to be derived from the FHA-mutual mortgage insurance
guaranteed loans receipt account, of which not to exceed
$326,309,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation for
departmental salaries and expenses; and of which not to
exceed $7,112,000 shall be transferred to the appropria-
tion for the Office of Inspector General.
FHA—GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan
guarantee modifications (as that term is defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed), $81,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That these funds are available to subsidize total
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of
up to $17,400,000,000: Provided further, That any
amounts made available in any prior appropriations Act
for the cost (as such term is defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed
loans that are obligations of the funds established under
section 238 or 519 of the National Housing Act that have
not been obligated or that are deobligated shall be avail-
able to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
in connection with the making of such guarantees and
shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding the
expiration of any period of availability otherwise applicable
to such amounts.
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238(a),
and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed
$120,000,000; of which not to exceed $100,000,000 shall
be for bridge financing in connection with the sale of mul-
tifamily real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs,
$222,305,000, 
of 
which 
$218,134,000, 
including
$25,000,000 for the enforcement of housing standards on
FHA-insured multifamily projects, shall be transferred to
the appropriation for departmental salaries and expenses;
and of which $4,171,000 shall be transferred to the appro-
priation for the Office of Inspector General.
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 1998, new commitments to issue
guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the
National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)),
shall not exceed $130,000,000,000.
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out
the guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program,
$9,383,000, to be derived from the Ginnie Mae-guarantees
of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt ac-
count, of which not to exceed $9,383,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the appropriation for salaries and expenses.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), includ-
ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sec-
tion 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968,
$39,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth-
erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended,
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999, of which $15,000,000 shall be to carry out activities
pursuant to such section 561. No funds made available
under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive
or legislative branches of the Federal Government in con-
nection with a specific contract, grant or loan.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary administrative and non-administrative
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, not otherwise provided for, including not to ex-
ceed $7,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $1,005,826,000, of which $544,443,000 shall be
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing
Administration, $9,383,000 shall be provided from funds
of the Government National Mortgage Association, and
$1,000,000 shall be provided from the ‘‘Community Devel-
opment Grants Program’’ account.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $66,850,000, of which $11,283,000 shall be
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing
Administration and $10,000,000 shall be provided from
the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home in the
‘‘Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing’’ ac-
count.
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprise Fi-
nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, $16,312,000,
to remain available until expended, to be derived from the
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Fund: Provided,
That not to exceed such amount shall be available from
the General Fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary
to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the
receipt of collections to the Fund: Provided further, That
the General Fund amount shall be reduced as collections
are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not
more than $0.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. DELAY REISSUANCE OF VOUCHERS AND
CERTIFICATES.—Section 403(c) of The Balanced Budget
Downpayment Act, I is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1996 and 1997’’
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998’’;
and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon the follow-
ing: ‘‘and October 1, 1998 for assistance made avail-
able during fiscal year 1998’’.
SEC. 202. SECTION 8 RENT ADJUSTMENTS.—Section
8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is
amended—
(1) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘fiscal
year 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1997 and
1998’’; and
(2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘fiscal year
1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1997 and 1998’’.
SEC. 203. The part of the HUD 1996 Community
Development Block Grant to the State of Illinois which
is administered by the State of Illinois Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs (grant number B–96–
DC–170001) and which, in turn, was granted by the Illi-
nois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to
the city of Oglesby, Illinois, located in LaSalle County, Illi-
nois (State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Com-
munity Affairs grant number 96–24104), for the purpose
of providing infrastructure for a warehouse in Oglesby, Il-
linois, is exempt from the provisions of section 104(g)(2),
(g)(3), and (g)(4) of title I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 as amended.
SEC. 204. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS.—Sec-
tion 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937
is amended by inserting the following new sentences at
the end: ‘‘In establishing annual adjustment factors for
units in new construction and substantial rehabilitation
projects, the Secretary shall take into account the fact
that debt service is a fixed expense. The immediately fore-
going sentence shall be effective only during fiscal year
1998.’’.
SEC. 205. MINIMUM RENTS.—Section 402(a) of The
Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I (Public Law 104–
99; 110 Stat. 40) is amended by inserting ‘‘and fiscal year
1998’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 1997’’.
SEC. 206. HOME PROGRAM FORMULA.—The first
sentence of section 217(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act is amended by striking
‘‘only those jurisdictions that are allocated an amount of
$500,000 or greater shall receive an allocation’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘jurisdictions that are
allocated an amount of $500,000 or more, and participat-
ing jurisdictions (other than consortia that fail to renew
the membership of all of their member jurisdictions) that
are allocated an amount less than $500,000, shall receive
an allocation’’.
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including
the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun-
tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of
national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United
States and its territories and possessions; rent of office
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for
replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign coun-
tries, 
when 
required 
by 
law 
of 
such 
countries;
$26,897,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That where station allowance has been authorized
by the Department of the Army for officers of the Army
serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same al-
lowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed
Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at the
same foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby
made available for the payment of such allowance: Pro-
vided further, That when traveling on business of the Com-
mission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members
or as Secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for
expenses as provided for civilian members of the Commis-
sion: Provided further, That the Commission shall reim-
burse other Government agencies, including the Armed
Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of personnel as-
signed to it.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualify-
ing community development lenders, and administrative
expenses of the Fund, $125,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 1999, of which $20,000,000 may be
used for the cost of direct loans, and up to $1,000,000
may be used for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $53,000,000: Provided further,
That not more than $40,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able under this heading may be used for programs and
activities authorized in section 114 of the Community De-
velopment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of
1994.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to
exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $44,000,000.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in the matter
under this heading as the ‘‘Corporation’’) in carrying out
programs, activities, and initiatives under the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the
matter under this heading as the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12501
et seq.), $400,500,000 (reduced by $200,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That
not more than $29,000,000 shall be available for adminis-
trative expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4) of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)): Provided further, That not
more than $2,500 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That not more
than $69,000,000, to remain available without fiscal year
limitation, 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.),
of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available for
national service scholarships for high school students per-
forming community service: Provided further, That not
more than $201,000,000 of the amount provided under
this heading shall be available for grants under the Na-
tional 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 $5,500,000 of the funds made
available under this heading shall be made available for
the Points of Light Foundation for activities authorized
under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Pro-
vided further, That no funds shall be available for national
service programs run by Federal agencies authorized
under section 121(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)):
Provided further, That to the maximum extent feasible,
funds appropriated under subtitle C of title I of the Act
shall be provided in a manner that is consistent with the
recommendations of peer review panels in order to ensure
that priority is given to programs that demonstrate qual-
ity, 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 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
programs authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not
more than $30,000,000 shall be available for quality and
innovation activities authorized under subtitle H of title
I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided further,
That not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for au-
dits and other evaluations authorized under section 179
of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to
the maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall in-
crease significantly the level of matching funds and in-
kind contributions provided by the private sector, shall ex-
pand significantly the number of educational awards pro-
vided under subtitle D of title I, and shall reduce the total
Federal costs per participant in all programs.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $2,000,000.
COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the Unit-
ed States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38
U.S.C. sections 7251–7298, $9,319,000, of which
$790,000, shall be available for the purpose of providing
financial assistance as described, and in accordance with
the process and reporting procedures set fourth, under
this heading in Public Law 102–229.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington
National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$11,815,000, to remain available until expended.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For science and technology, including research and
development activities, which shall include research and
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (CERCLA), as amended; necessary expenses for per-
sonnel and related costs and travel expenses, including
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; procurement
of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating ex-
penses in support of research and development; construc-
tion, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $656,223,000
(reduced by $27,000,000), which shall remain available
until September 30, 1999: Provided, That $35,000,000 of
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be trans-
ferred to the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences to conduct and administer a comprehensive, peer-
reviewed particulate matter research program.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including
uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation
of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in
societies or associations which issue publications to mem-
bers only or at a price to members lower than to subscrib-
ers who are not members; construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, $1,763,352,000,
which shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction,
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facili-
ties, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $28,501,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1999.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of,
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
$182,120,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Environmental Protection Agency is au-
thorized to establish and construct a consolidated research
facility at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, at a
maximum total construction cost of $272,700,000, and to
obligate such monies as are made available by this Act
for this purpose.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sec-
tions 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C.
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita-
tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000
per project; not to exceed $1,500,699,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, consisting of $1,250,699,000, as au-
thorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by
Public Law 101–508, and $250,000,000 as a payment
from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance
Superfund as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as
amended by Public Law 101–508: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other
Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of
CERCLA: Provided further, That $11,641,000 of the
funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to re-
main available until September 30, 1999: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 111(m) of CERCLA or any
other provision of law, $80,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available to the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to carry out
activities described in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and
111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section 118(f) of SARA: Pro-
vided further, That $35,000,000 of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be transferred to the ‘‘Science
and Technology’’ appropriation to remain available until
September 30, 1999: Provided further, That $85,000,000
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be for
Brownfields assessments, training and administrative ex-
penses only: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available for the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to
issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to sec-
tion 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 1998.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sec-
tion 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $60,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That no more than $9,100,000
shall be available for administrative expenses.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, and to remain available
until expended: Provided, That not more than $9,000,000
of these funds shall be available for administrative ex-
penses.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing 
funds 
and 
performance 
partnership 
grants,
$3,026,182,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $1,250,000,000 shall be for making capitalization
grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, and $750,000,000 shall be for capitalization
grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended; $50,000,000 for architectural, engineering,
planning, design, construction and related activities in
connection with the construction of high priority water
and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-
Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate
border commission; $50,000,000 for grants to the State
of Texas, which shall be matched by an equal amount of
State funds from State resources, for the purpose of im-
proving wastewater treatment for colonias; $15,000,000
for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water
and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska
Native Villages as provided by section 303 of Public Law
104–182; $160,925,000 for making grants for the con-
struction of wastewater and water treatment facilities and
the development of groundwater in accordance with the
terms and conditions specified for such grants in the re-
port accompanying this Act; and $750,257,000 for grants
to States, federally recognized tribes, and air pollution
control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution
prevention, control and abatement and related activities
pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading
in Public Law 104–134 and for making grants under sec-
tion 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter mon-
itoring and data collection activities: Provided, That, be-
ginning in fiscal year 1998 and thereafter from funds ap-
propriated under this heading, the Administrator is au-
thorized to make grants to federally recognized Indian
governments for the development of multi-media environ-
mental programs: Provided further, That, hereafter, the
funds available under this heading for grants to States,
federally recognized tribes, and air pollution control agen-
cies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention,
control, and abatement and related activities may also be
used for the direct implementation by the Federal Govern-
ment of a program required by law in the absence of an
acceptable State or tribal program.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Under this heading in Public Law 104–204, delete
the following: the phrases, ‘‘franchise fund pilot to be
known as the’’; ‘‘as authorized by section 403 of Public
Law 103–356,’’; and ‘‘as provided in such section’’; and
the final proviso. After the phrase, ‘‘to be available’’, in-
sert ‘‘without fiscal year limitation’’.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire
of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception
and representation expenses, and rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia, $4,932,000.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No.
1 of 1977, $2,506,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, serving as Chairman and exercising all powers,
functions, and duties of the Council.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $34,365,000, to be de-
rived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Asso-
ciation Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $500,000,000, and, notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until ex-
pended.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $1,495,000, as author-
ized by section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the prin-
cipal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $341,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as author-
ized by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–
18; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and in-
dividuals at meetings concerned with the work of emer-
gency preparedness; transportation in connection with the
continuity of Government programs to the same extent
and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary of
a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $171,773,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $4,803,000.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protec-
tion Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.),
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C.
7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C.
App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404–405),
and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $321,646,000
(decreased by $60,000,000): Provided, That for purposes
of pre-disaster mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131(b)
and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196(e) and (i), $50,000,000 of
the funds made available under this heading shall be avail-
able until expended for project grants for State and local
governments.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100–77, as amended,
$100,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs
shall not exceed three and one-half percent of the total
appropriation.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994,
not to exceed $21,610,000 for salaries and expenses asso-
ciated with flood mitigation and flood insurance oper-
ations, and not to exceed $78,464,000 for flood mitigation,
including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section
1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, which amount
shall be available for transfer to the National Flood Miti-
gation Fund until September 30, 1999. In fiscal year
1998, no funds in excess of (1) $47,000,000 for operating
expenses, (2) $375,165,000 for agents’ commissions and
taxes, and (3) $50,000,000 for interest on Treasury bor-
rowings shall be available from the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on Ap-
propriations. For fiscal year 1998, flood insurance rates
shall not exceed the level authorized by the National Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance
Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law
104–208, is further amended by striking the date ‘‘1997’’
and inserting in lieu thereof the date ‘‘1998’’.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
The Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency shall promulgate through rulemaking a methodol-
ogy for assessment and collection of fees to be assessed
and collected beginning in fiscal year 1998 applicable to
persons subject to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s radiological emergency preparedness regulations.
The aggregate charges assessed pursuant to this section
during fiscal year 1998 shall approximate, but not be less
than, 100 per centum of the amounts anticipated by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to be obligated
for its radiological emergency preparedness program for
such fiscal year. The methodology for assessment and col-
lection of fees shall be fair and equitable, and shall reflect
the full amount of costs of providing radiological emer-
gency planning, preparedness, response and associated
services. Such fees shall be assessed in a manner that re-
flects the use of agency resources for classes of regulated
persons and the administrative costs of collecting such
fees. Fees received pursuant to this section shall be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting re-
ceipts. Assessment and collection of such fees are only au-
thorized during fiscal year 1998.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER FUND
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$2,419,000, to be deposited into the Consumer Informa-
tion Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, rev-
enues and collections deposited into the fund shall be
available for necessary expenses of Consumer Information
Center activities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000.
Appropriations, revenues, and collections accruing to this
fund during fiscal year 1998 in excess of $7,500,000 shall
remain in the fund and shall not be available for expendi-
ture except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Consumer Information Center may accept and deposit
to this account, during fiscal year 1998 and hereafter,
gifts for the purpose of defraying its costs of printing,
publishing, and distributing consumer information and
educational materials and undertaking other consumer in-
formation activities; may expend those gifts for those pur-
poses, in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available; and the balance shall remain available for
expenditure for such purpose.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in the conduct and support of human space flight research
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, and services; maintenance; construction
of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, and modifica-
tion of real and personal property, and acquisition or con-
demnation of real property, as authorized by law; space
flight, spacecraft control and communications activities in-
cluding operations, production, and services; and pur-
chase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mis-
sion and administrative aircraft, $5,426,500,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 1999.
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and
technology research and development activities, including
research, development, operations, and services; mainte-
nance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabili-
tation, and modification of real and personal property, and
acquisition or condemnation of real property, as author-
ized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and commu-
nications activities including operations, production, and
services; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and
operation 
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and 
administrative 
aircraft,
$5,690,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999.
MISSION SUPPORT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in carrying out mission support for human space flight
programs and science, aeronautical, and technology pro-
grams, including research operations and support; space
communications activities including operations, production
and services; maintenance; construction of facilitie includ-
ing repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities,
minor construction of new facilities and additions to exist-
ing facilities, facility planning and design, environmental
compliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemna-
tion of real property, as authorized by law; program man-
agement; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902; travel expenses; purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and purchase (not to exceed 33 for
replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
$2,513,200,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $18,300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science,
aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this
appropriations Act, when any activity has been initiated
by the incurrence of obligations for construction of facili-
ties as authorized by law, such amount available for such
activity shall remain available until expended. This provi-
sion does not apply to the amounts appropriated in ‘‘Mis-
sion support’’ pursuant to the authorization for repair, re-
habilitation and modification of facilities, minor construc-
tion of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
and facility planning and design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, ‘‘Science,
aeronautics and technology’’, or ‘‘Mission support’’ by this
appropriations Act, the amounts appropriated for con-
struction of facilities shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2000.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Mission support’’ and ‘‘Office of
Inspector General’’, amounts made available by this Act
for personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall re-
main available until September 30, 1998 and may be used
to enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs
associated with personnel relocation, and for other serv-
ices, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
Upon the determination by the Administrator that
such action is necesssary, the Administrator may, with the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget, trans-
fer not to exceed $150,000,000 of funds made available
in this Act to the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration for ‘‘Science, aeronautics and technology’’ and
‘‘Mission support’’ to ‘‘Human space flight’’ for the Inter-
national Space Station program, to be merged with and
to be available for the same purposes, and for the same
time period, as the appropriation to which transferred:
Provided, That such authority may not be used unless for
higher priority items than those for which originally ap-
propriated: Provided further, That the Administrator shall
notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursu-
ant to this authority.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 1998, gross obligations of the
Central Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new
direct loans to member credit unions, as authorized by the
National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12
U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided,
That administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Fa-
cility in fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed $203,000.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal
of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft
and purchase of flight services for research support; acqui-
sition of aircraft; $2,537,700,000 (reduced by $174,000),
of which not to exceed $228,530,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for Polar research and operations sup-
port, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other
related activities for the United States Antarctic program;
the balance to remain available until September 30, 1999:
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is
less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated
for included program activities, all amounts, including
floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for
those program activities or their subactivities shall be re-
duced proportionally.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses of major construction
projects pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as amended, $175,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and
engineering education and human resources programs and
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation
Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$632,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999: Provided, That to the extent that the amount of
this appropriation is less than the total amount authorized
to be appropriated for included program activities, all
amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the au-
thorizing Act for those program activities or their sub-
activities shall be reduced proportionally.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
$9,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard services and headquarters relo-
cation; $136,950,000: Provided, That contracts may be
entered into under ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ in fiscal year
1998 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for
other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $4,850,000, to remain available until
September 30, 1999.
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT
CORPORATION
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities,
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $70,000,000.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for
civilian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; $23,413,000: Pro-
vided, That during the current fiscal year, the President
may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31
U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be nec-
essary in the interest of national defense: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended for or in connection with the induction of any
person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and
III of this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no
specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expendi-
tures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amounts
set forth therefore in the budget estimates submitted for
the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not
apply to accounts that do not contain an object classifica-
tion for travel: Provided further, That this section shall
not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials
of local boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service
System; to travel performed directly in connection with
care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connec-
tion with major disasters or emergencies declared or deter-
mined by the President under the provisions of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector Gen-
eral in connection with audits and investigations; or to
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set
forth in the budget schedules: Provided further, That if
appropriations in titles I, II, and III exceed the amounts
set forth in budget estimates initially submitted for such
appropriations, the expenditures for travel may cor-
respondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the
estimates in the same proportion.
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the Selective Service System
shall be available in the current fiscal year for purchase
of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for
services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Asso-
ciation, Government National Mortgage Association, Fed-
eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financ-
ing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof,
Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within
the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831).
SEC. 404. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 405. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended—
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or
employee of the United States unless—
(A) such certification is accompanied by,
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which de-
scribes the payee or payees and the items or
services for which such expenditure is being
made, or
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to
such certification, and without such a voucher
or abstract, is specifically authorized by law;
and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit
by the General Accounting Office or is specifically
exempt by law from such audit.
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency may be expended for the trans-
portation of any officer or employee of such department
or agency between his domicile and his place of employ-
ment, with the exception of any officer or employee au-
thorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5
U.S.C. 7905.
SEC. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to re-
cipients that do not share in the cost of conducting re-
search resulting from proposals not specifically solicited
by the Government: Provided, That the extent of cost
sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of in-
terest of the grantee or contractor and the Government
in the research.
SEC. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used,
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimburse-
ment for payment of the salary of a consultant (whether
retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at more
than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV of
the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by
law.
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act
shall be used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise com-
pensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein affects the au-
thority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission pur-
suant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act
(15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
SEC. 410. Except as otherwise provided under exist-
ing law or under an existing Executive Order issued pur-
suant to an existing law, the obligation or expenditure of
any appropriation under this Act for contracts for any
consulting service shall be limited to contracts which are
(1) a matter of public record and available for public in-
spection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available
list of all contracts entered into within twenty-four months
prior to the date on which the list is made available to
the public and of all contracts on which performance has
not been completed by such date. The list required by the
preceding sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall
include a narrative description of the work to be per-
formed under each such contract.
SEC. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be
obligated or expended by any executive agency, as referred
to in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for services unless such
executive agency (1) has awarded and entered into such
contract in full compliance with such Act and the regula-
tions promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any report
prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, eval-
uations, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report
prepared by the agency which is substantially derived from
or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to
such contract, to contain information concerning (A) the
contract pursuant to which the report was prepared, and
(B) the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to
such contract.
SEC. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section
406, none of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide
a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to
any officer or employee of such department or agency.
SEC. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency shall be obligated or expended
to procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C.
2001 with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of
less than 22 miles per gallon.
SEC. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I
of this Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of
real property if the estimated annual rental is more than
$300,000 unless the Secretary submits, in writing, a re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations of the Congress
and a period of 30 days has expired following the date
on which the report is received by the Committees on Ap-
propriations.
SEC. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that,
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and prod-
ucts purchased with funds made available in this Act
should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
SEC. 416. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to
grantees for indirect costs, except as published in Office
of Management and Budget Circular A–21.
SEC. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1998 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 418. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity,
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official
to which the funds are made available that the program,
project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private
property rights, or unfunded mandates.
SEC. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as
amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of the Act as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the budget for 1998 for such
corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Pro-
vided, That collections of these corporations and agencies
may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commit-
ments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act
(unless such loans are in support of other forms of assist-
ance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), ex-
cept that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage in-
surance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or
where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to pro-
tect the financial interest of the United States Govern-
ment.
SEC. 420. Such funds as may be necessary to carry
out the orderly termination of the Office of Consumer Af-
fairs shall be made available from funds appropriated to
the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal
year 1998.
SEC. 421. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement clauses (ii) through (v) of
section 761.93(a)(1) of title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (relating to the import of PCB’s and PCB
items at concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for disposal),
or to authorize any person to import into the United
States (pursuant to an exemption under section
2605(e)(3)(B) of title 15, United States Code or other-
wise) any PCB’s or PCB items at concentrations of 50
ppm or greater for purposes of disposal or treatment.
SEC. 422. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be provided by contract or by grant (including
a grant of funds to be available for student aid) to any
institution of higher education, or subelement thereof, that
is currently ineligible for contracts and grants pursuant
to section 514 of the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(e)
of division A of Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–
270).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Veter-
ans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 1997.
Attest:
Clerk.