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erning the terms and conditions of project rental assistance
and tenant-based rental assistance for such section 202 and
such section 811, except that the initial contract term for
such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Pro-
vided further, That all balances and recaptures, as of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, remaining in the ‘‘Congregate housing services’’
account as authorized by the Housing and Community De-
velopment Amendments of 1978, as amended, shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the amounts for those purposes
under this heading.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all uncom-
mitted balances of excess rental charges as of September 30,
2003, and any collections made during fiscal year 2004
(with the exception of amounts required to make refunds
of excess income remittances as authorized by Public Law
106–569), shall be transferred to the Flexible Subsidy Fund,
as authorized by section 236(g) of the National Housing
Act, as amended.
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
Up to $303,000,000 of recaptured section 236 budget
authority resulting from prepayment of mortgages sub-
sidized under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 2004: Pro-
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vided, That the limitation otherwise applicable to the max-
imum payments that may be required in any fiscal year
by all contracts entered into under section 236 is reduced
in fiscal year 2004 by not more than $303,000,000 in un-
committed balances of authorizations of contract authority
provided for this purpose in appropriations Acts.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards
Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.),
$13,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:
Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated
under this heading shall be available from the general fund
of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations
and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to
the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading
from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections
are received during fiscal year 2004 so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2004 appropriation from the general fund
estimated at not more than $0 and fees pursuant to such
section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such
a final fiscal year 2004 appropriation.
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FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 2004, commitments to guarantee
loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan
principal of $185,000,000,000.
During fiscal year 2004, obligations to make direct
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the Na-
tional Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed
$50,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be
for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connec-
tion with sales of single family real properties owned by
the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Fund.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed and direct loan program, $359,000,000, of
which not to exceed $355,000,000 shall be transferred to the
appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation
for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition, for adminis-
trative contract expenses, $85,000,000, of which no less than
$20,744,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital
Fund for the development of and modifications to informa-
tion technology systems which serve programs or activities
under ‘‘Housing programs’’ or ‘‘Federal housing adminis-
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tration’’: Provided, That to the extent guaranteed loan com-
mitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or before April 1, 2004,
an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses
shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaran-
teed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for
any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds
made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000.
GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sec-
tions 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan guarantee
modifications, as that term is defined in section 502 of the
Congressional 
Budget 
Act 
of 
1974, 
as 
amended,
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of up to
$25,000,000,000.
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and
519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed
$50,000,000, of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be for
bridge financing in connection with the sale of multifamily
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act; and of which not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
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mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs,
$229,000,000, of which $209,000,000, shall be transferred
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and of
which $20,000,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation
for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’.
In addition, for administrative contract expenses nec-
essary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan pro-
grams, $93,780,000, of which no less than $16,946,000 shall
be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment of and modifications to information technology sys-
tems which serve activities under ‘‘Housing programs’’ or
‘‘Federal housing administration’’: Provided, That to the
extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $8,426,000,000
on or before April 1, 2004, an additional $1,980 for admin-
istrative contract expenses shall be available for each
$1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata amount for any
increment below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds
made available by this proviso exceed $14,400,000.
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GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the
purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as
amended 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1721(g)), 
shall 
not 
exceed
$200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
guaranteed 
mortgage-backed 
securities 
program,
$10,695,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees of
mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt account,
of which not to exceed $10,695,000, shall be transferred to
the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including
carrying out the functions of the Secretary under section
1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968,
$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005:
Provided, That of the total amount provided under this
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heading, $7,500,000 shall be for the Partnership for Ad-
vancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not other-
wise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended,
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005,
of which $20,000,000 shall be to carry out activities pursu-
ant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds made
available under this heading shall be used to lobby the exec-
utive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $175,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2005, of which $10,000,000
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1970: Provided, That both programs may include re-
search, studies, evaluations, testing, and demonstration ef-
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forts, including education and outreach by units of general
local government, community-based organizations and
other appropriate entities concerning lead-based paint poi-
soning and other housing-related diseases and hazards: Pro-
vided, That of the total amount made available under this
heading, $50,000,000 shall be made available on a competi-
tive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement
needs, as identified by the Secretary as having: (1) the high-
est number of pre-1940 units of rental housing; and (2) a
disproportionately high number of documented cases of
lead-poisoned children: Provided further, That each grantee
receiving funds under the previous proviso shall target those
privately owned units and multifamily buildings that are
occupied by low-income families as defined under section
3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided
further, That not less than 90 percent of the funds made
available under this paragraph shall be used exclusively for
abatement, inspections, risk assessments, temporary reloca-
tions and interim control of lead-based hazards as defined
by 42 U.S.C. 4851: Provided further, That each recipient
of funds provided under the first proviso shall make a
matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 per-
cent: Provided further, That each applicant shall submit a
detailed plan and strategy that demonstrates adequate ca-
pacity that is acceptable to the Secretary of the Department
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of Housing and Urban Development to carry out the pro-
posed use of funds pursuant to a Notice of Funding Avail-
ability.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uni-
forms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $25,000 for
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$1,111,530,000, of which $564,000,000 shall be provided
from the various funds of the Federal Housing Administra-
tion, $10,695,000 shall be provided from funds of the Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be
provided from the ‘‘Community development loan guaran-
tees program’’ account, $150,000 shall be provided by trans-
fer from the ‘‘Native American housing block grants’’ ac-
count, $250,000 shall be provided by transfer from the ‘‘In-
dian housing loan guarantee fund program’’ account and
$35,000 shall be transferred from the ‘‘Native Hawaiian
housing loan guarantee fund’’ account: Provided further,
That the General Counsel of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development shall have for fiscal year 2004 and
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all fiscal years hereafter overall responsibility for all issues
related to appropriations law: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the GS–14 and
GS–15 levels until the total number of GS–14 and GS–15
positions in the Department has been reduced from the
number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions on the date of enact-
ment of Public Law 106–377 by 21⁄2 percent: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds shall be made available for the salaries
(other than pensions and related costs) of any employees
who had significant responsibility for allocating funding for
the overleasing of vouchers by public housing agencies.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
For additional capital for the Working Capitol Fund
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications to,
and infrastructure for Department-wide information tech-
nology systems, and for the continuing operation of both
Department-wide and program-specific information sys-
tems, $240,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2005: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this
Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $102,000,000, of which $24,000,000 shall be pro-
vided from the various funds of the Federal Housing Ad-
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ministration: Provided, That the Inspector General shall
have independent authority over all personnel issues within
this office: Provided further, That no less than $300,000
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the
development of and modifications to information technology
systems for the Office of Inspector General.
CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND
(RESCISSION)
All unobligated balances remaining available from fees
and charges under section 7(j) of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development Act on October 1, 2003 are
rescinded.
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including not
to exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $39,915,000, to remain available until expended, to
be derived from the Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
Fund: Provided, That not less than 60 percent of the total
amount made available under this heading shall be used
for licensed audit personnel and audit support: Provided
further, That an additional $10,000,000 shall be made
available until expended, to be derived from the Federal
Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund only upon a certifi-
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cation by the Secretary of the Treasury that these funds
are necessary to meet an emergency need: Provided further,
That not to exceed such amounts shall be available from
the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to
incur obligations and make expenditures pending the re-
ceipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, That the
general fund amount shall be reduced as collections are re-
ceived during the fiscal year so as to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart
B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988
(42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded, or in the case of
cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts
of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded
or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing
finance agencies or local governments or local housing agen-
cies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development for which settlement occurred after
January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwith-
standing the previous sentence, the Secretary may award
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up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured
and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide
project owners with incentives to refinance their project at
a lower interest rate.
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2004 to investigate
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise law-
ful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including
the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal action,
that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or
preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a
court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) of
the 
AIDS 
Housing 
Opportunity 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under
this title for fiscal year 2004 that are allocated under such
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined
under subsection (b), for any State that—
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year
under clause (ii) of such section; and
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for
fiscal year 2004 under such clause (ii) because the
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year
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2004 do not have the number of cases of acquired im-
munodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under
such clause.
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based
on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of
that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical areas
that qualify under clause (i) of such section 854(c)(1)(A)
in fiscal year 2004, in proportion to AIDS cases among
cities and States that qualify under clauses (i) and (ii) of
such section and States deemed eligible under subsection
(a).
SEC. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any
grant or assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act
shall be made on a competitive basis in accordance with
section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Reform Act of 1989.
SEC. 205. 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 adminis-
trative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis,
and for utilizing and making payment for services and fa-
cilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Gov-
ernment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home
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Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Fed-
eral 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. 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall be available for any program, project or
activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget esti-
mates submitted to Congress.
SEC. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are subject
to the Government Corporation 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 accordance with law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without re-
gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104
of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams set forth in the budget for 2004 for such corporation
or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That
collections of these corporations and agencies may be used
for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to
the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such
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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 guar-
anty operations of these corporations, or where loans or
mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial
interest of the United States Government.
SEC. 208. None of the funds provided in this title for
technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides
to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each
proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the costs
associated with each program, project or activity as part
of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2004, HUD
shall transmit this information to the Committees by March
15, 2004 for 30 days of review.
SEC. 209. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
in fiscal year 2004, in managing and disposing of any mul-
tifamily property that is owned or held by the Secretary
and is occupied primarily by elderly or disabled families,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 that are attached
to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the
Secretary determines that such a multifamily property
owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued
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rental assistance payments under such section 8, the Sec-
retary may, in consultation with the tenants of that prop-
erty, contract for project-based rental assistance payments
with an owner or owners of other existing housing prop-
erties or provide other rental assistance.
SEC. 210. A public housing agency or such other entity
that administers Federal housing assistance in the States
of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to
include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assist-
ance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing
board of such agency or entity as required under section
(2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other en-
tity that administers Federal housing assistance under sec-
tion 8 in the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi shall
establish an advisory board of not less than 6 residents of
public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to pro-
vide advice and comment to the public housing agency or
other administering entity on issues related to public hous-
ing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less
than quarterly.
SEC. 211. Section 24(n) of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(n)) is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2006’’.
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SEC. 212. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall provide quarterly reports to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncom-
mitted, unobligated, and excess funds in each program and
activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall
submit additional, updated budget information to these
committees upon request.
SEC. 213. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall submit an annual report no later than August
30, 2004 and annually thereafter to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations regarding the number of
Federally assisted units under lease and the per unit cost
of these units to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
SEC. 214. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the amount allocated for fiscal year 2004 and there-
after to the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on behalf
of the Philadelphia, PA–NJ Primary Metropolitan Statis-
tical Area (hereafter ‘‘metropolitan area’’), under section
854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C.
12903(c)), shall be adjusted by the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development by allocating to the State of New
Jersey the proportion of the metropolitan area’s amount
that is based on the number of cases of AIDS reported in
the portion of the metropolitan area that is located in New
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Jersey. The State of New Jersey shall use amounts allocated
to the State under this subsection to carry out eligible ac-
tivities under section 855 of the AIDS Housing Oppor-
tunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) in the portion of the metro-
politan area that is located in New Jersey.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allocate
to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that other-
wise would be allocated for fiscal year 2004 and thereafter
under section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act
(42 U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina,
on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated
to Wake County shall be used to carry out eligible activities
under section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) within
such metropolitan statistical area.
SEC. 215. (a) During fiscal year 2004, in the provision
of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in connection
with a program to demonstrate the economy and effective-
ness of providing such assistance for use in assisted living
facilities that is carried out in the counties of the State of
Michigan specified in subsection (b) of this section, notwith-
standing paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) of such section
8(o), a family residing in an assisted living facility in any
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such county, on behalf of which a public housing agency
provides assistance pursuant to section 8(o)(18) of such Act,
may be required, at the time the family initially receives
such assistance, to pay rent in an amount exceeding 40 per-
cent of the monthly adjusted income of the family by such
a percentage or amount as the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development determines to be appropriate.
(b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oak-
land County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and
Washtenaw County, in the State of Michigan.
SEC. 216. Section 683(2) of the Housing and Commu-
nity Development Act of 1992 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘section.’’
and inserting ‘‘section; and’’; and
(3) by adding the following new subparagraph at
the end:
‘‘(H) housing that is assisted under section
811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act.’’.
SEC. 217. Section 224 of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1735o) is amended by adding the following new
sentence at the end of the first paragraph: ‘‘Notwith-
standing the preceding sentence and the following para-
graph, if an insurance claim is paid in cash for any mort-
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gage that is insured under section 203 or 234 of this Act
and is endorsed for mortgage insurance after the date of
enactment of this sentence, the debenture interest rate for
purposes of calculating such a claim shall be the monthly
average yield, for the month in which the default on the
mortgage occurred, on United States Treasury Securities
adjusted to a constant maturity of ten years.’’.
SEC. 218. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 101(b), by striking ‘‘Interagency
Council on the Homeless’’ and inserting ‘‘United
States Interagency Council on Homelessness’’;
(2) in section 102(b)(1), by striking ‘‘an Inter-
agency Council on the Homeless’’ and inserting ‘‘the
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’’;
(3) in the heading for title II, by striking
‘‘INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON THE HOME-
LESS’’ and inserting ‘‘UNITED STATES INTER-
AGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS’’;
(4) in sections 201, 207(1), 501(c)(2)(a), and
501(d)(3), by striking ‘‘Interagency Council on the
Homeless’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Interagency
Council on Homelessness’’; and
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(5) in section 204(c), by inserting after ‘‘reim-
bursable’’ the two places it appears the following: ‘‘or
nonreimbursable’’.
SEC. 219. Title II of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended by adding the following
new section at the end:
‘‘PAYMENT REWARDS FOR CERTAIN SINGLE FAMILY
MORTGAGES
‘‘SEC. 257. For purposes of establishing an alternative
to high cost mortgages for borrowers with credit impair-
ments, the Secretary may insure under sections 203(b) and
234(c) of this title any mortgage that meets the require-
ments of such sections, except as provided in the following
sentences. The Secretary may establish lower percentage of
appraised value limitations than those provided in section
203(b)(2)(B). Notwithstanding section 203(c)(2)(B), the
Secretary may establish and collect annual premium pay-
ments in an amount not exceeding 1.0 percent of the re-
maining insured principal balance and such payments may
be reduced or eliminated in subsequent years based on mort-
gage payment performance. All mortgages insured pursuant
to this section shall be obligations of the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund notwithstanding section 519 of this Act.’’.
SEC. 220. (a) INFORMATION COMPARISONS FOR PUB-
LIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS.—Section 453(j)
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of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) INFORMATION COMPARISONS FOR HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) FURNISHING
OF
INFORMATION
BY
HUD.—Subject to subparagraph (G), the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall
furnish to the Secretary, on such periodic basis
as determined by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development in consultation with the
Secretary, information in the custody of the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for
comparison with information in the National
Directory of New Hires, in order to obtain infor-
mation in such Directory with respect to indi-
viduals who are participating in any program
under—
‘‘(i) the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
‘‘(ii) section 202 of the Housing Act of
1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
‘‘(iii) section 221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or
236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715l(d) and 1715z–1);
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‘‘(iv) section 811 of the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 8013); or
‘‘(v) section 101 of the Housing and
Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C.
1701s).
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT TO SEEK MINIMUM IN-
FORMATION.—The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall seek information pur-
suant to this section only to the extent necessary
to verify the employment and income of individ-
uals described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—
‘‘(i) INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.—The
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, shall
compare information in the National Direc-
tory of New Hires with information pro-
vided by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development with respect to individ-
uals described in subparagraph (A), and
shall disclose information in such Directory
regarding such individuals to the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, in ac-
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cordance with this paragraph, for the pur-
poses specified in this paragraph.
‘‘(ii) CONDITION
ON
DISCLOSURE.—
The Secretary shall make disclosures in ac-
cordance with clause (i) only to the extent
that the Secretary determines that such dis-
closures do not interfere with the effective
operation of the program under this part.
‘‘(D) USE OF INFORMATION BY HUD.—The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may use information resulting from a data
match pursuant to this paragraph only—
‘‘(i) for the purpose of verifying the
employment and income of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and
‘‘(ii) after removal of personal identi-
fiers, to conduct analyses of the employment
and income reporting of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(E) DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION
BY
HUD.—
‘‘(i) PURPOSE
OF
DISCLOSURE.—The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment may make a disclosure under this sub-
paragraph only for the purpose of verifying
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the employment and income of individuals
described in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURES PERMITTED.—Sub-
ject to clause (iii), the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development may disclose infor-
mation resulting from a data match pursu-
ant to this paragraph only to a public hous-
ing agency, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, and the Attorney General in connec-
tion with the administration of a program
described in subparagraph (A). Information
obtained by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development pursuant to this para-
graph shall not be made available under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(iii) CONDITIONS ON DISCLOSURE.—
Disclosures under this paragraph shall be—
‘‘(I) made in accordance with
data security and control policies es-
tablished by the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development and approved
by the Secretary;
‘‘(II) subject to audit in a manner
satisfactory to the Secretary; and
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‘‘(III) subject to the sanctions
under subsection (l)(2).
‘‘(iv) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.—
‘‘(I) DETERMINATION BY SECRE-
TARIES.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development and the Sec-
retary shall determine whether to per-
mit disclosure of information under
this paragraph to persons or entities
described in subclause (II), based on
an evaluation made by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development (in
consultation with and approved by the
Secretary), of the costs and benefits of
disclosures made under clause (ii) and
the adequacy of measures used to safe-
guard the security and confidentiality
of information so disclosed.
‘‘(II) PERMITTED
PERSONS
OR
ENTITIES.—If the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development and the
Secretary determine pursuant to sub-
clause (I) that disclosures to additional
persons or entities shall be permitted,
information under this paragraph may
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be disclosed by the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development to a pri-
vate owner, a management agent, and
a contract administrator in connection
with the administration of a program
described in subparagraph (A), subject
to the conditions in clause (iii) and
such additional conditions as agreed to
by the Secretaries.
‘‘(v) 
RESTRICTIONS
ON
REDISCLO-
SURE.—A person or entity to which infor-
mation is disclosed under this subpara-
graph may use or disclose such information
only as needed for verifying the employment
and income of individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A), subject to the conditions in
clause (iii) and such additional conditions
as agreed to by the Secretaries.
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
HHS
COSTS.—
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall reimburse the Secretary, in accord-
ance with subsection (k)(3), for the costs incurred
by the Secretary in furnishing the information
requested under this paragraph.
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‘‘(G) CONSENT.—The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development shall not seek, use, or
disclose information under this paragraph relat-
ing to an individual without the prior written
consent of such individual (or of a person legally
authorized to consent on behalf of such indi-
vidual).’’.
(b) CONSENT TO INFORMATION COMPARISON AND USE
AS CONDITION OF HUD PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.—As a con-
dition of participating in any program authorized under—
(1) the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
(2) section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12
U.S.C. 1701q);
(3) section 221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 236 of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d) and
1715z–1);
(4) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
(5) section 101 of the Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s),
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may re-
quire consent by an individual (or by a person legally au-
thorized to consent on behalf of such individual) for such
Secretary to obtain, use, and disclose information with re-
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spect to such individual in accordance with section
453(j)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(7)).
SEC. 221. Section 9 of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 is amended by inserting at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(o) LOAN GUARANTEE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) In order to facilitate the financing of the re-
habilitation and development needs of public housing,
the Secretary is authorized to provide loan guarantees
for public housing agencies to enter into loans or
other financial obligations with financial institutions
for the purpose of financing the rehabilitation of a
portion of public housing or the development off-site
of public housing in mixed income developments (in-
cluding demolition costs of the public housing units to
be replaced), provided that the number of public hous-
ing units developed off-site replaces no less than an
equal number of on-site public housing units in a
project. Loans or other obligations entered into pursu-
ant to this subsection shall be in such form and de-
nominations, have such maturities, and be subject to
such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations
issued by the Secretary.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may prohibit a public hous-
ing agency from obtaining a loan under this sub-
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section only if the rehabilitation or replacement hous-
ing proposed by a public housing agency is incon-
sistent with its Public Housing Agency Plan, as sub-
mitted under section 5A, or the proposed terms of the
guaranteed loan constitutes an unacceptable financial
risk to the public housing agency or for repayment of
the loan under this subsection.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, funding allocated to a public housing agency
under subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) of this section for
capital and operating funds is authorized for use in
the payment of the principal and interest due (in-
cluding such servicing, underwriting or other costs as
may be specified in the regulations of the Secretary)
on the loans or other obligations entered into pursu-
ant to this subsection.
‘‘(4) The amount of any loan or other obligation
entered into under this subsection shall not exceed in
total the pro-rata amount of funds that would be allo-
cated over a period not to exceed 30 years under sub-
sections (d)(2) and (e)(2) of this section on a per unit
basis as a percentage of the number of units that are
designated to be rehabilitated or replaced under this
subsection by a public housing agency as compared to
the total number of units in the public housing devel-
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opment, as determined on the basis of funds made
available under such subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2) in
the previous year. Any reduction in the total amount
of funds provided to a public housing agency under
this section in subsequent years shall not reduce the
amount of funds to be paid under a loan entered into
under this subsection but instead shall reduce the cap-
ital and operating funds which are available for the
other housing units in the public housing development
in that fiscal year. Any additional income, including
the receipt of rental income from tenants, generated
by the rehabilitated or replaced units may be used to
establish a loan loss reserve for the public housing
agency to assist in the repayment of loans or other
obligations entered into under this subsection or to
address any shortfall in the operating or capital
needs of the public housing agency in any fiscal year.
‘‘(5) Subject to appropriations, the Secretary
may use funds from the Public Housing Capital
Fund to—
‘‘(A) establish a loan loss reserve account
within the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to minimize the risk of loss associ-
ated with the repayment of loans guaranteed
under this subsection,
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‘‘(B) make grants to a public housing agen-
cy for capital investment needs or for the cre-
ation of a loan loss reserve account to be used in
conjunction with a loan made under this sub-
section for the rehabilitation of a portion of pub-
lic housing or the development off-site of public
housing in mixed income developments (includ-
ing demolition costs of the public housing units
to be replaced), or
‘‘(C) or repay any losses associated with a
loan guarantee under this subsection.
‘‘(6) The Secretary may, to the extent approved
in appropriations Acts, assist in the payment of all
or a portion of the principal and interest amount due
under the loan or other obligation entered into under
this subsection, if the Secretary determines that the
public housing agency is unable to pay the amount
it owes because of circumstances of extreme hardship
beyond the control of the public housing agency.’’.
SEC. 222. Section 204(a) of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11314(a)) is amended
by striking in the first sentence after the word ‘‘level’’, ‘‘V’’,
and inserting in its place ‘‘III’’.
SEC. 223. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the State of Hawaii may elect by July 31, 2004 to dis-
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the ratios described in the previous sentence, the ratio de-
scribed in clause (2) shall be counted twice and the ratios
described in clauses (1) and (3) shall be counted once. Not-
withstanding any other provision, grants made under this
section shall be subject to the program requirements of sec-
tion 104 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 in the same manner as such requirements are made
applicable to grants made under section 106(b) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1974.
SEC. 224. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall issue a proposed rulemaking, in accordance
with Title V, United States Code, not later than 90 days
from the date of enactment of this Act that—
(1) addresses and expands, as necessary, the par-
ticipation and certification requirements for the sale
of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects and the
foreclosure sale of any multifamily housing securing
a mortgage held by the Secretary, including whether
a potential purchaser is in substantial compliance
with applicable state or local government housing
statutes, regulations, ordinances and codes with re-
gard to other properties owned by the purchaser; and
(2) requires any state, city, or municipality that
exercises its right of first refusal for the purchase of
a multifamily housing project under section 203 of
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the Housing and Community Development Amend-
ments of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–11(i)) to ensure that
potential purchasers of the project from the state, city,
or municipality are subject to the same standards
that they would otherwise be subject to if they had
purchased the project directly from the Secretary, in-
cluding whether a potential purchaser is in substan-
tial compliance with applicable state or local govern-
ment housing statutes, regulations, ordinances and
codes with regard to other properties owned by the
purchaser.
SEC. 225. Section 217 of Public Law 107–73 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the rehabilitation’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof: ‘‘redevelopment, including demolition and new con-
struction’’.
SEC. 226. NATIVE
AMERICAN
HOUSING. Of the
amounts made available to carry out the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) for fiscal year 2004, there shall be made
available to each grant recipient the same percentage of
funding as each recipient received for fiscal year 2003.
SEC. 227. RURAL TEACHER HOUSING. Section 307 of
the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(e) RURAL TEACHER HOUSING.—The Commission
may make grants and loans to public school districts serv-
ing remote incorporated cities and unincorporated commu-
nities in Alaska (including Alaska Native Villages) with a
population of 6,500 or fewer persons for expenses associated
with the construction, purchase, lease, and rehabilitation of
housing units in such cities and communities. Unless other-
wise authorized by the Commission, such units may be occu-
pied only by teachers, school administrators, and other
school staff (including members of their households).’’.
SEC. 228. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall conduct negotiated rulemaking with represent-
atives from interested parties for purposes of any changes
to the formula governing the Public Housing Operating
Fund. A final rule shall be issued no later than July 31,
2004.
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the
acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries;
purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national
cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and
its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage
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space in foreign countries; purchase (one for replacement
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and insurance
of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required
by law of such countries, $35,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amended,
including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances
therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and for
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for indi-
viduals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the max-
imum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C.
5376, $8,000,000, of which $5,500,000 is to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004 and $2,500,000, of which is
to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided fur-
ther, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board shall have not more than three career Senior Execu-
tive Service positions.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
To carry out the Community Development Banking
and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
ES–3, $70,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2005, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be for fi-
nancial assistance, technical assistance, training and out-
reach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native
Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities and provided
primarily through qualified community development lender
organizations with experience and expertise in community
development banking and lending in Indian country, Na-
tive American organizations, tribes and tribal organiza-
tions and other suitable providers, and up to $12,000,000
may be used for administrative expenses, including admin-
istration of the New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000
may be used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $250,000
may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
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1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $11,000,000.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase
of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials’ con-
tributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$60,000,000.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (the ‘‘Corporation’’) in car-
rying out programs, activities, and initiatives under the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’)
(42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.), $452,575,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2005: Provided, That not more than
$330,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading
shall be available for the National Service Trust under sub-
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title D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.) and
for grants under the National Service Trust Program au-
thorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12571 et seq.) (relating to activities of the AmeriCorps pro-
gram), including grants to organizations operating projects
under the AmeriCorps Education Awards Program (with-
out regard to the requirements of sections 121(d) and (e),
section 131(e), section 132, and sections 140(a), (d), and
(e) of the Act): Provided further, That from the amount pro-
vided under the previous proviso, the Corporation may
transfer funds as necessary, to remain available without fis-
cal year limitation, to the National Service Trust for edu-
cational awards authorized under subtitle D of title I of
the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601), of which up to $5,000,000 shall
be available to support national service scholarships for
high school students performing community service: Pro-
vided further, That the Corporation shall approve and en-
roll AmeriCorps members pursuant to the Strengthen
AmeriCorps Program Act (Public Law 108–45): Provided
further, That of the amount provided under this heading
for grants under the National Service Trust program au-
thorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act, not more than
$50,000,000 may be used to administer, reimburse, or sup-
port any national service program authorized under section
121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)): Provided
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further, That not more than $14,575,000 shall be available
for quality and innovation activities authorized under sub-
title H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.), of
which $5,000,000 shall be available for challenge grants to
non-profit organizations: Provided further, That notwith-
standing subtitle H of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853),
none of the funds provided under the previous proviso shall
be used to support salaries and related expenses (including
travel) attributable to Corporation employees: Provided fur-
ther, That to the maximum extent feasible, funds appro-
priated under subtitle C of title I of the Act shall be pro-
vided in a manner that is consistent with the recommenda-
tions of peer review panels in order to ensure that priority
is given to programs that demonstrate quality, innovation,
replicability, and sustainability: Provided further, That not
more than $10,000,000 of the funds made available under
this heading shall be made available for the Points of Light
Foundation for activities authorized under title III of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.), of which not more than
$2,500,000 may be used to support an endowment fund, the
corpus of which shall remain intact and the interest income
from which shall be used to support activities described in
title III of the Act, provided that the Foundation may in-
vest the corpus and income in federally insured bank sav-
ings accounts or comparable interest bearing accounts, cer-
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tificates of deposit, money market funds, mutual funds, obli-
gations of the United States, and other market instruments
and securities but not in real estate investments: Provided
further, That no funds shall be available for national service
programs run by Federal agencies authorized under section
121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further,
That not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be made available to America’s
Promise—The Alliance for Youth, Inc.: Provided further,
That to the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation
shall increase significantly the level of matching funds and
in-kind contributions provided by the private sector, and
shall reduce the total Federal costs per participant in all
programs by not less than 10 percent: Provided further,
That the Inspector General of the Corporation for National
and Community Service shall conduct random audits of the
grantees that administer activities under the AmeriCorps
programs and shall debar any grantee (or successor in in-
terest or any entity with substantially the same person or
persons in control) that has been determined to have com-
mitted any substantial violations of the requirements of the
AmeriCorps programs, including any grantee that has been
determined to have violated the prohibition of using Federal
funds to lobby the Congress: Provided further, That the In-
spector General shall obtain reimbursements in the amount
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of any misused funds from any grantee that has been deter-
mined to have committed any substantial violations of the
requirements of the AmeriCorps programs: Provided fur-
ther, That, for fiscal year 2004 and every year thereafter,
the Corporation shall make any significant changes to pro-
gram requirements or policy only through public notice and
comment rulemaking: Provided further, That, for fiscal year
2004 and every year thereafter, during any grant selection
process, no officer or employee of the Corporation shall
knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information
regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any per-
son other than an officer or employee of the Corporation
that is authorized by the Corporation to receive such infor-
mation: Provided further, That the Corporation shall offer
any individual selected after October 31, 2002, for initial
enrollment or reenrollment as a VISTA volunteer under
title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4951 et seq.) the option of receiving a national serv-
ice educational award under subtitle D of title I of the Na-
tional and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12601 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘programs’’.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em-
ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5
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U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception
and representation expenses) involved in carrying out the
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12501 et seq.) involved in administration as provided under
section 501(a)(4) of the Act, $25,000,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $6,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2005.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term
‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national service
education awards shall mean any loan determined by an
institution of higher education to be necessary to cover a
student’s cost of attendance at such institution and made,
insured, or guaranteed directly to a student by a State
agency, in addition to other meanings under section
148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
made available under section 129(d)(5)(B) of the National
and Community Service Act to assist entities in placing
applicants who are individuals with disabilities may be
provided to any entity that receives a grant under section
121 of the Act.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS
CLAIMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized
by 38 U.S.C. 7251–7298, $16,220,000 of which $1,175,000
shall be available for the purpose of providing financial as-
sistance as described, and in accordance with the process
and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in
Public Law 102–229.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington Na-
tional Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed
$1,000,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $32,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCIENCES
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended, and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $78,774,000.
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out ac-
tivities set forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and
111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as
amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended; and sec-
tion 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended,
$73,467,000, which may be derived to the extent funds are
available from the Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust
Fund pursuant to section 517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C.
9507): Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under sec-
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tion 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR
may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations,
or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical test-
ing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral
to accredited health care providers: Provided further, That
in performing any such health assessment or health study,
evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall
not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2004, and ex-
isting profiles may be updated as necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities, which shall include research and devel-
opment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs
and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376;
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procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other
operating expenses in support of research and development;
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renova-
tion of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$715,579,000, which shall remain available until September
30, 2005.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level po-
sitions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase
of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations
which issue publications to members only or at a price to
members lower than to subscribers who are not members;
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renova-
tion of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not
to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $2,219,659,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2005, including administrative costs
of the brownfields program under theSmall Business Liabil-
ity Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, of
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which, in addition to any other amounts provided under
this heading for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, $5,400,000 shall be made available for that of-
fice.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to
exceed $75,000 per project, $36,808,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2005.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
$42,918,000, to remain available until expended.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections
111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and
for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and ren-
ovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project;
$1,265,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become
available until September 1, 2003), to remain available
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until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in
the Trust Fund as authorized by section 517(a) of the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(SARA) and up to $1,265,000,000 as a payment from gen-
eral revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for
purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as
amended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in ac-
cordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$13,214,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector
General’’ appropriation to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, and $45,000,000 shall be transferred to
the ‘‘Science and technology’’ appropriation to remain
available until September 30, 2005.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section
205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita-
tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per
project, $72,545,000, to remain available until expended.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution
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Act of 1990, $16,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving
funds and performance partnership grants, $3,814,000,000,
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which
$1,350,000,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for
the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (the
‘‘Act’’); $850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for
the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section
1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except
that, notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the Safe Drinking
Water Act, as amended, none of the funds made available
under this heading in this Act, or in previous appropria-
tions Acts, shall be reserved by the Administrator for health
effects studies on drinking water contaminants; $50,000,000
shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design,
construction and related activities in connection with the
construction of high priority water and wastewater facili-
ties in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after
consultation with the appropriate border commission;
$45,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to
address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided, That,
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of these funds (1) 25 percent will be set aside for regional
hub communities of populations over 1,000 but under 5,000,
(2) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent,
(3) no more than 5 percent of the fund may be used for
administrative and overhead expenses, and (4) a statewide
priority list shall be established which shall remain in effect
for at least three years; $3,500,000 shall be for remediation
of above ground leaking fuel tanks pursuant to Public Law
106–554; $130,000,000 shall be for making grants for the
construction of drinking water, wastewater and storm water
infrastructure and for water quality protection in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions specified for such grants
in the committee report accompanying this Act, and, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, heretofore and
hereafter, projects awarded such grants under this heading
that also receive loans from a State water pollution control
or drinking water revolving fund may be administered in
accordance with applicable State water pollution control or
drinking water revolving fund administrative and proce-
dural requirements, and, for purposes of these grants, each
grantee shall contribute not less than 45 percent of the cost
of the project unless the grantee is approved for a waiver
by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency; $100,500,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
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tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended,
including grants, interagency agreements, and associated
program support costs; and $1,130,000,000 shall be for
grants, including associated program support costs, to
States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal
consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-
media or single media pollution prevention, control and
abatement and related activities, including activities pursu-
ant to the provisions set forth under this heading in Public
Law 104–134, and for making grants under section 103 of
the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and
data collection activities of which and subject to terms and
conditions specified by the Administrator, of which
$60,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of
CERCLA, as amended, and $20,000,000 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Information Exchange Network grants, includ-
ing associated program support costs: Provided, That for
fiscal year 2004, State authority under section 302(a) of
Public Law 104–182 shall remain in effect: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Act, the
limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution con-
trol revolving fund that may be used by a State to admin-
ister the fund shall not apply to amounts included as prin-
cipal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2004 and
prior years where such amounts represent costs of admin-
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istering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or
were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for
separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligi-
ble purposes of the fund, including administration: Pro-
vided further, That for fiscal year 2004, and notwith-
standing section 518(f) of the Act, the Administrator is au-
thorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year
under section 319 of that Act to make grants to Indian
tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act:
Provided further, That for fiscal year 2004, notwith-
standing the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the
Act, up to a total of 11⁄2 percent of the funds appropriated
for State Revolving Funds under title VI of that Act may
be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section
518(c) of such Act: Provided further, That no funds pro-
vided by this legislation to address the water, wastewater
and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in
the United States along the United States-Mexico border
shall be made available to a county or municipal govern-
ment unless that government has established an enforceable
local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that
jurisdiction the development or construction of any addi-
tional colonia areas, or the development within an existing
colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other
structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary
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infrastructure: Provided further, That the referenced state-
ment of the managers under this heading in Public Law
106–377 is deemed to be amended by striking ‘‘wastewater’’
in reference to item number 219 and inserting ‘‘water’’:
Provided further, That the referenced statement of the man-
agers under this heading in Public Law 108–7 is deemed
to be amended by striking ‘‘wastewater’’ in reference to item
number 409 and inserting ‘‘water’’.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
For fiscal year 2004, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal
consortia, if authorized by their member Tribes, to assist
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental
programs for Indian Tribes required or authorized by law,
except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded
from funds designated for State financial assistance agree-
ments.
Notwithstanding CERCLA 104(k)(4)(B)(i)(IV), ap-
propriated funds may hereafter be used to award grants
or loans under section 104(k) of CERCLA to eligible entities
that satisfy all of the elements set forth in CERCLA section
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101(40) to qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser ex-
cept that the date of acquisition of the property was prior
to the date of enactment of the Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfield Revitalization Act of 2001.
For fiscal year 2004, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, recipients of grants awarded under section
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq.) may use funds for reasonable administrative costs,
as determined by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Section 209(e)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7543(e)(1)) is amended by—
(1) striking the words ‘‘either of’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (A), adding before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, and any new spark-
ignition engines smaller than 50 horsepower’’.
Not later than December 1, 2004, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall propose regulations
containing new standards applicable to emissions from new
nonroad spark-ignition engines smaller than 50 horsepower.
DESIGNATIONS OF AREAS FOR PM2.5 AND SUBMISSION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR REGIONAL HAZE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
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‘‘(6) DESIGNATIONS.—
‘‘(A) SUBMISSION.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not later than February
15, 2004, the Governor of each State shall submit
designations referred to in paragraph (1) for the
July 1997 PM2.5 national ambient air quality
standards for each area within the State, based
on air quality monitoring data collected in ac-
cordance with any applicable Federal reference
methods for the relevant areas.
‘‘(B) 
PROMULGATION.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, not later than De-
cember 31, 2004, the Administrator shall, con-
sistent with paragraph (1), promulgate the des-
ignations referred to in subparagraph (A) for
each area of each State for the July 1997 PM2.5
national ambient air quality standards.
‘‘(7) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
FOR
REGIONAL
HAZE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not later than 3 years
after the date on which the Administrator pro-
mulgates the designations referred to in para-
graph (6)(B) for a State, the State shall submit,
for the entire State, the State implementation
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plan revisions to meet the requirements promul-
gated by the Administrator under section
169B(e)(1) (referred to in this paragraph as ‘re-
gional haze requirements’).
‘‘(B) NO
PRECLUSION
OF
OTHER
PROVI-
SIONS.—Nothing in this paragraph precludes the
implementation of the agreements and rec-
ommendations stemming from the Grand Can-
yon Visibility Transport Commission Report
dated June 1996, including the submission of
State implementation plan revisions by the
States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Wyoming
by December 31, 2003, for implementation of re-
gional haze requirements applicable to those
States.’’.
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT
FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (6) and (7) of section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act
(as added by subsection (a)), section 6101, subsections (a)
and (b) of section 6102, and section 6103 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (42 U.S.C. 7407
note; 112 Stat. 463), as in effect on the day before the date
of enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in
the District of Columbia, $7,027,000.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned
to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of En-
vironmental Quality pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Im-
provement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of
1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, $3,238,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing section 202 of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all
powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $30,848,000, to be derived from
the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insur-
ance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND
For necessary expenses of the Federal Citizen Informa-
tion Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$14,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Infor-
mation Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations,
revenues, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be
available for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Informa-
tion Center activities in the aggregate amount not to exceed
$21,000,000. Appropriations, revenues, and collections ac-
cruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2004 in excess of
$21,000,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appro-
priations Acts.
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UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code) of the Interagency Council
on the Homeless in carrying out the functions pursuant to
title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as
amended, $1,500,000.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SPACE FLIGHT CAPABILITIES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
the conduct and support of space flight capabilities research
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support and services; maintenance; con-
struction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revi-
talization and modification of facilities, construction of new
facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility plan-
ning and design, and acquisition or condemnation of real
property, as authorized by law; environmental compliance
and restoration; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and
services; program management; personnel and related costs,
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including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin-
istrative aircraft, $7,582,100,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2005, of which no less than $3,968,000,000
shall be available for activities related to the Space Shuttle
and shall not be available for transfer to any other program
or account, and no more than $1,507,000,000 shall be avail-
able for activities related to the International Space Sta-
tion.
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and explo-
ration research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support and services;
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
construction of new facilities and additions to existing fa-
cilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized
by law; environmental compliance and restoration; space
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities in-
cluding operations, production, and services; program man-
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agement; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $7,730,507,000, to remain available until September
30, 2005, of which amounts as determined by the Adminis-
trator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and
awards; facility and related costs; information technology
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; and other administrative services may be transferred
to ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’ in accordance with section
312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958,
as amended by Public Law 106–377.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $26,300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, aeronautics and explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, when any activity has been initiated by the in-
currence of obligations for construction of facilities as au-
thorized by law, such amount available for such activity
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shall remain available until expended. This provision does
not apply to the amounts appropriated for institutional
minor revitalization and construction of facilities, and in-
stitutional facility planning and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Science, aeronautics and explo-
ration’’, or ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of fa-
cilities shall remain available until September 30, 2006.
From amounts made available in this Act for these ac-
tivities, the Administration may transfer amounts between
aeronautics from the ‘‘Science, aeronautics and explo-
ration’’ account to the ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’ account,
provided NASA meets all reprogramming requirements.
Funds for announced prizes otherwise authorized shall
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the
prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
NASA shall maintain a working capital fund in the
United States Treasury and report to the Congress on the
status of this fund by January 31, 2004. Amounts in the
fund are available for financing activities, services, equip-
ment, information, and facilities as authorized by law to
be provided within the Administration; to other agencies
or instrumentalities of the United States; to any State, Ter-
ritory, or possession or political subdivision thereof; to other
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public or private agencies; or to any person, firm, associa-
tion, corporation, or educational institution on a reimburs-
able basis. The fund shall also be available for the purpose
of funding capital repairs, renovations, rehabilitation,
sustainment, demolition, or replacement of NASA real
property, on a reimbursable basis within the Administra-
tion. Amounts in the fund are available without regard to
fiscal year limitation. The capital of the fund consists of
amounts appropriated to the fund; the reasonable value of
stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and inven-
tories on order that the Administrator transfers to the fund,
less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations; and pay-
ments received for loss or damage to property of the fund.
The fund shall be reimbursed, in advance, for supplies and
services at rates that will approximate the expenses of oper-
ation, such as the accrual of annual leave, depreciation of
plant, property and equipment, and overhead.
The unexpired balances of prior appropriations to
NASA for activities for which funds are provided under this
Act may be transferred to the new account established for
the appropriation that provides such activity under this
Act. Balances so transferred may be merged with funds in
the newly established account and thereafter may be ac-
counted for as one fund under the same terms and condi-
tions.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
under this Act or any other Act may be used to compensate
any person who contracts with NASA who has otherwise
chosen to retire early or has taken a buy-out.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 2004, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12
U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Pro-
vided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility in fiscal year 2004 shall not exceed $310,000.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND
For the Community Development Revolving Loan
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and
9910, $1,500,000 shall be available: Provided, That of this
amount $700,000, together with amounts of principal and
interest on loans repaid, is available until expended for
loans to community development credit unions, and
$800,000 is available until September 30, 2005 for technical
assistance to low-income and community development cred-
it 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.
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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; and authorized travel; $4,220,610,000, of which
not to exceed $341,730,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for Polar research and operations support, and for
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational
and science support and logistical and other related activi-
ties for the United States Antarctic program; the balance
to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided,
That receipts for scientific support services and materials
furnished by the National Research Centers and other Na-
tional 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 appropriated for included
program activities, all amounts, including floors and ceil-
ings, specified in the authorizing Act for those program ac-
tivities or their subactivities shall be reduced proportion-
ally: Provided further, That $90,000,000 of the funds avail-
able under this heading shall be made available for a com-
prehensive research initiative on plant genomes for eco-
nomically significant crops.
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MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amend-
ed, including authorized travel, $149,680,000, to remain
available until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and en-
gineering education and human resources programs and ac-
tivities 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, authorized travel,
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$975,870,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005: 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 au-
thorizing Act for those program activities or their subactivi-
ties shall be reduced proportionally.
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.
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3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000
for official reception and representation expenses; uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the General Services Adminis-
tration for security guard services; $225,700,000: Provided,
That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries and
expenses’’ in fiscal year 2004 for maintenance and oper-
ation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided dur-
ing the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et
seq.), $3,900,000: Provided, That not more than $9,000
shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
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NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT
CORPORATION
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as
authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $115,000,000, of which
$5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro-
gram.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Section 605(a) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration Act (42 U.S.C. 8104) is amended by—
(1) striking out ‘‘compensation’’ and inserting
‘‘salary’’; and striking out ‘‘highest rate provided for
GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of
title 5 United States Code’’; and inserting ‘‘rate for
level IV of the Executive Schedule’’; and
(2) inserting after the end the following sentence:
‘‘The Corporation shall also apply the provisions of
section 5307(a)(1), (b)(1) and (b)(2) of title 5, United
States Code, governing limitations on certain pay as
if its employees were Federal employees receiving
payments under title 5.’’.
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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 train-
ing for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Serv-
ice System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civil-
ian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and
not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation
expenses; $26,308,000: Provided, That during the current
fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation
from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the Presi-
dent 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 connec-
tion with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces
of the United States: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be used in di-
rect support of the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 402. 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 certification, and without such a voucher or
abstract, is specifically authorized by law; and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit by
the General Accounting Office or is specifically ex-
empt by law from such audit.
SEC. 403. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency may be obligated or expended
for: (1) the transportation of any officer or employee of such
department or agency between the domicile and the place
of employment of the officer or employee, with the exception
of an officer or employee authorized such transportation
under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905; or (2) to provide
a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer
or employee of such department or agency.
SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipi-