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plicable laws, whichever comes first. Upon completion of
processing by the Bureau, the terms and conditions of ex-
isting grazing permits may be modified, if necessary, and
reissued for a term not to exceed 10 years. Nothing in
this language shall be deemed to affect the Bureau’s au-
thority to otherwise modify or terminate grazing permits.
SEC. 120. For the purpose of reducing the Indian
probate backlog in the Department of the Interior, the
Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, including the provisions of title 5, U.S.C. pertaining
to competition in the appointment process and actions cov-
ered by section 7521 of title 5, appoint administrative law
judges for such periods of time as the Secretary considers
to be necessary.
SEC. 121. (a) LOAN TO BE GRANTED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior (hereinafter the ‘‘Secretary’’), in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall
make available to the government of American Samoa
(hereinafter ‘‘ASG’’), the benefits of a loan in the amount
of $18,600,000 bearing interest at a rate equal to the
United States Treasury cost of borrowing for obligations
of similar duration. Repayment of the loan shall be se-
cured and accomplished pursuant to this section with
funds, as they become due and payable to ASG from the
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Escrow Account established under the terms and condi-
tions of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (and
the subsequent Enforcing Consent Decree) (hereinafter
collectively referred to as ‘‘the Agreement’’) entered into
by the parties November 23, 1998, and judgment granted
by the High Court of American Samoa on January 5,
1999 (Civil Action 119–98, American Samoa Government
v. Philip Morris Tobacco Co., et. al.).
(b) CONDITIONS REGARDING LOAN PROCEEDS.—Ex-
cept as provided under subsection (e), no proceeds of the
loan described in this section shall become available until
ASG—
(1) has enacted legislation, or has taken such
other or additional official action as the Secretary
may deem satisfactory to secure and ensure repay-
ment of the loan, irrevocably transferring and as-
signing for payment to the Department of the Inte-
rior (or to the Department of the Treasury, upon
agreement between the Secretaries of such Depart-
ments) all amounts due and payable to ASG under
the terms and conditions of the Agreement for a pe-
riod of 26 years with the first payment beginning in
2000, such repayment to be further secured by a
pledge of the full faith and credit of ASG;
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(2) has entered into an agreement or memo-
randum of understanding described in subsection (c)
with the Secretary identifying with specificity the
manner in which approximately $14,300,000 of the
loan proceeds will be used to pay debts of ASG in-
curred prior to April 15, 1999; and
(3) has provided to the Secretary an initial plan
of fiscal and managerial reform as described in sub-
section (d) designed to bring the ASG’s annual oper-
ating expenses into balance with projected revenues
for the years 2003 and beyond, and identifying the
manner in which approximately $4,300,000 of the
loan proceeds will be utilized to facilitate implemen-
tation of the plan.
(c) PROCEDURE AND PRIORITIES FOR DEBT PAY-
MENTS.—
(1) In structuring the agreement or memo-
randum of understanding identified in subsection
(b)(2), the ASG and the Secretary shall include pro-
visions, which create priorities for the payment of
creditors in the following order—
(A) debts incurred for services, supplies,
facilities, equipment and materials directly con-
nected with the provision of health, safety and
welfare functions for the benefit of the general
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population of American Samoa (including, but
not limited to, health care, fire and police pro-
tection, educational programs grades K–12, and
utility services for facilities belonging to or uti-
lized by ASG and its agencies), wherein the
creditor agrees to compromise and settle the ex-
isting debt for a payment not exceeding 75 per-
cent of the amount owed, shall be given the
highest priority for payment from the loan pro-
ceeds under this section;
(B) debts not exceeding a total amount of
$200,000 owed to a single provider and in-
curred for any legitimate governmental purpose
for the benefit of the general population of
American Samoa, wherein the creditor agrees to
compromise and settle the existing debt for a
payment not exceeding 70 percent of the
amount owed, shall be given the second highest
priority for payment from the loan proceeds
under this section;
(C) debts exceeding a total amount of
$200,000 owed to a single provider and in-
curred for any legitimate governmental purpose
for the benefit of the general population of
American Samoa, wherein the creditor agrees to
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compromise and settle the existing debt for a
payment not exceeding 65 percent of the
amount owed, shall be given the third highest
priority for payment from the loan proceeds
under this section;
(D) other debts regardless of total amount
owed or purpose for which incurred, wherein
the creditor agrees to compromise and settle the
existing debt for a payment not exceeding 60
percent of the amount owed, shall be given the
fourth highest priority for payment from the
loan proceeds under this section;
(E) debts described in subparagraphs (A),
(B), (C), and (D) of this paragraph, wherein
the creditor declines to compromise and settle
the debt for the percentage of the amount owed
as specified under the applicable subparagraph,
shall be given the lowest priority for payment
from the loan proceeds under this section.
(2) The agreement described in subsection
(b)(2) shall also generally provide a framework
whereby the Governor of American Samoa shall,
from time to time, be required to give 10 business
days notice to the Secretary that ASG will make
payment in accordance with this section to specified
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creditors and the amount which will be paid to each
of such creditors. Upon issuance of payments in ac-
cordance with the notice, the Governor shall imme-
diately confirm such payments to the Secretary, and
the Secretary shall within three business days fol-
lowing receipt of such confirmation transfer from
the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to reimburse
ASG for the payments made to creditors.
(3) The agreement may contain such other pro-
visions as are mutually agreeable, and which are cal-
culated to simplify and expedite the payment of ex-
isting debt under this section and ensure the great-
est level of compromise and settlement with creditors
in order to maximize the retirement of ASG debt.
(d) FISCAL AND MANAGERIAL REFORM PROGRAM.—
(1) The initial plan of fiscal and managerial re-
form, designed to bring ASG’s annual operating ex-
penses into balance with projected revenues for the
years 2003 and beyond as required under subsection
(b)(3), should identify specific measures which will
be implemented by ASG to accomplish such goal, the
anticipated reduction in government operating ex-
pense which will be achieved by each measure, and
should include a timetable for attainment of each re-
form measure identified therein.
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(2) The initial plan should also identify with
specificity the manner in which approximately
$4,300,000 of the loan proceeds will be utilized to
assist in meeting the reform plan’s targets within
the timetable specified through the use of incentives
for early retirement, severance pay packages,
outsourcing services, or any other expenditures for
program elements reasonably calculated to result in
reduced future operating expenses for ASG on a
long term basis.
(3) Upon receipt of the initial plan, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Governor of American
Samoa, and shall make any recommendations
deemed reasonable and prudent to ensure the goals
of reform are achieved. The reform plan shall con-
tain objective criteria that can be documented by a
competent third party, mutually agreeable to the
Governor and the Secretary. The plan shall include
specific targets for reducing the amounts of ASG
local revenues expended on government payroll and
overhead (including contracts for consulting serv-
ices), and may include provisions which allow modest
increases in support of the LBJ Hospital Authority
reasonably calculated to assist the Authority imple-
ment reforms which will lead to an independent
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audit indicating annual expenditures at or below an-
nual Authority receipts.
(4) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement
with the Governor similar to that specified in sub-
section (c)(2) of this section, enabling ASG to make
payments as contemplated in the reform plan and
then to receive reimbursement from the Secretary
out of the portion of loan proceeds allocated for the
implementation of fiscal reforms.
(5) Within 60 days following receipt of the ini-
tial plan, the Secretary shall approve an interim
final plan reasonably calculated to make substantial
progress toward overall reform. The Secretary shall
provide copies of the plan, and any subsequent modi-
fications, to the House Committee on Resources, the
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee
on the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies, the Senate Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Ap-
propriations Subcommittee on the Department of
the Interior and Related Agencies.
(6) From time to time as deemed necessary, the
Secretary shall consult further with the Governor of
American Samoa, and shall approve such mutually
agreeable modifications to the interim final plan as
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circumstances warrant in order to achieve the overall
goals of ASG fiscal and managerial reforms.
(e) RELEASE OF LOAN PROCEEDS.—From the total
proceeds of the loan described in this section, the Sec-
retary shall make available—
(1) upon compliance by ASG with paragraphs
(b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section and in accordance
with subsection (c), approximately $14,300,000 in
reimbursements as requested from time to time by
the Governor for payments to creditors;
(2) upon compliance by ASG with paragraphs
(b)(1) and (b)(3) of this section and in accordance
with subsection (d), approximately $4,300,000 in re-
imbursements as requested from time to time by the
Governor for payments associated with implementa-
tion of the interim final reform plan; and
(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of
this subsection, at any time the Secretary and the
Governor mutually determine that the amount nec-
essary to fund payments under paragraph (2) will
total less than $4,300,000 then the Secretary may
approve the amount of any unused portion of such
sum for additional payments against ASG debt
under paragraph (1).
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(f) EXCEPTION.— Proceeds from the loan under this
section shall be used solely for the purposes of debt pay-
ments and reform plan implementation as specified herein,
except that the Secretary may provide an amount equal
to not more than 2 percent of the total loan proceeds for
the purpose of retaining the services of an individual or
business entity to provide direct assistance and manage-
ment expertise in carrying out the purposes of this section.
Such individual or business entity shall be mutually agree-
able to the Governor and the Secretary, may not be a cur-
rent or former employee of, or contractor for, and may
not be a creditor of ASG. Notwithstanding the preceding
2 sentences, the Governor and the Secretary may agree
to also retain the services of any semi-autonomous agency
of ASG which has established a record of sound manage-
ment and fiscal responsibility, as evidenced by audited fi-
nancial reports for at least 3 of the past 5 years, to coordi-
nate with and assist any individual or entity retained
under this subsection.
(g) CONSTRUCTION.—The provisions of this section
are expressly applicable only to the utilization of proceeds
from the loan described in this section, and nothing herein
shall be construed to relieve ASG from any lawful debt
or obligation except to the extent a creditor shall volun-
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tarily enter into an arms length agreement to compromise
and settle outstanding amounts under subsection (c).
(h) TERMINATION.—The payment of debt and the
payments associated with implementation of the interim
final reform plan shall be completed not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2003. On such date, any unused loan proceeds to-
taling $1,000,000 or less shall be transferred by the Sec-
retary directly to ASG. If the amount of unused loan pro-
ceeds exceeds $1,000,000, then such amount shall be cred-
ited to the total of loan repayments specified in paragraph
(b)(1). With approval of the Secretary, ASG may des-
ignate additional payments from time to time from funds
available from any source, without regard to the original
purpose of such funds.
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland re-
search as authorized by law, $204,373,000, to remain
available until expended.
STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and pro-
viding technical and financial assistance to States, terri-
tories, possessions, and others, and for forest health man-
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agement, cooperative forestry, and education and land
conservation activities, $181,464,000, to remain available
until expended, as authorized by law.
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not
otherwise provided for, for management, protection, im-
provement, and utilization of the National Forest System,
and for administrative expenses associated with the man-
agement of funds provided under the headings ‘‘Forest
and Rangeland Research’’, ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’,
‘‘National Forest System’’, ‘‘Wildland Fire Management’’,
‘‘Reconstruction and Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Land Acquisi-
tion’’, $1,254,434,000, to remain available until expended,
which shall include 50 percent of all moneys received dur-
ing prior fiscal years as fees collected under the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, in
accordance with section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–
6a(i)): Provided, That unobligated balances available at
the start of fiscal year 2000 shall be displayed by extended
budget line item and region in the fiscal year 2001 budget
justification.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression
activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency
fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other
lands under fire protection agreement, and for emergency
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of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as author-
ized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205:
Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided
herein for road maintenance shall be available for the de-
commissioning of roads, including unauthorized roads not
part of the transportation system, which are no longer
needed: Provided further, That no funds shall be expended
to decommission any system road until notice and an op-
portunity for public comment has been provided: Provided
further, That any unobligated balances of amounts pre-
viously appropriated to the Forest Service ‘‘Reconstruc-
tion and Construction’’ account as well as any unobligated
balances remaining in the ‘‘National Forest System’’ ac-
count for the facility maintenance and trail maintenance
extended budget line items at the end of fiscal year 1999
may be transferred to and merged with this ‘‘Reconstruc-
tion and Maintenance’’ account.
LAND ACQUISITION
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l–4 through 11), including ad-
ministrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or wa-
ters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory au-
thority applicable to the Forest Service, $1,000,000, to be
derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That subject
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to valid existing rights, all Federally owned lands and in-
terests in lands within the New World Mining District
comprising approximately 26,223 acres, more or less,
which are described in a Federal Register notice dated Au-
gust 19, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 44136–44137), are hereby
withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws, and from location, entry
and patent under the mining laws, and from disposition
under all mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL
ACTS
For acquisition of lands within the exterior bound-
aries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests,
Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the An-
geles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National
Forests, California, as authorized by law, $1,069,000, to
be derived from forest receipts.
ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived
from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal gov-
ernments, public school districts, or other public school au-
thorities pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until ex-
pended.
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RANGE BETTERMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, pro-
tection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys re-
ceived during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing do-
mestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the six-
teen Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of
Public Law 94–579, as amended, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses associated with on-the-
ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improve-
ments.
GIFTS, DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR FOREST AND
RANGELAND RESEARCH
For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b),
$92,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived
from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current
fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to
exceed 110 passenger motor vehicles of which 15 will be
used primarily for law enforcement purposes and of which
109 shall be for replacement; acquisition of 25 passenger
motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehi-
cles; operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase
of not to exceed three for replacement only, and acquisi-
tion of sufficient aircraft from excess sources to maintain
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the operable fleet at 213 aircraft for use in Forest Service
wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs;
notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft
being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or
trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the
replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
2225, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of
buildings and other public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250);
(4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein, pur-
suant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) for expenses pursuant to the
Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and (7) for debt col-
lection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c).
None of the funds made available under this Act shall
be obligated or expended to abolish any region, to move
or close any regional office for National Forest System
administration of the Forest Service, Department of Agri-
culture, or to implement any reorganization or other type
of organizational restructuring of the Forest Service with-
out the advance consent of the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
Any appropriations or funds available to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may be transferred to the Wildland
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Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting,
emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands
or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due
to severe burning conditions if and only if all previously
appropriated emergency contingent funds under this head-
ing have been released by the President and apportioned.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for assistance to or through the Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice in connection with forest and rangeland research, tech-
nical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and
shall be available to support forestry and related natural
resource activities outside the United States and its terri-
tories and possessions, including technical assistance, edu-
cation and training, and cooperation with United States
and international organizations.
None of the funds made available to the Forest Serv-
ice under this Act shall be subject to transfer under the
provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agri-
culture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or 7 U.S.C.
147b unless the proposed transfer is approved in advance
by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
in compliance with the reprogramming procedures con-
tained in House Report 105–163.
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None of the funds available to the Forest Service may
be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in ac-
cordance with the procedures contained in House Report
105–163.
No funds appropriated or otherwise available to the
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital
Fund of the Department of Agriculture without the ad-
vance approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
Funds available to the Forest Service shall be avail-
able to conduct a program of not less than $1,000,000
for high priority projects within the scope of the approved
budget which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva-
tion Corps as authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970,
as amended by Public Law 93–408.
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $1,500
is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official
reception and representation expenses.
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public
Law 101–593, of the funds available to the Forest Service,
up to $1,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum as Fed-
eral financial assistance to the National Forest Founda-
tion, without regard to when the Foundation incurs ex-
penses, for administrative expenses or projects on or bene-
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fitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest
Service programs: Provided, That of the Federal funds
made available to the Foundation, no more than $200,000
shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided
further, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of
the period of Federal financial assistance, private con-
tributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds
made available by the Forest Service: Provided further,
That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a
non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that
the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching
funds: Provided further, That hereafter, the National For-
est Foundation may hold Federal funds made available
but not immediately disbursed and may use any interest
or other investment income earned (before, on, or after
the date of enactment of this Act) on Federal funds to
carry out the purposes of Public Law 101–593: Provided
further, That such investments may be made only in inter-
est-bearing obligations of the United States or in obliga-
tions guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the
United States.
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244,
$2,650,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service
shall be available for matching funds to the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation, as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
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3701–3709, and may be advanced in a lump sum as Fed-
eral financial assistance, without regard to when expenses
are incurred, for projects on or benefitting National For-
est System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
Provided, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end
of the period of Federal financial assistance, private con-
tributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds ad-
vanced by the Forest Service: Provided further, That the
Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a non-Federal
recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient
has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for interactions with and providing technical as-
sistance to rural communities for sustainable rural devel-
opment purposes.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 per-
cent of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service in
the ‘‘National Forest System’’ and ‘‘Reconstruction and
Construction’’ accounts and planned to be allocated to ac-
tivities under the ‘‘Jobs in the Woods’’ program for
projects on National Forest land in the State of Wash-
ington may be granted directly to the Washington State
Department of Fish and Wildlife for accomplishment of
planned projects. Twenty percent of said funds shall be
retained by the Forest Service for planning and admin-
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istering projects. Project selection and prioritization shall
be accomplished by the Forest Service with such consulta-
tion with the State of Washington as the Forest Service
deems appropriate.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available for payments to counties within the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections
14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–
663.
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter
into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements as ap-
propriate with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, as
well as with public and other private agencies, organiza-
tions, institutions, and individuals, to provide for the de-
velopment, administration, maintenance, or restoration of
land, facilities, or Forest Service programs, at the Grey
Towers National Historic Landmark: Provided, That, sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agri-
culture may prescribe, any such public or private agency,
organization, institution, or individual may solicit, accept,
and administer private gifts of money and real or personal
property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the ac-
tivities and services at the Grey Towers National Historic
Landmark: Provided further, That such gifts may be ac-
cepted notwithstanding the fact that a donor conducts
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business with the Department of Agriculture in any capac-
ity.
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be
available, as determined by the Secretary, for payments
to Del Norte County, California, pursuant to sections
13(e) and 14 of the Smith River National Recreation Area
Act (Public Law 101–612).
No employee of the Department of Agriculture may
be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded
by this Act to any other agency or office of the Depart-
ment for more than 30 days unless the individual’s em-
ploying agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiv-
ing agency or office for the salary and expenses of the
employee for the period of assignment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any ap-
propriations or funds available to the Forest Service not
to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office
of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agri-
culture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a re-
sult of OGC assistance or participation requested by the
Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management
reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar non-litiga-
tion related matters. Future budget justifications for both
the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture
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should clearly display the sums previously transferred and
the requested funding transfers.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
(DEFERRAL)
Of the funds made available under this heading for
obligation in prior years, $256,000,000 shall not be avail-
able until October 1, 2000: Provided, That funds made
available in previous appropriations Acts shall be available
for any ongoing project regardless of the separate request
for proposal under which the project was selected.
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy
research and development activities, under the authority
of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public
Law 95–91), including the acquisition of interest, includ-
ing defeasible and equitable interests in any real property
or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expan-
sion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investiga-
tions and research concerning the extraction, processing,
use, and disposal of mineral substances without objection-
able social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602,
and 1603), performed under the minerals and materials
science programs at the Albany Research Center in Or-
egon, $359,292,000 (reduced by $29,000,000) (reduced
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by $50,000,000), to remain available until expended, of
which $24,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from unob-
ligated balances in the Biomass Energy Development ac-
count: Provided, That no part of the sum herein made
available shall be used for the field testing of nuclear ex-
plosives in the recovery of oil and gas.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS PRODUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Moneys received as investment income on the prin-
cipal amount in the Great Plains Project Trust at the
Norwest Bank of North Dakota, in such sums as are
earned as of October 1, 1999, shall be deposited in this
account and immediately transferred to the general fund
of the Treasury. Moneys received as revenue sharing from
operation of the Great Plains Gasification Plant and set-
tlement payments shall be immediately transferred to the
general fund of the Treasury.
NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES
The requirements of 10 U.S.C. 7430(b)(2)(B) shall
not apply to fiscal year 2000: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, unobligated funds re-
maining from prior years shall be available for all naval
petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.
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ELK HILLS SCHOOL, LANDS FUND
For necessary expenses in fulfilling the second install-
ment payment under the Settlement Agreement entered
into by the United States and the State of California on
October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public
Law 104–106, $36,000,000 for payment to the State of
California for the State Teachers’ Retirement Fund from
the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.
ENERGY CONSERVATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out energy con-
servation 
activities, 
$718,822,000 
(increased 
by
$13,000,000), to remain available until expended, of which
$25,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from unobligated
balances in the Biomass Energy Development account:
Provided, That $153,000,000 (increased by $13,000,000)
shall be for use in energy conservation programs as de-
fined in section 3008(3) of Public Law 99–509 (15 U.S.C.
4507): Provided further, That notwithstanding section
3003(d)(2) of Public Law 99–509, such sums shall be allo-
cated to the eligible programs as follows: $120,000,000
(increased by $13,000,000), contingent on a cost share of
25 percent by each participating State or other qualified
participant, for weatherization assistance grants and
$33,000,000 for State energy conservation grants.
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ECONOMIC REGULATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities
of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $2,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve facility development and operations and program
management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201
et seq.), $159,000,000 (reduced by $13,000,000), to re-
main available until expended.
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities
of the Energy Information Administration, $72,644,000,
to remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Appropriations under this Act for the current fiscal
year shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles;
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase, re-
pair, and cleaning of uniforms; and reimbursement to the
General Services Administration for security guard serv-
ices.
From appropriations under this Act, transfers of
sums may be made to other agencies of the Government
for the performance of work for which the appropriation
is made.
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None of the funds made available to the Department
of Energy under this Act shall be used to implement or
finance authorized price support or loan guarantee pro-
grams unless specific provision is made for such programs
in an appropriations Act.
The Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build-
ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and
private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation
with other agencies, Federal, State, private or foreign:
Provided, That revenues and other moneys received by or
for the account of the Department of Energy or otherwise
generated by sale of products in connection with projects
of the Department appropriated under this Act may be
retained by the Secretary of Energy, to be available until
expended, and used only for plant construction, operation,
costs, and payments to cost-sharing entities as provided
in appropriate cost-sharing contracts or agreements: Pro-
vided further, That the remainder of revenues after the
making of such payments shall be covered into the Treas-
ury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That any
contract, agreement, or provision thereof entered into by
the Secretary pursuant to this authority shall not be exe-
cuted prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not in-
cluding any day in which either House of Congress is not
in session because of adjournment of more than three cal-
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endar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent of the Senate of a full comprehensive report on such
project, including the facts and circumstances relied upon
in support of the proposed project.
No funds provided in this Act may be expended by
the Department of Energy to prepare, issue, or process
procurement documents for programs or projects for
which appropriations have not been made.
In addition to other authorities set forth in this Act,
the Secretary may accept fees and contributions from pub-
lic and private sources, to be deposited in a contributed
funds account, and prosecute projects using such fees and
contributions in cooperation with other Federal, State or
private agencies or concerns.
The Secretary of Energy hereafter may transfer to
the SPR Petroleum Account such funds as may be nec-
essary to carry out draw down and sale operations of the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve initiated under section 161
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241) from any funds available to the Department of En-
ergy under this or previous appropriations Acts. All funds
transferred pursuant to this authority must be replenished
as promptly as possible from oil sale receipts pursuant to
the draw down and sale.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of Au-
gust 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and
titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with re-
spect to the Indian Health Service, $2,085,407,000, to-
gether with payments received during the fiscal year pur-
suant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) for services furnished by the
Indian Health Service: Provided, That funds made avail-
able to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts,
grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be
deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract
award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe
or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Pro-
vided further, That $12,000,000 shall remain available
until expended, for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emer-
gency Fund: Provided further, That $395,290,000 for con-
tract medical care shall remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That of the
funds provided, up to $17,000,000 shall be used to carry
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out the loan repayment program under section 108 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further,
That funds provided in this Act may be used for 1-year
contracts and grants which are to be performed in two
fiscal years, so long as the total obligation is recorded in
the year for which the funds are appropriated: Provided
further, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services under the authority of title
IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall re-
main available until expended for the purpose of achieving
compliance with the applicable conditions and require-
ments of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act
(exclusive of planning, design, or construction of new fa-
cilities): Provided further, That funding contained herein,
and in any earlier appropriations Acts for scholarship pro-
grams under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
(25 U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That amounts
received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be re-
ported and accounted for and available to the receiving
tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed
$238,781,000 shall be for payments to tribes and tribal
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organizations for contract or grant support costs for fiscal
year 2000 associated with contracts, grants, self-govern-
ance compacts or annual funding agreements between the
Indian Health Service and a tribe or tribal organization
pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975,
as amended, of which $5,000,000 is for new and expanded
contracts, grants, self-goverance compacts or annual fund-
ing agreements.
INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement,
and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities,
including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans,
specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase
and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trail-
ers; and for provision of domestic and community sanita-
tion facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of
the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian
Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out
such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act with respect to environmental health and facilities
support 
activities 
of 
the 
Indian 
Health 
Service,
$312,478,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction
or renovation of health facilities for the benefit of an In-
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dian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land for sites
to construct, improve, or enlarge health or related facili-
ties.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Appropriations in this Act to the Indian Health Serv-
ice shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109 but at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equiva-
lent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions
under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of re-
prints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular
buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments
for telephone service in private residences in the field,
when authorized under regulations approved by the Sec-
retary; and for uniforms or allowances therefore as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; and for expenses of at-
tendance at meetings which are concerned with the func-
tions or activities for which the appropriation is made or
which will contribute to improved conduct, supervision, or
management of those functions or activities: Provided,
That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may
be extended health care at all tribally administered or In-
dian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the
proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal
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Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall
be credited to the account of the facility providing the
service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other law or
regulation, funds transferred from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health
Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121
(the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act) and Public Law 93–
638, as amended: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except
those used for administrative and program direction pur-
poses, shall not be subject to limitations directed at cur-
tailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal or-
ganization through a contract, grant, or agreement au-
thorized by title I or title III of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C.
450), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-deter-
mination contract under title I, or a self-governance agree-
ment under title III of such Act and thereafter shall re-
main available to the tribe or tribal organization without
fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That none of the
funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this
Act shall be used to implement the final rule published
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in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the
Department of Health and Human Services, relating to
the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian
Health Service until the Indian Health Service has sub-
mitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs as-
sociated with the proposed final rule, and such request has
been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into
law: Provided further, That funds made available in this
Act are to be apportioned to the Indian Health Service
as appropriated in this Act, and accounted for in the ap-
propriation structure set forth in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That with respect to functions transferred by the In-
dian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the
Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and
services to those entities, on a reimbursable basis, includ-
ing payment in advance with subsequent adjustment, and
the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the
funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian
Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or
subsequent appropriation account which provided the
funding, said amounts to remain available until expended:
Provided further, That reimbursements for training, tech-
nical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health
Service will contain total costs, including direct, adminis-
trative, and overhead associated with the provision of
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goods, services, or technical assistance: Provided further,
That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health
Service may not be altered without advance approval of
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
OTHER RELATED AGENCIES
OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and
Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–
531, $13,400,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That funds provided in this or any other appro-
priations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals
and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-parti-
tioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard
housing, and all others certified as eligible and not in-
cluded in the preceding categories: Provided further, That
none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may
be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Reloca-
tion to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as
of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the
lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or re-
placement home is provided for such household: Provided
further, That no relocatee will be provided with more than
one new or replacement home: Provided further, That the
Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who
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have selected and received an approved homesite on the
Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off
the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 640d–10.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion, as authorized by law, including research in the fields
of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of
public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation,
dissemination, and exchange of information and publica-
tions; conduct of education, training, and museum assist-
ance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease
(for terms not to exceed 30 years), and protection of build-
ings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; up to 5 re-
placement passenger vehicles; purchase, rental, repair, and
cleaning of uniforms for employees, $371,501,000, of
which not to exceed $48,471,000 for the instrumentation
program, collections acquisition, Museum Support Center
equipment and move, exhibition reinstallation, the Na-
tional Museum of the American Indian, the repatriation
of skeletal remains program, research equipment, informa-
tion management, and Latino programming shall remain
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available until expended, and including such funds as may
be necessary to support American overseas research cen-
ters and a total of $125,000 for the Council of American
Overseas Research Centers: Provided, That funds appro-
priated herein are available for advance payments to inde-
pendent contractors performing research services or par-
ticipating in official Smithsonian presentations: Provided
further, That the Smithsonian Institution may expend
Federal appropriations designated in this Act for lease or
rent payments for long term and swing space, as rent pay-
able to the Smithsonian Institution, and such rent pay-
ments may be deposited into the general trust funds of
the Institution to the extent that federally supported ac-
tivities are housed in the 900 H Street, N.W. building in
the District of Columbia: Provided further, That this use
of Federal appropriations shall not be construed as debt
service, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer of risk to, or
an obligation of, the Federal Government: Provided fur-
ther, That no appropriated funds may be used to service
debt which is incurred to finance the costs of acquiring
the 900 H Street building or of planning, designing, and
constructing improvements to such building.
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND ALTERATION OF FACILITIES
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and al-
teration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian
Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by sec-
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tion 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), in-
cluding not to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $47,900,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That contracts awarded for environ-
mental systems, protection systems, and repair or restora-
tion of facilities of the Smithsonian Institution may be ne-
gotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the
basis of contractor qualifications as well as price: Provided
further, That funds previously appropriated to the ‘‘Con-
struction and Improvements, National Zoological Park’’
account and the ‘‘Repair and Restoration of Buildings’’
account may be transferred to and merged with this ‘‘Re-
pair, Restoration, and Alteration of Facilities’’ account.
CONSTRUCTION
For 
necessary 
expenses 
for 
construction,
$19,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTION
None of the funds in this or any other Act may be
used to initiate the design of any expansion of current
space or new facility without consultation with the House
and Senate Appropriations Committees.
None of the funds in this or any other Act may be
used to prepare a historic structures report, or for any
other purpose, involving the Holt House located at the Na-
tional Zoological Park in Washington, D.C.
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The Smithsonian Institution shall not use Federal
funds in excess of the amount specified in Public Law
101–185 for the construction of the National Museum of
the American Indian.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gal-
lery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art
therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51),
as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939
(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in ad-
vance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for
membership in library, museum, and art associations or
societies whose publications or services are available to
members only, or to members at a price lower than to the
general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms
for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other
employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902);
purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting
buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alter-
ation, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches,
and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and
repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by
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contracts made, without advertising, with individuals,
firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under
such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem prop-
er, $61,538,000, of which not to exceed $3,026,000 for
the special exhibition program shall remain available until
expended.
REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and
renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or
occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or
otherwise, as authorized, $6,311,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That contracts awarded for envi-
ronmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair
or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art
may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded
on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
For necessary expenses for the operation, mainte-
nance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, $12,441,000.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for capital repair and reha-
bilitation of the existing features of the building and site
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of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR
SCHOLARS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions
of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat.
1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $7,040,000.
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE
HUMANITIES
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
as amended, $83,500,000 shall be available to the Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects
and productions in the arts through assistance to organi-
zations and individuals pursuant to sections 5(c) and 5(g)
of the Act, for program support, and for administering
the functions of the Act, to remain available until ex-
pended.
MATCHING GRANTS
To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965, as amended, $14,500,000, to remain available
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until expended, to the National Endowment for the Arts:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for ob-
ligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total
amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and
other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees
of the Endowment under the provisions of section
10(a)(2), subsections 11(a)(2)(A) and 11(a)(3)(A) during
the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal
amounts have not previously been appropriated.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965,
as amended, $96,800,000, shall be available to the Na-
tional Endowment for the Humanities for support of ac-
tivities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Act, and for administering the functions of the Act, to
remain available until expended.
MATCHING GRANTS
To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act
of 1965, as amended, $13,900,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $9,900,000 shall be available to
the National Endowment for the Humanities for the pur-
poses of section 7(h): Provided, That this appropriation
shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as
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may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and
devises of money, and other property accepted by the
chairman or by grantees of the Endowment under the pro-
visions of subsections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during
the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal
amounts have not previously been appropriated.
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
OFFICE OF MUSEUM SERVICES
GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out subtitle C of the Museum and Li-
brary Services Act of 1996, as amended, $24,400,000, to
remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
None of the funds appropriated to the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used
to process any grant or contract documents which do not
include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on
the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as
necessary for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing
a Commission of Fine Arts (40 U.S.C. 104), $935,000:
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge
fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such
fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting col-
lection, to remain available until expended without further
appropriation.
NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law
99–190 (20 U.S.C. 956(a)), as amended, $7,000,000.
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (Public Law 89–665, as amended),
$3,000,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be
available for compensation of level V of the Executive
Schedule or higher positions.
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by the Na-
tional Capital Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71–71i),
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$6,312,000: Provided, That hereafter all appointed mem-
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bers of the Commission will be compensated at the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for positions
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code, for each day such member
is engaged in the actual performance of duties.
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Council, as
authorized by Public Law 96–388 (36 U.S.C. 1401), as
amended, $33,286,000, of which $1,575,000 for the muse-
um’s repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000
for the museum’s exhibitions program shall remain avail-
able until expended.
PRESIDIO TRUST
PRESIDIO TRUST FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out title I of the Om-
nibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996,
$24,400,000 shall be available to the Presidio Trust, to
remain available until expended, of which up to
$1,040,000 may be for the cost of guaranteed loans, as
authorized by section 104(d) of the 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: Provided further, That these funds
are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of
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which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $200,000,000.
The Trust is authorized to issue obligations to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) of
the Act, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica-
tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to
promote public support or opposition to any legislative
proposal on which congressional action is not complete.
SEC. 303. 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. 304. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department 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 except as otherwise provided by law.
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SEC. 305. No assessments may be levied against any
program, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by
this Act unless advance notice of such assessments and
the basis therefor are presented to the Committees on Ap-
propriations and are approved by such Committees.
SEC. 306. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN
ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with sections
2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c; popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
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a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion are applicable in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
SEC. 307. None of the funds in this Act may be used
to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classi-
fied as giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) which
are located on National Forest System or Bureau of Land
Management lands in a manner different than such sales
were conducted in fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 308. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be obligated or expended by the National Park
Service to enter into or implement a concession contract
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which permits or requires the removal of the underground
lunchroom at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
SEC. 309. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for the
AmeriCorps program, unless the relevant agencies of the
Department of the Interior and/or Agriculture follow ap-
propriate reprogramming guidelines: Provided, That if no
funds are provided for the AmeriCorps program by the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2000, then none of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for the
AmeriCorps programs.
SEC. 310. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used: (1) to demolish the bridge between Jer-
sey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent
pedestrian use of such bridge, when it is made known to
the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that such pedestrian use is consistent with gen-
erally accepted safety standards.
SEC. 311. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant
to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or
process applications for a patent for any mining or mill
site claim located under the general mining laws.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsection (a)
shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines
that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was
filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994;
and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325
and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30)
for vein or lode claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331,
and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and
37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised
Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case
may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that
date.
(c) REPORT.—On September 30, 2000, the Secretary
of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report on actions taken by the Department under the
plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Depart-
ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208).
(d) MINERAL EXAMINATIONS.—In order to process
patent applications in a timely and responsible manner,
upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of
the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified
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third-party contractor to be selected by the Bureau of
Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of
the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent appli-
cation as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land
Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose
and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the
standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land
Management in the retention of third-party contractors.
SEC. 312. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, amounts appropriated to or earmarked in committee
reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian
Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–
134, 104–208, 105–83, and 105–277 for payments to
tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs
associated with self-determination or self-governance con-
tracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health
Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts
available for fiscal years 1994 through 1999 for such pur-
poses, except that, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes
and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allo-
cations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing contracts,
grants, self-governance compacts or annual funding agree-
ments.
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SEC. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for fiscal year 2000 the Secretaries of Agriculture and
the Interior are authorized to limit competition for water-
shed restoration project contracts as part of the ‘‘Jobs in
the Woods’’ component of the President’s Forest Plan for
the Pacific Northwest to individuals and entities in histori-
cally timber-dependent areas in the States of Washington,
Oregon, and northern California that have been affected
by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands.
SEC. 314. None of the funds collected under the Rec-
reational Fee Demonstration program may be used to
plan, design, or construct a visitor center or any other per-
manent structure without prior approval of the House and
the Senate Committees on Appropriations if the estimated
total cost of the facility exceeds $500,000.
SEC. 315. (a) None of the funds made available in
this Act or any other Act providing appropriations for the
Department of the Interior, the Forest Service or the
Smithsonian Institution may be used to submit nomina-
tions for the designation of Biosphere Reserves pursuant
to the Man and Biosphere program administered by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Or-
ganization.
(b) The provisions of this section shall be repealed
upon enactment of subsequent legislation specifically au-
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thorizing United States participation in the Man and Bio-
sphere program.
SEC. 316. None of the funds made available in this
or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to des-
ignate, or to post any sign designating, any portion of Ca-
naveral National Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as
a clothing-optional area or as an area in which public nu-
dity is permitted, if such designation would be contrary
to county ordinance.
SEC. 317. Of the funds provided to the National En-
dowment for the Arts—
(1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant
to an individual if such grant is awarded to such in-
dividual for a literature fellowship, National Herit-
age Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellow-
ship.
(2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures
to ensure that no funding provided through a grant,
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency,
or regional group, may be used to make a grant to
any other organization or individual to conduct ac-
tivity independent of the direct grant recipient.
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments
made in exchange for goods and services.
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(3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support
to a group, unless the application is specific to the
contents of the season, including identified programs
and/or projects.
SEC. 318. The National Endowment for the Arts and
the National Endowment for the Humanities are author-
ized to solicit, accept, receive, and invest in the name of
the United States, gifts, bequests, or devises of money and
other property or services and to use such in furtherance
of the functions of the National Endowment for the Arts
and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any
proceeds from such gifts, bequests, or devises, after ac-
ceptance by the National Endowment for the Arts or the
National Endowment for the Humanities, shall be paid by
the donor or the representative of the donor to the Chair-
man. The Chairman shall enter the proceeds in a special
interest-bearing account to the credit of the appropriate
endowment for the purposes specified in each case.
SEC. 319. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be expended or obligated to fund new revi-
sions of national forest land management plans until new
final or interim final rules for forest land management
planning are published in the Federal Register. Those na-
tional forests which are currently in a revision process,
having formally published a Notice of Intent to revise