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Calendar No. 121

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H.R. 1664

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in

Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 6, 1999

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

MAY 25, 1999

Reported by Mr. STEVENS, with amendments and an amendment to the title

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

AN ACT

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for military

operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance

relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

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

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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1 fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur2 poses, namely:

3 CHAPTER 1

4 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

5 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

6 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

7 Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department

8 Basic Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for

9 ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $17,071,000, to re10 main available until expended: Provided, That the entire

11 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency

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

14 as amended.

15 SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES

16 MISSIONS

17 Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department

18 Basic Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for

19 ‘‘Security and Maintenance of United States Missions’’,

20 $50,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which

21 $45,500,000 shall be available only to the extent that an

22 official budget request for a specific dollar amount that

23 includes the designation of the entire amount of the re24 quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal25 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

26 as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Con-
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1 gress: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by

2 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to

3 section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer4 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

5 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

6 SERVICE

7 Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department

8 Basic Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for

9 ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’,

10 $2,929,000, to remain available until expended, of which

11 $500,000 shall be transferred to the Peace Corps and

12 $450,000 shall be transferred to the United States Infor13 mation Agency, for evacuation and related costs: Provided,

14 That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as

15 an emergency requirement pursuant to section

16 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

17 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

18 SEC. 101. EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

19 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the

20 ‘‘Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999’’.

21 (b) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—Congress finds

22 that—

23 (1) the United States steel industry has been se24 verely harmed by a record surge of more than

25 40,000,000 tons of steel imports into the United

26 States in 1998, caused by the world financial crisis;
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1 (2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of

2 more than 10,000 steel worker jobs in 1998, and was

3 the imminent cause of 3 bankruptcies by medium4 sized steel companies, Acme Steel, Laclede Steel, and

5 Geneva Steel;

6 (3) the crisis also forced almost all United States

7 steel companies into—

8 (A) reduced volume, lower prices, and fi9 nancial losses; and

10 (B) an inability to obtain credit for contin11 ued operations and reinvestment in facilities;

12 (4) the crisis also has affected the willingness of

13 private banks and investment institutions to make

14 loans to the United States steel industry for continued

15 operation and reinvestment in facilities;

16 (5) these steel bankruptcies, job losses, and finan17 cial losses are also having serious negative effects on

18 the tax base of cities, counties, and States, and on the

19 essential health, education, and municipal services

20 that these government entities provide to their citi21 zens; and

22 (6) a strong steel industry is necessary to the

23 adequate defense preparedness of the United States in

24 order to have sufficient steel available to build the
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1 ships, tanks, planes, and armaments necessary for the

2 national defense.

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:

4 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Loan

5 Guarantee Board established under subsection (e).

6 (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the

7 Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Program estab8 lished under subsection (d).

9 (3) QUALIFIED STEEL COMPANY.—The term

10 ‘‘qualified steel company’’ means any company

11 that—

12 (A) is incorporated under the laws of any

13 State;

14 (B) is engaged in the production and man15 ufacture of a product defined by the American

16 Iron and Steel Institute as a basic steel mill

17 product, including ingots, slab and billets, plates,

18 flat-rolled steel, sections and structural products,

19 bars, rail type products, pipe and tube, and wire

20 rod; and

21 (C) has experienced layoffs, production

22 losses, or financial losses since the beginning of

23 the steel import crisis, in January 1998 or that

24 operates substantial assets of a company that

25 meets these qualifications.
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1 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY STEEL GUAR2 ANTEE LOAN PROGRAM.—There is established the Emer3 gency Steel Guarantee Loan Program, to be administered

4 by the Board, the purpose of which is to provide loan guar5 antees to qualified steel companies in accordance with this

6 section.

7 (e) LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD MEMBERSHIP.—There

8 is established a Loan Guarantee Board, which shall be com9 posed of—

10 (1) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall serve

11 as Chairman of the Board;

12 (2) the Secretary of Labor; and

13 (3) the Secretary of the Treasury.

14 (f) LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.—

15 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Program may guarantee

16 loans provided to qualified steel companies by private

17 banking and investment institutions in accordance

18 with the procedures, rules, and regulations established

19 by the Board.

20 (2) TOTAL GUARANTEE LIMIT.—The aggregate

21 amount of loans guaranteed and outstanding at any

22 one time under this section may not exceed

23 $1,000,000,000.

24 (3) INDIVIDUAL GUARANTEE LIMIT.—The aggre25 gate amount of loans guaranteed under this section
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1 with respect to a single qualified steel company may

2 not exceed $250,000,000.

3 (4) MINIMUM GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—No single

4 loan in an amount that is less than $25,000,000 may

5 be guaranteed under this section, except that the

6 Board may in exceptional circumstances guarantee

7 smaller loans.

8 (5) TIMELINES.—The Board shall approve or

9 deny each application for a guarantee under this sec10 tion as soon as possible after receipt of such applica11 tion.

12 (6) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—For the additional cost

13 of the loans guaranteed under this subsection, includ14 ing the costs of modifying the loans as defined in sec15 tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2

16 U.S.C. 661a), there is appropriated $140,000,000 to

17 remain available until expended.

18 (g) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.—A loan

19 guarantee may be issued under this section upon applica20 tion to the Board by a qualified steel company pursuant

21 to an agreement to provide a loan to that qualified steel

22 company by a private bank or investment company, if the

23 Board determines that—

24 (1) credit is not otherwise available to that com25 pany under reasonable terms or conditions sufficient
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1 to meet its financing needs, as reflected in the finan2 cial and business plans of that company;

3 (2) the prospective earning power of that com4 pany, together with the character and value of the se5 curity pledged, furnish reasonable assurance of repay6 ment of the loan to be guaranteed in accordance with

7 its terms;

8 (3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a

9 rate determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking

10 into account the current average yield on outstanding

11 obligations of the United States with remaining peri12 ods of maturity comparable to the maturity of such

13 loan;

14 (4) the company has agreed to an audit by the

15 General Accounting Office prior to the issuance of the

16 loan guarantee and annually thereafter while any

17 such guaranteed loan is outstanding; and

18 (5) In the case of a purchaser of substantial as19 sets of a qualified steel company, the qualified steel

20 company establishes that it is unable to reorganize

21 itself.

22 (h) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOAN GUARAN23 TEES.—

24 (1) LOAN DURATION.—All loans guaranteed

25 under this section shall be payable in full not later
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1 than December 31, 2005, and the terms and condi2 tions of each such loan shall provide that the loan

3 may not be amended, or any provision thereof

4 waived, without the consent of the Board.

5 (2) LOAN SECURITY.—Any commitment to issue

6 a loan guarantee under this section shall contain such

7 affirmative and negative covenants and other protec8 tive provisions that the Board determines are appro9 priate. The Board shall require security for the loans

10 to be guaranteed under this section at the time at

11 which the commitment is made.

12 (3) FEES.—A qualified steel company receiving

13 a guarantee under this section shall pay a fee to the

14 Department of the Treasury to cover costs of the pro15 gram, but in no event shall such fee exceed an amount

16 equal to 0.5 percent of the outstanding principal bal17 ance of the guaranteed loan.

18 (i) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Com19 merce shall submit to Congress a full report of the activities

20 of the Board under this section during each of fiscal years

21 1999 and 2000, and annually thereafter, during such period

22 as any loan guaranteed under this section is outstanding.

23 (j) SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For

24 necessary expenses to administer the Program, $5,000,000

25 is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, to remain
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1 available until expended, which may be transferred to the

2 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development of

3 the International Trade Administration.

4 (k) TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—The

5 authority of the Board to make commitments to guarantee

6 any loan under this section shall terminate on December

7 31, 2001.

8 (l) REGULATORY ACTION.—The Board shall issue such

9 final procedures, rules, and regulations as may be necessary

10 to carry out this section not later than 60 days after the

11 date of enactment of this Act.

12 (m) IRON ORE COMPANIES.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of

14 this subsection, an iron ore company incorporated

15 under the laws of any State shall be treated as a

16 qualified steel company for purposes of the Program.

17 (2) TOTAL GUARANTEE LIMIT FOR IRON ORE

18 COMPANY.—Of the aggregate amount of loans author19 ized to be guaranteed and outstanding at any one

20 time under subsection (f)(2), an amount not to exceed

21 $30,000,000 shall be loans with respect to iron ore

22 companies.

23 (3) MINIMUM IRON ORE COMPANY GUARANTEE

24 AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding subsection (f)(4), a single

25 loan to an iron ore company in an amount of not less
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1 than $6,000,000 may be guaranteed under this sec2 tion.

3 FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES

4 (RESCISSIONS)

5 SEC. 102. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense

6 category to the agencies of the Federal Government,

7 $145,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescis8 sions pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from

9 administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That

10 rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds

11 available to every Federal agency, department, and office

12 in the Executive Branch, including the Office of the Presi13 dent.

14 (b) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this

15 Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

16 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the

17 House of Representatives and the Senate a listing of the

18 amounts by account of the reductions made pursuant to the

19 provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

20 CHAPTER 2

21 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY

22 MILITARY PERSONNEL

23 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

25 Army’’, $2,920,000: Provided, That such amount is des26 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
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1 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget

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

3 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

5 Navy’’, $7,660,000: Provided, That such amount is des6 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement

7 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget

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

9 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

11 Marine Corps’’, $1,586,000: Provided, That such amount

12 is designated by the Congress as an emergency require13 ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced

14 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as

15 amended.

16 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,

18 Air Force’’, $4,303,000: Provided, That such amount is

19 designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement

20 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget

21 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

2 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Overseas Contingency

5 Operations Transfer Fund’’, $5,219,100,000, to remain

6 available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount

7 made available under this heading is designated by the

8 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec9 tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,

11 That of such amount, $1,311,800,000 shall be available

12 only to the extent that the President transmits to the Con13 gress an official budget request for a specific dollar

14 amount that: (1) specifies items which meet a critical

15 readiness or sustainability need, to include replacement of

16 expended munitions to maintain adequate inventories for

17 future operations; and (2) includes designation of the en18 tire amount of the request as an emergency requirement

19 as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

20 Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That

21 the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only

22 to military personnel accounts; operation and maintenance

23 accounts, including Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and

24 Civic Aid; procurement accounts; research, development,

25 test and evaluation accounts; military construction; the
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1 Defense Health Program appropriation; the National De2 fense Sealift Fund; and working capital fund accounts:

3 Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be

4 merged with and shall be available for the same purposes

5 and for the same time period, as the appropriation to

6 which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer au7 thority provided under this heading is in addition to any

8 other transfer authority available to the Department of

9 Defense: Provided further, That such funds may be used

10 to execute projects or programs that were deferred in

11 order to carry out military operations in and around

12 Kosovo and in Southwest Asia, including efforts associated

13 with the displaced Kosovar population: Provided further,

14 That upon a determination that all or part of the funds

15 transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for

16 the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans17 ferred back to this appropriation.

18 PROCUREMENT

19 WEAPONS POCUREMENT, NAVY

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure21 ment, Navy’’, $431,100,000, to remain available for obli22 gation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such

23 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency

24 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
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1 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

2 as amended.

3 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,

5 Air Force’’, $40,000,000, to remain available for obliga6 tion until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such

7 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency

8 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

10 as amended.

11 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement,

13 Air Force’’, $178,200,000, to remain available for obliga14 tion until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such

15 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency

16 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

18 as amended.

19 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am21 munition, Air Force’’, $35,000,000, to remain available

22 for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That

23 such amount is designated by the Congress as an emer24 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

2 1985, as amended.

3 OPERATIONAL RAPID RESPONSE TRANSFER FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise

6 made available in this Act and the Department of Defense

7 Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–262),

8 $400,000,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep9 tember 30, 2000, is hereby made available only for the

10 accelerated acquisition and deployment of military tech11 nologies and systems needed for the conduct of Operation

12 Allied Force, or to provide accelerated acquisition and de13 ployment of military technologies and systems as sub14 stitute or replacement systems for other U.S. regional

15 commands which have had assets diverted as a result of

16 Operation Allied Force: Provided, That funds under this

17 heading may only be obligated in response to a specific

18 request from a U.S. regional command and upon approval

19 of the Secretary of Defense, or his designate: Provided fur20 ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written

21 notification to the congressional defense committees prior

22 to the transfer of any amount in excess of $10,000,000

23 to a specific program or project: Provided further, That

24 the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made avail25 able under this heading only to operation and maintenance
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1 accounts, procurement accounts, and research, develop2 ment, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, That

3 the transfer authority provided under this section shall be

4 in addition to the transfer authority provided to the De5 partment of Defense in this Act or any other Act: Provided

6 further, That the entire amount made available in this sec7 tion is designated by the Congress as an emergency re8 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

10 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

12 request for $400,000,000, that includes designation of the

13 entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement

14 as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

15 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

16 President to the Congress.

17 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER

18 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 201. Section 8005 of the Department of De20 fense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–262), is

21 amended by striking out ‘‘$1,650,000,000’’ and inserting

22 in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,450,000,000’’.

23 SEC. 202. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth

24 in section 1006 of Public Law 105–261, not to exceed

25 $10,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act may be
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1 available for contributions to the common funded budgets

2 of NATO (as defined in section 1006(c)(1) of Public Law

3 105–261) for costs related to NATO operations in and

4 around Kosovo.

5 SEC. 203. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made

6 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel7 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized

8 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na9 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).

10 SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 5064(d) of the

11 Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law

12 103–355), the special authorities provided under section

13 5064(c) of such Act shall continue to apply with respect

14 to contracts awarded or modified for the Joint Direct At15 tack Munition (JDAM) program until June 30, 2000: Pro16 vided, That a contract or modification to a contract for

17 the JDAM program may be awarded or executed notwith18 standing any advance notification requirements that would

19 otherwise apply.

20 SEC. 205. (a) EFFORTS TO INCREASE

21 BURDENSHARING.—The President shall seek equitable re22 imbursement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

23 (NATO), member nations of NATO, and other appro24 priate organizations and nations for the costs incurred by
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1 the United States government in connection with Oper2 ation Allied Force.

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 1999,

4 the President shall prepare and submit to the Congress

5 a report on—

6 (1) All measures taken by the President pursu7 ant to subsection (a);

8 (2) The amount of reimbursement received to

9 date from each organization and nation pursuant to

10 subsection (a), including a description of any com11 mitments made by such organization or nation to

12 provide reimbursement; and

13 (3) In the case of an organization or nation

14 that has refused to provide, or to commit to provide,

15 reimbursement pursuant to subsection (a), an expla16 nation of the reasons therefor.

17 (c) OPERATION ALLIED FORCE.—In this section, the

18 term ‘‘Operation Allied Force’’ means operations of the

19 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted

20 against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and

21 Montenegro) during the period beginning on March 24,

22 1999, and ending on such date as NATO may designate,

23 to resolve the conflict with respect to Kosovo.

24 SEC. 206. (a) Not more than thirty days after the

25 enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to
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1 Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form,

2 on current United States participation in Operation Allied

3 Force. The report should include information on the fol4 lowing matters:

5 (1) A statement of the national security objec6 tives involved in U.S. participation in Operation Al7 lied Force;

8 (2) An accounting of all current active duty

9 personnel assigned to support Operation Allied

10 Force and related humanitarian operations around

11 Kosovo to include total number, service component

12 and area of deployment (such accounting should also

13 include total number of personnel from other NATO

14 countries participating in the action);

15 (3) Additional planned deployment of active

16 duty units in the European Command area of oper17 ations to support Operation Allied Force, between

18 the date of enactment of this Act and the end of fis19 cal year 1999;

20 (4) Additional planned Reserve component mo21 bilization, including specific units to be called up be22 tween the date of enactment of this Act and the end

23 of fiscal year 1999, to support Operation Allied

24 Force;
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1 (5) An accounting by the Joint Chiefs of Staff

2 on the transfer of personnel and materiel from other

3 regional commands to the United States European

4 Command to support Operation Allied Force and re5 lated humanitarian operations around Kosovo, and

6 an assessment by the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the

7 impact any such loss of assets has had on the war8 fighting capabilities and deterrence value of these

9 other commands;

10 (6) Levels of humanitarian aid provided to the

11 displaced Kosovar community from the United

12 States, NATO member nations, and other nations

13 (figures should be provided by country and type of

14 assistance provided whether financial or in-kind);

15 and

16 (7) Any significant revisions to the total cost

17 estimate for the deployment of United States forces

18 involved in Operation Allied Force through the end

19 of fiscal year 1999.

20 (b) OPERATION ALLIED FORCE.—In this section, the

21 term ‘‘Operation Allied Force’’ means operations of the

22 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted

23 against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and

24 Montenegro) during the period beginning on March 24,
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1 1999, and ending on such date as NATO may designate,

2 to resolve the conflict with respect to Kosovo.

3 SEC. 207. In addition to amounts appropriated or

4 otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De5 partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap6 propriations Act, 1999, $1,339,200,000, to remain avail7 able for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby

8 appropriated to the Department of Defense only for spare

9 and repair parts and associated logistical support nec10 essary for the maintenance of weapons systems and equip11 ment, as follows:

12 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’,

13 $457,000,000;

14 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’,

15 $676,800,000;

16 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re17 serve’’, $24,000,000;

18 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National

19 Guard’’, $26,000,000;

20 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, $118,000,000;

21 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’,

22 $31,300,000; and

23 ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, $6,100,000:

24 Provided, That the entire amount made available in this

25 section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

3 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

5 request for $1,339,200,000, that includes designation of

6 the entire amount of the request as an emergency require7 ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted

9 by the President to the Congress.

10 SEC. 208. In addition to amounts appropriated or

11 otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De12 partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap13 propriations Act, 1999, $927,300,000, to remain available

14 for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro15 priated to the Department of Defense only for depot level

16 maintenance and repair, as follows:

17 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’,

18 $87,000,000;

19 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’,

20 $428,700,000;

21 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’,

22 $58,000,000;

23 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’,

24 $314,300,000;
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1 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Re2 serve’’, $3,000,000;

3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re4 serve’’, $6,800,000; and

5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National

6 Guard’’, $29,500,000:

7 Provided, That the entire amount made available in this

8 section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re9 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal10 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

11 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

13 request for $927,300,000, that includes designation of the

14 entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement

15 as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

16 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

17 President to the Congress.

18 SEC. 209. In addition to amounts appropriated or

19 otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De20 partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap21 propriations Act, 1999, $156,400,000, to remain available

22 for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro23 priated to the Department of Defense only for military

24 recruiting and advertising initiatives, as follows:
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1 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’,

2 $48,600,000;

3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’,

4 $20,000,000;

5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’,

6 $37,000,000;

7 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’,

8 $29,800,000;

9 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’,

10 $1,000,000; and

11 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National

12 Guard’’, $20,000,000:

13 Provided, That the entire amount made available in this

14 section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re15 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal16 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

17 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

19 request for $156,400,000, that includes designation of the

20 entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement

21 as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

22 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

23 President to the Congress.

24 SEC. 210. In addition to amounts appropriated or

25 otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De-
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1 partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap2 propriations Act, 1999, $307,300,000, to remain available

3 for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro4 priated to the Department of Defense only for military

5 training, equipment maintenance and associated support

6 costs required to meet assigned readiness levels of United

7 States military forces, as follows:

8 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’,

9 $113,200,000;

10 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’,

11 $15,200,000;

12 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’,

13 $28,000,000;

14 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’,

15 $88,400,000;

16 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’,

17 $600,000;

18 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re19 serve’’, $11,900,000;

20 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National

21 Guard’’, $23,000,000; and

22 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air National

23 Guard’’, $27,000,000:

24 Provided, That the entire amount made available in this

25 section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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1 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal2 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

3 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

5 request for $307,300,000, that includes designation of the

6 entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement

7 as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

8 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

9 President to the Congress.

10 SEC. 211. In addition to amounts appropriated or

11 otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De12 partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap13 propriations Act, 1999, $351,500,000, to remain available

14 for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro15 priated to the Department of Defense only for base oper16 ations support costs at Department of Defense facilities,

17 as follows:

18 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’,

19 $116,200,000;

20 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’,

21 $45,900,000;

22 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’,

23 $53,000,000;

24 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’,

25 $91,900,000;
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1 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’,

2 $18,700,000;

3 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’,

4 $13,800,000;

5 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Re6 serve’’, $300,000; and

7 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National

8 Guard’’, $11,700,000:

9 Provided, That the entire amount made available in this

10 section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re11 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal12 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

13 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

15 request for $351,500,000, that includes designation of the

16 entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement

17 as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

18 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

19 President to the Congress.

20 SEC. 212. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated

21 or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense

22 in other provisions of this Act, there is appropriated to

23 the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga24 tion until September 30, 2000, and to be used only for

25 increases during fiscal year 2000 in rates of military basic
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1 pay and for increased payments during fiscal year 2000

2 to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,

3 $1,838,426,000, to be available as follows:

4 ‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, $559,533,000;

5 ‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, $436,773,000;

6 ‘‘Military Personnel, Marine Corps’’,

7 $177,980,000;

8 ‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, $471,892,000;

9 ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, $40,574,000;

10 ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, $29,833,000;

11 ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps’’,

12 $7,820,000;

13 ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, $13,143,000;

14 ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Army’’,

15 $70,416,000; and

16 ‘‘National Guard Personnel, Air Force’’,

17 $30,462,000.

18 (b) The entire amount made available in this

19 section—

20 (1) is designated by the Congress as an emer21 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)

22 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con23 trol Act of 1985, as amended (2 U.S.C.

24 901(b)(2)(A)); and
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1 (2) shall be available only if the President

2 transmits to the Congress an official budget request

3 for $1,838,426,000, that includes designation of the

4 entire amount of the request as an emergency re5 quirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and

6 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend7 ed.

8 (c) The amounts provided in this section may be obli9 gated only to the extent required for increases in rates

10 of military basic pay, and for increased payments to the

11 Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, that

12 become effective during fiscal year 2000 pursuant to pro13 visions of law subsequently enacted in authorizing legisla14 tion.

15 SEC. 201. PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT.

16 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the

17 ‘‘Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act’’.

18 (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

19 (1) consumption of foreign oil in the United

20 States is estimated to equal 56 percent of all oil con21 sumed, and that percentage could reach 68 percent by

22 2010 if current prices prevail;

23 (2) the number of oil and gas rigs operating in

24 the United States is at its lowest since 1944, when

25 records of this tally began;
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1 (3) if prices do not increase soon, the United

2 States could lose at least half its marginal wells,

3 which in aggregate produce as much oil as the United

4 States imports from Saudi Arabia;

5 (4) oil and gas prices are unlikely to increase for

6 at least several years;

7 (5) declining production, well abandonment, and

8 greatly reduced exploration and development are

9 shrinking the domestic oil and gas industry;

10 (6) the world’s richest oil producing regions in

11 the Middle East are experiencing increasingly greater

12 political instability;

13 (7) United Nations policy may make Iraq the

14 swing oil producing nation, thereby granting Saddam

15 Hussein tremendous power;

16 (8) reliance on foreign oil for more than 60 per17 cent of our daily oil and gas consumption is a na18 tional security threat;

19 (9) the level of United States oil security is di20 rectly related to the level of domestic production of oil,

21 natural gas liquids, and natural gas; and

22 (10) a national security policy should be devel23 oped that ensures that adequate supplies of oil are

24 available at all times free of the threat of embargo or

25 other foreign hostile acts.
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1 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

2 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Loan

3 Guarantee Board established by subsection (e).

4 (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the

5 Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program

6 established by subsection (d).

7 (3) QUALIFIED OIL AND GAS COMPANY.—The

8 term ‘‘qualified oil and gas company’’ means a com9 pany that—

10 (A) is incorporated under the laws of any

11 State;

12 (B) is—

13 (i) an independent oil and gas com14 pany (within the meaning of section

15 57(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code

16 of 1986); or

17 (ii) a small business concern under sec18 tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.

19 632) (or a company based in Alaska, in20 cluding an Alaska Native Corporation cre21 ated pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims

22 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.))

23 that is an oil field service company whose

24 main business is providing tools, products,

25 personnel, and technical solutions on a con-
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1 tractual basis to exploration and production

2 operators that drill, complete wells, and

3 produce, transport, refine, and sell hydro4 carbons and their byproducts as the main

5 commercial business of the concern or com6 pany; and

7 (C) has experienced layoffs, production

8 losses, or financial losses since the beginning of

9 the oil import crisis, after January 1, 1997.

10 (d) EMERGENCY OIL AND GAS GUARANTEED LOAN

11 PROGRAM.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Emer13 gency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program, the

14 purpose of which shall be to provide loan guarantees

15 to qualified oil and gas companies in accordance with

16 this section.

17 (2) LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD.—There is estab18 lished to administer the Program a Loan Guarantee

19 Board, to be composed of—

20 (A) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall

21 serve as Chairperson of the Board;

22 (B) the Secretary of Labor; and

23 (C) the Secretary of the Treasury.

24 (e) AUTHORITY.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Program may guarantee

2 loans provided to qualified oil and gas companies by

3 private banking and investment institutions in ac4 cordance with procedures, rules, and regulations es5 tablished by the Board.

6 (2) TOTAL GUARANTEE LIMIT.—The aggregate

7 amount of loans guaranteed and outstanding at any

8 1 time under this section shall not exceed

9 $500,000,000.

10 (3) INDIVIDUAL GUARANTEE LIMIT.—The aggre11 gate amount of loans guaranteed under this section

12 with respect to a single qualified oil and gas company

13 shall not exceed $10,000,000.

14 (4) MINIMUM GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—No single

15 loan in an amount that is less than $250,000 may be

16 guaranteed under this section.

17 (5) EXPEDITIOUS ACTION ON APPLICATIONS.—

18 The Board shall approve or deny an application for

19 a guarantee under this section as soon as practicable

20 after receipt of an application.

21 (6) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—For the additional cost

22 of the loans guaranteed under this subsection, includ23 ing the costs of modifying the loans as defined in sec24 tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
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1 U.S.C. 661a), there is appropriated $122,500,000 to

2 remain available until expended.

3 (f) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.—The

4 Board may issue a loan guarantee on application by a

5 qualified oil and gas company under an agreement by a

6 private bank or investment company to provide a loan to

7 the qualified oil and gas company, if the Board determines

8 that—

9 (1) credit is not otherwise available to the com10 pany under reasonable terms or conditions sufficient

11 to meet its financing needs, as reflected in the finan12 cial and business plans of the company;

13 (2) the prospective earning power of the com14 pany, together with the character and value of the se15 curity pledged, provide a reasonable assurance of re16 payment of the loan to be guaranteed in accordance

17 with its terms;

18 (3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a

19 rate determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking

20 into account the current average yield on outstanding

21 obligations of the United States with remaining peri22 ods of maturity comparable to the maturity of the

23 loan; and

24 (4) the company has agreed to an audit by the

25 General Accounting Office before issuance of the loan
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1 guarantee and annually while the guaranteed loan is

2 outstanding.

3 (g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOAN GUARANTEES.—

4 (1) LOAN DURATION.—All loans guaranteed

5 under this section shall be repayable in full not later

6 than December 31, 2010, and the terms and condi7 tions of each such loan shall provide that the loan

8 agreement may not be amended, or any provision of

9 the loan agreement waived, without the consent of the

10 Board.

11 (2) LOAN SECURITY.—A commitment to issue a

12 loan guarantee under this section shall contain such

13 affirmative and negative covenants and other protec14 tive provisions as the Board determines are appro15 priate. The Board shall require security for the loans

16 to be guaranteed under this section at the time at

17 which the commitment is made.

18 (3) FEES.—A qualified oil and gas company re19 ceiving a loan guarantee under this section shall pay

20 a fee to the Department of the Treasury to cover costs

21 of the program, but in no event shall such fee exceed

22 an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the outstanding

23 principal balance of the guaranteed loan.

24 (h) REPORTS.—During fiscal year 1999 and each fis25 cal year thereafter until each guaranteed loan has been re-
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1 paid in full, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to

2 Congress a report on the activities of the Board.

3 (i) SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For

4 necessary expenses to administer the Program, $2,500,000

5 is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, to remain

6 available until expended, which may be transferred to the

7 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development of

8 the International Trade Administration.

9 (j) TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—The

10 authority of the Board to make commitments to guarantee

11 any loan under this section shall terminate on December

12 31, 2001.

13 (k) REGULATORY ACTION.—Not later than 60 days

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall issue

15 such final procedures, rules, and regulations as are nec16 essary to carry out this section.

17 FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES

18 (RESCISSIONS)

19 SEC. 202. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense

20 category to the agencies of the Federal Government,

21 $125,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescis22 sions pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from

23 administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That

24 rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds

25 available to every Federal agency, department, and office
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1 in the Executive Branch, including the Office of the Presi2 dent.

3 (b) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this

4 Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

5 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the

6 House of Representatives and the Senate a listing of the

7 amounts by account of the reductions made pursuant to the

8 provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

9 CHAPTER 3

10 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

11 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

12 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

13 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster

15 Assistance’’, $96,000,000 (increased by $67,000,000), to

16 remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire

17 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency

18 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal19 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

20 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

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

22 request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa23 tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency

24 requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer25 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans26 mitted by the President to the Congress.
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1 OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

2 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support

4 Fund’’, $105,000,000, to remain available until Sep5 tember 30, 2000, for assistance for Albania, Macedonia,

6 Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Romania,

7 and for investigations and related activities in Kosovo and

8 in adjacent entities and countries regarding war crimes;

9 Provided, That these funds shall be available notwith10 standing any other provision of law except section 533 of

11 the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related

12 Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in divi13 sion A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and

14 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub15 lic Law 105–277)): Provided further, That the require16 ment for a notification through the regular notification

17 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations con18 tained in subsection (b)(3) of section 533 shall be deemed

19 to be satisfied if the Committees on Appropriations are

20 notified at least 5 days prior to the obligation of such

21 funds: Provided further, That the entire amount is des22 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement

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

24 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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1 ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC

2 STATES

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for East4 ern Europe and the Baltic States’’, $75,000,000, to re5 main available until September 30, 2000, of which up to

6 $1,000,000 may be used for administrative costs of the

7 U.S. Agency for International Development: Provided,

8 That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as

9 an emergency requirement pursuant to section

10 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,

12 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be obli13 gated and expended subject to the regular notification pro14 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

15 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

16 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref18 ugee Assistance’’, $195,000,000, to remain available until

19 September 30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000

20 is for administrative expenses: Provided, That the entire

21 amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency

22 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

24 as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount

25 shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
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1 request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa2 tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency

3 requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer4 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans5 mitted by the President to the Congress.

6 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION

7 ASSISTANCE FUND

8 For an additional amount for the ‘‘United States

9 Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and

10 subject to the terms and conditions under that head,

11 $95,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro12 vided, That the entire amount is designated by the Con13 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section

14 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

16 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

17 SEC. 301. The value of commodities and services au18 thorized by the President through March 31, 1999, to be

19 drawn down under the authority of section 552(c)(2) of

20 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support inter21 national relief efforts relating to the Kosovo conflict shall

22 not be counted against the ceiling limitation of that sec23 tion: Provided, That such assistance relating to the

24 Kosovo conflict provided pursuant to section 552(a)(2)

25 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi26 sion of law.
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1 CHAPTER 4

2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

3 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

4 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY

5 INVESTMENT PROGRAM

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty

7 Organization Security Investment Program’’,

8 $240,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may make additional

10 contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,

11 as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States

12 Code: Provided further, That the entire amount is des13 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement

14 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget

15 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:

16 Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available

17 only to the extent that an official budget request for

18 $240,000,000, that includes designation of the entire

19 amount of the request as an emergency requirement as

20 defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

21 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

22 President to the Congress.

23 GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER

24 SEC. 401. In addition to amounts appropriated or

25 otherwise made available in the Military Construction Ap-
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1 propriations Act, 1999, $831,000,000 is hereby appro2 priated to the Department of Defense, to remain available

3 until September 30, 2003, as follows:

4 ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $295,800,000;

5 ‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $166,270,000;

6 ‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’,

7 $333,430,000; and

8 ‘‘Military Construction, Defense-wide’’,

9 $35,500,000:

10 Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of

11 law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry

12 out military construction projects not otherwise authorized

13 by law: Provided further, That the entire amount is des14 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement

15 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget

16 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:

17 Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available

18 only to the extent that an official budget request for

19 $831,000,000, that includes designation of the entire

20 amount of the request as an emergency requirement as

21 defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

22 Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the

23 President to the Congress.
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1 CHAPTER 5

2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

3 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

4 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

5 ACCOUNT

6 For additional gross obligations for the principal

7 amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by

8 7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the

9 Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, $1,095,000,000, as

10 follows: $350,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership

11 loans; $200,000,000 for direct farm ownership loans;

12 $185,000,000 for direct farm operating loans;

13 $185,000,000 for subsidized guaranteed farm operating

14 loans; and $175,000,000 for emergency farm loans.

15 For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm

16 loans, including the cost of modifying such loans as de17 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of

18 1974, to remain available until September 30, 2000: farm

19 operating loans, $28,804,000, of which $12,635,000 shall

20 be for direct loans and $16,169,000 shall be for guaran21 teed subsidized loans; farm ownership loans, $35,505,000,

22 of which $29,940,000 shall be for direct loans and

23 $5,565,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; emergency

24 loans, $41,300,000; and administrative expenses to carry

25 out the loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That the en-
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1 tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer2 gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the

3 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of

4 1985, as amended.

5 OFFSETS—THIS CHAPTER

6 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

7 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

8 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

9 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

10 (RESCISSION)

11 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub12 lic Law 105–118 and in prior acts making appropriations

13 for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro14 grams, $40,000,000 are rescinded.

15 OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

16 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

17 (RESCISSION)

18 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub19 lic Law 105–277 and in prior acts making appropriations

20 for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro21 grams, $17,000,000 are rescinded.
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

2 SERVICES

3 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

4 FEDERAL CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM FOR NURSING

5 (RESCISSION)

6 Of the funds made available under the Federal Cap7 ital Loan Program for Nursing appropriation account,

8 $2,800,000 are rescinded.

9 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

10 EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT

11 (RESCISSION)

12 Of the funds made available under this heading in

13 section 101(f) of Public Law 105–277, $6,800,000 are re14 scinded.

15 MILITARY ASSISTANCE

16 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

17 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

18 (RESCISSION)

19 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub20 lic Law 105–277, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
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1 MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

3 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

4 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR

5 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

6 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

7 (RESCISSION)

8 Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub9 lic Law 105–277, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

10 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

11 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

12 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

13 (RESCISSION)

14 Of the funds made available under this heading in

15 Public Law 101–130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emer16 gency Supplemental to Meet the Needs of Natural Disas17 ters of National Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

18 CHAPTER 6

19 GENERAL PROVISION

20 SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in

21 the Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

22 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

23 SEC. 602. It is the sense of the Congress that there

24 should continue to be parity between the adjustments in

25 the compensation of members of the uniformed services
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1 and the adjustments in the compensation of civilian em2 ployees of the United States.

3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kosovo and Southwest

4 Asia Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999’’.

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS

6 SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in

7 the Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the cur8 rent fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

9 SEC. 302. (a) Amounts appropriated or otherwise

10 made available in chapters 1 and 2 of this Act are des11 ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur12 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.

14 901(b)(2)(A)), as amended.

15 (b) The amounts referred to in subsection (a) shall be

16 available only to the extent that the President makes an

17 emergency designation pursuant to that Act.

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Steel Loan

19 Guarantee and Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan

20 Act of 1999’’.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act providing

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steel and iron ore companies and to qualified oil and gas

companies, and for other purposes.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 1999.

Attest:

Clerk.
Calendar No. 121

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H.R. 1664

AN ACT

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for

1999, and for other purposes.Asia for the fiscal year ending September 30,Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwesttarian assistance relating to the conflict inmilitary operations, refugee relief, and humaniMAY 6, 1999

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on

M

Appropriations

AY 25, 1999

Reported with amendments and an amendment to the

title