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the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of
illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety
threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
(50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could ex-
pose confidential Government agents); and the statutes
which protect against disclosure that may compromise the
national security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798,
and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b)
of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)).
The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions,
and liabilities created by said Executive order and listed
statutes are incorporated into this agreement and are con-
trolling.’’: Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding
paragraph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that
is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than
an employee or officer of the United States Government,
may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activ-
ity for which such document is to be used. Such form or
agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will
not disclose any classified information received in the
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do
so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure
forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo-
sures to Congress or to an authorized official of an executive
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agency or the Department of Justice that are essential to
reporting a substantial violation of law.
SEC. 624. No part of any funds appropriated in this
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive
branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-leg-
islative relationships, for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any
kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pend-
ing before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself.
SEC. 625. (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in calendar
year 2000, and every 2 calendar years thereafter, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare
and submit to Congress, with the budget submitted under
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, an accounting
statement and associated report containing—
(1) an estimate of the total annual costs and
benefits (including quantifiable and nonquantifiable
effects) of Federal rules and paperwork, to the extent
feasible—
(A) in the aggregate;
(B) by agency and agency program; and
(C) by major rule;
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(2) an analysis of impacts of Federal regulation
on State, local, and tribal government, small business,
wages, and economic growth; and
(3) recommendations for reform.
(b) NOTICE.—The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget shall provide public notice and an oppor-
tunity to comment on the statement and report under sub-
section (a) before the statement and report are submitted
to Congress.
(c) GUIDELINES.—To implement this section, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue
guidelines to agencies to standardize—
(1) measures of costs and benefits; and
(2) the format of accounting statements.
(d) PEER REVIEW.—The Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget shall provide for independent and ex-
ternal peer review of the guidelines and each accounting
statement and associated report under this section. Such
peer review shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
or any other Act, may be used by an agency to provide
a Federal employee’s home address to any labor organiza-
tion except when it is made known to the Federal official
having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the
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employee has authorized such disclosure or that such disclo-
sure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 627. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to establish scientific certification standards for explosives
detection canines, and shall provide, on a reimbursable
basis, for the certification of explosives detection canines
employed by Federal agencies, or other agencies providing
explosives detection services at airports in the United
States.
SEC. 628. None of the funds made available in this
Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public
information such as mailing or telephone lists to any per-
son or any organization outside of the Federal Government
without the approval of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations.
SEC. 629. Notwithstanding section 611, interagency fi-
nancing is authorized to carry out the purposes of the Na-
tional Bioethics Advisory Commission.
SEC. 630. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be used for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore au-
thorized by the Congress.
SEC. 631. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act shall be used to acquire information tech-
nologies which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000
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compliance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless
an agency’s Chief Information Officer determines that non-
compliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the function
and operation of the requesting agency or the acquisition
is required by a signed contract with the agency in effect
before the date of enactment of this Act. Any waiver granted
by the Chief Information Officer shall be reported to the
Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall be pro-
vided to Congress.
SEC. 632. None of the funds made available in this
Act for the United States Customs Service may be used to
allow the importation into the United States of any good,
ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or manufac-
tured by forced or indentured child labor, as determined
pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1307).
SEC. 633. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any
direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Con-
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gress in connection with any matter pertaining to the
employment of such other officer or employee or per-
taining to the department or agency of such other of-
ficer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether
such communication or contact is at the initiative of
such other officer or employee or in response to the re-
quest or inquiry of such Member, committee, or sub-
committee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion to,
relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discrimi-
nates in regard to any employment right, entitlement,
or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of,
any other officer or employee of the Federal Govern-
ment, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the
foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
employee, by reason of any communication or contact
of such other officer or employee with any Member,
committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
SEC. 634. The Director of the United States Marshals
Service is directed to conduct a quarterly threat assessment
on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy.
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SEC. 635. Section 636(c) of Public Law 104–208 is
amended as follows:
(1) In subparagraph (1) by inserting after
‘‘United States Code’’ the following: ‘‘any agency or
court in the Judicial Branch,’’;
(2) In subparagraph (2) by amending ‘‘prosecu-
tion, or detention’’ to read: ‘‘prosecution, detention, or
supervision’’; and
(3) In subparagraph (3) by inserting after ‘‘title
5,’’ the following: ‘‘and, with regard to the Judicial
Branch, mean a justice or judge of the United States
as defined in 28 U.S.C. 451 in regular active service
or retired from regular active service, other judicial
officers as authorized by the Judicial Conference of
the United States, and supervisors and managers
within the Judicial Branch as authorized by the Ju-
dicial Conference of the United States,’’.
SEC. 636. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31,
United States Code, or section 611 of this Act, funds made
available for fiscal year 1999 by this or any other Act shall
be available for the interagency funding of specific projects,
workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the pur-
poses of the National Science and Technology Council (au-
thorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit mul-
tiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities.