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SEC. 408. None of the funds 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 Gov-
ernment or a grantee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate
paid for level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically au-
thorized by law.
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be used
to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal par-
ties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing
herein affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Com-
mission pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act
(15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
SEC. 410. Except as otherwise provided under existing law, or
under an existing Executive Order issued pursuant to an existing
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to con-
tracts which are: (1) a matter of public record and available for
public inspection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available
list of all contracts entered into within 24 months prior to the date
on which the list is made available to the public and of all con-
tracts on which performance has not been completed by such date.
The list required by the preceding sentence shall be updated quar-
terly and shall include a narrative description of the work to be
performed under each such contract.
SEC. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of any ap-
propriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or expended by
any executive agency, as referred to in the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for serv-
ices 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, evaluations, 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 pre-
pared; and (B) the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to
such contract.
SEC. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406, none of
the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall
be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or
other personal servants to any officer or employee of such depart-
ment or agency.
SEC. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment 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. 414. 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 es-
timated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary
submits, in writing, a report 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 Appro-
priations.
SEC. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with
funds made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any con-
tract with, any entity 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 statement made
in subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 416. 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 Cir-
cular A–21.
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SEC. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed with-
in the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 418. 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 avail-
able that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with
any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of pri-
vate property rights, or unfunded mandates.
SEC. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to
make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing
authority available to each such corporation or agency and in ac-
cord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments with-
out 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 2001 for such corporation or agency except as
hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections of these corpora-
tions 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 pro-
vided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this pro-
viso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty oper-
ations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases
are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States
Government.
SEC. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds made available
pursuant to authorization under such section for fiscal year 2001
may be used for implementing comprehensive conservation and
management plans.
SEC. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term
‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national service education
awards shall mean any loan made directly to a student by the
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, in addition to
other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National and Com-
munity Service Act.
SEC. 422. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, no part of
any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall be available for any activity in excess of amounts
set forth in the budget estimates submitted to the Congress.
SEC. 423. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a final regulation
to implement changes in the payment of pesticide tolerance proc-
essing fees as proposed at 64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or any similar pro-
posals. The Environmental Protection Agency may proceed with the
development of such a rule.
SEC. 424. Except in the case of entities that are funded solely
with Federal funds or any natural persons that are funded under
this Act, none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the plan-
ning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or other-
wise compensate, non-Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect
to adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive of-
ficer of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall certify that
none of these funds have been used to engage in the lobbying of
the Federal Government or in litigation against the United States
unless authorized under existing law.
SEC. 425. No part of any funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal
and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use
of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending be-
fore the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
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SEC. 426. None of the funds provided in title II for technical as-
sistance, training, or management improvements may be obligated
or expended unless HUD provides to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a description of each proposed activity and a detailed budget
estimate of the costs associated with each activity as part of the
Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2001, HUD shall transmit
this information to the Committees by November 1, 2000, for 30
days of review.
SEC. 427. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used for the designation, or approval of the designation, of any area
as an ozone nonattainment area under the Clean Air Act pursuant
to the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard for ozone that
was promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency on July
18, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 38,356, p. 38855) and remanded by the Dis-
trict of Columbia Court of Appeals on May 14, 1999, in the case,
American Trucking Ass’ns. v. EPA (No. 97–1440, 1999 Westlaw
300618) prior to June 15, 2001 or final adjudication of this case by
the Supreme Court of the United States, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 428. Section 432 of Public Law 104–204 (110 Stat. 2874) is
amended—
(a) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘or to restructure and im-
prove the efficiency of the workforce’’ after ‘‘the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’’ and before ‘‘the Adminis-
trator’’;
(b) by deleting paragraph (4) of subsection (h) and inserting
in lieu thereof—
‘‘(4) The provisions of subsections (1) and (3) of this sec-
tion may be waived upon a determination by the Adminis-
trator that use of the incentive satisfactorily demonstrates
downsizing or other restructuring within the Agency that
would improve the efficiency of agency operations or con-
tribute directly to evolving mission requirements.’’
(c) by deleting subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof—
‘‘(i) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall submit a report on
NASA’s restructuring activities to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate not later than September 30, 2001. This re-
port shall include—
‘‘(1) an outline of a timetable for restructuring the workforce
at NASA Headquarters and field Centers;
‘‘(2) annual Full Time Equivalent (FTE) targets by broad oc-
cupational categories and a summary of how these targets re-
flect the respective missions of Headquarters and the field
Centers;
‘‘(3) a description of personnel initiatives, such as relocation
assistance, early retirement incentives, and career transition
assistance, which NASA will use to achieve personnel reduc-
tions or to rebalance the workforce; and
‘‘(4) a description of efficiencies in operations achieved
through the use of the voluntary separation incentive.’’; and
(d) in subsection (j), by deleting ‘‘September 30, 2000’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30, 2002’’.
SEC. 429. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2000’’, and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2001’’.
SEC. 430. All Departments and agencies funded under this Act
are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authori-
ties and funding, to expand their use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies
and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and pub-
lic service activities.
SEC. 431. Title III of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of
1958, Public Law 85–568, is amended by adding the following new
section at the end:
‘‘SEC. 312. (a) Appropriations for the Administration for fiscal
year 2002 and thereafter shall be made in three accounts, ‘Human
space flight’, ‘Science, aeronautics and technology’, and an account
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for amounts appropriated for the necessary expenses of the Office
of Inspector General. Appropriations shall remain available for 2
fiscal years. Each account shall include the planned full costs of the
Administration’s related activities.
‘‘(b) To ensure the safe, timely, and successful accomplishment of
Administration missions, the Administration may transfer amounts
for Federal salaries and benefits; training, travel and awards; facil-
ity and related costs; information technology services; publishing
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and
other administrative services among accounts, as necessary.
‘‘(c) The Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, shall determine what balances
from the ‘Mission support’ account are to be transferred to the
‘Human space flight’ and ‘Science, aeronautics and technology’ ac-
counts. Such balances shall be transferred and merged with the
‘Human space flight’ and ‘Science, aeronautics and technology’ ac-
counts, and remain available for the period of which originally ap-
propriated.’’.
TITLE V—FILIPINO VETERANS’ BENEFITS IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 501. (a) RATE OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FOR FILIPINO
VETERANS RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES.—(1) Section 107 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Payments’’ in the second sentence of sub-
section (a) and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c),
payments’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) In the case of benefits under subchapters II and IV of chap-
ter 11 of this title paid by reason of service described in subsection
(a) to an individual residing in the United States who is a citizen
of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the
United States, the second sentence of subsection (a) shall not
apply.’’.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to benefits
paid for months beginning on or after that date.
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE OF DISABLED FILIPINO VET-
ERANS RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES.—Section 1734 of such title
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) An individual who is in receipt of benefits under subchapter
II or IV of chapter 11 of this title paid by reason of service de-
scribed in section 107(a) of this title who is residing in the United
States and who is a citizen of, or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in, the United States shall be eligible for hos-
pital and nursing home care and medical services in the same man-
ner as a veteran, and the disease or disability for which such bene-
fits are paid shall be considered to be a service-connected disability
for purposes of this chapter.’’.
(c) HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS RESIDING IN THE PHILIPPINES.—
Section 1724 of such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) Within the limits of an outpatient clinic in the Republic of
the Philippines that is under the direct jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary, the Secretary may furnish a veteran who has a service-con-
nected disability with such medical services as the Secretary deter-
mines to be needed.’’.