3 Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation

4 thereunder, the requirement that an amendment to an

5 urban development action grant agreement must be inte6 grally related to the approved project is hereby waived for

7 project numbers B87AA360540 and B87AA360521.

8 None of the funds made available in this Act may

9 be used in violation of section 214 of the Housing and

10 Community Development Act of 1980 or of any applicable

11 Federal law or regulation of the United States.

12 Subparagraph (A) of the first sentence of section

13 203(b) (2) of the National Housing Act is amended by

14 striking clause (ii) and all that follows through ‘‘1992;’’

15 and inserting in lieu thereof the following—

16 ‘‘(ii) 85 percent of the dollar amount limitation

17 determined under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal

18 Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for a resi19 dence of the applicable size; except that the applica20 ble dollar amount limitation in effect for any area

21 under this subparagraph (A) may not be less than

22 the greater of—

23 ‘‘(I) the dollar amount limitation in effect

24 under this section for the area on the date of
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1 enactment of the Housing Choice and Commu2 nity Investment Act of 1994; or

3 ‘‘(II) the applicable average area purchase

4 price determined under section 143(e)(2) of the

5 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, adjusted by the

6 Secretary to reflect a single amount using pur7 chase prices for residences that have been pre8 viously occupied, and for residences that have

9 not been so occupied, which amount shall be ad10 justed by the Secretary annually on the basis of

11 the Constant Quality Housing Price Index;’’.

12 Subparagraph (A) of the first sentence of section

13 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.

14 1709(b)(2)) is amended by striking clause (ii) and all that

15 follows through ‘‘May 12, 1992;’’ and inserting the follow16 ing:

17 ‘‘(ii) 75 percent of the dollar amount

18 limitation determined under section

19 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mort20 gage Corporation Act for a residence of the

21 applicable size;

22 except that the applicable dollar amount limita23 tion in effect for any area under this subpara24 graph may not be less than the greater of the dol25 lar amount limitation in effect under this section
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1 for the area on the date of enactment of the

2 Housing Choice and Community Investment Act

3 of 1994 or 38 percent of the dollar amount limi4 tation determined under section 305(a)(2) of the

5 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act

6 for a residence of the applicable size;’’.

7 Notwithstanding subsection 306(g) (3) of the Na8 tional Housing Act, as amended, fees charged for the

9 guaranty of, or commitment to guaranty, multiclass secu10 rities backed by a trust or pool of securities or notes guar11 anteed by the Government National Mortgage Association

12 prior to February 1, 1993, and other related fees, shall

13 be charged in an amount the Association deems appro14 priate.

15 Beginning fiscal year 1995, the Government National

16 Mortgage Association shall permit Ginnie Mae II mortgage17 backed securities to be eligible as collateral for multiclass

18 securities that such Association guarantees, in accordance

19 with the Notice published at 59 Fed. Reg. 27290 (May 26,

20 1994) and successor Notices.

21 Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act

22 of 1937 is amended by inserting at the end the following:

23 ‘‘However, where the maximum monthly rent, for a unit

24 in a new construction, substantial rehabilitation, or mod25 erate rehabilitation project, to be adjusted using an annual
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1 adjustment factor exceeds the fair market rental for an ex2 isting dwelling unit in the market area, the Secretary shall

3 adjust the rent only to the extent that the owner dem4 onstrates that the adjusted rent would not exceed the rent

5 for an unassisted unit of similar quality, type, and age in

6 the same market area, as determined by the Secretary. The

7 immediately foregoing sentence shall be effective only dur8 ing fiscal year 1995.’’.

9 The immediately foregoing amendment shall apply to

10 all contracts for new construction, substantial rehabilita11 tion, and moderate rehabilitation projects under which

12 rents are adjusted under section 8(c)(2)(A) of such Act by

13 applying an annual adjustment factor.

14 Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act

15 of 1937, as amended by the immediately foregoing amend16 ment to such section, is further amended by inserting at

17 the end the following: ‘‘For any unit occupied by the same

18 family at the time of the last annual rental adjustment,

19 where the assistance contract provides for the adjustment

20 of the maximum monthly rent by applying an annual ad21 justment factor and where the rent for a unit is otherwise

22 eligible for an adjustment based on the full amount of the

23 factor, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the amount of the fac24 tor, except that the factor shall not be reduced to less than
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1 1.0. The immediately foregoing sentence shall be effective

2 only during fiscal year 1995.’’.

3 The immediately foregoing shall hereafter apply to all

4 contracts that are subject to section 8(c)(2)(A) of such Act

5 and that provide for rent adjustments using an annual ad6 justment factor.

7 The Secretary shall, by regulation, specify that the cri8 teria used to determine existing housing fair market rents

9 under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937

10 shall include use of the 40th, in lieu of the 45th, percentile

11 rent of standard quality rental housing. Such subsection

12 shall be effective only during fiscal year 1995.

13 The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended

14 in each of sections 6(c)(4)(A)(ii) and 8(d)(1)(A)(ii), by

15 striking ‘‘and (V)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof the follow16 ing: ‘‘(V) assisting families that include one or more adult

17 members who are employed; and (VI)’’; in sections

18 6(c)(4)(A)(ii) and 8(d)(1)(A)(ii), by inserting after the

19 final semicolon in each the following: ‘‘subclause (V) shall

20 be effective only during fiscal year 1995;’’; and in the penul21 timate sentence of section 16(c), by striking ‘‘under the sys22 tem’’ and all that follows up to the period.
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1 TITLE III

2 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

3 AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

6 of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including

7 the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun8 tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of

9 national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United

10 States and its territories and possessions; rent of office

11 and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for

12 replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;

13 and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign coun14 tries, when required by law of such countries;

15 $20,265,000, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That where station allowance has been authorized

17 by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army

18 serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same al19 lowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed

20 Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the

21 same foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby

22 made available for the payment of such allowance: Pro23 vided further, That when traveling on business of the Com24 mission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members

25 or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for
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1 expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commis2 sion: Provided further, That the Commission shall reim3 burse other Government agencies, including the Armed

4 Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel as5 signed to it: Provided further, That section 509 of the gen6 eral provisions carried in title V of this Act shall not apply

7 to the funds provided under this heading: Provided further,

8 That not more than $125,000 of the private contributions

9 to the Korean War Memorial Fund may be used for ad10 ministrative support of the Korean War Veterans Memo11 rial Advisory Board including travel by members of the

12 board authorized by the Commission, travel allowances to

13 conform to those provided by Federal travel regulations.

14 CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (RESCISSION)

17 Of the funds made available under this heading in

18 Public Law 103–124, $1,730,000 are rescinded.

19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND

21 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualify23 ing community development lenders, and administrative

24 expenses of the Fund, $25,000,000, to remain available

25 until September 30, 1996, of which up to $10,000,000 may
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1 be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000

2 may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the

3 direct loan program: Provided, That the costs of direct

4 loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be

5 defined as in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

6 of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available

7 to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of

8 direct loans not to exceed $75,815,000: Provided further,

9 That none of the funds made available under this heading

10 may be used for programs and activities of the Bank Enter11 prise Act.

12 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product

15 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve16 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at

17 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv18 alent to the rate for GS–18, purchase of nominal awards

19 to recognize non-Federal officials’ contributions to Com20 mission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official re21 ception and representation expenses, $43,486,000

22 $40,509,000.
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1 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

2 NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

3 OPERATING EXPENSES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na6 tional and Community Service in carrying out the pro7 grams, activities, and initiatives under the National and

8 Community Service Act of 1990, as amended (Public Law

9 103–82) (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’),

10 $490,388,000 to remain available until September 30,

11 1996, except as provided hereafter $610,000,000, of which

12 $411,212,000 is available for obligation for the period Sep13 tember 1, 1995 through August 31, 1996: Provided, That

14 not more than $27,400,000 $29,400,000 is available for

15 administrative expenses authorized under section

16 501(a)(4) of the Act, of which not more than $13,700,000

17 $14,700,000 shall be for administrative expenses for State

18 commissions pursuant to section 126(a) of subtitle C of

19 title I of the Act: Provided further, That not more than

20 $2,500 shall be for official reception and representation

21 expenses: Provided further, That not more than

22 $125,900,000 $155,900,000, to remain available without

23 fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to the National

24 Service Trust Fund for educational awards as authorized

25 under subtitle D of title I of the Act: Provided further,
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1 That not more than $9,450,000 of the $155,590,000 for the

2 National Service Trust shall be for educational awards au3 thorized under section 129(b) of the subtitle C of title I of

4 the Act: Provided further, That $6,500,000 shall be made

5 available for the Points of Light Foundation for purposes

6 authorized under title III of the Act: Provided further, That

7 no funds from any other appropriation, or from funds oth8 erwise made available to the Corporation, shall be used to

9 pay for personnel compensation and benefits, travel, or any

10 other administrative expense for the Board of Directors, the

11 Office of the Chief Executive Officer, the Office of the Man12 aging Director, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,

13 the Office of National and Community Service Programs,

14 the National Civilian Community Corps, or any portion

15 of any of the Corporation’s field offices or staff working on

16 National and Community Service or National Civilian

17 Community Corps programs.

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

20 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

21 General Act of 1978, as amended, $1,000,000 $2,000,000.

22 COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses for the operation of the

25 United States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized

26 by 38 U.S.C. sections 7251–7292, $9,289,000 $9,429,000,
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1 to be available without regard to section 509 of this Act,

2 of which not to exceed $650,000 $790,000, to remain avail3 able until September 30, 1996, shall be available for the

4 purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and

5 in accordance with the process and reporting procedures

6 set forth, under this head in Public Law 102–229.

7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

8 CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for

11 maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington

12 National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na13 tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger

14 motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed

15 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses;

16 $12,017,000, to remain available until expended.

17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

18 RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

19 For research and development, prevention, abate20 ment, compliance and enforcement activities, including

21 hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and

22 operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library mem23 berships in societies or associations which issue publica24 tions to members only or at a price to members lower than

25 to subscribers who are not members; construction, alter-
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1 ation, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities,

2 not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed

3 $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses;

4 $1,600,300,000, to remain available until September 30,

5 1996: Provided, That not more than $250,000,000 of

6 these funds shall be available for operating expenses, in7 cluding not more than $55,000,000 for procurement of

8 laboratory equipment, supplies, and other operating ex9 penses in support of research and development: Provided

10 further, That none of the funds appropriated under this

11 heading shall be available to the National Oceanic and At12 mospheric Administration pursuant to section 118(h)(3)

13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended:

14 Provided further, That from funds appropriated under this

15 heading, the Administrator may make grants to federally

16 recognized Indian governments for the development of

17 multimedia environmental programs.

18 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

19 For research and development activities, including

20 procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other

21 operating expenses in support of research and development;

22 and construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation and ren23 ovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project;

24 $350,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

25 1996: Provided, That not more than $50,567,000 of these

26 funds shall be available for procurement of laboratory
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1 equipment, supplies, and other operating expenses in sup2 port of research and development.

3 ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE

4 For abatement, control, and compliance activities, in5 cluding hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance,

6 and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library

7 memberships in societies or associations which issue publi8 cations to members only or at a price to members lower

9 than to subscribers who are not members; construction, al10 teration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities,

11 not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000

12 for official reception and representation expenses;

13 $1,427,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

14 1996: Provided, That not more than $296,772,500 of these

15 funds shall be available for operating expenses: Provided

16 further, That none of the funds appropriated under this

17 head shall be available to the National Oceanic and Atmos18 pheric Administration pursuant to section 118(h)(3) of the

19 Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided

20 further, That none of these funds may be expended for pur21 poses of resource conservation and recovery panels estab22 lished under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and

23 Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913), or for support

24 to State, regional, local, and interstate agencies in accord25 ance with subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as

26 amended, other than section 4008(a)(2) or 4009 (42 U.S.C.
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1 6948, 6949): Provided further, That from funds appro2 priated under this heading, the Administrator may make

3 grants to federally recognized Indian governments for the

4 development of multimedia environmental programs.

5 PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS

6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

7 for personnel and related costs and for travel expenses,

8 including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized

9 by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for services as authorized

10 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to ex11 ceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18;

12 $935,000,000 $922,000,000.

13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

17 General Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction,

18 alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facili19 ties, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $44,595,000, of

20 which $15,384,000 shall be derived from the Hazardous

21 Substance Superfund trust fund and $669,000 shall be

22 derived from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank

23 trust fund: Provided, That not more than $41,150,000 of

24 these funds shall be available for administrative expenses

25 $28,542,000.
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1 FACILITIES AND NATIONWIDE SUPPORT

2 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al3 teration and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of

4 or for use by the Environmental Protection Agency, and

5 for nationwide support of facilities-related activities,

6 $174,700,000, to remain available until expended.

7 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

8 For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al9 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,

10 or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,

11 $43,870,000, to remain available until expended.

12 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen14 sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil15 ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sec16 tions 111 (c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C.

17 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita18 tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000

19 per project; $1,435,000,000 $1,200,000,000 to remain

20 available until expended, consisting of $1,185,000,000

21 $950,000,000 as authorized by section 517(a) of the

22 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

23 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101–508, and

24 $250,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the

25 Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section

26 517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101–508,
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1 plus sums recovered on behalf of the Hazardous Substance

2 Superfund in excess of $229,391,000 during fiscal year

3 1995: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head4 ing may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accord5 ance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further,

6 That $15,384,000 of the funds appropriated under this

7 heading shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen8 eral appropriation to remain available until September 30,

9 1995: Provided further, That notwithstanding section

10 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law, not

11 to exceed $69,000,000 of the funds appropriated under

12 this heading shall be available to the Agency for Toxic

13 Substances and Disease Registry to carry out activities de14 scribed in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of

15 CERCLA and section 118(f) of the Superfund Amend16 ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986: Provided further,

17 That none of the funds appropriated under this heading

18 shall be available for the Agency for Toxic Substances and

19 Disease Registry to issue in excess of 40 toxicological pro20 files pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal

21 year 1995: Provided further, That no more than

22 $308,000,000 of these funds shall be available for admin23 istrative expenses of the Environmental Protection Agen24 cy: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated

25 in this Act may be made available for program manage-
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1 ment of Alternative Remedial Contracting Strategy

2 (ARCS) contracts exceeding 11 percent of the total cost

3 of such contract.

4 LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND

5 For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under6 ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sec7 tion 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza8 tion Act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair,

9 rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed

10 $75,000 per project, $70,000,000, to remain available

11 until expended: Provided, That no more than $8,150,000

12 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided

13 further, That $669,000 of the funds appropriated under this

14 heading shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector Gen15 eral appropriation to remain available until September 30,

16 1995.

17 OIL SPILL RESPONSE

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ20 mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil

21 Pollution Act of 1990, $20,000,000, to be derived from

22 the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, and to remain available

23 until expended: Provided, That not more than $8,420,000

24 of these funds shall be available for administrative ex25 penses.
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1 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE/STATE REVOLVING FUNDS

2 For necessary expenses for capitalization grants for

3 State revolving funds to support water infrastructure fi4 nancing, and to carry out the purposes of the Federal

5 Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Water Qual6 ity Act of 1987, and the Public Health Service Act,

7 $2,732,000,000, to remain available until expended, of

8 which $1,787,000,000 shall not become available until au9 thorized by law: Provided, That of the amount which be10 comes available on October 1, 1994, $22,500,000 shall be

11 for making grants under section 104(b)(3) of the Federal

12 Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; $100,000,000

13 shall be for making grants under section 319 of the Fed14 eral Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and shall

15 not become available until authorized by law; $52,500,000

16 shall be for section 510 of the Water Quality Act of 1987;

17 and $70,000,000 shall be for making grants under section

18 1443(a) of the Public Health Service Act: Provided fur19 ther, That the grant awarded from funds appropriated

20 under the paragraph with the heading ‘‘Construction

21 grants’’ in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs

22 and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent

23 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 858) for

24 construction of a connector sewer line, consisting of a

25 main trunk line and 4 pump stations for the town of
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1 Honea Path, South Carolina, to the wastewater treatment

2 facility in the town of Ware Shoals, South Carolina, shall

3 include demolition of Chiquola Mill Lagoon, Clatworthy

4 Lagoon, Corner Creek Lagoon, and Still Branch Lagoon.

5 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE/STATE REVOLVING FUNDS

6 For necessary expenses for capitalization grants for

7 State revolving funds to support water infrastructure fi8 nancing, and to carry out the purposes of the Federal Water

9 Pollution Control Act, as amended, and the Water Quality

10 Act of 1987, $3,400,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, of which $22,500,000 shall be for making grants

12 under section 104(b)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Con13 trol Act, as amended; $100,000,000 shall be for making

14 grants under section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution

15 Control Act, as amended; $52,500,000 shall be for section

16 510 of the Water Quality Act of 1987; $47,500,000 shall

17 be made available in consultation with the appropriate bor18 der commission for architectural, engineering, and design,

19 and related activities in connection with wastewater facili20 ties in the vicinity of Nogales, Arizona, and Mexicali, Mex21 ico, and planning and design of other high priority

22 wastewater facilities in the area of the Mexican border, the

23 purpose of which facilities is to control municipal

24 wastewater from Mexico; $50,000,000 shall be for grants to

25 the State of Texas, which shall be matched by an equal

26 amount of State funds from State sources, for the purpose
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1 of improving wastewater treatment in colonias in that

2 State; $10,000,000 shall be for a grant to the State of New

3 Mexico, which is to be matched by an equal amount of State

4 funds from State sources, for the purpose of improving

5 wastewater treatment in colonias in that State; $70,000,000

6 shall be for making grants under section 1443(a) of the Pub7 lic Health Service Act; and, notwithstanding any other pro8 vision of law, $369,700,000 shall be for making grants with

9 a 55 percent Federal share for the construction of

10 wastewater treatment facilities in accordance with the

11 terms and conditions specified for such grants in Senate

12 Report 103–311: Provided, That notwithstanding any other

13 provision of law, $500,000,000 made available under this

14 heading in Public Law 103–124, and earmarked to not be15 come available until May 31, 1994, which date was ex16 tended to September 30, 1994, in Public Law 103–211, shall

17 be available immediately and without further authorization

18 for making grants with a 55 percent Federal share for the

19 construction of wastewater treatment facilities in accord20 ance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants

21 in Senate Report 103–311: Provided further, That the grant

22 awarded from funds appropriated under the paragraph

23 with the heading ‘‘Construction grants’’ in title III of the

24 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban

25 Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
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1 Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 858) for construction of a connector

2 sewer line, consisting of a main trunk line and 4 pump

3 stations for the town of Honea Path, South Carolina, to

4 the wastewater treatment facility in the town of Ware

5 Shoals, South Carolina, shall include demolition of

6 Chiquola Mill Lagoon, Clatworthy Lagoon, Corner Creek

7 Lagoon, and Still Branch Lagoon: Provided further, That

8 none of the funds provided under this heading for State re9 volving funds shall be allocated based on the 1992 Needs

10 Survey Report to Congress.

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

12 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

13 Of the budgetary resources available to the Environ14 mental Protection Agency during fiscal year 1995,

15 $7,525,000 are permanently canceled. The Administrator

16 of the Environmental Protection Agency shall allocate the

17 amount of budgetary resources canceled among the agen18 cy’s accounts available for procurement and procurement19 related expenses. Amounts available for procurement and

20 procurement-related expenses in each such account shall

21 be reduced by the amount allocated to such account. For

22 the purposes of this paragraph, the definition of ‘‘procure23 ment’’ includes all stages of the process of acquiring prop24 erty or services, beginning with the process of determining
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1 a need for a product or service and ending with contract

2 completion and closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).

3 None of the funds provided in this Act may be used

4 within the Environmental Protection Agency for any final

5 action by the Administrator or her delegate for signing and

6 publishing for promulgation a rule concerning any new

7 standard for radon in drinking water.

8 None of the funds provided in this Act may be used

9 during fiscal year 1995 to sign, promulgate, implement or

10 enforce the requirement proposed as ‘‘Regulation of Fuels

11 and Fuel Additives: Individual Foreign Refinery Baseline

12 Requirements for Reformulated Gasoline’’ at volume 59 of

13 the Federal Register at pages 22800 through 22814.

14 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

15 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and

17 Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na18 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and

19 Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire

20 of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5

21 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception

22 and representation expenses, and rental of conference

23 rooms in the District of Columbia, $4,981,000: Provided,

24 That the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
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1 reimburse other agencies for not less than one-half of the

2 personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it.

3 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

4 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

5 For necessary expenses to continue functions as6 signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office

7 of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi8 ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality

9 Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No.

10 1 of 1977, $997,000.

11 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

12 DISASTER RELIEF

13 For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions

14 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

15 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $320,000,000,

16 to remain available until expended.

17 DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 For the cost of direct loans, $2,418,000, as author19 ized by section 319, and $1,980,000, as authorized by sec20 tion 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

21 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Pro22 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying

23 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con24 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That

25 these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for

26 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
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1 $175,000,000 under section 319 and not to exceed

2 $3,000,000 under section 417 of the Stafford Act: Pro3 vided further, That any unused portion of the direct loan

4 limitation and subsidy shall be available until expended.

5 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

6 the direct loan program, $145,000 $95,000.

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

9 including hire and purchase of motor vehicles (31 U.S.C.

10 1343); uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by

11 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

12 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per

13 diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; expenses of

14 attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at

15 meetings concerned with the work of emergency prepared16 ness; transportation in connection with the continuity of

17 Government programs to the same extent and in the same

18 manner as permitted the Secretary of a Military Depart19 ment under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500

20 for official reception and representation expenses;

21 $165,000,000 $162,000,000.

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

24 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

25 General Act of 1978, as amended, $4,400,000.
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1 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE

2 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

3 to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance

4 Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protec5 tion Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.),

6 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As7 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake

8 Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C.

9 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control

10 Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the

11 Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.

12 App. 2251 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950,

13 as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107

14 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended

15 (50 U.S.C. 404–405), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of

16 1978, $220,345,000 $212,960,000.

17 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM

18 There is hereby appropriated $130,000,000 to the

19 Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out an

20 emergency food and shelter program pursuant to title III

21 of Public Law 100–77, as amended: Provided, That total

22 administrative costs shall not exceed three and one-half

23 per centum of the total appropriation.
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1 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

2 (TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 Of the funds available from the National Flood Insur4 ance Fund for activities under the National Flood Insur5 ance Act of 1968, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act

6 of 1973, $14,913,000 shall be transferred as needed to

7 the ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ appropriation for administra8 tive costs of the insurance and flood plain management

9 programs and $49,229,000 shall be transferred as needed

10 to the ‘‘Emergency management planning and assistance’’

11 appropriation for flood plain management activities, in12 cluding $4,720,000 for expenses under section 1362 of the

13 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42

14 U.S.C. 4103, 4127), which amount shall be available until

15 September 30, 1996. In fiscal year 1995, no funds in ex16 cess of (1) $32,000,000 for operating expenses, (2)

17 $253,641,000 for agents’ commissions and taxes, and (3)

18 $12,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be

19 available from the National Flood Insurance Fund without

20 prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations.

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

22 The Director of the Federal Emergency Management

23 Agency shall promulgate through rulemaking a methodol24 ogy for assessment and collection of fees to be assessed

25 and collected in fiscal year 1995 applicable to persons sub-
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1 ject to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s ra2 diological emergency preparedness regulations. The aggre3 gate charges assessed pursuant to this section during fis4 cal year 1995 shall approximate, but not be less than, 100

5 per centum of the amounts anticipated by the Federal

6 Emergency Management Agency to be obligated for its ra7 diological emergency preparedness program for such fiscal

8 year. The methodology for assessment and collection of

9 fees shall be fair and equitable, and shall reflect the full

10 amount of costs of providing radiological emergency plan11 ning, preparedness, response and associated services. Such

12 fees will be assessed in a manner that reflects the use of

13 agency resources for classes of regulated persons and the

14 administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received

15 pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general

16 fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts. Assessment

17 and collection of such fees are only authorized during fis18 cal year 1995.

19 Of the budgetary resources available to the Federal

20 Emergency Management Agency during fiscal year 1995,

21 $1,441,000 are permanently canceled. The Director of the

22 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall allocate the

23 amount of budgetary resources canceled among the Agen24 cy’s accounts available for procurement and procurement25 related expenses. Amounts available for procurement and
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1 procurement-related expenses in each such account shall

2 be reduced by the amount allocated to such account. For

3 the purposes of this paragraph, the definition of ‘‘procure4 ment’’ includes all stages of the process of acquiring prop5 erty or services, beginning with the process of determining

6 a need for a product or service and ending with contract

7 completion and closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).

8 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

9 CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER

10 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information

11 Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,

12 $2,008,000, to be deposited into the Consumer Informa13 tion Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, rev14 enues and collections deposited into the fund shall be

15 available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information

16 Center activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000.

17 Administrative expenses of the Consumer Information

18 Center in fiscal year 1995 shall not exceed $2,454,000.

19 Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this

20 fund during fiscal year 1995 in excess of $7,500,000 shall

21 remain in the fund and shall not be available for expendi22 ture except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

2 OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Consumer Af4 fairs, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,

5 $2,166,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other

6 provision of law, that Office may solicit, accept and de7 posit to this account, during fiscal year 1995, gifts for

8 the purpose of defraying its costs of printing, publishing,

9 and distributing consumer information and educational

10 materials; may expend up to $1,100,000 of those gifts for

11 those purposes, in addition to amounts otherwise appro12 priated; and the balance shall remain available for expend13 iture for such purposes to the extent authorized in subse14 quent appropriations Acts: Provided further, That none of

15 the funds provided under this heading may be made avail16 able for any other activities within the Department of

17 Health and Human Services.

18 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

19 HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT

20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

21 in the conduct and support of human space flight research

22 and development activities, including research; develop23 ment; operations; services; maintenance; construction of

24 facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification

25 of real and personal property, and acquisition or con-
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1 demnation of real property, as authorized by law; space

2 flight, spacecraft control and communications activities in3 cluding operations, production, and services; and pur4 chase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mis5 sion and administrative aircraft; $5,592,900,000

6 $5,573,900,000, to remain available until September 30,

7 1996.

8 SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

10 for the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, and

11 technology research and development activities, including

12 research; development; operations; services; maintenance;

13 construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation

14 and modification of real and personal property, and acqui15 sition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by

16 law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications

17 activities including operations, production, and services;

18 and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation

19 of mission and administrative aircraft; $5,901,200,000, to

20 remain available until September 30, 1996.

21 Of the amounts provided under the heading, ‘‘CON22 STRUCTION OF FACILITIES’’, for the Consortium for Inter23 national Earth Science Information Network in Public

24 Law 102–389, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
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1 NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL FACILITIES

2 For construction of new national wind tunnel facili3 ties, including final design, modification of existing facili4 ties, necessary equipment, and for acquisition or condemna5 tion of real property as authorized by law, for the National

6 Aeronautics and Space Administration, $400,000,000, to

7 remain available until March 31, 1997.

8 MISSION SUPPORT

9 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

10 in carrying out mission support for human space flight

11 programs and science, aeronautical, and technology pro12 grams, including research operations and support; space

13 communications activities including operations, produc14 tion, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities

15 including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facili16 ties, minor construction of new facilities and additions to

17 existing facilities, facility planning and design, environ18 mental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or con19 demnation of real property, as authorized by law; program

20 management; personnel and related costs, including uni21 forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5

22 U.S.C. 5901–5902); travel expenses; purchase, lease,

23 charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and ad24 ministrative aircraft; not to exceed $35,000 for official re25 ception and representation expenses; and purchase (not to
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1 exceed thirty-three for replacement only) and hire of pas2 senger motor vehicles; $2,549,587,000 $2,559,587,000.

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

6 General Act of 1978, as amended, $16,000,000

7 $16,800,000.

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 Of the budgetary resources available to the National

11 Aeronautics and Space Administration during fiscal year

12 1995, $59,003,000 are permanently canceled. The Admin13 istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis14 tration shall allocate the amount of budgetary resources

15 canceled among the agency’s accounts available for pro16 curement and procurement-related expenses. Amounts

17 available for procurement and procurement-related ex18 penses in each such account shall be reduced by the

19 amount allocated to such account. For the purposes of this

20 paragraph, the definition of ‘‘procurement’’ includes all

21 stages of the process of acquiring property or services, be22 ginning with the process of determining a need for a prod23 uct or service and ending with contract completion and

24 closeout, as specified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).

25 Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of

26 funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science,
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1 aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this

2 appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated

3 by the incurrence of obligations for construction of facili4 ties as authorized by law, the amount available for such

5 activity shall remain available until expended. This provi6 sion does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ‘‘Mis7 sion support’’ pursuant to the authorization for repair, re8 habilitation and modification of facilities, minor construc9 tion of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,

10 and facility planning and design.

11 Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of

12 funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science,

13 aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this

14 appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for con15 struction of facilities shall remain available until Septem16 ber 30, 1997.

17 No amount appropriated pursuant to this or any

18 other Act may be used for the lease or construction of

19 a new contractor-funded facility for exclusive use in sup20 port of a contract or contracts with the National Aero21 nautics and Space Administration under which the Admin22 istration would be required to substantially amortize

23 through payment or reimbursement such contractor in24 vestment, unless an appropriations Act specifies the lease

25 or contract pursuant to which such facilities are to be con-
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1 structed or leased or such facility is otherwise identified

2 in such Act. The Administrator may authorize such facil3 ity lease or construction, if he determines, in consultation

4 with the Committees on Appropriations, that deferral of

5 such action until the enactment of the next appropriations

6 Act would be inconsistent with the interest of the Nation

7 in aeronautical and space activities.

8 The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to

9 NASA for activities for which funds are provided under

10 this Act may be transferred to the new account established

11 for the appropriation that provides funds for such activity

12 under this Act. Balances so transferred may be merged

13 with funds in the newly established account and thereafter

14 may be accounted for as one fund to be available for the

15 same purposes and under the same terms and conditions.

16 The fourth proviso in the paragraph under the heading

17 ‘‘Science, space, and technology education trust fund’’ in

18 the Department of Housing and Urban Development—

19 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public

20 Law 101–404, 102 Stat. 1014, 1028) is amended by striking

21 out ‘‘for a ten-year period’’ and inserting in lieu thereof

22 ‘‘hereafter’’.

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regula24 tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

25 shall convey, without reimbursement, to the City of Slidell,
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1 Louisiana, all rights, title, and interest of the United States

2 in the property, including all improvements thereon, known

3 as the Slidell Computer Complex, and consisting of ap4 proximately 14 acres in the City of Slidell, St. Tammany

5 Parish, Louisiana: Provided, That appropriated funds may

6 be used to effect this conveyance: Provided further, in con7 sideration of this conveyance, the National Aeronautics and

8 Space Administration may require such other terms and

9 conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate to pro10 tect the interests of the United States.

11 Of amounts made available within this Act to the Na12 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, not more

13 than $108,900,000 shall be obligated to satisfy the require14 ments set forth in section 9(e)–(r) of the Small Business

15 Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638(e)–(r)), and any related

16 requirements, including such requirements enacted in Pub17 lic Law 102–564.

18 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

19 CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY

20 During fiscal year 1995, gross obligations of the

21 Central Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new

22 direct loans to member credit unions as authorized by the

23 National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12

24 U.S.C. 1795) shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided,
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1 That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Fa2 cility in fiscal year 1995 shall not exceed $901,000.

3 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

4 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary expenses in carrying out the purposes

7 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as

8 amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), and the Act to establish

9 a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); serv10 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and op11 eration of aircraft and purchase of flight services for re12 search support; acquisition of aircraft; $2,216,923,000

13 $2,300,000,000, of which not to exceed $225,430,000 shall

14 remain available until expended for Polar research and op15 erations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal

16 agencies for operational and science support and logistical

17 and other related activities for the United States Antarctic

18 program; the balance to remain available until September

19 30, 1996: Provided, That receipts for scientific support

20 services and materials furnished by the National Research

21 Centers and other National Science Foundation supported

22 research facilities may be credited to this appropriation:

23 Provided further, That to the extent that the amount

24 appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to

25 be appropriated for included program activities, all
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1 amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the au2 thorizing Act for those program activities or their

3 subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: Provided fur4 ther, That amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years for

5 the United States Polar Research Programs, the United

6 States Antarctic Logistical Support Activities, and the

7 Critical Technologies Institute shall be transferred to and

8 merged with this appropriation and remain available until

9 expended.

10 Of the amounts made available under this heading

11 in Public Law 103–124, $35,000,000 are rescinded.

12 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

13 For necessary expenses in carrying out major con14 struction and procurement projects pursuant to the pur15 poses of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950,

16 as amended, $105,000,000 $150,000,000, to remain avail17 able until expended.

18 ACADEMIC RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE

19 For necessary expenses in carrying out an academic

20 research infrastructure program pursuant to the purposes

21 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as

22 amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), including services as

23 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of conference

24 rooms in the District of Columbia, $100,000,000

25 $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

26 1996: Provided, That these funds shall not become avail-
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1 able for obligation until March 31, 1995 Provided, That

2 $190,000,000 of the funds under this heading are available

3 for obligation for the period September 1, 1995 through Au4 gust 31, 1996.

5 EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

6 For necessary expenses in carrying out science and

7 engineering education and human resources programs and

8 activities pursuant to the purposes of the National Science

9 Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–

10 1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109

11 and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum12 bia, $585,974,000 $605,974,000, to remain available until

13 September 30, 1996: Provided, That to the extent that

14 the amount of this appropriation is less than the total

15 amount authorized to be appropriated for included pro16 gram activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings,

17 specified in the authorizing Act for those program activi18 ties or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary salaries and expenses in carrying out

21 the purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of

22 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services au23 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehi24 cles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and rep25 resentation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as

26 authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); rental of con-
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1 ference rooms in the District of Columbia; reimbursement

2 of the General Services Administration for security guard

3 services; $123,966,000: Provided, That contracts may be

4 entered into under salaries and expenses in fiscal year

5 1995 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for

6 other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.

7 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

9 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

10 General Act of 1978, as amended, $4,000,000 $4,380,000.

11 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS

12 RELOCATION

13 For necessary support of the relocation of the Na14 tional Science Foundation, $5,200,000: Provided, That

15 these funds shall be used to reimburse the General Serv16 ices Administration for services and related acquisitions

17 in support of relocating the National Science Foundation.

18 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

19 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT

20 CORPORATION

21 For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor22 poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities,

23 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora24 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $38,667,000.
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1 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys4 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of

5 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective

6 Service System, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101–

7 4118) for civilian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for

8 official reception and representation expenses;

9 $22,930,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal

10 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from

11 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such

12 action to be necessary in the interest of national defense:

13 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by

14 this Act may be expended for or in connection with the

15 induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the

16 United States.

17 TITLE IV

18 CORPORATIONS

19 Corporations and agencies of the Department of

20 Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the

21 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, are

22 hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the

23 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each

24 such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and

25 to make such contracts and commitments without regard
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1 to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the

2 Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set

3 forth in the budget for 1995 for such corporation or agen4 cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec5 tions of these corporations and agencies may be used for

6 new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the

7 extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans

8 are in support of other forms of assistance provided for

9 in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro10 viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty

11 operations of these corporations, or where loans or

12 mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial

13 interest of the United States Government.

14 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

15 FSLIC RESOLUTION FUND

16 For payment of expenditures of the FSLIC Resolu17 tion Fund, for which other funds available to the FSLIC

18 Resolution Fund as authorized by Public Law 101–73 are

19 insufficient, $827,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended.

21 FDIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM

22 For the affordable housing program of the Federal

23 Deposit Insurance Corporation under section 40 of the

24 Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q),

25 $15,000,000 to pay for any losses resulting from the sale

26 of properties under the program, and for all administra-
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1 tive and holding costs associated with operating the

2 program.

3 Notwithstanding any provisions of section 40 of the

4 Federal Deposit Insurance Act or any other provision of

5 law, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be

6 deemed in compliance with such section if, in its sole dis7 cretion, the Corporation at any time modifies, amends or

8 waives any provisions of such section in order to maximize

9 the efficient use of the available appropriated funds. The

10 Corporation shall not be subject to suit for its failure to

11 comply with the requirements of this provision or section

12 40 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

13 RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

17 General Act of 1978, as amended, $32,000,000.

18 TITLE V

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS

20 SECTION 501. Where appropriations in titles I, II,

21 and III of this Act are expendable for travel expenses and

22 no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expendi23 tures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amounts

24 set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted for

25 the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not
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1 apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials of

2 local boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service

3 System; to travel performed directly in connection with

4 care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Depart5 ment of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connec6 tion with major disasters or emergencies declared or deter7 mined by the President under the provisions of the Robert

8 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

9 Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector Gen10 eral in connection with audits and investigations; or to

11 payments to interagency motor pools where separately set

12 forth in the budget schedules: Provided further, That if

13 appropriations in titles I, II, and III exceed the amounts

14 set forth in budget estimates initially submitted for such

15 appropriations, the expenditures for travel may cor16 respondingly exceed the amounts therefor set forth in the

17 estimates in the same proportion.

18 SEC. 502. Appropriations and funds available for the

19 administrative expenses of the Department of Housing

20 and Urban Development and the Selective Service System

21 shall be available in the current fiscal year for purchase

22 of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law

23 (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); hire of passenger motor vehicles;

24 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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1 SEC. 503. Funds of the Department of Housing and

2 Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora3 tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of

4 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations

5 on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract

6 or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for

7 services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Asso8 ciation, Government National Mortgage Association, Fed9 eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financ10 ing Bank, Resolution Trust Corporation, Federal Reserve

11 banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks,

12 and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal

13 Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12

14 U.S.C. 1811–1831).

15 SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in

16 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

17 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

18 SEC. 505. No funds appropriated by this Act may be

19 expended—

20 (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or

21 employee of the United States unless—

22 (A) such certification is accompanied by,

23 or is part of, a voucher or abstract which de24 scribes the payee or payees and the items or
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1 services for which such expenditure is being

2 made, or

3 (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to

4 such certification, and without such a voucher

5 or abstract, is specifically authorized by law;

6 and

7 (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit

8 by the General Accounting Office or is specifically

9 exempt by law from such audit.

10 SEC. 506. None of the funds provided in this Act to

11 any department or agency may be expended for the trans12 portation of any officer or employee of such department

13 or agency between his domicile and his place of employ14 ment, with the exception of any officer or employee au15 thorized such transportation under title 31, United States

16 Code, section 1344.

17 SEC. 507. None of the funds provided in this Act may

18 be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to re19 cipients that do not share in the cost of conducting re20 search resulting from proposals not specifically solicited

21 by the Government: Provided, That the extent of cost

22 sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of in23 terest of the grantee or contractor and the Government

24 in the research.
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1 SEC. 508. None of the funds provided in this Act may

2 be used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide

3 reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant

4 (whether retained by the Federal Government or a grant5 ee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for

6 Level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically au7 thorized by law.

8 SEC. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in

9 this Act for personnel compensation and benefits shall be

10 available for other object classifications set forth in the

11 budget estimates submitted for the appropriations: Pro12 vided, That this section shall not apply to any part of the

13 appropriations contained in this Act for Offices of Inspec14 tor General personnel compensation and benefits.

15 SEC. 510. None of the funds in this Act shall be used

16 to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Fed17 eral parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory pro18 ceedings. Nothing herein affects the authority of the

19 Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to section

20 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056

21 et seq.).

22 SEC. 511. Except as otherwise provided under exist23 ing law or under an existing Executive order issued pursu24 ant to an existing law, the obligation or expenditure of

25 any appropriation under this Act for contracts for any
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1 consulting service shall be limited to contracts which are

2 (1) a matter of public record and available for public in3 spection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available

4 list of all contracts entered into within twenty-four months

5 prior to the date on which the list is made available to

6 the public and of all contracts on which performance has

7 not been completed by such date. The list required by the

8 preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall

9 include a narrative description of the work to be per10 formed under each such contract.

11 SEC. 512. Except as otherwise provided by law, no

12 part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be

13 obligated or expended by any executive agency, as referred

14 to in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41

15 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) for a contract for services unless such

16 executive agency (1) has awarded and entered into such

17 contract in full compliance with such Act and the regula18 tions promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report

19 prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, eval20 uations, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report

21 prepared by the agency which is substantially derived from

22 or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to

23 such contract, to contain information concerning (A) the

24 contract pursuant to which the report was prepared, and
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1 (B) the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to

2 such contract.

3 SEC. 513. Except as otherwise provided in section

4 506, none of the funds provided in this Act to any depart5 ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide

6 a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to

7 any officer or employee of such department or agency.

8 SEC. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act to

9 any department or agency shall be obligated or expended

10 to procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C.

11 2001 with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of

12 less than 22 miles per gallon.

13 SEC. 515. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

14 year 1995 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall

15 be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

16 SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated in title I

17 of this Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of

18 real property if the estimated annual rental is more than

19 $300,000 unless the Secretary submits, in writing, a re20 port to the Committees on Appropriations of the Congress

21 and a period of 30 days has expired following the date

22 on which the report is received by the Committees on Ap23 propriations.

24 SEC. 517. (a) The Resolution Trust Corporation

25 (‘‘Corporation’’) shall report to the Congress at least once
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1 a month on the status of the review required by section

2 21A(b)(11)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and

3 the actions taken with respect to the agreements described

4 in such section. The report shall describe, for each such

5 agreement, the review that has been conducted and the

6 action that has been taken, if any, to rescind or to restruc7 ture, modify, or renegotiate the agreement. In describing

8 the action taken, the Corporation is not required to pro9 vide detailed information regarding an ongoing investiga10 tion or negotiation. The Corporation shall exercise any

11 and all legal rights to restructure, modify, renegotiate or

12 rescind such agreement, notwithstanding any other provi13 sion of law, where the savings would be realized.

14 (b) To expend any appropriated funds for the purpose

15 of restructuring, modifying, or renegotiating the agree16 ments described in subsection (a), the Corporation shall

17 certify to the Congress, for each such agreement, the fol18 lowing:

19 (1) the Corporation has completed its review of

20 the agreement, as required by section 21A(b)(11)(B)

21 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act;

22 (2)(A) at the time of certification, in the opin23 ion of the Corporation and based upon the informa24 tion available to it, there is insufficient evidence or

25 other indication of fraud, mis-representation, failure
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1 to disclose a material fact, failure to perform under

2 the terms of the agreement, improprieties in the bid3 ding process, failure to comply with any law, rule or

4 regulation regarding the validity of the agreement,

5 or any other legal basis sufficient for the rescission

6 of the agreement; or

7 (B) at the time of certification, the Corporation

8 finds that there may be sufficient evidence to pro9 vide a legal basis for the rescission of the assistance

10 agreement, but the Corporation determines that it

11 may be in the best interest of the Government of re12 structure, modify or renegotiate the assistance

13 agreement; and

14 (3) the Corporation has or will promptly exer15 cise any and all legal rights to modify, renegotiate,

16 or restructure the agreement where savings would be

17 realized by such action.

18 SEC. 518. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE

19 EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Con20 gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip21 ment and products purchased with funds made available

22 in this Act should be American-made.

23 (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial

24 assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en25 tity using funds made available in this Act, the head of
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1 each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,

2 shall provide to such entity a notice describing the state3 ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

4 SEC. 517. None of the funds in this Act may be used

5 to reimburse grantees for indirect costs at an amount that

6 differs from procedures in use by Federal agencies on June

7 1, 1994 or from OMB Circular A–21, as published in the

8 Federal Register on July 26, 1993 on pages 39996 through

9 39999.

10 This Act may be cited as the Departments of Veter11 ans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and

12 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995.

Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.

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