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(2) Subsection (b) is amended by—
(A) striking out paragraph (1); and
(B) in paragraph (2) striking out ‘‘If
the plan of action proposes to extend the low
income affordability restrictions of the hous-
ing in accordance with section 219 or trans-
fer the housing to a qualified purchaser in
accordance with section 220, the plan’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘The plan of ac-
tion shall include—’’.
(f) Strike out section 218.
(g) Section 219 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by deleting
from ‘‘for each year’’ to the end of the subsection
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the incentives pro-
vided in subsection (b) hereof.’’
(2) Subsection (b) is amended by—
(A) striking out subparagraphs 2 and
3, and renumbering the remaining sub-
sections;
(B) amending paragraph 3 by deleting
all that follows ‘‘improvements’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof, ‘‘as provided in para-
graph 8 hereof’’;
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(C) amending paragraph 5 to read as
follows: ‘‘Access by the owner to a portion
of preservation equity in the housing as
provided in paragraph (6) hereof.’’;
(D) by adding a new paragraph (8) as
follows:
‘‘(8) A non-interest-bearing direct loan by the
Secretary equal in amount to the cost of rehabilita-
tion approved in the plan of action plus 70 percent
of the preservation equity.
‘‘(i) Repayment of the loan provided under
this paragraph shall commence when the first
mortgage loan on the eligible low income housing
is paid in full. The Secretary shall require the
owner to make payments thereafter in an
amount not greater than the amount that the
owner had been paying on said first mortgage
taking into account any interest reduction pay-
ments made pursuant to section 236 of the Na-
tional Housing Act.
(ii) The Secretary shall permit an owner re-
turn equal to 8 percent of 30 percent of the pres-
ervation equity and shall permit the inclusion
thereof in the budget for the eligible housing in-
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stead of the return permitted on the original eq-
uity of the eligible housing.’’; and
(E) by adding a new subsection (b)(9)
as follows:
‘‘(9) retention of rental income in excess of the
basic rental charge in projects assisted under section
236 of the National Housing Act, to be used for the
purposes of preserving the low/moderate income char-
acter of the eligible low income housing.’’.
(3) In final unnumbered paragraph, strike
out the words ‘‘but the owner shall pay to the
Secretary all rental charges in excess of the basic
rental charges’’.
(h) Section 220 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by deleting
the final sentence thereof.
(2) Subsection (b)(1) is amended by deleting
the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
‘‘(1) For the 6 month period beginning on the
date of receipt by the Secretary of a second notice of
intent under section 216(d) with respect to such hous-
ing, the owner may offer to sell and/or negotiate a
sale of the housing only with—
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‘‘(i) a resident council or mutual housing
association intending to purchase the project
under section 226, which has the support of ten-
ants representing at least 75 percent of the occu-
pied units in the project and at least 50 percent
of all of the units in the project.
‘‘(ii) a resident council intending to pur-
chase the project and retain it as rental housing,
which has the support of the majority of the ten-
ant households; or
‘‘(iii) a community based nonprofit housing
organization, which has the support of the ma-
jority of the tenant households.
‘‘(2) If no bona fide offer to purchase the project
is made and accepted during or at the end of the 6-
month period specified in subparagraph (b)(1) of this
section, the owner may offer to sell the project during
the succeeding 6 months to any priority purchaser.’’.
(2) Subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) are
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d)(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of
amounts approved in appropriations Acts, the Secretary
shall, for approvable plans of action, provide assistance suf-
ficient to enable qualified purchasers to—
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‘‘(A) acquire the eligible low-income housing
from the current owner for a purchase price not
greater than the preservation value of the housing.
Such purchase price does not include the residual re-
ceipts account which shall be released to the owner,
but shall include the replacement reserve account
which shall be transferred to the purchaser;
‘‘(B) rehabilitate the housing;
‘‘(C) meet project operating expenses and estab-
lish adequate reserves for the housing, and in the case
of a Priority Purchaser, meet project oversight costs;
‘‘(D) receive a distribution equal to 8 percent
annual return on any actual cash investment (from
sources other than assistance provided under this
title) made to acquire or rehabilitate the project;
‘‘(E) in the case of a priority purchaser, receive
a reimbursement of all reasonable transaction ex-
penses associated with the acquisition, loan closing,
and implementation of an approved plan of action;
and
‘‘(F) in the case of an approved resident home-
ownership program, cover the costs of training for the
resident council, homeownership counseling and
training, the fees for the nonprofit entity or public
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agency working with the resident council and costs re-
lated to relocation of tenants who elect to move.
‘‘(d)(3) INCENTIVES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For all qualified purchasers
of housing under this subjection, the Secretary may
provide assistance for an approved Plan of Action in
the form of 1 or more of the incentives authorized
under section 219(b), except in lieu of the incentives
under section 219(b)(7) and 219(b)(8), the Secretary
shall provide a grant equal in amount to 100 percent
of the transfer preservation equity determined for the
property plus the amount of rehabilitation costs re-
quired by the plan of action: Provided, That the grant
may include, if the qualified purchaser is a priority
purchaser, any expenses associated with the acquisi-
tion, loan closing and implementation of the plan of
action, subject to approval by the Secretary. Expenses
associated with implementation of the plan of action
may include capital reserves, operating reserves, and
escrows established to mitigate the burden of initial
rent increases on tenants. At the purchaser’s election,
the grant shall be provided in the form of a loan in
the same amount. If the purchaser makes such elec-
tion, the interest rate on the loan shall be no less than
the applicable Federal rate and repayment shall be
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deferred until sale of the housing or refinancing or re-
payment of the federally-assisted mortgage, whichever
is earlier, or such later date as may be required to
maintain low-income affordability restrictions for the
remaining useful life of the housing.’’.
(i) Strike out section 221.
(j) Section 222 is amended as follows:
(1) Strike out subparagraphs (a)(2) (D),
(E) and (F) and renumbering the remaining
subsections.
(2) Amend subparagraph (a)(2)(G) to read
as follows:
‘‘(G) future rent adjustments shall be gov-
erned by the provisions of the regulatory agree-
ment concerning rent adjustments now in effect
for the eligible low-income housing except that
priority purchasers shall receive project oversight
costs. The Secretary shall process requests for
rent adjustments during the pendency of the
processing under this title.’’.
(3) Subsection (d)(2)(A)(i) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(i) declining to authorize the release
of any escrowed loan proceeds and requiring
that such amounts be used for repairs.’’.
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(4) Subsection (d)(2)(C)(ii) is amended by
striking out ‘‘an equity take-out loan has been
made under section 241(f) of the National Hous-
ing Act’’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘a loan
has been insured under the National Housing
Act or made pursuant to section 219(b)(8) or
220(d)(3)’’.
(5) Strike out subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii).
(6) Insert a new subsection (e) as follows:
‘‘(e) MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES.—To the extent
that federal assistance is provided for economic feasibility,
units available to new tenants will be available and afford-
able to the same proportions of very-low income families
or persons, low income families or persons, and moderate
income families or persons (including families or persons
whose incomes are 95 percent or more of area median in-
come) as of the date of approval of the plan of action.’’.
(k) Section 223 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking
out in the first sentence ‘‘low-income’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘very low-income’’.
(2) Strike out the last sentence of subsection
(b), and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The Secretary
shall pay the relocation expenses of each such
low-income family—
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‘‘(i) that does not receive section 8 assist-
ance pursuant to subsection (a);
‘‘(ii) that is displaced within 180 days after
such prepayment; and
‘‘(iii) whose rent and utility cost imme-
diately prior to displacement exceeded 30 percent
of adjusted income. Provided, however, that such
relocation payment shall not exceed $1,500 per
family.’’.
(3) Strike out subsections (c), (d) and (e).
(l) Strike out section 224.
(m) Section 225(c) is amended by—
(1) striking out in the first sentence all that
follows ‘‘shall’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘provide the incentives, and, in addition, shall
pay the owner of the eligible housing a return
equal to 8 percent of the preservation equity
from the date that the Secretary should have
complied with such time limitation’’; and
(2) striking out, in the last sentence thereof,
‘‘district’’.
(n) Section 226(b)(2) is amended by inserting
‘‘mutual housing association’’ between ‘‘limited equity
cooperative ownership)’’ and ‘‘and fee simple owner-
ship.’’
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(o) Section 229 is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (1)(B) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) that, under regulation or contract in
effect before February 5, 1988, would have be-
come eligible for prepayment without prior ap-
proval of the Secretary:
‘‘(i) on or before December 31, 1996, and
the owner of such housing filed a notice of intent
on or before February 28, 1995 under title VI of
the Low Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 or under title
II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Pres-
ervation Act of 1987; or
‘‘(ii) after December 31, 1996, and the
owner of such housing files a notice of intent
under this title on or before March 1, 1996.’’.
(2) Subsection (8) is amended by deleting
in subparagraph (A) the words ‘‘determining the
authorized return under section 219(b)(6)(ii)’’
and subparagraph (B) by deleting ‘‘and 221’’
and deleting the words ‘‘acquisition loans under
the provisions of section 241(f)(3) of the National
Housing Act and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘ac-
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quisition grant under the provisions of section
220(d)(2)’’.
(3) Subsection (11) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘association’’: ‘‘(including such an organi-
zation or its affiliate that is a general partner
in a limited partnership)’’.
(4) Insert a new definition (12) as follows:
‘‘(12) The term ‘Community Based Non-Profit
Organization’ is defined as set forth in 24 C.F.R.
248.101, except that a private nonprofit organization
shall be deemed to include an organization or its af-
filiate that is a general partner in a limited partner-
ship.’’.
(5) Insert a new definition (13) as follows:
‘‘(13) Mutual Housing Association. A private en-
tity organized under State law that has been deter-
mined to be a tax-exempt entity under section 501c
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including such
an entity or its affiliate that is a general partner in
a limited partnership), and that owns, manages, and
continuously develops affordable housing by providing
long-term housing for low and moderate income indi-
viduals and families. The residents of mutual housing
participate in the ongoing management of the hous-
ing, and through the purchase of membership interests
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in the associations have the right to continue residing
in the housing as long as they own memberships in
the associations.’’.
(6) Subsection (1) is amended by inserting
new subparagraph (C) after subparagraph (B):
‘‘(C) that has been determined to have pres-
ervation equity equivalent to the lesser of $5,000/
unit or $500,000 per project or the equivalent of
8 times the most recently published fair market
rent for the area in which the project is located
and the appropriate unit size for all of the units
in the eligible project.’’.
(p) Subsection 231(a) is amended by inserting
before the period the following: ‘‘; and (C) any resi-
dent council, community-based non-profit organiza-
tion, mutual housing association, or their affiliate
that acts as a general partner in a limited partner-
ship and agrees to maintain low-income affordability
restrictions for the remaining useful life of the hous-
ing as determined under section 222(c).’’.
(q) Subsection 232(a)(2) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) restricts or inhibits an owner of such hous-
ing from receiving any benefit provided under this
Act;’’.
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(r) Inserting after section 235, the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 236. IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS FOR CAPITAL
LOANS AND GRANTS.
‘‘(a) SELF-IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall
implement the incentives of capital loans or grants pursu-
ant to section 219(b)(8) or 220(d)(2) upon the enactment
of an appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 providing
funds for this purpose without issuing regulations and the
processing of an eligible project and any approvals rendered
by the Secretary under title VI of the Low Income Housing
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 or
title II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation
Act of 1987 shall be effective under this title and the Sec-
retary shall not repeat any such processing.
‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF EQUITY LOAN.—The Secretary shall
fund the loan pursuant to section 219(b)(6) within 180 days
after the approval of the plan of action, but shall pay an
8 percent return on preservation equity from 60 days after
approval of the plan of action. The Secretary may provide
funding for the capital loan provided under section
219(b)(8) equally over a five-year period, except that the
rehabilitation portion of the loan shall be funded in the first
installment. The Secretary shall pay the owner of the eligi-
ble housing interest on the unpaid portion of the loan at
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the applicable federal rate at the time that the plan of ac-
tion is approved. If the Secretary fails to make the second
or subsequent installment payments on said loan within 60
days of its due date, the owner may prepay the mortgage
pursuant to section 211 and retain the amount of any in-
stallment previously paid.
‘‘(c) PAYMENT OF GRANT OR LOAN.—The Secretary
shall provide full funding for the capital grant or loan as
provided under section 220(d)(3) within 180 days of ap-
proval of the plan of action. If the Secretary fails to make
such payment, the owner may prepay the existing mortgage
pursuant to section 224.
‘‘(d) ELIHPA ELIGIBILITY.—An owner of eligible
housing who is processing an application under title II of
the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of
1987 on the effective date of this title may apply for the
incentives provided in this title or exercise its right of pre-
payment pursuant to section 211.’’.
(s) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section
shall become effective on October 1, 1996.
SEC. 216. EXTENSION OF HOME EQUITY CONVERSION
MORTGAGE PROGRAM.—Section 255(g) of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘September
30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1996’’; and
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(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘25,000’’
and inserting ‘‘30,000’’.
SEC. 217. ASSESSMENT COLLECTION DATES FOR OF-
FICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT.—
Section 1316(b) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4516(b)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (2) and inserting the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(2) TIMING OF PAYMENT.—The annual assess-
ment shall be payable semiannually for each fiscal
year, on October 1st and April 1st.’’.
SEC. 218. SPENDING LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds
provided in this Act may be used during fiscal year 1996
to sign, promulgate, implement, or enforce any requirement
or regulation relating to the application of the Fair Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601, et seq.) to the business of property
insurance.
SEC. 219. During fiscal year 1996, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the number of individuals em-
ployed by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment in other than ‘‘career appointee’’ positions in the Sen-
ior Executive Service shall not exceed 20.
SEC. 220. Of the $93,400,000 earmarked in Public
Law 101–144 (103 Stat 850), as amended by Public Law
101–302 (104 Stat 237), for special projects and purposes,
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any amounts remaining of the $500,000 made available to
Bethlehem House in Highland, California, for site planning
and land acquisition shall instead be made available to the
County of San Bernardino in California to assist with the
expansion of the Los Padrinos Gang Intervention Program
and the Unity Home Domestic Violence Shelter.
SEC. 221. PERMISSIBLE ADJUSTMENT TO MODERNIZA-
TION FORMULA.—Section 14(k) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
paragraph, the Secretary’’; and
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the
following: ‘‘The Secretary may adjust the
amount allocated under this subparagraph as
necessary to provide additional weight for back-
log needs.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘other half’’
and inserting ‘‘remainder’’; and
(3) in paragraph (8)—
(A) by striking ‘‘half’’ the first time it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘half, or such other amount
as the Secretary determines to be necessary pur-
suant to paragraph (2)(B),’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘half’’ the second time it
appears, and inserting ‘‘the remainder’’.
SEC. 222. (a) Section 1011 of Title X—Residential
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amend-
ed as follows: Strike ‘‘priority housing’’ wherever it appears
in said section and insert ‘‘housing’’.
(b) Section 1011(a) shall be amended as follows: At
the end of the subsection after the period, insert ‘‘Grants
shall only be made under this section to provide assistance
for housing which meets the following criteria—
‘‘(1) for grants made to assist rental housing, at
least 50 percent of the units must be occupied by or
made available to families with incomes at or below
50 percent of the area median income level and the
remaining units shall be occupied or made available
to families with incomes at or below 80 percent of the
area median income level, and in all cases the land-
lord shall give priority in renting units assisted
under this section, for not less than 3 years following
the completion of lead abatement activities, to fami-
lies with a child under the age of six years—
‘‘(A) except that buildings with five or more
units may have 20 percent of the units occupied
by families with incomes above 80 percent of
area median income level;
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‘‘(2) for grants made to assist housing owned by
owner-occupants, all units assisted with grants under
this section shall be the principal residence of families
with incomes at or below 80 percent of the area me-
dian income level, and not less than 90 percent of the
units assisted with grants under this section shall be
occupied by a child under age of six years or shall
be units where a child under the age of six years
spends a significant amount of time visiting; and
‘‘(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2),
Round II grantees who receive assistance under this
section may use such assistance for priority hous-
ing.’’.
SEC. 223. EXTENSION PERIOD FOR SHARING UTILITY
COST SAVINGS WITH PHAS.—Section 9(a)(3)(B)(i) is
amended by striking ‘‘for a period not to exceed 6 years’’.
SEC. 
224. 
The 
first 
sentence 
of 
section
221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the National Housing Act is amended
by striking ‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘September 30, 1996’’.
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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 coun-
tries; 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 coun-
tries, 
when 
required 
by 
law 
of 
such 
countries;
$20,265,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, 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 al-
lowance 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: Pro-
vided further, That when traveling on business of the Com-
mission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members
or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for
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expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commis-
sion: Provided further, That the Commission shall reim-
burse other Government agencies, including the Armed
Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel as-
signed to it.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the rate for GS–18, purchase of nominal awards
to recognize non-Federal officials’ contributions to Com-
mission activities, and not to exceed $500 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, $40,000,000.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
OPERATING EXPENSES
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 103–327, the Corporation for National and Com-
munity Service shall use such amounts of such funds as
may be necessary to carry out the orderly termination of
(1) the programs, activities, and initiatives under the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law
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103–82); (2) the Corporation; and (3) the Corporation’s
Office of Inspector General.
COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the Unit-
ed States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38
U.S.C. sections 7251–7292, $9,000,000, of which not to
exceed $678,000, to remain available until September 30,
1997, shall be available for the purpose of providing finan-
cial 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 Na-
tional Cemetery, and not to exceed $1,000 for official re-
ception 
and 
representation 
expenses; 
$11,296,000
$11,946,000, to remain available until expended.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For research and development activities, including
procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other
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operating expenses in support of research and develop-
ment; and construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation
and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per
project; $384,052,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1997.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities; necessary expenses for personnel and
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or al-
lowances therefore, 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; procurement of laboratory equipment
and supplies; other operating expenses in support of re-
search and development; construction, alteration, repair, re-
habilitation and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project; $500,000,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 1997.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND COMPLIANCE
For environmental programs and compliance activi-
ties, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire,
maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchases of re-
prints; 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 renova-
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tion of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and
not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; and for necessary expenses, not otherwise
provided for, for personnel and related 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; $1,881,614,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available to the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to section
118(h)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended: Provided further, That from funds appropriated
under this heading, the Administrator may make grants
to federally recognized Indian governments for the devel-
opment of multimedia environmental programs: Provided
further, That for this fiscal year and thereafter, any indus-
trial discharger to the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation
Plant is exempt from categorical pretreatment standards
under section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, as amended, if the following conditions are met:
(1) the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant applies to the
State of Michigan for an exemption for its industry and
(2) the State or the Administrator, as applicable, approves
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such exemption request based upon a determination that
there exists an operative financial contract between the
City of Kalamazoo and the industrial user and an ap-
proved local pretreatment program, including a joint mon-
itoring program and local controls to prevent against in-
terference and pass through: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obli-
gated or expended to implement or enforce section
118(c)(2)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be made available for
the implementation or enforcement of the stormwater per-
mitting program under section 402(p) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing shall be made available for the enforcement of permit
limits or compliance schedules for combined sewer over-
flows or sanitary sewer overflows under section 402 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading may be used to implement or enforce section
404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available for the
development and implementation of new or revised efflu-
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ent limitation guidelines and standards, pretreatment
standards, or new source performance standards under
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended:
Provided further, That the limitations on the use of funds
set forth in the previous five provisos shall have no force
and effect upon enactment of legislation which further
amends the named sections of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended, in each of the previous four pro-
visos: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to impose or enforce any re-
quirement that a State implement trip reduction measures
to reduce vehicular emissions. Section 304 of the Clean
Air Act, as amended, shall not apply with respect to any
such requirement: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be used to as-
sign less than full credit for automobile emissions inspec-
tions programs required under section 182 (c), (d), or (e)
of the Clean Air Act, as amended, on the basis of network
design equipment unless the Administrator determines,
based on data collected from at least two full cycles of
the program, that less than full credit is appropriate: Pro-
vided further, That beginning in fiscal year 1996 and each
fiscal year thereafter, and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Administrator is authorized to make
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grants annually from funds appropriated under this head-
ing, subject to such terms and conditions as the Adminis-
trator shall establish, to any State or federally recognized
Indian tribe for multimedia or single media pollution pre-
vention, control and abatement and related environmental
activities at the request of the Governor or other appro-
priate State official or the tribe: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may
be used to develop, propose, promulgate, issue, enforce,
or to set or enforce compliance deadlines or issuance
schedules for maximum achievable control technology
standards pursuant to section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act,
as amended, for the category proposed to be regulated at
Vol. 59, Federal Register, No. 135, page 36130, dated
July 15, 1994, and for purposes of this provision, section
304 of the Clean Air Act shall not apply: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be obligated or expended to take any action to extend
the risk management plan requirements under section
112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as amended, to the domestic
oil and gas exploration and production and natural gas
processing industry: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be used by the
Administrator or the Administrator’s designee for signing
and publishing a national primary drinking water regula-
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tion for radon and other radionuclei: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
may be used by the Administrator or the Administrator’s
designee for signing and publishing any proposed national
primary drinking water regulation for arsenic: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading may be used to issue or enforce any requirement
not otherwise authorized under existing law or regulation
with respect to combustion of hazardous waste prior to
promulgation of final regulations pursuant to a rule-
making proceeding under the Administrative Procedure
Act or to impose or enforce any requirement or condition
of a permit, including the use of an indirect risk assess-
ment, or to deny a permit pursuant to section 3005(c)(3)
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
amended, unless the Environmental Protection Agency fol-
lows the procedures governing the use of authority under
such section which it has set forth at 56 Fed. Reg. 7145,
note 8, February 21, 1991: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used
to issue or enforce any regulatory standard for maximum
achievable control technology (MACT) for hazardous
waste combustion under any statute other than the Clean
Air Act, as amended, issue any such standard without first
determining that in calculating the MACT floor emission
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levels for existing sources under section 112(d)(3) of the
Clean Air Act, as amended, one-half of the currently oper-
ating facilities in the group of sources that make up the
floor pool for that category or subcategory actually achieve
the MACT floor levels for all of the hazardous air pollut-
ants to be regulated: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be used to
promulgate, implement, or enforce sections 502(d)(2),
502(d)(3), or 502(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act, as amended,
against a State which is involved in litigation regarding
provisions of title V of the Clean Air Act, as amended:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be obligated or expended to re-
quire facilities to submit any data pursuant to section
313(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-
to-Know Act or section 8 of the Toxic Substances Control
Act, as amended, that is not specifically enumerated in
said sections, including mass balance, materials account-
ing, or other chemical use data: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated under this heading may
be used to revoke, or require the issuance of, a food addi-
tive regulation under section 409 of the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act for a pesticide in processed food
where there is a tolerance established under section 408
of said Act for the pesticide on the raw commodity from
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which the processed food was made, and may not be used
to revoke, or deny the issuance of, a section 408 tolerance
for a pesticide on a raw agricultural commodity solely on
the basis that a food additive regulation cannot be issued
or maintained under section 409 of said Act for the pes-
ticide in a processed form of the commodity: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be used to exclusively regulate whole agricultural
plants subject to regulation by another federal agency:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be used to obtain a voluntary envi-
ronmental audit report or to assess an administrative, civil
or criminal negligence penalty, in any matter subject to
a state law providing a privilege for voluntary environ-
mental audit reports or protections or immunities for the
voluntary disclosure of environmental concerns.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
For program administration and management activi-
ties, including necessary expenses for personnel and related
costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances
therefore, 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; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance,
and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library
memberships in societies or associations which issue publi-
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cations to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members; construction, al-
teration, 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;
$1,670,000,000, which shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1997.
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, and for construction,
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facili-
ties, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $28,542,000
$27,700,000.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,
or use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
$28,820,000 $60,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections
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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;
not to exceed $1,003,400,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, to be derived from general revenues consisting of
$753,400,000 as authorized by section 517(a) of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA), as amended by Public Law 101–508, and
$250,000,000 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: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading may
be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with
section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That
$5,000,000 $11,700,000 of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector
General appropriation to remain available until September
30, 1996: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law, not
to exceed $62,000,000 $55,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated 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:
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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 1996: Provided further, That
no part of any appropriation made under this heading
shall remain available for obligation beyond December 31,
1995, unless the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 has been reau-
thorized: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available under this heading may be used by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to propose for listing or to list
any additional facilities on the National Priorities List es-
tablished by section 105 of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental 
Response, 
Compensation 
and 
Liability 
Act
(CERCLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 9605), unless the Ad-
ministrator receives a written request to propose for listing
or to list a facility from the Governor of the State in which
the facility is located, or appropriate tribal leader, or unless
legislation to reauthorize CERCLA is enacted.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sec-
tion 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair,
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rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $45,827,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That no more than $5,285,000
$8,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses:
Provided further, That $426,000 $600,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Office of Inspector General appropriation to
remain available until September 30, 1996.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, $20,000,000 $15,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, and to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not more than
$8,420,000 $8,000,000 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 wastewater infrastruc-
ture financing, and to carry out the purposes of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Water
Quality Act of 1987, and section 1443(a) of the Public
Health Service Act, $1,500,175,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $1,000,000,000 shall be for cap-
italization grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
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as amended; $100,000,000 for architectural, engineering,
design, construction, and related activities in connection
with the construction of high priority wastewater facilities
in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after con-
sultation
with
the
appropriate
border
commissions;
$50,000,000 for grants to the State of Texas, which shall
be matched by an equal amount of State funds from State
sources, for the purpose of improving wastewater treat-
ment for colonias; $15,000,000 for grants to the State of
Alaska, subject to an appropriate cost share as determined
by the Administrator, to address wastewater infrastruc-
ture
needs
of
rural
and
Alaska
Native
Villages;
$22,500,000 for making grants under section 104(b)(3)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended;
$100,000,000 for making grants under section 319 of the
Federal
Water
Pollution
Control
Act,
as
amended;
$75,000,000 for making grants under section 1443(a) of
the Public Health Service Act; and, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, $137,675,000 for making grants
for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and
the development of groundwater in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in the House Report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading in Public Law 103–327 and in
Public Law 103–124 for capitalization grants for State
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Revolving Funds to support water infrastructure financ-
ing, $225,000,000 shall be made available for capitaliza-
tion grants for State Revolving Funds under title VI of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended:
Provided further, That of the funds made available under
this heading for capitalization grants for State Revolving
Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, as amended, $50,000,000 shall be for wastewater
treatment in impoverished communities pursuant to sec-
tion 102(d) of H.R. 961 as approved by the United States
House of Representatives on May 16, 1995: Provided fur-
ther, That except for grants made under section 1443(a)
of the Public Health Service Act, appropriations for pro-
grams and projects pursuant to the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act made available under this heading shall
be available only upon enactment of legislation reauthoriz-
ing such Act, and appropriations for programs and
projects pursuant to other Acts made available under this
heading shall be available only upon enactment of legisla-
tion specifically authorizing such appropriations.
PROGRAM AND INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for state revolving
funds and performance partnership grants, $2,340,000,000,
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which
$1,500,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for
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State revolving funds to support water infrastructure fi-
nancing; $100,000,000 for architectural, engineering, de-
sign, construction and related activities in connection with
the construction of high priority water and wastewater fa-
cilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after
consultation with the appropriate border commission;
$50,000,000 for grants to the State of Texas, which shall
be matched by an equal amount of State funds from State
resources, for the purpose of improving wastewater treat-
ment for colonias; and $15,000,000 for grants to the State
of Alaska, subject to an appropriate cost share as deter-
mined by the Administrator, to address wastewater infra-
structure needs of Alaska Native villages: Provided, That
beginning in fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year there-
after, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator is authorized to make grants annually from
funds appropriated under this heading, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish,
to any State or federally recognized Indian tribe for multi-
media or single media pollution prevention, control and
abatement and related environmental activities at the re-
quest of the Governor or other appropriate State official or
the tribe: Provided further, That from funds appropriated
under this heading, the Administrator may make grants to
federally recognized Indian governments for the develop-
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ment of multimedia environmental programs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the $1,500,000,000 for capitalization grants
for State revolving funds to support water infrastructure
financing, $500,000,000 shall be for drinking water State
revolving funds, but if no drinking water State revolving
fund legislation is enacted by December 31, 1995, these
funds shall immediately be available for making capitaliza-
tion grants under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended: Provided further, That of the
funds made available under this heading in Public Law
103–327 and in Public Law 103–124 for capitalization
grants for State revolving funds to support water infra-
structure financing, $225,000,000 shall be made available
for capitalization grants for State revolving funds under
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, if no drinking water State revolving fund legisla-
tion is enacted by December 31, 1995.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN EMISSIONS TESTING
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) MORATORIUM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency (referred to in this
subsection as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall not require
adoption or implementation by a State of a test-only
or I/M240 enhanced vehicle inspection and mainte-
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nance program as a means of compliance with section
182 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511a), but the
Administrator may approve such a program if a
State chooses to adopt the program as a means of
compliance.
(2) REPEAL.—Paragraph (1) is repealed effective
as of the date that is 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
(b) PLAN APPROVAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency (referred to in this
subsection as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall not dis-
approve a State implementation plan revision under
section 182 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511a)
on the basis of a regulation providing for a 50-per-
cent discount for alternative test-and-repair inspec-
tion and maintenance programs.
(2) CREDIT.—If a State provides data for a pro-
posed inspection and maintenance system for which
credits are appropriate under section 182 of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511a), the Administrator shall
allow the full amount of credit for the system that is
appropriate without regard to any regulation that
implements that section by requiring centralized
emissions testing.
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(3) DEADLINE.—The Administrator shall com-
plete and present a technical assessment of data for
a proposed inspection and maintenance system sub-
mitted by a State not later than 45 days after the
date of submission.
SEC. 302. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency
to impose or enforce any requirement that a State imple-
ment trip reduction measures to reduce vehicular emissions.
Section 304 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7604) shall
not apply with respect to any such requirement during the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
and ending September 30, 1996.
SEC. 303. 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 a rule concerning
any new standard for arsenic, sulfates, radon, ground water
disinfection, or the contaminants in phase IV B in drinking
water, unless the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986 has been
reauthorized.
SEC. 304. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used during fiscal year 1996 to sign, promulgate, imple-
ment or enforce the requirement proposed as ‘‘Regulation
of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Individual Foreign Refinery
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Baseline Requirements for Reformulated Gasoline’’ at vol-
ume 59 of the Federal Register at pages 22800 through
22814.
SEC. 305. None of the funds appropriated to the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 1996 may be
used to implement section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pol-
lution Control Act, as amended. No pending action by the
Environmental Protection Agency to implement section
404(c) with respect to an individual permit shall remain
in effect after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 306. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for this fiscal year and hereafter, an industrial discharger
to the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant, an advanced
wastewater treatment plant with activated carbon, may be
exempted from categorical pretreatment standards under
section 307(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended, if the following conditions are met: (1) the
Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant applies to the State
of Michigan for an exemption for such industrial discharger
and (2) the State or the Administrator, as applicable, ap-
proves such exemption request based upon a determination
that the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant will provide
treatment consistent with or better than treatment require-
ments set forth by the EPA, and there exists an operative
financial contract between the City of Kalamazoo and the
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industrial user and an approved local pretreatment pro-
gram, including a joint monitoring program and local con-
trols to prevent against interference and pass through.
SEC. 307. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
used during fiscal year 1996 to enforce the requirements
of section 211(m)(2) of the Clean Air Act that require fuel
refiners, marketers, or persons who sell or dispense fuel to
ultimate consumers in any carbon monoxide nonattainment
area in Alaska to use methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)
to meet the oxygen requirements of that section.
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 Na-
tional 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 agencies for not less than one-half of the
personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it.
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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
To carry out the orderly termination of the programs
and activities authorized by For necessary expenses to con-
tinue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental
Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Envi-
ronmental Improvement Act of 1970 and Reorganization
Plan No. 1 of 1977, $1,000,000.
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.), $235,500,000,
to remain available until expended.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $2,155,000, as author-
ized by section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et
seq.): 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, as amended:
Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
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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 prepared-
ness; 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 Depart-
ment under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500
for official reception and representation expenses;
$162,000,000 $166,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE 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, $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 Protec-
tion Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.),
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the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance 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, $203,044,000.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM
There is hereby appropriated $100,000,000 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
For activities under the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994,
not to exceed $20,562,000 for salaries and expenses asso-
ciated with flood mitigation and flood insurance oper-
ations, and not to exceed $70,464,000 for flood mitigation,
including up to $12,000,000 for expenses under section
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1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, which amount shall be available until September
30, 1997. In fiscal year 1996, no funds in excess of (1)
$47,000,000 for operating expenses, (2) $292,526,000 for
agents’ commissions and taxes, and (3) $3,500,000 for in-
terest on Treasury borrowings shall be available from the
National Flood Insurance Fund without prior notice to the
Committees on Appropriations:–Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated in this Act for the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency (FEMA) shall be available for
any further work on effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps
for the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County, Califor-
nia based on FEMA’s restudy of flood hazards on South
Paddy Creek, Middle Paddy Creek, Paddy Creek, Bear
Creek, Mosher Slough, Calaveras River, Potter A Slough,
Potter B Slough, Mormon Slough, and the Diversion
Channel.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall promulgate through rulemaking a methodol-
ogy for assessment and collection of fees to be assessed
and collected beginning in fiscal year 1996 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 1996 shall approximate, but not be less
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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 methodology for assessment and col-
lection of fees shall be fair and equitable, and shall reflect
the full amount of costs of providing radiological emer-
gency planning, preparedness, response and associated
services. Such fees will be assessed in a manner that re-
flects 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 depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting re-
ceipts. Assessment and collection of such fees are only au-
thorized during fiscal year 1996.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$2,061,000, to be deposited into the Consumer Informa-
tion Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, rev-
enues 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 1996 shall not exceed $2,502,000
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$2,602,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections ac-
cruing to this fund during fiscal year 1996 in excess of
$7,500,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be avail-
able for expenditure except as authorized in appropria-
tions Acts.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Consumer Af-
fairs, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$1,811,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, that Office may accept and deposit to
this account, during fiscal year 1996, gifts for the purpose
of defraying its costs of printing, publishing, and distrib-
uting consumer information and educational materials;
may expend up to $1,110,000 of those gifts for those pur-
poses, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated; and
the balance shall remain available for expenditure for such
purposes to the extent authorized in subsequent appro-
priations Acts: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided under this heading may be made available for
any other activities within the Department of Health and
Human Services.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in the conduct and support of human space flight research
and development activities, including research; develop-
ment; operations; services; maintenance; construction of
facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modification
of real and personal property, and acquisition or con-
demnation of real property, as authorized by law; space
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities in-
cluding operations, production, and services; and pur-
chase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mis-
sion 
and 
administrative 
aircraft; 
$5,449,600,000
$5,337,600,000, to remain available until September 30,
1997:—Provided, That of the funds made available under
this heading, $390,000,000 of funds provided for Space
Station shall not become available for obligation until Au-
gust 1, 1996 and shall remain available for obligation until
September 30, 1997.
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, and
technology research and development activities, including
research; development; operations; services; maintenance;
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation
and modification of real and personal property, and acqui-
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sition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by
law; space flight, spacecraft control and communications
activities including operations, production, and services;
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation
of mission and administrative aircraft; $5,588,000,000
$5,960,700,000, to remain available until September 30,
1997.
MISSION SUPPORT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in carrying out mission support for human space flight
programs and science, aeronautical, and technology pro-
grams, including research operations and support; space
communications activities including operations, produc-
tion, and services; maintenance; construction of facilities
including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facili-
ties, minor construction of new facilities and additions to
existing facilities, facility planning and design, environ-
mental compliance and restoration, and acquisition or con-
demnation of real property, as authorized by law; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5
U.S.C. 5901–5902); travel expenses; purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and ad-
ministrative aircraft; not to exceed $35,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses; and purchase (not to
exceed thirty-three for replacement only) and hire of pas-
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senger motor vehicles; $2,618,200,000 $2,484,200,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1997.
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, $16,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science,
aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this
appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated
by the incurrence of obligations for construction of facili-
ties as authorized by law, the amount available for such
activity shall remain available until expended. This provi-
sion does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ‘‘Mis-
sion support’’ pursuant to the authorization for repair, re-
habilitation and modification of facilities, minor construc-
tion of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
and facility planning and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science,
aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this
appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for con-
struction of facilities shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1998.
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Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Mission support’’ and ‘‘Office of
Inspector General’’, amounts made available by this Act
for personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall re-
main available until September 30, 1996 and may be used
to enter into contracts for training, investigations, cost as-
sociated with personnel relocation, and for other services,
to be provided during the next fiscal year.
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 sup-
port of a contract or contracts with the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration under which the Admin-
istration would be required to substantially amortize
through payment or reimbursement such contractor in
vestment, unless an appropirations Act specifies the lease
or contract pursuant to which such facilities are to be con-
structed or leased or such facility is otherwise identified
in such Act. The Administrator may authorize such facil-
ity 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.
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The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to
NASA for activities for which funds are provided under
this Act may be transferred to the new account established
for the appropriation that provides funds for such activity
under this Act. Balances so transferred may be merged
with funds in the newly established account and thereafter
may be accounted for as one fund to be available for the
same purposes and under the same terms and conditions.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regula-
tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall convey, without reimbursement, to the State of Mis-
sissippi, all rights, title and interest of the United States
in the property known as the Yellow Creek Facility and
consisting of approximately 1,200 acres near the city of
Iuka, Mississippi, including all improvements thereon and
also including any personal property owned by NASA that
is currently located on-site and which the State of Mis-
sissippi requires to facilitate the transfer: Provided, That
appropriated funds shall be used to effect this conveyance:
Provided further, That $10,000,000 in appropriated funds
otherwise available to the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall be transferred to the State of Mis-
sissippi to be used in the transition of the facility: Pro-
vided further, That each Federal agency with prior contact
to the site shall remain responsible for any and all environ-
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mental remediation made necessary as a result of its activi-
ties on the site: Provided further, That in consideration of
this conveyance, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration may require such other terms and conditions
as the Administrator deems appropriate to protect the in-
terests of the United States: Provided further, That the
conveyance of the site and the transfer of the funds to
the State of Mississippi shall occur not later than thirty
days from the date of enactment of this Act.
The Administrator of the National Aeronauties and
Space Administration shall conduct a study of the closing
or re-structuring of Space Flight Centers and Research
Centers. The study shall include an analysis of functions
currently being performed at each Center, the cost of per-
forming each function at its current location and at logical
alternative Centers, the schedule for transitioning func-
tions to alternative Centers, and the overall cost savings
which will be derived from the closing or re-structuring
of each Center. The findings of the study, including a de-
tailed schedule for completion of the re-structuring, shall
be submitted to the Congress no later than March 31,
1996. Closure or re-structuring of these Centers shall be
completed no later than October 1, 1998.
Of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ‘‘Human Space Flight’’, $390,000,000 of funds
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provided for Space Station shall not become available for
obligation until August 1, 1996 and shall remain available
for obligation until September 30, 1997.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 1996, 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 Fa-
cility in fiscal year 1996 shall not exceed $560,000.
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); serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and op-
eration of aircraft and purchase of flight services for re-
search support; acquisition of aircraft; $2,294,000,000, of
which not to exceed $235,000,000 shall remain available
until expended for Polar research and operations support,
and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for oper-
ational and science support and logistical and other relat-
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ed activities for the United States Antarctic program; the
balance to remain available until September 30, 1997:
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, 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 re-
duced proportionally.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses in carrying out major con-
struction projects, and related expenses, pursuant to the
purposes of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), $70,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
For necessary expenses in carrying out an academic
research infrastructure 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, $100,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1997.
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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 Colum-
bia, $599,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1997: Provided, That to the extent that the amount
of this appropriation is less than the total amount author-
ized to be appropriated for included program activities, all
amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the au-
thorizing Act for those program activities or their
subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.
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 au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia; reimbursement
of the General Services Administration for security guard
services; $127,310,000: Provided, That contracts may be
entered into under salaries and expenses in fiscal year
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1996 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, $4,490,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1997.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS
RELOCATION
For necessary support of the relocation of the Na-
tional Science Foundation, $5,200,000: Provided, That
these funds shall be used to reimburse the General Serv-
ices 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 Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities,
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $38,667,000.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective
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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;
$22,930,000: 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
the Act may be expended for or in connection with the
induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the
United States.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
wise 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 for contracts with qualified
fair housing enforcement organizations, as authorized by
section 561 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1987, as amended by the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992, $30,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1997.
All functions, activities and responsibilities of the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development relating to title
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VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and the Fair Hous-
ing Act, including any rights guaranteed under the Fair
Housing Act (including any functions relating to the Fair
Housing Initiatives program under section 561 of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1987), are hereby
transferred to the Attorney General of the United States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $14,895,000, to
remain available until expended, for the Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided, That such funds shall
be collected as authorized by sections 1316(a) and (b) of
such Act, and deposited in the Fund under section 1316(f)
of such Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
have all powers and rights of the Director and the Fund
shall be within the Department of the Treasury.
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
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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 1996 for such corporation or agen-
cy except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collec-
tions 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 pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty
operations of these corporations, or where loans or mort-
gage purchases are necessary to protect the financial in-
terest of the United States Government.
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, $11,400,000.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 501. Where appropriations in titles I, II,
and III of this Act are expendable for travel expenses and
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no specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expendi-
tures 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 Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connec-
tion with major disasters or emergencies declared or deter-
mined 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 Gen-
eral 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 cor-
respondingly 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
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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 Corpora-
tion 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 Asso-
ciation, Government National Mortgage Association, Fed-
eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financ-
ing 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—
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(A) such certification is accompanied by,
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which de-
scribes 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 trans-
portation of any officer or employee of such department
or agency between his domicile and his place of employ-
ment, with the exception of any officer or employee au-
thorized 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 re-
cipients that do not share in the cost of conducting re-
search resulting from proposals not specifically solicited
by the Government: Provided, That the extent of cost
sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of in-
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terest 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 grant-
ee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for
Level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically au-
thorized by law.
SEC. 509. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Fed-
eral parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory pro-
ceedings. 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. 510. Except as otherwise provided under exist-
ing law or under an existing Executive order issued pursu-
ant 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 in-
spection, 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
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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 per-
formed under each such contract.
SEC. 511. 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 regula-
tions promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report
prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, eval-
uations, 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. 512. Except as otherwise provided in section
506, none of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide
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a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to
any officer or employee of such department or agency.
SEC. 513. 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. 514. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1996 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 515. 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 re-
port 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 Ap-
propriations.
SEC. 516. (a) PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en-
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tity using funds made available in this Act, the head of
each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the state-
ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to
grantees for indirect costs, except as published in Office
of Management and Budget Circular A–21.
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity,
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official
to which the funds are made available that the program,
project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private
property rights, or unfunded mandates.
SEC. 519. (a) CONTRACTOR CONVERSION.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
cease any further hiring in the Agency’s Office of Re-
search and Development.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 1996, the
head of the Office of Research and Development of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Con-
gress a report on all staffing plans including the use of
Federal and contract employees.
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SEC. 520. Such funds as may be necessary to carry
out the orderly termination of the Office of Consumer Af-
fairs shall be made available from funds appropriated to
the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal
year 1996.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Veter-
ans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
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Calendar No. 185
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2099
[Report No. 104–140]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
SEPTEMBER 13 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 5), 1995
Reported with amendments