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dent’’, not to exceed $130,000 shall be available for official
entertainment expenses.
Ω100æGENERAL PROVISIONS
Ω101æSEC. 801. Notwithstanding any provision of
law, the funds made available to the United States Customs
Service by this or any other Act, may be transferred to state
and local governmental agencies for law enforcement pur-
poses.
Ω102æSEC. 802. Notwithstanding any provision of
law, for the purposes of implementing Executive Order No.
12839, the Secretary of the Treasury shall achieve 50 per-
cent of the personnel reductions for all Treasury bureaus
in headquarters and regional offices and in positions grad-
ed general schedule 14 and higher: Provided, That such re-
ductions shall not adversely affect drug control, law enforce-
ment, trade facilitation, or delivery of services to the public:
Provided further, That if such reductions cannot be
achieved, the Secretary shall request approval from the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to
making personnel reductions in other areas.
Ω103æSEC. 803. Section 617 of Public Law 102–393
is hereby repealed.
Ω104æSEC. 804. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, $2,000,000 made available by transfer to the Drug
Enforcement Administration from the ‘‘Special Forfeiture
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Fund’’ account of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy in Public Law 102–393 may be used for an expansion
study of the El Paso Intelligence Center and for the oper-
ation and maintenance of the computer systems at the Cen-
ter.
Ω105æSEC. 805. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct an investigation into the alleged politicization of
Executive Branch investigative agencies with respect to the
White House travel office and shall submit the findings
from such investigation to the Congress by no later than
September 30, 1993.
CHAPTER IX
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Compensation and
pensions’’, Ω106æ$147,422,000 $475,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL CARE
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical care’’,
Ω107æ$5,000,000 $3,000,000, to be derived by transfer
from amounts appropriated under the head ‘‘Medical ad-
ministration and miscellaneous operating expenses’’ in
Public Law 102–389.
Ω108æNotwithstanding any other provision of law, not
less than $9,315,000,000 of the sums appropriated under
this heading in Public Law 102–389 shall be available only
for expenses in the personnel compensation and benefits ob-
ject classifications.
Ω109æNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102–389
shall be available to establish and operate a geriatric re-
search, education, and clinical center as directed in House
Conference Report 102–902.
Ω110æMEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS
OPERATING EXPENSES
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the na-
tional oversight quality assurance activities, described in
section 104 of Public Law 102–405, shall be funded under
this heading during the remainder of the fiscal year and
in subsequent fiscal years.
Ω111æSEC. 901. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
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Title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1993, is amended in the para-
graph under the subheading ‘‘STATE REVOLVING FUNDS/
CONSTRUCTION
GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘ENVIRON-
MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’’ by striking ‘‘necessary work
to remove and reroute the existing sewer lines at’’ and in-
serting ‘‘improvements related to the sewer system that serv-
ices’’.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For additional amounts for the HOME investment
partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended, subject to the terms provided under this head
in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1992, Public Law 102–368, to remain available until ex-
pended, $60,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the
$100,000,000 appropriated in the second paragraph under
the head ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ in
such Act.
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Ω112æCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
For additional amounts for the HOME Investment
Partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended, subject to the terms provided under this head in
the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1992, Public Law 102–368, $75,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That up to $50,000,000 of
the amounts required to fund the foregoing amount shall
be derived by transfer from the Homeownership and Oppor-
tunity for People Everywhere (HOPE Grants) account and
the remaining amounts shall be transferred from the Flexi-
ble Subsidy Fund, notwithstanding section 236(f)(3) of the
National Housing Act and section 201(j) of the Housing
and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as
amended.
SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities as set forth in the third paragraph
under the head ‘‘Homeownership and opportunity for peo-
ple everywhere grants (HOPE grants)’’ in the Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of
1993, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended,
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to be derived by transfer from amounts appropriated for
the purpose under the foregoing head.
YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities authorized by subtitle D of Ω113æthe
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 title
IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act, under the heading ‘‘HOPE for Youth: Youthbuild’’,
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived by transfer from amounts appropriated under the
head ‘‘Homeownership and opportunity for people every-
where grants (HOPE grants)’’ in title II of the Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
1993, Public Law 102–389.
Ω114æANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
Of the amounts of budget authority (and contract au-
thority) carried over from fiscal year 1992, $78,000,000
shall be awarded competitively for the construction or major
reconstruction of obsolete public housing projects (MROP),
other than for Indian families; $79,996,578 shall be for an
additional amount for section 8 property disposition; and
$45,000,000 shall be used in connection with requirements
arising from litigation: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this head shall not be subject to section 213(d)
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,
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as amended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding sec-
tion 111(c) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1992, amounts made available for these MROP
projects shall be obligated pursuant to notice published in
the Federal Register.
Ω115æFEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
FHA—MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The limitation on commitments to guarantee loans
during fiscal year 1993 to carry out the purpose of section
203(b) of the National Housing Act, as amended, is in-
creased by a loan principal of $42,854,000,000.
Ω116æFHA—GENERAL INSURANCE AND SPECIAL RISK
INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed
loans authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National
Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3(b) and
1735c–(f)), up to $38,000,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 236(f)(3) of such Act and section 201(j)
of the Housing and Community Development Amendments
of 1978, as amended, amounts required to fund the fore-
going amount shall be derived by transfer from the Flexible
Subsidy Fund during fiscal year 1993: Provided further,
That prior to obligation of any funds from this transfer,
such sums as may be necessary shall be rescinded from such
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Fund so that no amount so transferred shall increase de-
partmental budget outlays or budget authority.
During fiscal year 1993 additional commitments to
insure loans under this head shall not exceed a total prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of an addi-
tional $1,000,000,000.
Ω117æGOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN
GUARANTEE ACCOUNT
The limitation on new commitments during fiscal year
1993 to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section
306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C.
1721(q)), is increased by an additional $30,000,000,000.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop-
ment grants’’, for use only for the repair, renovation, or
replacement, or other authorized community development
activities affecting structures damaged or destroyed by
Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, Typhoon Omar, and
other Presidentially-declared disasters, to remain available
until 
September 
30, 
1995, 
Ω118æ$40,000,000
$20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the
$100,000,000 appropriated in the second paragraph under
the head ‘‘Annual contributions for assisted housing’’ in
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the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1992, Public Law 102–368: Provided, That the Secretary
may waive entirely, or in any part, any requirement set
forth in title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, except a requirement relating to fair
housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and
labor standards, if the Secretary finds that such waiver
will further the purposes of the use of the amount hereby
transferred.
Ω119æOf the $4,000,000,000 appropriated under this
head in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1993, $37,500,000 shall be available for au-
thorized community development activities for use only in
areas impacted by Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki or
Typhoon Omar: Provided, That notwithstanding any provi-
sion of law the foregoing $37,500,000 shall be derived from
certain set-asides established for fiscal year 1993 under sec-
tion 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, and from unobligated balances carried forward
from prior year Appropriations Acts under section 107, in-
cluding $6,000,000 for section 107(a)(1)(C), $9,000,000 for
section 
107(a)(1)(F), 
and 
$15,000,000 
for 
section
107(a)(1)(H): Provided further, That an additional
$7,500,000 shall be available also for use in areas impacted
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by the above named disasters to be derived from amounts
made available under this head in fiscal year 1993 in ac-
cordance with section 119(o) of such Act: Provided further,
That the secretary may waive entirely, or in any part, any
requirement set forth in title I of such Act, except a require-
ment relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, the
environment, and labor standards, if the Secretary finds
that such waiver will further the purposes of the use of the
amounts made available to the impacted areas.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The third, fourth, and fifth provisos under this head
in title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102–389, are
repealed.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The accounts under the head ‘‘Management and ad-
ministration’’, except the account for the Office of Inspec-
tor General, in title II, Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, Public Law 102–139,
and the amounts in such Ω120æaccounts accounts, are
hereby Ω121æmerged, merged into ‘‘Salaries and ex-
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penses’’, for the purposes of administering such accounts
in accordance with 31 U.S.C., subchapter IV, chapter 15.
Ω122æThe seventh paragraph under this heading in
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1993, Public Law 102–389 (the second full
paragraph at 106 Stat. 1591) is repealed.
Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102–
389 for special purpose grants (106 Stat. 1571, 1584),
$1,750,000 made available to Los Angeles, CA, for a loan
fund to be administered by a nonprofit community organi-
zation in support of small business revitalization that will
create a beneficial impact on employment, income, savings,
and the development of a stronger community economic
base in South Central Los Angeles shall instead be made
available to the Brotherhood Crusade Black United Front
of Los Angeles for the same purpose.
Of the $54,250,000 earmarked in Public Law 101–
507 for special purpose grants (104 Stat. 1351, 1357),
$1,350,000 made available for the Bickerdike Redevelop-
ment Corporation for the rehabilitation of 70 units in
three buildings, for rental to low-income tenants in the
City of Chicago shall instead be made available for the
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, for the creation of
rental subsidy for 70 units of affordable housing for rental