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Union Calendar No. 108
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2127
[Report No. 104–209]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 27, 1995
Mr. PORTER, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 Labor, Health and Human Services, and
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Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
For expenses necessary to carry into effect the Job
Training Partnership Act, as amended, including the pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construc-
tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and other facili-
ties, and the purchase of real property for training centers
as authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act; title
II of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Women in Appren-
ticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act; National
Skill Standards Act of 1994; and the School-to-Work Op-
portunities Act; $3,180,441,000 plus reimbursements, of
which $2,936,154,000 is available for obligation for the
period July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997; of which
$148,535,000 is available for the period July 1, 1996
through June 30, 1999 for necessary expenses of construc-
tion, rehabilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps centers;
and of which $95,000,000 shall be available from July 1,
1996 through September 30, 1997, for carrying out activi-
ties of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act: Provided,
That $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 401
of the Job Training Partnership Act, $65,000,000 shall
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be for carrying out section 402 of such Act, $7,300,000
shall be for carrying out section 441 of such Act,
$830,000,000 shall be for carrying out title II, part A of
such Act, and $126,672,000 shall be for carrying out title
II, part C of such Act: Provided further, That no funds
from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal
services at or for Job Corps centers.
COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER
AMERICANS
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of
1965, as amended, $350,000,000.
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES
For payments during the current fiscal year of trade
adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part
I, and for training, for allowances for job search and relo-
cation, and for related State administrative expenses
under part II, subchapters B and D, chapter 2, title II
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, $346,100,000, to-
gether with such amounts as may be necessary to be
charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for
any period subsequent to September 15 of the current
year.
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STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE OPERATIONS
For activities authorized by the Act of June 6, 1933,
as 
amended 
(29 
U.S.C. 
49–49l–1; 
U.S.C.
3202(a)(1)(E)); title III of the Social Security Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 502–504); necessary administrative
expenses for carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, and sec-
tions 225, 231–235, 243–244, and 250(d)(1), 250(d)(3),
title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended; as author-
ized by section 7c of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended,
necessary 
administrative 
expenses 
under 
sections
101(a)(15)(H), 212(a)(5)(A), (m) (2) and (3), (n)(1), and
218(g) (1), (2), and (3), and 258(c) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.);
necessary administrative expenses to carry out section
221(a) of the Immigration Act of 1990, $125,328,000, to-
gether with not to exceed $3,109,368,000 (including not
to exceed $1,653,000 which may be used for amortization
payments to States which had independent retirement
plans in their State employment service agencies prior to
1980, and including not to exceed $2,000,000 which may
be obligated in contracts with non-State entities for activi-
ties such as occupational and test research activities which
benefit the Federal-State Employment Service System),
which may be expended from the Employment Security
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Administration account in the Unemployment Trust
Fund, and of which the sums available in the allocation
for activities authorized by title III of the Social Security
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 502–504), and the sums
available in the allocation for necessary administrative ex-
penses for carrying out 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, shall be
available for obligation by the States through December
31, 1996, except that funds used for automation acquisi-
tions shall be available for obligation by States through
September 30, 1998; and of which $125,328,000, together
with not to exceed $738,283,000 of the amount which may
be expended from said trust fund shall be available for
obligation for the period July 1, 1996, through June 30,
1997, to fund activities under the Act of June 6, 1933,
as amended, including the cost of penalty mail made avail-
able to States in lieu of allotments for such purpose, and
of which $218,297,000 shall be available only to the extent
necessary for additional State allocations to administer
unemployment compensation laws to finance increases in
the number of unemployment insurance claims filed and
claims paid or changes in a State law: Provided, That to
the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemploy-
ment (AWIU) for fiscal year 1996 is projected by the De-
partment of Labor to exceed 2.785 million, an additional
$28,600,000 shall be available for obligation for every
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100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata
amount for any increment less than 100,000) from the
Employment Security Administration Account of the Un-
employment Trust Fund: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated in this Act which are used to establish a na-
tional one-stop career center network may be obligated in
contracts, grants or agreements with non-State entities:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act
for activities authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act, as
amended, and title III of the Social Security Act, may be
used by the States to fund integrated Employment Service
and Unemployment Insurance automation efforts, not-
withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–87.
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND
OTHER FUNDS
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust
Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the
Social Security Act, as amended, and to the Black Lung
Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and
for nonrepayable advances to the Unemployment Trust
Fund as authorized by section 8509 of title 5, United
States Code, and section 104(d) of Public Law 102–164,
and section 5 of Public Law 103–6, and to the ‘‘Federal
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unemployment benefits and allowances’’ account, to re-
main available until September 30, 1997, $369,000,000.
In addition, for making repayable advances to the
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal
year after September 15, 1996, for costs incurred by the
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund in the current fiscal
year, such sums as may be necessary.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For expenses of administering employment and train-
ing programs and for carrying out section 908 of the So-
cial Security Act, $83,505,000, together with not to ex-
ceed $40,974,000, which may be expended from the Em-
ployment Security Administration account in the Unem-
ployment Trust Fund.
PENSION AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for Pension and Welfare Ben-
efits Administration, $64,113,000.
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is author-
ized to make such expenditures, including financial assist-
ance authorized by section 104 of Public Law 96–364,
within limits of funds and borrowing authority available
to such Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
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year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C.
9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program
through September 30, 1996, for such Corporation: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $10,603,000 shall be available
for administrative expenses of the Corporation: Provided
further, That expenses of such Corporation in connection
with the collection of premiums, the termination of pen-
sion plans, for the acquisition, protection or management,
and investment of trust assets, and for benefits adminis-
tration services shall be considered as non-administrative
expenses for the purposes hereof, and excluded from the
above limitation.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Employment Stand-
ards Administration, including reimbursement to State,
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspec-
tion services rendered, $246,967,000, together with
$978,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund
in accordance with sections 39(c) and 44(j) of the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to accept,
retain, and spend, until expended, in the name of the De-
partment of Labor, all sums of money ordered to be paid
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to the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the terms
of the Consent Judgment in Civil Action No. 91–0027 of
the United States District Court for the District of the
Northern Mariana Islands (May 21, 1992): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Labor is authorized to estab-
lish and, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3302, collect and
deposit in the Treasury fees for processing applications
and issuing certificates under sections 11(d) and 14 of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29
U.S.C. 211(d) and 214) and for processing applications
and issuing registrations under Title I of the Migrant and
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.
SPECIAL BENEFITS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex-
penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during
the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by title 5,
chapter 81 of the United States Code; continuation of ben-
efits as provided for under the head ‘‘Civilian War Bene-
fits’’ in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act,
1947; the Employees’ Compensation Commission Appro-
priation Act, 1944; and sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War
Claims Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); and 50 per
centum of the additional compensation and benefits re-
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quired by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, $218,000,000
together with such amounts as may be necessary to be
charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the pay-
ment of compensation and other benefits for any period
subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided,
That such sums as are necessary may be used under sec-
tion 8104 of title 5, United States Code, by the Secretary
to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the
time of injury, for portions of the salary of a reemployed,
disabled beneficiary: Provided further, That balances of re-
imbursements unobligated on September 30, 1995, shall
remain available until expended for the payment of com-
pensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further, That
in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation
from the Postal Service and from any other corporation
or instrumentality required under section 8147(c) of title
5, United States Code, to pay an amount for its fair share
of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary
of Labor determines to be the cost of administration for
employees of such fair share entities through September
30, 1996: Provided further, That of those funds trans-
ferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay
the cost of administration, $11,383,000 shall be made
available to the Secretary of Labor for expenditures relat-
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ing to capital improvements in support of Federal Employ-
ees’ Compensation Act administration, and the balance of
such funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellane-
ous receipts: Provided further, That the Secretary may re-
quire that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim
for benefits under Subchapter 5, U.S.C., chapter 81, or
under subchapter 33, U.S.C. 901, et seq. (the Longshore
and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended),
provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying
information (including Social Security account number) as
such regulations may prescribe.
BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payments from the Black Lung Disability Trust
Fund, $995,447,000, of which $949,494,000 shall be
available until September 30, 1997, for payment of all
benefits as authorized by section 9501(d) (1), (2), (4), and
(7), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended,
and interest on advances as authorized by section
9501(c)(2) of that Act, and of which $26,045,000 shall
be available for transfer to Employment Standards Ad-
ministration, Salaries and Expenses, and $19,621,000 for
transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries and Ex-
penses, and $287,000 for transfer to Departmental Man-
agement, Office of Inspector General, for expenses of oper-
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ation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits pro-
gram as authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(A) of that Act:
Provided, That in addition, such amounts as may be nec-
essary may be charged to the subsequent year appropria-
tion for the payment of compensation, interest, or other
benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the
current year: Provided further, That in addition such
amounts shall be paid from this fund into miscellaneous
receipts as the Secretary of the Treasury determines to
be the administrative expenses of the Department of the
Treasury for administering the fund during the current
fiscal year, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5)(B) of that
Act.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, $263,985,000 including not
to exceed $65,319,000 which shall be the maximum
amount available for grants to States under section 23(g)
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which grants
shall be no less than fifty percent of the costs of State
occupational safety and health programs required to be
incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302,
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the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may
retain up to $500,000 per fiscal year of training institute
course tuition fees, otherwise authorized by law to be col-
lected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety
and health training and education grants: Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall
be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer,
or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which
is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming
operation which does not maintain a temporary labor
camp and employs ten or fewer employees: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph
shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce
any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Occupa-
tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to any
employer of ten or fewer employees who is included within
a category having an occupational injury lost workday case
rate, at the most precise Standard Industrial Classifica-
tion Code for which such data are published, less than the
national average rate as such rates are most recently pub-
lished by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of that Act
(29 U.S.C. 673), except—
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(1) to provide, as authorized by such Act, con-
sultation, technical assistance, educational and train-
ing services, and to conduct surveys and studies;
(2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in
response to an employee complaint, to issue a cita-
tion for violations found during such inspection, and
to assess a penalty for violations which are not cor-
rected within a reasonable abatement period and for
any willful violations found;
(3) to take any action authorized by such Act
with respect to imminent dangers;
(4) to take any action authorized by such Act
with respect to health hazards;
(5) to take any action authorized by such Act
with respect to a report of an employment accident
which is fatal to one or more employees or which re-
sults in hospitalization of two or more employees,
and to take any action pursuant to such investiga-
tion authorized by such Act; and
(6) to take any action authorized by such Act
with respect to complaints of discrimination against
employees for exercising rights under such Act:
Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not
apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation
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which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and em-
ploys ten or fewer employees.
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and
Health Administration, $185,154,000, including purchase
and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection
with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; the Secretary is authorized to ac-
cept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions
from public and private sources and to prosecute projects
in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or pri-
vate; the Mine Safety and Health Administration is au-
thorized to promote health and safety education and train-
ing in the mining community through cooperative pro-
grams with States, industry, and safety associations; and
any funds available to the Department may be used, with
the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of
mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a
major disaster: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph shall be obligated or ex-
pended to carry out section 115 of the Federal Mine Safe-
ty and Health Act of 1977 or to carry out that portion
of section 104(g)(1) of such Act relating to the enforce-
ment of any training requirements, with respect to shell
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dredging, or with respect to any sand, gravel, surface
stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface lime-
stone mine.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State,
Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv-
ices rendered, $296,993,000, of which $11,549,000 shall
be for expenses of revising the Consumer Price Index and
shall remain available until September 30, 1997, together
with not to exceed $50,220,000, which may be expended
from the Employment Security Administration account in
the Unemployment Trust Fund.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage-
ment, including the hire of three sedans, and including
up to $4,056,000 for the President’s Committee on Em-
ployment of People With Disabilities, $130,220,000; to-
gether with not to exceed $303,000, which may be ex-
pended from the Employment Security Administration ac-
count in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
The language under this heading in Public Law 85–
67, as amended, is further amended by adding the follow-
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ing before the last period: ‘‘: Provided further, That within
the Working Capital Fund, there is established an Invest-
ment in Reinvention Fund (IRF), which shall be available
to invest in projects of the Department designed to
produce measurable improvements in agency efficiency
and significant taxpayer savings. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of Labor may retain
up to $3,900,000 of the unobligated balances in the De-
partment’s annual Salaries and Expenses accounts as of
September 30, 1995, and transfer those amounts to the
IRF to provide the initial capital for the IRF, to remain
available until expended, to make loans to agencies of the
Department for projects designed to enhance productivity
and generate cost savings. Such loans shall be repaid to
the IRF no later than September 30 of the fiscal year
following the fiscal year in which the project is completed.
Such repayments shall be deposited in the IRF, to be
available without further appropriation action.’’
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING
Not to exceed $175,883,000 may be derived from the
Employment Security Administration account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 38
U.S.C. 4100–4110A and 4321–4327, and Public Law
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103–353, and which shall be available for obligation by
the States through December 31, 1996.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $44,426,000, together
with not to exceed $3,615,000, which may be expended
from the Employment Security Administration account in
the Unemployment Trust Fund.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated in this title
for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the compensation
of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration
as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of $125,000.
SEC. 102. Section 427(c) of the Job Training Part-
nership Act, as amended, is repealed.
SEC. 103. No amount of funds appropriated in this
Act for fiscal year 1996 may be used to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce any executive order, or other rule or
order, that prohibits Federal contracts with, or requires
the debarment of, or imposes other sanction on, a contrac-
tor on the basis that such contractor or organizational
unit thereof has permanently replaced lawfully striking
workers.
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SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this
Act to the Department of Labor or the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation may be used—
(1) to implement or administer Interpretive
Bulletin 94–1, issued by the Secretary of Labor on
June 23, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 32606; 29 C.F.R.
2509.94–1),
(2) to establish or maintain, or to contract with
(or otherwise provide assistance to) any other party
to 
establish 
or 
maintain, 
any 
clearinghouse,
database, or other listing which—
(A) makes available to employee benefit
plans (as defined in section 3(3) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974) information relating to the status of in-
vestments as economically targeted investments
referred to in such Interpretive Bulletin,
(B) provides assistance to employee benefit
plans (as so defined) or any other party to de-
velop or evaluate investments as economically
targeted investments referred to in such Inter-
pretive Bulletin, or
(C) identifies investments with respect to
which the Department or the Corporation will
withhold from undertaking enforcement actions
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under such Act by reason of their status as eco-
nomically targeted investments referred to in
such Interpretive Bulletin,
(3) to administer or otherwise carry out the
contract entered into by the Department of Labor
designated ‘‘Contract No. J–9–P–4–0060’’ or any
other similar contract entered into by the Depart-
ment or the Corporation (except to the extent re-
quired by applicable law to provide for the imme-
diate termination of such contract), or
(4) to promote economically targeted invest-
ments referred to in such Interpretive Bulletin, ei-
ther by direct means, such as lecture or travel, or
by indirect means.
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration directly or through section 23(g) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act for the development,
promulgation or issuance of any proposed or final stand-
ard or guideline regarding ergonomic protection or record-
ing and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses di-
rectly related thereto.
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds shall be expended by the Occupational Safe-
ty and Health Administration for the enforcement of the
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Fall Protection Standard published at subpart M of 29
CFR part 1926, until 30 days after a new standard has
been promulgated by the Secretary of Labor (‘‘the Sec-
retary’’).
The Secretary shall develop this standard no later
than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Until the
publishing of the revised final rule, the Occupational Safe-
ty and Health Administration may only expend funds des-
ignated for the enforcement of an interim fall protection
standard which adjusts all height requirements referenced
at subpart M of 29 CFR part 1926 from 6 feet to 16
feet.
SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended by the Department of Labor
for the purposes of enforcement and the issuance of fines
under Hazardous Occupation Order Number 12 (HO 12)
with respect to the placement or loading of materials by
a person under 18 years of age into a cardboard baler
that is in compliance with the American National Stand-
ards Institute safety standard ANSI Z245.5 1990, and a
compactor that is in compliance with the American Na-
tional Standards Institute safety standard ANSI Z245.2
1992.
SEC. 108. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended by the Department of Labor
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for the purposes of enforcement and the issuance of fines
under Hazardous Occupation Order Number 2 (HO 2)
with respect to incidental and occasional driving by minors
under age 18, unless the Secretary finds that the oper-
ation of a motor vehicle is the primary duty of the minor’s
employment.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor
Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES
For carrying out titles II, III, VII, VIII, XIX, and
XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, title V of the So-
cial Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improve-
ment Act of 1986, as amended, $2,927,122,000, of which
$411,000 shall remain available until expended for inter-
est subsidies on loan guarantees made prior to fiscal year
1981 under part B of title VII of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act: Provided, That the Division of Federal Occupa-
tional Health may utilize personal services contracting to
employ professional management/administrative, and oc-
cupational health professionals: Provided further, That of
the funds made available under this heading, $933,000
shall be available until expended for facilities renovations
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at the Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease Center: Provided
further, That in addition to fees authorized by section
427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of
1986, fees shall be collected for the full disclosure of infor-
mation under the Act sufficient to recover the full costs
of operating the National Practitioner Data Bank, and
shall remain available until expended to carry out that
Act.
MEDICAL FACILITIES GUARANTEE AND LOAN FUND
FEDERAL INTEREST SUBSIDIES FOR MEDICAL FACILITIES
For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section
1602 of the Public Health Service Act, $8,000,000, to-
gether with any amounts received by the Secretary in con-
nection with loans and loan guarantees under title VI of
the Public Health Service Act, to be available without fis-
cal year limitation for the payment of interest subsidies.
During the fiscal year, no commitments for direct loans
or loan guarantees shall be made.
HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM
For the cost of guaranteed loans, such sums as may
be necessary to carry out the purpose of the program, as
authorized by title VII of the Public Health Service Act,
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 fur-
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ther, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the total loan principal any part of which is
to be guaranteed at not to exceed $210,000,000. In addi-
tion, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, $2,703,000.
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for
claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with
respect to vaccines administered after September 30,
1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public
Health Service Act, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not
to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available from the Trust
Fund to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION
For payment of claims resolved by the United States
Court of Federal Claims related to the administration of
vaccines before October 1, 1988, $110,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING
To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, and
XIX of the Public Health Service Act, sections 101, 102,
103, 201, 202, and 203 of the Federal Mine Safety and
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Health Act of 1977, and sections 20 and 22 of the Occu-
pational Safety and Health Act of 1970; including insur-
ance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and
hire, 
maintenance, 
and 
operation 
of 
aircraft,
$2,085,831,000, of which $4,353,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for equipment and construction and
renovation of facilities, and in addition, such sums as may
be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be cred-
ited to this account: Provided, That in addition to amounts
provided herein, up to $27,862,000 shall be available from
amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health
Service Act, to carry out the National Center for Health
Statistics surveys.
In addition, $39,100,000, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for carrying out sec-
tions 40151, 40261, and 40293 of Public Law 103–322.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic 
Health 
Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
cancer,
$2,251,084,000.
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung,
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and blood diseases, and blood and blood products,
$1,355,866,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL RESEARCH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to dental disease,
$183,196,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND
KIDNEY DISEASES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and diges-
tive and kidney diseases, $771,252,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
AND STROKE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to neurological dis-
orders and stroke, $681,534,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infec-
tious diseases, $1,169,628,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to general medical
sciences, $946,971,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to child health and
human development, $595,162,000.
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and
visual disorders, $314,185,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCIENCES
For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV
of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environ-
mental health sciences, $288,898,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic 
Health 
Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
aging,
$453,917,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to arthritis, and mus-
culoskeletal and skin diseases, $241,828,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other
communication disorders, $176,502,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to nursing research,
$55,831,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND
ALCOHOLISM
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and
alcoholism, $198,607,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to drug abuse,
$458,441,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to mental health,
$661,328,000.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to research resources
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and general research support grants, $390,339,000: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds shall be used to pay recipi-
ents of the general research support grants program any
amount for indirect expenses in connection with such
grants.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to human genome re-
search, $170,041,000.
JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
For carrying out the activities at the John E.
Fogarty International Center, $25,313,000.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act with respect to health information
communications, $141,439,000, of which $4,000,000 shall
be available until expended for improvement of informa-
tion systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 1996, the Li-
brary may enter into personal services contracts for the
provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or con-
structed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes
of Health.
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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of
the Director, National Institutes of Health, $261,488,000:
Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase
of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only: Provided further, That the Director may direct
up to 1 percent of the total amount made available in this
Act to all National Institutes of Health appropriations to
activities the Director may so designate: Provided further,
That no such appropriation shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 1 percent by any such transfers and
that the Congress is promptly notified of the transfer.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For the study of, construction of, and acquisition of
equipment for, facilities of or used by the National Insti-
tutes of Health, including the acquisition of real property,
$146,151,000, to remain available until expended.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to substance abuse and
mental health services, the Protection and Advocacy for
Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of
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the Public Health Service Act with respect to program
management, $1,788,946,000.
RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public
Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by
law, and for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s
Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan and for
medical care of dependents and retired personnel under
the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), and
for payments pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be
required during the current fiscal year.
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public
Health Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social
Security Act, $85,423,000, together with not to exceed
$5,796,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital
Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insur-
ance Trust Funds, as authorized by sections 1142 and
201(g) of the Social Security Act; in addition, amounts
received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimburs-
able and interagency agreements, and the sale of data
tapes shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re-
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main available until expended: Provided, That the amount
made available pursuant to section 926(b) of the Public
Health Service Act shall not exceed $34,284,000.
HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $55,094,355,000,
to remain available until expended.
For making, after May 31, 1996, payments to States
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last
quarter of fiscal year 1996 for unanticipated costs, in-
curred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be
necessary.
For making payments to States under title XIX of
the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year
1997, $26,155,350,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
Payment under title XIX may be made for any quar-
ter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in
effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such
quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Funds, as provided under sections 217(g) and 1844 of the
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Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the So-
cial Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Pub-
lic Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred
pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act,
$63,313,000,000.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act, and title
XIII of the Public Health Service Act, the Clinical Labora-
tory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and section
4005(e) of Public Law 100–203, not to exceed
$2,136,824,000, together with all funds collected in ac-
cordance with section 353 of the Public Health Service
Act, the latter funds to remain available until expended;
the $2,136,824,000, to be transferred to this appropria-
tion as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security
Act, from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds: Provided,
That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701
from organizations established under title XIII of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act are to be credited to this appropria-
tion.
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HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND LOAN
GUARANTEE FUND
For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section
1308 of the Public Health Service Act, any amounts re-
ceived by the Secretary in connection with loans and loan
guarantees under title XIII of the Public Health Service
Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation for the
payment of outstanding obligations. During fiscal year
1996, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees
shall be made.
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
FAMILY SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO STATES
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities, except as otherwise provided, under titles I, IV–
A (other than section 402(g)(6)) and D, X, XI, XIV, and
XVI of the Social Security Act, and the Act of July 5,
1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), $13,614,307,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under
titles I, IV–A and D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social
Security Act, for the last three months of the current year
for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal
year, such sums as may be necessary.
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For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under titles I, IV–A (other than section 402(g)(6))
and D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act
and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9) for the
first quarter of fiscal year 1997, $4,800,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS
For carrying out aid to families with dependent chil-
dren work programs, as authorized by part F of title IV
of the Social Security Act, $1,000,000,000.
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available beginning on October 1,
1995 under this heading in Public Law 103–333,
$1,000,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE
For making payments for refugee and entrant assist-
ance activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422),
$411,781,000: Provided, That funds appropriated pursu-
ant to section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act under Public Law 103–112 for fiscal year 1994 shall
be available for the costs of assistance provided and other
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activities conducted in such year and in fiscal years 1995
and 1996.
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990),
$934,642,000, which shall be available for obligation
under the same statutory terms and conditions applicable
in the prior fiscal year.
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
For making grants to States pursuant to section
2002 of the Social Security Act, $2,800,000,000.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head
Start Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Na-
tive American Programs Act of 1974, title II of Public
Law 95–266 (adoption opportunities), the Temporary
Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurs-
eries Act of 1986, the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act
of 1988, and part B(1) of title IV of the Social Security
Act; for making payments under the Community Services
Block Grant Act; and for necessary administrative ex-
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penses to carry out said Acts and titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV,
XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of July
5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance
Act of 1980, and section 126 and titles IV and V of Public
Law 100–485, $4,543,343,000.
In addition, $800,000, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for carrying out sections
40211 and 40251 of Public Law 103–322.
FAMILY PRESERVATION AND SUPPORT
For carrying out section 430 of the Social Security
Act, $225,000,000.
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
ASSISTANCE
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities, under title IV–E of the Social Security Act,
$4,307,842,000.
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended,
$778,246,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
general departmental management, including hire of six
medium sedans, and for carrying out titles III and XX
of the Public Health Service Act, $116,826,000, together
with $6,813,000, to be transferred and expended as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act
from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supple-
mental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $56,333,000, together
with not to exceed $17,623,000, to be transferred and ex-
pended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social
Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and
the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil
Rights, $10,249,000, together with not to exceed
$3,251,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized
by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
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POLICY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social
Security Act, $9,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be
available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception
and representation expenses when specifically approved by
the Secretary.
SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through
assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public
Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to
work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided
by the Agency for International Development, the United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the
World Health Organization.
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act may be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act or section 1503 of the National In-
stitutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law
103–43.
SEC. 204. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to withhold payment to any State under
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act by reason
of a determination that the State is not in compliance with
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section 1340.2(d)(2)(ii) of title 45 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This provision expires upon the date of enact-
ment of the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act or upon September 30, 1996, which-
ever occurs first.
SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this title
for the National Institutes of Health and the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall
be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant
or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of
$125,000 per year.
SEC. 206. Taps and other assessments made by any
office located in the Department of Health and Human
Services shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds ex-
cept that this provision shall not apply to assessments re-
quired by authorizing legislation, or related to working
capital funds or other fee-for-service activities.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 207. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available for the Department of Health and Human
Services, General Departmental Management, for fiscal
year 1996, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall transfer to the Office of the Inspector General such
sums as may be necessary for any expenses with respect
to the provision of security protection for the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
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SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended for the Federal Council on
Aging under the Older Americans Act or the Advisory
Board on Child Abuse and Neglect under the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act.
SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act may be obligated or expended for the posi-
tion of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFORM
For carrying out activities authorized by titles II and
III of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, $95,000,000,
which shall become available on July 1, 1996, and remain
available through September 30, 1997.
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, $6,014,499,000, which
shall become available on July 1, 1996 and shall remain
available through September 30, 1997: Provided, That up
to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary on October 1, 1995 to obtain updated local-edu-
cational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau
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of the Census: Provided further, That no funds shall be
reserved under section 1003(a) of said Act.
IMPACT AID
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to
federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
$645,000,000, of which $550,000,000 shall be for basic
support payments under section 8003(b), $40,000,000
shall be for payments for children with disabilities under
section 8003(d), $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for payments under section 8003(f),
and $5,000,000 shall be for construction under section
8007: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of
section 
8003(a)(2), 
children 
described 
in 
section
8003(a)(1)(D) shall have a weight of zero for the purpose
of computing basic support payments under section
8003(b) and construction payments under section 8007:
Provided further, That no payments shall be made under
section 8003(d) or 8003(g) for children described in sec-
tion 8003(a)(1)(D): Provided further, That none of the
funds provided shall be used for payments under section
8003(e).
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities au-
thorized by titles II, IV–A–1, V–A, VI, and X of the Ele-
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mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the
Stewart 
B. 
McKinney 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act;
$842,000,000, of which $723,000,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 1996, and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1997.
BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, bilingual and immigrant education activities author-
ized by title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act, $103,000,000: Provided, That State edu-
cational agencies may use all, or any part of, their part
C allocation for competitive grants to local educational
agencies: Provided further, That the Department of Edu-
cation should only support instructional programs which
ensure that students completely master English in a time-
ly fashion (a period of three to five years) while meeting
rigorous achievement standards in the academic content
areas: Provided further, That no funds shall be available
for subpart 3 of part A.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out parts B, C, D, F, and H of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act, $3,092,491,000,
of which $3,000,000,000 shall become available for obliga-
tion on July 1, 1996, and shall remain available through
September 30, 1997.
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REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Re-
lated Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, and
the Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended,
$2,455,760,000.
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $4,000,000.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $39,737,000: Provided,
That from the amount available, the Institute may at its
discretion use funds for the endowment program as au-
thorized under section 207.
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School,
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301
et seq.), $72,028,000: Provided, That from the amount
available, the University may at its discretion use funds
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for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the
National Literacy Act of 1991, $1,057,919,000, of which
$1,055,000,000 shall become available on July 1, 1996
and shall remain available through September 30, 1997:
Provided, That of the amounts made available under the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Edu-
cation Act, $1,000,000 shall be for national programs
under title IV without regard to section 451.
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1 and 3 of part A, part
C, and part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, $6,916,915,000, which shall remain
available through September 30, 1997.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall
be eligible during award year 1996–1997 shall be $2,440:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act,
as amended, if the Secretary determines, prior to publica-
tion of the payment schedule for award year 1996–1997,
that the $5,697,000,000 included within this appropria-
tion for Pell Grant awards for award year 1996–1997, and
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any funds available from the fiscal year 1995 appropria-
tion for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to satisfy fully
all such awards for which students are eligible, as cal-
culated under section 401(b) of the Act, the amount paid
for each such award shall be reduced by either a fixed
or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount, as de-
termined in accordance with a schedule of reductions es-
tablished by the Secretary for this purpose: Provided fur-
ther, That no Pell grant shall be awarded to any student
during award year 1996–1997 if the amount of that grant
as determined under section 401(b) of the Act is less than
$600.
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out
guaranteed student loans authorized by title IV, part B,
of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $30,066,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, parts A and B of title III, without regard to section
360(a)(1)(B)(ii), chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title
IV, subpart 2 of part E of title V, parts A and B of title
VI, title VII, part D of title IX, and part A and subpart
1 of part B of title X of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, and the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961; $757,700,000, of which