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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2491 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2491

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 1993

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
   Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
  Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
  boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, chapters 11, 13, 51, 53, 
55, and 61); pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized 
by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 92 Stat. 2508); and 
burial benefits, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, 
adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on 
commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of 
Article IV of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as 
amended, and for other benefits as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 107, 
1312, 1977, and 2106, chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61; 50 U.S.C. App. 
540-548; 43 Stat. 122, 123; 45 Stat. 735; 76 Stat. 1198), 
$16,828,446,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
less than $38,919,000 of the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed to 
``General operating expenses'' and ``Medical care'' for necessary 
expenses in implementing those provisions authorized in the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 101-508, and in the 
Veterans' Benefits Act of 1992, Public Law 102-568, the funding source 
for which is specifically provided as the ``Compensation and pensions'' 
appropriation: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated shall be transferred to ``Medical facilities revolving 
fund'' to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for 
nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized by the Veterans' 
Benefits Act of 1992, Public Law 102-568.

                         readjustment benefits

    For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or 
on behalf of veterans as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. chapters 21, 30, 
31, 35, 36, 39, 51, 53, 55, and 61), $947,400,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That funds shall be available to pay any 
court order, court award or any compromise settlement arising from 
litigation involving the vocational training program authorized by 
section 18 of Public Law 98-77, as amended.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

    For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and 
veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
chapter 19; 70 Stat. 887; 72 Stat. 487), $15,370,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                 guaranty and indemnity program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $56,231,000, which may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                     loan guaranty program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan programs, $70,716,000, which may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                      direct loan program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the purpose of the program, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 37, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That during 1994, 
within the resources available, not to exceed $1,000,000 in gross 
obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted 
housing loans (38 U.S.C. chapter 37).
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $2,863,000, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

                  education loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $1,032, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
3698, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $3,571.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $186,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $53,000, as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 
chapter 31, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $2,387,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $751,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``General operating expenses''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
authorized by section 38, U.S.C. chapter 37, subchapter V, as amended, 
$156,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ``General operating expenses''.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                              medical care

    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, 
as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including care and 
treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
equipment; funeral, burial, and other expenses incidental thereto for 
beneficiaries receiving care in Department of Veterans Affairs 
facilities; administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
project management, real property acquisition and disposition, 
construction and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or 
for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs; oversight, 
engineering and architectural activities not charged to project cost; 
repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several 
hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by 
the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); aid to 
State homes as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1741); and not to exceed 
$2,000,000 to fund cost comparison studies as referred to in 38 U.S.C. 
8110(a)(5); $15,522,452,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That of the 
sum appropriated, $9,850,000,000 is available only for expenses in the 
personnel compensation and benefits object classifications: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$531,350,000 is for the equipment and land and structures object 
classifications only, which amount shall not become available for 
obligation until August 1, 1994, and shall remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 1995: Provided further, That of the sum 
appropriated, $10,000,000 is for homeless programs authorized by 
sections 2, 3, and 4 of Public Law 102-590.

                    medical and prosthetic research

    For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and 
prosthetic research and development as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
chapter 73), to remain available until September 30, 1995, 
$252,000,000, plus reimbursements.

                health professional scholarship program

    For payment of health professional scholarship program grants, as 
authorized by law, to students who agree to a service obligation with 
the Department of Veterans Affairs at one of its medical facilities, 
$10,386,000.

      medical administration and miscellaneous operating expenses

    For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical 
hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research 
activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of 
planning, design, project management, architectural, engineering, real 
property acquisition and disposition, construction and renovation of 
any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including site acquisition; engineering and 
architectural activities not charged to project cost; and research and 
development in building construction technology; $68,500,000, plus 
reimbursements.

               grants to the republic of the philippines

    For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants, as 
authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 1732), for assisting in the replacement 
and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant and 
facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, $500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1995.

                   transitional housing loan program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $7,000, as authorized by Public Law 
102-54, section 8: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans not to exceed $70,000. In addition, for administrative 
expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $52,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the ``General post fund'', as authorized 
by Public Law 102-54, section 8.

                      Departmental Administration

                       general operating expenses

    For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law; not to exceed $25,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
security guard services, and the Department of Defense for the cost of 
overseas employee mail; $823,249,000.

                        national cemetery system

    For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of the 
National Cemetery System not otherwise provided for, including uniforms 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law; cemeterial expenses as 
authorized by law; purchase of six passenger motor vehicles, for use in 
cemeterial operations; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$70,507,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $31,436,000.

                      construction, major projects

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For constructing, altering, extending and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 
2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, 
United States Code, including planning, architectural and engineering 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of 
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction 
costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
$3,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were made available in 
a previous major project appropriation, $322,793,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $14,000,000 
shall be transferred from the Parking revolving fund to this account 
and the amounts transferred shall be available for the same purposes 
and for the same period of time as funds appropriated to this account: 
Provided further, That except for advance planning of projects funded 
through the advance planning fund and the design of projects funded 
through the design fund, none of these funds shall be used for any 
project which has not been considered and approved by the Congress in 
the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
appropriation for fiscal year 1994, for each approved project shall be 
obligated (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by 
September 30, 1994, and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 1995: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
promptly report in writing to the Comptroller General and to the 
Committees on Appropriations any approved major construction project in 
which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations 
established above; and the Comptroller General shall review the report 
in accordance with the procedures established by section 1015 of the 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344): 
Provided further, That no funds from any other account except the 
``Parking revolving fund'', may be obligated for constructing, 
altering, extending, or improving a project which was approved in the 
budget process and funded in this account until one year after 
substantial completion and beneficial occupancy by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of the project or any part thereof with respect to 
that part only: Provided further, That prior to the issuance of a 
bidding document for any construction contract for a project approved 
under this heading (excluding completion items), the director of the 
affected Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility must certify 
that the design of such project is acceptable from a patient care 
standpoint.

                      construction, minor projects

    For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the 
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including planning, architectural and engineering 
services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated 
with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of 
claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction 
costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 
of title 38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a project 
is less than $3,000,000, $153,540,000, to remain available until 
expended, along with unobligated balances of previous ``Construction, 
minor projects'' appropriations which are hereby made available for any 
project where the estimated cost is less than $3,000,000: Provided, 
That funds in this account shall be available for (1) repairs to any of 
the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs which are necessary because of loss or 
damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe, and (2) temporary 
measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such 
causes.

                         parking revolving fund

    For the parking revolving fund as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 
8109), $1,353,000, together with income from fees collected, to remain 
available until expended. Resources of this fund shall be available for 
all expenses authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8109 except operations and 
maintenance costs which will be funded from ``Medical care''.

       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

    For grants to assist the several States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify or 
alter existing hospital, nursing home and domiciliary facilities in 
State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by law (38 
U.S.C. 8131-8137), $41,080,000, to remain available until expended.

        grants for the construction of state veterans cemeteries

    For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, or improving 
State veteran cemeteries as authorized by law (38 U.S.C. 2408), 
$5,242,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Any appropriation for 1994 for ``Compensation and pensions'', 
``Readjustment benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' 
may be transferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations.
    Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
1994 for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations for ``Construction, major 
projects'', ``Construction, minor projects'' and the ``Parking 
revolving fund'') shall be available for the purchase of any site for 
or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
    No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for 
hospitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries 
entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless 
reimbursement of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may 
be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
    Appropriations available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
fiscal year 1994 for ``Compensation and pensions'', ``Readjustment 
benefits'', and ``Veterans insurance and indemnities'' shall be 
available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be 
recorded by law against the aforementioned accounts within the last 
quarter of fiscal year 1993.
    Appropriations accounts available to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 1994 shall be available to pay prior year 
obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts 
resulting from title X of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public 
Law 100-86, except that if such obligations are from trust fund 
accounts they shall be payable from ``Compensation and pensions''.

                                TITLE II

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN

                              DEVELOPMENT

                            Housing Programs

   homeownership and opportunity for people everywhere grants (hope 
                                grants)

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For the homeownership and opportunity for people everywhere (HOPE 
grants) program as authorized under title III of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437aaa et seq.) and subtitles A, B, and 
C of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(Public Law 101-625), $109,190,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which up to one and one-half percent may be made available for 
technical assistance to potential applicants, applicants and recipients 
of assistance under this head as authorized under subtitle E of title I 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992.
    Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 102-389 
and Public Law 102-139, $250,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of 
the foregoing amount, $130,000,000 shall be deducted from the amount 
earmarked for HOPE for the Public and Indian Housing Homeownership 
Program and $75,000,000 shall be deducted from the amount earmarked for 
HOPE for Homeownership of Multifamily Units Program in Public Law 102-
389, and $45,000,000 shall be deducted from the amount earmarked for 
HOPE for the Public and Indian Housing Homeownership Program in Public 
Law 102-139.

                  home investment partnerships program

    For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(Public Law 101-625), as amended, $1,250,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
    For additional amounts for the HOME investment partnerships 
program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, as amended, subject to the terms provided under 
this head in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, 
Public Law 102-368, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended.

               annual contributions for assisted housing

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not otherwise provided 
for, $9,192,900,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
to be added to and merged with the foregoing amounts there shall be up 
to $242,680,000 of amounts of budget authority (and contract authority) 
reserved or obligated in prior years for the development or acquisition 
costs of public housing (including public housing for Indian families), 
for modernization of existing public housing projects (including such 
projects for Indian families), and, except as herein provided, for 
programs under section 8 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), which are 
recaptured during fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this head, $257,320,000 shall be for the 
development or acquisition cost of public housing for Indian families, 
including amounts for housing under the mutual help homeownership 
opportunity program under section 202 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb); 
and $400,000,000 shall be for the development or acquisition cost of 
public housing, of which up to one-half of one percent shall be 
available for technical assistance and inspection of public housing 
agencies by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this head, $3,100,000,000 shall be for modernization of 
existing public housing projects pursuant to section 14 of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 1437l), including up to two-fifths of one percent for the 
inspection of modernization units and provision of management and 
technical assistance by the Secretary for troubled public housing 
agencies and Indian housing authorities: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided under this head, $1,381,518,000 shall be for 
rental assistance under the section 8 existing housing certificate 
program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and the housing voucher program under section 
8(o): Provided further, That of the total amount provided under this 
head, $8,400,000 shall be available for fees under section 23(h) for 
the family self-sufficiency program (42 U.S.C. 1437u): Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this head, 
$1,228,997,000 shall be for amendments to section 8 contracts other 
than contracts for projects developed under section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959, as amended, and $599,559,000 shall be for assistance for 
State or local units of government, tenant and nonprofit organizations 
to purchase projects where owners have indicated an intent to prepay 
mortgages and for assistance to be used as an incentive to prevent 
prepayment or for vouchers to aid eligible tenants adversely affected 
by mortgage prepayment, as authorized in the Emergency Low-Income 
Housing Preservation Act of 1987, as amended: Provided further, That 
those portions of the fees for the costs incurred in administering 
incremental units assisted in the certificate and housing voucher 
programs under sections 8(b), 8(o), and 8(e)(2) shall be established or 
increased in accordance with the authorization for such fees in section 
8(q) of the Act: Provided further, That 50 per centum of the amounts of 
budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from 
projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 
Stat. 3224, 3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be 
remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash 
recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used 
by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing 
agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in 
accordance with such section: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this head, $125,000,000 shall be for housing 
opportunities for persons with AIDS under title VIII, subtitle D of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, $150,000,000 shall 
be for the lead-based paint hazard reduction program as authorized 
under sections 1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard 
Reduction Act of 1992, and $30,000,000 shall be for service 
coordinators in pubilc housing pursuant to section 9(a)(1)(b)(ii) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937.
    Of the total amount provided under this head, $1,023,350,000 shall 
be for capital advances, including amendments to capital advance 
contracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of 
the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance, 
and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, for 
supportive housing for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the 
Housing Act of 1959: Provided further, That $15,855,000 shall be for 
service coordinators pursuant to section 202(q) of the Housing Act of 
1959.
    Of the total amount provided under this head, $445,373,000 shall be 
for capital advances, including amendments to capital advances 
contracts, for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, and amendments to 
contracts for project rental assistance, for supportive housing for 
persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

   assistance for the renewal of expiring section 8 subsidy contracts

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437) not otherwise provided for, for use in connection with 
expiring section 8 subsidy contracts, $5,558,106,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this 
paragraph may not be obligated for a contract term that is less than 
five years: Provided further, That to the extent the amount in this 
appropriation is insufficient to fund all expiring section 8 contracts, 
the Secretary may transfer to and merge with this appropriation such 
amounts from the ``Annual contributions for assisted housing'' 
appropriation as the Secretary shall determine, and amounts earmarked 
in the foregoing account may be reduced accordingly, at the Secretary's 
discretion: Provided further, That the Secretary may maintain 
consolidated accounting data for funds disbursed at the public housing 
agency or Indian housing authority or project level for subsidy 
assistance regardless of the source of the disbursement so as to 
minimize the administrative burden of multiple accounts.
    Further, for the foregoing purposes, $800,000,000, to become 
available for obligation on October 1, 1994, and to remain available 
for obligation until expended.

                       rental housing assistance

                              (rescission)

    The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that 
may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under 
section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) is reduced 
in fiscal year 1994 by not more than $2,000,000 in uncommitted balances 
of authorizations provided for this purpose in appropriations Acts: 
Provided, That up to $45,515,000 of recaptured section 236 budget 
authority resulting from the prepayment of mortgages subsidized under 
section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1) shall be 
rescinded in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That to the extent 
that the recaptures and rescission during fiscal year 1994 are less 
than $45,515,000, the total funding provided under the head ``Annual 
contributions for assisted housing'' and the budget authority provided 
under that head for assistance in connection with mortgage prepayments 
shall be reduced accordingly.

                        rent supplement program

                              (rescission)

    The limitation otherwise applicable to the maximum payments that 
may be required in any fiscal year by all contracts entered into under 
section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
1701s), is reduced in fiscal year 1994 by not more than $1,544,646 of 
uncommitted balances of authorizations provided for this purpose in 
appropriations Acts.

                          congregate services

    For contracts with and payments to public housing agencies and 
nonprofit corporations for congregate services programs, $6,267,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 1995, in accordance with the 
provisions of the Congregate Services Act of 1978, as amended.

         payments for operation of low-income housing projects

    For payments to public housing agencies and Indian housing 
authorities for operating subsidies for low-income housing projects as 
authorized by section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g), $2,620,808,000.

              severely distressed public housing projects

    For the revitalization of distressed public housing projects 
program, authorized by section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended, $483,240,000, to remain available until expended.

             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

    For grants to public housing agencies for use in eliminating drug-
related crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11901-
11908, and for drug information clearinghouse services authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 11921-11925, $265,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                           youthbuild program

    For youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title 
IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 
$48,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorizations in sections 
402(b)(1), (2), or (3) of such Act shall be available for the foregoing 
appropriation.

        national cities in schools community development program

    For the national cities in schools community development program, 
as authorized under section 930 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-550), $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                     housing counseling assistance

    For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided 
for, for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners--
both current and prospective--with respect to property maintenance, 
financial management, and such other matters as may be appropriate to 
assist them in improving their housing conditions and meeting the 
responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership, including provisions for 
training and for support of voluntary agencies and services as 
authorized by section 106(a)(1)(iii), section 106(a)(2), section 
106(c), section 106(d), section 106(e), and section 106(f) of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $12,000,000.

                         flexible subsidy fund

    For assistance to owners of eligible multifamily housing projects 
insured, or formerly insured, and under the National Housing Act, as 
amended, or which are otherwise eligible for assistance under section 
201(c) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a), in the program of assistance for troubled 
multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community 
Development Amendments of 1978, as amended, $35,747,000, and all 
uncommitted balances of excess rental charges as of September 30, 1993, 
and any collections and other amounts in the fund authorized under 
section 201(j) of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 
1978, as amended, during fiscal year 1994, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That assistance to an owner of a multifamily 
housing project assisted, but not insured, under the National Housing 
Act may be made if the project owner and the mortgagee have provided or 
agreed to provide assistance to the project in a manner as determined 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

                     Federal Housing Administration

             fha-mutual mortgage insurance program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    During fiscal year 1994, commitments to guarantee loans to carry 
out the purposes of section 203(b) of the National Housing Act, as 
amended, shall not exceed a loan principal of $64,564,645,000.
    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
loan program, $262,810,000, to be derived from the FHA-mutual mortgage 
insurance guaranteed loans receipt account, of which not to exceed 
$256,682,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for salaries and 
expenses; and of which not to exceed $6,128,000 shall be transferred to 
the appropriation for the Office of Inspector General.

             fha--general and special risk program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of guaranteed loans, $147,371,000, as authorized by 
the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3(b) and 
1735c(f)): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize total loan principal any part of which is to be guaranteed of 
not to exceed $13,436,205,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
guaranteed loan programs, $192,252,000, of which $188,190,000 shall be 
transferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses; and of 
which $4,062,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for the 
Office of Inspector General.

                Government National Mortgage Association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

                      (includes transfer of funds)

    During fiscal year 1994, new commitments to issue guarantees to 
carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed $85,000,000,000.
    For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the guaranteed 
mortgage-backed securities program, $8,038,000, to be derived from the 
GNMA--guarantees of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt 
account, of which not to exceed $8,038,000 shall be transferred to the 
appropriation for salaries and expenses.

                          Homeless Assistance

                    emergency shelter grants program

    For the emergency shelter grants program, as authorized under 
subtitle B of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (Public Law 100-77), as amended, $151,350,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                       supportive housing program

    For the supportive housing program, as authorized under subtitle C 
of title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public 
Law 100-77), as amended, $319,968,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 may be used for a safe 
havens demonstration initiative, including activities authorized within 
subtitle D of such Act, and not to exceed $20,000,000 may be used for a 
rural homeless demonstration initiative, including activities 
authorized within subtitle G of such Act.

                   section 8 moderate rehabilitation

                         single room occupancy

    For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f), for the section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
program, to be used to assist homeless individuals pursuant to section 
441 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11401), $107,835,000, to remain available until expended.

                           shelter plus care

    For the shelter plus care program, as authorized by subtitle F of 
title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 
100-77), as amended, $123,747,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Community Planning and Development

                      community development grants

    For grants to States and units of general local government and for 
related expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying 
out a community development grants program as authorized by title I of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 5301), $4,223,675,000, to remain available until September 30, 
1996: Provided, That $42,236,750 shall be available for grants to 
Indian tribes pursuant to section 106(a)(1) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), and 
$60,000,000 shall be available for ``special purpose grants'' pursuant 
to section 107 of such Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 20 per 
centum of any grant made with funds appropriated herein (other than a 
grant using funds under section 107(b)(3) of such Act or funds set 
aside in the following provisos) shall be expended for ``Planning and 
Management Development'' and ``Administration'' as defined in 
regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be made available 
from the total amount provided to carry out an early childhood 
development program under section 222 of the Housing and Urban-Rural 
Recovery Act of 1983, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-6 note), including 
services for families that are homeless or at risk of becoming 
homeless: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall be made available 
from the total amount provided to carry out a neighborhood development 
program under section 123 of said Act (42 U.S.C. 5318 note).
    For additional amounts for ``Community development grants'', for 
authorized community development activities for use only in areas 
impacted by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki and Typhoon Omar, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996: Provided, 
That the Secretary may waive entirely, or in any part, any requirement 
set forth in title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, except any requirement relating to fair housing and 
nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, if the 
Secretary finds that such waiver will further the purposes of the use 
of this appropriation.
    During fiscal year 1994, new commitments to issue guarantees to 
carry out the purposes of section 108 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5301), shall not exceed 
$2,054,000,000.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

    For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of 
research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), 
including carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section 
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, $83,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1995.

                             Indian Housing

                   indian housing loan guarantee fund

    For the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans authorized by section 184 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 3739), 
$2,000,000. Such funds shall be available to subsidize guarantees of 
total loan principal in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

    For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided 
for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as 
amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, 
That $20,481,000 shall be available to carry out activities pursuant to 
section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987.

                     Management and Administration

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary administrative and nonadministrative expenses of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided 
for, including not to exceed $7,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $918,463,000, of which $444,872,000 shall be 
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration, 
and $8,038,000 shall be provided from funds of the Government National 
Mortgage Association.

                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $46,305,000, of which $10,190,000 shall be transferred from 
the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration.

             Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992, $5,742,000, to remain available until 
expended, from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, 
That such amounts shall be collected by the Director as authorized by 
section 1316(a) and (b)(2) of such Act, and deposited in the Fund under 
section 1316(f): Provided further, That notwithstanding the last 
sentence in section 1316(e) of such Act, the amount of this first 
annual assessment shall not be reduced by any part of the amount of the 
initial special assessment under section 1316(e).

                      Revision of Amounts for HUD

    The amounts otherwise provided by this title are revised by 
reducing the amount made available for ``Policy Development and 
Research--Research and Technology'', and increasing the amount made 
available for ``Housing Programs--Homeownership and Opportunity for 
People Everywhere Grants (HOPE Grants)'', by $10,000,000.

                               TITLE III

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American 
Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or 
interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms 
for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the 
United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and 
garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance of official motor 
vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries; 
$19,961,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That where 
station allowance has been authorized by the Department of the Army for 
officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the 
same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces 
assigned to the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, 
and this appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such 
allowance: Provided further, That when traveling on business of the 
Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as 
Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided 
for civilian members of the Commission: Provided further, That the 
Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, including the 
Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned to 
it: Provided further, That section 509 of the general provisions 
carried in title V of this Act shall not apply to the funds provided 
under this heading: Provided further, That not more than $125,000 of 
the private contributions to the Korean War Memorial Fund may be used 
for administrative support of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory 
Board including travel by members of the board authorized by the 
Commission, travel allowances to conform to those provided by Federal 
travel regulations.

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to 
section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, including 
hire of passenger vehicles, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 
5 U.S.C. 5376, $5,000,000.

              Commission on National and Community Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Commission on National 
and Community Service under subtitle G of title I of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610), $2,519,000.

                        programs and activities

    For use in carrying out the programs, activities and initiatives 
under subtitles B through G of title I of the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-610), $105,000,000.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18, purchase of nominal awards to 
recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission 
activities, and not to exceed $500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $42,286,000.

                       Court of Veterans Appeals

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court 
of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38 U.S.C. sections 7251-7292, 
$9,040,000, to be available without regard to section 509 of this Act, 
of which not to exceed $790,000, to remain available until September 
30, 1995, shall be available for the purpose of providing financial 
assistance as described, and in accordance with the process and 
reporting procedures set forth under this head in Public Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance, 
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' 
and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, and not to exceed $1,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; $12,738,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                    Environmental Protection Agency

                        research and development

    For research and development activities, including procurement of 
laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support 
of research and development; and construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per 
project; $353,565,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: 
Provided, That not more than $10,200,000 of these funds shall be 
available for operating expenses in support of research and 
development.

                   abatement, control, and compliance

    For abatement, control, and compliance activities, including hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or 
associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to 
members lower than to subscribers who are not members; construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not 
to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; $1,367,535,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That not more than 
$283,000,000 of these funds shall be available for operating expenses: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this head 
shall be available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration pursuant to section 118(h)(3) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided further, That none of these 
funds may be expended for purposes of resource conservation and 
recovery panels established under section 2003 of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913), or for 
support to State, regional, local, and interstate agencies in 
accordance with subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 
other than section 4008(a)(2) or 4009 (42 U.S.C. 6948, 6949): Provided 
further, That from funds appropriated under this heading, the 
Administrator may make grants to federally recognized Indian 
governments for the development of multimedia environmental programs.

                    program and research operations

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
compensation and benefit costs and for travel expenses, including 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
and for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
GS-18; $859,170,000: Provided, That none of these funds may be expended 
for purposes of resource conservation and recovery panels established 
under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 6913).

                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfers of funds)

      For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, 
$44,595,000, of which $16,278,000 shall be derived from the Hazardous 
Substance Superfund trust fund and $669,100 shall be derived from the 
Leaking Underground Storage Tank trust fund: Provided, That not more 
than $37,400,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative 
expenses.

                        buildings and facilities

    For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment for facilities of, or use by, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, $18,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                     hazardous substance superfund

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 
including sections 111 (c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and 
renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
$1,416,100,000, consisting of $1,206,100,000 as authorized by section 
517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
(SARA), as amended by Public Law 101-508, and $210,000,000 as a payment 
from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as 
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508, 
plus sums recovered on behalf of the Hazardous Substance Superfund in 
excess of $251,954,000 during fiscal year 1994, with all of such funds 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in 
accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $64,036,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry to carry out activities described in sections 104(i), 
111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the 
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to issue in excess of 
40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during 
fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That no more than $280,000,000 of 
these funds shall be available for administrative expenses of the 
Environmental Protection Agency: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated in this Act may be made available for program 
management of Alternative Remedial Contracting Strategy (ARCS) 
contracts exceeding 11 percent of the total cost of such contract.

              leaking underground storage tank trust fund

    For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage 
tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not 
to exceed $75,000 per project, $75,379,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That no more than $7,400,000 shall be available for 
administrative expenses.

                           oil spill response

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection 
Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$21,239,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, and 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
$7,650,000 of these funds shall be available for administrative 
expenses.

               water infrastructure/state revolving funds

    For necessary expenses for capitalization grants for State 
revolving funds to support water infrastructure financing, and to carry 
out the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended, and the Water Quality Act of 1987, $2,477,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $500,000,000 shall not become 
available until March 31, 1994: Provided, That of the amount which 
becomes available on October 1, 1993, $1,817,000,000 shall be for 
making capitalization grants for State revolving funds; $25,000,000 
shall be for making grants under section 104(b)(3) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended; $100,000,000 shall be for making 
grants under section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended; and $35,000,000 shall be for section 510 of the Water Quality 
Act of 1987.

                   Executive Office of the President

                office of science and technology policy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6601 and 6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia, $4,200,000: Provided, That the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall reimburse other agencies for not 
less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs of individuals 
detailed to it.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                            disaster relief

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), $292,000,000, to remain available until expended.

            disaster assistance direct loan program account

    Funds provided to this account are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$25,000,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $95,000.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire 
and purchase of motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343); uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; expenses of 
attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meetings 
concerned with the work of emergency preparedness; transportation in 
connection with the continuity of Government programs to the same 
extent and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary of a Military 
Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official 
reception and representation expenses; $164,239,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $4,350,000.

              emergency management planning and assistance

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 
and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.), the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2251 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 
U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), section 103 of the National Security Act (50 
U.S.C. 404), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $212,960,000.

                   emergency food and shelter program

    There is hereby appropriated $130,000,000 to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100-77, as amended: Provided, That 
total administrative costs shall not exceed three and one-half per 
centum of the total appropriation.

                     national flood insurance fund

                          (transfers of funds)

    Of the funds available from the National Flood Insurance Fund for 
activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, $14,081,000 shall be transferred 
as needed to the ``Salaries and expenses'' appropriation for 
administrative costs of the insurance and flood plain management 
programs and $48,092,000 shall be transferred as needed to the 
``Emergency management planning and assistance'' appropriation for 
flood plain management activities, including $4,720,000 for expenses 
under section 1362 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 4103, 4127), which amount shall be available until 
September 30, 1995. In fiscal year 1994, no funds in excess of (1) 
$32,000,000 for operating expenses, (2) $252,366,000 for agents' 
commissions and taxes, and (3) $3,500,000 for interest on Treasury 
borrowings shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund 
without prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations.

                        administrative provision

    The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall 
promulgate through rulemaking a schedule of fees applicable to persons 
subject to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's radiological 
emergency preparedness regulations. The aggregate charges assessed 
pursuant to this section during fiscal year 1994 shall approximate, but 
not be less than, 100 per centum of the amounts anticipated by the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency to be obligated for its 
radiological emergency preparedness program for such fiscal year. The 
schedule of fees shall be fair and equitable, and shall reflect the 
full amount of direct and indirect costs incurred through the provision 
of regulatory services. Such fees will be assessed in a manner that 
reflects the use of agency resources for classes of regulated persons 
and the administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees received 
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury as offsetting receipts. Assessment and collection of such fees 
are only authorized during fiscal year 1994.

                    General Services Administration

                      consumer information center

    For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,074,000, to be 
deposited into the Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, That the 
appropriations, revenues and collections deposited into the fund shall 
be available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center 
activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Administrative 
expenses of the Consumer Information Center in fiscal year 1994 shall 
not exceed $2,415,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections 
accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1994 in excess of $7,500,000 
shall remain in the fund and shall not be available for expenditure 
except as authorized in appropriations Acts.

                Department of Health and Human Services

                       office of consumer affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Consumer Affairs, including 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,159,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, that Office may solicit, 
accept and deposit to this account, during fiscal year 1994, gifts for 
the purpose of defraying its costs of printing, publishing, and 
distributing consumer information and educational materials; may expend 
up to $1,100,000 of those gifts for those purposes, in addition to 
amounts otherwise appropriated; and the balance shall remain available 
for expenditure for such purposes to the extent authorized in 
subsequent appropriations Acts.

                  Interagency Council on the Homeless

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Interagency Council on the Homeless, 
not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title II of the Stewart B. 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311-11319), as amended, 
$910,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That 
the Council shall carry out its duties in the 10 standard Federal 
regions under section 203(a)(4) of such Act only through detail, on a 
non-reimbursable basis, of employees of the departments and agencies 
represented on the Council pursuant to section 202(a) of such Act.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                        research and development

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
research, development, operations, services, minor construction, 
maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of real and 
personal property; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, necessary for the conduct and 
support of aeronautical and space research and development activities 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; not to exceed 
$35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and 
purchase (not to exceed thirty-three for replacement only) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; $7,475,400,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 1995, including not to exceed $2,100,000,000 for space 
station, of which (1) not to exceed $172,000,000 shall be for space 
station operations/utilization capability development and (2) not to 
exceed $99,000,000 shall be for space station supporting development: 
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for space 
station NASA headquarters level one support service contracts.

             space flight, control and data communications

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in support of 
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including operations, 
production, services, minor construction, maintenance, repair, 
rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal property; 
tracking and data relay satellite services as authorized by law; 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft; $4,878,400,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 1995.

                       construction of facilities

    For construction, repair, rehabilitation and modification of 
facilities, minor construction of new facilities and additions to 
existing facilities, and for facility planning and design not otherwise 
provided, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and 
for the acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by 
law, $512,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996: 
Provided, That, notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated under this heading by this appropriations Act, when 
any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations 
therefor, the amount available for such activity shall remain available 
until expended, except that this provision shall not apply to the 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization for repair, 
rehabilitation and modification of facilities, minor construction of 
new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and facility 
planning and design: Provided further, That no amount appropriated 
pursuant to this or any other Act may be used for the lease or 
construction of a new contractor-funded facility for exclusive use in 
support of a contract or contracts with the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration under which the Administration would be required 
to substantially amortize through payment or reimbursement such 
contractor investment, unless an appropriations Act specifies the lease 
or contract pursuant to which such facilities are to be constructed or 
leased or such facility is otherwise identified in such Act: Provided 
further, That the Administrator may authorize such facility lease or 
construction, if he determines, in consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, that deferral of such action until the enactment of the 
next appropriations Act would be inconsistent with the interest of the 
Nation in aeronautical and space activities.

                    research and program management

    For necessary expenses for personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
5902) and travel expenses, $1,637,500,000: Provided, That contracts may 
be entered into under this appropriation for training, investigations, 
costs associated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to 
be provided during the next fiscal year.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $15,391,000.

                  National Credit Union Administration

                       central liquidity facility

    During fiscal year 1994, gross obligations of the Central Liquidity 
Facility for the principal amount of new direct loans to member credit 
unions as authorized by the National Credit Union Central Liquidity 
Facility Act (12 U.S.C. 1795) shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, 
That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility in 
fiscal year 1994 shall not exceed $945,000.

                      National Science Foundation

                    research and related activities

    For necessary expenses in carrying out the purposes of the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of 
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; 
acquisition of aircraft; $2,045,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 1995: Provided, That receipts for scientific support 
services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be 
credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent 
that the amount appropriated is less than the total amount authorized 
to be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts, 
including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for 
those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced 
proportionally.

            academic research facilities and instrumentation

    For necessary expenses in carrying out an academic research 
facilities and instrumentation program pursuant to the purposes of the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-
1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of 
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $55,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1995.

                 united states polar research programs

    For necessary expenses in carrying out arctic and antarctic 
research and operational support and for reimbursement to other Federal 
agencies for operational and science support and other related 
activities for the United States Antarctic program and the Arctic 
research program pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); maintenance and operation of 
aircraft and purchase of flight services for research and operations 
support; improvement of environmental practices and enhancements of 
safety; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and 
operation of research ships and charter or lease of ships for research 
and operations support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$158,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
receipts for support services and materials provided for non-Federal 
activities may be credited to this appropriation.

         united states antarctic logistical support activities

    For necessary expenses in reimbursing Federal agencies for 
logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic 
program pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); acquisition, maintenance, and operation 
of aircraft for research and operations support; improvement of 
environmental practices and enhancements of safety; $62,600,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That receipts for support 
services and materials provided for non-Federal activities may be 
credited to this appropriation.

                     education and human resources

    For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering 
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the 
purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$569,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, 
That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation is less than 
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included program 
activities, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in 
the authorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivities 
shall be reduced proportionally.

                    critical technologies institute

    For necessary expenses for support of the Critical Technologies 
Institute as authorized by section 822 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6686), 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary salaries and expenses in carrying out the purposes of 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
security guard services; $120,800,000: Provided, That contracts may be 
entered into under salaries and expenses in fiscal year 1994 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be 
provided during the next fiscal year.

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $3,997,000, to remain available until September 30, 1995.

          national science foundation headquarters relocation

    For necessary support of the relocation of the National Science 
Foundation, $5,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That these funds shall be used to reimburse the General Services 
Administration for services and related acquisitions in support of 
relocating the National Science Foundation.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

    For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in 
neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $30,476,000.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 
law (5 U.S.C. 4101-4118) for civilian employees; and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $5,000,000: 
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he 
deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into 
the Armed Forces of the United States.

                                TITLE IV

                              CORPORATIONS

    Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control 
Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, 
within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each 
such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 104 of the Act as may be necessary in carrying out 
the programs set forth in the budget for 1994 for such corporation or 
agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of 
these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage 
purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this 
Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance 
provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this 
proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty 
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases 
are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States 
Government.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                   savings association insurance fund

    For payments of insurance losses, in fiscal year 1994, of the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund as authorized by Public Law 101-73, 
such sums as may be necessary.

                         fslic resolution fund

    For payment of expenditures, in fiscal year 1994, of the FSLIC 
Resolution Fund, for which other funds available to the FSLIC 
Resolution Fund as authorized by Public Law 101-73 are insufficient, 
$1,326,000,000.

                    fdic affordable housing program

    For the affordable housing program of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation under section 40 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
U.S.C. 1831q), $7,000,000 to pay for any losses resulting from the sale 
of properties under the program, and for all administrative and holding 
costs associated with operating the program.
    Notwithstanding any provisions of section 40 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act or any other provision of law, the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation shall be deemed in compliance with such section 
if, in its sole discretion, the Corporation at any time modifies, 
amends or waives any provisions of such section in order to maximize 
the efficient use of the available appropriated funds. The Corporation 
shall not be subject to suit for its failure to comply with the 
requirements of this provision or section 40 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act.

                      Resolution Trust Corporation

                      office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $34,046,000.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Section 501. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this 
Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation has 
been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not 
exceed the amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimates submitted 
for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to 
travel performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal 
boards of the Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in 
connection with care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with 
major disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the President 
under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act; to travel performed by the Offices of 
Inspector General in connection with audits and investigations; or to 
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the 
budget schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles I, 
II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget estimates initially 
submitted for such appropriations, the expenditures for travel may 
correspondingly exceed the amounts therefor set forth in the estimates 
in the same proportion.
    Sec. 502. Appropriations and funds available for the administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
Selective Service System shall be available in the current fiscal year 
for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
    Sec. 503. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the 
Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the 
limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a 
contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, 
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Resolution Trust Corporation, 
Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, 
and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831).
    Sec. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 505. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended--
            (1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee 
        of the United States unless--
                    (A) such certification is accompanied by, or is 
                part of, a voucher or abstract which describes the 
                payee or payees and the items or services for which 
                such expenditure is being made, or
                    (B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such 
                certification, and without such a voucher or abstract, 
                is specifically authorized by law; and
            (2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the 
        General Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from 
        such audit.
    Sec. 506. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department 
or agency may be expended for the transportation of any officer or 
employee of such department or agency between his domicile and his 
place of employment, with the exception of any officer or employee 
authorized such transportation under title 31, United States Code, 
section 1344.
    Sec. 507. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for 
payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that do not share 
in the cost of conducting research resulting from proposals not 
specifically solicited by the Government: Provided, That the extent of 
cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest 
of the grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
    Sec. 508. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used, 
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement for 
payment of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by the Federal 
Government or a grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the 
maximum rate paid for GS-18, unless specifically authorized by law.
    Sec. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act for 
personnel compensation and benefits shall be available for other object 
classifications set forth in the budget estimates submitted for the 
appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to any part 
of the appropriations contained in this Act for Offices of Inspector 
General personnel compensation and benefits.
    Sec. 510. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein affects the 
authority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to section 
7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
    Sec. 511. Except as otherwise provided under existing law or under 
an existing Executive order issued pursuant to an existing law, the 
obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to contracts 
which are (1) a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available list of 
all contracts entered into within twenty-four months prior to the date 
on which the list is made available to the public and of all contracts 
on which performance has not been completed by such date. The list 
required by the preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall 
include a narrative description of the work to be performed under each 
such contract.
    Sec. 512. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any 
appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by 
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) for a contract for 
services unless such executive agency (1) has awarded and entered into 
such contract in full compliance with such Act and the regulations 
promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report prepared pursuant 
to such contract, including plans, evaluations, studies, analyses and 
manuals, and any report prepared by the agency which is substantially 
derived from or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to 
such contract, to contain information concerning (A) the contract 
pursuant to which the report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who 
prepared the report pursuant to such contract.
    Sec. 513. Except as otherwise provided in section 506, none of the 
funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be 
obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other 
personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or 
agency.
    Sec. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department 
or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger 
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated miles 
per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
    Sec. 515. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act.
    Sec. 516. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act 
shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property if the 
estimated annual rental is more than $300,000, unless the Secretary 
submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired following the date on 
which the report is received by the Committees on Appropriations.
    Sec. 517. (a) The Resolution Trust Corporation (``Corporation'') 
shall report to the Congress at least once a month on the status of the 
review required by section 21A(b)(11)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Act and the actions taken with respect to the agreements described in 
such section. The report shall describe, for each such agreement, the 
review that has been conducted and the action that has been taken, if 
any, to rescind or to restructure, modify, or renegotiate the 
agreement. In describing the action taken, the Corporation is not 
required to provide detailed information regarding an ongoing 
investigation or negotiation. The Corporation shall exercise any and 
all legal rights to restructure, modify, renegotiate or rescind such 
agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the 
savings would be realized.
    (b) To expend any appropriated funds for the purpose of 
restructuring, modifying, or renegotiating the agreements described in 
subsection (a), the Corporation shall certify to the Congress, for each 
such agreement, the following:
            (1) the Corporation has completed its review of the 
        agreement, as required by section 21A(b)(11)(B) of the Federal 
        Home Loan Bank Act;
            (2)(A) at the time of certification, in the opinion of the 
        Corporation and based upon the information available to it, 
        there is insufficient evidence or other indication of fraud, 
        misrepresentation, failure to disclose a material fact, failure 
        to perform under the terms of the agreement, improprieties in 
        the bidding process, failure to comply with any law, rule or 
        regulation regarding the validity of the agreement, or any 
        other legal basis sufficient for the rescission of the 
        agreement; or
            (B) at the time of certification, the Corporation finds 
        that there may be sufficient evidence to provide a legal basis 
        for the rescission of the assistance agreement, but the 
        Corporation determines that it may be in the best interest of 
        the Government to restructure, modify or renegotiate the 
        assistance agreement; and
            (3) the Corporation has or will promptly exercise any and 
        all legal rights to modify, renegotiate, or restructure the 
        agreement where savings would be realized by such actions.
    Sec. 518. Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be expended in violation of sections 2 
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1993 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; popularly 
known as the ``Buy American Act''), which are applicable to those 
funds.
    This Act may be cited as the Departments of Veterans, Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1994.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 1993.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

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