103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3759

AMENDMENT
In the Senate of the United States,

February 10 (legislative day, January 25), 1994.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3759) entitled ‘‘An Act making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1994, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
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1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro3 vide emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal

4 year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes,

5 namely:

6 TITLE I—EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL

7 APPROPRIATIONS

8 CHAPTER 1

9 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVEL10 OPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,

11 AND RELATED AGENCIES

12 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

13 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

14 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and flood

16 prevention operations’’ to repair damage to the waterways

17 and watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and Cali18 fornia fires of 1993 and other natural disasters, and for

19 other purposes, $340,500,000, to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That such assistance may be made avail21 able when the primary beneficiary is agriculture or agri22 business regardless of drainage size: Provided further, That

23 such amounts are designated by Congress as emergency re24 quirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
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1 as amended: Provided further, That if the Secretary deter2 mines that the cost of land and levee restoration exceeds

3 the fair market value of an affected cropland, the Secretary

4 may use sufficient amounts from funds provided under this

5 heading to accept bids from willing sellers to enroll such

6 cropland inundated by the Midwest floods of 1993 in any

7 of the affected States in the Wetlands Reserve Program, au8 thorized by subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title

9 XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837).

10 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION

11 SERVICE

12 EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency conserva14 tion program’’ for expenses resulting from the Midwest

15 floods and California fires of 1993 and other natural disas16 ters, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30,

17 1995: Provided, That such amount is designated by Con18 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

19 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

21 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

22 Funds made available in Public Law 103–75 for the

23 Commodity Credit Corporation shall be available to fund

24 the costs of replanting, reseeding, or repairing damage to

25 commercial trees and seedlings, including orchard and
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1 nursery inventory as a result of the Midwest Floods of 1993

2 or other natural disasters: Provided, That the use of these

3 funds for these purposes is designated by Congress as an

4 emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget

5 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that such

6 use shall be available only to the extent the President des7 ignates such use an emergency requirement pursuant to

8 such Act.

9 The second proviso of the matter under the heading

10 ‘‘DISASTER ASSISTANCE’’ under the heading ‘‘COMMODITY

11 CREDIT CORPORATION’’ of chapter I of the Supplemental

12 Appropriations Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–50; 107 Stat.

13 241) is amended by inserting before the colon at the end

14 the following: ‘‘, including payments to producers for the

15 1993, 1994, and 1995 crops of papaya if (1) the papaya

16 would have been harvested if the papaya plants had not

17 been destroyed, and (2) the papaya plants would not have

18 produced fruit for a lifetime total of more than 3 crop years

19 based on normal cultivation practices’’. Payments under

20 this paragraph shall be made only to the extent that claims

21 for the payments are filed not later than the date that is

22 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided,

23 That the use of funds for this purpose is designated by Con24 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
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1 and that such use shall be available only to the extent the

2 President designates such use an emergency requirement

3 pursuant to such Act.

4 Funds made available in Public Law 103–75 for the

5 Commodity Credit Corporation shall be made available to

6 fund crop loss disaster assistance as under the provisions

7 of Public Law 101–624 for 1993 losses of nursery stock and

8 inventory being grown for commercial sale, if such stock

9 or inventory would mormally have been sold in 1993, 1994

10 or 1995: Provided, That the use of these funds for these pur11 poses is designated by Congress as an emergency require12 ment pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def13 icit Control Act of 1985 and that such use shall be available

14 only to the extent the President designates such use an emer15 gency requirement pursuant to such Act.

16 CHAPTER 2

17 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND

18 STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED

19 AGENCIES

20 RELATED AGENCY

21 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

22 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

23 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re24 sulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern

25 California and other disasters, $309,750,000, to remain
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1 available until expended, of which up to $55,000,000 may

2 be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for

3 ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ for associated administrative ex4 penses: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by

5 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

6 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

9 Section 24 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651)

10 is amended in subsection (a) by striking the period at the

11 end thereof and by inserting in lieu thereof the following:

12 ‘‘, and shall give priority to a proposal to restore an area

13 determined to be a major disaster by the President on a

14 date not more than three years prior to the fiscal year for

15 which the application is made.’’.

16 CHAPTER 3

17 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY

18 MILITARY PERSONNEL

19 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

21 Army’’, $6,600,000: Provided, That the entire amount is

22 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu23 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

3 Navy’’, $19,400,000: Provided, That the entire amount is

4 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu5 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

7 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

9 Air Force’’, $18,400,000: Provided, That the entire amount

10 is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement

11 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget

12 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte16 nance, Army’’, $420,100,000: Provided, That the entire

17 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require18 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced

19 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

20 amended.

21 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte23 nance, Navy’’, $104,800,000: Provided, That the entire

24 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require25 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced
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1 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

2 amended.

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte5 nance, Air Force’’, $560,100,000: Provided, That the entire

6 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require7 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced

8 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

9 amended.

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte12 nance, Defense-Wide’’, $21,600,000: Provided, That the en13 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re14 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

16 as amended.

17 PROCUREMENT

18 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,

20 Army’’, $20,300,000, to remain available for obligation

21 until September 30, 1996: Provided, That the entire amount

22 is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement

23 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget

24 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,

3 Army’’, $200,000, to remain available for obligation until

4 September 30, 1996: Provided, That the entire amount is

5 designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu6 ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and

7 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

8 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement,

10 Air Force’’, $26,800,000, to remain available for obligation

11 until September 30, 1996: Provided, That the entire amount

12 is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement

13 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget

14 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

15 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CHAPTER 3

16 SEC. 301. Notwithstanding sections 607 and 630 of the

17 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357 and 22

18 U.S.C. 2390), reimbursements received from the United Na19 tions for expenses of the Department of Defense charged to

20 the appropriations provided by this Act shall be deposited

21 to the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.

22 SEC. 302. Funds appropriated in this chapter shall

23 only be obligated and expended to fund the incremental and

24 associated costs of the Department of Defense incurred in

25 connection with the ongoing United States operations relat-
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1 ing to Somalia; the ongoing United States humanitarian

2 airdrops, hospital operations, and enforcement of the no3 fly zone relating to Bosnia; the ongoing United States oper4 ations relating to Southwest Asia; and the ongoing United

5 States operations supporting the maritime interception op6 erations relating to Haiti.

7 CHAPTER 4

8 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

9 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

10 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

11 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

12 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood control and

14 coastal emergencies’’, $70,000,000, to remain available

15 until expended: Provided, That such amount is designated

16 by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec17 tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer18 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

19 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

20 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

21 The prohibition against obligating funds for construc22 tion until sixty days from the date the Secretary transmits

23 a report to the Congress in accordance with section 5 of

24 the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C.

25 509) is waived for the Crooked River Project, Ochoco Dam,
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1 Oregon, to allow for an earlier start of emergency repair

2 work.

3 CHAPTER 5

4 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN

5 SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

7 SERVICES

8 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

9 LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

10 Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public

11 Law 103–112 and designated by Congress as an emergency

12 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal13 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

14 as amended, subject to the terms and conditions specified

15 in Public Law 103–112, $300,000,000, if designated by the

16 President as an emergency, may be allotted by the Secretary

17 of the Department of Health and Human Services, as she

18 determines is appropriate, to any one or more of the juris19 dictions funded under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget

20 Reconciliation Act of 1981, to meet emergency needs.

21 The second paragraph under this heading in Public

22 Law 102–394 is amended as follows: strike ‘‘June 30, 1994’’

23 and insert ‘‘September 30, 1994’’.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

2 IMPACT AID

3 For carrying out disaster assistance activities result4 ing from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern Califor5 nia and other disasters as authorized under section 7 of

6 Public Law 81–874, $165,000,000, to remain available

7 through September 30, 1995: Provided, That the entire

8 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require9 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced

10 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

11 amended.

12 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Student financial as14 sistance’’ for payment of awards made under title IV, part

15 A, subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as

16 amended, $80,000,000, to remain available through Sep17 tember 30, 1995: Provided, That notwithstanding sections

18 442(e) and 462(j) of such Act, the Secretary may reallocate,

19 for use in award year 1994–1995 only, any excess funds

20 returned to the Secretary of Education under the Federal

21 Work-Study or Federal Perkins Loan programs from award

22 year 1993–1994 to assist individuals who suffered financial

23 harm from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern Cali24 fornia and other disasters: Provided further, That the entire

25 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require26 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced
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1 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

2 amended: Provided further, That fiscal year 1992 Federal

3 Work-Study and Federal Perkins Loan funds that were re4 allocated to institutions for use in award year 1993–1994,

5 pursuant to Public Law 103–75, and fiscal year 1992 Fed6 eral Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant funds

7 that were reallocated to institutions by the Secretary for

8 use in award year 1993–1994, pursuant to section 413D(e)

9 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, to assist

10 individuals who suffered financial harm as a result of the

11 Midwest floods of 1993 shall remain available for use in

12 award year 1994–1995 by institutions that received such

13 reallocations.

14 CHAPTER 6

15 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

16 RELATED AGENCIES

17 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

18 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

19 EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM

20 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

21 For the Emergency Fund authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125

22 to cover expenses arising from the January 1994 earthquake

23 in Southern California and other disasters, $950,000,000;

24 and in addition $400,000,000, which shall be available only

25 to the extent an official budget request for a specific dollar

26 amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of
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1 the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the

2 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

3 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the

4 Congress, all to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund

5 and to remain available until expended: Provided, That the

6 entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency

7 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal8 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

9 as amended: Provided further, That the limitation on obli10 gations per State in 23 U.S.C. 125(b) shall not apply to

11 projects relating to such earthquake: Provided further, That

12 notwithstanding 23 U.S.C. 120(e), the Federal share for

13 any project on the Federal-aid highway system related to

14 such earthquake shall be 100 percent for the costs incurred

15 in the 180 day period beginning on the date of the earth16 quake: Provided further, That project costs incurred prior

17 to implementation of this bill and subsequent to the Janu18 ary 17, 1994, Northridge Earthquake, that are funded from

19 other than Federal Emergency Relief funds that were other20 wise eligible for Emergency Relief funding, are approved

21 for Emergency Relief funds and such costs regardless of ini22 tial funding sources are to be reimbursed with Emergency

23 Relief funds: Provided further, That notwithstanding any

24 other provision of law, of the funds made available by the

25 Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992
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1 (Public Law 102–368) under ‘‘Federal Highway Adminis2 tration, Metropolitan Planning (Highway Trust Fund),’’

3 $337,000 of the funds received by Hawaii shall be made

4 available by the State of Hawaii directly to the County of

5 Kauai, Hawaii, for conducting comprehensive reviews of

6 transportation infrastructure needs incurred in connection

7 with Hurricane Iniki, and, these funds shall remain avail8 able until expended.

9 In addition, for emergency expenses resulting from the

10 Loma Prieta earthquake of October 17, 1989, as authorized

11 by 23 U.S.C. 125, $315,000,000, to be derived from the

12 Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That such amount is designated by Con14 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

15 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

17 CHAPTER 7

18 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND

19 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND

20 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

21 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

22 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

23 MEDICAL CARE

24 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re25 sulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern
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1 California, $21,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended, of which not to exceed $802,000 is available for

3 transfer to General Operating Expenses, the Guaranty and

4 Indemnity Program Account, and the Vocational Rehabili5 tation Loans Program Account: Provided, That the entire

6 amount is designated by Congress as an emergency require7 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced

8 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

9 amended.

10 CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, major

12 projects’’ for emergency expenses resulting from the Janu13 ary 1994 earthquake in Southern California and other dis14 asters, $45,600,000, to remain available until expended, of

15 which such sums as may be necessary may be transferred

16 to the ‘‘Medical care’’ and ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’

17 accounts: Provided, That the entire amount is designated

18 by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec19 tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

21 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

22 DEVELOPMENT

23 HOUSING PROGRAMS

24 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING

25 For an additional amount under this head,

26 $225,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 1995,
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1 of which $200,000,000 shall be for rental assistance under

2 the section 8 existing housing certificate program (42

3 U.S.C. 1437f) and the housing voucher program under sec4 tion 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42

5 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), and $25,000,000 shall be for the mod6 ernization of existing public housing projects pursuant to

7 section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42

8 U.S.C. 1437l): Provided, That these funds shall be used first

9 to replenish amounts used from the headquarters reserve es10 tablished pursuant by section 213(d)(4)(A) of the Housing

11 and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, for

12 assistance to victims of the January 1994 earthquake in

13 Southern California: Provided further, That any amounts

14 remaining after the headquarters reserve has been replen15 ished shall be available under such programs for additional

16 assistance to victims of the earthquake referred to above:

17 Provided further, That in administering these funds, the

18 Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements for

19 any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec20 retary administers in connection with the obligation by the

21 Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except

22 for the requirements relating to fair housing and non23 discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,

24 upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the

25 obligation and use of such funds and would not be inconsist-
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1 ent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation:

2 Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by

3 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

4 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

6 FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND

7 For emergency assistance to owners of eligible multi8 family housing projects damaged by the January 1994

9 earthquake in Southern California who are either insured

10 or formerly insured under the National Housing Act, as

11 amended, or otherwise eligible for assistance under section

12 201(c) of the Housing and Community Development

13 Amendments of 1978, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1a),

14 in the program of assistance for troubled multifamily hous15 ing projects under the Housing and Community Develop16 ment Amendments of 1978, as amended, $100,000,000, to

17 remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That

18 assistance to an owner of a multifamily housing project as19 sisted, but not insured under the National Housing Act,

20 may be made if the project owner and the mortgagee have

21 provided or agreed to provide assistance to the project in

22 a manner as determined by the Secretary of Housing and

23 Urban Development: Provided further, That assistance is

24 for the repair of damage or the recovery of losses directly

25 attributable to the Southern California earthquake of 1994:

26 Provided further, That in administering these funds, the
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1 Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements

2 for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec3 retary administers in connection with the obligation by the

4 Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except

5 for statutory requirements relating to fair housing and non6 discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,

7 upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the

8 obligation and use of such funds, and would not be incon9 sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation:

10 Provided further, That after assisting economically viable

11 FHA insured projects, to the extent funds remain available

12 the Secretary may provide assistance to economically viable

13 projects assisted with a loan made under section 312 of the

14 National Housing Act of 1964 and projects assisted under

15 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 but not

16 insured under the National Housing Act: Provided further,

17 That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an

18 emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)

19 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

20 of 1985, as amended.

21 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

22 FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

23 For higher mortgage limits and improved access to

24 mortgage insurance for victims of the January 1994 earth25 quake in Southern California and other disasters, title II
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1 of the National Housing Act, as amended, is further amend2 ed, as follows:

3 (1) In section 203(h), by—

4 (A) striking out ‘‘section 102(2) and 401 of

5 the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

6 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Robert T. Stafford Disaster

7 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act’’; and

8 (B) adding the following new sentence at

9 the end thereof: ‘‘In any case in which the single

10 family residence to be insured under this sub11 section is within a jurisdiction in which the

12 President has declared a major disaster to have

13 occurred, the Secretary is authorized, for a tem14 porary period not to exceed 18 months from the

15 date of such Presidential declaration, to enter

16 into agreements to insure a mortgage which in17 volves a principal obligation of up to 100 per18 cent of the dollar limitation determined under

19 section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan

20 Mortgage Corporation Act for single family resi21 dence, and not in excess of 100 percent of the ap22 praised value.’’.

23 (2) In section 203(k), by adding at the end there24 of the following new paragraph:
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1 ‘‘(6) The Secretary is authorized, for a tem2 porary period not to exceed 18 months from the date

3 on which the President has declared a major disaster

4 to have occurred, to enter into agreements to insure

5 a rehabilitation loan under this subsection which in6 volves a principal obligation of up to 100 percent of

7 the dollar limitation determined under section

8 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor9 poration Act for a residence of the applicable size, if

10 such loan is secured by a structure and property that

11 are within a jurisdiction in which the President has

12 declared such disaster, pursuant to the Robert T.

13 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance

14 Act, and if such loan otherwise conforms to the loan15 to-value ratio and other requirements of this sub16 section.’’.

17 (3) In section 234(c), by inserting after

18 ‘‘203(b)(2)’’ in the third sentence the phrase: ‘‘or pur19 suant to section 203(h) under the conditions described

20 in section 203(h)’’.

21 Eligibility for loans made under the authority granted

22 by the preceding paragraph shall be limited to persons

23 whose principal residence was damaged or destroyed as a

24 result of a Presidentially declared major disaster event:

25 Provided, That the provisions under this heading shall be
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1 effective only for the 18 month period following the date

2 of enactment of this Act.

3 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop6 ment grants’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing

7 and Community Development Act of 1974, for emergency

8 expenses resulting from the January 1994 earthquake in

9 Southern California or the Midwest Floods of 1993,

10 $500,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996

11 for all activities eligible under such title I except those ac12 tivities reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Manage13 ment Agency (FEMA) or available through the Small Busi14 ness Administration (SBA): Provided, That from this

15 amount, the Secretary may transfer up to $75,000,000 to

16 the ‘‘HOME investment partnerships program’’, as author17 ized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af18 fordable Housing Act, as amended (Public Law 101–625),

19 to remain available until expended, as an additional

20 amount for such emergency expenses for all activities eligi21 ble under such title II except activities reimbursable by

22 FEMA or available through SBA: Provided further, That

23 the recipients of amounts under this appropriation, includ24 ing the foregoing transfer (if any), shall use such amounts

25 first to replenish amounts previously obligated under their
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1 Community Development Block Grant or HOME programs,

2 respectively, in connection with the Southern California

3 earthquake of January 1994: Provided further, That in ad4 ministering these funds, the Secretary may waive, or speci5 fy alternative requirements for, any provision of any stat6 ute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connec7 tion with the obligation by the Secretary or any use by the

8 recipient of these funds, except for statutory requirements

9 relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, the envi10 ronment, and labor standards, upon finding that such

11 waiver is required to facilitate the obligation and use of

12 such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall

13 purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided further, That

14 with respect to funds made available by this head that are

15 proposed to be used by recipients affected by the Midwest

16 floods of 1993 for the purpose of hazard mitigation through

17 flood plain real property acquisition or relocation, the Sec18 retary shall secure assurances from grantees that such ac19 tivities will be subject to the requirements of sections 3 and

20 4 of the Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Act

21 of 1993 (Public Law 103–181, 107 Stat. 2054–2056): Pro22 vided further, That the entire amount is designated by Con23 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

24 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 INDEPENDENT AGENCY

2 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

3 DISASTER RELIEF

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for the

5 January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and other

6 disasters, $4,709,000,000 to remain available until ex7 pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by

8 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

9 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

11 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Manage13 ment Planning and Assistance’’, to carry out activities

14 under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as

15 amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) $15,000,000, to remain

16 available until expended, to study the January 1994 earth17 quake in Southern California in order to enhance seismic

18 safety throughout the United States: Provided, That the en19 tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re20 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal21 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

22 as amended.
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1 CHAPTER 8

2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

3 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

4 For an additional amount for emergency expenses re5 sulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern

6 California, the Midwest Floods and other disasters,

7 $550,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro8 vided, That these funds may be transferred to any author9 ized Federal governmental activity to meet the requirements

10 of such disasters: Provided further, That the entire amount

11 shall be available only to the extent that an official budget

12 request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa13 tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency

14 requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmit16 ted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That the

17 President’s request shall specifically identify programs,

18 projects and activities to be funded and no funds shall be

19 available for 15 days after the submission of the request:

20 Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by

21 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

22 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

24 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supple25 mental Appropriations Act of 1994’’.
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1 TITLE II—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

2 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER

3 30, 1994

4 CHAPTER 1

5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVEL6 OPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,

7 AND RELATED AGENCIES

8 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

9 EXTENSION SERVICE

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Extension Service,’’

11 $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995,

12 of which up to $750,000 may be transferred to the Coopera13 tive State Research Service.

14 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

15 SERVICES

16 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’

19 from fees collected pursuant to section 736 of the Federal

20 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, not to exceed $2,284,000,

21 to remain available until expended: Provided, That fees de22 rived from applications received during fiscal year 1994

23 shall be credited to the appropriation current in the year

24 in which fees are collected and subject to the fiscal year 1994

25 limitation.
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1 CHAPTER 2

2 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND

3 STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED

4 AGENCIES

5 RELATED AGENCY

6 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For an additional amount for salaries and expenses,

9 $75,000, to remain available until expended, for electronic

10 records management activities to comply with Armstrong

11 against Executive Office of the President.

12 CHAPTER 3

13 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED

14 AGENCIES

15 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

16 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

17 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Resource Manage20 ment’’ to carry out the Forest Plan in the Pacific North21 west, $2,100,000, of which $400,000 shall be derived by

22 transfer from the ‘‘Oil spill emergency fund’’ and

23 $1,700,000 shall be derived by transfer from the ‘‘Compact

24 of Free Association’’.
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1 LAND ACQUISITION

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Land acquisition’’ for

4 the acquisition of land or interests in land, from willing

5 sellers, in the Midwest area flooded in 1993, $4,000,000,

6 to remain available until expended, to be derived by trans7 fer from amounts appropriated to the United States Fish

8 and Wildlife Service under the heading ‘‘Construction’’ in

9 Public Law 103–75, to be used for nonstructural measures

10 to meet flood damage control and fish and wildlife habitat

11 restoration objectives.

12 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

13 CONSTRUCTION

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction,’’ to re15 plenish funds used for emergency actions related to storm

16 damaged facilities within National Park System areas,

17 $13,102,000, to remain available until expended.

18 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Land acquisition and

20 state assistance,’’ $1,274,000, to be derived from the Land

21 and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until

22 expended, to replenish funds used for emergency actions re23 lated to storm damaged facilities within National Park

24 System areas; and in addition, an additional amount not

25 to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended,

26 to be derived by transfer from balances under the heading
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1 ‘‘Construction,’’ for project modifications authorized by sec2 tion 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and

3 Expansion Act of 1989, to be available for Federal assist4 ance to the State of Florida for acquisition of lands or inter5 ests therein adjacent to, or affecting the restoration of, natu6 ral water flows to Everglades National Park and Florida

7 Bay.

8 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

9 OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

10 The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103–

11 138 is amended by inserting the words ‘‘not to exceed’’ be12 fore the amount ‘‘$316,111,000’’.

13 CONSTRUCTION

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction,’’

15 $12,363,000, to remain available until expended.

16 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND

17 MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS

18 The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103–

19 138 is amended by adding the following before the last pe20 riod: ‘‘, and (3) to reimburse Indian trust fund account

21 holders for loss(es) to their respective accounts where the

22 claim for said loss(es) has been reduced to a judgment or

23 settlement agreement approved by the Department of Jus24 tice’’.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

2 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

3 Section 303 of Public Law 97–257, as amended, is re4 pealed.

5 The seventh proviso under the head ‘‘Clean Coal Tech6 nology’’ in Public Law 101–512, and the seventh proviso

7 under the head ‘‘Clean Coal Technology’’ in Public Law

8 102–154, both concerning Federal employment, are re9 pealed.

10 CHAPTER 4

11 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN

12 SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

13 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

14 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

15 ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND

16 OTHER FUNDS

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Advances to the unem18 ployment trust fund and other funds,’’ $61,400,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 1995.

20 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’

23 for the current population parallel survey, $10,100,000:

24 Provided, That an amount equal to the amount obligated

25 in the ‘‘Training and employment services’’ account for this
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1 purpose upon the date of enactment of this Act shall be

2 transferred from this account and merged into the ‘‘Train3 ing and employment services’’ account.

4 CHAPTER 5

5 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

6 CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

7 SENATE

8 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Sec10 retary’’, $450,000.

11 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

12 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

13 For an additional amount for expenses of the ‘‘Office

14 of the Secretary of the Senate’’, $600,000.

15 CHAPTER 6

16 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

17 RELATED AGENCIES

18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

19 COAST GUARD

20 OPERATING EXPENSES

21 Of funds provided under this heading under Public

22 Law 103–75, $4,000,000 shall, in combination with funds

23 made available under this heading under Public Law 102–

24 368, be made available for operating, acquisition, construc-
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1 tion, and improvement costs associated with the Midwest

2 floods, and shall remain available until expended.

3 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

4 Of the funds made available under this heading under

5 Public Law 102–368, $2,000,000 shall be made available

6 for costs associated with the Midwest floods, and shall re7 main available until expended.

8 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

9 PENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

10 For grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor11 poration, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended,

12 for engineering and design activities to enable the James

13 A. Farley Post Office in New York City to be used as a

14 train station and commercial center: Provided, That the

15 Secretary may retain from these funds such amounts as the

16 Secretary shall deem appropriate to undertake the environ17 mental and historic preservation analyses associated with

18 this project: Provided further, That no funds provided

19 under this head shall be available for construction until the

20 Secretary submits a report to the House and Senate Com21 mittees on Appropriations regarding the financing of nec22 essary improvements to the existing Pennsylvania Station

23 and the financing of the operating and capital costs accru24 ing to the commuter rail authorities operating in said sta25 tion as a result of this redevelopment project.
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1 TRUST FUND SHARE OF NEXT GENERATION RAIL

2 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 The obligation limitation for the ‘‘High-Speed Ground

5 Transportation’’ program in Public Law 103–122 is

6 amended by deleting ‘‘$3,500,000’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘$7,952,000’’.

8 GENERAL PROVISION

9 Section 310(c)(3) of the Department of Transportation

10 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, is amended

11 by—

12 (a) inserting ‘‘6005,’’ after ‘‘6001,’’; and

13 (b) inserting ‘‘: Provided, That notwithstanding

14 any other provision of law, amounts made available

15 under section 6005 of Public Law 102–240 shall be

16 subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid

17 highways and highway-safety construction programs

18 under the head ‘Federal-Aid Highways’ in this Act’’

19 after ‘‘section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code’’.
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1 CHAPTER 7

2 TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL

3 GOVERNMENT

4 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

5 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses for salaries and expenses for

9 the costs of electronic communications records management

10 activities for compliance with and resolution of Armstrong

11 v. Executive Office of the President, $7,030,000, to remain

12 available until expended, of which $6,000,000 shall be de13 rived by transfer from Department of Defense, ‘‘Research,

14 Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.’’

15 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses for salaries and expenses for

18 the costs of electronic communications records management

19 activities for compliance with and resolution of Armstrong

20 v. Executive Office of the President, $5,320,000, to remain

21 available until expended.
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1 CHAPTER 8

2 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND

3 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND

4 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

5 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

6 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

7 COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Compensation and

9 pensions,’’ $698,000,000, to remain available until ex10 pended.

11 READJUSTMENT BENEFITS

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Readjustment bene13 fits,’’ $103,200,000, to remain available until expended.

14 VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

15 MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS

16 OPERATING EXPENSES

17 (BY TRANSFER)

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical administra19 tion and miscellaneous operating expenses’’, $3,500,000, to

20 be derived by transfer from amounts appropriated under

21 the head ‘‘Medical care’’ in Public Law 103–124.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

2 DEVELOPMENT

3 HOUSING PROGRAMS

4 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

5 FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 During fiscal year 1994, the limitation on commit7 ments to guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of sec8 tion 203(b) of the National Housing Act, as amended, is

9 increased by an additional loan principal of not to exceed

10 $20,000,000,000.

11 FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

12 The limitation on commitments during fiscal year

13 1994 to guarantee loans authorized by sections 238 and 519

14 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–

15 3(b) and 1735c(f), is increased by an additional loan prin16 cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of not to exceed

17 $2,000,000,000.

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

19 Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102–

20 389, in the 14th proviso under the head Annual Contribu21 tions for Assisted Housing, for special purpose grants (106

22 Stat. 1571, 1584), $1,300,000 made available for continued

23 assistance to two sugarcane mills on the Hilo-Hamakua

24 Coast of Hawaii shall also be available to community-based

25 and employee-support organizations along the Hamakua

26 Coast, to address social and economic needs in such area.
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1 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

3 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE STATE REVOLVING FUNDS

4 Of the funds made available under this heading in

5 Public Law 103–124, the $500,000,000 earmarked to not

6 become available until May 31, 1994, shall instead not be7 come available until September 30, 1994.

8 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

9 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

10 The proviso under this heading in Public Law 103–

11 124 is repealed.

12 COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF

13 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Council on Environ15 mental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality’’,

16 $300,000.

17 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

18 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and develop20 ment’’, $40,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall become

21 available for obligation on October 1, 1994: Provided, That

22 these funds shall be available for the commercial mid-deck

23 augmentation module, in addition to such amounts as may

24 be subsequently appropriated.
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1 The second proviso under this heading in Public Law

2 103–124 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Provided further,

3 That of the funds provided under this heading, for the rede4 signed Space Station, (1) not to exceed $160,000,000 shall

5 be for termination costs connected only with Space Station

6 Freedom contracts, (2) not to exceed $172,000,000 shall be

7 for space station operations and utilization capability de8 velopment, and (3) not to exceed $99,000,000 shall be for

9 supporting development:’’.

10 The fifth and sixth provisos under this heading in Pub11 lic Law 103–124 are deleted and the fourth proviso there12 under is amended to read: ‘‘Provided further, That of the

13 funds made available under this heading, not to exceed

14 $117,200,000 shall be available for activities to support co15 operative space ventures between the United States and the

16 Republic of Russia outlined in the joint agreement of Sep17 tember 2, 1993:’’.

18 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and program

20 management,’’ $60,000,000.

21 NATIONAL SERVICE INITIATIVE

22 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

23 From the amounts appropriated to the Corporation for

24 National and Community Service in Public Law 103–124,

25 up to $3,000,000 may be made available for a demonstra26 tion program for Stafford Loan Forgiveness authorized
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1 under section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20

2 U.S.C. 1078).

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS

4 SEC. 2001. (a) Section 1205(a)(1) of the Supplemental

5 Appropriations Act of 1993 is amended by inserting before

6 the semicolon the following: ‘‘and amounts transferred by

7 the Architect of the Capitol from funds appropriated to the

8 Architect’’.

9 (b) Section 1205(b) of such Act is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘and payments’’ and inserting ‘‘,

11 payments’’; and

12 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the

13 following: ‘‘, and payments pursuant to Senate Reso14 lution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 4, 1993’’.

15 (c) Section 1205 of such Act is amended by adding

16 at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(d) In case of an award under section 307 of Public

18 Law 102–166, a payment pursuant to an agreement under

19 section 310 of such Public Law, or a payment pursuant

20 to Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August

21 4, 1993, to an employee described in section 301(c)(1)(B)

22 of such Public Law, to an applicant for a position described

23 in section 301(c)(1)(C) of such Public Law that is to be

24 occupied by such an employee, or to an individual described

25 in section 301(c)(1)(D) of such Public Law who was for-
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1 merly such an employee, the Architect of the Capitol, at

2 the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, shall transfer

3 to the account established by subsection (a), from funds that

4 are appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol under the

5 heading ‘CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’ under the

6 subheading ‘SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS’ and that are other7 wise available for obligation at the time the award is or8 dered or the agreement is entered into, an amount sufficient

9 to pay such award or make such payment.’’.

10 (d) The amendments made by this section shall be ef11 fective on and after October 1, 1992.

12 SEC. 2002. (a) The Senate finds that—

13 (1) historically it is the policy of the Federal

14 Government to provide financial and other assistance

15 to the victims of natural disasters;

16 (2) since fiscal year 1988, the Congress has en17 acted 6 major disaster relief supplemental appropria18 tions Acts providing a total of $17,012,000,000 in

19 budget authority for Federal disaster assistance for

20 domestic disasters;

21 (3) the provision of Federal disaster assistance

22 reflects the traditions and values of the American peo23 ple who have always been willing to provide help to

24 those who have been victimized by catastrophic events

25 and forces beyond their control;
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1 (4) the unprecedented growth in the cost of disas2 ter assistance needs to be reconciled with the re3 straints imposed on discretionary spending and with

4 the deficit reduction goals of the Budget Enforcement

5 Act of 1990 and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

6 Act of 1993, under which significant progress is being

7 made in reducing the Federal deficit; and

8 (5) a prospective policy should be developed for

9 anticipating and funding disaster needs and other

10 emergencies in keeping with continuing fiscal con11 straints on the Federal Government.

12 (b) It is the sense of the Senate that—

13 (1) there should be established in the Senate a

14 Bipartisan Task Force on Funding Disaster Relief;

15 and

16 (2) the Task Force should—

17 (A) consult with the Senate committees with

18 jurisdiction over disaster relief programs;

19 (B) compile information on the history of

20 Federal disaster relief and recovery funding;

21 (C) evaluate the types and amounts of Fed22 eral financial assistance provided to individuals,

23 State and local governments, and nonprofit orga24 nizations after disasters strike, as well as rel25 evant insurance coverage and loss experience;
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1 (D) consider the relationship between fund2 ing disaster relief and complying with the deficit

3 control requirements of the Budget Enforcement

4 Act of 1990, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

5 Act of 1993, and other deficit control provisions

6 enacted prior to 1990; and

7 (E) report its findings, options, and rec8 ommendations to the Senate with regard to the

9 consideration of future disaster assistance fund10 ing requests prior to the convening of the 104th

11 Congress.

12 SEC. 2003. (a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31.—Section

13 301(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by insert14 ing ‘‘an Under Secretary for Enforcement,’’ after ‘‘2 Under

15 Secretaries,’’.

16 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 5.—Section 5314 of title

17 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Under Sec18 retary of the Treasury (or Counselor).’’ and striking ‘‘Under

19 Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs.’’ and in20 serting in lieu thereof, ‘‘Under Secretaries of the Treasury

21 (3).’’.

22 SEC. 2004. Of the funds made available for the purpose

23 of defraying expenses for the automation of fingerprint

24 identification services under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND

25 EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF IN-
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1 VESTIGATION’’ in title I of the Departments of Commerce,

2 Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Ap3 propriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–121), $20,000,000

4 shall be available (to remain available until expended) to

5 hire 500 employees to carry out the automation of finger6 print identification services without regard to any employ7 ment ceiling imposed by the President or by law.

8 TITLE III—RESCINDING CERTAIN BUDGET

9 AUTHORITY

10 CHAPTER 1

11 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVEL12 OPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,

13 AND RELATED AGENCIES

14 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

15 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

16 (RESCISSION)

17 Of the funds made available under this heading in

18 Public Law 103–111, $4,000,000 are rescinded.

19 COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE

20 (RESCISSION)

21 Of the funds made available under this heading in

22 Public Law 103–111, $12,463,000 are rescinded, including

23 $4,375,000 of contracts and grants for agricultural research

24 under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended; $6,729,000

25 for competitive research grants under section 2(b) of the Act
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1 of August 4, 1965; and $1,359,000 for necessary expenses

2 of Cooperative State Research Service activities.

3 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

4 (RESCISSION)

5 Of the funds made available under this heading in

6 Public Law 103–111, $2,897,000 are rescinded.

7 AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION

8 SERVICE

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 (RESCISSION)

11 Of the funds made available under this heading in

12 Public Law 103–111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.

13 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

14 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

15 (RESCISSION)

16 Of the funds made available under this heading in

17 Public Law 103–111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.

18 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

19 (RESCISSION)

20 Of the funds made available under this heading in

21 Public Law 103–111, $21,158,000 are rescinded.
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1 FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION

2 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

3 ACCOUNT

4 Of the amounts provided under this heading for the

5 cost of credit sales of acquired property direct loans in Pub6 lic Law 103–111, $5,094,000 are rescinded.

7 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

8 Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public

9 Law 103–111, the following amounts are rescinded: for the

10 cost of low-income housing section 502 direct loans,

11 $1,515,000; for the cost of section 515 rental housing loans,

12 $12,443,000; for the cost of section 504 housing repair

13 loans, $1,204,000; for the cost of section 514 farm labor

14 housing loans, $483,000.

15 RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM

16 (RESCISSION)

17 Of the funds made available under this heading in

18 Public Law 103–111, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 (RESCISSION)

21 Of the funds made available under this heading in

22 Public Law 103–111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.
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1 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

2 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE LOANS

3 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

4 (RESCISSION)

5 Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public

6 Law 103–111, the following amounts are rescinded: for the

7 cost of 5 percent rural electrification direct loans,

8 $3,388,000; for the cost of 5 percent rural telephone direct

9 loans, $3,222,000.

10 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

11 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

12 (RESCISSION)

13 Of the funds made available under this heading in

14 Public Law 102–341, $6,100,000 are rescinded.

15 FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAM FOR SELECTED GROUPS

16 (RESCISSION)

17 Of the funds made available under this heading in

18 Public Law 103–111, $5,200,000 are rescinded.

19 PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

20 (RESCISSION)

21 Of the funds made available under this heading in

22 Public Law 103–111 for title III, $45,000,000 are re23 scinded, and of the amounts made available for ocean

24 freight differential costs, $4,600,000 are rescinded.

25 Of the funds made available under this heading in

26 Public Law 103–111 for the cost of direct credit agreements,
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1 including the cost of modifying credit agreements,

2 $35,400,000 are rescinded.

3 CHAPTER 2

4 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND

5 STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED

6 AGENCIES

7 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

8 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

9 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

10 (RESCISSION)

11 Of the funds made available under this heading,

12 $2,000,000 are rescinded.

13 EXPORT ADMINISTRATION

14 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

15 (RESCISSION)

16 Of the funds made available under this heading,

17 $3,000,000 are rescinded.

18 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

19 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

20 (RESCISSION)

21 Of the funds made available for the Catawba Indian

22 Tribe in Public Law 103–121, $500,000 are rescinded.
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1 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

4 (RESCISSION)

5 Of the funds made available under this heading in

6 Public Law 103–121, $4,254,000 are rescinded.

7 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND

9 (RESCISSION)

10 From unobligated balances available under this head11 ing, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

12 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

13 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

14 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

15 (RESCISSION)

16 Of the funds made available under this heading in

17 Public Law 103–121, $600,000 are rescinded.

18 BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE

19 (RESCISSION)

20 Of the balances in the Buying power maintenance ac21 count, $8,800,000 are rescinded.
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1 THE JUDICIARY

2 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER

3 JUDICIAL SERVICES

4 DEFENDER SERVICES

5 (RESCISSION)

6 Of the funds made available under this heading in

7 Public Law 103–121, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

8 RELATED AGENCIES

9 BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

10 ISRAEL RADIO RELAY STATION

11 (RESCISSION)

12 Of the balances available under this heading,

13 $1,700,000 are rescinded.

14 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (RESCISSION)

17 Of the funds made available under this heading in

18 Public Law 103–121, $4,100,000 are rescinded.

19 STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 (RESCISSION)

22 Of the funds made available under this heading,

23 $3,000,000 are rescinded.
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1 UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (RESCISSION)

4 Of the funds made available under this heading,

5 $3,000,000 are rescinded.

6 NORTH/SOUTH CENTER

7 (RESCISSION)

8 Of the funds made available under this heading,

9 $8,700,000 are rescinded.

10 CHAPTER 3

11 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

12 PROCUREMENT

13 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

14 (RESCISSION)

15 Of the funds made available under this heading in

16 Public Law 102–396, $12,800,000 are rescinded.

17 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

18 (RESCISSION)

19 Of the funds made available under this heading in

20 Public Law 103–139, $27,500,000 are rescinded.

21 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

22 (RESCISSION)

23 Of the funds made available under this heading in

24 Public Law 103–139, $104,500,000 are rescinded.
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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND

2 EVALUATION

3 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR

4 FORCE

5 (RESCISSION)

6 Of the funds made available under this heading in

7 Public Law 102–396, $50,000,000 are rescinded.

8 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,

9 DEFENSE-WIDE

10 (RESCISSION)

11 Of the funds made available under this heading in

12 Public Law 103–139, $110,500,000 are rescinded.

13 CHAPTER 4

14 ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

15 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

16 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

17 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

18 GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

19 (RESCISSION)

20 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

21 Public Law 102–377 and prior years Energy and Water

22 Development Acts, $24,970,000 are rescinded.
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1 CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL

2 (RESCISSION)

3 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

4 Public Law 102–377 and prior years Energy and Water

5 Development Acts, $97,319,000 are rescinded.

6 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

7 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

8 CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

9 (RESCISSION)

10 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

11 Public Laws 102–27, 102–368, 102–377 and prior years

12 Energy and Water Development Acts, $40,000,000 are re13 scinded.

14 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

15 ENERGY SUPPLY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

16 ACTIVITIES

17 (RESCISSIONS)

18 Of the funds made available under this heading in

19 Public Law 103–126, $97,300,000 are rescinded: Provided,

20 That the reduction shall be taken as a general reduction,

21 applied to each program equally, so as not to eliminate or

22 disproportionately reduce any program, project or activity

23 in the Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities

24 account as included in the reports accompanying Public

25 Law 103–126.
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1 Of the funds made available under this heading for

2 superconducting magnetic energy storage in Public Law

3 103–126, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

4 URANIUM SUPPLY AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

5 (RESCISSION)

6 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

7 Public Law 102–377 and prior years’ Energy and Water

8 Development Appropriations Acts, $42,000,000 are re9 scinded.

10 RELATED AGENCY

11 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 (RESCISSION)

14 Of the funds made available under this heading in

15 Public Law 103–126, $12,700,000 are rescinded.

16 CHAPTER 5

17 FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND

18 RELATED PROGRAMS

19 MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

20 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

21 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

22 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

23 (RESCISSION)

24 Of the funds made available under this heading in

25 Public Law 103–87, for the United States contribution to
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1 the sixth replenishment of the African Development Fund,

2 $2,700,000 are rescinded.

3 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

4 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

5 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

6 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND

7 (RESCISSION)

8 Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds

9 (including earmarked funds) made available for fiscal year

10 1994 and prior fiscal years to carry out the provisions of

11 sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of

12 1961, $40,879,000 are rescinded.

13 OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR

14 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

15 (RESCISSION)

16 Of the funds made available under this heading in

17 Public Law 103–87, for expenses related to the implementa18 tion of the recommendations of the Report of the National

19 Performance Review, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

20 ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE

21 FORMER SOVIET UNION

22 (RESCISSION)

23 Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds

24 made available under this heading and title VI of Public

25 Law 103–87, and prior Acts making appropriations for for26 eign operations, export financing, and related programs, for
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1 assistance for the new independent states of the former So2 viet Union, $145,000,000 are rescinded.

3 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

4 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

5 (RESCISSION)

6 Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds

7 (including earmarked funds) made available for fiscal years

8 1987 through 1994 to carry out the provisions of chapter

9 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,

10 $32,700,000 are rescinded.

11 MILITARY ASSISTANCE

12 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

13 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

14 (RESCISSIONS)

15 Of the funds made available under this heading (in16 cluding earmarked funds) in Public Law 102–391 and

17 prior appropriations acts, for grants to carry out the provi18 sions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act,

19 $65,562,000 are rescinded.

20 Of the funds made available under this heading in

21 Public Law 103–87, for grants to carry out the provisions

22 of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $25,721,000

23 are rescinded: Provided, That such rescission shall be de24 rived only from nonearmarked amounts.
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1 MILITARY ASSISTANCE

2 (RESCISSION)

3 Of the funds made available (including earmarked

4 funds) under this heading in Public Law 102–391 and

5 prior appropriations acts, $438,000 are rescinded.

6 CHAPTER 6

7 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED

8 AGENCIES

9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

10 UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

11 CONSTRUCTION AND ANADROMOUS FISH

12 (RESCISSION)

13 Of the funds made available under this heading in

14 Public Law 100–446 and Public Law 102–154, $3,874,000

15 are rescinded.

16 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

17 BIOMASS ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

18 (RESCISSION)

19 Of the funds available under this heading, $16,275,000

20 are rescinded.
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1 CHAPTER 7

2 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN

3 SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED

4 AGENCIES

5 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

6 (RESCISSION)

7 Of the amounts appropriated in Public Law 103–112

8 for salaries and expenses and administrative costs of the

9 Department of Labor, $4,000,000 are rescinded.

10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

11 SERVICES

12 (RESCISSION)

13 Of the amounts appropriated in Public Law 103–112

14 for salaries and expenses and administrative costs of the

15 Department of Health and Human Services (except the So16 cial Security Administration), $37,500,000 are rescinded.

17 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

18 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

19 (RESCISSION)

20 Of the amounts appropriated in the first paragraph

21 under this heading in Public Law 103–112, $10,909,000

22 are rescinded.
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1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

2 (RESCISSION)

3 Of the funds made available under this heading in

4 Public Law 103–112 to invest in a state-of-the-art comput5 ing network, $80,000,000 are rescinded.

6 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

7 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

8 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

9 (RESCISSION)

10 Of the amounts appropriated in Public Law 103–112

11 for salaries and expenses and administrative costs of the

12 Department of Education, $8,500,000 are rescinded.

13 CHAPTER 8

14 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

15 CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

16 SENATE

17 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

18 (RESCISSION)

19 Of the funds made available for the Senate under the

20 heading ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate’’

21 in Public Law 102–90, $1,500,000 are rescinded.
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1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (RESCISSION)

4 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

5 Public Law 101–520, $633,000 are rescinded in the

6 amounts specified for the following headings and accounts:

7 ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’, $633,000, as follows:

8 ‘‘Official Expenses of Members’’, $128,000; ‘‘supplies,

9 materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims’’,

10 $125,000; ‘‘net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance

11 of office equipment’’, $364,000; and ‘‘Government contribu12 tions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement funds,

13 Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits fund,

14 and worker’s and unemployment compensation’’, $16,000.

15 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

16 Public Law 102–90, $2,352,000 are rescinded in the

17 amounts specified for the following headings and accounts:

18 ‘‘HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES’’, $253,000;

19 ‘‘COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)’’, $4,000;

20 ‘‘STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT’’,

21 $378,000;

22 ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’, $943,000, as follows:

23 ‘‘Official Expenses of Members’’, $876,000; and ‘‘steno24 graphic reporting of committee hearings’’, $67,000;
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1 ‘‘COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND

2 INVESTIGATIONS)’’, $595,000;

3 ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’, $179,000, as

4 follows:

5 ‘‘Office of the Postmaster’’, $19,000; ‘‘for salaries and

6 expenses of the Office of the Historian’’, $26,000; ‘‘the House

7 Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the Demo8 cratic Caucus’’, $73,000; and ‘‘the House Republican Con9 ference’’, $61,000.

10 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

11 (RESCISSION)

12 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

13 Public Law 103–69, $1,000,000 are rescinded.

14 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

15 (RESCISSION)

16 Of the amounts made available under this heading in

17 Public Law 103–69, $650,000 are rescinded.

18 CHAPTER 9

19 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

20 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

21 BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, PART III

22 (RESCISSION)

23 Of the funds made available under this heading in

24 Public Law 103–110, $601,224,000 are rescinded.
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1 CHAPTER 10

2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND

3 RELATED AGENCIES

4 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

5 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

6 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

7 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

8 (RESCISSION)

9 Of the funds available for programs authorized under

10 section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended

11 (49 U.S.C. 1389), $10,067,000 are rescinded.

12 RENTAL PAYMENTS

13 (RESCISSION)

14 Of the funds made available under this heading in

15 Public Law 103–122, $1,781,000 are rescinded.

16 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

17 OPERATIONS

18 (RESCISSION)

19 Of the funds made available under this heading in

20 Public Law 103–122, $2,750,000 are rescinded.

21 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

22 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAYS TRUST FUND)

23 (RESCISSION)

24 Of the available balances under this heading,

25 $65,205,300 are rescinded.
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1 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

2 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

3 (RESCISSION)

4 Of the unobligated balances authorized under section

5 14 of Public Law 91–258 as amended, $488,200,000 are

6 rescinded.

7 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 (RESCISSION)

10 Of the funds made available for specific highway

11 projects, $23,701,035 are rescinded: Provided, That of the

12 amounts made available for Federal-aid highways pursuant

13 to provisions of the Surface Transportation and Uniform

14 Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, $2,517,473 are rescinded:

15 Provided further, That of the authority made available for

16 bridges on Federal dams pursuant to section 320 of title

17 23, United States Code, $9,478,139 are rescinded: Provided

18 further, That this rescission shall not apply to any emer19 gency relief project under section 125 of title 23, United

20 States Code.

21 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND

22 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

23 (RESCISSION)

24 Of the unobligated balances authorized under section

25 108 of title 23, United States Code, and section 7 of Public

26 Law 90–495, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
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1 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

2 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 (RESCISSION)

5 Of the funds available for programs authorized under

6 153, 402, and 408 of title 23, United States Code, and sec7 tion 209 of Public Law 95–599, as amended, $219,750,000

8 are rescinded.

9 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

10 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

11 (RESCISSION)

12 Of the funds made available under this heading in

13 Public Law 103–122, $17,000,000 are rescinded.

14 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

15 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

16 (RESCISSION)

17 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

18 Of the funds made available under this heading in

19 Public Law 99–190, $808,935 are rescinded.
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1 CHAPTER 11

2 TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL

3 GOVERNMENT

4 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

5 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

6 INFORMATION SYSTEMS

7 (RESCISSION)

8 Of the amount made available under this heading in

9 Public Law 103–123, $6,400,000 are rescinded.

10 RELATED AGENCY

11 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

12 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

13 (LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE)

14 (RESCISSION)

15 Of the funds made available under this heading in

16 Public Law 103–123, the Independent Agencies Appropria17 tions Act, 1994, and from available unobligated balances

18 from previous appropriations acts, $127,691,000 are re19 scinded for the following projects in the following amounts:

20 Alabama:

21 Montgomery, U.S. Courthouse, $5,000,000.

22 Arizona:

23 Naco, U.S. Border Station, $74,000.

24 Sierra Vista, U.S. Magistrates Office,

25 $1,000,000: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 shall be

26 made available for such project from funds made
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1 available in Public Law 103–123 for non-prospectus

2 construction projects.

3 California:

4 Calexico, U.S. Border Station, $900,000.

5 Menlo Park, U.S. Geological Survey Office and

6 Laboratory Buildings, $783,000.

7 Sacramento, U.S. Courthouse and Federal

8 Building, $3,391,000.

9 Tecate, U.S. Border Station, $165,000.

10 District of Columbia:

11 Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters Build12 ing, $11,309,000.

13 Federal Office Building No. 6, $11,100,000.

14 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Field Office,

15 $5,679,000.

16 White House remote delivery and vehicle mainte17 nance facility, $5,382,000.

18 U.S. Secret Service, Headquarters, $23,274,000.

19 Florida:

20 Lakeland, Federal Building, $4,400,000.

21 Tampa, U.S. Courthouse, $7,472,000.

22 Iowa:

23 Burlington, Parking Facility, $2,400,000.

24 Massachusetts:

25 Boston, U.S. Courthouse, $4,076,000.
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1 Maryland:

2 Bowie, Bureau of Census, Computer Center,

3 $660,000.

4 New Carrollton, Internal Revenue Service,

5 $30,100,000.

6 Minnesota:

7 Minneapolis, Federal Building and U.S. Court8 house, $4,197,000.

9 New Hampshire:

10 Concord, U.S. Courthouse, $867,000.

11 Nevada:

12 Reno, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse,

13 $875,000.

14 New Jersey:

15 Newark, Federal Building, 20 Washington Plaza,

16 $327,000.

17 Pennsylvania:

18 Philadelphia, Veterans Affairs Federal Building,

19 $1,276,000.

20 Tennessee:

21 Knoxville, U.S. Courthouse, $800,000.

22 United States Virgin Islands:

23 Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Courthouse

24 and Annex, $2,184,000.
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1 CHAPTER 12

2 DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND

3 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND

4 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

5 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

6 DEVELOPMENT

7 HOUSING PROGRAMS

8 HOMEOWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE

9 EVERYWHERE GRANTS (HOPE GRANTS)

10 (RESCISSION)

11 Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public

12 Law 103–124, an additional $50,000,000 are rescinded.

13 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING

14 (RESCISSION)

15 Of the amounts earmarked under this heading in Pub16 lic Law 103–124, $325,000,000 are rescinded: Provided,

17 That the $541,000,000 earmarked in the sixth proviso under

18 this heading shall be reduced accordingly.

19 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

20 CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 (RESCISSION)

23 Of the funds made available under this heading in

24 Public Law 103–124, $770,000 are rescinded.
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1 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

3 (RESCISSION)

4 Of the funds made available under this heading in

5 Public Law 103–124, $63,000,000 are rescinded.

6 SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL, AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS

7 (RESCISSION)

8 Of the funds made available under this heading in

9 Public Law 103–124, $32,000,000 are rescinded.

10 CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES

11 (RESCISSION)

12 Of the funds made available under this heading in

13 Public Law 103–124, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

14 TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS

15 SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in

16 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

17 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

18 SEC. 402. The Architect of the Capitol shall be consid19 ered the agency for the purposes of the election in section

20 801(b)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy

21 Act and the head of the agency for purposes of subsection

22 (b)(2)(C) of such section.

23 PROHIBITION OF BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT

24 LAWFULLY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

25 SEC. 403. None of the funds made available in this

26 Act may be used to provide any benefit or assistance to any
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1 individual in the United States when it is known to a Fed2 eral entity or official to which the funds are made available

3 that—

4 (1) the individual is not lawfully within the

5 United States;

6 (2) the direct Federal assistance or benefit to be

7 provided is other than search and rescue; emergency

8 medical care; emergency mass care; emergency shelter;

9 clearance of roads and construction of temporary

10 bridges necessary to the performance of emergency

11 tasks and essential community services; warning of

12 further risks or hazards; dissemination of public in13 formation and assistance regarding health and safety

14 measures; the provision of food, water, medicine, and

15 other essential needs, including movement of supplies

16 or persons; and reduction of immediate threats to life,

17 property and public health and safety;

18 (3) temporary housing assistance provided in

19 this Act may be made available to individuals and

20 families for a period of up to 90 days without regard

21 to the requirements of subsection (4);

22 (4) immediately upon the enactment of this Act,

23 other than for the purposes set forth in subsections (2)

24 and (3) of this section, any Federal entity or official

25 who makes available funds under this Act shall take
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1 reasonable steps to determine whether any individual

2 or company seeking to obtain such funds is lawfully

3 within the United States; and

4 (5) the implementation of this section shall not

5 require the publication or implementation of any in6 tervening regulations.

7 SEC. 404. (a) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—

8 The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct

9 a study regarding Federal laws, unfunded Federal man10 dates, and other Federal regulatory requirements, that may

11 prevent or impair the ability of State and local authorities

12 to rebuild expeditiously the areas devastated by the Janu13 ary 1994 earthquake in Southern California. In conducting

14 the study, the Comptroller General shall consult with State

15 and local officials of California.

16 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date

17 of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall

18 submit to the Congress a report setting forth findings and

19 recommendations as a result of the study conducted under

20 subsection (a). The report shall include—

21 (1) an identification of the specific Federal laws,

22 unfunded Federal mandates, and other Federal regu23 latory requirements, referred to in subsection (a);

24 (2) an analysis of the manner in which such

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1 or impair the ability of State and local authorities to

2 rebuild expeditiously the areas devastated by the Jan3 uary 1994 earthquake in Southern California; and

4 (3) recommended forms of, and appropriate time

5 periods for, relief from such laws, mandates, and

6 other requirements.

7 SEC. 405. In the case of any equipment or product that

8 may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance

9 provided using funds made available in this Act, it is the

10 sense of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance

11 should, in expending the assistance, purchase only Amer12 ican-made equipment and products, and that notice of this

13 provision be given to each recipient of assistance covered

14 under this Act.

15 SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF RTC CIVIL STATUTE OF LIMITA16 TIONS.

17 Section 21A(b)(14)(C) of the Federal Home Loan Bank

18 Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(14)(C)) is amended by striking

19 clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

20 ‘‘(i) the period beginning on the date the claim accrues

21 (as determined pursuant to section 11(d)(14)(B) of the Fed22 eral Deposit Insurance Act) and ending on December 31,

23 1995 or ending on the date of the termination of the Cor24 poration pursuant to section 21A(m)(1), whichever is later;

25 or’’.
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1 SEC. 407. REPEALS.

2 Except for subsection (b) of section 3508, sections 3508

3 and 3509 of the Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock

4 Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act are repealed effec5 tive October 30, 1992.

6 SEC. 408. It is the sense of the Congress that the De7 partment of Defense should proceed with construction of a

8 new facility for the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

9 at Forest Glen, Maryland, not later than 45 days after en10 actment of this Act.

11 SEC. 409. (a) Section 223(d)(4) of the Social Security

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended by inserting the fol13 lowing after the first sentence: ‘‘If an individual engages

14 in a criminal activity to support substance abuse, any pro15 ceeds derived from such activity shall demonstrate such in16 dividual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activ17 ity.’’.

18 (b) Section 1614(a)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act

19 (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)(D)) is amended by inserting the fol20 lowing after the first sentence: ‘‘If an individual engages

21 in a criminal activity to support substance abuse, any pro22 ceeds derived from such activity shall demonstrate such in23 dividual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activ24 ity.’’.
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1 (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply

2 to disability determinations conducted on or after the date

3 of the enactment of this Act.

4 SEC. 410. TRANSPORTATION GENERAL PROVISION TO ES5 TABLISH AN AUXILIARY FLIGHT SERVICE STA6 TION.

7 The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis8 tration is directed to establish and operate an Auxiliary

9 Flight Service Station at Marquette, Michigan, no later

10 than September 1, 1994, using available funds.

11 SEC. 411. Subsection (b) of section 347 of the National

12 Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1994 (Public Law

13 103–160; 107 Stat. 1626) is amended—

14 (1) by striking out ‘‘section 2774(a)(2)(A) of title

15 10,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section

16 5584(a)(2)(A) of title 5,’’; and

17 (2) by striking out ‘‘section 2774(a)(2) of such

18 title’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 5584(a)(2)

19 of such title’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
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