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That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; $85,930,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a per-
son or persons for collection services in accordance with
the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
to exceed $58,905,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected for premerger notification filings under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be re-
duced as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 1997, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1997
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not
more than $27,025,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided further, That any fees received in excess
of $58,905,000 in fiscal year 1997 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1997: Provided further, That none of the
funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission
shall be available for obligation for expenses authorized
by section 151 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–242, 105
Stat. 2282–2285).
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation
Act of 1974, as amended, $141,000,000, of which
$134,575,000 is for basic field programs and required
independent audits; $1,125,000 is for the Office of the In-
spector General, of which such amounts as may be nec-
essary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipi-
ents; and $5,300,000 is for management and administra-
tion.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
SEC. 501. (a) CONTINUATION OF COMPETITIVE SE-
LECTION PROCESS.—None of the funds appropriated in
this Act to the Legal Services Corporation may be used
to provide financial assistance to any person or entity ex-
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cept through a competitive selection process conducted in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the Corpora-
tion in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsections
(c), (d), and (e) of section 503 of Public Law 104–134
(110 Stat. 1321–130 et seq.).
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF NONCOMPETITIVE PROCE-
DURES.—For purposes of the funding provided in this
Act, rights under sections 1007(a)(9) and 1011 of the
Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(9)
and 42 U.S.C. 2996j) shall not apply.
SEC. 502. (a) CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENTS
AND RESTRICTIONS.—None of the funds appropriated in
this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be ex-
pended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or con-
trary to any of the provisions of—
(1) sections 501, 502, 505, 506, and 507 of
Public Law 104–134 (101 Stat. 1321–127 et seq.),
and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions as set forth in such sections,
except that all references in such sections to 1995
and 1996 shall be deemed to refer instead to 1996
and 1997, respectively; and
(2) section 504 of Public Law 104–134 (101
Stat. 1321–132 et seq.), and all funds appropriated
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in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall
be subject to the same terms and conditions set
forth in such section, except that—
(A) subsection (c) of such section 504 shall
not apply;
(B) paragraph (3) of section 508(b) of
Public Law 104–134 (101 Stat. 1321–147)
shall apply with respect to the requirements of
subsection (a)(13) of such section 504, except
that all references in such section 508(b) to the
date of enactment shall be deemed to refer to
April 26, 1996; and
(C) subsection (a)(11) of such section 504
shall not be construed to prohibit a recipient
from using funds derived from a source other
than the Corporation to provide related legal
assistance to—
(i) an alien who has been battered or
subjected to extreme cruelty in the United
States by a spouse or a parent, or by a
member of the spouse’s or parent’s family
residing in the same household as the alien
and the spouse or parent consented or ac-
quiesced to such battery or cruelty; or
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(ii) an alien whose child has been bat-
tered or subjected to extreme cruelty in the
United States by a spouse or parent of the
alien (without the active participation of
the alien in the battery or extreme cru-
elty), or by a member of the spouse’s or
parent’s family residing in the same house-
hold as the alien and the spouse or parent
consented or acquiesced to such battery or
cruelty, and the alien did not actively par-
ticipate in such battery or cruelty.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of subsection
(a)(2)(C):
(1) The term ‘‘battered or subjected to extreme
cruelty’’ has the meaning given such term under reg-
ulations issued pursuant to subtitle G of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–
322; 108 Stat. 1953).
(2) The term ‘‘related legal assistance’’ means
legal assistance directly related to the prevention of,
or obtaining of relief from, the battery or cruelty de-
scribed in such subsection.
SEC. 503. (a) CONTINUATION OF AUDIT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The requirements of section 509 of Public Law
104–134 (101 Stat. 1321–146 et seq.), other than sub-
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section (l) of such section, shall apply during fiscal year
1997.
(b) REQUIREMENT OF ANNUAL AUDIT.—An annual
audit of each person or entity receiving financial assist-
ance from the Legal Services Corporation under this Act
shall be conducted during fiscal year 1997 in accordance
with the requirements referred to in subsection (a).
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,
as amended, $975,000.
NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY REVIEW COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Bankruptcy
Review Commission, as authorized by the Bankruptcy Re-
form Act of 1994, $500,000.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $277,021,000, of which not to exceed