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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission on Librar-
ies and Information Science, established by the Act of July 20,
1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended by Public Law 102–95),
$1,000,000.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability
as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, $1,793,000.
NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL
For expenses necessary for the National Education Goals Panel,
as authorized by title II, part A of the Goals 2000: Educate America
Act, $2,000,000.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management
Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29 U.S.C. 141–167), and other
laws, $174,661,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation
shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural
laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, direc-
tives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural
laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935
(29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Management Rela-
tions Act, 1947, as amended, and as defined in section 3(f) of
the Act of June 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said
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:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this
Act shall be used in any way to promulgate a final rule (altering
29 CFR part 103) regarding single location bargaining units in
representation cases.
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, $8,600,000: Provided,
That unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 1998 not needed
for emergency boards shall remain available for other statutory
purposes through September 30, 1999.
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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), $7,900,000.
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social
Security Act, $7,015,000, to be transferred to this appropriation
from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supple-
mentary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
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,
$205,500,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in
fiscal year 1998 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 $205,500,000: 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, $50,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 1999, 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, $87,228,000, 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
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, not more than
$5,794,000, 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;
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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: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available in this paragraph
may be used for any audit, investigation, or review of the Medicare
Program.
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,
$20,308,000.
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977, $426,090,000, 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 1999, $160,000,000, 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, $16,160,000,000, 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, $175,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1999, 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 Supplemental Security
Income administrative work as authorized by Public Law 104–
193. The term ‘‘continuing disability reviews’’ means reviews and
redeterminations as defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social
Security Act, as amended, and reviews and redeterminations
authorized under section 211 of Public Law 104–193.
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 1999, $8,680,000,000,
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 $5,894,040,000 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 $1,600,000 shall be for the Social
Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That unobligated bal-
ances at the end of fiscal year 1998 not needed for fiscal year
1998 shall remain available until expended for a state-of-the-art
computing network, including related equipment and non-payroll
administrative expenses associated solely with this network: Pro-
vided 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 104–
208 regarding unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 1997
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 1998, 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, $290,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1999, for continuing disability
reviews as authorized by section 103 of Public Law 104–121, section
10203 of Public Law 105–33 and Supplemental Security Income
administrative work as authorized by Public Law 104–193. The
term ‘‘continuing disability reviews’’ means reviews and redeter-
minations as defined under section 201(g)(1)(A) of the Social Secu-
rity Act as amended, and reviews and redeterminations authorized
under section 211 of Public Law 104–193.
In addition to funding already available under this heading,
and subject to the same terms and conditions, $190,000,000, which
shall remain available until expended, to invest in a state-of-the-
art computing network, including related equipment and non-pay-
roll administrative expenses associated solely with this network,
for the Social Security Administration and the State Disability
Determination Services, may be expended from any or all of the
trust funds as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security
Act.