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ized under subtitle D of title I of the Act: Provided further, That
not more than $9,450,000 of the $94,500,000 made available for
the National Service Trust Fund shall be for educational awards
authorized under section 129(b) of subtitle C of title I of the Act:
Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 is available for
the Points of Light Foundation as authorized under title III of
the Act: Provided further, That not more than $15,000,000 shall
be for activities under subtitle H of title I of the Act.
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), $32,000,000.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, includ-
ing expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uni-
formed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 4101–4118) for civilian employees;
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; $25,000,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provi-
sions 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
CORPORATIONS
Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act, as amended, are hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, 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 the Act
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in
the budget for 1994 for such corporation or agency except as herein-
after provided: Provided, 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 assistance provided
for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso
shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations
of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are
necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States
Government.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
FSLIC RESOLUTION FUND
For payment of expenditures, in fiscal year 1994, of the FSLIC
Resolution Fund, for which other funds available to the FSLIC
Resolution Fund as authorized by Public Law 101–73 are insuffi-
cient, $1,171,000,000.
FDIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
For the affordable housing program of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation under section 40 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q), $7,000,000 to pay for any losses
resulting from the sale of properties under the program, and for
all administrative and holding costs associated with operating the
program.
Notwithstanding any provisions of section 40 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act or any other provision of law, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation shall be deemed in compliance with
such section if, in its sole discretion, the Corporation at any time
modifies, amends or waives any provisions of such section in order
to maximize the efficient use of the available appropriated funds.
The Corporation shall not be subject to suit for its failure to comply
with the requirements of this provision or section 40 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act.
RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $34,314,000.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 501. 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 therefor in the budget esti-
mates submitted for the appropriations: Provided, 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 performed in connection with major disasters or emer-
gencies declared or determined by the President under the provi-
sions 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 pay-
ments 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 therefor set forth
in the estimates in the same proportion.
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SEC. 502. 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 law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 503. 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, Resolution Trust
Corporation, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal
Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. 1811–1831).
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year
unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 505. No funds appropriated by this Act may be expended—
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or employee
of the United States unless—
(A) such certification is accompanied by, or is part
of, a voucher or abstract which describes the payee or
payees and the items or services for which such expenditure
is being made, or
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to such certifi-
cation, and without such a voucher or abstract, is specifi-
cally authorized by law; and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by the Gen-
eral Accounting Office or is specifically exempt by law from
such audit.
SEC. 506. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency may be expended for the transportation of any
officer or employee of such department or agency between his
domicile and his place of employment, with the exception of any
officer or employee authorized such transportation under title 31,
United States Code, section 1344.
SEC. 507. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipients that
do not share in the cost of conducting research resulting from
proposals not specifically solicited by the Government: Provided,
That the extent of cost sharing by the recipient shall reflect the
mutuality of interest of the grantee or contractor and the Govern-
ment in the research.
SEC. 508. None of the funds provided in this Act may be
used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimbursement
for payment of the salary of a consultant (whether retained by
the Federal Government or a grantee) at more than the daily
equivalent of the rate paid for Level IV of the Executive Schedule,
unless specifically authorized by law.
SEC. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
for personnel compensation and benefits shall be available for other
object classifications set forth in the budget estimates submitted
for the appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply
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to any part of the appropriations contained in this Act for Offices
of Inspector General personnel compensation and benefits.
SEC. 510. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing
herein affects the authority of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission pursuant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety
Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
SEC. 511. Except as otherwise provided under existing law
or under an existing Executive order issued pursuant to an existing
law, the obligation or expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for contracts for any consulting service shall be limited to
contracts which are (1) a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly avail-
able list of all contracts entered into within twenty-four months
prior to the date on which the list is made available to the public
and of all contracts on which performance has not been completed
by such date. The list required by the preceding sentence shall
be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description
of the work to be performed under each such contract.
SEC. 512. Except as otherwise provided by law, no part of
any appropriation contained in this Act shall be obligated or
expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) for a
contract for services unless such executive agency (1) has awarded
and entered into such contract in full compliance with such Act
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any
report prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, evalua-
tions, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report prepared
by the agency which is substantially derived from or substantially
includes any report prepared pursuant to such contract, to contain
information concerning (A) the contract pursuant to which the
report was prepared, and (B) the contractor who prepared the
report pursuant to such contract.
SEC. 513. Except as otherwise provided in section 506, none
of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur,
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such depart-
ment or agency.
SEC. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated
miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
SEC. 515. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within
the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this
Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property
if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000, unless the
Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired
following the date on which the report is received by the Committees
on Appropriations.
SEC. 517. (a) The Resolution Trust Corporation (‘‘Corporation’’)
shall report to the Congress at least once a month on the status
of the review required by section 21A(b)(11)(B) of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act and the actions taken with respect to the agreements
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described in such section. The report shall describe, for each such
agreement, the review that has been conducted and the action
that has been taken, if any, to rescind or to restructure, modify,
or renegotiate the agreement. In describing the action taken, the
Corporation is not required to provide detailed information regard-
ing an ongoing investigation or negotiation. The Corporation shall
exercise any and all legal rights to restructure, modify, renegotiate
or rescind such agreement, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, where the savings would be realized.
(b) To expend any appropriated funds for the purpose of
restructuring, modifying, or renegotiating the agreements described
in subsection (a), the Corporation shall certify to the Congress,
for each such agreement, the following:
(1) the Corporation has completed its review of the agree-
ment, as required by section 21A(b)(11)(B) of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Act;
(2)(A) at the time of certification, in the opinion of the
Corporation and based upon the information available to it,
there is insufficient evidence or other indication of fraud, mis-
representation, failure to disclose a material fact, failure to
perform under the terms of the agreement, improprieties in
the bidding process, failure to comply with any law, rule or
regulation regarding the validity of the agreement, or any other
legal basis sufficient for the rescission of the agreement; or
(B) at the time of certification, the Corporation finds that
there may be sufficient evidence to provide a legal basis for
the rescission of the assistance agreement, but the Corporation
determines that it may be in the best interest of the Govern-
ment to restructure, modify or renegotiate the assistance agree-
ment; and
(3) the Corporation has or will promptly exercise any and
all legal rights to modify, renegotiate, or restructure the agree-
ment where savings would be realized by such actions.
SEC. 518. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—None of
the funds made available in this Act may be expended in violation
of sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C.
10a–10c; popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’), which are
applicable to those funds.