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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading,
$1,000,000 are rescinded.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading,
$24,850,000 are rescinded.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading,
$7,500,000 are rescinded.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the available contract authority balances under
this account, $2,094,000,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
The obligation limitation under this heading in Public
Law 103–331 is hereby reduced by $54,550,000.
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSIONS OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
The obligation limitation under this heading in Public
Law 103–331 is hereby reduced by $132,190,000, of
which $27,640,000 shall be deducted from amounts made
available for the Applied Research and Technology Pro-
gram authorized under section 307(e) of title 23, United
States Code, and $50,000,000 shall be deducted from the
amounts available for the Congestion Pricing Pilot Pro-
gram authorized under section 1002(b) of Public Law
102–240, and $54,550,000 shall be deducted from the
limitation on General Operating Expenses: Provided, That
the amounts deducted from the aforementioned programs
are rescinded.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public
Law 103–211, $100,000,000 are rescinded.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 341 of Public Law 103–331 is amended by
deleting ‘‘and received from the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad,’’ after ‘‘amended,’’.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading,
$9,707,000 are rescinded.
NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the available balances of contract authority under
this heading, $250,000,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading,
$7,000,000 are rescinded.
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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSIONS OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Notwithstanding section 313 of Public Law 103–331,
the obligation limitations under this heading in the follow-
ing Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Acts are reduced by the following amounts:
Public Law 102–143, $31,681,500, to be distributed
as follows:
(a) $1,281,500 is rescinded from amounts made
available for replacement, rehabilitation, and pur-
chase of buses and related equipment and the con-
struction of bus-related facilities: Provided, That the
foregoing reduction shall be distributed according to
the reductions identified in Senate Report 104–17,
for which the obligation limitation in Public Law
102–143 was applied; and
(b) $30,400,000 is rescinded from amounts
made available for new fixed guideway systems, to
be distributed as follows:
$1,000,000, Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor
Project;
$465,000, 
Kansas 
City-South 
LRT
Project;
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$950,000, San Diego Mid-Coast Extension
Project;
$17,100,000, Hawthorne-Warwick Com-
muter Rail Project;
$375,000, New York Staten Island Mid-
town Ferry Project;
$4,000,000, San Jose-Gilroy Commuter
Rail Project;
$1,620,000, 
Seattle-Tacoma 
Commuter
Rail Project; and
$4,890,000, Detroit LRT Project.
Public Law 101–516, $2,230,000, to be distributed
as follows:
(a) $2,230,000 is rescinded from amounts made
available for new fixed guideway systems, for the
Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For an additional amount for liquidation of obliga-
tions incurred in carrying out section 5338(b) of title 49,
United States Code, $350,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
SEC. 801. Of the funds provided in Public Law 103–
331 for the Department of Transportation working capital
fund (WCF), $6,000,000 are rescinded, which limits fiscal
year 1995 WCF obligational authority for elements of the
Department of Transportation funded in Public Law 103–
331 to no more than $87,000,000.
SEC. 802. Of the total budgetary resources available
to the Department of Transportation (excluding the Mari-
time Administration) during fiscal year 1995 for civilian
and military compensation and benefits and other admin-
istrative expenses, $15,000,000 are permanently canceled.
SEC. 803. Section 326 of Public Law 103–122 is
hereby amended to delete the words ‘‘or previous Acts’’
each time they appear in that section.
CHAPTER IX
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL
GOVERNMENT
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Of the funds made available for the Federal Build-
ings Fund in Public Law 103–329, $5,000,000 shall be
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made available by the General Services Administration to
implement an agreement between the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration and another entity for space, equipment and
facilities related to seafood research.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE
LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Government payment
for annuitants, employee life insurance’’, $9,000,000 to
remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law
103–329, delete ‘‘of which not less than $6,443,000 and
85 full-time equivalent positions shall be available for en-
forcement activities;’’.
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–329, $100,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and ex-
penses’’, $11,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1996.
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In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law
103–329, delete ‘‘first-aid and emergency’’ and insert
‘‘short-term’’ before ‘‘medical services’’.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available for construction at the
Davis-Monthan Training Center under Public Law 103–
123, $5,000,000 are rescinded. Of the funds made avail-
able for construction at the Davis-Monthan Training Cen-
ter under Public Law 103–329, $6,000,000 are rescinded:
Provided, That $1,000,000 of the remaining funds made
available under Public Law 103–123 shall be used to initi-
ate design and construction of a Burn Building at the
Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–329, $160,000 are rescinded.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–123, $1,500,000 are rescinded.
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UNITED STATES MINT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law
103–329, insert ‘‘not to exceed’’ after ‘‘of which’’.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–329, $1,490,000 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE
In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law
103–329, in section 3, after ‘‘$119,000,000’’, insert ‘‘an-
nually’’.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–329, $171,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities authorized by Public Law 100–690, an
additional amount of $13,200,000, to remain available
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until expended for transfer to the United States Customs
Service, ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ for carrying out border
enforcement activities: Provided, That of the funds made
available under this heading in Public Law 103–329,
$13,200,000 are rescinded.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Laws 101–136, 101–509, 102–27, 102–141, 102–
393, 103–123, 103–329, $631,412,000 are rescinded from
the following projects in the following amounts:
Arizona:
Bullhead City, a grant to the Federal Avia-
tion Administration for a runway protection
zone, $2,200,000.
Lukeville, 
commercial 
lot 
expansion,
$1,219,000.
Nogales, U.S. Border Patrol Sector, head-
quarters, $2,000,000.
Phoenix, U.S. Courthouse, $12,137,000.
San Luis, primary lane expansion and ad-
ministrative office space, $3,496,000.
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Sierra Vista, U.S. Magistrates office,
$1,000,000.
California:
Menlo Park, United States Geological Sur-
vey, Office laboratory building, $790,000.
San Francisco, Federal Office Building,
$9,701,000.
District of Columbia:
Central 
and 
West 
heating 
plants,
$5,000,000.
Corps 
of 
Engineers, 
headquarters,
$37,618,000.
General Services Administration, Southeast
Federal Center, headquarters, $25,000,000.
U.S. 
Secret 
Service, 
headquarters,
$9,316,000.
Florida:
Tampa, U.S. Courthouse, $5,994,000.
Georgia:
Albany, U.S. Courthouse, $87,000.
Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, site
acquisition and improvement, $25,890,000.
Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control,
$14,110,000.
Hawaii:
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University of Hawaii-Hilo, Consolidation,
$12,000,000.
Illinois:
Chicago, Social Security Administration
District Office, $2,130,000.
Chicago, Federal Center, $29,753,000.
Chicago, John C. Kluczynski, Jr., Federal
building, $13,414,000.
Maryland:
Avondale, 
De 
LaSalle 
building,
$16,671,000.
Montgomery County, FDA consolidation,
$228,000,000.
Woodlawn, SSA East High-Low building,
$17,292,000.
Massachusetts:
Boston, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse,
$4,076,000.
Nevada:
Reno, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse,
$1,465,000.
New Hampshire:
Concord, Federal building-U.S. Court-
house, $3,519,000.
New Jersey:
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Newark, parking facility, $8,500,000.
New Mexico:
Santa Teresa, Border Station, $4,004,000.
North Dakota:
Fargo, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse,
$1,371,000.
Ohio:
Steubenville, U.S. Courthouse, $2,820,000.
Oregon:
Portland, U.S. Courthouse, $5,000,000.
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, 
Veterans 
Administration,
$1,276,000.
Texas:
Ysleta, site acquisition and construction,
$1,727,000.
United States Virgin Islands:
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Court-
house Annex, $2,184,000.
Washington:
Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $10,949,000.
Walla Walla, Corps of Engineers building,
$2,800,000.
West Virginia:
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Wheeling, Federal building and U.S.
Courthouse, $28,303,000.
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons 
program,
$33,300,000.
Energy program, $45,300,000.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–329, $1,396,000 are rescinded.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–329, $3,140,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 901. Section 5545a of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A)
by striking ‘‘is required to’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘who is required to’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ immediately after
subparagraph (E)(v); and
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(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new subsection:
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, any Office of Inspector General which employs fewer
than 5 criminal investigators may elect not to cover such
criminal investigators under this section.’’.
SEC. 902. (a) Section 5545a of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting at the appropriate place the
following new subsection:
‘‘(i) The provisions of subsections (a)–(h) providing
for availability pay shall apply to a pilot employed by the
United States Customs Service who is a law enforcement
officer as defined under section 5541(3). For the purpose
of this section, section 5542(d) of this title, and section
13(a)(16) and (b)(30) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(16) and (b)(30)), such pilot
shall be deemed to be a criminal investigator as defined
in this section. The Office of Personnel Management may
prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this
section shall take effect on the first day of the first appli-
cable pay period which begins on or after the 30th day
following the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 903. Section 528 of Public Law 103–329 is
amended by adding at the end a new proviso: ‘‘Provided
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for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to Congress: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Of the funds available from the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund for activities under the National Flood Insur-
ance Reform Act of 1994, an additional amount not to
exceed $331,000 shall be transferred as needed to the
‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ appropriation for flood mitigation
and flood insurance operations, and an additional amount
not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be transferred as needed
to the ‘‘Emergency management planning and assistance’’
appropriation for flood mitigation expenses pursuant to
the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $50,000,000 are rescinded: Pro-
vided, That section 509 of the general provisions carried
in title V of Public Law 103–327 regarding personnel
compensation and benefits expenditures shall not apply to
the funds provided under this heading in such Act.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and prior years, $31,000,000 are re-
scinded.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
NATIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP TRUST DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $50,000,000 are rescinded.
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ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and any unobligated balances from
funds appropriated under this heading in prior years,
$5,131,400,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of the total
rescinded under this heading, $700,600,000 shall be from
amounts earmarked for development or acquisition costs
of public housing (including $80,000,000 of funds for pub-
lic housing for Indian families), except that such rescission
shall not apply to funds for priority replacement housing
for units demolished or disposed of (including units to be
disposed of pursuant to a homeownership program under
section 5(h) or title III of the United States Housing Act
of 1937, as amended (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the
Act’’)) from the existing public housing inventory, as de-
termined by the Secretary, or to funds related to litigation
settlements or court orders, and the Secretary shall not
be required to make any remaining funds available pursu-
ant to section 213(d)(1)(A) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1974 and notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary may recapture unob-
ligated funds for development or acquisition costs of public
housing (including public housing for Indians) irrespective
of the length of time funds have been reserved or of any
time extension previously granted by the Secretary;
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$1,956,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for new
incremental rental subsidy contracts under the section 8
existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f)
and the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), excluding $300,000,000
previously made available for the Economic Development
Initiative (EDI), and the remaining authority for such
purposes shall be only for units necessary to provide hous-
ing assistance for residents to be relocated from existing
federally subsidized or assisted housing, for replacement
housing for units demolished or disposed of (including
units to be disposed of pursuant to a homeownership pro-
gram under section 5(h) or title III of the United States
Housing Act of 1937) from the public housing inventory,
for funds related to litigation settlements or court orders,
for amendments to contracts to permit continued assist-
ance to participating families, or to enable public housing
authorities to implement ‘‘mixed population’’ plans for de-
velopments 
housing 
primarily 
elderly 
residents;
$815,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for the
modernization of existing public housing projects pursuant
to section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937,
and the Secretary shall take actions necessary to assure
that such rescission is distributed among public housing
authorities, as if such rescission occurred prior to the com-
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mencement of the fiscal year; $22,000,000 shall be from
amounts 
earmarked 
for 
special 
purpose 
grants;
$148,300,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for loan
management set-asides; $15,000,000 shall be from
amounts earmarked for the family unification program;
$15,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for the
housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program;
$34,200,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for lease
adjustments; $39,000,000 shall be from amounts pre-
viously made available under this head in Public Law 103–
327, and previous Acts, which are recaptured (in addition
to other sums which are, or may be recaptured);
$70,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for section
8 counseling; $50,000,000 shall be from amounts ear-
marked for service coordinators; $66,000,000 shall be
from amounts earmarked for family investment centers;
$85,300,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for the
lead-based 
paint 
hazard 
reduction 
program; 
and
$1,115,000,000 shall be from funds available for all new
incremental units (including funds previously reserved or
obligated and recaptured for the development or acquisi-
tion costs of public housing (including public housing for
Indian families), incremental rental subsidy contracts
under the section 8 existing housing certificate program
(42 U.S.C. 1437f), and the housing voucher program
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under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o))) and
non-incremental, unobligated balances: Provided further,
That in allocating this $1,115,000,000 rescission, the Sec-
retary may reduce the appropriations needs of the Depart-
ment by (1) waiving any provision of section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959 and section 811 of the National Af-
fordable Housing Act (including the provisions governing
the terms and conditions of project rental assistance) that
the Secretary determines is not necessary to achieve the
objectives of these programs, or that otherwise impedes
the ability to develop, operate or administer projects as-
sisted under these programs, and may make provision for
alternative conditions or terms where appropriate and (2)
managing and disposing of HUD-owned and HUD-held
multifamily properties without regard to any other provi-
sion of law: Provided further, That the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a de-
tailed operating plan of proposed funding levels for activi-
ties under this account within 30 days of enactment of
this Act, and such funding levels shall not be subject to
pre-existing earmarks or set-asides, notwithstanding any
other provision of law.
(DEFERRAL)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and any unobligated balances from
funds appropriated under this heading in prior years,
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$405,900,000 of amounts earmarked for the preservation
of low-income housing programs (excluding $17,000,000
previously earmarked, plus an additional $5,000,000, for
preservation technical assistance grant funds pursuant to
section 253 of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1987, as amended) shall not become available for
obligation until September 30, 1995: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, pending the avail-
ability of such funds, the Department of Housing and
Urban Development may suspend further processing of
applications.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF EXPIRING SECTION 8
SUBSIDY CONTRACTS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, and in prior years, $1,177,000,000
are rescinded: Provided, That renewals of expiring section
8 contracts with funds provided under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, and in prior years, may be for a
term of two years. In renewing an annual contributions
contract with a public housing agency administering the
tenant-based existing housing certificate program (42
U.S.C. 1437f) or the housing voucher program under sec-
tion 8(o) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937, as amended, the Secretary shall take into
account the amount in the project reserve under the con-
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tract being renewed in determining the amount of budget
authority to obligate under the renewed contract (the total
amount available in all such project reserves is estimated
to be $427,000,000) and the Secretary may determine not
to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the Act to renewals of hous-
ing vouchers during the remainder of fiscal year 1995.
CONGREGATE SERVICES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and any unobligated balances from
funds appropriated under this heading in prior years,
$37,000,000 are rescinded.
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $38,000,000 are rescinded.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and any unobligated balances from
funds appropriated under this heading in prior years, and
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excess rental changes, collections and other amounts in the
fund, $8,000,000 are rescinded.
NEHEMIAH HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds transferred to this revolving fund in
prior years, $10,500,000 are rescinded.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS
(DEFERRAL)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $297,000,000 shall not become
available for obligation until September 30, 1995.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1001. (a) Section 14 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(q)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a public housing agency may use modernization assistance
provided under section 14 for any eligible activity related
to public housing which is currently authorized by this Act
or applicable appropriations Acts for a public housing
agency, including the demolition of existing units, for re-
placement housing, modernization activities related to the
public housing portion of housing developments held in
partnership, or cooperation with non-public housing enti-
ties, and for temporary relocation assistance, provided
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that the assistance provided to the public housing agency
under section 14 is principally used for the physical im-
provement or replacement of public housing and for asso-
ciated management improvements, except as otherwise ap-
proved by the Secretary, and provided the public housing
agency consults with the appropriate local government of-
ficials (or Indian tribal officials) and with tenants of the
public housing developments. The public housing agency
shall establish procedures for consultation with local gov-
ernment officials and tenants, and shall follow applicable
regulatory procedures as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) The authorization provided under this sub-
section shall not extend to the use of public housing mod-
ernization assistance for public housing operating assist-
ance.’’.
(b) Subsection (a) shall be effective for assistance ap-
propriated on or before the effective date of this Act.
SEC. 1002. (a) Section 18 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 is amended by—
(1) inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection
(b)(1);
(2) striking all that follows after ‘‘Act’’ in sub-
section (b)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and the public housing agency provides
for the payment of the relocation expenses of each
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tenant to be displaced, ensures that the rent paid by
the tenant following relocation will not exceed the
amount permitted under this Act and shall not com-
mence demolition or disposition of any unit until the
tenant of the unit is relocated.’’;
(3) striking subsection (b)(3);
(4) striking ‘‘(1)’’ in subsection (c);
(5) striking subsection (c)(2);
(6) inserting before the period at the end of
subsection (d) the following: ‘‘: Provided, That noth-
ing in this section shall prevent a public housing
agency from consolidating occupancy within or
among buildings of a public housing project, or
among projects, or with other housing for the pur-
pose of improving the living conditions of or provid-
ing more efficient services to its tenants’’;
(7) striking ‘‘under section (b)(3)(A)’’ in each
place it occurs in subsection (e);
(8) redesignating existing subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and
(9) inserting a new subsection (f) as follows:
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, re-
placement housing units for public housing units demol-
ished may be built on the original public housing site or
in the same neighborhood if the number of such replace-
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ment units is significantly fewer than the number of units
demolished.’’.
(b) Section 304(g) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 is hereby repealed.
(c) Section 5(h) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 is amended by striking the last sentence.
(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be effective for
plans for the demolition, disposition or conversion to
homeownership of public housing approved by the Sec-
retary on or before September 30, 1995: Provided, That
no application for replacement housing submitted by a
public housing agency to implement a final order of a
court issued, or a settlement approved by a court, before
enactment of this Act, shall be affected by such amend-
ments.
SEC. 1003. Section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 is amended by adding the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(z) TERMINATION OF SECTION 8 CONTRACTS AND
REUSE OF RECAPTURED BUDGET AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
may reuse any budget authority, in whole or part,
that is recaptured on account of termination of a
housing assistance payments contract (other than a
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contract for tenant-based assistance) only for one or
more of the following:
‘‘(A) TENANT-BASED
ASSISTANCE.—Pur-
suant to a contract with a public housing agen-
cy, to provide tenant-based assistance under
this section to families occupying units formerly
assisted under the terminated contract.
‘‘(B) PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE.—Pur-
suant to a contract with an owner, to attach as-
sistance to one or more structures under this
section, for relocation of families occupying
units formerly assisted under the terminated
contract.
‘‘(2) FAMILIES
OCCUPYING
UNITS
FORMERLY
ASSISTED UNDER TERMINATED CONTRACT.—Pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall first make
available tenant- or project-based assistance to fami-
lies occupying units formerly assisted under the ter-
minated contract. The Secretary shall provide
project-based assistance in instances only where the
use of tenant-based assistance is determined to be
infeasible by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall
be effective for actions initiated by the Secretary on
or before September 30, 1995.’’.
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ELIGIBILITY OF STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING
UNITS FOR COMPREHENSIVE GRANTS
SEC. 
1003A. 
The 
first 
sentence 
of 
section
14(k)(2)(D)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘shall, except as otherwise agreed by the Secretary and
the agency,’’.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualify-
ing community development financial institutions, and ad-
ministrative expenses of the Fund, $50,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1996: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans,
and not to exceed $400,000 may be used for administra-
tive expenses to carry out the direct loan program: Pro-
vided further, That the cost of direct loans, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined as in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $31,600,000: Provided further, That none of
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these funds shall be used to supplement existing resources
provided to the Department for activities such as external
affairs, general counsel, administration, finance, or office
of inspector general: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be available for expenses of an Administrator
as defined in section 104 of the Community Development
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (CDBFI
Act): Provided further, That the number of staff funded
under this heading shall not exceed 10 full-time equiva-
lents: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for purposes of administering the Com-
munity Development Financial Institutions Fund, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall have all powers and rights
of the Administrator of the CDBFI Act and the Fund
shall be within the Department of the Treasury.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $500,000 are rescinded.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $124,000,000 are rescinded and any
unobligated funds as of June 30, 1995 are also rescinded.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
OPERATING EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $105,000,000 are rescinded.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $14,635,000 are rescinded.
ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $9,806,805 are rescinded: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall not be required to
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site a computer to support the regional acid deposition
monitoring program in the Bay City, Michigan, vicinity.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–389 and Public Law 102–139 for the
Center for Ecology Research and Training, $83,000,000
are rescinded.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $100,000,000 are rescinded.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE/STATE REVOLVING FUNDS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and Public Law 103–124,
$1,077,200,000 
are 
rescinded: 
Provided, 
That
$1,074,000,000 of this amount is to be derived from
amounts appropriated for State revolving funds and
$3,200,000 is to be derived from amounts appropriated
for making grants for the construction of wastewater
treatment facilities specified in House Report 103–715.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1004. None of the funds made available in any
appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by
the Environmental Protection Agency to require any State
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to comply with the requirement of section 182 of the Clean
Air Act by adopting or implementing a test-only or IM240
enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance program, ex-
cept that EPA may approve such a program if a State
chooses to submit one to meet that requirement.
SEC. 1005. None of the funds made available in any
appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by
the Environmental Protection Agency to impose or enforce
any requirement that a State implement trip reduction
measures to reduce vehicular emissions. Section 304 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7604) shall not apply with re-
spect to any such requirement during the period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending Sep-
tember 30, 1995.
SEC. 1006. None of the funds made available in any
appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by
the Environmental Protection Agency 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 list-
ing or to list a facility from the Governor of the State
in which the facility is located, or unless legislation to re-
authorize CERCLA is enacted.
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SEC. 1007. None of the funds made available in any
appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 shall be spent by
the Environmental Protection Agency to disapprove a
State implementation plan (SIP) revision solely on the
basis of the Agency’s regulatory 50 percent discount for
alternative test-and-repair inspection and maintenance
programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of EPA’s
regulatory requirements, the EPA shall assign up to 100
percent credit when such State has provided data for the
proposed inspection and maintenance system that dem-
onstrates evidence that such credits are appropriate. The
Environmental Protection Agency shall complete and
present a technical assessment of the State’s demonstra-
tion within 45 days after submittal by the State.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327 and any unobligated balances from
funds appropriated under ‘‘Research and Development’’ in
prior years, $95,000,000 are rescinded.
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–389, for the Consortium for International
Earth Science Information Network, $27,000,000 are re-
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scinded; and of any unobligated balances from funds ap-
propriated under this heading in prior years, $7,000,000
are rescinded.
MISSION SUPPORT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $32,000,000 are rescinded.
SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading in pre-
vious fiscal years, $43,000,000 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 1008. The Administrator is authorized to ac-
quire, for no more than $35,000,000, a certain parcel of
land, together with existing facilities, located on the site
of the property referred to as the Clear Lake Development
Facility, Clear Lake, Texas. The land and facilities in
question comprise approximately 13 acres and include a
Light Manufacturing Facility, an Avionics Development
Facility, and an Assembly and Test Building which shall
be modified for use as a Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
in support of human space flight activities.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
ACADEMIC RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $131,867,000 are rescinded.
CORPORATIONS
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
FDIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–327, $11,281,034 are rescinded.
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
EMERGENCY SALVAGE TIMBER SALE PROGRAM
SEC. 2001. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
section:
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committee on Resources, the
Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(2) The term ‘‘emergency period’’ means the
period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this section and ending on September 30, 1997.
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(3) The term ‘‘salvage timber sale’’ means a
timber sale for which an important reason for entry
includes the removal of disease- or insect-infested
trees, dead, damaged, or down trees, or trees af-
fected by fire or imminently susceptible to fire or in-
sect attack. Such term also includes the removal of
associated trees or trees lacking the characteristics
of a healthy and viable ecosystem for the purpose of
ecosystem improvement or rehabilitation, except that
any such sale must include an identifiable salvage
component of trees described in the first sentence.
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to lands within the National Forest Sys-
tem; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(b) COMPLETION OF SALVAGE TIMBER SALES.—
(1) SALVAGE TIMBER SALES.—Using the expe-
dited procedures provided in subsection (c), the Sec-
retary concerned shall prepare, advertise, offer, and
award contracts during the emergency period for sal-
vage timber sales from Federal lands described in
subsection (a)(4). During the emergency period, the
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Secretary concerned is to achieve, to the maximum
extent feasible, a salvage timber sale volume level
above the programmed level to reduce the back-
logged volume of salvage timber. The preparation,
advertisement, offering, and awarding of such con-
tracts shall be performed utilizing subsection (c) and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ-
ing a law under the authority of which any judicial
order may be outstanding on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) USE OF SALVAGE SALE FUNDS.—To con-
duct salvage timber sales under this subsection, the
Secretary concerned may use salvage sale funds oth-
erwise available to the Secretary concerned.
(3) SALES IN PREPARATION.—Any salvage tim-
ber sale in preparation on the date of the enactment
of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of this
section.
(c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY SAL-
VAGE TIMBER SALES.—
(1) SALE DOCUMENTATION.—
(A) PREPARATION.—For each salvage tim-
ber sale conducted under subsection (b), the
Secretary concerned shall prepare a document
that combines an environmental assessment
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under section 102(2) of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2))
(including regulations implementing such sec-
tion) and a biological evaluation under section
7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) and other applicable
Federal law and implementing regulations. A
document embodying decisions relating to sal-
vage timber sales proposed under authority of
this section shall, at the sole discretion of the
Secretary concerned and to the extent the Sec-
retary concerned considers appropriate and fea-
sible, consider the environmental effects of the
salvage timber sale and the effect, if any, on
threatened or endangered species, and to the
extent the Secretary concerned, at his sole dis-
cretion, considers appropriate and feasible, be
consistent with any standards and guidelines
from the management plans applicable to the
National Forest or Bureau of Land Manage-
ment District on which the salvage timber sale
occurs.
(B) USE
OF
EXISTING
MATERIALS.—In
lieu of preparing a new document under this
paragraph, the Secretary concerned may use a
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document prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) before the date of the enactment
of this Act, a biological evaluation written be-
fore such date, or information collected for such
a document or evaluation if the document, eval-
uation, or information applies to the Federal
lands covered by the proposed sale.
(C) SCOPE AND CONTENT.—The scope and
content of the documentation and information
prepared, considered, and relied on under this
paragraph is at the sole discretion of the Sec-
retary concerned.
(2) REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later
than August 30, 1995, the Secretary concerned shall
submit a report to the appropriate committees of
Congress on the implementation of this section. The
report shall be updated and resubmitted to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress every six months
thereafter until the completion of all salvage timber
sales conducted under subsection (b). Each report
shall contain the following:
(A) The volume of salvage timber sales
sold and harvested, as of the date of the report,
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for each National Forest and each district of
the Bureau of Land Management.
(B) The available salvage volume contained
in each National Forest and each district of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(C) A plan and schedule for an enhanced
salvage timber sale program for fiscal years
1995, 1996, and 1997 using the authority pro-
vided by this section for salvage timber sales.
(D) A description of any needed resources
and 
personnel, 
including 
personnel
reassignments, required to conduct an enhanced
salvage timber sale program through fiscal year
1997.
(E) A statement of the intentions of the
Secretary concerned with respect to the salvage
timber sale volume levels specified in the joint
explanatory statement of managers accompany-
ing the conference report on H.R. 1158, House
Report 104–124.
(3) ADVANCEMENT OF SALES AUTHORIZED.—
The Secretary concerned may begin salvage timber
sales under subsection (b) intended for a subsequent
fiscal year before the start of such fiscal year if the
Secretary concerned determines that performance of
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such salvage timber sales will not interfere with sal-
vage timber sales intended for a preceding fiscal
year.
(4) DECISIONS.—The Secretary concerned shall
design and select the specific salvage timber sales to
be offered under subsection (b) on the basis of the
analysis contained in the document or documents
prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) to achieve, to
the maximum extent feasible, a salvage timber sale
volume level above the program level.
(5) SALE PREPARATION.—
(A) USE OF AVAILABLE AUTHORITIES.—
The Secretary concerned shall make use of all
available authority, including the employment of
private contractors and the use of expedited fire
contracting procedures, to prepare and adver-
tise salvage timber sales under subsection (b).
(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The preparation, solic-
itation, and award of salvage timber sales under
subsection (b) shall be exempt from—
(i) the requirements of the Competi-
tion in Contracting Act (41 U.S.C. 253 et
seq.) and the implementing regulations in
the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued
pursuant to section 25(c) of the Office of
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Federal 
Procurement 
Policy 
Act 
(41
U.S.C. 421(c)) and any departmental ac-
quisition regulations; and
(ii) the notice and publication require-
ments in section 18 of such Act (41 U.S.C.
416) and 8(e) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(e)) and the implementing
regulations in the Federal Acquisition Reg-
ulations and any departmental acquisition
regulations.
(C) INCENTIVE PAYMENT RECIPIENTS; RE-
PORT.—The provisions of section 3(d)(1) of the
Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–226; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note)
shall not apply to any former employee of the
Secretary concerned who received a voluntary
separation incentive payment authorized by
such Act and accepts employment pursuant to
this paragraph. The Director of the Office of
Personnel Management and the Secretary con-
cerned shall provide a summary report to the
appropriate committees of Congress, the Com-
mittee on Government Reform and Oversight of
the House of Representatives, and the Commit-
tee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate re-