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and costs described in paragraph (3), and the amount in
the reserve described in paragraph (4).
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the
allocation of amounts in the reserve under paragraph (4)
to the medical centers of the Department for the purposes
stated in paragraph (3)(C). Those regulations shall be de-
signed to provide incentives to directors of medical centers
to increase the recoveries and collections under this section
by requiring that 20 percent of those amounts be made
available each year directly to the medical centers at which
such recoveries and collections have been at above average
levels. The remaining 80 percent of those funds shall be
allocated as the Secretary considers appropriate.’’.
Subtitle B—Closure of Certain
Facilities
SEC. 12101. CLOSURE OF SUPPLY DEPOTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall close the Department of Veterans Affairs’ supply de-
pots specified in subsection (b).
(b) COVERED DEPOTS.—Subsection (a) applies to the
supply depots of the Department of Veterans Affairs at
the following locations:
(1) Somerville, New Jersey.
(2) Hines, Illinois.
(3) Bell, California.
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(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall complete the ac-
tions required by subsection (a) not later than September
30, 1995.
SEC. 12102. WAIVER OF OTHER PROVISIONS.
Sections 510(b) and 8121 of title 38, United States
Code, do not apply to the actions required under this sub-
title.
Subtitle C—Provision of Informa-
tion From the Medicare and
Medicaid Coverage Data Bank
to the Department of Veterans
Affairs
SEC. 12201. PROVISION OF DATA BANK INFORMATION TO
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE OF DATA BANK.—
(1) The heading to section 1144 of the Social
Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘MEDICARE
AND MEDICAID’’ and inserting ‘‘HEALTH CARE’’.
(2) Subsection (a) of that section is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Health Care’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
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(C) by substituting ‘‘, and’’ for the period
at the end of paragraph (2); and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) assist in the identification of, and the col-
lection from, third parties responsible for payment
for health care items and services furnished to veter-
ans under chapter 17 of title 38, United States
Code.’’.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF DATA BANK INFORMATION TO
SECRETARY
OF
VETERANS
AFFAIRS.—Subsection
(b)(2)(B) of that section is amended by inserting ‘‘to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and’’ after ‘‘Data Bank’’.
Subtitle D—Veterans’ Appeals
Improvements
SEC. 12301. BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS.
(a) BOARD MEMBERS
AND PERSONNEL.—Section
7101(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) There is in the Department a Board of Veter-
ans’ Appeals (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as
the ‘Board’). The Board is under the administrative con-
trol and supervision of a Chairman directly responsible to
the Secretary.
‘‘(2) The members of the Board shall be the Chair-
man, a Vice Chairman, such number of Deputy Vice
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Chairmen as the Chairman may designate under sub-
section (b)(4), and such number of other members as may
be found necessary to conduct hearings and consider and
dispose of matters properly before the Board in a timely
manner. The Board shall have such other professional, ad-
ministrative, clerical, and stenographic personnel as are
necessary to conduct hearings and consider and dispose
of matters properly before the Board in a timely man-
ner.’’.
(b) ETHICAL AND LEGAL LIMITATIONS ON CHAIR-
MAN.—Section 7101(b)(1) of such title is amended by in-
serting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The Chair-
man shall be subject to the same ethical and legal limita-
tions and restrictions concerning involvement in partisan
political activities as apply to judges of the United States
Court of Veterans Appeals.’’.
(c) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF BOARD MEM-
BERS.—Section 7101(b) of such title is further amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘other
members of the Board (including the Vice Chair-
man)’’ and inserting ‘‘Board members other than
the Chairman’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph’’; and
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(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall designate one Board
member as Vice Chairman based upon recommenda-
tions of the Chairman. The Chairman may designate
one or more Board members as Deputy Vice Chair-
men. The Vice Chairman and any Deputy Vice
Chairman shall perform such functions as the Chair-
man may specify. The Vice Chairman shall serve as
Vice Chairman at the pleasure of the Secretary. Any
Deputy Vice Chairman shall serve as Deputy Vice
Chairman at the pleasure of the Chairman.’’.
(d) ACTING BOARD MEMBERS.—Section 7101(c) of
such title is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) The Chairman may from time to time des-
ignate one or more employees of the Department to
serve as acting Board members.’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2) and in that paragraph by—
(A) striking ‘‘temporary Board members
designated under this subsection and the num-
ber of’’; and
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(B) striking ‘‘section 7102(a)(2)(A)(ii) of
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’.
(e) 
CHAIRMAN’S
ANNUAL
REPORT.—Section
7101(d)(2) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (D);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(F) the names of those employees of the De-
partment designated under subsection (c)(1) to serve
as acting Board members during that year and the
number of cases each such acting Board member
participated in during that year.’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 7101 of
such title is further amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘section
7103(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7101(a)(2)’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘a temporary
or’’ and inserting ‘‘an’’.
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SEC. 12302. DECISIONS BY THE BOARD.
(a) ACTION BY BVA THROUGH SECTIONS.—Sections
7102 and 7103 of title 38, United States Code, are
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7102. Decisions by the Board
‘‘A proceeding instituted before the Board shall be
assigned to an individual member or a panel of members
of the Board (other than the Chairman). A member or
panel of members who are assigned a proceeding shall
render a decision thereon, including any motion filed in
connection therewith. The member or panel of members
shall make a report under section 7104(d) of this title on
any such determination, which report shall constitute the
Board’s final disposition of the proceeding. Decisions by
a panel shall be made by a majority of the members of
the panel.
‘‘§ 7103. Reconsideration; correction of obvious errors
‘‘(a) The decision of a member or panel of the Board
under section 7102 of this title is final unless the Chair-
man orders reconsideration of the case. Such an order may
be made on the Chairman’s initiative or upon motion of
the claimant.
‘‘(b)(1) If the Chairman orders reconsideration in a
case decided by a single member, the matter shall be re-
ferred to a panel of not less than three Board members,
not including the member who rendered the initial deci-
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sion, which shall render its decision after reviewing the
entire record before the Board. Such decisions shall be
made by a majority vote of the members of the panel and
shall constitute the final decision of the Board.
‘‘(2) If the Chairman orders reconsideration in a case
decided by a panel of members, the matter shall be re-
ferred to an enlarged panel, not including the members
of the panel which rendered the initial decision, which
shall render its decision after reviewing the entire record
before the Board. Such decisions shall be made by a ma-
jority vote of the members of the expanded panel and shall
constitute the final decision of the Board.
‘‘(c) The Board on its own motion may correct an
obvious error in the record, without regard to whether
there has been a motion or order for reconsideration.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The items relating to
sections 7102 and 7103 in the table of sections at the be-
ginning of chapter 71 are amended to read as follows:
‘‘7102. Decisions by the Board.
‘‘7103. Reconsideration; correction of obvious errors.’’.
SEC. 12303. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 7104(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘211(a)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘511(a)’’.
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SEC. 12304. HEARINGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7110 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7110. Hearings
‘‘(a) The Board shall decide any appeal only after af-
fording the appellant an opportunity for a hearing.
‘‘(b) A hearing docket shall be maintained and formal
recorded hearings shall be held by such member or mem-
bers of the Board as the Chairman may designate. Such
member or members designated by the Chairman to con-
duct the hearing will participate in making the final deter-
mination in the claim.
‘‘(c)(1) An appellant may request a hearing before
the Board at either its principal location or at a regional
office of the Department. A hearing held at a regional of-
fice shall (except as provided in paragraph (2)) be sched-
uled for hearing in the order in which the requests for
hearing in that area are received by the Department at
the place specified by the Department for the filing of re-
quests for those hearings.
‘‘(2) In a case in which the Secretary is aware that
the appellant is seriously ill or is under severe financial
hardship, a hearing may be scheduled at a time earlier
than would be provided under paragraph (1).
‘‘(d) At the request of the Chairman, the Secretary
may provide suitable facilities and equipment to the Board
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or other components of the Department to enable an ap-
pellant located at a facility within the area served by a
regional office to participate, through voice transmission,
or picture and voice transmission, by electronic or other
means, in a hearing with a Board member or members
sitting at the Board’s principal location. When such facili-
ties and equipment are available, the Chairman may af-
ford the appellant an opportunity to participate in a hear-
ing before the Board through the use of such facilities and
equipment in lieu of a hearing held by personally appear-
ing before a Board member or members as provided in
subsection (c). Any such hearing shall be conducted in the
same manner as, and shall be considered the equivalent
of, a personal hearing. If the appellant declines to partici-
pate in a hearing through the use of such facilities and
equipment, the opportunity of the appellant to a hearing
as provided in subsection (c) shall not be affected.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to
section 7110 in the table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 71 of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘7110. Hearings.’’.
SEC. 12305. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL
INCOME QUESTIONNAIRES.
Section 1506 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘shall’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘file a re-
vised report’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘notify
the Secretary’’.
TITLE XIII—HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
SEC. 13001. FEDERAL WORKFORCE TRAINING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 4101(4) by striking ‘‘fields’’ and
all that follows through the semicolon and inserting
‘‘fields which will improve individual and organiza-
tional performance and assist in achieving the agen-
cy’s mission and performance goals;’’;
(2) in section 4103—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘In’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘maintain’’ and inserting ‘‘In
order to assist in achieving an agency’s
mission and performance goals by improv-
ing employee and organizational perform-
ance, the head of each agency, in conform-
ity with this chapter, shall establish, oper-
ate, maintain, and evaluate’’;
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(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
paragraph (2);
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4); and
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (2)
the following:
‘‘(3) provide that information concerning the
selection and assignment of employees for training
and the applicable training limitations and restric-
tions be made available to employees of the agency;
and’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘de-
termines’’ and all that follows through the
period and inserting ‘‘determines that such
training would be in the interests of the
Government.’’; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and re-
designating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(2);
(3) in section 4105—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(a)’’;
and
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(4) by repealing section 4106;
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(5) in section 4107—
(A) by amending the catchline to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 4107. Restriction on degree training’’;
(B) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and
redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as sub-
sections (a) and (b), respectively;
(C) by amending subsection (a) (as so re-
designated)—
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘by, in, or through a
non-Government facility’’; and
(D) by amending paragraph (1) of sub-
section (b) (as so redesignated) by striking
‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’;
(6) in section 4108(a) by striking ‘‘by, in, or
through a non-Government facility under this chap-
ter’’ and inserting ‘‘for more than a minimum period
prescribed by the head of the agency’’;
(7) in section 4113(b)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘annu-
ally to the Office,’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Office,
at least once every 3 years, and’’; and
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(B) by striking the matter following the
first sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
report shall set forth—
‘‘(1) information needed to determine that
training is being provided in a manner which is in
compliance with applicable laws intended to protect
or promote equal employment opportunity; and
‘‘(2) information concerning the expenditures of
the agency in connection with training and such
other information as the Office considers appro-
priate.’’;
(8) by repealing section 4114; and
(9) in section 4118—
(A) in subsection (a)(7) by striking ‘‘by,
in, and through non-Government facilities’’;
(B) by striking subsection (b); and
(C) by redesignating subsections (c) and
(d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 3381(e) by striking ‘‘4105(a),’’
and inserting ‘‘4105,’’; and
(2) in the analysis for chapter 41—
(A) by repealing the items relating to sec-
tions 4106 and 4114; and
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(B) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 4107 to read as follows:
‘‘4107. Restriction on degree training.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall become effective on the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 13002. SES ANNUAL LEAVE ACCUMULATION.
(a) Effective on the last day of the last applicable
pay period beginning in calendar year 1993, subsection (f)
of section 6304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(f)(1) This subsection applies with respect to annual
leave accrued by an individual while serving in a position
in—
‘‘(A) the Senior Executive Service;
‘‘(B) the Senior Foreign Service;
‘‘(C) the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive
Service;
‘‘(D) the Senior Cryptologic Executive Service;
or
‘‘(E) the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive
Service.
‘‘(2) For purposes of applying any limitation on accu-
mulation under this section with respect to any annual
leave described in paragraph (1)—
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‘‘(A) ‘30 days’ in subsection (a) shall be deemed
to read ‘90 days’; and
‘‘(B) ‘45 days’ in subsection (b) shall be
deemed to read ‘90 days’.’’.
(b) Notwithstanding the amendment made by sub-
section (a), in the case of an employee who, on the effec-
tive date of subsection (a), is subject to subsection (f) of
section 6304 of title 5, United States Code, and who has
to such employee’s credit annual leave in excess of the
maximum accumulation otherwise permitted by subsection
(a) or (b) of section 6304 (determined applying the
amendment made by subsection (a)), such excess annual
leave shall remain to the credit of the employee and be
subject to reduction, in the same manner as provided in
subsection (c) of section 6304.
TITLE XIV—REINVENTING
SUPPORT SERVICES
SEC. 14001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Government Informa-
tion Dissemination and Printing Improvement Act of
1993’’.
SEC. 14002. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.—The posi-
tion of Superintendent of Documents and all functions of
the position of Superintendent of Documents under title
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44, United States Code, or any other provision of law are
transferred to the Library of Congress and shall be carried
out by the Superintendent of Documents under the direc-
tion of the Librarian of Congress. The Superintendent of
Documents shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleas-
ure of, the Librarian of Congress. Until otherwise provided
by law, on and after the effective date of the transfer
under this subsection, the employees under the Super-
intendent of Documents who are transferred shall be
treated, for purposes of the laws governing labor-manage-
ment relations, in the same manner as such employees
were treated before the effective date of such transfer.
(b) REVOCATION OF CHARTERS.—All printing plant
charters authorized under section 501 of title 44, United
States Code, are revoked.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The transfer under sub-
section (a) shall take effect one year after the date of the
enactment of this title. The revocation under subsection
(b) shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this title.
SEC. 14003. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS TO BE AVAIL-
ABLE THROUGHOUT THE GOVERNMENT.
All Government publications shall be available
throughout the Government to any department, agency,
or entity of the Government for use or redissemination.
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SEC. 14004. INVENTORY AND FURNISHING OF GOVERN-
MENT PUBLICATIONS.
Each department, agency, and other entity of the
Government shall—
(1) establish and maintain a comprehensive in-
ventory of its Government publications;
(2) make such inventory available through the
electronic directory under chapter 41 of title 44,
United States Code; and
(3) in the form and manner prescribed by the
Superintendent of Documents, furnish its Govern-
ment publications to the Superintendent of Docu-
ments.
SEC. 14005. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUB-
LIC PRINTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Printer shall, with re-
spect to the executive branch of the Government and the
judicial branch of the Government—
(1) use all necessary measures to remedy ne-
glect, delay, duplication, and waste in the public
printing and binding of Government publications, in-
cluding the reduction and elimination of internal
printing and high-speed duplicating capacities of de-
partments, agencies, and entities;
(2) prescribe Government publishing standards,
which, to the greatest extent practicable, shall be
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consistent with the United States Government Print-
ing Office Style Manual;
(3) prescribe Government procurement and
manufacturing requirements for printing paper and
writing paper, which, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, shall be consistent with Government Paper
Specification Standards;
(4) authorize the acquisition and transfer of
equipment requisitioned by publishing facilities au-
thorized under section 501 of title 44, United States
Code;
(5) authorize the disposal of such equipment
pursuant to section 312 of title 44, United States
Code; and
(6) establish policy for the acquisition of print-
ing, which, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
be consistent with (A) Printing Procurement Regu-
lation (GPO Publication 305.3), (B) Government
Printing and Binding Regulations (JCP No. 26),
and (C) Printing Procurement Department Instruc-
tion (PP304.1B).
(b) POLICY STANDARDS.—The policy referred to in
subsection (a)(6) shall be formulated to maximize competi-
tive procurement from the private sector. Government in-
house printing and duplicating operations authorized
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under section 501 of title 44, United States Code, or oth-
erwise authorized by law, may be used if they provide
printing at the lowest cost to the Government, taking into
consideration the total expense of production, materials,
labor, equipment, and general and administrative expense,
including all levels of overhead.
SEC. 14006. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SU-
PERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.
(a) GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS TO BE FURNISHED
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS.—If a depart-
ment, agency, or other entity of the Government publishes
a Government publication, the head of the department,
agency, or entity shall furnish the Government publication
to the Superintendent of Documents not later than the
date of release of the material to the public.
(b) DISSEMINATION OR REPUBLICATION.—In addi-
tion to any other dissemination provided for by law, the
Superintendent of Documents shall disseminate or repub-
lish Government publications, if, as determined by the Su-
perintendent, the dissemination by the department, agen-
cy, or entity of the Government is inadequate. The Super-
intendent shall have authority to carry out the preceding
sentence by appropriate means, including the dissemina-
tion and republication of Government publications fur-
nished under subsection (a), with the cost of dissemination
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and republication to be borne by the department, agency,
or entity involved.
(c) COST.—The cost charged to the public by the Su-
perintendent of Documents under subsection (b) for any
Government publication (whether such Government publi-
cation is made available to the public by a department,
agency, or entity of the Government, or by the Super-
intendent of Documents) may include the incremental cost
of dissemination, but may not include any profit.
SEC. 14007. DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES.
In addition to any other distribution provided for by
law, the Superintendent of Documents shall make Govern-
ment publications available to designated depository li-
braries and State libraries. The Superintendent shall have
authority to carry out the preceding sentence by appro-
priate means, including the dissemination and republica-
tion of Government publications furnished under section
14006(a), with the cost of dissemination and republication
to be borne by the department, agency, or entity involved.
SEC. 14008. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title—
(1) the term ‘‘Government publication’’ means
any informational matter that is published at Gov-
ernment expense, or as required by law; and
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(2) the term ‘‘publish’’ means, with respect to
informational matter, make available for dissemina-
tion.
TITLE XV—STREAMLINING
MANAGEMENT CONTROL
SEC. 15001. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN RE-
PORTING TO CONGRESS.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to improve
the efficiency of Executive branch performance in imple-
menting statutory requirements for reports to Congress
and its committees. Examples of improvements in effi-
ciency intended by this title are the elimination or consoli-
dation of duplicative or obsolete reporting requirements
and adjustments to deadlines that will provide for more
efficient workload distribution or improve the quality of
reports.
(b) AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR.—The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget may publish annu-
ally in the President’s Budget his recommendations for
consolidation, elimination, or adjustments in frequency
and due dates of statutorily required periodic reports to
the Congress or its committees. For each recommendation,
the Director shall provide an individualized statement of
the reasons that support the recommendation. In addition,
for each report for which a recommendation is made, the
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Director shall state with specificity the exact consolida-
tion, elimination, or adjustment in frequency or due date
that is recommended. If the Director’s recommendations
are approved by law, they shall take effect.
(c) The Director’s recommendations shall be consist-
ent with the purpose stated in subsection (a).
(d) Prior to the publication of the recommendations
authorized in subsection (b), the Director or his designee
shall consult with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees concerning the recommendations.
TITLE XVI—FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
SEC. 16001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Financial
Management Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 16002. ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS.
(a) Section 3332 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3332. Required direct deposit
‘‘(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
all Federal wage, salary, and retirement payments shall
be paid to recipients of such payments by electronic funds
transfer, unless another method has been determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury to be appropriate.
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‘‘(2) Each recipient of Federal wage, salary, or retire-
ment payments shall designate one or more financial insti-
tutions or other authorized payment agents and provide
the payment certifying or authorizing agency information
necessary for the recipient to receive electronic funds
transfer payments through each institution so designated.
‘‘(b)(1) The head of each agency shall waive the re-
quirements of subsection (a) of this section for a recipient
of Federal wage, salary, or retirement payments author-
ized or certified by the agency upon written request by
such recipient.
‘‘(2) Federal wage, salary, or retirement payments
shall be paid to any recipient granted a waiver under para-
graph (1) of this subsection by any method determined
appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury.
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may waive the
requirements of subsection (a) of this section for any
group of recipients upon request by the head of an agency
under standards prescribed by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury.
‘‘(2) Federal wage, salary, or retirement payments
shall be paid to any member of a group granted a waiver
under paragraph (1) of this subsection by any method de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary of the Treasury.
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‘‘(d) This section shall apply only to recipients of
Federal wage or salary payments who begin to receive
such payments on or after January 1, 1995, and recipients
of Federal retirement payments who begin to receive such
payments on or after January 1, 1995.
‘‘(e) The crediting of the amount of a payment to
the appropriate account on the books of a financial institu-
tion or other authorized payment agent designated by a
payment recipient under this section shall constitute a full
acquittance to the United States for the amount of the
payment.’’.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by amending the item for
section 3332 to read:
‘‘3332. Required direct deposit.’’.
SEC. 16003. FRANCHISE FUNDS AND INNOVATION FUNDS.
(a) Title 31, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing, after section 1537, a section 1538, as follows:
‘‘§ 1538. Franchise funds
‘‘(a) There is hereby authorized to be established a
franchise fund in any executive agency which does not
have such a fund which shall be available, without further
appropriation action by the Congress, for expenses and
equipment necessary for the maintenance and operations
of such administrative services as the head of the agency,
with the approval of the Office of Management and Budg-
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et, determines may be performed more advantageously on
a centralized basis.
‘‘(b)(1) The fund shall consist of the fair and reason-
able value of inventories, equipment, and other assets and
inventories on order pertaining to the services to be pro-
vided by the fund as are transferred by the head of the
agency to the fund less related liabilities and unpaid obli-
gations together with any appropriations made for the
purpose of providing capital.
‘‘(2) For the first fiscal year a fund is in operation
and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount not to exceed
4 percent of the total income of the fund may be retained
in the fund, to remain available until expended, to be used
only for the acquisition of capital equipment and for the
improvement and implementation of agency financial man-
agement and related support systems.
‘‘(3) For the first three fiscal years a fund is in oper-
ation, up to 50 percent of the unobligated balances of
funds provided in annual appropriations available at the
end of the fiscal year to the agency for salaries and ex-
penses may be transferred into the fund no later than the
end of the succeeding fiscal year.
‘‘(c) The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with
payments, including advance payments, from applicable
appropriations and funds of the agency, other Federal
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‘‘§ 1539. Innovation funds
‘‘(a) There is hereby authorized to be established an
innovation fund in any executive agency which does not
have such a fund, which shall be available without further
appropriation action by the Congress.
‘‘(b) The purpose of the fund is to provide a self-
sustaining source of financing for agencies to invest in
projects designed to produce measurable improvements in
agency efficiency and significant taxpayer savings.
Amounts available in the fund may be borrowed by the
agency for such projects, subject to subsection (e).
‘‘(c) Each agency that establishes an innovation fund
will develop an investment project selection process, in-
cluding specific investment criteria such as return on in-
vestment, payback period, extent of matching or in-kind
support (including such support from other Federal agen-
cies), technical merit, and budget justification.
‘‘(d) For the first three fiscal years a fund is in oper-
ation, up to 50 percent of the unobligated balances of
funds provided in annual appropriations available at the
end of the fiscal year to the agency (other than appropria-
tions for salaries and expenses) may be transferred to and
merged with the innovation fund to be available to make
loans to agency components for projects designed to en-
hance productivity and generate cost savings, provided
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that such transfers occur no later than the end of the suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
‘‘(e)(1) Any amounts borrowed from the fund by an
agency component to finance a project selected under the
process described in subsection (c) shall be repaid to the
fund at the times specified in the repayment schedule
agreed upon at the time the loan is made.
‘‘(2) Interest on loans made by the fund shall be paid
to the fund at the rate on marketable Treasury securities
of similar maturity at the time the loan is made.
‘‘(3) Repayments shall be made from the accounts
anticipated to receive the greatest long-term benefit from
the project at the time the loan is made.
‘‘(4) Repayments to the fund shall take priority over
any other obligation of payments of an account designated
to make repayments under paragraph (3) of this sub-
section.’’.
(d) The table of sections for subchapter III of chapter
15 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding,
after the item for section 1538, the following new item:
‘‘1539. Innovation funds.’’.
SEC. 16004. SIMPLIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT REPORTING
PROCESS.
(a) To improve the efficiency of Executive branch
performance in implementing statutory requirements for
general management and financial management reports to
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the Congress and its committees, the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget may publish annually in
the President’s Budget his recommendations for consoli-
dation, elimination, or adjustments in frequency and due
dates of statutorily required periodic reports of agencies
to the Office of Management and Budget or the President
and of agencies or the Office of Management and Budget
to the Congress under any laws for which the Office of
Management and Budget has general management or fi-
nancial management responsibility. For each rec-
ommendation, the Director shall provide an individualized
statement of the reasons that support the recommenda-
tion. In addition, for each report for which a recommenda-
tion is made, the Director shall state with specificity the
exact consolidation, elimination, or adjustment in fre-
quency or due date that is recommended. If the Director’s
recommendations are approved by law, they shall take ef-
fect.
(b) The Director’s recommendations shall be consist-
ent with the purpose stated in subsection (a).
(c) Prior to the publication of the recommendations
authorized in subsection (a), the Director or his designee
shall consult with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, including the House Committee on Government Op-
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erations and the Senate Committee on Governmental Af-
fairs, concerning the recommendations.
SEC. 16005. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS.
(a) Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3515. Financial statements of agencies
‘‘(a) Not later than March 1 of 1997 and each year
thereafter, the head of each executive agency identified in
section 901(b) of this title shall prepare and submit to
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an
audited financial statement for the preceding fiscal year,
covering all accounts and associated activities of each of-
fice, bureau, and activity of the agency.
‘‘(b) Each audited financial statement of an executive
agency under this section shall reflect—
‘‘(1) the overall financial position of the offices,
bureaus, and activities covered by the statement, in-
cluding assets and liabilities thereof; and
‘‘(2) results of operations of those offices, bu-
reaus, and activities.
‘‘(c) The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall prescribe the form and content of the finan-
cial statements of executive agencies under this section,
consistent with applicable accounting principles, stand-
ards, and requirements.
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‘‘(d) The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget may waive the application of all or part of sub-
section (a).
‘‘(e) Not later than March 1 of 1996, the head of
each Executive agency identified in section 901(b) of this
title and designated by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall prepare and submit to the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget an audited
financial statement for the preceding fiscal year, covering
all accounts and associated activities of each office, bu-
reau, and activity of the agency.
‘‘(f) Not later than March 31 of 1994, 1995, and,
for Executive agencies not designated by the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget under subsection
(e), 1996, the head of each Executive agency identified
in section 901(b) of this title shall prepare and submit
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
a financial statement for the preceding fiscal year, cover-
ing—
‘‘(1) each revolving fund and trust fund of the
agency; and
‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, the accounts of
each office, bureau, and activity of the agency which
performed substantial commercial functions during
the preceding fiscal year.
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‘‘(g) for purposes of subsection (f), the term ‘commer-
cial functions’ includes buying and leasing of real estate,
providing insurance, making loans and loan guarantees,
and other credit programs and any activity involving the
provision of a service or thing for which a fee, royalty,
rent, or other charge is imposed by an agency for services
and things of value it provides.’’.
(b) Subsection 3521(f) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f)(1) For each audited financial statement required
under subsections (a) and (e) of section 3515 of this title,
the person who audits the statement for purpose of sub-
section (e) of this section shall submit a report on the
audit to the head of the agency. A report under this sub-
section shall be prepared in accordance with generally ac-
cepted government auditing standards.
‘‘(2) Not later than June 30 following the fiscal year
for which a financial statement is submitted under sub-
section (f) of section 3515 of this title, the person who
audits the statement for purpose of subsection (e) of this
section shall submit a report on the audit to the head of
the agency. A report under this subsection shall be pre-
pared in accordance with generally accepted government
auditing standards.’’.
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SEC. 16006. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EN-
HANCING DEBT COLLECTION.
(a) Title 31, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing, after section 3720A, a section 3720B, as follows:
‘‘§ 3720B. Authorization of appropriations for enhanc-
ing debt collection
‘‘(a) To the extent and in the amounts provided in
advance in appropriations acts—
‘‘(1) an amount not to exceed 1 percent of the
delinquent debts collected for a program in one fiscal
year is authorized to be credited in the following fis-
cal year to a special fund for such program;
‘‘(2) an amount not to exceed 10 percent of any
sustained annual increase in delinquent debt collec-
tions, as defined by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, is authorized to be cred-
ited to a special fund for such program; and
‘‘(3) from amounts credited under paragraphs
(1) and (2), such sums as may be necessary are au-
thorized to be appropriated for the improvement of
that program’s debt collection activities, including,
but not limited to, account and loan servicing, delin-
quent debt collection and asset disposition.
‘‘(b) Debt is defined as delinquent under standards
prescribed or to be prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
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‘‘(c) For direct loan and loan guarantee programs
subject to Title V of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, amounts credited in accordance with section (a)
shall be considered administrative costs and shall not be
included in the estimated payments to the Government for
the purpose of calculating the cost of such programs.
‘‘(d) This section shall apply only to collection of
debts—
‘‘(1) for a program not within the Department
of Justice; and
‘‘(2) not involving the assistance of the Depart-
ment of Justice.’’.
(b) The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter
37 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding,
after the item for section 3720A, the following new item:
‘‘3720B. Authorization of appropriations for enhancing debt collection.’’.
SEC. 16007. CONTRACTS FOR COLLECTION SERVICES.
(a) Subsection 3701(d) of Title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and 3716–3719’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘, 3716, and 3717’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 301 et seq.),’’.
(b) Section 3701 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(e) Section 3718 of this title does not apply to a
claim or debt under, or to an amount payable under, the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) owed by a
person receiving benefits under that Act or to a claim or
debt under, or to an amount payable under, title 26 of
the United States Code.’’.
SEC. 16008. NOTIFICATION TO AGENCIES OF DEBTORS’
MAILING ADDRESSES.
Section 3720A of title 31, United States Code is
amended by striking ‘‘the individual’s home address.’’ at
the end of subsection (c) and inserting the following: ‘‘the
person’s mailing address. Provision of this information is
authorized by section 6103(m)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code (26 U.S.C. 6103(m)(2)).’’.
SEC. 16009. CONTRACTS FOR COLLECTION SERVICES.
Subparagraph 3718(B)(1)(A) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking the following: ‘‘If the
Attorney General makes a contract for legal services to
be furnished in any judicial district of the United States
under the first sentence of this paragraph, the Attorney
General shall use his best efforts to obtain, from among
attorneys regularly engaged in the private practice of law
in such district, at least four such contracts with private
individuals or firms in such district.’’.
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SEC. 16010. ADJUSTING CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR
INFLATION.
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990 is amended by—
(1) amending section 4 to read as follows: ‘‘The
head of each agency shall—
‘‘(1) by regulation, no later than September 30,
1994, and at least once every 4 years thereafter, ad-
just each civil monetary penalty provided by law
within the jurisdiction of the Federal agency, except
for any penalty under title 26, United States Code,
by the inflation adjustment described under section
5 and publish each such adjustment in the Federal
Register; and
‘‘(2) provide a report to the Secretary of the
Treasury by November 15 of each year on all pen-
alties adjusted during the preceding fiscal year.’’;
(2) amending subsection 5(a) by striking ‘‘The
adjustment described under paragraphs (4) and
(5)(A) of section 4’’ and inserting ‘‘The inflation ad-
justment’’; and
(3) adding, after section 6, a section 7, as fol-
lows: ‘‘Section 7. Any increase to a civil monetary
penalty resulting from this Act shall apply only to
violations which occur after the date any such in-
crease takes effect.’’.
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TITLE XVII—RESCISSIONS OF
BUDGET AUTHORITY
SEC. 17001. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal Year 1994 Re-
scission Act’’.
Subtitle A—Department of Agri-
culture, 
Rural 
Development,
Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111 and subsequently transferred to the
Human Nutrition Information Service pursuant to Sec-
retary’s Memorandum No. 1020–39, dated September 30,
1993, $1,000,000 are rescinded and the remaining funds
are transferred to the Agricultural Research Service: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated by Public Law 103–111
for the functions of the former Human Nutrition Informa-
tion Service shall be made available only to the Agricul-
tural Research Service.
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COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111, $14,279,000 are rescinded, includ-
ing $4,375,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural
research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended;
$7,000,000 
for 
competitive 
research 
grants; 
and
$2,904,000 for necessary expenses of the Cooperative
State Research Service.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111, $2,897,000 are rescinded.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
(RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111 and subsequently transferred to the
Agricultural Cooperative Service pursuant to Secretary’s
Memorandum No. 1020–39, dated September 30, 1993,
$100,000 are rescinded and the remaining funds are
transferred to the Rural Development Administration.
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111 and subsequently transferred to the
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Agricultural Cooperative Service pursuant to Secretary’s
Memorandum No. 1020–39, dated September 30, 1993,
$435,000 are transferred to the Rural Development
Administration.
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111 for the cost of direct section 502
loans, $35,000,000 are rescinded.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111 for the cost of direct loans,
$20,000,000 are rescinded.
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111, $12,167,000 are rescinded.
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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–341, $12,600,000 are rescinded.
FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMS FOR SELECTED GROUPS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–341, $6,000,000 are rescinded.
PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–111 for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with title III, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
Subtitle B—Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances in the Economic Devel-
opment Revolving Fund, $29,000,000 are rescinded.
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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
CONSTRUCTION
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts made available under this heading
in Public Law 103–121, $3,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
For fiscal year 1994 only, the Director of the Bureau
of Justice Assistance, upon good cause shown, may waive
the provisions of section 504(f) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for projects located
in communities covered under a Presidentially declared
disaster pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the balances in the Buying Power Maintenance
account, $8,800,000 are rescinded.
NEW DIPLOMATIC POSTS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available for the United States
Information Agency under this heading in Public Law
102–395, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Subject to enactment of legislation authorizing the
Secretary of State to charge a fee or surcharge for proc-
essing machine readable non-immigrant visas and machine
readable combined border crossing identification cards and
non-immigrant visas, the Secretary of State may collect
not to exceed $20,000,000 in additional fees or surcharges
during fiscal year 1994 pursuant to such authority: Pro-
vided, That such additional fees shall be deposited as an
offsetting collection to the Department of State, Adminis-
tration of Foreign Affairs, ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’ appropriation account and such fees shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That such col-
lections shall be available only to modernize, automate,
and enhance consular services and counterterrorism activi-
ties of the Department of State, to include the develop-
ment and installation of automated visa and namecheck
information systems, secure travel documents, worldwide
telecommunications systems, and management systems to
permit sharing of critical information regarding visa appli-
cants and help secure America’s borders.
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THE JUDICIARY
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
DEFENDER SERVICES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–121, $3,000,000 are rescinded.
RELATED AGENCIES
BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
ISRAEL RELAY STATION
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading,
$1,700,000 are rescinded.
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 103–121, $1,177,000 are rescinded.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other
Act, not to exceed $2,000,000 of the funds made available
under this heading in Public Law 103–121 may be used
to carry out projects involving security construction and
related improvements for Agency facilities not physically
located together with Department of State facilities
abroad: Provided, That such funds may remain available
until expended.
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unexpended or unobligated balances of funds
(including earmarked funds) made available for fiscal
years 1987 through 1993 to carry out the provisions of
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as amended, $90,000,000 is rescinded: Provided, That
funds rescinded under this paragraph are to be derived
from the following countries in the following amounts:
Kenya, 
$2,000,000; 
Liberia, 
$797,000; 
Oman,
$18,000,000; 
Peru, 
$11,000,000; 
Philippines,
$10,200,000; and Somalia, $3,003,000: Provided further,
That $45,000,000 of the funds rescinded under this para-
graph are to be derived from the Private Sector Power
Project (No. 391–0494) for Pakistan.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the grant funds made available (including ear-
marked funds) under this heading in Public Law 102–391
and prior appropriations Acts, $66,000,000 is rescinded:
Provided, That funds rescinded under this paragraph are
to be derived from the following countries in the following
amounts: Benin, $3,000; Cameroon, $161,000; Central
African Republic, $59,000; Congo, $7,000; Cote D’ Ivoire,