Union Calendar No. 54
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1469
[Report No. 105–83]
A BILL
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas
peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia,
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes.Making emergency sup-
plemental appropriations for recovery from natu-
ral disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping ef-
forts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other
purposes.
APRIL 29, 1997
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IB
Union Calendar No. 54
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1469
[Report No. 105–83]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural
disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bos-
nia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other pur-
poses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 29, 1997
Mr. LIVINGSTON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the follow-
ing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery
from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping
efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for re-
covery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeep-
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ing efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes,
namely:
TITLE I
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR RECOVERY FROM NATURAL DISASTERS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Conserva-
tion Program’’ for expenses, including livestock carcass re-
moval, resulting from flooding and other natural disasters,
$65,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount shall be available only to
the extent an official budget request for $65,000,000, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such Act.
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CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
None of the funds made available to the Secretary
of Agriculture, in this or any other Act, shall be used to
enroll a total of more than 14,000,000 acres of land in
the Conservation Reserve Program during fiscal year
1997: Provided, That the Secretary, using his authority
to enroll marginal pasturelands, shall not exclude the en-
rollment of rangeland for purposes of restoring riparian
habitat and protecting water quality.
TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For assistance to small orchardists to replace or reha-
bilitate trees and vineyards damaged by weather and relat-
ed conditions, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be avail-
able only to the extent an official budget request for
$9,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such
Act.
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations’’ to repair damages to the water-
ways and watersheds resulting from flooding and other
natural disasters, $150,700,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be avail-
able only to the extent an official budget request for
$150,700,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of such
Act: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines
that the cost of land and farm structures restoration ex-
ceeds the fair market value of an affected cropland, the
Secretary may use sufficient amounts, not to exceed
$10,000,000, from funds provided under this heading to
accept bids from willing sellers to provide floodplain ease-
ments for such cropland inundated by floods: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading
shall be used for the salmon memorandum of understand-
ing.
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RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
Notwithstanding Section 520 of the Housing Act of
1949, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 1490) the College Station
area of Pulaski County, Arkansas shall be eligible for
loans and grants available through the Rural Housing
Service.
FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICE
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
For an additional amount for the Special Supple-
mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren (WIC) as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. et seq.),
$38,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
1998: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such
funds through the existing formula or, notwithstanding
sections 17 (g), (h), or (i) of such Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, such other means as the Sec-
retary deems necessary.
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CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Develop-
ment Assistance Programs’’ for emergency infrastructure
expenses and the capitalization of revolving loan funds re-
lated to recent flooding and other natural disasters,
$49,700,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not to exceed $2,000,000 may be available for administra-
tive expenses and may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriations for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the entire amount shall be available only to the ex-
tent an official budget request, for a specific dollar
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted to Congress.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Of the amount provided under this heading in Public
Law 104–208 for the Advanced Technology Program, not
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to exceed $35,000,000 shall be available for the award of
new grants.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for
emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other nat-
ural disasters, $10,800,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES,
ARKANSAS, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MIS-
SISSIPPI, MISSOURI, AND TENNESSEE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control, Mis-
sissippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Ken-
tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee’’
for emergency expenses due to flooding and other natural
disasters, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
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by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, General’’ for emergency expenses due to flooding
and other natural disasters, $150,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the total
amount appropriated, the amount for eligible navigation
projects which may be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund pursuant to Public Law 99–662, shall
be derived from that fund: Provided further, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and
Coastal Emergencies’’ due to flooding and other natural
disasters, $415,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance’’, $7,355,000, to remain available until expended,
to repair damage caused by floods and other natural disas-
ters: Provided, That of the total appropriated, the amount
for program activities that can be financed by the Rec-
lamation Fund shall be derived from that fund: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 3
SEC. 301. Beginning in fiscal year 1997 and there-
after, the United States members and the alternate mem-
bers appointed under the Susquehanna River Basin Com-
pact (Public Law 91–575), and the Delaware River Basin
Compact (Public Law 87–328), shall be officers of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who hold Presidential ap-
pointments as Regular Army officers with Senate con-
firmation, and who shall serve without additional com-
pensation.
SEC. 302. Section 2.2 of Public Law 87–328 (75
Stat. 688, 691) is amended by striking the words ‘‘during
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the term of office of the President’’ and inserting the
words ‘‘at the pleasure of the President’’.
SEC. 303. The policy issued on February 19, 1997,
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service implementing emer-
gency provisions of the Endangered Species Act and ap-
plying to 46 California counties that were declared Fed-
eral disaster areas shall apply to all counties nationwide
heretofore or hereafter declared Federal disaster areas at
any time during 1997 and shall apply to repair activities
on flood control facilities in response to an imminent
threat to human lives and property and shall remain in
effect until the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works determines that 100 percent of emergency repairs
have been completed, but shall not remain in effect later
than December 31, 1998.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for construction to repair
damage caused by floods and other natural disasters,
$4,796,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,003,000 is to be derived by transfer from unobligated
balances of funds, under the heading ‘‘Oregon and Califor-
nia Grant Lands’’, made available as supplemental appro-
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priations in Public Law 104–134: Provided, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS
For an additional amount for Oregon and California
grant lands to repair damage caused by floods and other
natural disasters, $2,694,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be derived by transfer from unobligated bal-
ances of funds, under the heading ‘‘Oregon and California
Grant Lands’’, made available as supplemental appropria-
tions in Public Law 104–134: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
For an additional amount for resource management,
$2,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998,
for technical assistance and fish replacement made nec-
essary by floods and other natural disasters: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section
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251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CONSTRUCTION
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
construction,
$81,000,000, to remain available until expended, to repair
damage caused by floods and other natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
LAND ACQUISITION
For an additional amount for land acquisition,
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the
cost-effective emergency acquisition of land and water
rights necessitated by floods and other natural disasters:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for construction for emer-
gency expenses resulting from flooding and other natural
disasters, $186,912,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
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by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That of this amount, $30,000,000 shall be
available only to the extent an official budget request for
a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in such Act, is transmitted by the President
to Congress, and upon certification by the Secretary of
the Interior to the President that a specific amount of
such funds is required for (1) repair or replacement of
concession use facilities at Yosemite National Park if the
Secretary determines, after consulting with the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, that the repair
or replacement of those facilities cannot be postponed until
completion of an agreement with the Yosemite Conces-
sions Services Corporation or any responsible third party
to satisfy its repair or replacement obligations for the fa-
cilities, or (2) the Federal portion, if any, of the costs of
repair or replacement of such concession use facilities:
Provided further, That nothing herein should be construed
as impairing in any way the rights of the United States
against the Yosemite Concession Services Corporation or
any other party or as relieving the Corporation or any
other party of its obligations to the United States: Pro-
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vided further, That prior to any final agreement by the
Secretary with the Corporation or any other party con-
cerning its obligation to repair or replace concession use
facilities, the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
shall certify that the agreement fully satisfies the obliga-
tions of the Corporation or third party: Provided further,
That nothing herein, or any payments, repairs, or replace-
ments made by the Corporation or a third party in fulfill-
ment of the Corporation’s obligations to the United States
to repair and replace damaged facilities, shall create any
possessory interest for the Corporation or such third party
in such repaired or replaced facilities: Provided further,
That any payments made to the United States by the Cor-
poration or a third party for repair or replacement of con-
cession use facilities shall be deposited in the General
Fund of the Treasury or, where facilities are repaired or
replaced by the Corporation or any other third party, an
equal amount of appropriations shall be rescinded.
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
construction,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make
repairs, construct facilities, and provide visitor transpor-
tation and for related purposes at Yosemite National
Park.
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UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH
For an additional amount for surveys, investigations,
and research, $4,290,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1998, to repair or replace damaged equipment
and facilities caused by floods and other natural disasters:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS
For an additional amount for operation of Indian
programs, $11,100,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1998, for emergency response activities, including
emergency school operations, heating costs, emergency
welfare assistance, and to repair and replace facilities and
resources damaged by snow, floods, and other natural dis-
asters: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CONSTRUCTION
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
construction,
$5,554,000, to remain available until expended, to make
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repairs caused by floods and other natural disasters: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For an additional amount for National forest system
for emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other
natural disasters, $37,107,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for reconstruction and con-
struction for emergency expenses resulting from flooding
and other natural disasters, $32,334,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
For an additional amount for Indian health services
for emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other
natural disasters, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
For an additional amount for Indian health facilities
for emergency expenses resulting from flooding and other
natural disasters, $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISION, CHAPTER 4
SEC. 401. Section 101(c) of Public Law 104–134 is
amended as follows: Under the heading ‘‘Title III—Gen-
eral Provisions’’ amend sections 315(c)(1)(A) and
315(c)(1)(B) by striking in each of those sections ‘‘104
percent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘100 percent’’; by
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striking in each of those sections ‘‘1995’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘1994’’; and by striking in each of those
sections ‘‘and thereafter annually adjusted upward by 4
percent,’’.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COAST GUARD
RETIRED PAY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Retired Pay’’,
$4,200,000.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For additional necessary expenses for ‘‘Facilities and
Equipment’’, $40,000,000, to be derived from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That these funds shall only be available
for non-competitive contracts or cooperative agreements
with air carriers and airport authorities, which provide for
the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase and as-
sist in installation of advanced security equipment for the
use of such entities.
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief
Program for emergency expenses resulting from flooding
and other natural disasters, as authorized by 23 U.S.C.
125, $650,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund and to remain available until expended, of which
$374,000,000 shall be available only to the extent an offi-
cial budget request for a specific dollar amount, that in-
cludes designation of the entire amount of the request as
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That 23 U.S.C. 125(b)(1) shall not apply to
projects resulting from the December 1996 and January
1997 flooding in the western States: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project
to repair or reconstruct any portion of a Federal-aid pri-
mary route in San Mateo County, California, which was
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destroyed as a result of a combination of storms in the
winter of 1982–1983 and a mountain slide which, until
its destruction, had served as the only reasonable access
between two cities and as the designated emergency evacu-
ation route of one such cities shall be eligible for assist-
ance under this head.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
The limitation under this heading in Public Law
104–205 is increased by $318,077,043: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, such addi-
tional authority shall be distributed to ensure that States
receive amounts that they would have received had the
Highway Trust Fund fiscal year 1995 income statement
not been revised on December 24, 1996.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
EMERGENCY RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND REPAIR
For necessary expenses to repair and rebuild freight
rail lines of regional and short line railroads damaged as
a result of the floods in the northern plains States in the
spring of 1997, $10,000,000, to be awarded subject to the
discretion of the Secretary on a case-by-case basis: Pro-
vided, That funds provided under this head shall be avail-
able for rehabilitation of railroad rights-of-way which are
part of the general railroad system of transportation, and
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primarily used by railroads to move freight traffic: Pro-
vided further, That railroad rights-of-way owned by class
I railroads, passenger railroads, or by tourist, scenic, or
historic railroads are not eligible for funding under this
section: Provided further, That these funds shall be avail-
able only to the extent an official budget request, for a
specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the en-
tire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to
the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, That all funds made available
under this head are to remain available until September
30, 1997.
RELATED AGENCY
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, for emergency expenses resulting from the crash-
es of TWA Flight 800 and ValuJet 592, and for assistance
to families of victims of aviation accidents as authorized
by Public Law 105–265, $23,300,000, of which
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$4,877,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That these funds shall be available only to the ex-
tent an official budget request, for a specific dollar
amount, that includes designation of the entire amount as
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
up to $10,330,000 shall be provided by the National
Transportation Safety Board to the Department of the
Navy as reimbursement for costs incurred in connection
with recovery of wreckage from TWA Flight 800 and shall
be credited to the appropriation contained in the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, which is available
for the same purpose as the appropriation originally
charged for the expense for which the reimbursements are
received, to be merged with, and to be available for the
same purpose as the appropriation to which such reim-
bursements are credited: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of the amount pro-
vided $3,100,000 shall be made available to Metropolitan
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Dade County, Florida as reimbursement for costs incurred
in connection with the crash of ValuJet Flight 592.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 5
SEC. 501. In Title I of Public Law 104–205, under
the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Discre-
tionary Grants’’, strike ‘‘$661,000,000 for the DeKalb
County, Georgia light rail project;’’ and insert ‘‘$661,000
for the DeKalb County, Georgia light rail project;’’.
Sec. 502. In Section 325 of Title III of Public Law
104–205, strike ‘‘That in addition to amounts otherwise
provided in this Act, not to exceed $3,100,000 in expenses
of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics necessary to
conduct activities related to airline statistics may be in-
curred, but only to the extent such expenses are offset by
user fees charged for those activities and credited as off-
setting collections.’’.
SEC. 503. Section 410(j) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking the period after ‘‘1997’’ and
inserting ‘‘, and an additional $500,000 for fiscal year
1997.’’.
SEC. 504. Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and 1996’’ and inserting
‘‘, 1996, and 1997’’.
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CHAPTER 6
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENTS TO THE POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
For an additional amount for the Postal Service
Fund for revenue foregone on free and reduced rate mail,
$5,300,000.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for necessary expenses to
carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971, as amended, $1,700,000: Provided, That
these funds shall be available for internal automated data
processing systems; Provided further, That $782,500 of
these funds shall remain available until September 30,
1998.
COUNTER-TERRORISM AND DRUG LAW
ENFORCEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 104–208, $16,000,000 shall be available until
September 30, 1998 to develop further the Automated
Targeting System.
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GENERAL PROVISION, CHAPTER 6
SEC. 601. CLARIFYING CONGRESSIONAL INTENT RE-
SPECTING PROCUREMENT
OF DISTINCTIVE CURRENCY
PAPER.—In fiscal year 1997 and thereafter—
(1) for the purposes of section 622(a) of Public
Law 100–202, a corporation or other entity shall be
not deemed to be owned or controlled by persons not
citizens of the United States, if—
(A) that corporation or entity is created
under the laws of the United States or any one
of its States or other territories and posses-
sions; and
(B) more than 50 percent of that corpora-
tion or entity is held by United States citizens;
and
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury shall use the
authority provided under Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation, Part 45.302.1(c) and Part 45.302.1(a)(4) to
induce competition, to a level the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate, among those desiring to pro-
vide distinctive currency paper to the United States.
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CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Compensation and
pensions’’, $753,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the
construction of a multi-story parking garage at the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs medical center in Cleveland,
Ohio, in the amount of $12,300,000, and there is author-
ized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 for the Park-
ing Revolving Fund account, a total of $12,300,000 for
this project.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
PRESERVING EXISTING HOUSING INVESTMENT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Preserving existing
housing investment’’, to be made available for use in con-
junction with properties that are eligible for assistance
under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resi-
dent Homeownership Act of 1990 or the Emergency Low
Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987, $3,500,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to
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such amount shall be for a project in Syracuse, New York,
the processing for which was suspended, deferred or inter-
rupted for a period of nine months or more because of
differing interpretations, by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development and an owner, concerning the timing
of the ability of an uninsured section 236 property to pre-
pay, or by the Secretary and a State rent regulatory agen-
cy concerning the effect of a presumptively applicable
State rent control law or regulation on the determination
of preservation value under section 213 of such Act, if the
owner of such project filed a notice of intent to extend
the low-income affordability restrictions of the housing on
or before August 23, 1993, and the Secretary approved
the plan of action on or before July 25, 1996.
DRUG ELIMINATION GRANTS FOR LOW-INCOME
HOUSING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Elimination
Grants for Low-Income Housing’’ for activities authorized
under 42 U.S.C. 11921–25, $30,200,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, and to be derived by transfer from
the Homeownership and Opportunity for People Every-
where Grants account.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief ’’,
$3,567,677,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $2,387,677,000 shall become available for ob-
ligation on September 30, 1997: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $5,000,000.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
In the case only of new contracts for flood insurance
coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
entered into during the period beginning on January 1,
1997, and ending on June 30, 1997, and any modifica-
tions to coverage under existing contracts made during
such period, section 1306(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
4013(c)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘15-day pe-
riod’’ for ‘‘30-day period’’.
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CHAPTER 8
OFFSETS AND RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA
Of the funds provided on January 1, 1997 for section
793 of Public Law 104–127, Fund for Rural America, not
more than $80,000,000 shall be available: Provided, That
in addition to activities described in subsections (c)(1) and
(c)(2) of section 793, the Secretary may use these funds
for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM
Of the funds made available in Public Law 104–37
for the Wetlands Reserve Program, $19,000,000 may not
be obligated: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able in Public Law 104–37 for this account may be obli-
gated after September 30, 1997.
FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICE
THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Notwithstanding section 27(a) of the Food Stamp
Act, the amount specified for allocation under such section
for fiscal year 1997 shall be $80,000,000.
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FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
EXPORT CREDIT
None of the funds made available in the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law
104–180, may be used to pay the salaries and expenses
of personnel to carry out a combined program for export
credit guarantees, supplier credit guarantees, and emerg-
ing democracies facilities guarantees at a level which ex-
ceeds $3,500,000,000.
EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in Public Law 104–180 shall be used to pay the
salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out an export
enhancement program if the aggregate amount of funds
and/or 
commodities 
under 
such 
program 
exceeds
$10,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $6,400,000 are rescinded.