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definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation
of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or
operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent
of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Rail-
way Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188), including emer-
gency boards appointed by the President, $9,100,000: Provided,
That unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2000 not needed
for emergency boards shall remain available for other statutory
purposes through September 30, 2001.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661), $8,500,000.
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, author-
ized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974,
$174,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in
fiscal year 2000 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law
98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of
the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the
amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit
received exceeds $174,000,000: Provided, That the total amount
provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts
on the first day of each month in the fiscal year.
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for
the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for
interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2001, which shall be the maximum
amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public
Law 98–76.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board for
administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, $91,000,000, to be derived in such
amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement
accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment
insurance administration fund.
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General
for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the
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Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more than
$5,400,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts
and railroad unemployment insurance account: Provided, That none
of the funds made available in any other paragraph of this Act
may be transferred to the Office; used to carry out any such transfer;
used to provide any office space, equipment, office supplies, commu-
nications facilities or services, maintenance services, or administra-
tive services for the Office; used to pay any salary, benefit, or
award for any personnel of the Office; used to pay any other
operating expense of the Office; or used to reimburse the Office
for any service provided, or expense incurred, by the Office.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds, as provided under
sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act,
$20,764,000.
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977, $383,638,000, to remain available until expended.
For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit
payments to individuals under title IV of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred in the current fiscal
year, such amounts as may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title IV of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quarter of fiscal
year 2001, $124,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act,
section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93–
66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including
payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, $21,503,085,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the
current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that
year shall be returned to the Treasury.
From funds provided under the previous paragraph, not less
than $100,000,000 shall be available for payment to the Social
Security trust funds for administrative expenses for conducting
continuing disability reviews.
In addition, $200,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001, for payment to the Social Security trust funds for adminis-
trative expenses for continuing disability reviews as authorized
by section 103 of Public Law 104–121 and section 10203 of Public
Law 105–33. The term ‘‘continuing disability reviews’’ means
reviews and redeterminations as defined under section 201(g)(1)(A)
of the Social Security Act, as amended.
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit
payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security
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Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year,
such sums as may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social
Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2001, $9,890,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $10,000 for official reception
and representation expenses, not more than $6,093,871,000 may
be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein:
Provided, That not less than $1,800,000 shall be for the Social
Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That unobligated bal-
ances at the end of fiscal year 2000 not needed for fiscal year
2000 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social
Security Administration computing network, including related
equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated
solely with this network: Provided further, That reimbursement
to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official
time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant
to section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, and for facilities
or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies,
regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such
title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest,
from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as
soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
From funds provided under the previous paragraph, notwith-
standing the provision under this heading in Public Law 105–
277 regarding unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 1999
not needed for such fiscal year, an amount not to exceed $50,000,000
from such unobligated balances shall, in addition to funding already
available under this heading for fiscal year 2000, be available
for necessary expenses.
From funds provided under the first paragraph, not less than
$200,000,000 shall be available for conducting continuing disability
reviews.
In addition to funding already available under this heading,
and subject to the same terms and conditions, $405,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2001, for continuing disability
reviews as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104–121 and
section 10203 of Public Law 105–33. The term ‘‘continuing disability
reviews’’ means reviews and redeterminations as defined under
section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as amended.
In addition, $80,000,000 to be derived from administration fees
in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant
to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3)
of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended.
To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such section
1616(d) or 212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2000 exceed $80,000,000, the
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2001 only to the extent
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
From amounts previously made available under this heading
for a state-of-the-art computing network, not to exceed $100,000,000
shall be available for necessary expenses under this heading, subject
to the same terms and conditions.
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From funds provided under the first paragraph, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security may direct up to $3,000,000, in addition
to funds previously appropriated for this purpose, to continue Fed-
eral-State partnerships which will evaluate means to promote Medi-
care buy-in programs targeted to elderly and disabled individuals
under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $15,000,000, together with not to exceed
$51,000,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by sec-
tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-
Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund.
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total
provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limita-
tion on Administrative Expenses’’, Social Security Administration,
to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and
purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice
of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace
as authorized in the United States Institute of Peace Act,
$13,000,000.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances
of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appro-
priations provided in this Act: Provided, That such transferred
balances are used for the same purpose, and for the same periods
of time, for which they were originally appropriated.
SEC. 502. 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. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-
legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,
publication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to sup-
port or defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State
legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any State
legislature itself.
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract
recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity
designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before
the Congress or any State legislature.