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vided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be
available for salaries or administrative expenses in connec-
tion with consolidating or centralizing, within the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof,
of acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by
Federal firearms licensees: Provided further, That no funds
appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative ex-
penses or the compensation of any officer or employee of
the United States to implement an amendment or amend-
ments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of
‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item
from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January
1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon
applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities
under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds
shall be available to investigate and act upon applications
filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms dis-
abilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That no
funds in this Act may be used to provide ballistics imaging
equipment to any State or local authority who has obtained
similar equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy un-
less the State or local authority agrees to return that equip-
ment or to repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Gov-
ernment: Provided further, That no funds under this Act
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may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal
identification code: Provided further, That of the amount
provided, funds are authorized to be used for year 2000 con-
version costs pending the availability of funding through
emergency appropriation, pursuant to ‘‘Funds Appro-
priated to the President, Information Technology Systems
and Related Expenses’’.
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs
Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,050 motor
vehicles of which 985 are for replacement only and of which
1,030 are for police-type use and commercial operations;
hire of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for per-
sonal services abroad; not to exceed $30,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses; and awards of com-
pensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced
by the United States Customs Service; $1,630,273,000, of
which such sums as become available in the Customs User
Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985 (‘‘COBRA’’), as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall
be derived from that Account; of the total, not to exceed
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space
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in connection with preclearance operations, and not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for re-
search, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until ex-
pended for conducting special operations pursuant to 19
U.S.C. 2081, and up to $8,000,000 shall be available until
expended for the procurement of automation infrastructure
items, including hardware, software, and installation: Pro-
vided, That uniforms may be purchased without regard to
the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal
year: Provided further, That of the amount provided, an
additional $2,400,000 shall be made available for staffing
and resources for the child pornography cybersmuggling
initiative: Provided further, That of the amount provided,
$1,200,000 shall be available to transfer to the Office of the
Under Secretary of the Treasury for the oversight of the
Customs Integrity Awareness Program: Provided further,
That $500,000 shall be available to fund the expansion of
services at the Vermont World Trade Office: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation prescribed in sub-
section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C.
261 and 267) shall be $30,000: Provided further, That of
the amount provided, $28,480,000 shall not be available for
obligation until September 30, 1999.
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OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND PROCUREMENT, AIR AND
MARINE INTERDICTION PROGRAMS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft,
and other related equipment of the Air and Marine Pro-
grams, including operational training and mission-related
travel, and rental payments for facilities occupied by the
air or marine interdiction and demand reduction pro-
grams, the operations of which include: the interdiction of
narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to Cus-
toms and other Federal, State, and local agencies in the
enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Cus-
toms Service; and, at the discretion of the Commissioner
of Customs, the provision of assistance to Federal, State,
and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency
humanitarian efforts; $113,488,000, which shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or
other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft
which is one of a kind and has been identified as excess
to Customs requirements and aircraft which has been dam-
aged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other Fed-
eral agency, department, or office outside of the Department
of the Treasury, during fiscal year 1999 without the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That of the amount provided, $3,200,000 shall not
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be available for obligation for P3 annualization until Sep-
tember 30, 1999: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided, $20,100,000 shall not be available for obligation until
September 30, 1999: Provided further, That of the amount
provided, $15,000,000 shall be made available for drug
interdiction activities in South Florida and the Caribbean.
HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEE COLLECTION
For administrative expenses related to the collection
of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law
103–182, $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund and to be transferred to and merged with
the Customs ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account for such pur-
poses.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt
issues of the United States, $176,500,000, of which not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses; and, of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001
for information systems modernization initiatives: Pro-
vided, That the sum appropriated herein from the General
Fund for fiscal year 1999 shall be reduced by not more than
$4,400,000 as definitive security issue fees and Treasury
Direct Investor Account Maintenance fees are collected, so
as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropriation from
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the General Fund estimated at $172,100,000, and in addi-
tion, $20,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau for administrative and
personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund,
as authorized by section 102 of Public Law 101–380: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, effective upon enactment and thereafter, the Bureau
of the Public Debt shall be fully and directly reimbursed
by the funds described in Public Law 101–136, title I, sec-
tion 104, 103 Stat. 789 for costs and services performed
by the Bureau in the administration of such funds: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided, funds are au-
thorized to be used for year 2000 conversion costs pending
the availability of funding through emergency appropria-
tion, pursuant to ‘‘Funds Appropriated to the President,
Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses’’.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for tax returns processing; revenue accounting; tax law and
account assistance to taxpayers by telephone and cor-
respondence; programs to match information returns and
tax returns; management services; rent and utilities; and
inspection; including purchase (not to exceed 150 for re-
placement only for police-type use) and hire of passenger
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motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined
by the Commissioner; $3,077,353,000, of which up to
$3,700,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly
Program, and of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided,
That of the amount provided, $105,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for postage and shall not be obli-
gated before September 30, 1999: Provided further, That,
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3206(a), funds shall continue to be
provided to the United States Postal Service for postage
due.
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing
litigation support; technical rulings; examining employee
plans and exempt organizations; conducting criminal in-
vestigation and enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax
returns; collecting unpaid accounts; compiling statistics of
income and conducting compliance research; the purchase
(for police-type use, not to exceed 850), and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be deter-
mined by the Commissioner, $3,164,399,000: Provided,
That of the amount provided, $175,000,000 shall not be
available for obligation until September 30, 1999.