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construction and related activities in connection with the
construction of high priority water and wastewater facili-
ties in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after
consultation with the appropriate border commission;
$35,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to
address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; $110,000,000
shall be for making grants for the construction of waste-
water and water treatment facilities and groundwater pro-
tection infrastructure in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified for such grants in the Senate Report
(106–410) accompanying this Act (H.R. 4635); and
$955,000,000 shall be for grants, including associated pro-
gram support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes,
interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution con-
trol agencies for multi-media or single media pollution pre-
vention, control and abatement and related activities, in-
cluding activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under
this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for making
grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particu-
late matter monitoring and data collection activities: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the limita-
tion on the amounts in a State water pollution control re-
volving fund that may be used by a State to administer
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the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal
in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2001 and prior
years where such amounts represent costs of administering
the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed
reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately
from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes
of the fund, including administration: Provided further,
That for fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, and notwith-
standing section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts
appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of that
Act to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to section
319(h) and 518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That begin-
ning in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, notwithstanding
the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, up to a total of
11⁄2 percent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving
Funds under Title VI of that Act may be reserved by the
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act:
Provided further, That no funds provided by this legislation
to address the water, wastewater and other critical infra-
structure needs of the colonias along the United States-Mex-
ico border shall be made available to a county or municipal
government unless that government has established an en-
forceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which pre-
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vents in that jurisdiction the development or construction
of any additional colonia areas, or the development within
an existing colonia the construction of any new home, busi-
ness, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or
other necessary infrastructure.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
For fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, the obligated bal-
ances of sums available in multiple-year appropriations ac-
counts shall remain available through the seventh fiscal
year after their period of availability has expired for liqui-
dating obligations made during the period of availability.
Beginning in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out
the Agency’s function to directly implement Federal envi-
ronmental programs required or authorized by law in the
absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooper-
ative agreements to federally-recognized Indian Tribes or
Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member Tribes,
to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal envi-
ronmental programs for Indian Tribes required or author-
ized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements
may be awarded from funds designated for State financial
assistance agreements.
Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(6) Notwithstanding paragraph 5, this sub-
section shall not apply with respect to an area des-
ignated nonattainment under section 107(d)(1) until
one year after that area is first designated nonattain-
ment for a specific national ambient air quality
standard. This paragraph only applies with respect to
the national ambient air quality standard for which
an area is newly designated nonattainment and does
not affect the area’s requirements with respect to all
other national ambient air quality standards for
which the area is designated nonattainment or has
been redesignated from nonattainment to attainment
with a maintenance plan pursuant to section 175(A)
(including any pre-existing national ambient air
quality standard for a pollutant for which a new or
revised standard has been issued).’’.
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, and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
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representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in
the District of Columbia, $5,201,000.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned
to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of En-
vironmental Quality pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Im-
provement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of
1977, $2,900,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no funds other than those appro-
priated under this heading shall be used for or by the Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the
Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions,
and duties of the Council.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $33,660,000, to be derived from
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the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insur-
ance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $300,000,000, and, notwithstanding
42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed $2,900,000 may be transferred to
‘‘Emergency management planning and assistance’’ for the
consolidated emergency management performance grant
program; and up to $15,000,000 may be obligated for flood
map modernization activities following disaster declara-
tions.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster relief’’,
$2,609,220,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
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Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $1,678,000, as authorized
by section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding 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 subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $427,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized 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 maximum rate payable
for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; expenses of
attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at meet-
ings concerned with the work of emergency preparedness;
transportation in connection with the continuity of Govern-
ment programs to the same extent and in the same manner
as permitted the Secretary of a Military Department under
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10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $215,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $10,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall also serve as
the Inspector General of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to
carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protection Act
of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion 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 Defense Production
Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sec-
tions 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, $269,652,000: Provided, That for purposes
of pre-disaster mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131(b)
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and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) and (i), $25,000,000 of the
funds made available under this heading shall be available
until expended for project grants.
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2001,
as authorized by Public Law 106–74, shall not be less than
100 percent of the amounts anticipated by FEMA necessary
for its radiological emergency preparedness program for the
next fiscal year. The methodology for assessment and collec-
tion of fees shall be fair and equitable; and shall reflect costs
of providing such services, including administrative costs
of collecting such fees. Fees received pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in the Fund as offsetting collections and
will become available for authorized purposes on October
1, 2001, and remain available until expended.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100–77, as amended,
$110,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 31⁄2
percent of the total appropriation.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as
amended, not to exceed $25,736,000 for salaries and ex-
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penses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance
operations, and not to exceed $77,307,000 for flood mitiga-
tion, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section
1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, which amount
shall be available for transfer to the National Flood Mitiga-
tion Fund until September 30, 2002. In fiscal year 2001,
no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating ex-
penses; (2) $455,627,000 for agents’ commissions and taxes;
and (3) $40,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings
shall be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund
without prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations.
For fiscal year 2001, flood insurance rates shall not exceed
the level authorized by the National Flood Insurance Re-
form Act of 1994.
Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance
Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law
104–208, is further amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2001’’.
The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4127(c)), is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2000’’ and
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2001’’.
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Notwithstanding 
sections 
1366(b)(3)(B)–(C) 
and
1366(f) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
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amended, $20,000,000 to remain available until September
30, 2002, for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood
damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of which
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER FUND
For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer Infor-
mation Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $7,122,000, to be deposited into the Federal Consumer
Information Center Fund: Provided, That the appropria-
tions, revenues, and collections deposited into the fund shall
be available for necessary expenses of Federal Consumer In-
formation Center activities in the aggregate amount of
$12,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections ac-
cruing to this fund during fiscal year 2001 in excess of
$12,000,000 shall remain in the fund and shall not be avail-
able for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations
Acts.
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, development, op-
erations, and services; maintenance; construction of facili-
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ties including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of
real and personal property, and acquisition or condemna-
tion 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 admin-
istrative aircraft, $5,400,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2002.
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and tech-
nology research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, and services; maintenance;
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation,
and modification of real and personal property, and acqui-
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, $5,837,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2002.
MISSION SUPPORT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
carrying out mission support for human space flight pro-
grams and science, aeronautical, and technology programs,
including research operations and support; space commu-
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nications activities including operations, production and
services; maintenance; construction of facilities including
repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities, minor
construction of new facilities and additions to existing fa-
cilities, facility planning and design, environmental com-
pliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation
of real property, as authorized by law; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902;
travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft; not to ex-
ceed $40,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement only)
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,584,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2002.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $23,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
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 facilities
as authorized by law, such amount available for such activ-
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ity shall remain available until expended. This provision
does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ‘‘Mission
support’’ pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabili-
tation and modification of facilities, minor construction of
new facilities and additions to existing facilities, and facil-
ity 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 construc-
tion of facilities shall remain available until September 30,
2003.
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 Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall remain
available until September 30, 2000 and may be used to
enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs asso-
ciated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to
be provided during the next fiscal year.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the joint
explanatory statement of the committee of conference accom-
panying this Act, no part of the funds appropriated for
‘‘Human space flight’’ may be used for the development of
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the International Space Station in excess of the amounts
set forth in the budget estimates submitted as part of the
budget request for fiscal year 2001.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
amounts made available for missions, programs and indi-
vidual activities and research under ‘‘Human space flight’’,
‘‘Science, aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission sup-
port’’ by this appropriations Act shall be funded in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions specified in Senate Re-
port 106–410, with any changes subject to the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to a re-
programming request by the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 2001, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by the
National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12
U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, That
administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility
in fiscal year 2001 shall not exceed $296,303.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal of
Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109; authorized travel; maintenance and oper-
ation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research
support; acquisition of aircraft; $3,245,562,000, of which
not to exceed $285,410,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for Polar research and operations support, and for
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational
and science support and logistical and other related activi-
ties for the United States Antarctic program; the balance
to remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided,
That receipts for scientific support services and materials
furnished by the National Research Centers and other Na-
tional Science Foundation supported research facilities
may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further,
That to the extent that the amount appropriated is less than
the total amount authorized to be appropriated for included
program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceil-
ings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program ac-
tivities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportion-
ally: Provided further, That $65,000,000 of the funds avail-
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able under this heading shall be made available for a com-
prehensive research initiative on plant genomes for eco-
nomically significant crop: Provided further, That no funds
in this or any other Act shall be used to acquire or lease
a research vessel with ice-breaking capability built or retro-
fitted by a shipyard located in a foreign country if such
a vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a cost
no more than 50 per centum above that of the least expen-
sive technically acceptable foreign vessel bid: Provided fur-
ther, That, in determining the cost of such a vessel, such
cost be increased by the amount of any subsidies or financ-
ing provided by a foreign government (or instrumentality
thereof ) to such vessel’s construction: Provided further, That
if the vessel contracted for pursuant to the foregoing is not
available for the 2002–2003 austral summer Antarctic sea-
son, a vessel of any origin may be leased for a period of
not to exceed 120 days for that season and each season
thereafter until delivery of the new vessel.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses of major construction projects
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950,
as amended, including authorized travel, $109,100,000, to
remain available until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and en-
gineering education and human resources programs and ac-