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including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and per-
sonal property, and acquisition or condemnation of real property,
as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and services;
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission
and administrative aircraft, $5,606,700,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2001.
MISSION SUPPORT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying
out mission support for human space flight programs and science,
aeronautical, and technology programs, including research oper-
ations and support; space communications activities including oper-
ations, production and services; maintenance; construction of facili-
ties including repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities,
minor construction of new facilities and additions to existing facili-
ties, facility planning and design, environmental compliance and
restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as
authorized by law; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft;
not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement only)
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $2,515,100,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2001.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$20,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science, aeronautics and
technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this appropriations Act, when
any activity has been initiated by the incurrence of obligations
for construction of facilities as authorized by law, such amount
available for such activity shall remain available until expended.
This provision does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ‘‘Mis-
sion support’’ pursuant to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation
and modification of facilities, minor construction of new facilities
and additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science, aeronautics and
technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this appropriations Act, the
amounts appropriated for construction of facilities shall remain
available until September 30, 2002.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of funds
appropriated for ‘‘Mission support’’ and ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’, amounts made available by this Act for personnel and related
costs and travel expenses of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall remain available until September 30, 2000
and may be used to enter into contracts for training, investigations,
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costs associated with personnel relocation, and for other services,
to be provided during the next fiscal year.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the joint explana-
tory statement of the committee of conference accompanying this
Act, no part of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’
may be used for the development of the International Space Station
in excess of the amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted
as part of the budget request for fiscal year 2000.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 2000, administrative expenses of the Central
Liquidity Facility shall not exceed $257,000: Provided, That
$1,000,000, together with amounts of principal and interest on
loans repaid, to be available until expended, is available for loans
to community development credit unions.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), and
the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–
1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and
operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research
support; acquisition of aircraft; $2,966,000,000, of which not to
exceed $253,000,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar
research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other
Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical
and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program;
the balance to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished
by the National Research Centers and other National Science
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this
appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent that the amount
appropriated is less than the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated for included program activities, all amounts, including floors
and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program
activities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportionally: Pro-
vided further, That $60,000,000 of the funds available under this
heading shall be made available for a comprehensive research initia-
tive on plant genomes for economically significant crop: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the National Science Foundation in this or any prior
Act may be obligated or expended by the National Science Founda-
tion to enter into or extend a grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment for the support of administering the domain name and num-
bering system of the Internet after September 30, 1998: Provided
further, That no funds in this or any other Act shall be used
to acquire or lease a research vessel with ice-breaking capability
built or retrofitted by a shipyard located in a foreign country if
such a vessel of United States origin can be obtained at a cost
no more than 50 per centum above that of the least expensive
technically acceptable foreign vessel bid: Provided further, That,
in determining the cost of such a vessel, such cost be increased
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by the amount of any subsidies or financing provided by a foreign
government (or instrumentality thereof ) to such vessel’s construc-
tion: Provided further, That if the vessel contracted for pursuant
to the foregoing is not available for the 2002–2003 austral summer
Antarctic season, a vessel of any origin may be leased for a period
of not to exceed 120 days for that season and each season thereafter
until delivery of the new vessel.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses of major construction projects pursuant
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended,
including award-related travel, $95,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering
education and human resources programs and activities pursuant
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1861–1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, award-related travel, and rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia, $696,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001: Provided, That to the extent that the amount
of this appropriation is less than the total amount authorized to
be appropriated for included program activities, all amounts,
including floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for
those program activities or their subactivities shall be reduced
proportionally: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be available
for the purpose of establishing an office of innovation partnerships.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Administration
for security guard services; $149,000,000: Provided, That contracts
may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ in fiscal year
2000 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other
services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$5,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–
8107), $75,000,000.
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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System,
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for
uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; and not
to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
$24,000,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the
President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of
31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be necessary
in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or
in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed
Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and III of this
Act are expendable for travel expenses and no specific limitation
has been placed thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses
may not exceed the amounts set forth therefore in the budget
estimates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, That this
provision does not apply to accounts that do not contain an object
classification for travel: Provided further, That this section shall
not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local
boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System; to travel
performed directly in connection with care and treatment of medical
beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel per-
formed in connection with major disasters or emergencies declared
or determined by the President under the provisions of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to travel
performed by the Offices of Inspector General in connection with
audits and investigations; or to payments to interagency motor
pools where separately set forth in the budget schedules: Provided
further, That if appropriations in titles I, II, and III exceed the
amounts set forth in budget estimates initially submitted for such
appropriations, the expenditures for travel may correspondingly
exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the
same proportion.
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the adminis-
trative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment and the Selective Service System shall be available in the
current fiscal year for purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act
or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without
regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal serv-
ices on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment
for services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Association,
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve
banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and
any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831).