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(3) encourage an environment in which consum-
ers can readily select the telephone service provider
which best serves them.
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) As the telecommunications industry has
moved toward competition in the long distance mar-
ket, consumers have increasingly elected to change the
company which provides their long-distance phone
service. As many as fifty million consumers now
change their long distance provider annually.
(2) The fluid nature of the long distance market
has also allowed an increasing number of fraudulent
transfers to occur. Such transfers have been termed
‘‘slamming’’, which constitutes any practice that
changes a consumer’s long distance carrier without
the consumer’s knowledge or consent.
(3) Slamming is now the largest single consumer
complaint received by the Common Carrier Bureau of
the Federal Communications Commission. As many
as one million consumers are fraudulently transferred
annually to a provider which they have not chosen.
(4) The increased costs which consumers face as
a result of these fraudulent switches threaten to rob
consumers of the financial benefits created by a com-
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(5) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 sought
to combat this problem by directing that any revenues
generated by a fraudulent transfer be payable to the
company which the consumer has expressly chosen,
not the fraudulent transferor. Recently the Federal
Communications Commision has exercised its proper
authority to implement this rule. Eliminating the fi-
nancial incentive to slam will reduce this problem.
(6) While the Federal Communications Commis-
sion has proposed and promulgated regulations on
this subject, the Commission has not been able to effec-
tively deter the practice of slamming due to a lack of
prosecutorial resources as well as the difficulty of
proving that a provider failed to obtain the consent
of a consumer prior to acquiring that consumer as a
new customer. Commission action to date has not
adequately protected consumers.
(7) The majority of consumers who have been
fraudulently denied the services of their chosen phone
service vendor do not turn to the Federal Communica-
tions Commission for assistance. Indeed, section 258
of the Communications Act of 1934 directs that State
commissions shall be able to enforce regulations man-
dating that the consent of a consumer be obtained
prior to a switch of service.
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(8) It is essential that Congress provide the Fed-
eral Communications Commission, law enforcement,
consumers, and consumer agencies with the ability to
efficiently and effectively prosecute those companies
which slam consumers, thus providing a deterrent to
all other firms which provide phone services.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) the Federal Communications Commission
should, within 12 months of the date of enactment of
this Act, promulgate regulations, consistent with the
Communications Act of 1934 which provide law en-
forcement officials dispositive evidence for use in the
prosecution of fraudulent transfers of presubscribed
customers of long distance and local service; and
(2) the Senate should examine the issue of slam-
ming and take appropriate legislative action in the
One Hundred Fifth Congress to better protect consum-
ers from unscrupulous practices including, but not
limited to, mandating the recording and maintenance
of evidence concerning the consent of the consumer to
switch phone vendors, including a requirement for
third-party verification, establishing higher civil fines
for violations, approving the Federal Communications
Commission’s exercise of its authority to provide by
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rule for slammed consumers to be exempt from any
payment requirement, and establishing a civil right
of action against fraudulent providers, as well as
criminal sanctions for repeated and willful instances
of slamming.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998’’.
TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transport-
ing Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief
Justice may approve; $28,903,000.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed
upon him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C.
13a–13b), $6,170,000, of which $3,620,000 shall remain
available until expended.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
CIRCUIT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers
and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as
authorized by law, $15,796,000.
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries
of the officers and employees of the court, services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the court,
as authorized by law, $11,478,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retire from office or from regular active
service, judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims,
bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers
and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise spe-
cifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the courts,
as authorized by law, $2,789,777,000 (including the pur-
chase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$16,530,000 shall remain available until expended for space
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alteration projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000
shall remain available until expended for furniture and fur-
nishings related to new space alteration and construction
projects.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to
exceed $2,450,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine In-
jury Compensation Trust Fund.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and
Community Defender organizations; the compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to rep-
resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as
amended; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses
of persons furnishing investigative, expert and other services
under the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the
compensation (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act
maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys ap-
pointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the de-
fendant has waived representation by counsel; the com-
pensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guard-
ians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligible minor
or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers from
the United States to foreign countries with which the Unit-
ed States has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences;
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and the compensation of attorneys appointed to represent
jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employ-
ment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d); $308,000,000,
to remain available until expended as authorized by 18
U.S.C. 3006A(i): Provided, That the annual incremental
cost of each capital representation shall not exceed $63,000:
Provided further, That if the annual incremental cost of
any capital representation exceeds $63,000, the costs in ex-
cess of $63,000 shall be paid equally out of funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the administrative
units supporting the prosecutor and presiding judge.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of com-
missioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to
rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)); $68,252,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the compensation
of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent
of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5,
United States Code.
COURT SECURITY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in-
cident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security equipment and protective services for the United
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States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including
building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, di-
rected security patrols, and other similar activities as au-
thorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and
Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702); $167,883,000,
of which not to exceed $26,962,000 shall remain available
until expended for security systems, to be expended directly
or transferred to the United States Marshals Service which
shall be responsible for administering elements of the Judi-
cial Security Program consistent with standards or guide-
lines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts as authorized by law, including
travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger
motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertis-
ing and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$53,843,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
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FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center,
as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $17,495,000; of which
$1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30,
1999, to provide education and training to Federal court
personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $25,000,000, to
the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by
28 U.S.C. 376(c), $7,400,000, and to the United States
Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, as au-
thorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $1,800,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code,
$9,480,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for
official reception and representation expenses.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary
in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations,
but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, Dis-
trict Courts, and other Judicial Services, Defender Serv-
ices’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and other
Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners’’, shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the salaries and expenses appropriation for district courts,
courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses of the
Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, That
such available funds shall not exceed $10,000 and shall be
administered by the Director of the Administrative Office
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of the United States Courts in his capacity as Secretary
of the Judicial Conference.
SEC. 304. Section 612 of title 28, United States Code,
shall be amended by striking out subsection (l).
SEC. 305. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be
cited as the ‘‘Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1997’’.
(b) NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF CIRCUITS.—Sec-
tion 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter before the table, by striking
‘‘thirteen’’ and inserting ‘‘fourteen’’;
(2) in the table, by striking the item relating to
the ninth circuit and inserting the following new
item:
‘‘Ninth ...............................................
California, Nevada.’’;
and
(3) between the last 2 items of the table, by in-
serting the following new item:
‘‘Twelfth ............................................
Alaska, 
Arizona, 
Guam, 
Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Northern Mariana
Islands, Oregon, Washington.’’.
(c) NUMBER OF CIRCUIT JUDGES.—The table in sec-
tion 44(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to the ninth cir-
cuit and inserting the following new item:
‘‘Ninth ................................................................................................................
15’’;
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(2) by inserting between the last 2 items at the
end thereof the following new item:
‘‘Twelfth .............................................................................................................
13’’.
(d) PLACES OF CIRCUIT COURT.—The table in section
48 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to the ninth cir-
cuit and inserting the following new item:
‘‘Ninth ...............................................
San Francisco, Los Angeles.’’;
and
(2) by inserting between the last 2 items at the
end thereof the following new item:
‘‘Twelfth ............................................
Portland, Seattle, Phoenix.’’.
(e) ASSIGNMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES AND CLERKS OF
THE COURT.—Each circuit judge in regular active service
of the former ninth circuit whose official station on the day
before the effective date of this section—
(1) is in California or Nevada is assigned as a
circuit judge on the new ninth circuit;
(2) is in Alaska, Arizona, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho,
Montana, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon or
Washington is assigned as a circuit judge on the
twelfth circuit; and
(3) two co-equal clerks of the court for the twelfth
circuit shall be located in two co-equal circuit seats
which shall be located in Phoenix, Arizona, and Se-
attle, Washington, respectively.
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(f) ELECTION OF ASSIGNMENT BY SENIOR JUDGES.—
Each judge who is a senior judge of the former ninth circuit
on the day before the effective date of this section may elect
to be assigned to the new ninth circuit or to the twelfth
circuit and shall notify the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts of such election.
(g) SENIORITY OF JUDGES.—The seniority of each
judge—
(1) who is assigned under subsection (e); or
(2) who elects to be assigned under subsection (f);
shall run from the date of commission of such judge
as a judge of the former ninth circuit.
(h) APPLICATION TO CASES.—The provisions of the fol-
lowing paragraphs of this subsection apply to any case in
which, on the day before the effective date of this section,
an appeal or other proceeding has been filed with the former
ninth circuit:
(1) If the matter has been submitted for decision,
further proceedings in respect of the matter shall be
had in the same manner and with the same effect as
if this section had not been enacted.
(2) If the matter has not been submitted for deci-
sion, the appeal or proceeding, together with the origi-
nal papers, printed records, and record entries duly
certified, shall, by appropriate orders, be transferred
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(3) ‘‘twelfth circuit’’ means the twelfth judicial
circuit of the United States established by the amend-
ment made by subsection (b)(3).
(j) ADMINISTRATION.—The court of appeals for the
ninth circuit as constituted on the day before the effective
date of this section may take such administrative action
as may be required to carry out this section. Such court
shall cease to exist for administrative purposes on July 1,
1999.
(k) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall become effective on October
1, 1997.
SEC. 306. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–
92, justices and judges of the United States are authorized
during fiscal year 1998, to receive a salary adjustment in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461.
SEC. 307. Section 44(c) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sen-
tence: ‘‘In each circuit (other than the Federal judicial cir-
cuit) there shall be at least one circuit judge in regular ac-
tive service appointed from the residents of each state in
that circuit.’’.
This title may be cited as ‘‘The Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 1998’’.
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TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and
the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including
expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956, as amended; representation to certain
international organizations in which the United States
participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the
advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of Con-
gress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger
motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343, 40 U.S.C.
481(c) and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses of general ad-
ministration; $1,727,868,000: Provided, That of the amount
made available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000
may be transferred to, and merged with funds in, the
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ ap-
propriations account, to be available only for emergency
evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That
of the amount made available under this heading, not to
exceed $125,000 shall be available only for the Maui Pacific
Center: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
140(a)(5), and the second sentence of section 140(a)(3), of
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the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994
and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), fees may be collected dur-
ing fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter under
the authority of section 140(a)(1) of that Act: Provided fur-
ther, That all fees collected under the preceding proviso shall
be deposited as an offsetting collection to appropriations
made under this heading to recover the costs of providing
consular services and shall remain available until expended.
In addition, not to exceed $700,000 in registration fees
collected pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control
Act, as amended, may be used in accordance with section
45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2717); and in addition not to exceed $1,252,000
shall be derived from fees collected from other executive
agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the Inter-
national Center in accordance with section 4 of the Inter-
national Center Act (Public Law 90–553), as amended, and
in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act
$490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that
section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section;
and in addition not to exceed $15,000 which shall be de-
rived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of
Blair House facilities in accordance with section 46 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2718(a)).
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Notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed
20 percent of the amounts made available in this Act in
the appropriation accounts ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ under the heading
‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ may be transferred be-
tween such appropriation accounts: Provided, That any
transfer pursuant to this sentence shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 605 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administration
of the Department of State and the Foreign Service, pro-
vided for by law, including expenses authorized by section
9 of the Act of August 31, 1964, as amended (31 U.S.C.
3721), and the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956, as amended, $363,513,000.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment
Fund, $105,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized in Public Law 103–236: Provided, That section
135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not apply to funds
available under this heading.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
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Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,495,000, not-
withstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to
post inspections.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
For representation allowances as authorized by section
905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22
U.S.C. 4085), $4,100,000.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Sec-
retary of State to provide for extraordinary protective serv-
ices in accordance with the provisions of section 214 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $7,900,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1999.
SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES MISSIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign
Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292–
300), and the Diplomatic Security Construction Program
as authorized by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851),
$420,281,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)): Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
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available for acquisition of furniture and furnishings and
generators for other departments and agencies.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
SERVICE
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State
to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic
and Consular Service pursuant to the requirement of 31
U.S.C. 3526(e), $5,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 24(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)),
of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and
merged with the Repatriation Loans Program Account, sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized
by section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671): Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In
addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out
the direct loan program, $607,000 which may be transferred
to and merged with the Salaries and Expenses account
under Administration of Foreign Affairs.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act, Public Law 96–8 (93 Stat. 14), $14,490,000.
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PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY FUND
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $129,935,000.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to
meet annual obligations of membership in international
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $957,009,000, of which
not to exceed $54,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for payment of arreages owed the United Nations:
Provided, That any payment of arrearages shall be directed
toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon by
the United States and the respective international organiza-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this Act for ‘‘Contributions
to International Organizations’’, including payment of ar-
rearages owed to the United Nations, may be obligated or
expended unless such obligation or expenditure is expressly
authorized by the enactment of the Foreign Affairs Reform
and Restructuring Act of 1997: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed
$10,000,000 may be transferred from the funds made avail-
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able under this heading to the ‘‘International Conferences
and Contingencies’’ account for assessed contributions to
new or provisional international organizations or for travel
expenses of official delegates to international conferences:
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to this para-
graph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and
security $200,320,000, of which not to exceed $46,000,000
shall remain available until expended for payment of ar-
rearages: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act for ‘‘Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities’’, including payment
of arrearages, may be obligated or expended unless such ob-
ligation or expenditure is expressly authorized by the enact-
ment of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act
of 1997.
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INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to
meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties,
or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION,
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
For necessary expenses for the United States Section
of the International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed
$10,000 for representation; as follows:
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
$18,200,000.
CONSTRUCTION
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $6,463,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the
International Joint Commission and the international
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Canada
or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment Coopera-
tion Commission as authorized by Public Law 103–182;
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$5,010,000, of which not to exceed $9,900 shall be available
for representation expenses incurred by the International
Joint Commission: Provided, That of the amount made
available under this heading, not to exceed $40,000 shall
be available only for the Bering Straits Commission.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses for international fisheries com-
missions, not otherwise provided for, $14,549,000: Provided,
That the United States’ share of such expenses may be ad-
vanced to the respective commissions, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3324.
OTHER
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by
section 501 of Public Law 101–246, $5,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2696(c)).
RELATED AGENCIES
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for arms
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities,
$32,613,000 of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses as authorized by
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the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2551
et seq.).
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to
enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized
by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), the United
States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948,
as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to carry out inter-
national communication, educational and cultural activi-
ties; and to carry out related activities authorized by law,
including employment, without regard to civil service and
classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not
to exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by
section 801 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), and enter-
tainment, including official receptions, within the United
States, not to exceed $25,000 as authorized by section
804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1474(3));
$427,097,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,400,000 may
be used for representation abroad as authorized by section
302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085): Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain
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available until expended, may be credited to this appropria-
tion from fees or other payments received from or in connec-
tion with English teaching, library, motion pictures, and
publication programs as authorized by section 810 of such
Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) and, notwithstanding any
other law, fees from student advising and counseling: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $920,000 to remain avail-
able until expended may be used to carry out projects in-
volving security construction and related improvements for
agency facilities not physically located together with De-
partment of State facilities abroad.
TECHNOLOGY FUND
For expenses necessary to enable the United States In-
formation Agency to provide for the procurement of infor-
mation technology improvements, as authorized by the
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act
of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amend-
ed (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No.
2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange pro-
grams, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451
et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat.
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1636), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended as
authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2455): Provided, That not to exceed $500,000, to remain
available until expended, may be credited to this appropria-
tion from fees or other payments received from or in connec-
tion with English teaching and publication programs as
authorized by section 810 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475a).
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST
FUND
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5
of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund
on or before September 30, 1998, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the pay-
ment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with
OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Require-
ments) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organi-
zations), including the restrictions on compensation for per-
sonal services.
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ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship
Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22
U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Is-
raeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30,
1998, to remain available until expended.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to enable the United States In-
formation Agency, as authorized by the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amend-
ed, the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994, as amended, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977,
to carry out international communication activities;
$339,655,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be
available only on a dollar-for-dollar basis when matched
with the proceeds of sales of advertising air time, of which
not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions
within the United States as authorized by section 804(3)
of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed
$35,000 may be used for representation abroad as author-
ized by section 302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452)
and section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4085), and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for
official reception and representation expenses of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition, not to exceed
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$250,000 from fees as authorized by section 810 of such Act
of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e), to remain available until ex-
pended for carrying out authorized purposes; and in addi-
tion, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to
exceed $1,000,000 in monies received (including receipts
from advertising, if any) by or for the use of the United
States Information Agency from or in connection with
broadcasting resources owned by or on behalf of the Agency,
to be available until expended for carrying out authorized
purposes.
BROADCASTING TO CUBA
For expenses necessary to enable the United States In-
formation Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to
Cuba Act, as amended, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba
Act, and the International Broadcasting Act of 1994, in-
cluding the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement
of facilities for radio and television transmission and recep-
tion, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment
for radio and television transmission and reception,
$22,095,000, to remain available until expended.
RADIO CONSTRUCTION
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement
of facilities for radio transmission and reception, and pur-
chase and installation of necessary equipment for radio and
television transmission and reception as authorized by sec-
tion 801 of the United States Information and Educational
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Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $32,710,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section
704(a) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).
EAST-WEST CENTER
To enable the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of
the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between
East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054–2057), by grant
to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Be-
tween East and West in the State of Hawaii, $22,000,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall
be used to pay any salary, or enter into any contract pro-
viding for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.
NORTH/SOUTH CENTER
To enable the Director of the United States Informa-
tion Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of
the North/South Center Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2075), by
grant to an educational institution in Florida known as
the North/South Center, $3,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall
be available, except as otherwise provided for allowances
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of 5
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U.S.C.; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and
hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1343(b).
SEC. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of State in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriations, except as oth-
erwise specifically provided shall be increased by more than
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the United States Information Agen-
cy in this Act may be transferred between such appropria-
tions, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise spe-
cifically provided shall be increased by more than 10 per-
cent by any such transfers: Provided further, That any
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 605 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 403. Funds hereafter appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act or any other Act may be
expended for compensation of the United States Commis-
sioner of the International Boundary Commission, United
States and Canada, only for actual hours worked by such
Commissioner.
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SEC. 404. Any costs incurred by a Department or
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel ac-
tions taken in response to funding reductions included in
this title shall be absorbed within the total budgetary re-
sources available to such Department or agency: Provided,
That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations
accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is
provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out
this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 405. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year
1998 or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or ex-
pended to pay for any cost incurred in—
(1) opening or operating any United States dip-
lomatic or consular post in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam that was not operating on July 11, 1995;
(2) expanding any United States diplomatic or
consular post in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
that was operating as of July 11, 1995; or
(3) increasing the total number of personnel as-
signed to United States diplomatic or consular posts
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in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in excess of the
total number of personnel assigned to the posts as of
July 11, 1995, unless the President certifies within 60
days of the beginning of each fiscal year the following:
(A) Based upon a formal assessment of all
information available to the United States Gov-
ernment, the Government of the Socialist Repub-
lic of Vietnam is fully cooperating with the
United States in the following:
(i) Resolving discrepancy cases, live
sightings, and field activities.
(ii) Recovering and repatriating Amer-
ican remains.
(iii) Accelerating efforts to provide doc-
uments that will help lead to fullest possible
accounting of prisoners of war and missing
in action.
(iv) Providing further assistance in
implementing trilateral investigations with
Laos.
(B) The remains, artifacts, eyewitness ac-
counts, archival material, and other evidence as-
sociated with prisoners of war and missing in
action recovered from crash sites, military ac-
tions, and other locations in Southeast Asia are
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being thoroughly analyzed by the appropriate
laboratories with the intent of providing surviv-
ing relatives with scientifically defensible, legal
determinations of death or other accountability
that are fully documented and available in un-
classified and unredacted form to immediate
family members.
SEC. 406. (a)(1) For purposes of implementing the
International Cooperative Administrative Support Services
program in fiscal year 1998, the amounts referred to in
paragraph (2) shall be transferred in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (b).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to amounts made available
by title IV of this Act under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATION
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS’’ as follows:
(A) $108,932,000 of the amount made available
under the paragraph ‘‘DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
PROGRAMS’’.
(B) $3,530,000 of the amount made available
under the paragraph ‘‘SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE
OF UNITED STATES MISSIONS’’.
(b) Funds transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be transferred to the specified appropriation, allocated to
the specified account or accounts in the specified amount,
be merged with funds in such account or accounts that are
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available for administrative support expenses of overseas
activities, and be available for the same purposes, and sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions, as the funds with
which merged, as follows:
(1) Appropriations for the Legislative Branch—
(A) for the Library of Congress, for salaries
and expenses, $500,000; and
(B) for the General Accounting Office, for
salaries and expenses, $12,000.
(2) Appropriations for the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, for salaries and ex-
penses, $302,000.
(3) Appropriations for the Department of Com-
merce, for the International Trade Administration,
for operations and administration, $7,055,000.
(4) Appropriations for the Department of Jus-
tice—
(A) for legal activities—
(i) for general legal activities, for sala-
ries and expenses, $194,000; and
(ii) for the United States Marshals
Service, for salaries and expenses, $2,000;
(B) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
for salaries and expenses, $2,477,000;
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(C) for the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion, for salaries and expenses, $6,356,000; and
(D) for the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion 
Service, 
for 
salaries 
and 
expenses,
$1,313,000.
(5) Appropriations for the United States Infor-
mation Agency, for international information pro-
grams, $25,047,000.
(6) Appropriations for the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency, for arms control and disar-
mament activities, $1,247,000.
(7) Appropriations to the President—
(A) for the Foreign Military Financing
Program, for administrative costs, $6,660,000;
(B) for the Economic Support Fund,
$336,000;
(C) for the Agency for International Devel-
opment—
(i) for operating expenses, $6,008,000;
(ii) for the Urban and Environmental
Credit Program, $54,000;
(iii) for the Development Assistance
Fund, $124,000;
(iv) for the Development Fund for Af-
rica, $526,000;
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(v) for assistance for the new independ-
ent states of the former Soviet Union,
$818,000;
(vi) for assistance for Eastern Europe
and the Baltic States, $283,000; and
(vii) for international disaster assist-
ance, $306,000;
(D) for the Peace Corps, $3,672,000; and
(E) for the Department of State—
(i) for international narcotics control,
$1,117,000; and,
(ii) for migration and refugee assist-
ance, $394,000.
(8) Appropriations for the Department of De-
fense—
(A) for operation and maintenance—
(i) for operation and maintenance,
Army, $4,394,000;
(ii) for operation and maintenance,
Navy, $1,824,000;
(iii) for operation and maintenance,
Air Force, $1,603,000; and
(iv) for operation and maintenance,
Defense-Wide, $21,993,000; and
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(B) for procurement, for other procurement,
Air Force, $4,211,000.
(9) Appropriations for the American Battle
Monuments Commission, for salaries and expenses,
$210,000.
(10) Appropriations for the Department of Agri-
culture—
(A) for the Animal and Plant Health In-
spection Service, for salaries and expenses,
$932,000;
(B) for the Foreign Agricultural Service
and General Sales Manager, $4,521,000; and
(C) for the Agricultural Research Service,
$16,000.
(11) Appropriations for the Department of
Treasury—
(A) for the United States Customs Service,
for salaries and expenses, $2,002,000;
(B) for departmental offices, for salaries
and expenses, $804,000;
(C) for the Internal Revenue Service, for tax
law enforcement, $662,000;
(D) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms, for salaries and expenses, $17,000;
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(E) for the United States Secret Service, for
salaries and expenses, $617,000; and
(F) for the Comptroller of the Currency, for
assessment funds, $29,000.
(12) Appropriations for the Department of
Transportation—
(A) for the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, for operations, $1,594,000; and
(B) for the Coast Guard, for operating ex-
penses, $65,000.
(13) Appropriations for the Department of
Labor, for departmental management, for salaries
and expenses, $58,000.
(14) Appropriations for the Department of
Health and Human Services—
(A) for the National Institutes of Health, for
the National Cancer Institute, $42,000;
(B) for the Office of the Secretary, for gen-
eral departmental management, $71,000; and
(C) for the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, for disease control, research, and
training, $522,000.
(15) Appropriations for the Social Security Ad-
ministration, for administrative expenses, $370,000.
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(16) Appropriations for the Department of the
Interior—
(A) for the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, for resource management, $12,000;
(B) for the United States Geological Survey,
for 
surveys, 
investigations, 
and 
research,
$80,000; and
(C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, for
water and related resources, $101,000.
(17) Appropriations for the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs, for departmental administration, for gen-
eral operating expenses, $453,000.
(18) Appropriations for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, for mission sup-
port, $183,000.
(19) Appropriations for the National Science
Foundation, for research and related activities,
$39,000.
(20) Appropriations for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, for salaries and expenses,
$4,000.
(21) Appropriations for the Department of En-
ergy—
(A) 
for 
departmental 
administration,
$150,000; and
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(B) for atomic energy defense activities, for
other defense activities, $54,000.
(22) Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, for salaries and expenses, $26,000.
SEC. 407. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—
For grants made by the United States Information Agency
to the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized
by 
the 
National 
Endowment 
for 
Democracy 
Act,
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended. The lan-
guage on page 115, line 20 to wit, ‘‘$105,000,000’’ is
deemed to be ‘‘$75,000,000’’. This shall become effective one
day after enactment of this Act.
SEC. 408. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE
EXEMPLARY SERVICE OF JOHN H.R. BERG TO THE UNITED
STATES. (a) FINDINGS.—
(1) John H.R. Berg began his service to the
United States Government working for the United
States Army at the age of fifteen after fleeing Nazi
persecution in Germany where his father died in the
Auschwitz concentration camp; and
(2) John H.R. Berg’s dedication to the United
States Government was further exhibited by his desire
to become a United States citizen, a goal that was
achieved in 1981, 35 years after he began his com-
mendable service to the United States; and
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(3) Since 1949, John H.R. Berg has been em-
ployed by the United States Embassy in Paris where
he is currently the Chief of the Visitor’s and Travel
Unit. And, this year has supported over 10,700 offi-
cial visitors, 500 conferences, and over 15,000 official
and unofficial reservations; and
(4) John H.R. Berg’s reputation for ‘‘accom-
plishing the impossible’’ through his dedication, effi-
ciency and knowledge has become legend in the For-
eign Service; and
(5) John H.R. Berg has just completed 50 years
of outstanding service to the United States Govern-
ment with the United States Department of State.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—Therefore it is the sense of
the Senate that John H.R. Berg deserves the highest praise
from the Congress for his steadfast devotion, caring leader-
ship, and lifetime of service to the United States Govern-
ment.
SEC. 409. Not to exceed $2,000,000 may be made avail-
able for the 1999 Women’s World Cup Organizing Commit-
tee cultural exchange and exchange related activities associ-
ated with the 1999 Women’s World Cup.
SEC. 410. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Act the amount for the Department of State ‘‘CAPITAL IN-
VESTMENT FUND’’ shall be $105,000,000.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998’’.
TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY)
For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-
differential subsidies, as authorized by the Merchant Marine
Act, 1936, as amended, $135,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs
of the United States, $35,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That these funds will be available only
upon enactment of an authorization for this program.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $69,000,000: Provided, That re-
imbursements may be made to this appropriation from re-
ceipts to the ‘‘Federal Ship Financing Fund’’ for adminis-
trative expenses in support of that program in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated.
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MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $29,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
amended: Provided further, That these funds are available
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to
be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,000,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $4,000,000,
which shall be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for Operations and Training.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities
and services and make necessary repairs in connection with
any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government
property under control of the Maritime Administration,
and payments received therefor shall be credited to the ap-
propriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That
rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occu-
pancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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No obligations shall be incurred during the current fis-
cal year from the construction fund established by the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the ap-
propriations and limitations contained in this Act or in
any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which other-
wise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be
covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S
HERITAGE ABROAD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation
of America’s Heritage Abroad, $206,000, as authorized by
Public Law 99–83, section 1303.
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$8,740,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be
used to employ consultants: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to
employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Sched-
ule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assist-
ant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to
reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days,
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with the exception of the Chairperson who is permitted 125
billable days.
COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Immi-
gration Reform pursuant to section 141(f) of the Immigra-
tion Act of 1990, $459,000 to remain available until ex-
pended.
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security
and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law
94–304, $1,090,000, to remain available until expended as
authorized by section 3 of Public Law 99–7.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d)
and 621–634), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards
to private citizens; not to exceed $27,500,000, for payments
to State and local enforcement agencies for services to the
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Commission pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, as amended, sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimi-
nation in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; $242,000,000:
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to make
available for official reception and representation expenses
not to exceed $2,500 from available funds.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications
Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–02; not
to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed
$500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repair
to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed sixteen)
and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $185,949,000, of which not
to exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September
30, 1998, for research and policy studies: Provided, That
$162,523,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and
collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained and
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall
remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
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sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 1998 so as to re-
sult in a final fiscal year 1998 appropriation estimated at
$23,426,000: Provided further, That any offsetting collec-
tions received in excess of $162,523,000 in fiscal year 1998
shall remain available until expended, but shall not be
available for obligation until October 1, 1998.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Com-
mission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1111),
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C.
1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5901–02; $14,300,000: Provided, 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 Commis-
sion, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized 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 representation ex-
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penses; $108,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000
shall be available for use to contract with a person or per-
sons for collection services in accordance with the terms of
31 U.S.C. 3718, as amended: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$70,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected 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 necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1997,
so as to result in a final fiscal year 1997 appropriation
from the General Fund estimated at not more than
$28,000,000, to remain available until expended: that not
more than $10,000,000 shall be available from prior year
unobligated fee collections: Provided further, That any fees
received in excess of $70,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall
remain available until expended, but shall not be available
for obligation until October 1, 1998: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Com-
mission shall be available for obligation for expenses au-
thorized by section 151 of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–