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and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the
matter under this heading as the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12501
et seq.), $383,500,000, of which $234,000,000 shall be
available for obligation from September 1, 1996, through
September 30, 1997: Provided, That not more than
$25,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses
authorized under section 501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12681(a)(4)): Provided further, That not more than
$2,500 shall be for official reception and representation
expenses: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
more 
than
$59,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year limi-
tation, shall be transferred to the National Service Trust
account for educational awards authorized under subtitle
D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.): Provided
further, That not more than $175,000,000 of the amount
provided under this heading shall be available for grants
under the National Service Trust program authorized
under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571
et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps
program): Provided further, That not more than
$3,500,000 of the funds made available under this head-
ing shall be made available for the Points of Light Foun-
dation for activities authorized under title III of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, That not
more than $40,000,000 of the funds made available under
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this heading may be used to administer, reimburse, or sup-
port any national service program authorized under sec-
tion 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(d)(2)), and
none of such funds shall be available for national service
programs run by Federal agencies authorized under sec-
tion 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12581(b)): Provided
further, That, to the maximum extent feasible, funds ap-
propriated in the preceding proviso shall be provided in
a manner that is consistent with the recommendations of
peer review panels in order to assure that priority is given
to programs that demonstrate quality, innovation,
replicability, and sustainability: Provided further, That not
more than $18,000,000 of the funds made available under
this heading shall be available for the National Civilian
Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title I
of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further,
That not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for
school-based and community-based service-learning pro-
grams authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not
more than $15,000,000 shall be available for quality and
innovation activities authorized under subtitle H of title
I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.): Provided further,
That not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for au-
dits and other evaluations authorized under section 179
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of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639), of which up to $500,000
shall be available for a study by the National Academy
of Public Administration on the structure, organization,
and management of the Corporation and activities sup-
ported by the Corporation, including an assessment of the
quality, innovation, replicability and sustainability without
Federal funds of such activities, and the Federal and non-
Federal cost of supporting participants in community
service activities: Provided further, That no funds from
any other appropriation, or from funds otherwise made
available to the Corporation, shall be used to pay for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits, travel, or any other ad-
ministrative expense for the Board of Directors, the Office
of the Chief Executive Officer, the Office of the Managing
Director, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Of-
fice of National and Community Service Programs, the Ci-
vilian Community Corps, or any field office or staff of the
Corporation working on the National and Community
Service or National Civilian Community Corps programs:
Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable,
the Corporation shall increase significantly the level of
matching funds and in-kind contributions provided by the
private sector, shall expand significantly the number of
educational awards provided under subtitle D of title I,
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and shall reduce the total Federal cost per participant in
all programs.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $2,000,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Environmental Pro-
grams and Management’’, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1997: Provided, That up to
$40,000,000 of this amount shall be available for enforce-
ment activities under this heading.
BUILDING AND FACILITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings and Facili-
ties’’, $50,000,000 for the construction of a new consoli-
dated research facility at Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the En-
vironmental Protection Agency is authorized to establish
and construct a consolidated research facility at Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, at a maximum total con-
struction cost of $232,000,000, and to obligate such mon-
ies as are made available by this Act, and hereafter, for
this purpose.
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Hazardous Substance
Superfund’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘State and Tribal As-
sistance Grants’’, $3,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for a grant for water distribution systems in the
South Buffalo/Kittaning, Pennsylvania area.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Council on Environ-
mental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality’’,
$500,000, subject to the same terms and conditions as
provided under this heading in title I of this Act.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and Related
Activities’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1997.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualify-
ing community development financial institutions, and ad-
ministrative expenses of the Fund, $25,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1997: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans,
and not to exceed $400,000 may be used for administra-
tive expenses to carry out the direct loan program: Pro-
vided further, That the cost of direct loans, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined as in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross
obligation of the principal amount of direct loans not to
exceed $15,800,000: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be used to supplement existing resources pro-
vided to the Department for activities such as external af-
fairs, general counsel, administration, finance, or office of
inspector general: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be available for expenses of an Administrator
as defined in section 104 of the Community Development
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (CDBFI
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Act): Provided further, That the number of staff funded
under this heading shall not exceed 10 full-time equiva-
lents: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for purposes of administering the Com-
munity Development Financial Institutions Fund, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall have all powers and rights
of the Administrator of the CDBFI Act and the Fund
shall be within the Department of the Treasury.
CHAPTER IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
SEC. 4001. No part of any appropriation contained
in this title shall remain available for obligation beyond
the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 4002. Amounts appropriated in this title are
available for obligation only if and when reconciliation leg-
islation is enacted that expressly makes available for obli-
gation these amounts and that (1) makes available or
causes to be made available to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate increased budget au-
thority and outlays for fiscal year 1996 under the provi-
sions of section 302(a) or 602(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 in at least the amounts included in
this title, (2) credits to or causes to be credited to the
budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 1996 of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate
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under the provisions of section 302(a) or 602(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 offsetting savings or
receipts in at least the amounts included in this title, or
(3) includes any combination of increased budget author-
ity and outlays or crediting of offsetting savings or re-
ceipts to the spending authority for fiscal year 1996 of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Sen-
ate under the provisions of section 302(a) or 602(a) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 in at least the
amounts included in this title. Any amounts appropriated
in this title that have not been made available for obliga-
tion by the end of the fiscal year 1996 are hereby re-
scinded.
TITLE V—DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES BY FEDERAL GRANTEES
DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY FEDERAL
GRANTEES
SEC. 5001. (a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—Not
later than December 31 of each year, each organization
receiving a Federal grant shall provide (via either elec-
tronic or paper medium) to each Federal entity that
awarded or administered its grant an annual report for
the previous Federal fiscal year, certified by the organiza-
tion’s chief executive officer or equivalent person of au-
thority, setting forth—
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(1) the organization’s name and grantee identi-
fication number;
(2) the amount or value of each grant (including
all administrative and overhead costs awarded), and
the description of each such grant and the name of
the Federal agency awarding such grant; and
(3) a good faith estimate of the organization’s ac-
tual expenses on lobbying activities in the most re-
cent taxable year.
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to
an individual or a State, local, or Indian tribal govern-
ment.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) FEDERAL GRANT.—The term ‘‘Federal grant’’
means money or real property that is paid or pro-
vided by the Federal Government to any organiza-
tion. Such term does not include (A) any assistance
described in section 6302(2) of title 31, United
States Code; (B) any amount paid under a procure-
ment contract described in section 6303(1) of such
title; or (C) any payment or assistance described in
clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (vii) of section 6501(4)(C)
of such title.
(2) LOBBYING ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘lobbying ac-
tivity’’ means any activity that is either (A) a lobby-
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ing activity within the meaning of section 3 of the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; or (B) an activity
influencing legislation within the meaning of section
4911 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such
term shall also include advocating the election or de-
feat of any candidate for public office, or the pas-
sage or non-passage of any ballot proposition.
(d) PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.—
(1) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF LOBBYING DISCLO-
SURE FORMS.—Each Federal entity awarding a Fed-
eral grant shall make publicly available the grant ap-
plication, and any annual report provided under sub-
section (a) by the organization receiving the grant.
(2) ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC.—The public’s ac-
cess to the documents identified in paragraph (1)
shall be facilitated by the Federal entity by—
(A) placement of such documents in the Fed-
eral entity’s public document reading room;
(B) expediting any requests under section
552 of title 5, United States Code (the Free-
dom of Information Act), ahead of any requests
for other information pending at such Federal
entity; and
(C) submitting to the Bureau of the Census
a report (standardized by the Office of Manage-
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ment and Budget) setting forth the information
provided in such documents, which the Bureau
of the Census shall make available to the public
through the Internet.
(3) WITHHOLDING
PROHIBITED.—Records de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to with-
holding, except under the exemption set forth in sub-
section (b)(7)(A) of section 552 of title 5, United
States Code.
(4) FEES PROHIBITED.—No fees for searching for
or copying such documents shall be charged to the
public.
(e) CONSTRUCTION.—No provision of this section
may be construed to affect whether any organization is
exempt from, or subject to, tax under the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986.
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall issue any regulations nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall take effect
January 1, 1996, and apply thereafter.
(2) PRIOR
ACTIVITIES
NOT
TAKEN
INTO
AC-
COUNT.—In applying this section, only expenditures
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made after December 31, 1995, in taxable years
ending after such date shall be taken into account.
(3) ANNUALIZATION
FOR
PARTIAL
TAXABLE
YEARS.—In the case of a taxable year that ends
after December 31, 1995, and begins before January
1, 1996, each of the dollar amounts applicable under
this section shall be proportionally reduced to reflect
the portion of such taxable year after December 31,
1995.
TITLE VI—DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Deficit Reduction
Lock-box Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 602. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX LEDGER.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEDGER.—Title III of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX LEDGER
‘‘SEC. 314. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEDGER.—The
Director of the Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall main-
tain a ledger to be known as the ‘‘Deficit Reduction
Lock-box Ledger’’. The Ledger shall be divided into en-
tries corresponding to the subcommittees of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. Each entry shall consist of three
parts: the ‘House Lock-box Balance’; the ‘Senate Lock-