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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2169
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 1997
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Ω1æThat the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$60,009,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be
available as the Secretary may determine for allocation
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within the Department for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,000,000 in funds received in user fees: Pro-
vided further, That no more than $606,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management,
solely for department-wide grants management activities:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this Act or otherwise made available may be used to main-
tain custody of airline tariffs that are already available
for public and departmental access at no cost; to secure
them against detection, alteration, or tampering; and open
to inspection by the Department.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$5,574,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, and development
activities, to remain available until expended, $4,400,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $121,800,000, shall be paid from appro-
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priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on
a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limita-
tion on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT
entities: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in
this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
ferred to the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter without the approval of the agency modal adminis-
trator: Provided further, That no assessments may be lev-
ied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: 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 sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
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MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which
$2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1999: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),
and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,708,000,000, of
which $300,000,000 shall be available for defense-related
activities and $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That the number of
aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed two hun-
dred and twelve, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to
meet future attrition: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be avail-
able for pay or administrative expenses in connection with
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shipping commissioners in the United States: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall
be available for expenses incurred for yacht documentation
under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are col-
lected from yacht owners and credited to this appropria-
tion: Provided further, That the Commandant shall reduce
both military and civilian employment levels for the pur-
pose of complying with Executive Order No. 12839: Pro-
vided further, That $34,300,000 of the funds provided
under this heading for increased drug interdiction activi-
ties are not available for obligation until the Director, Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy: (1) reviews the spe-
cific activities and associated costs and benefits proposed
by the Coast Guard; (2) compares those activities to other
drug interdiction efforts government-wide; and (3) cer-
tifies, in writing, to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations that such expenditures represent the best
investment relative to other options: Provided further,
That should the Director, Office of National Drug Control
Policy decline to make such certification, after notification
in writing to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, the Director may transfer, at his discretion, up
to $34,300,000 of funds provided herein for Coast Guard
drug interdiction activities to any other entity of the Fed-
eral Government for drug interdiction activities: Provided
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further, That up to $615,000 in user fees collected pursu-
ant to section 1111 of Public Law 104–324 shall be cred-
ited to this appropriation as offsetting collections in fiscal
year 1998.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $379,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$191,650,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, ren-
ovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2002;
$33,900,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000; $47,050,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2000;
$59,400,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2000; and $47,000,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to re-
main available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That
funds received from the sale of HU–25 aircraft shall be
credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring
new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided
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further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real
property by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited
to this appropriation, of which not more than $9,000,000
shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account,
to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided
further, That the amount herein appropriated from the
General Fund shall be reduced by such amount so as to
result in a final fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the
General Fund of $370,000,000: Provided further, That
any proceeds from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus
real property in excess of $9,000,000 shall be retained and
remain available until expended, but shall not be available
for obligation until October 1, 1998.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
$21,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, $16,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for