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amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the budget for 2002 for such
corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Pro-
vided, That collections of these corporations and agencies
may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commit-
ments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act
(unless such loans are in support of other forms of assist-
ance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), ex-
cept that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage in-
surance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or
where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to pro-
tect the financial interest of the United States Govern-
ment.
SEC. 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the term ‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to na-
tional service education awards shall mean any loan deter-
mined by an institution of higher education to be nec-
essary to cover a student’s cost of attendance at such in-
stitution and made directly to a student by a state agency,
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in addition to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of
the National and Community Service Act.
SEC. 421. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to promul-
gate a final regulation to implement changes in the pay-
ment of pesticide tolerance processing fees as proposed at
64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or any similar proposals. The Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency may proceed with the devel-
opment of such a rule.
SEC. 422. The Environmental Protection Agency may
not use any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act to implement the Registration Fee
system codified at 40 Code of Federal Regulations Sub-
part U (sections 152.400 et seq.) if its authority to collect
maintenance fees pursuant to FIFRA section 4(i)(5) is ex-
tended for at least one year beyond September 30, 2001.
SEC. 423. 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 planning or execution of any pro-
gram to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate,
non-Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to adju-
dicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive
officer of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall
certify that none of these funds have been used to engage
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in the lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation
against the United States unless authorized under existing
law.
SEC. 424. 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, pam-
phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film presen-
tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself.
SEC. 425. All Departments and agencies funded
under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the
existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their
use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the
conduct of their business practices and public service ac-
tivities.
SEC. 426. Section 104(n)(4) of the Cerro Grande
Fire Assistance Act (Public Law 106–246) is amended by
striking ‘‘beginning not later than the expiration of the
1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.’’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘within 120 days
after the Director issues the report required by subsection
(n) in 2002 and 2003.’’.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
Union Calendar No. 94
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2620
[Report No. 107–159]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and for sundry independent agencies,
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002,
and for other purposes.
JULY 25, 2001
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed