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available under this heading in Public Law 103–124, and earmarked
to not become available until May 31, 1994, which date was
extended to September 30, 1994, in Public Law 103–211, shall
be available upon enactment of clean water authorizing legislation,
but if no such legislation is enacted by September 30, 1994, these
funds shall then be available for making grants for the construction
of wastewater treatment facilities in accordance with the terms
and conditions specified for such grants in House Report 103–
715: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, $1,235,200,000 shall be available upon enactment of clean
water state revolving fund authorizing legislation, but if no such
legislation is enacted by November 1, 1994, these funds shall imme-
diately be available for making capitalization grants under title
VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided
further, That the grant awarded from funds appropriated under
the paragraph with the heading ‘‘Construction grants’’ in title III
of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990
(103 Stat. 858), for construction of wastewater treatment facilities
for the towns of Ware Shoals and Honea Path, South Carolina,
and would include, but would not be limited to, the construction
of a connector sewer line, consisting of a main trunk line and
four pump stations for the town of Honea Path, South Carolina,
to the wastewater treatment facility in the town of Ware Shoals,
South Carolina, the upgrade and expansion of the Ware Shoals
wastewater treatment plant, and the demolition of the Chiquala
Mill Lagoon, the Clatworthy Lagoon, the Corner Creek Lagoon,
and the Still Branch Lagoon.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Of the budgetary resources available to the Environmental
Protection Agency during fiscal year 1995, $7,525,000 are perma-
nently canceled. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall allocate the amount of budgetary resources canceled
among the agency’s accounts available for procurement and procure-
ment-related expenses. Amounts available for procurement and
procurement-related expenses in each such account shall be reduced
by the amount allocated to such account. For the purposes of
this paragraph, the definition of ‘‘procurement’’ includes all stages
of the process of acquiring property or services, beginning with
the process of determining a need for a product or service and
ending with contract completion and closeout, as specified in 41
U.S.C. 403(2).
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used within
the Environmental Protection Agency for any final action by the
Administrator or her delegate for signing and publishing for
promulgation of a rule concerning any new standard for radon
in drinking water.
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used during
fiscal year 1995 to sign, promulgate, implement or enforce the
requirement proposed as ‘‘Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives:
Individual Foreign Refinery Baseline Requirements for Reformu-
lated Gasoline’’ at volume 59 of the Federal Register at pages
22800 through 22814.
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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, $4,981,000: Provided, That the
Office of Science and Technology Policy shall reimburse other agen-
cies for not less than one-half of the personnel compensation costs
of individuals detailed to it.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the
Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorga-
nization Plan No. 1 of 1977, $997,000.
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.), $320,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $2,418,000, as authorized by section
319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing 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 $175,000,000
under section 319 of the Stafford Act: Provided further, That any
unused portion of the direct loan limitation and subsidy shall be
available until expended.
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; serv-
ices 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
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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; $162,000,000.
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, $4,400,000.
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.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act
of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404–405), and Reorganization Plan
No. 3 of 1978, $215,960,000.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM
There is hereby appropriated $130,000,000 to the Federal Emer-
gency 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, $14,913,000 shall
be transferred as needed to the ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ appropria-
tion for administrative costs of the insurance and flood plain
management programs and $49,229,000 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, 1996. In fiscal year
1995, no funds in excess of (1) $32,000,000 for operating expenses,
(2) $253,641,000 for agents’ commissions and taxes, and (3)
$12,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available
from the National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to
the Committees on Appropriations.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
shall promulgate through rulemaking a methodology for assessment
and collection of fees to be assessed and collected in fiscal year
1995 applicable to persons subject to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s radiological emergency preparedness regula-
tions. The aggregate charges assessed pursuant to this section
during fiscal year 1995 shall approximate, but not be less than,
100 per centum of the amounts anticipated by the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to be obligated for its radiological emer-
gency preparedness program for such fiscal year. The methodology
for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable,
and shall reflect the full amount of costs of providing radiological
emergency planning, preparedness, response and associated serv-
ices. 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 1995.
Of the budgetary resources available to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency during fiscal year 1995, $1,441,000 are perma-
nently canceled. The Director of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency shall allocate the amount of budgetary resources
canceled among the Agency’s accounts available for procurement
and procurement-related expenses. Amounts available for procure-
ment and procurement-related expenses in each such account shall
be reduced by the amount allocated to such account. For the pur-
poses of this paragraph, the definition of ‘‘procurement’’ includes
all stages of the process of acquiring property or services, beginning
with the process of determining a need for a product or service
and ending with contract completion and closeout, as specified
in 41 U.S.C. 403(2).
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information Center,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,008,000, 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 1995 shall not exceed $2,454,000. Appropriations, reve-
nues, and collections accruing to this fund during fiscal year 1995
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, $2,166,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that Office