that the Congress is promptly notified of the transfer: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under this
heading, $7,500,000 shall be available for carrying out the
activities of the Office of Alternative Medicine under sec-
tion 404E of the Public Health Service Act.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For the study of, construction of, and acquisition of
equipment for, facilities of or used by the National Insti-
tutes of Health, including the acquisition of real property,
$146,151,000, to remain available until expended.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to substance abuse and
mental health services, the Protection and Advocacy for
Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of
the Public Health Service Act with respect to program
management, $1,788,946,000.
RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public
Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by
law, and for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s
Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan and for
medical care of dependents and retired personnel under
the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), and
for payments pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be
required during the current fiscal year.
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public
Health Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social
Security Act, $85,423,000, together with not to exceed
$5,796,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital
Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insur-
ance Trust Funds, as authorized by sections 1142 and
201(g) of the Social Security Act; in addition, amounts
received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimburs-
able and interagency agreements, and the sale of data
tapes shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the amount
made available pursuant to section 926(b) of the Public
Health Service Act shall not exceed $34,284,000.
HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $55,094,355,000,
to remain available until expended.
For making, after May 31, 1996, payments to States
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last
quarter of fiscal year 1996 for unanticipated costs, in-
curred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be
necessary.
For making payments to States under title XIX of
the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year
1997, $26,155,350,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
Payment under title XIX may be made for any quar-
ter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in
effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such
quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Funds, as provided under sections 217(g) and 1844 of the
Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the So-
cial Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Pub-
lic Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred
pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act,
$63,313,000,000.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act, and title
XIII of the Public Health Service Act, the Clinical Labora-
tory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and section
4005(e) of Public Law 100–203, not to exceed
$2,134,533,000, together with all funds collected in ac-
cordance with section 353 of the Public Health Service
Act, the latter funds to remain available until expended;
the $2,134,533,000, to be transferred to this appropria-
tion as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security
Act, from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds: Provided,
That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701
from organizations established under title XIII of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act are to be credited to this appropria-
tion.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND LOAN
GUARANTEE FUND
For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section
1308 of the Public Health Service Act, any amounts re-
ceived by the Secretary in connection with loans and loan
guarantees under title XIII of the Public Health Service
Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation for the
payment of outstanding obligations. During fiscal year
1996, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees
shall be made.
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
FAMILY SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO STATES
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities, except as otherwise provided, under titles I, IV–
A (other than section 402(g)(6)) and D, X, XI, XIV, and
XVI of the Social Security Act, and the Act of July 5,
1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), $13,614,307,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under
titles I, IV–A and D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social
Security Act, for the last three months of the current year
for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal
year, such sums as may be necessary.
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under titles I, IV–A (other than section 402(g)(6))
and D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act
and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9) for the
first quarter of fiscal year 1997, $4,800,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS
For carrying out aid to families with dependent chil-
dren work programs, as authorized by part F of title IV
of the Social Security Act, $1,000,000,000.
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available beginning on October 1,
1995 under this heading in Public Law 103–333,
$1,000,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE
For making payments for refugee and entrant assist-
ance activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422),
$411,781,000: Provided, That funds appropriated pursu-
ant to section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act under Public Law 103–112 for fiscal year 1994 shall
be available for the costs of assistance provided and other
activities conducted in such year and in fiscal years 1995
and 1996.
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990),
$934,642,000, which shall be available for obligation
under the same statutory terms and conditions applicable
in the prior fiscal year.
SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
For making grants to States pursuant to section
2002 of the Social Security Act, $2,800,000,000.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head
Start Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Na-
tive American Programs Act of 1974, title II of Public
Law 95–266 (adoption opportunities), the Temporary
Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Crisis Nurs-
eries Act of 1986, the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act
of 1988, and part B(1) of title IV of the Social Security
Act; for making payments under the Community Services
Block Grant Act; and for necessary administrative ex-
penses to carry out said Acts and titles I, IV, X, XI, XIV,
XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of July
5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance
Act of 1980, and section 126 and titles IV and V of Public
Law 100–485, $4,544,643,000.
In addition, $800,000, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund, for carrying out sections
40211 and 40251 of Public Law 103–322.
FAMILY PRESERVATION AND SUPPORT
For carrying out section 430 of the Social Security
Act, $225,000,000.
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
ASSISTANCE
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities, under title IV–E of the Social Security Act,
$4,307,842,000.
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended,
$778,246,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
general departmental management, including hire of six
medium sedans, and for carrying out titles III and XX
of the Public Health Service Act, $116,826,000, together
with $6,813,000, to be transferred and expended as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act
from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supple-
mental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $56,333,000, together
with not to exceed $17,623,000, to be transferred and ex-
pended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social
Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and
the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil
Rights, $10,249,000, together with not to exceed
$3,251,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized
by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
POLICY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social
Security Act, $9,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be
available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception
and representation expenses when specifically approved by
the Secretary.
SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through
assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public
Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to
work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided
by the Agency for International Development, the United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the
World Health Organization.
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act may be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act or section 1503 of the National In-
stitutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law
103–43.
SEC. 204. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to withhold payment to any State under
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act by reason
of a determination that the State is not in compliance with
section 1340.2(d)(2)(ii) of title 45 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This provision expires upon the date of enact-
ment of the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act or upon September 30, 1996, which-
ever occurs first.
SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this title
for the National Institutes of Health and the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall
be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant
or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of
$125,000 per year.
SEC. 206. Taps and other assessments made by any
office located in the Department of Health and Human
Services shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds ex-
cept that this provision shall not apply to assessments re-
quired by authorizing legislation, or related to working
capital funds or other fee-for-service activities.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 207. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available for the Department of Health and Human
Services, General Departmental Management, for fiscal
year 1996, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall transfer to the Office of the Inspector General such
sums as may be necessary for any expenses with respect
to the provision of security protection for the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended for the Federal Council on
Aging under the Older Americans Act or the Advisory
Board on Child Abuse and Neglect under the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act.
SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act may be obligated or expended for the posi-
tion of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFORM
For carrying out activities authorized by titles II and
III of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, $95,000,000,
which shall become available on July 1, 1996, and remain
available through September 30, 1997.
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, $6,014,499,000, which
shall become available on July 1, 1996 and shall remain
available through September 30, 1997: Provided, That up
to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary on October 1, 1995 to obtain updated local-edu-
cational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau
of the Census: Provided further, That no funds shall be
reserved under section 1003(a) of said Act.
IMPACT AID
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to
federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
$645,000,000, of which $550,000,000 shall be for basic
support payments under section 8003(b), $40,000,000
shall be for payments for children with disabilities under
section 8003(d), $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for payments under section 8003(f),
and $5,000,000 shall be for construction under section
8007: Provided, That none of the funds provided shall be
used for payments under section 8003(e).
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities au-
thorized by titles II, IV–A–1, V–A, VI, and X of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the
Stewart 
B. 
McKinney 
Homeless 
Assistance 
Act;
$842,000,000, of which $723,000,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 1996, and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1997.
BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, bilingual and immigrant education activities author-
ized by title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act, $103,000,000: Provided, That State edu-
cational agencies may use all, or any part of, their part
C allocation for competitive grants to local educational
agencies: Provided further, That the Department of Edu-
cation should only support instructional programs which
ensure that students completely master English in a time-
ly fashion (a period of three to five years) while meeting
rigorous achievement standards in the academic content
areas: Provided further, That no funds shall be available
for subpart 3 of part A.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out parts B, C, D, F, and H of the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act, $3,092,491,000,
of which $3,000,000,000 shall become available for obliga-
tion on July 1, 1996, and shall remain available through
September 30, 1997.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Re-
lated Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, and
the Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended,
$2,455,760,000.
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $4,000,000.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $39,737,000: Provided,
That from the amount available, the Institute may at its
discretion use funds for the endowment program as au-
thorized under section 207.
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School,
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301
et seq.), $72,028,000: Provided, That from the amount
available, the University may at its discretion use funds
for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the
National Literacy Act of 1991, $1,062,788,000, of which
$4,869,000 shall be for the National Institute for Lit-
eracy; and of which $1,055,000,000 shall become available
on July 1, 1996 and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1997: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Ap-
plied Technology Education Act, $1,000,000 shall be for
national programs under title IV without regard to section
451.
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1 and 3 of part A, part
C, and part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, $6,916,915,000, which shall remain
available through September 30, 1997.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall
be eligible during award year 1996–1997 shall be $2,440:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act,
as amended, if the Secretary determines, prior to publica-
tion of the payment schedule for award year 1996–1997,
that the $5,697,000,000 included within this appropria-
tion for Pell Grant awards for award year 1996–1997, and
any funds available from the fiscal year 1995 appropria-
tion for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to satisfy fully
all such awards for which students are eligible, as cal-
culated under section 401(b) of the Act, the amount paid
for each such award shall be reduced by either a fixed
or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount, as de-
termined in accordance with a schedule of reductions es-
tablished by the Secretary for this purpose: Provided fur-
ther, That no Pell grant shall be awarded to any student
during award year 1996–1997 if the amount of that grant
as determined under section 401(b) of the Act is less than
$600.
FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out
guaranteed student loans authorized by title IV, part B,
of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $30,066,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, parts A and B of title III, without regard to section
360(a)(1)(B)(ii), chapter 1 of subpart 2 of part A of title
IV, subpart 2 of part E of title V, parts A and B of title
VI, title VII, part D of title IX, and part A and subpart
1 of part B of title X of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, and the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961; $757,700,000, of which
$16,712,000 for interest subsidies under title VII of the
Higher Education Act, as amended, shall remain available
until expended.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C.
121 et seq.), $170,366,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES LOANS
The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such ex-
penditures, within the limits of funds available under this
heading and in accord with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tation, as provided by section 104 of the Government Cor-
merits of the complaint that an unfair labor practice has
occurred, there is a possibility of irreparable harm if such
relief is not granted, a balancing of hardships favors in-
junctive relief, and harm to the public interest stemming
from injunctive relief is tolerable in light of the benefits
achieved by such relief: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation shall be available for the exercise of the
National Labor Relations Board’s authority under section
10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
160(j)) unless four-fifths of the Board’s members have
voted to exercise such authority, where five Board mem-
bers are voting: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
propriation shall be available for the exercise of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board’s authority under section
10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
160(j)) unless before determining that an action for in-
junctive relief is warranted the Board allows a named
party to an injunction an opportunity to review and re-
spond to the General Counsel’s memorandum of rec-
ommendations and to present oral evidence.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–