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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 107–148

MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

JULY 19, 2001.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. YOUNG of Florida, from the committee of conference,

submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 2216]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the

two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2216)

‘‘making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2001, and for other purposes’’ having met, after full

and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend

to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as

follows:

In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment,

insert:

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the

Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

PAYMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

For payment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust

Fund for approved claims, for fiscal year 2001, such sums as may

be necessary.

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CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY

MILITARY PERSONNEL

MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’,

$164,000,000.

MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’,

$84,000,000.

MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine

Corps’’, $69,000,000.

MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’,

$119,500,000.

RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’,

$52,000,000.

RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’,

$8,500,000.

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel,

Army’’, $6,000,000.

NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air

Force’’, $12,000,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Army’’, $792,400,000, of which $214,000,000 shall be made available only for the repair and maintenance of real property.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Navy’’, $1,024,100,000: Provided, That of the funds made available

under this heading, $10,200,000 shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002.

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Marine Corps’’, $62,000,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air

Force’’, $813,800,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $123,250,000: Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, $6,800,000 shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Army Reserve’’, $20,500,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Navy Reserve’’, $12,500,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Marine Corps Reserve’’, $1,900,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air

Force Reserve’’, $34,000,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

Army National Guard’’, $42,900,000.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air

National Guard’’, $119,300,000.

PROCUREMENT

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’,

$7,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,

2003.

SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion,

Navy’’, $297,000,000: Provided, That upon enactment of this Act,

the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer such funds to the following

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appropriations in the amount specified: Provided further, That the

amounts transferred shall be merged with and shall be available for

the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:

To:

Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion,

Navy, 1995/2001’’:

Carrier Replacement Program, $84,000,000;

DDG–51 Destroyer Program, $300,000;

Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion,

Navy, 1996/2001’’:

DDG–51 Destroyer Program, $14,600,000;

LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Ship Pro- gram, $140,000,000;

Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion,

Navy, 1997/2001’’:

DDG–51 Destroyer Program, $12,600,000; and

Under the heading, ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion,

Navy, 1998/2001’’:

NSSN Program, $32,000,000;

DDG–51 Destroyer Program, $13,500,000.

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air

Force’’, $78,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2003.

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’,

$15,500,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,

2003.

PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Air

Force’’, $31,200,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2003.

OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’,

$138,150,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,

2003.

PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’, $5,800,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,

2003.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and

Evaluation, Army’’, $5,000,000, to remain available for obligation

until September 30, 2002.

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and

Evaluation, Navy’’, $128,000,000, to remain available for obligation

until September 30, 2002.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and

Evaluation, Air Force’’, $275,500,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Development, Test and

Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $84,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002.

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Capital

Funds’’, $178,400,000, to remain available until expended.

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’,

$1,453,400,000 for Operation and maintenance, of which

$500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, not

more than $655,000,000 may be made available for a global settlement of claims made under TRICARE managed care support contracts: Provided further, That of the funds made available in this

paragraph, not less than $151,200,000 shall be made available

upon enactment only for requirements of the direct care system and

military medical treatment facilities, to be administered solely by

the uniformed services Surgeons General: Provided further, That

funds made available in this paragraph may be used to cover increases in costs associated with the provision of health care services

to eligible beneficiaries of all the uniformed services.

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Program’’,

$150,000,000 for Operation and maintenance, to remain available

until expended, only for the use of the Surgeons General to improve

the quality of care provided at military medical treatment facilities,

of which $30,000,000 shall be made available only to optimize

health care services at Army military medical treatment facilities,

$30,000,000 shall be made available only to optimize health care

services at Navy military medical treatment facilities, $30,000,000

shall be made available only to optimize health care services at Air

Force military medical treatment facilities, $30,000,000 shall be

made available only to finance advances in medical practices to be

equally divided between the services, and $30,000,000 shall be made

available for other requirements of the direct care system and military medical treatment facilities: Provided, That the funds provided

in this paragraph are to be administered solely by the Army, Navy

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and Air Force Surgeons General: Provided further, That none of the

funds provided in this paragraph may be made available for optimization programs, projects or activities unless the Surgeon General

of the respective service determines that: (1) such program, project

or activity shall produce annual cost savings in excess of annual

cost within not more than three years from the date of project initiation, or (2) that such program, project or activity is necessary to

address a serious health care deficiency at a military medical treatment facility that could threaten health care outcomes: Provided

further, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph may be

made available to a service unless the Secretary of Defense expresses

the intent to the congressional defense committees that all optimization programs, projects and activities financed in this paragraph

will be continued and fully financed in the Department of Defense

six year budget plan known as the Program Objective Memorandum.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 1201. Fuel transferred by the Defense Energy Supply Center to the Department of the Interior for use at Midway Island during fiscal year 2000 shall be deemed for all purposes to have been

transferred on a nonreimbursable basis.

SEC. 1202. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available

by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are

deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of

section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1203. In addition to the amount appropriated in section

308 of Division A, Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 (114 Stat. 2763A–

181 and 182), $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated for ‘‘Operation

and Maintenance, Navy’’, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amount, and the amount previously appropriated

in section 308, shall be for costs associated with the stabilization,

return, refitting, necessary force protection upgrades, and repair of

the U.S.S. COLE, including any costs previously incurred for such

purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may

transfer these funds to appropriations accounts for procurement:

Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be merged with

and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time

period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further,

That the transfer authority provided herein is in addition to any

other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense.

(RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 1204. Of the funds made available in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, or otherwise available to the Department

of Defense, the following funds are hereby rescinded, from the following accounts in the specified amounts: ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps, 2000/2002’’, $3,000,000; ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, 2001’’, $200,000,000; ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’, $68,400,000;

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‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy 2001/2003’’, $199,000,000;

‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2001/2005’’, LPD–

17(AP), $75,000,000;

‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps, 2001/2003’’, $5,000,000;

‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 2001/2003’’,

$327,500,000;

‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force, 2001/2003’’, $65,000,000;

‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide, 2001/2003’’, $85,000,000; and

‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, DefenseWide, 2001/2002’’, $7,000,000.

SEC. 1205. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise

made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of Defense

or in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public

Law 106–259), $39,900,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, for facilities repair and damages resulting from

natural disasters, as follows:

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, $6,500,000;

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $23,000,000;

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $8,000,000;

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’, $200,000;

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $200,000;

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard’’,

$400,000;

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard’’,

$400,000; and

‘‘Defense Health Program’’, $1,200,000.

SEC. 1206. The authority to purchase or receive services under

the demonstration project authorized by section 816 of the National

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103–

337) may be exercised through January 31, 2002, notwithstanding

subsection (c) of that section.

SEC. 1207. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may retain all or a portion of Fort Greely, Alaska

as the Secretary deems necessary, to meet military, operational, logistics and personnel support requirements for missile defense.

SEC. 1208. Of the funds appropriated in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106–259, in Title IV

under the heading, ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,

Navy’’, $2,000,000 may be made available for a Maritime Fire

Training Center at the Marine and Environmental Research and

Training Station (MERTS), and $2,000,000 may be made available

for a Maritime Fire Training Center at Barbers Point, including

provision for laboratories, construction, and other efforts associated

with research, development, and other programs of major importance to the Department of Defense.

SEC. 1209. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the

heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, $8,000,000 shall be

available for the purpose of repairing storm damage at Fort Sill,

Oklahoma, and Red River Army Depot, Texas.

SEC. 1210. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

Secretary of the Army shall convey to the City of Bayonne, New Jersey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United

States in and to the firefighting and rescue vehicles described in

subsection (b).

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(b) The firefighting and rescue vehicles referred to in subsection

(a) are a rescue hazardous materials truck, a 2,000 gallon per

minute pumper, and a 100-foot elevating platform truck, all of

which are at Military Ocean Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey.

SEC. 1211. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2001 may be obligated or expended for retiring

or dismantling any of the 93 B–1B Lancer bombers in service as of

June 1, 2001, or for transferring or reassigning any of those aircraft

from the unit, or the facility, to which assigned as of that date.

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Activities’’,

$126,625,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That

funding is authorized for Project 01–D–107, Atlas Relocation and

Operations, and Project 01–D–108, Microsystems and Engineering

Sciences Applications Complex.

OTHER DEFENSE RELATED ACTIVITIES

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management’’, $95,000,000, to remain available

until expended.

DEFENSE FACILITIES CLOSURE PROJECTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Facilities Closure

Projects’’, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended.

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environmental Management Privatization’’, $29,600,000, to remain available until expended.

OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Defense Activities’’,

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER 4

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’,

$22,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of

law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry out planning

and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’,

$9,400,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of

law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry out planning

and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air

Force’’, $10,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry out

planning and design and military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, $6,700,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any

other provision of law, such funds may be obligated or expended to

carry out planning and design and military construction projects

not otherwise authorized by law.

FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Army’’,

$30,480,000 for operation and maintenance.

FAMILY HOUSING, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $20,300,000 for operation and maintenance.

FAMILY HOUSING, AIR FORCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Family Housing, Air Force’’,

$18,000,000 for operation and maintenance.

BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, PART IV

For an additional amount for deposit into the ‘‘Department of

Defense Base Realignment and Closure Account 1990’’, $9,000,000,

to remain available until expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 1401. (a) CADET PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER.—Notwithstanding section 138 of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2001 (division A of Public Law 106–246; 114 Stat. 524),

the Secretary of the Army may expend appropriated funds in excess

of the amount specified by such section to construct and renovate

the Cadet Physical Development Center at the United States Military Academy, except that—

(1) such additional expenditures may be used only for the

purposes of meeting unanticipated price increases and related

construction contingency costs and making minor changes to

the project to incorporate design features that result in reducing

long-term operating costs; and

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(2) such additional expenditures may not exceed the difference between the authorized amount for the project and the

amount specified in such section.

(b) LIMITATIONS AND REPORTS.—No sums may be expended for

final phase construction of the project until 15 days after the Secretary of the Army submits a report to the congressional defense

committees describing the revised cost estimates referred to in subsection (a), the methodology used in making these cost estimates,

and the changes in project costs compared to estimates made in October, 2000. Not later than August 1, 2001, the Secretary of the

Army shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees

explaining the plan of the Department of the Army to expend privately donated funds for capital improvements at the United States

Military Academy between fiscal years 2001 and 2011.

SEC. 1402. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this

Chapter, amounts provided to the Department of Defense under

each of the headings in this Chapter shall be made available for the

same time period as the amounts appropriated under each such

heading in Public Law 106–246.

(RESCISSIONS)

SEC. 1403. Of the funds provided in the Military Construction

Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–246), the following

amounts are hereby rescinded as of the date of the enactment of this

Act:

‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $12,856,000;

‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $6,213,000;

‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $4,935,000;

‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $14,376,000;

‘‘Family Housing, Army’’, $4,000,000; and

‘‘Family Housing, Air Force’’, $4,375,000.

SEC. 1404. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

amount authorized, and authorized to be appropriated, for the Defense Agencies for the TRICARE Management Agency for a military

construction project for Bassett Army Hospital at Fort Wainwright,

Alaska, shall be $215,000,000.

SEC. 1405. DESIGNATION OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

BUILDING AT NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, VIRGINIA, AFTER NORMAN

SISISKY. The engineering and management building (also known as

Building 1500) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia,

shall be known as the Norman Sisisky Engineering and Management Building. Any reference to that building in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States

shall be considered to be a reference to the Norman Sisisky Engineering and Management Building.

TITLE II—OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’,

$3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided,

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That of these funds, no less than $1,000,000 shall be used for enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act: Provided further, That of these

funds, no less than $1,000,000 shall be used to enhance humane

slaughter practices under the Federal Meat Inspection Act: Provided

further, That no more than $500,000 of these funds shall be made

available to the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics for development and demonstration of technologies to promote the humane treatment of animals: Provided further, That these

funds may be transferred to and merged with appropriations for

agencies performing this work.

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $5,000,000.

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM

(RESCISSION)

Of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Agricultural Conservation Program’’ under Public Law 104–37, $45,000,000 are rescinded.

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood Prevention

Operations’’, to repair damages to waterways and watersheds resulting from natural disasters, $35,500,000, to remain available until

expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2101. Title I of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food

and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations

Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549,

1549A–10) is amended by striking ‘‘until expended’’ under the heading ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ under the heading ‘‘Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service’’ and adding the following: ‘‘until

expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of

law (including chapter 63 of title 31, U.S.C.), $4,670,000 of the

amount shall be transferred by the Secretary and once transferred,

shall be state funds for the construction, renovation, equipment, and

other related costs for a post entry plant quarantine facility and related laboratories as described in Senate Report 106–288’’.

SEC. 2102. The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Rural Community Advancement Program’’ in title III of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–387; 114

Stat. 1549, 1549A–17) is amended—

(1) in the third proviso, by striking ‘‘ability of’’ and inserting ‘‘ability of low income rural communities and’’; and

(2) in the fourth proviso, by striking ‘‘assistance to’’ the first

place it appears and inserting ‘‘assistance and to’’.

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SEC. 2103. (a) Not later than August 1, 2001, the Federal Crop

Insurance Corporation shall promulgate final regulations to carry

out section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C.

522(b)), without regard to— (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title

5, United States Code;

(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture

effective July 24, 1971 (36 FR 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and

(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly

known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’).

(b) In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall use the

authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

(c) The final regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall

take effect on the date of publication of the final regulations.

SEC. 2104. In addition to amounts otherwise available,

$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, from amounts pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 713a–4 for the Secretary of Agriculture to make

available financial assistance to eligible producers to promote water

conservation in the Klamath Basin, as determined by the Secretary:

Provided, That the issuance of regulations promulgated pursuant to

this section shall be made without regard to: (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the

Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24,

1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (3) chapter 35

of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork

Reduction Act’’): Provided further, That in carrying out this section,

the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of

title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 2105. Under the heading ‘‘Food Stamp Program’’ in the

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–387), in the sixth proviso, strike ‘‘$194,000,000’’ and insert in lieu thereof ‘‘$191,000,000’’.

SEC. 2106. Of funds which may be reserved by the Secretary for

allocation to State agencies under section 16(h)(1) of the Food

Stamp Act of 1977 to carry out the Employment and Training program, $39,500,000 made available in prior years are rescinded and

returned to the Treasury.

SEC. 2107. In addition to amounts otherwise available,

$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from amounts pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 713a–4 for the Secretary of Agriculture to make

available financial assistance to eligible producers to promote water

conservation in the Yakima Basin, Washington, as determined by

the Secretary: Provided, That the issuance of regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be made without regard to: (1)

the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United

States Code; (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’): Provided further,

That in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

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SEC. 2108. (a) In addition to the payment of any other eligible

expenses, the Secretary of Agriculture shall have the authority to approve the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds pursuant to

15 U.S.C. 713a–4 to make available up to $22,949,000 of financial

assistance for internal transportation, storage, and handling expenses, and for any appropriate administrative expenses as determined by the Secretary, for cooperating sponsors with which the

Secretary has entered into agreements in fiscal year 2001 or 2002

under the Global Food for Education Initiative covered by the notice

published by the Corporation in the Federal Register on September

6, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 53977 et seq.), for their activities under those

agreements.

(b) The unobligated balance of the funds appropriated by section 745(e) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as

enacted into law by Public Law 106–387) is rescinded.

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

COASTAL AND OCEAN ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Of the funds made available in Public Law 106–553 for the

costs of construction of a research center at the ACE Basin National

Estuarine Research Reserve, for use under this heading until expended, $8,000,000 are rescinded.

For an additional amount for the activities specified in Public

Law 106–553 for which funds were rescinded in the preceding paragraph, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended for construction and $5,000,000, to remain available until expended for land acquisition.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

EMERGENCY OIL AND GAS GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM

(RESCISSION)

Of the funds made available in the Emergency Oil and Gas

Guaranteed Loan Program Act (chapter 2 of Public Law 106–51;

113 Stat. 255–258), $114,800,000 are rescinded.

RELATED AGENCY

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Of the funds made available in Public Law 106–553 for the

costs of technical assistance related to the New Markets Venture

Capital Program for use under this heading in only fiscal year

2001, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

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For an additional amount for the activities specified in Public

Law 106–553 for which funds were rescinded in the preceding para- graph, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.

BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Of the funds made available in Public Law 106–553 for the

costs of guaranteed loans under the New Markets Venture Capital

Program for use under this heading in only fiscal year 2001,

$22,000,000 are rescinded.

For an additional amount for the activities specified in Public

Law 106–553 for which funds were rescinded in the preceding para- graph, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2201. Section 144(d) of Division B of Public Law 106–554

is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) and paragraph (5)(B) by striking ‘‘not

later than May 1, 2001’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘as soon

as practicable’’;

(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘for vessels’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘who hold such permits based on fishing histories’’;

(3) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘meets’’ and inserting

in lieu thereof ‘‘is fishing under a permit that is issued based

on fishing histories that meet’’;

(4) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by inserting ‘‘, provided that any

interim Bering Sea crab fishery certificates issued after December 1, 2000 shall remain valid until the Secretary implements

final regulations consistent with the provisions of this subparagraph’’ after ‘‘paragraph’’;

(5) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the May 1, 2001 date’’ and

inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the direction to issue regulations as

soon as practicable as’’;

(6) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘with that date’’; and

(7) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘have made’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘except as specifically provided otherwise

in the regulations described in clause (i), include’’.

SEC. 2202. (a) Section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code,

as amended by section 202(a) of the American Fisheries Act (46

U.S.C. 12102 note), is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘or the use’’ and all that

follows in such paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or the

exercise of rights under loan or mortgage covenants by a mortgagee eligible to be a preferred mortgagee under section

31322(a) of this title, provided that a mortgagee not eligible to

own a vessel with a fishery endorsement may only operate such

a vessel to the extent necessary for the immediate safety of the

vessel or for repairs, drydocking or berthing changes.’’; and

(2) by striking paragraph (4) and renumbering the remaining paragraph accordingly.

(b) Section 31322(a)(4) of title 46, United States Code, as

amended by section 202(b) of the American Fisheries Act (Public

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graph (4)(B) and all that follows in such paragraph and inserting

in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘(B) a state or federally chartered financial institution

that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;‘‘(C) a farm credit lender established under Title 12,

Chapter 23 of the United States Code; ‘‘(D) a commercial fishing and agriculture bank established pursuant to State law; ‘‘(E) a commercial lender organized under the laws of

the United States or of a State and eligible to own a vessel

under section 12102(a) of this title; or ‘‘(F) a mortgage trustee under subsection (f) of this section.’’. (c) Section 31322 of title 46, United States Code is amended by

adding at the end the following new subsections: ‘‘(f)(1) A mortgage trustee may hold in trust, for an individual

or entity, an instrument or evidence of indebtedness, secured by a

mortgage of the vessel to the mortgage trustee, provided that the

mortgage trustee— ‘‘(A) is eligible to be a preferred mortgagee under subsection

(a)(4), subparagraphs (A)–(E) of this section; ‘‘(B) is organized as a corporation, and is doing business,

under the laws of the United States or of a State; ‘‘(C) is authorized under those laws to exercise corporate

trust powers; ‘‘(D) is subject to supervision or examination by an official

of the United States Government or a State; ‘‘(E) has a combined capital and surplus (as stated in its

most recent published report of condition) of at least

$3,000,000; and ‘‘(F) meets any other requirements prescribed by the Secretary.

‘‘(2) If the beneficiary under the trust arrangement is not a commercial lender, a lender syndicate or eligible to be a preferred mortgagee under subsection (a)(4), subparagraphs (A)–(E) of this section,

the Secretary must determine that the issuance, assignment, transfer, or trust arrangement does not result in an impermissible transfer of control of the vessel to a person not eligible to own a vessel

with a fishery endorsement under section 12102(c) of this title.

‘‘(3) A vessel with a fishery endorsement may be operated by a

mortgage trustee only with the approval of the Secretary.

‘‘(4) A right under a mortgage of a vessel with a fishery endorsement may be issued, assigned, or transferred to a person not eligible

to be a mortgagee of that vessel under this section only with the approval of the Secretary.

‘‘(5) The issuance, assignment, or transfer of an instrument or

evidence of indebtedness contrary to this subsection is voidable by

the Secretary.

‘‘(g) For purposes of this section a ‘commercial lender’ means an

entity primarily engaged in the business of lending and other financing transactions with a loan portfolio in excess of $100,000,000,

of which not more than 50 per centum in dollar amount consists of

loans to borrowers in the commercial fishing industry, as certified

to the Secretary by such lender.

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‘‘(h) For purposes of this section a ‘lender syndicate’ means an

arrangement established for the combined extension of credit of not

less than $20,000,000 made up of four or more entities that each

have a beneficial interest, held through an agent, under a trust arrangement established pursuant to subsection (f), no one of which

may exercise powers thereunder without the concurrence of at least

one other unaffiliated beneficiary.’’. (d) Section 31322 of title 46, United States Code as amended

in this section, and as amended by section 202(b) of the American

Fisheries Act (Public Law 105–277, Division C, Title II) shall not

take effect until April 1, 2003, nor shall the Secretary of Transportation, in determining whether a vessel owner complies with the requirements of section 12102(c) of title 46, United States Code, consider the citizenship status of a lender, in its capacity as a lender

with respect to that vessel owner, until after April 1, 2003.

(e)(1) Section 213(g) of the American Fisheries Act (Public Law

105–277, Division C, Title II) is amended by— (A) striking ‘‘October 1, 2001’’ both places it appears;

(B) striking ‘‘such date’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or if

the percentage of foreign ownership in the vessel is increased

after the effective date of this subsection’’; and

(C) striking ‘‘such vessel’’ the first time it appears and inserting ‘‘their ownership or mortgage interest in such vessel on

that date’’ in lieu thereof.

(2) Section 213(g) of the American Fisheries Act (Public Law

105–277, Division C, Title II) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2203. (a) Section 20(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15

U.S.C. 631 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(F) to pay for small business development center

grants as mandated or directed by Congress.’’. (b) Section 21(a)(4)(C)(v)(II) of the Small Business Act (15

U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)(II), is amended by inserting ‘‘, or accompanying report language,’’ after ‘‘in appropriations Acts’’. SEC. 2204. Section 633 of Public Law 106–553 is amended with

respect to a grant of $2,000,000 for Promesa Enterprises in the

Bronx, New York, by inserting the words ‘‘financially or otherwise’’

after ‘‘to assist community-based businesses’’.

CHAPTER 3

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For a Federal contribution to the Chief Financial Officer of the

District of Columbia for the Excel Institute Adult Education Program, $1,000,000, of which $250,000 shall be derived by transfer

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from the appropriation ‘‘Federal Payment for Plan to Simplify Employee Compensation Systems’’ in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–522; 114 Stat. 2444).

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Governmental Direction and

Support’’, $5,400,000 from local funds for increases in natural gas

costs.

Of the funds appropriated under this heading for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2001, in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001, approved November 22, 2000 (Public Law 106–522;

114 Stat. 2447), $250,000 to simplify employee compensation systems are rescinded.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Development and Regulation’’, $1,000,000 from local funds for the implementation of the

New E-Conomy Transformation Act of 2000, (D.C. Act 13–543), and

$624,820 for the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

for the purposes of D.C. Code, sec. 5–513: Provided, That the Department shall transfer all local funds resulting from the lapse of

personnel vacancies, caused by transferring Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs employees into Neighborhood Stabilization Officer positions without the filling of the resultant vacancies, into the general fund, of these funds an amount not to exceed

$60,000 may be used to implement the provisions in D.C. Bill 13–

646, the Abatement and Condemnation of Nuisance Properties Omnibus Amendment Act of 2000, pertaining to the prevention of the

demolition by neglect of historic properties: Provided further, That

the fees established and collected pursuant to D.C. Bill 13–646 shall

be identified, and an accounting provided, to the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs of the Council of the District of Columbia.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Safety and Justice’’,

$8,901,000 from local funds to be allocated as follows: $2,800,000

is for the Metropolitan Police Department of which $800,000 is for

the speed camera program and $2,000,000 is for the Fraternal

Order of Police arbitration award and the Fair Labor Standards

Act liability; $5,940,000 is for the Fire and Emergency Medical

Services Department of which $5,540,000 is for pre-tax payments for

pension, health and life insurance premiums and $400,000 is for

the fifth fire fighter on trucks initiative; and $161,000 is for the

Child Fatality Review Committee established pursuant to the Child

Fatality Review Committee Establishment Emergency Act of 2001

(D.C. Act 14–40) and the Child Fatality Review Committee Establishment Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Bill 14–165).

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In addition, of all funds in the District of Columbia Antitrust

Fund established pursuant to section 2 of the District of Columbia

Antitrust Act of 1980 (D.C. Law 3–169; D.C. Code, sec. 28–4516) an

amount not to exceed $52,000, of all funds in the Antifraud Fund

established pursuant to section 820 of the District of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C.

Law 6–85; D.C. Code, sec. 1–1188.20) an amount not to exceed

$5,500, and of all funds in the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Fund established pursuant to section 1402 of the District of

Columbia Budget Support Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (D.C. Law 13–

172; D.C. Code, sec. 28–3911) an amount not to exceed $43,000, are

hereby made available for the use of the Office of the Corporation

Counsel of the District of Columbia until September 30, 2001, in accordance with the statutes that established these funds.

Of the funds appropriated under this heading in the District of

Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001, approved November 22, 2000

(Public Law 106–522), $131,000 for Taxicab Inspectors are rescinded.

PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Education System’’,

$1,000,000 from local funds for the State Education Office for a census-type audit of the student enrollment of each District of Columbia Public School and of each public charter school and

$12,000,000 from local funds for the District of Columbia Public

Schools to conduct the 2001 summer school session.

In addition, section 108(b) of the District of Columbia Public

Education Act, Public Law 89–791 as amended (sec. 31–1408, D.C.

Code), is amended by adding a new sentence at the end of the subsection, which states: ‘‘In addition, any proceeds and interest accruing thereon, which remain from the sale of the former radio station

WDCU in an escrow account of the District of Columbia Financial

Management and Assistance Authority for the benefit of the University of the District of Columbia, shall be used for the University of

the District of Columbia’s Endowment Fund. Such proceeds may be

invested in equity based securities if approved by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.’’.

HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Human Support Services’’,

$28,000,000 from local funds to be allocated as follows: $15,000,000

for expansion of the Medicaid program; $4,000,000 to increase the

local share for Disproportionate Share to Hospitals (DSH) payments; $3,000,000 for the Disability Compensation Fund;

$1,000,000 for the Office of Latino Affairs for Latino Community

Education grants; and $5,000,000 for the Children Investment

Trust.

PUBLIC WORKS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Works’’, $131,000 from

local funds for Taxicab Inspectors.

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FINANCING AND OTHER USES

WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS

For expenses associated with the workforce investments program, $40,500,000 from local funds.

WILSON BUILDING

For an additional amount for ‘‘Wilson Building’’, $7,100,000

from local funds.

ENTERPRISE AND OTHER FUNDS

WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AND THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Sewer Authority and

the Washington Aqueduct’’, $2,151,000 from local funds for the

Water and Sewer Authority for initiatives associated with complying

with stormwater legislation and proposed right-of-way fees.

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2301. REPORT BY THE MAYOR. The Mayor of the District

of Columbia shall provide the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and

the House Committee on Government Reform with a report on the

specific authority necessary to carry out the responsibilities transferred to the Chief Financial Officer in a non-control year, outlined

in section 155 of Public Law 106–522, the Fiscal Year 2001 District

of Columbia Appropriations Act, and responsibilities outlined in

Bill 14–254, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia on

July 10, 2001 relating to the transition of responsibilities under

Public Law 104–8, the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995, within forty-five (45)

days of enactment of this Act.

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control, Mississippi River

and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee’’, for emergency expenses due to flooding and other natural disasters, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance,

General’’, $86,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That using $8,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the

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Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to repair, restore, and clean up Corps’ projects and facilities,

dredge navigation channels, restore and clean out area streams,

provide emergency streambank protection, restore other crucial public infrastructure (including sewer and water facilities), document

flood impacts, and undertake other flood recovery efforts deemed

necessary and advisable by the Chief of Engineers due to the July

2001 flooding in Southern and Central West Virginia: Provided further, That using $1,900,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the

Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to undertake the project authorized by section 518 of Public

Law 106–53, at full Federal expense.

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For expenses necessary for emergency flood control, hurricane,

and shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the

Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, as amended, $50,000,000, to

remain available until expended.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Non-Defense Environmental

Management’’, $11,950,000, to remain available until expended.

URANIUM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND REMEDIATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Uranium Facilities Maintenance

and Remediation’’, $30,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium

Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended.

POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,

WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, Rehabilitation,

Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration’’,

$1,578,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That

these funds shall be non-reimbursable.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2401. Of the amounts appropriated under the heading

‘‘Operation and Maintenance, General’’ under title I of the Energy

and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001 (enacted by Public Law 106–377; 114 Stat. 1441 A–62), $500,000 made available for

the Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee, shall be available for completion

of the feasibility study for Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee.

SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT PREPAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), the Bureau of

Reclamation may accept prepayment for all remaining repayment

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obligations under Contract I78r–423, Amendment 4 (referred to in

this section as the ‘‘Contract’’) entered into with the United States.

(b) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—If full prepayment of all remaining repayment obligations under the Contract is offered— (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall accept the prepayment; and

(2) on acceptance by the Secretary of the prepayment all

land covered by the Contract shall not be subject to the ownership and full cost pricing limitation under Federal reclamation

law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and

Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C.

371 et seq.)).

SEC. 2403. INCLUSION OF RENAL CANCER AS BASIS FOR BENE- FITS UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COM- PENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000. (a) Section 3621(17) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of

2000 (title XXXVI of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106–398;

114 Stat. 1654A–502)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) Renal cancers.’’.

(b) This section shall be effective on October 1, 2001.

CHAPTER 5

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended:

Provided, That this amount may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a United States contribution to a global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

Of the funds made available under this heading in the Foreign

Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, and prior Acts, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

OTHER BILATERAL ASSISTANCE

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(RESCISSION)

Of the funds made available under this heading in the Foreign

Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, and prior Acts, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2501. The final proviso in section 526 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations

Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law

106–113), as amended, is hereby repealed, and the funds identified

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by such proviso shall be made available pursuant to the authority

of section 526 of Public Law 106–429.

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Management of Lands and Resources’’, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address

increased permitting responsibilities related to energy needs.

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, $17,700,000, to

remain available until expended, to repair damages caused by

floods, ice storms, and earthquakes in the States of Washington, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

UNITED STATES PARK POLICE

For an additional amount for ‘‘United States Park Police’’,

$1,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, for

unbudgeted increases in pension costs for retired United States Park

Police officers.

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’,

$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for electric power

operations and related activities at the San Carlos Irrigation

Project, of which such amounts as necessary may be transferred to

other appropriations accounts for repayment of advances previously

made for such power operations.

RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’, $1,400,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out

research and development activities to arrest, control, eradicate, and

prevent the spread of sudden oak death syndrome.

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STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’,

$22,000,000, to remain available until expended, to repair damages

caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and

Texas, and for emergency pest suppression and prevention on Federal, State and private lands.

For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’,

$750,000 to be provided to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Spruce

Bark Beetle Task Force for emergency response and $1,750,000 to

be provided to the Municipality of Anchorage for emergency fire

fighting response and preparedness to respond to wildfires in spruce

bark beetle infested forests, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts shall be provided as direct lump sum

payments within 30 days of enactment of this Act.

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest System’’,

$12,000,000, to remain available until expended, to repair damages

caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma and

to address illegal cultivation of marijuana in California and Kentucky.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Of the funds appropriated in Title V of Public Law 105–83 for

the purposes of section 502(e) of that Act, the following amounts are

rescinded: $1,000,000 for snow removal and pavement preservation

and $4,000,000 for pavement rehabilitation.

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the

purposes of section 502(e) of Public Law 105–83.

For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement and Maintenance’’ to repair damage caused by ice storms in the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2601. Of the funds appropriated to ‘‘Operation of the National Park System’’ in Public Law 106–291, $200,000 for completion of a wilderness study at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore,

Wisconsin, shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 2602. (a) The unobligated balances as of September 30,

2001, of the funds transferred to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 311 of chapter 3 of division A of the Miscellaneous

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

554) for maintenance, protection, or preservation of the land and interests in land described in section 3 of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–

115), are rescinded.

(b) Subsection (a) shall be effective on September 30, 2001.

(c) The amount rescinded pursuant to subsection (a) is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes specified in

such subsection, to remain available until expended.

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SEC. 2603. Pursuant to title VI of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act, Public Law 106–399, the Bureau of Land Management may transfer such sums as are necessary

to complete the individual land exchanges identified under title VI

from unobligated land acquisition balances.

SEC. 2604. Section 338 of Public Law 106–291 is amended by

striking ‘‘105–825’’ and inserting in lieu thereof: ‘‘105–277’’.

SEC. 2605. Section 2 of Public Law 106–558 is amended by

striking subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof:

‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section

shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.’’.

SEC. 2606. Federal Highway Administration emergency relief

for federally-owned roads, made available to the Forest Service as

Federal-aid highways funds, may be used to reimburse Forest Service accounts for expenditures previously completed only to the extent

that such expenditures would otherwise have qualified for the use

of Federal-aid highways funds.

SEC. 2607. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

$2,000,000 provided to the Forest Service in Public Law 106–291 for

the Region 10 Jobs in the Woods program shall be advanced as a

direct lump sum payment to Ketchikan Public Utilities within thirty

days of enactment: Provided, That such funds shall be used by

Ketchikan Public Utilities specifically for hiring workers for the

purpose of removing timber within the right-of-way for the Swan

Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie.

SEC. 2608. Section 122(a) of Public Law 106–291 is amended

by:

(1) inserting ‘‘hereafter’’ after ‘‘such amounts’’; and

(2) striking ‘‘June 1, 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1 of the preceding fiscal year’’.

SEC. 2609. Section 351 of Public Law 105–277 is amended by

striking ‘‘prior to September 30, 2001’’ and inserting in lieu thereof:

‘‘prior to September 30, 2004’’.

CHAPTER 7

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

For an additional amount to carry out chapter 4 of the Workforce Investment Act, $25,000,000 to be available for obligation for

the period April 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002.

Of the funds made available under this heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by

Public Law 106–554), $65,000,000 are rescinded including

$25,000,000 available for obligation for the period April 1, 2001

through June 30, 2002 to carry out section 169 of the Workforce Investment Act, and $40,000,000 available for obligation for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 for Safe Schools/Healthy

Students and Incumbent Workers.

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Of the funds made available under this heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by

Public Law 106–554), for Dislocated Worker Employment and

Training Activities, $177,500,000 available for obligation for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 are rescinded: Provided,

That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $110,000,000 is

from amounts allotted under section 132(a)(2)(B), and $67,500,000

is from the National Reserve under section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any

other provision of law, the Secretary shall reduce each State’s program year 2001 allotment under section 132(a)(2)(B) by applying an

allocation methodology that distributes the rescission based on each

State’s share of unexpended balances as of June 30, 2001: Provided

further, That the effective date of the rescission shall be at the time

the Secretary determines, based on the best information available,

each State’s unexpended balance as of June 30, 2001.

PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Of the funds made available under this heading in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by

Public Law 106–554), $490,000 are authorized to remain available

through September 30, 2002.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

The matter under this heading in the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

554) is amended by striking ‘‘$226,224,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$224,724,000’’.

The provision for Northeastern University is amended by striking ‘‘doctors’’ and inserting ‘‘allied health care professionals’’.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Of the amount appropriated in the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

554) for the National Library of Medicine, $7,115,000 is hereby

transferred to Buildings and Facilities, National Institutes of

Health, for purposes of the design of a National Library of Medicine

facility.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

For carrying out the Public Health Service Act with respect to

mental health services, $6,500,000 for maintenance, repair, preservation, and protection of the Federally owned facilities, including

the Civil War Cemetery, at St. Elizabeths Hospital, which shall remain available until expended.

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

For an additional amount for ‘‘Low Income Home Energy Assistance’’ under section 2602(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)), $300,000,000, to remain

available until expended: Provided, That these funds are for the

home energy assistance needs of one or more States, as authorized

by section 2604(e) of that Act and notwithstanding the designation

requirement of section 2602(e) of such Act.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

EDUCATION REFORM

In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference

accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House Report 106–

1033), in title III of the explanatory language on H.R. 5656 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter relating

to Technology Innovation Challenge Grants under the heading

‘‘Education Reform’’, the amount specified for Western Kentucky

University to improve teacher preparation programs that help incorporate technology into the school curriculum shall be deemed to be

$400,000.

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

The matter under this heading in the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

554) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,332,721,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$7,237,721,000’’.

For an additional amount (to the corrected amount under this

heading) for ‘‘Education for the Disadvantaged’’ to carry out part A

of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

in accordance with the eighth proviso under that heading,

$161,000,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2001, and

shall remain available through September 30, 2002.

IMPACT AID

Of the $12,802,000 available under the heading ‘‘Impact Aid’’

in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and

Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–554) for construction under section 8007 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,

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$6,802,000 shall be used as directed in the first proviso under that

heading, and the remaining $6,000,000 shall be distributed to eligible local educational agencies under section 8007, as such section

was in effect on September 30, 2000.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference

accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House Report 106–

1033), in title III of the explanatory language on H.R. 5656 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter relating

to Special Education Research and Innovation under the heading

‘‘Special Education’’, the provision for training, technical support,

services and equipment through the Early Childhood Development

Project in the Mississippi Delta Region shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Easter Seals—Arkansas’’ for ‘‘the National Easter Seals

Society’’.

EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT

The matter under this heading in the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

554) is amended by striking ‘‘$139,624,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$139,853,000’’.

In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference

accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House Report 106–

1033), in title III of the explanatory language on H.R. 5656 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter relating

to the Fund for the Improvement of Education under the heading

‘‘Education Research, Statistics and Improvement’’—

(1) the aggregate amount specified shall be deemed to be

$139,853,000;

(2) the amount specified for the National Mentoring Partnership in Washington, DC for establishing the National EMentoring Clearinghouse shall be deemed to be $461,000; and

(3) the provision specifying $1,275,000 for one-to-one computing shall be deemed to read as follows:

‘‘$1,275,000—NetSchools Corporation, to provide one-to-one

e-learning pilot programs for Dover Elementary School in San

Pablo, California, Belle Haven Elementary School in East

Menlo Park, California, East Rock Magnet School in New

Haven, Connecticut, Reid Elementary School in Searchlight,

Nevada, and McDermitt Combined School in McDermitt, Nevada;’’.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2701. (a) Section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational

and Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2327) is

amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘that are not receiving

Federal support under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or the

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Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.)’’ after

‘‘institutions’’;

(2) in subsection (b), by adding ‘‘institutional support of’’

after ‘‘for’’;

(3) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘that is not receiving Federal support under the Tribally Controlled College or University

Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) or the Navajo

Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.)’’ after ‘‘institution’’; and

(4) in subsection (e)(1)—

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B);

(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph

(C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(D) institutional support of vocational and technical

education.’’.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section.

(2) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to

grants made for fiscal year 2001 only if this section is enacted

before August 4, 2001.

SEC. 2702. CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (k)(1) of section 396 of the

Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396) is amended—

(1) by re-designating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new

subparagraph (D):

‘‘(D) In addition to any amounts authorized under any

other provision of this or any other Act to be appropriated

to the Fund, $20,000,000 are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Fund (notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection) specifically for transition from the

use of analog to digital technology for the provision of public broadcasting services for fiscal year 2001.’’.

SEC. 2703. IMPACT AID. (a) LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THRESHOLD PAYMENTS.—Section 8003(b)(3)(B)(iv) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(3)(B)(iv)) (as

amended by section 1806(b)(2)(C) of the Impact Aid Reauthorization

Act of 2000 (as enacted into law by section 1 of Public Law 106–

398)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or less than the average per-pupil expenditure of all the States’’ after ‘‘of the State in which the agency

is located’’.

(b) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Education shall make payments

under section 8003(b)(3)(B)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 from the $882,000,000 available under the

heading ‘‘Impact Aid’’ in title III of the Departments of Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–

554) for basic support payments under section 8003(b).

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CHAPTER 8

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS

For payment to Rhonda B. Sisisky, widow of Norman Sisisky,

late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia,

$145,100.

For payment to Barbara Cheney, heir of John Joseph Moakley,

late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,

$145,100.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $61,662,000, as follows:

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES, STANDING COMMIT- TEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, AL- LOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for Members’ Representational Allowances, Standing Committees, Special and Select, Committee on

Appropriations, and Allowances and Expenses, $44,214,000, with

any allocations to such accounts subject to approval by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided,

That $9,776,000 of such amount shall remain available for such

salaries and expenses until December 31, 2002.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For an additional amount for compensation and expenses of of- ficers and employees, as authorized by law, $17,448,000, including:

for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, $3,150,000; and

for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative

Officer, $14,298,000, of which $11,181,000 shall be for salaries, expenses, and temporary personal services of House Information Resources and $3,000,000 shall be for separate upgrades for committee

rooms: Provided, That $500,000 of the funds provided to the Office

of the Chief Administrative Officer for separate upgrades for committee rooms may be transferred to the Office of the Architect of the

Capitol for the same purpose, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided

further, That all of the funds provided under this heading shall remain available until expended.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 2801. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001

(as enacted into law by reference under section 1(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001; Public Law 106–554), is amended in the item relating to ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’ by

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striking ‘‘not more than $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is

for the Family Room’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than $11,000, of

which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room’’.

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as

if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.

JOINT ITEMS

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

For an additional amount for the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members and employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime and Government contributions for health, retirement,

Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $514,000, of

which $257,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House

of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and $257,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms

and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of

the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this

heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the

Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

GENERAL EXPENSES

For an additional amount for the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including security equipment

and installation, supplies, materials, and meals, beverages and

water for officers or civilian employees of the Capitol Police while

performing duties during an extraordinary event or emergency response incident as determined by the Capitol Police Board,

$486,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board or their

delegee, to remain available until September 30, 2002.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 2802. (a)(1) Any funds received by the Capitol Police as reimbursement for law enforcement assistance from any Federal,

State, or local government agency (including any agency of the District of Columbia) shall be deposited in the United States Treasury

for credit to the appropriation for ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ under the

heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE BOARD’’, or ‘‘SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS’’

under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE BOARD’’.

(2) Funds deposited under this subsection may be expended by

the Capitol Police Board for any authorized purpose, including overtime pay expenditures relating to law enforcement assistance to any

Federal, State, or local government agency (including any agency of

the District of Columbia), and shall remain available until expended.

(b) This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this

Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter.

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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $35,000.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

For an additional amount for authorized printing and binding

for the Congress and the distribution of Congressional information

in any format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol;

expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index

to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902);

printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law

to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding,

and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to

be distributed without charge to the recipient, $9,900,000.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving

Fund, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, for air-conditioning and lighting systems.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, Library of

Congress, $600,000, to remain available until expended, for a collaborative Library of Congress telecommunications project with the

United States Military Academy.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2803. Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended—

(1) by inserting after the second sentence the following:

‘‘The President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate is authorized

to appoint and fix the compensation of one individual consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of

compensation not in excess of that specified in the first sentence

of this subsection.’’; and

(2) in the last sentence by inserting ‘‘President pro tempore

emeritus,’’ after ‘‘President pro tempore,’’.

SEC. 2804. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act,

Public Law 106–173, February 25, 2000 is hereby amended in section 7 by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon the request of

the Commission, the Librarian of Congress shall provide to the

Commission, on a reimbursable basis, administrative support services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities

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sion, and computing and disbursing the basic pay for Commission

personnel.’’.

SEC. 2805. Notwithstanding any limitation in 31 U.S.C. sec.

1553(b) and 1554, the Architect of the Capitol may use current year

appropriations to reimburse the Department of the Treasury for

prior year water and sewer services payments otherwise chargeable

to closed accounts.

SEC. 2806. That notwithstanding any other provision of law,

and specifically section 5(a) of the Employment Act of 1946 (15

U.S.C. 1024(a)), the Members of the Senate to be appointed by the

President of the Senate shall for the duration of the One Hundred

Seventh Congress, be represented by six Members of the majority

party and five Members of the minority party.

CHAPTER 9

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

RENTAL PAYMENTS

(RESCISSION)

Of the available balances under this heading, $440,000 are rescinded.

COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating expenses’’,

$92,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and

Improvements’’, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, for

the repair of Coast Guard facilities damaged during the Nisqually

earthquake or for costs associated with moving the affected Coast

Guard assets to an alternative site within Seattle, Washington.

(RESCISSION)

Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public

Law 106–69 and Public Law 106–346, $12,000,000 are rescinded.

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 48103,

as amended, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RESTORATION

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

For the costs associated with the long term improvement, restoration, or replacement of highways including seismically-vulnerable highways recently damaged during the Nisqually earthquake,

$27,600,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, other

than the Mass Transit Account, and to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount made available under this

head, $3,800,000 shall be for the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle,

Washington; $9,000,000 shall be for the Magnolia Bridge in Seattle,

Washington; $9,100,000 shall be for U.S. 119 over Pine Mountain

in Letcher County, Kentucky; $4,700,000 shall be for the Lake Street

Access to I–35 West project in Minneapolis, Minnesota; $500,000

shall be for the Interstate 55 interchange project at Weaver Road

and River Des Peres in Missouri; and $500,000 shall be for damage

resulting from tornadoes, flooding and icestorms in northwest Wisconsin including Bayfield and Douglas counties.

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSIONS)

Of the unobligated balances made available under Public Law

94–280, Public Law 95–599, Public Law 97–424, Public Law 100–

17, Public Law 101–516, Public Law 102–143, Public Law 102–240,

and Public Law 103–311, $15,918,497 are rescinded.

RELATED AGENCY

UNITED STATES-CANADA RAILROAD COMMISSION

For necessary expenses of the joint United States-Canada Railroad Commission to study the feasibility of connecting the rail system in Alaska to the North American continental rail system,

$2,000,000, to remain available until expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 2901. (a) Item 143 in the table under the heading ‘‘Capital

Investment Grants’’ in title I of the Department of Transportation

and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–

277; 112 Stat. 2681–456) is amended by striking ‘‘Northern New

Mexico park and ride facilities’’ and inserting ‘‘Northern New Mexico park and ride facilities and State of New Mexico, Buses and

Bus-Related Facilities’’.

(b) Item 167 in the table under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment

Grants’’ in title I of the Department of Transportation and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–69; 113 Stat.

1006) is amended by striking ‘‘Northern New Mexico Transit Express/Park and Ride buses’’ and inserting ‘‘Northern New Mexico

park and ride facilities and State of New Mexico, Buses and BusRelated Facilities’’.

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CHAPTER 10

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to reimburse any agency of the Department of the Treasury or other Federal agency for costs of providing operational and perimeter security

at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, $59,956,000,

to remain available until September 30, 2002.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,

$49,576,000, to remain available through September 30, 2002.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Processing, Assistance, and

Management’’, $66,200,000, to remain available through September

30, 2002.

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION

Of the funds made available under this heading in H.R. 5658

of the 106th Congress, as incorporated by reference in Public Law

106–554, up to $1,000,000 may be transferred and made available

for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to section 6(7) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental

and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)),

to remain available until expended.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

SEC. 21001. Section 413 of H.R. 5658, as incorporated by reference in Public Law 106–554, is amended to read as follows:

‘‘SEC. 413. DESIGNATION OF THE PAUL COVERDELL BUILDING.

The recently-completed classroom building constructed on the Core

Campus of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in

Glynco, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ‘Paul Coverdell Building’.’’.

SEC. 21002. Of unobligated balances as of September 30, 2000,

appropriated in, and further authorized through section 511 of Public Law 106–58, and under the headings, ‘‘Internal Revenue Service,

Processing, Assistance, and Management’’, ‘‘Tax Law Enforcement’’,

and ‘‘Earned Income Tax Compliance’’, $18,000,000 is hereby rescinded, effective September 30, 2001, as follows: $9,805,000 from

‘‘Processing, Assistance, and Management’’, $6,952,000 from ‘‘Tax

Law Enforcement’’, and $1,243,000 from ‘‘Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative’’.

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CHAPTER 11

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, $589,413,000, to remain available until expended.

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, $347,000,000, to remain available until expended.

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

Of the amount provided for ‘‘Medical and prosthetic research’’ in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

(Public Law 106–377), up to $3,500,000 may be used for associated

travel expenses.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Of the amounts available in the Medical care account, not more than $19,000,000 may be transferred not later than September 30,

2001, to the General operating expenses account, for the administrative expenses of processing compensation and pension claims, of

which up to $5,000,000 may be used for associated travel expenses.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

(RESCISSION)

$114,300,000 is rescinded from unobligated balances remaining

from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban

Development under this heading or the heading ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ or any other heading for fiscal year 2000

and prior years: Provided, That any such balances governed by reallocation provisions under the statute authorizing the program for

which the funds were originally appropriated shall not be available

for this rescission.

NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

Of the funds provided under this heading within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal year 2001 and

prior years, $5,000,000 shall be made available for emergency housing, housing assistance, and other assistance to address the mold

problem at the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation: Provided, That

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the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall provide technical

assistance to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa with respect

to the acquisition of emergency housing and related issues on the

Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

Except for the amount made available for the cost of guaranteed

loans as authorized under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the unobligated balances available in

Public Law 106–377 for use under this heading in only fiscal year

2001 are rescinded as of the date of enactment of this provision.

The amount of the unobligated balances rescinded in the preceding paragraph is appropriated for the activities specified in Public Law 106–377 for which such balances were available, to remain

available until September 30, 2003.

The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in

Public Law 106–377 is deemed to be amended with respect to the

amount made available for Rio Arriba County, New Mexico by striking the words ‘‘for an environmental impact statement’’ and inserting the words ‘‘for a regional landfill’’.

The referenced statement of the managers in the seventh undesignated paragraph under this heading in title II of Public Law 106–

377 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘$500,000 for Essex County, Massachusetts for its wastewater and combined sewer overflow

program;’’ in reference to an appropriation for Essex County, and

inserting ‘‘$500,000 to the following Massachusetts communities for

wastewater and combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements: Beverly ($32,000); Peabody ($32,000); Salem ($32,000); Lynn

($32,000); Newburyport ($32,000); Gloucester ($32,000); Marblehead

($30,000); Danvers ($30,000); Ipswich ($17,305); Amesbury

($17,305); Manchester ($17,305); Essex ($17,305); Rockport

($17,305); and Haverhill ($161,475);’’.

The referenced statement of the managers in the seventh undesignated paragraph under this heading in title II of Public Law 106–

377 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘$100,000 to Essex County,

Massachusetts for cyberdistrict economic development initiatives;’’ in

reference to an appropriation for Essex County, and inserting

‘‘$75,000 to improve cyber-districts in Haverhill, Massachusetts and

$25,000 to improve cyber-districts in Amesbury, Massachusetts;’’.

The referenced statement of the managers in the seventh undesignated paragraph under this heading in title II of Public Law 106–

377 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘women’s and children’s

hospital’’ in reference to an appropriation for Hackensack University

Medical Center, and inserting ‘‘the construction of the Audrey Hepburn Children’s House’’: Provided, That the referenced statement of

the managers in the seventh undesignated paragraph under the

heading ‘‘Community development block grants’’ in title II of Public

Law 106–74 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘rehabilitation

and conversion of part of the NYNEX building into a parking garage’’ in reference to an appropriation for the City of Syracuse, New

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York, and inserting ‘‘the demolition and revitalization of the Montgomery Street/Columbus Circle National Register District Area’’.

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Of the amounts available for administrative expenses and administrative contract expenses under the headings, ‘‘FHA—mutual

mortgage insurance program account’’, ‘‘FHA—general and special

risk program account’’, and ‘‘Salaries and expenses, management

and administration’’ in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted by Public Law 106–377,

not to exceed $8,000,000 is available to liquidate deficiencies incurred in fiscal year 2000 in the ‘‘FHA—mutual mortgage insurance

program account’’.

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of

section 401 of Chapter 4 of Appendix D of Public Law 106–554 shall

not apply to Arlington National Cemetery (the Cemetery): Provided,

That water and sewer services expenses charged to the Cemetery in

excess of that amount which the Cemetery has to date paid for such

services shall, for the purposes of section 104 of Chapter 4 of Appendix D of Public Law 106–554, be paid for out of appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense other than such account for the

Cemetery: Provided further, That in satisfying the provisions of section 401 of Chapter 4 of Appendix D of Public Law 106–554 for fiscal year 2002 and future years, the water and sewer services expenses of the Cemetery shall be that amount as determined by metering within the Cemetery: Provided further, That to the extent the

Department of the Treasury has heretofore withdrawn funds of the

Cemetery pursuant to section 401 of Chapter 4 of Appendix D of

Public Law 106–554, such amount shall be reimbursed to the Cemetery by the Department of the Treasury from funds withdrawn from

appropriations accounts of the Department of Defense other than

such account for the Cemetery.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

From the amounts appropriated for Cortland County, New York

and Central New York Watersheds under this heading in title III

of Public Law 106–377 and in future Acts, the Administrator is authorized to award grants for work on New York watersheds: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds

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mental programs and operations as set forth in the November 2000

Environment Annual Report of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter

Games: Provided further, That the Environmental Protection Agency shall make such funds available within thirty days of enactment

of this Act: Provided further, That actual costs incurred by the

SLOC for activities consistent with the aforementioned report undertaken by the SLOC subsequent to enactment of Public Law 106–377

shall be eligible for reimbursement under this grant and shall not

require a grant deviation by the Agency.

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in

Public Law 106–377 is deemed to be amended by striking all after

the words ‘‘Beloit, Wisconsin’’ in reference to item number 236, and

inserting the words ‘‘extension of separate sanitary sewers and extension of separate storm sewers’’. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in

Public Law 106–377 is deemed to be amended by striking all after

the words ‘‘Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority in Alabama for’’ in reference to item number 13, and inserting the words ‘‘drinking water improvements’’: Provided, That the referenced statement of the managers under this heading in Public Law 106–377

is deemed to be amended by striking all after the words ‘‘Clinton,

Tennessee for’’ in reference to item number 211, and inserting the

words ‘‘wastewater and sewer system infrastructure improvements’’. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in

Public Law 106–377 is deemed to be amended by striking the words ‘‘the City of Hartselle’’ in reference to item number 11, and inserting

the words ‘‘Hartselle Utilities’’. The referenced statement of the managers under this heading in

Public Law 106–377 is deemed to be amended by striking the words ‘‘Florida Department of Environmental Protection’’ in reference to

item number 48, and inserting the words ‘‘Southwest Florida Water

Management District’’. Under this heading in title III of Public Law 106–377, strike ‘‘$3,628,740,000’’ and insert ‘‘$3,641,341,386’’.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT

Notwithstanding the proviso under the heading, ‘‘Human space

flight’’, in Public Law 106–74, $40,000,000 of the amount provided

therein shall be available for preparations necessary to carry out future research supporting life and micro-gravity science and applications.

TITLE III

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT

SEC. 3001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year

unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 3002. UNITED STATES-CHINA SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION. There are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,700,000, to remain available

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until expended, to the United States-China Security Review Commission.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appropriations Act,

2001’’.

And the Senate agree to the same.

C.W. BILL YOUNG,

RALPH REGULA,

JERRY LEWIS,

HAROLD ROGERS,

JOE SKEEN,

FRANK R. WOLF,

JIM KOLBE,

SONNY CALLAHAN,

JAMES T. WALSH,

CHARLES H. TAYLOR,

DAVID L. HOBSON,

ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr.,

HENRY BONILLA,

JOE KNOLLENBERG,

DAVID R. OBEY,

JOHN P. MURTHA,

NORMAN DICKS,

MARTIN OLAV SABO,

STENY H. HOYER,

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN,

MARCY KAPTUR,

PETER J. VISCLOSKY,

NITA M. LOWEY,

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO,

JOHN W. OLVER,

Managers on the Part of the House.

ROBERT C. BYRD, DANIEL K. INOUYE,

FRITZ HOLLINGS, TED STEVENS, THAD COCHRAN, Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF

CONFERENCE

The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the

conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the

amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2216) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,

2001, and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement

to the House and the Senate in explanation of the effects of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.

Report language included by the House in the report accompanying H.R. 2216 (H. Rept. 107–102) which is not changed by the

Senate in the report accompanying S. 1077 (S. Rept. 107–33), and

Senate report language which is not changed by the conference are

approved by the committee of conference. The statement of managers, while repeating some report language for emphasis, is not

intended to negate the language referred to above unless expressly

provided therein.

TITLE I

NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

PAYMENT TO THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

The conference agreement includes language that provides

such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 2001 to make payment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund. The

conferees believe that the Federal government must meet its obligations to persons, and their families, who were exposed to radiation and who now suffer from related diseases. The conferees further note that the compensation payments are based on claimants

meeting eligibility criteria and therefore should be mandatory in

nature, and such payments are assumed in the fiscal year 2002

congressional budget resolution to be scored as mandatory with enactment of appropriate legislation starting in fiscal year 2002. The

conferees are approving these additional funds for fiscal year 2001

with the understanding and expectation that future funding for

this purpose will be mandatory and that further discretionary appropriations will not be necessary and should not be provided in

subsequent appropriations acts.

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CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY

MILITARY PERSONNEL

The supplemental request included $515,000,000 for functions

funded in title I, Military Personnel, of the Department of Defense

Appropriations Act. The conferees recommend $515,000,000, as detailed in the following table.

[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Legislated Pay Entitlements .......................................... 116,000 116,000 116,000 116,000

Military Personnel, Army ....................................... (33,000) (33,000) (33,000) (33,000)

Military Personnel, Navy ........................................ (30,000) (30,000) (30,000) (30,000)

Military Personnel, Marine Corps .......................... (10,000) (10,000) (10,000) (10,000)

Military Personnel, Air Force ................................. (28,000) (28,000) (28,000) (28,000)

Reserve Personnel, Army ....................................... (4,000) (4,000) (4,000) (4,000)

Reserve Personnel, Air Force ................................ (2,000) (2,000) (2,000) (2,000)

National Guard Personnel, Army ........................... (6,000) (6,000) (6,000) (6,000)

National Guard Personnel, Air Force .................... (3,000) (3,000) (3,000) (3,000)

Basic Allowance for Housing Survey ............................. 210,000 210,000 210,000 210,000

Military Personnel, Army ....................................... (78,000) (78,000) (78,000) (78,000)

Military Personnel, Navy ........................................ (13,000) (13,000) (13,000) (13,000)

Military Personnel, Marine Corps .......................... (45,000) (45,000) (45,000) (45,000)

Military Personnel, Air Force ................................. (59,000) (59,000) (59,000) (59,000)

Reserve Personnel, Army ....................................... (6,000) (6,000) (6,000) (6,000)

National Guard Personnel, Air Force .................... (9,000) (9,000) (9,000) (9,000)

Subsistence .................................................................... 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000

Military Personnel, Army ....................................... (28,000) (28,000) (28,000) (28,000)

Reserve Training ............................................................ 42,000 48,500 42,000 48,500

Reserve Personnel, Army ....................................... (42,000) (42,000) (42,000) (42,000)

Reserve Personnel, Air Force ................................ (0) (6,500) (0) (6,500)

Officer Pay Table Reform ............................................... 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000

Military Personnel, Navy ........................................ (28,000) (28,000) (28,000) (28,000)

Permanent Change of Station Moves ............................ 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000

Military Personnel, Army ....................................... (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) (25,000)

Military Personnel, Navy ........................................ (13,000) (13,000) (13,000) (13,000)

Military Personnel, Marine Corps .......................... (14,000) (14,000) (14,000) (14,000)

Military Personnel, Air Force ................................. (6.000) (6.000) (6.000) (6.000)

Recruiting and Retention ............................................... 33,000 26,500 33,000 26,500

Military Personnel, Air Force ................................. (33,000) (33,000) (33,000) (33,000)

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

The supplemental request included $2,841,700,000 for functions funded in title II, Operation and Maintenance, of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The conferees recommend

$3,046,650,000, instead of $2,852,300,000 as proposed by the

House, and $3,002,450,000 as proposed by the Senate. The following table summarizes the conferees’ recommendations.

[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Flying Hours ................................................................... 970,000 970,000 970,000 970,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (425,000) (425,000) (425,000) (425,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (418,000) (418,000) (418,000) (418,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ......... (20,000) (20,000) (20,000) (20,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ... (14,000) (14,000) (14,000) (14,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard (93,000) (93,000) (93,000) (93,000)

Focused Relief ................................................................ 36,000 36,000 0 18,500

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[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (10,700) (10,700) (0) (4,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (7,000) (7,000) (0) (0)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (3,800) (3,800) (0) (0)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ......... (14,500) (14,500) (0) (14,500)

Base Operations ............................................................. 414,000 407,000 447,500 429,000

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (300,000) (300,000) (300,000) (300,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (83,000) (83,000) (116,500) (105,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (7,000) (0) (7,000) (0)

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve ......... (7,000) (7,000) (7,000) (7,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve .......... (7,000) (7,000) (7,000) (7,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Army National

Guard ................................................................ (10,000) (10,000) (10,000) (10,000)

Second Destination Transportation ................................ 62,000 50,000 62,000 50,000

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (62,000) (50,000) (62,000) (50,000)

Force Protection .............................................................. 33,000 33,000 33,000 33,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (22,000) (22,000) (22,000) (22,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps .......... (11,000) (11,000) (11,000) (11,000)

Contractor Logistics Support ......................................... 63,000 63,000 38,500 43,600

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (63,000) (63,000) (38,500) (43,600)

Joint Exercises ................................................................ 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (11,000) (11,000) (11,000) (11,000)

Ehime Maru .................................................................... 36,000 36,000 36,000 36,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (36,000) (36,000) (36,000) (36,000)

Utilities ........................................................................... 465,000 463,100 465,000 465,000

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (172,800) (172,800) (172,800) (172,800)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (37,000) (37,000) (37,000) (37,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps .......... (38,000) (38,000) (38,000) (38,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (136,200) (136,200) (136,200) (136,200)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ......... (23,900) (22,000) (23,900) (23,900)

Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve ......... (13,500) (13,500) (13,500) (13,500)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve .......... (5,500) (5,500) (5,500) (5,500)

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve ................................................................. (1,900) (1,900) (1,900) (1,900)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ... (6,000) (6,000) (6,000) (6,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Army National

Guard ................................................................ (13,900) (13,900) (13,900) (13,900)

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard (16,300) (16,300) (16,300) (16,300)

DoD Electrical Demand Reduction ................................. 24,500 41,500 24,500 41,500

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (300) (7,100) (300) (300)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (14,000) (21,200) (14,000) (24,200)

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps .......... (5,400) (5,400) (5,400) (5,400)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (4,800) (7,800) (4,800) (4,800)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide ......... (0) (0) (0) (6,800)

Real Property Maintenance ............................................ 186,000 144,300 293,000 271,300

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (107,000) (91,000) (214,000) (214,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (44,000) (31,500) (44,000) (31,500)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (16,000) (6,800) (16,000) (6,800)

Operation and Maintenance, Army National

Guard ................................................................ (19,000) (15,000) (19,000) (19,000)

Aircraft Depot Maintenance ........................................... 276,000 276,000 276,000 276,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (77,000) (77,000) (77,000) (77,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force ................. (175,000) (175,000) (175,000) (175,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve ... (14,000) (14,000) (14,000) (14,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard (10,000) (10,000) (10,000) (10,000)

Ship Depot Maintenance ................................................ 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (200,000) (200,000) (200,000) (200,000)

Ship Depot Operations Support ..................................... 0 0 20,000 20,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (0) (0) (20,000) (20,000)

Spare Parts .................................................................... 0 0 30,000 25,000

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (0) (0) (30,000) (25,000)

Pacific Command Initiatives .......................................... 0 0 38,000 38,000

Operation and Maintenance, Navy ....................... (0) (0) (38,000) (38,000)

East Timor ...................................................................... 0 0 5,000 5,000

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (0) (0) (2,400) (2,400)

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[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps .......... (0) (0) (2,600) (2,600)

Strategic Lift in the Pacific ........................................... 0 0 5,000 5,000

Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps .......... (0) (0) (5,000) (5,000)

Classified Programs ....................................................... 65,200 96,400 47,950 87,850

Recruiting and Advertising ............................................ 0 25,000 0 20,900

Operation and Maintenance, Army ....................... (0) (25,000) (0) (20,900)

SPARE PARTS FUNDING

The conferees concur with the Senate’s recommended reporting

requirements concerning supplemental funding for consumable and

reparable spare parts.

ARMY RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING

The conferees recommend $20,900,000, instead of $25,000,000

as proposed by the House to fund the Army’s advertising campaign

sufficiently through the end of the fiscal year. The conferees are

aware of the Army’s advertising efforts to focus on certain audiences, including Hispanics, and directs that no less than $5,000,000

of the funds provided be used to further increase existing production efforts directed toward Hispanic recruits.

ARMY REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

The conferees do not agree with the direction in the Senate report regarding the allocation of Army real property maintenance

funding.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENERGY DEMAND REDUCTION

The conferees include $45,700,000 as proposed by the House

instead of $28,700,000 as proposed by the Senate, for Department

of Defense energy demand reduction programs. The conferees are

greatly concerned about the impact of Department of Defense energy consumption on the Western power grid. The conferees believe

strongly that the Secretary of Defense must address this issue with

a plan that combines greater energy efficiencies with a determined

effort to fully utilize the Department’s significant generating capabilities, as well as the land and other natural resources that are

available for lease to private power companies. In order to assist

in relieving energy demand during electric power emergencies in

the western region during such emergencies, the Secretary should

use all electric generating facilities owned or operated by the Department of Defense in that region, other than hydroelectric or facilities required for high priority military readiness, to generate energy for use by facilities of the Department of Defense or to be

interconnected to public electric power transmission and distribution systems for use on a reimbursable basis. Of the funds provided, the conferees direct the following are to remain available

through fiscal year 2002 and to be used as follows:

For ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, up to

$5,500,000, to implement an aggressive energy conservation program which performs energy and sustainability audits of facilities

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at Department of Defense installations on the Western power grid

to produce specific recommendations for immediate implementation

of energy conservation measures. The conferees direct that the program be conducted using as equal partners, Brooks Energy and

Sustainability Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, with

the inclusion of other entities with expertise in the field as appropriate.

For ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $1,300,000,

to conduct a study of installations within the Western power grid

for siting potential energy generating facilities under an environmental stewardship program. The conferees note that the National

Defense Authorization Act, 2001, expands the Department of Defense’s authority to lease real property. This authority could be utilized to site energy generating facilities on installations in return

for low cost/no cost reliable power. In addition, there is significant

opportunity to leverage private sector investment for environmental restoration in such lease agreements. The conferees direct

that the study be focused on and coordinated with an organization

having particular experience in establishing a public/private sector

capital investment environmental stewardship program for siting

power generation systems and addressing urgent environmental

issues with potential installations, their local communities, and

regulatory agencies. The conferees further direct that the Secretary

of Defense designate an appropriate entity using existing personnel

within the Department of Defense to centralize service activities

under this initiative, and report to the congressional defense committees not later than March 31, 2002, on the results of this study

and efforts by the Department to lease real property for these purposes.

For ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $10,200,000 for geothermal well drilling at China Lake.

The conferees direct that in distributing requested funds for

the Energy Demand Reduction program, the Department should

prioritize projects based upon available data to include increases in

installation utility costs, the rate of savings in energy demand the

project will produce, and the availability of service resources to

complete the project. The conferees further direct the Secretary to

submit a report to the congressional defense committees within 45

days of enactment of this Act that describes the complete criteria

to be used and the proposed projects for distribution of these funds.

PROCUREMENT

The supplemental request included $550,700,000 for functions

funded in title III, Procurement, of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The conferees recommend $572,650,000 instead of

$488,700,000 as proposed by the House, and $596,150,000 as proposed by the Senate. The following table summarizes the conferees’

recommendations.

[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Training Munitions ......................................................... 73,000 73,000 31,200 31,200

Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force ................. (73,000) (73,000) (31,200) (31,200)

C–17 Overhead Costs .................................................... 49,000 49,000 49,000 49,000

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[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ............................ (49,000) (49,000) (49,000) (49,000)

Ship Cost Growth ........................................................... 222,000 222,000 297,000 297,000

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ...................... (222,000) (222,000) (297,000) (297,000)

DoD Electrical Demand Reduction ................................. 4,200 4,200 4,200 4,200

Other Procurement, Army ...................................... (3,000) (3,000) (3,000) (3,000)

Other Procurement, Air Force ................................ (1,200) (1,200) (1,200) (1,200)

Classified Programs ....................................................... 202,500 125,000 199,250 171,750

Global Positioning System NUDET ................................. 0 15,500 15,500 15,500

Missile Procurement, Air Force ............................. (0) (15,500) (15,500) (15,500)

Shortstop ........................................................................ 0 0 0 4,000

Other Procurement, Army ...................................... (0) (0) (0) (4,000)

OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

SHORTSTOP ELECTRONIC PROTECTION SYSTEM

The conferees agree to restore $4,000,000 of the $8,000,000 rescinded by the House for the Shortstop Electronic Protection System (SEPS), and to realign these funds from ‘‘Procurement, Marine

Corps’’ to ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, only for the purpose of procuring the SEPS countermeasure system to meet the force protection requirements of Army National Guard units deploying to contingency operations areas and for other Army National Guard requirements.

AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

JOINT PRIMARY AIRCRAFT TRAINING SYSTEM (JPATS)

The conferees are concerned by the Department of the Navy’s

decision to discontinue acquisition of the Joint Primary Aircraft

Training System (JPATS) for fiscal years 2002 through 2007.

JPATS is currently scheduled to replace all Air Force and Navy

primary training aircraft and ground based training systems. The

program was designed to provide a training aircraft that offers better performance, increased safety, and greater cost-effectiveness

than the existing trainer aircraft fleet. The program was also conceived as a joint program with the Navy and the Air Force to create a common multi-service flight training environment as well as

to take advantage of economies of scale during the production run.

The conferees direct that no later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report

to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees detailing the

business case for deferring JPATS acquisition. The report should

include a discussion of: (1) all life cycle cost impacts associated

with the decision to defer acquisition of JPATS; (2) safety issues related to continued use of the T–34 trainer; and (3) the implications

of a non-joint initial flight training curriculum.

MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

GPS NUCLEAR DETONATION

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ferees direct that these funds shall be executed within the line-item

entitled, ‘‘NUDET Detection System’’. The conferees agree with the

Senate direction regarding transfer of funds in the outyears. The

conferees expect the Air Force, as executive agent for space, to protect the interests of the diverse stakeholders who rely on enabling

space technology to achieve mission success.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

The supplemental request included $440,500,000 for functions

funded in title IV, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, of

the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The conferees recommend $492,600,000, instead of $525,600,000 as proposed by the

House, and $385,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. The following

table summarizes the conferees’ recommendations.

[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

ISR Enhancements ......................................................... 0 5,000 0 5,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,

Army .................................................................. (0) (5,000) (0) (5,000)

Airborne Laser ................................................................ 153,000 153,000 153,000 153,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air

Force ................................................................. (153,000) (153,000) (153,000) (153,000)

Launch Vehicle Demonstration ...................................... 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air

Force ................................................................. (48,000) (48,000) (48,000) (48,000)

Global Hawk ................................................................... 25,000 17,000 25,000 17,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air

Force ................................................................. (25,000) (17,000) (25,000) (17,000)

Miniature Munitions ....................................................... 20,000 13,000 0 13,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air

Force ................................................................. (20,000) (13,000) (0) (13,000)

ISR Battle Management ................................................. 0 5,000 0 5,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air

Force ................................................................. (0) (5,000) (0) (5,000)

Joint Experimentation ..................................................... 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide ........................................................ (15,000) (0) (0) (0)

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,

Navy .................................................................. (0) (15,000) (15,000) (15,000)

V–22 Aircraft .................................................................. 80,000 120,000 80,000 80,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,

Navy .................................................................. (80,000) (120,000) (80,000) (80,000)

Naval Fires Network ....................................................... 0 5,000 0 5,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,

Navy .................................................................. (0) (5,000) (0) (5,000)

PIPES Program ............................................................... 0 0 4,000 4,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide ........................................................ (0) (0) (4,000) (4,000)

COTS Visualization and Blast Modeling for Force Protection ........................................................................ 0 0 0 3,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide ........................................................ (0) (0) (0) (3,000)

Classified Programs ....................................................... 99,500 144,600 60,500 144,600

GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

The conferees agree to provide $17,000,000 to accelerate the

development of the Global Hawk High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle as recommended by the House, instead of

$25,000,000 as recommended by the Senate.

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The conferees agree the Air Force should use up to $3,000,000

of the funds provided to conduct a competitive fly-off demonstration

to evaluate existing sensor systems, particularly electro-optical and

infrared sensors and synthetic aperture radars. Prior to the obligation of the funds for the fly-off demonstration, the Air Force should

submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that outlines the strategy and milestone decision points

for the demonstration.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

V–22

The conferees agree to retain sufficient fiscal year 2001 funding for the V–22 program to sustain current minimum production

rates and support the Blue Ribbon Panel’s findings, as well as

make prudent reductions to the program in recognition that the

aircraft’s deficiencies must be corrected. As such, the conferees approve a supplemental appropriation of $80,000,000 for the V–22 development program only for correction of deficiencies, flight test,

and flight test support. A reduction of $199,000,000 is approved for

the Marine Corps V–22 procurement program, instead of the

$235,000,000 reduction proposed by the Defense Department. This

adjustment will allow the Marine Corps to purchase 11 aircraft, the

minimum production rate required. The conferees also approve a

reduction of $327,500,000 from the CV–22 procurement program,

delaying initial acquisition of this aircraft until deficiencies can be

corrected.

The conferees remain supportive of the goals of the Special Operations Command concerning the CV–22, but believe that all

issues with the program restructure need to be resolved before acquisition of CV–22 test articles is warranted.

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,

DEFENSE-WIDE

NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY

The conferees agree to two rescissions totaling $7,000,000,

from ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’

and a reappropriation of these amounts for the National Imagery

and Mapping Agency. The conferees agree to provide $4,000,000 for

PIPES and $3,000,000 for Blast Visualization-COTS Visualization

and Blast Modeling for Force Protection.

CENTER FOR THE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

TECHNOLOGIES

The conferees believe that preliminary studies of high speed

cargo craft for ocean shipping conducted by the Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies under the guidance of USTRANSCOM and MARAD hold promise for development

of safe and profitable high-speed shipping vessels that would have

utility for the movement of high priority military cargo. The conferees expect USTRANSCOM to accelerate planning efforts for follow-on CCDoTT development and engineering activities to aid in

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the evaluation of current sealift designs, shipbuilding requirements

and capabilities, and advanced shipbuilding technology, and examination of market opportunity and economic viability. The

USTRANSCOM shall provide to the House and Senate Committees

on Appropriations by no later than September 30, 2001 an outyear

funding plan including funding requirements and a milestone timetable for continuing the follow-on development and engineering

studies for this effort.

REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

The supplemental request included $178,400,000 for functions

funded in title V, Revolving and Management Funds, of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The conferees recommend

$178,400,000 as detailed in the following table.

[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Utilities ........................................................................... 178,400 178,400 178,400 178,400

Defense Working Capital Funds ..................................... (178,400) (178,400) (178,400) (178,400)

OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

The supplemental request included $1,453,400,000 for functions funded in title VI, Other Department of Defense Programs,

of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The conferees

recommend $1,603,400,000, instead of $1,653,400,000 as proposed

by the House and $1,522,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. The

following table summarizes the conferees’ recommendations.

[In thousands of dollars]

Program Request House Senate Conference

Defense Health Program ................................................ 1,453,400 1,653,400 1,522,200 1,603,400

Operation and Maintenance, Defense Health Program ................................................................. (1,427,000) (1,427,000) (1,427,000) (1,427,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense Health Program (for utilities) ........................................... (26,400) (26,400) (26,400) (26,400)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense Health Program (MTF Optimization) ................................. (0) (200,000) (0) (120,000)

Operation and Maintenance, Defense Health Program (MTF Operations) .................................... (0) (0) (68,800) (30,000)

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

(for utilities) .............................................................. 0 1,900 0 0

SUPPORT TO MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES

The conferees have agreed to provide an increase over the

President’s budget request of $150,000,000 to initiate an effort to

reverse the disinvestments in the military direct care system. This

compares to an increase of $200,000,000 proposed by the House

and an increase of $68,800,000 proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that better utilization of direct care military medical

treatment facilities must be a principal component of the Department’s future plans to control the explosive cost growth in the Defense Health Program. These funds are to be distributed as follows:

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$30,000,000 for Army optimization projects;

$30,000,000 for Navy optimization projects;

$30,000,000 for Air Force optimization projects;

$30,000,000 for advanced medical practices;

$30,000,000 for other direct care/MTF requirements.

The conferees agree to the direction provided in the House report outlining the types of optimization projects that are eligible for

these funds, guidance on calculating the cost effectiveness proviso

in the bill for potential optimization projects, and the requirement

for reporting to Congress on the use of these funds. The conferees

agree that the $30,000,000 reserved for advanced medical practices

shall be used to implement newly developed practices, procedures

and techniques such as laser refractive eye surgery, liquid based

cytology, positron emission tomography, non-invasive colonoscopy,

and rigorous pre-symptomatic screening to augment existing DoD

personal wellness and readiness programs.

OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION

The conferees support the outcomes management demonstration at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). In addition, the conferees have provided an additional $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, to address immediate shortfalls in

the direct care system and military medical treatment facilities.

From within these funds, the conferees direct that $16,000,000 be

made available to continue the outcomes management demonstration at WRAMC.

RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS

The conferees are aware of potentially significant opportunities

to recover past capital and direct medical expense (CDME)

TRICARE overpayments to civilian hospitals. The conferees urge

the Secretary of Defense to act expeditiously to recover such overpayments, and to evaluate the use of existing, innovative methodologies developed in the private sector for this type of recovery

auditing.

CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS

The recommendations of the conferees regarding classified programs are summarized in a classified annex accompanying this

statement.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

The conferees agree to delete language as proposed by the

House concerning the availability of funds provided in this chapter.

The conferees agree to retain section 1201, as proposed by the

Senate concerning fuel transferred by the Defense Energy Supply

Center to the Department of the Interior.

The conferees agree to retain section 1202, as proposed by the

House and Senate concerning funds for intelligence related programs.

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The conferees agree to retain section 1203, as proposed by the

Senate which provides $44,000,000 for the repair of the U.S.S.

COLE.

The conferees agree to amend section 1204, which rescinds

$1,034,900,000 of prior year appropriations, instead of

$834,000,000 as proposed by the House and $792,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The specific programs and the amounts rescinded are as follows:

(Rescissions)

2000 Appropriations: Procurement, Marine Corps: Shortstop ........... $3,000,000

2001 Appropriations:

Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund ....................... 200,000,000

Aircraft Procurement, Navy: MV–22 ............................................ 199,000,000

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: LPD–17 .............................. 75,000,000

Procurement, Marine Corps: Shortstop ........................................ 5,000,000

Aircraft Procurement, Air Force: CV–22 ...................................... 327,500,000

Other Procurement, Air Force: Selected Activities ...................... 65,000,000

Procurement, Defense-Wide: NSA—Classified Equipment ......... 85,000,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide:

PIPES ........................................................................................... 4,000,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide:

COTS Visualization and Blast Modeling for Force Protection 3,000,000

Foreign Currency Fluctuation, Defense ............................................... 68,400,000

The conferees agree to amend section 1205, as proposed by the

House which provides $39,900,000 to repair facilities damaged by

natural disasters.

The conferees agree to retain section 1206, as proposed by the

House which extends the authorities provided in section 816 of the

National Defense Authorization Act of 1995, as amended, through

January 31, 2002.

The conferees agree to retain section 1207, as proposed by the

Senate concerning retaining all or a portion of Fort Greely, Alaska

for missile defense requirements.

The conferees agree to retain section 1208, as proposed by the

Senate which makes a technical correction to the fiscal year 2001

appropriation for Maritime Fire Training Centers.

The conferees agree to retain section 1209, as proposed by the

Senate which earmarks funds to repair storm damage at Fort Sill,

Oklahoma and Red River Army Depot, Texas.

The conferees agree to amend section 1210, as proposed by the

Senate which allows for the conveyance by the Secretary of the

Army of certain firefighting and rescue vehicles to the City of Bayonne, New Jersey.

The conferees agree to retain section 1211, as proposed by the

Senate which prohibits obligating or expending any fiscal year

2001 funds for retiring or dismantling any of the current force of

93 B–1B Lancer bomber aircraft in fiscal year 2001. The Department of Defense has proposed to retire 33 B–1B aircraft at three

locations and use a portion of the savings to upgrade the remaining

60 aircraft in the fleet. The conferees note that this provision does

not preclude any planning activities by the Department of Defense

to retire these 33 aircraft in the future, nor does it prohibit implementation of this plan in FY 2002. The intent of this provision is

to afford the Congress and the Department a sufficient amount of

time to review the full implications of this proposal and to evaluate

all alternatives.

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As part of this review, the Secretary of Defense is directed to

provide the congressional defense committees, within 30 days of enactment of this Act, a detailed justification of its B–1B reduction

and realignment proposal that includes: (1) a description of the current operational deficiencies of the B–1B aircraft, the plan and cost

for correcting those deficiencies (to include increasing the mission

capable rate to a minimum of 75 percent), and an assessment of

the operational performance, survivability, and overall viability of

the upgraded aircraft; (2) a full explanation of the new proposed B– 1B basing plan to include a full analysis of basing alternatives that

compares the relative fixed and recurring costs at each base, a comparison of the workforce characteristics of each base in terms of experience, productivity and operational performance, and the variable cost differences for different B–1B aircraft maintenance options; and (3) a detailed assessment of the operational, budgetary,

and personnel impacts for the Air National Guard.

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

The conference agreement provides $126,625,000 for Weapons Activities instead of $140,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and

$116,300,000 as proposed by the House.

Directed stockpile work.—The conference agreement includes $54,000,000 for directed stockpile work to be allocated as follows:

$31,100,000 for stockpile research and development; $18,900,000

for stockpile maintenance; and $4,000,000 for stockpile evaluation.

Campaigns.—The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for campaigns to be allocated as follows: $6,000,000 for enhanced

surveillance; $4,000,000 for pit manufacturing readiness;

$1,800,000 for secondary readiness; $1,600,000 for high explosives

manufacturing and weapons assembly/disassembly readiness; and

$1,600,000 for nonnuclear readiness.

Readiness in technical base and facilities.—The conference

agreement includes $58,000,000 for readiness in technical base and

facilities to be allocated as follows: $28,100,000 for operations of facilities; $7,500,000 for program readiness; $8,500,000 for material

recycle and recovery; $8,800,000 for containers; and $1,200,000 for

storage.

The conference agreement also provides funds for construction

projects and includes language authorizing two projects to progress

from preliminary engineering and design work to construction.

Consistent with this direction, available funding in Project 01–D– 103, Project Engineering and Design (PE&D), has been reduced by

$13,289,000. Project 01–D–108, the Microsystems and Engineering

Sciences Applications (MESA) Complex Facility at Sandia National

Laboratories, has been provided $9,500,000. Project 01–D–107,

Atlas Relocation and Operations at the Nevada Test Site, has been

provided $7,689,000 of which an additional $3,900,000 is provided

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for Atlas construction in order to complete relocation during fiscal

year 2002.

Facilities and infrastructure.—The conference agreement in- cludes $10,000,000, instead of $30,000,000 as proposed by the

House and no funding as proposed by the Senate, to establish a

new program, Facilities and Infrastructure, to address the serious

shortfall in maintenance and repairs throughout the nuclear weapons complex. This funding should be used to reduce the current

backlog of maintenance and repairs and dispose of excess facilities.

As the first step in this process, the Department is directed to develop current ten-year site plans that demonstrate the reconfiguration of facilities and infrastructure to meet mission requirements

and address long-term operational costs and return on investment.

General reduction.—The conference agreement includes a gen- eral reduction of $10,375,000 to be allocated among the operating

expense funds provided in this supplemental appropriation. However, of the funds provided herein, the National Nuclear Security

Administration must provide the appropriate level of funding needed to maintain pit production and certification on schedule.

OTHER DEFENSE RELATED ACTIVITIES

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

The conference agreement provides $95,000,000 for Defense

Environmental Restoration and Waste Management as proposed by

the Senate instead of $100,000,000 as proposed by the House.

Site and project completion.—The conference agreement provides $26,500,000 for site and project completion activities. This includes $3,000,000 for groundwater contamination activities at the

Pantex plant in Texas; $10,000,000 for the spent nuclear fuels

project and $5,000,000 for deactivation of the plutonium finishing

plant at Hanford, Washington; and $8,500,000 for plutonium packaging and stabilization activities at the Savannah River Site in

South Carolina.

Post-2006 completion.—The conference agreement provides

$68,500,000 for post-2006 completion activities. This includes

$7,000,000 to purchase TRUPACTS shipping containers in support

of operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico;

$10,000,000 for tank farm operations, $3,300,000 for F-reactor safe

storage activities, and $25,000,000 for the Waste Treatment and

Immobilization Plant at Hanford, Washington; and $23,200,000 for

high-level waste activities and work in the F and H areas at the

Savannah River Site.

DEFENSE FACILITIES CLOSURE PROJECTS

The conference agreement provides $21,000,000 for Defense

Facilities Closure Projects as proposed by the House and the Senate. Funding of $20,000,000 has been provided for the Fernald,

Ohio, project, and $1,000,000 for the Miamisburg, Ohio, project.

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIVATIZATION

The conference agreement provides $29,600,000 for Defense

Environmental Management Privatization as proposed by the Senate instead of $27,472,000 as proposed by the House. This funding

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has been provided for the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility in Idaho.

OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for Other Defense Activities as proposed by the Senate instead of no funding as

proposed by the House. This funding is provided for the worker and

community transition program to mitigate the impact of the workforce reduction at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. The Department should report to the House

and Senate Committees on Appropriations by October 1, 2001, on

the use of this funding to facilitate the proposed reduction of 1,200

employees.

CHAPTER 4

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

The conference agreement includes $22,000,000 for this account instead of $67,400,000 as proposed by the House. The Senate

did not have a similar provision. Included in the account are the

following projects:

Location/

installation Project title Cost

Korea:

Camp Humphreys ................................................... Electrical Upgrade ...................................................... $10,000,000

Camp Casey ........................................................... Sewer Upgrade ........................................................... 8,000,000

Camp Casey ........................................................... Electrical Upgrade ...................................................... 4,000,000

Total, Korea ................................................... ..................................................................................... 22,000,000

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY

The conference agreement includes $9,400,000 for an emergent

repair facility in Guam as proposed by the House. The Senate did

not include a similar provision. Not included in the agreement is

$1,100,000 for constructing a close range training facility in Okinawa as proposed by the House. The Senate did not include a similar provision.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the

Masirah Island Airfield project in Oman instead of $18,000,000 as

proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a similar provision. Not included in the agreement is $8,000,000 for fire protection

systems in hangars at Kunsan Air Base in Korea as proposed by

the House. The Senate did not include a similar provision.

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

The conference agreement includes $6,700,000 to repair storm

damage at Ellington Air National Guard Base in Texas, as proposed by the Senate. The House did not include a similar provision.

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FAMILY HOUSING, ARMY

The conference agreement includes $30,480,000 instead of

$29,480,000 as proposed by the House, and $27,200,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the amount provided, $2,280,000 is for renovating Hannam Village apartments in Seoul, Korea, and

$1,000,000 is to repair storm damage at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

The conference agreement includes five general provisions.

Section 1401 authorizes increasing the spending cap at Arvin

Cadet Physical Development Center from $77,500,000 to

$85,000.000.

Section 1402 clarifies that amounts provided in this chapter

are available for the same time period as provided in the fiscal year

2001 appropriations act.

Section 1403 rescinds $46,755,000.

Section 1404 authorizes an increase for Bassett Army Hospital

at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Section 1405 designates the engineering and management

building at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, after Norman Sisisky.

TITLE II

OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

CHAPTER 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for the Office of

the Secretary, to remain available until September 30, 2002. Of

this sum, not less than $1,000,000 shall be used for enforcement

of the Animal Welfare Act, not less than $1,000,000 shall be used

for enforcement of humane slaughter practices under the Federal

Meat Inspection Act, and not more than $500,000 shall be for development and demonstration of technologies to promote the humane treatment of animals, as proposed by the Senate.

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 to guard against

the threat of foreign animal disease instead of $35,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. It is the intent of the conferees that this sum

will be used for equipment purchases that can be executed during

fiscal year 2001. The conferees fully expect the Secretary to continue use of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as necessary to combat threats of foreign animal disease.

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FARM SERVICE AGENCY

AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM

(RESCISSION)

The conference agreement rescinds $45,000,000 of unobligated

funds from the Agricultural Conservation Program.

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

The conference agreement provides an additional $35,500,000,

to remain available until expended, for watershed and flood prevention operations to reduce hazards to life and property in watersheds damaged by natural disasters. The conference agreement includes funding for the following states in the specific amounts: Alabama, $3,500,000; Florida, $2,000,000; Mississippi, $4,000,000;

Oklahoma, $7,000,000; Texas, $10,000,000; West Virginia,

$8,000,000; and Wisconsin, $1,000,000.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

Senate Section 2101.—The conference agreement includes language (section 2101) transferring Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Buildings and Facilities funds for plant quarantine facilities to the State of Alaska.

House Section 2101 and Senate Section 2102.—The conference

agreement includes language (section 2102) that makes a technical

correction to the Rural Community Advancement Program as proposed by the Senate instead of a technical correction as proposed

by the House.

Senate Section 2103.—The conference agreement includes language (section 2103) directing the Secretary to promulgate final

regulations for a Federal Crop Insurance Corporation program as

authorized in the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 as proposed by the Senate.

Senate Section 2104.—The Conference agreement includes

$20,000,000 (section 2104), as proposed by the Senate, to provide

financial assistance in the Klamath Basin for a prospective water

conservation program, and provides for expedited procedures. The

conference agreement does not include language proposed by the

House regarding an apportionment request for the Klamath Basin,

and does not include language proposed by the Senate requesting

a report of fiscal year 2001 losses.

Senate Section 2105.—The conference agreement includes language (section 2105) that reduces a limitation on the food stamp

Employment and Training program by $3,000,000 as proposed by

the Senate. The House had no similar provision.

Senate Section 2106.—The conference agreement includes lan- guage (section 2106) that rescinds $39,500,000 from unspecified

prior year funds for the food stamp Employment and Training program as proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.

Senate Section 2107.—The conference agreement (section 2107) provides $2,000,000 for financial assistance in the Yakima Basin

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for a prospective water conservation program, and provides for expedited procedures.

Section 2108.—The conference agreement provides up to

$22,949,000 for certain expenses for cooperating sponsors under the

Global Food for Education Initiative, and rescinds $22,949,000 of

funds appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Food and Drug Administration that are no longer required.

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

COASTAL AND OCEAN ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes language as proposed in

the Senate bill rescinding funds for a construction project and appropriating the same amount for land acquisition and construction

for the same project. The House bill did not address this matter.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

EMERGENCY OIL AND GAS GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM

(RECISSION)

The conference agreement includes language as proposed in

the Senate bill rescinding $114,800,000 from available funds in the

Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program. The House bill

did not address this matter.

RELATED AGENCY

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed in the

Senate bill rescinding and reappropriating $30,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2001 for technical assistance related to the

New Markets Venture Capital Program to allow those funds to remain available until expended. This matter was not addressed in

the House version of the bill.

BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes a provision proposed in the

Senate bill rescinding and reappropriating $22,000,000 appropriated in fiscal year 2001 for the New Markets Venture Capital

Program to allow those funds to remain available until expended.

This matter was not addressed in the House version of the bill.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

The conference agreement includes Section 2201, modified from

language proposed in the Senate bill, to amend portions of a fishing

vessel capacity reduction program authorized in Public Law 106–

554 regarding vessel eligibility and the timing of regulations to implement the program. The House bill did not address this matter.

The conference agreement includes Section 2202, modified from

language included in the Senate bill, to amend portions of the

American Fisheries Act to clarify methods for lenders to demonstrate their citizenship when making loans to the commercial

fishing industry after October 1, 2001. The House bill did not address this matter.

The conference agreement includes Section 2203, clarifying the

authorized uses of funds under a small business grant program.

The conference agreement includes Section 2204, clarifying the

purposes of certain funds appropriated in fiscal year 2001.

CHAPTER 3

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The conference agreement recommends $750,000 in Federal

funds, $250,000 by transfer of Federal funds, and the revised supplemental request of $106,588,000 in District funds instead of

$107,427,000 in District funds as proposed by the House and

$106,677,000 in District funds as proposed by the Senate.

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement appropriates $1,000,000 in Federal

funds, of which $250,000 is by transfer, as a contribution to the

Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia for payment to

the Excel Institute Adult Education Program. The House had proposed an appropriation under ‘‘Public Education System’’ of

$1,000,000 consisting of $250,000 by transfer and $750,000 from

local funds. The Excel Institute is an academic/auto technical training school located in Northwest Washington. The Institute offers

young men and women in the District the opportunity to train for

a career, earn a high school equivalency diploma, and obtain an unsubsidized job in the automotive industry. The conferees direct the

District’s Chief Financial Officer to make the above payment to the

Institute within 15 days of the enactment of this Act. The conferees

do not expect the Chief Financial Officer to administer this program in any way except to ensure that the funds are disbursed

promptly and correctly to the Institute.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement rescinds $250,000 as proposed by

the House and inserts language clarifying that the rescission applies to fiscal year 2001 funds as proposed by the Senate.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATION

The conference agreement includes language proposed by the

Senate modified to place a cap of $60,000 on the amount to be used

to implement the provisions of D.C. Bill 13–646 pertaining to historic properties. This amount was provided by District officials at

the request of the conferees. The conferees note that there was no

supporting justification material for this language and direct District officials to submit detailed justification material for all budget

requests. The conferees request an accounting by November 30,

2001, as to how the funds were used and the purposes for which

they were used.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes language proposed by the

Senate modified to place a cap on the amounts to be used by the

Office of the Corporation Counsel from funds deposited in the District of Columbia Antitrust Fund ($52,000), the Antifraud Fund

($5,500), and the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Fund

($43,000). The conferees also limit the use of the funds to fiscal

year 2001 instead of fiscal year 2002 as proposed by the Senate

and ‘‘without fiscal year limitation’’ as proposed in the request. The

conferees note that there was no supporting justification material

for this language. This request is similar to the one just discussed

under ‘‘Economic Development and Regulation’’. The conferees direct District officials to submit detailed justification material for all

budget requests. The conferees request an accounting by November

30, 2001, as to how the funds were used and the purposes for

which they were used.

PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM

The conference agreement appropriates $13,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $14,000,000 of which $250,000 was

by transfer and $750,000 was from local funds as proposed by the

House. The conference agreement allocates $1,000,000 for a censustype audit of student enrollment and $12,000,000 for the 2001 summer school session as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,000,000

for a census-type audit of student enrollment, $12,000,000 for the

2001 summer school session and $1,000,000 of which $250,000 was

by transfer and $750,000 was from local funds for the Excel Institute Adult Education Program as proposed by the House. Federal

funds of $1,000,000, including $250,000 by transfer, for the Excel

Institute are provided earlier in this chapter.

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GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

The conference agreement includes language proposed by the

Senate as a new section 2301 modified to require the Mayor to provide to the House and Senate appropriating and authorizing committees a report on the specific authority necessary to carry out the

responsibilities transferred to the Chief Financial Officer in a noncontrol year, outlined in Section 155 of Public Law 106–522, and

responsibilities outlined in DC Bill 14–254 passed by the District

Council on July 10, 2001 relating to the transition of responsibilities under Public Law 104–8, the District of Columbia Financial

Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995. The report

is to be submitted within 45 days of enactment of this Act.

In 1995, the Congress enacted the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act, Public Law

104–8, for the purpose of restoring financial solvency and improving effective management of the District of Columbia. The Act created the ‘‘Control Board’’ to oversee the management of the District

of Columbia and established an independent Office of the Chief Financial Officer within the District government, responsible for all

financial offices of the District (budget, controller, treasurer, finance and revenue) (GAO–01–845T). As the conditions of a ‘‘control

period’’ have been met and the Control Board terminates at the end

of fiscal year 2001, certain functions performed by the Control

Board have been transferred to the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer. Public Law 106–522, the Fiscal Year 2001 District

of Columbia Appropriations Act, outlines twenty-four (24) specific

responsibilities for the Chief Financial Officer in a non-control

year.

The conferees recognize that the District of Columbia government has enacted legislation promoting the independence, expertise

and authority of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The conferees are committed to ensuring that the Chief Financial Officer

has the necessary tools to insure that reliable, accurate, and objective financial information is available to the Mayor, the Council,

the Congress, the financial markets, District citizens an other interested parties. The conferees intend to work closely with the authorizing committees and the District of Columbia on this critical

issue as we develop the fiscal year 2002 appropriations bill.

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TEN- NESSEE

The conference agreement includes $9,000,000 for Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries instead of $18,000,000 as

proposed by the House. The Senate did not propose funding for this

account.

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL

The conference agreement includes $86,500,000 for Operation

and Maintenance, General instead of $139,200,000 as proposed by

the House. The Senate did not propose funding for this account. Of

the amount provided, $18,000,000 is for the Corps of Engineers to

address critical maintenance items at its hydroelectric power facilities. In addition, language has been included in the bill which directs the Corps of Engineers to use $8,000,000 to assist with the

recovery efforts resulting from the devastating effects of flooding

which occurred in Southern and Central West Virginia in July of

this year. The conference agreement also includes language proposed by the House which directs the Corps of Engineers to undertake the project authorized by section 518 of the Water Resources

Development Act of 1999.

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

The conference agreement includes $50,000,000 for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies as proposed by the House and the

Senate.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENERGY PROGRAMS

NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The conference agreement provides $11,950,000 for Non-Defense Environmental Management as proposed by the House instead of $11,400,000 as proposed by the Senate. Additional funding

of $10,000,000 is provided to continue cleanup at the Brookhaven

National Laboratory in New York, and $1,950,000 is provided to

study remediation options at the former Atlas Corporation’s uranium mill tailings site near Moab, Utah.

URANIUM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND REMEDIATION

The conference agreement provides $30,000,000 for Uranium

Facilities Maintenance and Remediation instead of $18,000,000 as

proposed by the House and the Senate. The conference agreement

includes $18,000,000 to accelerate cleanup activities at the gaseous

diffusion plant in Paducah, Kentucky, and $12,000,000 to continue

decontamination and decommissioning activities at the former gaseous diffusion plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,

WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION

The conference agreement provides $1,578,000 for Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area

Power Administration as proposed by the House, instead of no

funding as proposed by the Senate. Non-reimbursable funding of

$1,328,000 is provided to complete planning and environmental

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mission expansion options and projected costs in Western’s Upper

Great Plains Region. Existing Western transmission capacity iis insufficient to support the development of known energy resources

that could support new electric generation capacity in the Upper

Great Plains Region. The directed study will require assumptions

as to future generation locations. Western is directed to solicit suggestions from interested parties for the sites that should be studied

as potential locations for new generation and to consult with such

parties before conducting the study. Western is directed to produce

an objective evaluation of options that may be used by all interested parties.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

The conference agreement includes language proposed by the

House to provide $500,000 for completion of the feasibility study for

Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee.

The conference agreement does not include language proposed

by the House to transfer $23,700,000 from the National Nuclear

Security Administration to the Corps of Engineers.

The conference agreement modifies language proposed by the

Senate which allows the Bureau of Reclamation to accept prepayment of certain obligations.

The conference agreement does not include language proposed by the Senate to provide $250,000 within available funds for the

Western Area Power Administration for a study to determine the

costs and feasibility of transmission expansion. Funding for this activity has been provided in the Western Area Power Administration

appropriation account.

The conference agreement modifies language proposed by the

Senate to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 by including renal cancers as a

basis for benefits under this program. The conference agreement

makes the provision effective on October 1, 2001.

CHAPTER 5

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement appropriates $100,000,000 for ‘‘Child

Survival and Disease Programs Fund’’ as proposed by the Senate.

The House bill did not contain a provision on this matter. These

funds are available until expended and may be made available,

notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a United States

contribution to a global trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria,

and tuberculosis.

The conference agreement rescinds $10,000,000 from fiscal

year 2001 and prior year balances available under ‘‘Child Survival

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ignated for an international HIV/AIDS trust fund. The House bill

did not contain a provision on this matter.

OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

(RESCISSION)

The conference agreement rescinds $10,000,000 from unobligated balances of funds available under the heading ‘‘Economic

Support Fund’’. The managers expect that the Department of State

will consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to any reallocation of any funds pursuant to this rescission.

GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

The conference agreement contains Senate language that provides that the final proviso in section 526 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations

Act, 2000, as amended, is repealed, and that the funds identified

by such proviso shall be made available pursuant to the authority

of section 526 of Public Law 106–429. The managers agree with the

Senate report language on this provision. The House bill did not

address this matter.

The conference agreement does not contain section 3002 of the

House bill regarding a report to the Committees on Appropriations

on the projected uses of the unobligated balances of funds available

under ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, including plans for allocating additional resources to respond to the El Salvador earthquakes. The Senate amendment did not address this matter.

CHAPTER 6

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES

The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for management

of lands and resources as proposed by the Senate, instead of no

funding as proposed by the House, to expedite the processing of

critical energy related permits. The Senate proposal to derive these

funds by transfer from unobligated balances in land acquisition accounts is not agreed to.

Within the amount provided, $1,250,000 is to reduce the backlog of oil and gas permits on Federal lands including: $300,000 for

activities in New Mexico, $200,000 for activities in California, and

$750,000 for activities in Wyoming. In addition, $200,000 is to

process power plant applications in New Mexico, $100,000 is for

power line rights-of-way in California, $500,000 is to support development of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, and $950,000 is

for studies in the Powder River Basin in Montana to support coalbed methane development, of which $250,000 is for the continuation of wetlands filtration research with the Department of Energy and Montana State University and of which $200,000 is for

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preparation of a hyperspectral assessment of potential concentrations of gas reserves in the Powder River Basin covered by the ongoing Environmental Impact Statement. The Bureau should report

to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as soon as

possible on the use of hyperspectral data to prioritize the processing of applications to drill.

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

CONSTRUCTION

The conference agreement provides $17,700,000 for construction as proposed by the House, instead of no funding as proposed

by the Senate, to repair damages to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

facilities caused by floods, ice storms, and earthquakes in the

States of Washington, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The House proposal to

designate this appropriation as an emergency requirement is not

agreed to.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

UNITED STATES PARK POLICE

The conference agreement provides $1,700,000 for United

States Park Police, as proposed by the House instead of no funding

as proposed by the Senate. The House recommendation was based

on information from the National Park Service that U.S. Park Police pension costs for fiscal year 2001 had been underestimated and

that, in order to cover the pension shortfall, the National Park

Service and the U.S. Park Police had to cancel the summer police

recruit class. The managers have subsequently learned that the

U.S. Park Police did not use the funds from the canceled recruit

class to cover the pension shortfall but, instead, funded various

other non-emergency items. Therefore, the funds provided in this

Act are needed to cover the pension plan shortfall and the recruit

class will not be reinstated. The managers caution the U.S. Park

Police that such unapproved diversions of funds will not be tolerated in the future.

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $50,000,000 for operation

of Indian programs as requested by the Administration and proposed by both the House and the Senate. The agreement includes

two changes to the original language. The first change permits

these funds to remain available until expended and the second

change clarifies that the funds may be used for electric power operations and related activities at the San Carlos Irrigation Project.

The House proposal to designate this appropriation as an emergency requirement is not agreed to.

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RELATED AGENCY

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

The conference agreement provides $1,400,000 for forest and

rangeland research as proposed in section 2608 of the Senate bill

for research on sudden oak death syndrome, instead of no funding

as proposed by the House. The Senate proposal to derive these

funds by transfer from unobligated balances in the land acquisition

account is not agreed to.

STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

The conference agreement provides $24,500,000 for State and private forestry, instead of $22,000,000 as proposed by the House

and $2,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. Included are

$10,000,000 to address ice storm damages in the States of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, $12,000,000 for pest suppression in several areas of the country, $1,750,000 for emergency fire fighting in

anchorage, and $750,000 for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Spruce

Bark Beetle Task Force in Alaska. The Senate-proposed language

dealing with fire fighting in Alaska has been modified by deleting

references to equipment purchases. The House proposal to designate this appropriation as an emergency requirement is not

agreed to.

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

The conference agreement provides $12,000,000 for the national forest system as proposed by the House instead of

$10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate, of which $10,000,000 is for

activities to address ice storm damages in the States of Arkansas

and Oklahoma and $2,000,000 is to respond to illegal marijuana

cultivation and trafficking in California and Kentucky. The House

proposal to designate this appropriation as an emergency requirement is not agreed to.

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

The conference agreement provides no funding for wildland fire management as proposed by the Senate, instead of $100,000,000 in

emergency funding as proposed by the House.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement provides $4,000,000 for capital improvement and maintenance as proposed by both the House and

the Senate to repair damage caused by ice storms in Arkansas and

Oklahoma. The House proposal to designate this appropriation as

an emergency requirement is not agreed to. The conference agreement also provides for the extension of availability of funds previously appropriated for maintenance and snow removal on the

Beartooth Highway as proposed by the Senate.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

Section 2601 includes language proposed by the House to permit completion of a wilderness study at Apostle Islands National

Lakeshore, WI by the National Park Service. The Senate addressed

this provision under the National Park Service ‘‘Operation of the

National Park System’’ account.

Section 2602 includes language proposed by the House extending the availability of funds provided in fiscal year 2001 for maintenance, protection and preservation of land in the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, SD. The Senate addressed this provision

under the National Park Service ‘‘Operation of the National Park

System’’ account.

Section 2603 includes language proposed by the Senate allowing the Bureau of Land Management to use an estimated $168,000

in unobligated balances for land exchanges at Steens Mountain,

OR.

Section 2604 includes language proposed by both the House

and the Senate to correct a Public Law reference in section 338 of

the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year

2001.

Section 2605 includes language proposed by both the House

and the Senate modifying a provision in Public Law 106–558 in

order to authorize the payment of full overtime rates for fire fighters in fiscal year 2001.

Section 2606 includes language proposed by both the House

and the Senate to permit the Forest Service to receive reimbursement for expenditures for projects that otherwise qualify for the

use of Federal-aid highways funds.

Section 2607 includes language proposed by the Senate permitting the use of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 funding for a direct

payment to Ketchikan Public Utilities in Alaska to clear a rightof-way for the Swan Lake-Lake Tyee Intertie on the Tongass National Forest. Any activity associated with clearing the right-of-way

must comply with all applicable Federal and State environmental

laws and regulations.

Section 2608 includes language proposed by the Senate making

permanent a provision dealing with the distribution of certain Bureau of Indian Affairs funds to small tribes in Alaska.

Section 2609 modifies language proposed by the Senate restricting additional self-determination contracts and self-governance compacts for the provision of health care services to Alaska

Natives. The modification extends the current restriction for three

additional years rather than making it a permanent restriction.

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CHAPTER 7

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

The conference agreement includes $25,000,000 for the Youth

Activities program authorized under the Workforce Investment Act

as opposed to $45,000,000 proposed by the Senate. The House bill

contained no similar provision. The Secretary of Labor had proposed a reprogramming of fiscal year 2001 funds to increase funding for the Youth Activities program by $45,000,000. The conference agreement rescinds $65,000,000 from funds appropriated under sections 169 and 171 of the Workforce Investment

Act, of which $25,000,000 is rescinded from funds available for

Youth Opportunity Grants; $20,000,000 from funds available for

Safe Schools/Healthy Students; and $20,000,000 from funds available for the Incumbent Workers program. The Senate bill included

a rescission totaling $45,000,000; $25,000,000 from Youth Opportunity Grants and $20,000,000 from Safe Schools/Healthy Students. The House bill contained no similar provision. The Secretary

of Labor had proposed reprogramming these funds for other purposes. The conference agreement rescinds $177,500,000 from funds

for Dislocated Worker training activities authorized under the

Workforce Investment Act, of which, $110,000,000 is from amounts

allotted for formula grants to States and $67,500,000 is from the

National Reserve. The Senate bill rescinded $217,500,000 from the

Dislocated Worker program. The House bill contained no similar

provision.

The conference agreement includes provisions directing the

Secretary to allocate the rescission in the Dislocated Worker formula grant funds based upon each State’s share of the unexpended

balances in the program as of June 30, 2001. The Senate bill contained provisions directing the Secretary to increase State program

year 2001 allotments to States with acceptable program expenditures by re-allotting unexpended balances from States determined

by the Secretary to have excess unexpended program balances as

of June 30, 2001. The House bill contained no similar provisions.

In addition, the conference agreement modifies language included in the Senate bill to make the rescission effective at the

time the Secretary determines, based upon the best information

available, the unexpended balances in each of the States. The conferees expect the Secretary of Labor to render her determination by

no later than September 30, 2001. The House bill contained no

similar provision.

The conferees note that the Governors of each State under the

Workforce Investment Act have the authority to re-allocate unobligated funds among local areas. The conferees encourage the Governors to exercise this authority for local areas where there is need.

The conferees are aware of concerns about rescinding Workforce Investment Act training funds during a period of economic

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slowdown. However, based on the information available to the conferees, it appears that there is excess funding available in the program and the rescission is necessary to meet other needs in fiscal

year 2001.

The conferees understand that the Secretary of Labor requires

the Governors to submit State financial data for the three Workforce Investment Act block grants on a quarterly basis. The data

for June 30, 2001, the end of the program year, is due on August

15, 2001. The conferees believe that timely and accurate data are

critical in order for the Congress to meet its oversight responsibilities for this important program. Therefore the conferees direct the

Secretary to submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations an expenditure data report on each of the three Workforce Investment Act block grants at the State level and for the National Reserve funds within not more than 60 days of the end of

the quarter beginning with the data from the end of program year

2000 and continuing through program year 2001.

PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement includes a provision amending the

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to extend

the availability of funds included for the National Summit on Retirement Savings to September 30, 2002. The conferees understand

the Administration expects to convene the Summit in the first part

of fiscal year 2002. Neither the House nor the Senate bills addressed this matter.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES

The conference agreement includes two technical corrections as

proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provisions.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference understand that bill language is no longer necessary and therefore deletes without prejudice the language proposed by the Senate. The conferees further understand that the

National Institutes of Health will use funds appropriated to the Office of the Director to proceed with the planning and start-up activities of the newly authorized National Institute of Biomedical

Imaging and Bioengineering. The House bill contained no similar

provision.

The conference agreement includes language to provide for the

transfer of $7,115,000 from the National Library of Medicine to the

Buildings and Facilities account to complete the design phase of a

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National Library of Medicine facility. The House and Senate bills

contained no similar provision.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The conference agreement provides $6,500,000 for maintenance, repair, preservation, and protection of St. Elizabeths Hospital as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision.

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

The conference agreement includes $300,000,000 in contingency funds to provide home energy assistance to low-income

households, as authorized under section 2602(e) of the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 and provides that these funds

shall be available until expended, as proposed in the Senate bill.

The House bill also included $300,000,000 in contingency funds but

did not make the funds available beyond September 30, 2001. The

conference agreement provides $150,000,000 above the Administration’s request of $150,000,000.

The conferees expect that half of the $300,000,000 will be

available for targeted assistance to States with the most critical

needs, which may include needs arising from significant energy

cost increases, significant increases in arrearages and disconnections, home energy shortages and supply disruptions, weather-related emergencies, natural disasters, or increases in unemployment. The conferees further expect that the remaining half of the

funds will be distributed based on the LIHEAP block grant statutory formula so that every State has additional resources to address unmet energy assistance needs resulting from the extraordinary price increases in home heating fuels experienced during

this past winter as well as funds to address unanticipated emergencies. The conferees note that the Department has allocated the

last three emergency LIHEAP distributions to the States in this

manner. The conferees direct the Department to provide notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the

amount, manner of distribution and justification for the release of

funds not less than seven days prior to any allotment or release of

funds.

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

The conferees concur with language contained in the Senate report regarding a technical correction. The House report contained

no similar provision.

GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

The conferees are displeased with the way in which the Department of Health and Human Services has handled responses to

the May 4, 2001 stem cell letter and its refusal to provide to the

Committees on Appropriations the report ‘‘Stem Cells: Scientific

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Progress and Future Research Directions’’ when requested. The

conferees direct that specific information requests from the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health

and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies, on stem

cell research or any other matter, shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations, in a prompt professional manner, and

within the time frame specified in the request. The conferees further direct that scientific information requested by the Committees

on Appropriations and prepared by government researchers and

scientists, be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations, uncensored and without delay.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

EDUCATION REFORM

The conference agreement includes a technical correction as

proposed by both the House and the Senate.

The conferees understand that the Department plans to award

only implementation grants, but no planning grants, to school districts under the fiscal year 2001 Smaller Learning Communities

program. The conferees are very concerned about this decision and

expect the Department to award both types of grants, and to apply

the same competitive priorities used in the fiscal year 2000 grant

competition in determining which applicants are funded in the fiscal year 2001 grant competition. In addition, the conferees expect

that the department will continue outreach and technical assistance activities to help ensure that school districts are aware that

smaller schools and smaller learning communities are effective research-based strategies to improve student safety, morale, retention, and academic achievement.

EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

The conference agreement includes a technical correction relating to the amount of funding available for Basic Grants in school

year 2001–2002 as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

The conference agreement also includes an additional

$161,000,000 for the Title I Grants to LEAs program. It is the intent of the conferees that, when taken together with the technical

correction to the basic grants amount, these additional resources

will result in a final fiscal year 2001 appropriation of

$7,397,971,000 for basic grants and $1,364,750,000 for concentration grants. The conferees further intend that these additional resources will be used to provide each State and local educational

agency the greater of either the amount it would receive at levels

specified in the conference report to accompany H.R. 4577 under

the 100-percent hold harmless or what it would receive using the

statutory formulas. These provisions were proposed by both the

House and the Senate.

The technical correction made to the appropriation for this program and the additional resources made available by this supplemental appropriations act shall take effect as if included in Public

Law 106–554 on the date of its enactment.

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IMPACT AID

The conference agreement includes a provision requiring Impact Aid construction funds to be distributed in accordance with

the formula outlined in section 8007 of the Impact Aid program as

that section existed in fiscal year 2000 as proposed by both the

House and the Senate.

SPECIAL EDUCATION

The conference agreement includes a technical correction as

proposed by both the House and the Senate.

EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT

The conference agreement includes technical corrections as

proposed by both the House and the Senate.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

Section 2701. The conference agreement includes a provision

clarifying the intent of the Congress with regard to funding provided pursuant to section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational

and Technical Education Act of 1998 as proposed by the Senate.

Funding available for this section is intended to be provided only

to tribal colleges that do not receive Federal support under the

Tribally Controlled Community College or University Assistance

Act of 1978 or the Navajo Community College Act and whose primary purpose is to provide full-time technical and vocational educational programs to American Indian students. The House bill

contained no similar provision.

Section 2702. The conference agreement includes a provision

authorizing the use of fiscal year 2001 funds specifically for transition from the use of analog to digital technology for the provision

of public broadcasting services for fiscal year 2001. The Senate bill

included language amending the authorizing statute to establish a

grant program and included two-year authorization of appropriations for the grant program. The House bill contained no similar

provision.

Section 2703. The conference agreement includes a provision

proposed by the Senate which makes a permanent change to section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to clarify

which small school districts are eligible for special payments authorized within the basic support payments program. The conference agreement also includes a provision proposed by the Senate

stating that this change shall apply to funding available in the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2001. The House bill

contained no similar provisions.

These provisions will change the fiscal year 2001 allocations

under the basic support payment program of Impact Aid, resulting

in some school districts receiving less than they were expecting to

receive in fiscal year 2001 funds. The conferees note that the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools supports the adoption of this provision.

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eficiary districts ineligible for the special payment provisions authorized in the Impact Aid reauthorization bill enacted into law

last year. While the appropriation for basic support payments in

the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2001 assumed

full funding for these payments, the initial payment calculations

made for school districts did not. As a result, approximately

$2,900,000 set aside for payments to districts eligible for special

payments was included in the calculation for distribution to noneligible districts. The conferees intend to make an additional

$2,900,000 available in the fiscal year 2002 education appropriations bill to offset the effect of this amendment.

CHAPTER 8

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS

The conference agreement provides the traditional death gratuity for the widow of Norman Sisisky, late a Representative from

the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the heir of John Joseph Moakley, late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

MEMBER’S REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES, STANDING COMMITTEES,

SPECIAL AND SELECT, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides an additional $44,214,000

for Members’ Representational Allowances, standing committees,

special and select, the Committee on Appropriations, and allowances and expenses.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

The conference agreement provides an additional amount for

salaries and expenses for the Office of the Clerk and the Office of

the Chief Administrative Officer totaling $17,448,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

Language is included increasing the Clerk of the House’s representational allowance for fiscal year 2001.

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JOINT ITEMS

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

The conference agreement provides an additional $514,000 for

salaries for anticipated extraordinary events.

GENERAL EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides an additional $486,000 for

general expenses related to anticipated extraordinary events.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

The conference agreement includes a provision allowing the

Capitol Police to be reimbursed for law enforcement assistance

from any Federal, State, or local government agency (including the

District of Columbia).

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides an additional $35,000 to

the Office of Compliance for unexpected requests for counseling and

mediation services.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

The conferees support the proposed Senate language regarding

a general management review of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC)

operations. This management review should include an overall assessment of the agency’s organizational structure, strategic planning, skills, staffing, systems, accountability reporting, and execution of its statutory and assigned responsibilities. The conferees direct that the General Accounting Office (GAO) lead this review, in

consultation and coordination with the Architect of the Capitol,

building upon earlier management reviews, and consider best practices in its evaluation and recommendations. The GAO report

should include recommendations for enhancing the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the AOC operations along with recommendations as to how to implement such improvements. GAO

should report the results of its review to the House and Senate

Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Rules

and Administration no later than April 2002.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

The conference agreement provides $9,900,000 to fund a shortfall based on increased volume of printing and publications and associated information products and services ordered by the Congress

during fiscal year 2000 and 2001.

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

The conference agreement provides $6,000,000 to replace the

air-conditioning and lighting systems at the Government Printing

Office.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conference agreement provides $600,000 for a joint Library

of Congress/United States Military Academy telecommunications

project.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2803. A general provision authorizing one consultant for

the President pro tempore emeritus is included.

Sec. 2804. A general provision has been included relating to

the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act.

Sec. 2805. A general provision permitting the Architect of the

Capitol to reimburse the Department of Treasury for prior year

water and sewer services is included.

Sec. 2806. A general provision is included relating to the membership of the Senate to the Joint Economic Committee.

CHAPTER 9

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

RENTAL PAYMENTS

(RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes a rescission of $440,000 in

balances for rental payments to the General Service Administration. These funds have remained unobligated for many years, and

can be made available at this time for other pressing needs.

COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

The conference agreement includes $92,000,000 for Coast

Guard operating expenses, as proposed by the House and Senate.

The agreement makes such funds available until September 30,

2002, as proposed by the House, instead of September 30, 2001 as

proposed by the Senate.

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

The conference agreement includes $4,000,000, available until

expended, for the repair or relocation of Coast Guard facilities damaged during the Nisqually earthquake in the State of Washington,

as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar appropriation.

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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

(RESCISSIONS)

The conference agreement includes rescissions of balances in

‘‘Acquisition, construction, and improvements’’ totaling $12,000,000.

These rescissions are as shown below:

Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–69):

HH–65 helicopter kapton wiring ................................................... $2,856,000

HU–25 jet re-engineering .............................................................. 3,468,000

MSO/station Cleveland relocation ................................................. 850,000

Drug interdiction assets homeporting .......................................... 2,800,000

Total ............................................................................................. 9,974,000

Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–346):

PC–170 ............................................................................................ 850,000

87 foot WPB replacement .............................................................. 1,176,000

Total ............................................................................................. 2,026,000

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

The conference agreement includes a $30,000,000 rescission of

contract authority as proposed by the House and Senate. Because

these funds are above the annual limitation on obligations, the rescission will have no effect on current program activities.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RESTORATION

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

The conference agreement includes an appropriation from the Highway Trust Fund of $27,600,000, to remain available until expended, for emergency highway restoration and related activities.

These funds shall be distributed as follows:

Project Amount

Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, WA ...................................................... $3,800,000

Magnolia Bridge, Seattle, WA .............................................................. 9,000,000

U.S. 119 over Pine Mountain, Letcher County, KY ............................ 9,100,000

Lake Street Access to I–35 West, Minneapolis, MN ........................... 4,700,000

Interstate 55 interchange, Weber Road and River Des Peres, MO 500,000

Highway damage due to tornado, flooding, & icestorm in northwest

Wisconsin, including Bayfield and Douglas counties ...................... 500,000

The Senate bill included an appropriation from the general

fund of $12,800,000, to remain available until expended, for the

long-term restoration or replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct

and Magnolia Bridge in Seattle, Washington, which were recently

damaged during the Nisqually earthquake. The House bill contained no similar appropriation.

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provements to U.S. 119 in Letcher County, Kentucky. U.S. 119 is

a major commercial artery on the National Highway System in

eastern Kentucky. A section of this road has been the site of several major accidents in recent years, including an accident involving a school bus six months ago. The Commonwealth of Kentucky

recently prohibited use of the roadway by large commercial vehicles, which the state determined cannot safely negotiate several

narrow sections of the highway. The state’s action, while necessary,

will disrupt commerce in this region, impacting businesses and

families. The funds provided will allow the state to immediately

implement major safety improvements that must occur before safe

commercial use of the road can resume.

Lake Street access, Minneapolis, MN.—The conference agree- ment provides $4,700,000 for work to proceed to provide access to

I–35 West from Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Interstate 55 interchange, MO.—The conference agreement pro- vides $500,000 for work to proceed for a new interchange on Interstate 55, at the point the Interstate passes over Weber Road and

the River Des Peres. The new interchange would allow increased

access to the neighborhood of LeMay in St. Louis County and is

critical to a local revitalization plan.

Highway damage in northwest Wisconsin.—The conference

agreement provides $500,000 for necessary repairs due to recent

disasters, including the flood, wind, and ice storm of April 29, 2001.

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

(RESCISSIONS)

The conference agreement includes rescissions of appropriations and contract authorizations of $15,918,497 in unobligated balances from completed highway projects in eight previous highway

authorization and appropriations acts, instead of $14,000,000 proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar rescissions.

RELATED AGENCY

UNITED STATES—CANADA RAILROAD COMMISSION

The conference agreement includes $2,000,000, proposed by the

Senate, for a joint U.S.-Canada commission to study the feasibility

of connecting the rail system in Alaska to the North American continental rail system. Funds are made available until expended. The

agreement specifies that the funds are to be provided directly to

the commission, rather than to the Alaska Railroad as proposed by

the Senate. The House bill contained no similar appropriation.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

The conference agreement includes a provision, proposed by

the Senate, making fiscal year 1999 and 2000 funds for Northern

New Mexico bus and bus facilities projects also available for State

of New Mexico buses and bus-related facilities. The House bill contained no similar provision.

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The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by the

Senate which would have made airport development projects in two

locations eligible for grants under the Airport Improvement Program by waiving the requirement that such airports be included in

FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The

House bill contained no similar provision.

The conference agreement does not include provisions proposed

by the Senate which would have prohibited reallocation of funds for

the Morgantown, West Virginia fixed guideway modernization

project or the Tuscaloosa, Alabama intermodal center. Instead, the

conferees direct the Federal Transit Administration not to reallocate funds provided in the fiscal year 1999 Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (P.L. 105–277)

for the Tuscaloosa, Alabama intermodal center and the Morgantown, West Virginia fixed guideway modernization project. Funds

are extended only for one additional year, absent further congressional direction. The House bill contained no similar provision.

CHAPTER 10

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conferees agree to provide $59,956,000 to reimburse any

agency of the Department of the Treasury or other Federal agency

for costs associated with providing operational and perimeter security at the 2002 Winter Olympics, as proposed by the Senate. The

conferees expect that this funding will be provided to the following

agencies, as shown in the following table. Adjustments to this funding may be made subject to the standard reprogramming and

transfer guidelines:

Agency/Department Recommendation

Department of the Treasury:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Salaries and Expenses ........................................................................................... $10,523,000

U.S. Customs Service, Salaries and Expenses ............................. 13,813,000

U.S. Customs Service, Operations and Maintenance, Air and

Marine Interdiction ..................................................................... 4,931,000

United States Secret Service, Salaries and Expenses ................. 19,530,000

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Salaries and Expenses ........................................................................................... 58,000

Internal Revenue Service, Tax Law Enforcement ....................... 2,729,000

Treasury Office of Enforcement .................................................... 40,000

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ................... 334,000

Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service ................................. 1,300,000

Department of Interior:

National Park Service .................................................................... 1,300,000

U.S. Bureau of Land Management ....................................................... 312,000

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .............................................................. 195,000

Department of Justice ........................................................................... 4,891,000

Total ............................................................................................. 59,956,000

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conferees agree to provide $49,576,000 for the Financial

Management Service, the same amount as proposed by both the

House and the Senate. The conferees direct the Financial Management Service to provide a detailed report on the expenditures made

pursuant to this appropriation 120 days after the enactment of this

Act.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The conferees agree to provide $66,200,000 for the Internal

Revenue Service, the same amount as proposed by both the House

and the Senate. The conferees direct the Internal Revenue Service

to provide a detailed report on the expenditures made pursuant to

this appropriation 120 days after the enactment of this Act.

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND

EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION

The conferees agree to include a provision, modified from the

Senate position, for the Federal Payment to Morris K. Udall Scholarship and excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation

account to permit the transfer of up to $1,000,000 for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to section 6(7) of the Morris K. Udall

Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native

American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)). The House

had no similar provision.

GENERAL PROVISIONS THIS CHAPTER

Section 21001. The conferees agree to include a provision for

designating a building as the Paul Coverdell Building as proposed

by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.

Section 21002. The conferees agree to include a provision rescinding $18,000,000 in funds previously made available to the Internal Revenue Service, Processing Assistance and Management,

Tax Law Enforcement, and the Earned Income Tax Credit Compliance Initiative.

CHAPTER 11

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

The conferees recommend an additional $589,413,000 for compensation and pension payments to eligible veterans. Supplemental

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funds are needed in fiscal year 2001 in order to meet cost of living

adjustments and program enhancements and benefits contained in

legislation enacted after passage of the fiscal year 2001 appropriations bill, but the conferees do not identify specific funding levels

for each benefit or authorization.

READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

The conferees recommend an additional $347,000,000 to meet

Montgomery GI Bill benefit enhancements contained in legislation

enacted after passage of the fiscal year 2001 appropriations bill.

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

The conferees included House bill language increasing the current fiscal year 2001 travel limitation from $2,500,000 to

$3,500,000. The Senate did not include bill language.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

The conferees recommend bill language proposed by the Senate

allowing not more than $19,000,000 to be transferred from the

Medical Care account to General Operating Expenses by September 30, 2001, for the administrative expenses of processing

claims. The House did not include a time limitation for the fund

transfer. The new fiscal year 2001 GOE travel limitation remains

at $17,500,000.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

(RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes a rescission of $114,300,000

from amounts made available to the Department as proposed in the

House bill, with a technical change in the language. The Senate bill

did not address this matter.

NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

The conference agreement includes language authorizing

$5,000,000 from within available funds under this heading appropriated in fiscal year 2001 and prior years to be used to address

mold problems on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. The

Senate bill included an additional appropriation to the Tribe, subject to submission of a plan. Language is also included as proposed

in the Senate bill requiring the Federal Emergency Management

Agency to provide technical assistance to the Tribe. The House bill

did not address this matter.

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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

(INCLUDING RESCISSION)

The conference agreement includes language as proposed in

the Senate bill making a technical change to extend the availability

of funds appropriated under this account in Public Law 106–377.

The House bill included similar language as a general provision.

Language is included clarifying Congressional intent with respect to appropriations made to improve cyber-districts in Massachusetts and for wastewater and combined sewer overflow infrastructure improvements in Massachusetts, as recommended in the

House bill; and for appropriations made for Rio Arriba County,

New Mexico, as recommended in the Senate bill. The conferees

have amended language as proposed by the House which clarifies

the intent of Congress with respect to a grant made for construction at a New Jersey university center and with respect to a grant

made to the City of Syracuse, New York.

HOUSING PROGRAMS

MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

The conference agreement does not include language proposed

in the House bill authorizing the expenditure of fees available in

the fund. The conferees understand that separate legislation has

been enacted to allow for the expenditure of these fees in fiscal

year 2001. The Senate bill did not address this matter.

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The conference agreement includes language authorizing the

Department to use $8,000,000 from within existing fiscal year 2001

appropriations for FHA administrative expenses and HUD salaries

and expenses to pay the obligation and accrued interest resulting

from a probable fiscal year 2000 violation of the Anti-Deficiency

Act, as proposed in both the House and Senate bills.

FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK INSURANCE

The conference agreement does not include an additional appropriation for this account as proposed in the House bill. Language is not included to remove certain requirements on supplemental funds provided for this account in fiscal year 2000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The conferees have amended the language included in the

House bill providing $243,059 to pay the Cemetery’s disputed

water bill with the District of Columbia. Instead, the conferees

have included a provision directing the Department of Defense to

pay the disputed water bill in excess of the amount already paid

by the Cemetery, and reimburse the Cemetery for any draw-down

on funds made by the Treasury in excess of the Cemetery’s current

payment.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT

The conferees have amended language proposed by the House

which clarifies the intent of Congress with respect to grants made

for work in Cortland County, New York and Central New York watersheds. The language further clarifies the intent of Congress with

respect to a grant made in Public Law 106–377 to the Salt Lake

Organizing Committee for environmental work related to the 2002

Winter Olympic Games.

STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The conferees have included language proposed by the House

and the Senate clarifying the intent of Congress with respect to a

grant made to the City of Beloit, Wisconsin. The conferees have

similarly included language proposed by the House which clarifies

the intent of Congress with respect to grants made to Hartselle

Utilities in Alabama and to the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and which correctly states the dollar amount provided in fiscal year 2001 for grants under this heading.

The conferees have amended language proposed by the House

which clarifies the intent of Congress with respect to grants made

to the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority in Alabama,

and to the City of Clinton, Tennessee.

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF

The conferees agree to make no changes to the FEMA Disaster

Relief account for fiscal year 2001. The House had proposed a rescission of $389,200,000 and the Senate had proposed an increase

of $1,000,000 for this account. The conferees agree that recent significant natural disasters, including tropical storm Allison, have severely depleted funds previously provided for disaster relief. The

conferees note that the status of the disaster relief fund today is

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cant costs yet to be covered, it is clear that rescinding funds from

this account is not any longer possible. Likewise, it is not clear that

an eminent need exists for additional funding and the conferees

have agreed to provide no additional funding in fiscal year 2001.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT

The conferees have agreed to changes in language enacted as

part of Public Law 106–74 (the Fiscal Year 2000 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act) as proposed by the Senate

instead of the changes proposed by the House. The final proviso

under this heading in Public Law 106–74 restricts the use of

$40,000,000 to the shuttle research mission, commonly referred to

as the R–2 mission, to occur after the STS–107 shuttle research

mission. Subsequent events have increased the cost of STS–107

and significantly delayed any future research mission, resulting in

a need to modify the original proviso prior to the funds expiring on

September 30, 2001. The House had proposed deletion of the final

proviso under this heading in Public Law 106–74, thus allowing

the funds to be used for other purposes. The House provision also

included language restricting a portion of the funds to research associated with the International Space Station. The Senate proposed

to modify the proviso to allow the funds to be used for purposes

other than originally intended and does not include any reference

to the International Space Station research.

The conferees agree that the original direction included in the

proviso is no longer valid. The conferees agree that $32,000,000–

35,000,000 of the funds provided in the original proviso remain

available. The conferees agree that $17,000,000 of the funds shall

be to cover cost increases associated with the STS–107 mission

which have already been incurred and the funding can be legitimately expended prior to September 30, 2001. The mission’s costs

have increased because its launch has been delayed due to the need

for extensive repairs to the shuttle Columbia’s wiring and schedule

changes associated with the Hubble servicing mission. The remaining funds shall be used prior to September 30, 2001 for any

projects or activities NASA deems to be in legitimate need of funding. The conferees further agree that NASA is to take all necessary

action to ensure that the STS–107 research mission is accomplished and contractual obligations are met during fiscal years

2001 and 2002. NASA is directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations a full accounting of the use of the fiscal year 2000

funding and the subsequent fiscal year accounting adjustments to

reflect full funding of the STS–107 mission prior to its launch currently scheduled for May 2002.

The conferees understand work is already underway and international partners are involved in research scheduled for R2 and

therefore expect NASA to continue to pursue options for carrying

out this life and microgravity research as well as work to increase

research funding and flight opportunities during ISS assembly.

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GENERAL PROVISION

The conference agreement does not include section 2901, recommended in the House bill, as this matter has been addressed

under the Community development fund account as recommended

in the Senate bill.

TITLE III

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT

The conference agreement includes a provision as proposed by

both the House and Senate that limits the availability of funds provided in this Act.

The conference agreement deletes a provision proposed by the

House relating to the Buy American Act. The Senate bill contained

no similar provision.

The conference agreement includes an appropriation of

$1,700,000 for the United States-China Security Review Commission, as proposed by the Senate. The House bill contained no similar provision.

CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS

The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year

2001 recommended by the Committee of Conference, with comparisons to the fiscal year 2001 budget estimates, and the House and

Senate bills for 2001 follow:

[In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001 ............ $7,480,187

House bill, fiscal year 2001 ............................................................................. 7,481,283

Senate bill, fiscal year 2001 ............................................................................ 7,479,980

Conference agreement, fiscal year 2001 ........................................................ 7,480,186

Conference agreement compared with:

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001 ..... ¥1

House bill, fiscal year 2001 ...................................................................... ¥1,097

Senate bill, fiscal year 2001 ..................................................................... +206

C.W. BILL YOUNG,

RALPH REGULA,

JERRY LEWIS,

HAROLD ROGERS,

JOE SKEEN, FRANK R. WOLF, JIM KOLBE, SONNY CALLAHAN, JAMES T. WALSH, CHARLES H. TAYLOR,

DAVID L. HOBSON,

ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr.,

HENRY BONILLA,

JOE KNOLLENBERG,

DAVID R. OBEY,

JOHN P. MURTHA,

NORMAN DICKS,

MARTIN OLAV SABO,

STENY H. HOYER,

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ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, MARCY KAPTUR, PETER J. VISCLOSKY, NITA M. LOWEY, JOSE ́ E. SERRANO, JOHN W. OLVER, Managers on the Part of the House.

ROBERT C. BYRD,

DANIEL K. INOUYE,

FRITZ HOLLINGS,

TED STEVENS,

THAD COCHRAN,

Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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