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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2020
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 7, 1995
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of
the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service,
the Executive Office of the President, and certain Inde-
pendent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices
including operation and maintenance of the Treasury
Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase
of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased
or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance
of official business; not to exceed $2,900,000 for official
travel expenses; not to exceed $2,950,000 to remain avail-
able until Ω1æSeptember 30, 1998, shall be available ex-
pended for information technology modernization require-
ments; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allo-
cated and expended under the direction of the Secretary
of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on his cer-
tificate; 
Ω2æ$104,000,500
$110,929,000, 
of 
which
$5,000,000 shall be transferred to States covered by the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993, to be expended by
such States for costs associated with the implementation of
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, with such
funds disbursed to such States on the basis of the number
of registered voters in each State on July 1, 1995, in rela-
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tion to the number of registered voters in all States on such
date: Provided, That no further funds in addition to the
$5,000,000 so transferred, may be transferred by the Sec-
retary to the States for costs associated with the implemen-
tation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, dur-
ing fiscal year 1996.
Ω3æTREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND
RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the
Treasury Building and annex, $7,684,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, hire of passenger motor
vehicles; not to exceed $2,000,000 for official travel ex-
penses; not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emer-
gencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and ex-
pended under the direction of the Inspector General of the
Treasury; Ω4æ$29,319,000 $30,067,000.
Ω5æTREASURY FORFEITURE FUND
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Forfeiture
Fund, as authorized by Public Law 102–393, not to exceed
$15,000,000, to be derived from deposits in the Fund.
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FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles; Ω6ætravel expenses of non-Federal personnel to at-
tend meetings concerned with financial intelligence activi-
ties, law enforcement, and financial regulation; not to ex-
ceed $14,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses Ω7æ$20,273,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Director of the Financial
Crimes
Enforcement
Network
may
procure
up
to
$500,000 in specialized, unique or novel automatic data
processing equipment, ancillary equipment, software, serv-
ices, and related resources from commercial vendors with-
out regard to otherwise applicable procurement laws and
regulations and without full and open competition, utiliz-
ing procedures best suited under the circumstances of the
procurement to efficiently fulfill the agency’s require-
ments: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this
account may be used to procure personal services con-
tracts $22,198,000.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of
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the Treasury, including materials and support costs of
Federal law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to
exceed fifty-two for police-type use) and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; for expenses for student athletic and relat-
ed activities; uniforms without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation for the current fiscal year; the con-
ducting of and participating in firearms matches and pres-
entation of awards; for public awareness and enhancing
community support of law enforcement training; not to ex-
ceed $7,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; room and board for student interns; and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That the Cen-
ter is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, both
real and personal, and to accept services, for authorized
purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic value
which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the
Center to the outstanding student who graduated from a
basic training program at the Center during the previous
fiscal year, which shall be funded only by gifts received
through the Center’s gift authority: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, students at-
tending training at any Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-pro-
vided housing, insofar as available and in accordance with
Center policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated
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students 
undergoing 
training 
at 
the 
Center;
Ω10æ$36,070,000 $34,006,000, of which $8,666,000 for
materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement
basic training shall remain available until September 30,
1998.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, for acquisition of necessary additional
real property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance,
facility 
improvements, 
and 
related 
expenses,
Ω11æ$8,163,000 $9,663,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management
Service, Ω12æ$181,837,000 $186,070,000, of which not to
exceed 
$14,277,000 
shall 
remain 
available 
until
Ω13æSeptember 30, 1988 expended for systems mod-
ernization initiatives. In addition, $90,000, to be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to reimburse the
Service for administrative and personnel expenses for fi-
nancial management of the Fund, as authorized by section
1012 of Public Law 101–380.
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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed
six hundred and fifty vehicles for police-type use for re-
placement only and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire
of aircraft; and services of expert witnesses at such rates
as may be determined by the Director; for payment of per
diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where an
assignment to the National Response Team during the in-
vestigation of a bombing or arson incident requires an em-
ployee to work 16 hours or more per day or to remain
overnight at his or her post of duty; not to exceed $10,000
for official reception and representation expenses; for
training of State and local law enforcement agencies with
or without reimbursement; provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local agencies, with or without reim-
bursement; Ω14æ$391,035,000 $377,971,000, of which not
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment
of attorneys’ fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); and
of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the equipping
of any vessel, vehicle, equipment, or aircraft available for
official use by a State or local law enforcement agency
if the conveyance will be used in drug-related joint law
enforcement operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
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bacco and Firearms and for the payment of overtime sala-
ries, travel, fuel, training, equipment, and other similar
costs of State and local law enforcement officers that are
incurred in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms: Provided, That no funds made
available by this or any other Act may be used to imple-
ment any reorganization of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms or transfer of the Bureau’s functions,
missions, or activities to other agencies or Departments
in the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1996: Provided
further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be avail-
able for salaries or administrative expenses in connection
with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department
of the Treasury, the records, or any portion thereof, of
acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Fed-
eral firearms licenseesΩ15æ:–Provided further, That no
funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay administra-
tive expenses or the compensation of any officer or em-
ployee of the United States to implement an amendment
or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the defi-
nition of ‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove
any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on
January 1, 1994 without publishing prior notice in the
Federal Register and allowing for public comment: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein
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shall be available to investigate or act upon applications
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18
U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be
available to investigate and act upon applications filed by
corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities
under 18 U.S.C. section 925(c).
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs
Service, including purchase of up to 1,000 motor vehicles
of which 960 are for replacement only, including 990 for
police-type use and commercial operations; hire of motor
vehicles; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and awards of compensation to
informers, as authorized by any Act enforced by the
United States Customs Service; Ω16æ$1,392,429,000
$1,387,153,000, of which such sums as become available
in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject
to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)),
shall be derived from that Account; of the total, not to
exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for rental
space in connection with preclearance operations, and not
to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available until expended for
research: Provided, That uniforms may be purchased with-
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out regard to the general purchase price limitation for the
current fiscal yearΩ17æ:–Provided further, That the Com-
missioner of the Customs Service designate a single indi-
vidual to be port director of all United States Government
activities at two ports of entry, one on the southern border
and one on the northern border: Provided further, That
$750,000 shall be available for additional part-time and
temporary positions in the Honolulu Customs District.
HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEE COLLECTION
For administrative expenses related to the collection
of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law
103–182, $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund and to be transferred to and
merged with the Customs ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ ac-
count for such purposes.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR AND MARINE
INTERDICTION PROGRAMS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the operation and maintenance of marine vessels, air-
craft, and other related equipment of the Air and Marine
Programs, including operational training and mission-re-
lated travel, and rental payments for facilities occupied by
the air or marine interdiction or demand reduction pro-
grams, the operations of which include: the interdiction
of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to
Customs and other Federal, State, and local agencies in
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the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the
Customs Service; and, at the discretion of the Commis-
sioner of Customs, the provision of assistance to Federal,
State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and
emergency 
humanitarian 
efforts; 
Ω18æ$60,993,000
$68,543,000 which Ω19æof which $5,644,000 shall remain
available until expended; in addition, $19,733,000 shall be
transferred from the Customs Air and Marine Interdiction
Programs, Procurement Account to remain available until
expended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related
equipment, with the exception of aircraft which is one of
a kind and has been identified as excess to Customs re-
quirements, and aircraft which has been damaged beyond
repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal agency,
Department, or office outside of the Department of the
Treasury, during fiscal year 1996, without the prior ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions.
CUSTOMS SERVICES AT SMALL AIRPORTS
(TO BE DERIVED FROM FEES COLLECTED)
Such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed
$1,406,000, for expenses for the provision of Customs
services at certain small airports or other facilities when
authorized by law and designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury, including expenditures for the salary and ex-
penses of individuals employed to provide such services,
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to be derived from fees collected by the Secretary of the
Treasury pursuant to section 236 of Public Law 98–573
for each of these airports or other facilities when author-
ized by law and designated by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and to remain available until expended.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-
debt issues of the United States; $180,065,000: Provided,
That the sum appropriated herein from the General Fund
for fiscal year 1996 shall be reduced by not more than
$600,000 as definitive security issue fees are collected and
not more than $9,465,000 as Treasury Direct Investor Ac-
count Maintenance fees are collected, so as to result in
a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation from the General
Fund estimated at $170,000,000.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, not otherwise provided for; including processing tax
returns; revenue accounting; providing assistance to tax-
payers, management services, and inspection; including
purchase (not to exceed 150 for replacement only, for po-
lice-type use) and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
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3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commis-
sioner: Ω20æ$1,682,742,000
$1,767,309,000, of which
$3,700,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly
Program, no amount of which shall be available for IRS
administrative costs, and of which not to exceed $25,000
shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice for determining and establishing tax liabilities; tax and
enforcement litigation; technical rulings; examining em-
ployee plans and exempt organizations; investigation and
enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax returns; col-
lecting unpaid accounts; statistics of income and compli-
ance research; the purchase (for police-type use, not to
exceed 850), and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Commis-
sioner Ω21æ$4,254,476,000 $4,097,294,000, of which not
to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until Septem-
ber 
30, 
1998 
for 
researchΩ22æ:–Provided,
That
$13,000,000 shall be used to initiate a program to utilize
private sector debt collection agencies in the collection ac-
tivities of the Internal Revenue Service in compliance with
section 104 of this Act.
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses for data processing and tele-
communications support for Internal Revenue Service ac-
tivities, including: tax systems modernization (modernized
developmental systems), modernized operational systems,
services and compliance, and support systems; and for the
hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates
as 
may 
be 
determined 
by 
the 
Commissioner;
Ω23æ$1,575,216,000 $1,442,605,000, of which no less than
$670,000,000 shall be available for tax systems moderniza-
tion activities, of which up to $185,000,000 for tax and
information systems development projects shall remain
available until September 30, 1998Ω24æ:–Provided, That
of the funds appropriated for tax systems modernization,
$70,000,000 may not be obligated until the Commissioner
of the Internal Revenue Service reports to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House and Senate on the imple-
mentation of Tax Systems Modernization: Provided, That
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall
provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and the Senate a report that (1) identifies, evaluates, and
prioritizes all systems investments planned for fiscal year
1996, using explicit decision criteria, and (2) explains in
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detail and provides a completion schedule for all actions
being taken by the Internal Revenue Service to successfully
mitigate deficiencies recently identified by the General Ac-
counting Office in the Internal Revenue Service’s business
strategy, management and technical infrastructure, and the
management process in place to implement its tax system
modernization: Provided further, That not later than 30
days after the submission of the Commissioner’s report the
General Accounting Office shall provide the Committees on
Appropriations of the House and the Senate an independent
assessment of that report: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated for tax systems modernization, ex-
cept those funds needed to operate and maintain current
systems, shall be available for obligation until expressly ap-
proved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and the Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE
SECTION 1. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appro-
priation made available to the Internal Revenue Service
for the current fiscal year by this Act may be transferred
to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon
the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, the Internal Revenue Service
is authorized to transfer such sums as may be necessary
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between appropriations with advance approval of the
House and Senate Appropriations CommitteesΩ25æ:–Pro-
vided further, That no funds shall be transferred from the
‘‘Tax Law Enforcement’’ account during fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 2. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute
and maintain a training program to insure that Internal
Revenue Service employees are trained in taxpayers’
rights, in dealing courteously with the taxpayers, and in
cross-cultural relations.
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
Service, including purchase (not to exceed 665 vehicles for
police-type use for replacement only) and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; hire of aircraft; training and assistance re-
quested by State and local governments, which may be
provided without reimbursement; services of expert wit-
nesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director;
rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fenc-
ing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private
or other property not in Government ownership or control,
as may be necessary to perform protective functions; for
payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to em-
ployees where a protective assignment during the actual
day or days of the visit of a protectee require an employee
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to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his
or her post of duty; the conducting of and participating
in firearms matches; presentation of awards; and for trav-
el of Secret Service employees on protective missions with-
out regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this
or any other Act: Provided, That approval is obtained in
advance from the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations; for repairs, alterations, and minor construc-
tion at the James J. Rowley Secret Service Training Cen-
ter; for research and development; for making grants to
conduct behavioral research in support of protective re-
search and operations; not to exceed $12,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; not to exceed
$50,000 to provide technical assistance and equipment to
foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit inves-
tigations; for payment in advance for commercial accom-
modations as may be necessary to perform protective func-
tions; and for uniforms without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation for the current fiscal year;
Ω26æ$542,461,000 $534,502,000.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by Public Law 103–322, to
remain available until expended, which shall be derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as follows:
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Ω27æ(a)
As
authorized
by
section
190001(e),
$51,686,000, of which: $33,865,000 shall be available to
the United States Customs Service for expenses associated
with ‘‘Operation Hardline’’; $2,221,000 to the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network; $3,100,000 to the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for the development and
dissemination of ballistic technologies as part of the
‘‘Ceasefire’’ program; $10,000,000 to the United States
Secret Service; and $2,500,000 to the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia; and
(a) As authorized by section 190001(e), $68,300,000,
of which: $17,500,000 shall be available to the United States
Customs Service for expenses associated with ‘‘Operation
Hardline’’; of which $2,500,000 shall be available to the Fi-
nancial Crimes Enforcement Network; of which $24,700,000
shall be available to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, of which no less than $21,200,000 shall be avail-
able to annualize the salaries and related costs for the fiscal
year 1995 counter-terrorism initiative, and of which no less
than $3,500,000 shall be available for administering the
Gang Resistance Education and Training program; of
which $21,600,000 and up to an additional 150 full-time
equivalent positions which shall be in addition to those
funded in the ‘‘salaries and expenses’’ account and which
shall be available to the United States Secret Service to sup-
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port White House security and anti-counterfeiting activi-
ties, and of which no less than $1,600,000 shall be available
for enhancing forensics technology to aid missing and ex-
ploited children investigations; and of which $2,000,000
shall be available to the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center; and
(b) 
As 
authorized 
by 
section 
32401,
Ω28æ$12,200,000 $7,200,000, for disbursement through
grants, cooperative agreements or contracts, to local gov-
ernments for Gang Resistance Education and Training:
Provided, That notwithstanding sections 32401 and
310001, such funds shall be allocated only to the affected
State and local law enforcement and prevention organiza-
tions participating in such projects.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
SECTION 101. Any obligation or expenditure by the
Secretary in connection with law enforcement activities of
a Federal agency or a Department of the Treasury law
enforcement organization in accordance with 31 U.S.C.
9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining in the
Fund on September 30, 1996, shall be made in compliance
with the reprogramming guidelines contained in the House
and Senate reports accompanying this Act.
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SEC. 102. Appropriations to the Treasury Depart-
ment in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), in-
cluding maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitation for vehicles purchased
and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into
contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing
of health and medical services to employees and their de-
pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Ω29æSEC. 103. Not to exceed 2 per centum of any
appropriations in this Act for the Department of the
Treasury may be transferred between such appropriations.
Notwithstanding any authority to transfer funds between
appropriations contained in this or any other Act, no
transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation in
this Act by more than 2 per centum and any such pro-
posed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated by this
title shall be used in connection with the collection of any
underpayment of any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 unless the conduct of officers and employees
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of the Internal Revenue Service in connection with such
collection, including any private sector employees under
contract to the Internal Revenue Service, complies with
subsection (a) of section 805 (relating to communications
in connection with debt collection), and section 806 (relat-
ing to harassment or abuse), of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692).
SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti-
tute policies and procedures which will safeguard the con-
fidentiality of taxpayer information.
SEC. 106. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 1996 in this
Act for the enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Adminis-
tration Act shall be expended in a manner so as not to
diminish enforcement efforts with respect to section 105
of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act.
Ω30æSEC. 107. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, Customs personnel funded through reimbursement
from the Puerto Rico Trust Fund shall not be reduced as
the result of work force reductions required under Executive
order or other guidance to Executive branch agencies in fis-
cal year 1996.
Ω31æSEC. 108. The Secretary of the Treasury is au-
thorized in fiscal year 1996 and hereafter, to use Treasury
Department aircraft, with or without reimbursement, to as-
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sist bureaus within the Department of the Treasury or other
Federal agencies, Departments or offices outside of the De-
partment of the Treasury to provide emergency law enforce-
ment support to protect human life, property, public health,
or safety.
Ω32æSEC. 109. (a) Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of the funds made available to the Department
of the Treasury by this or any other act for obligation at
any time during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995
or the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Treasury
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 to reim-
burse the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment for personnel costs incurred by the Metropolitan Police
Department between May 19, 1995 and September 30, 1995
as a result of the closing to vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest and other streets in vicinity of the White
House.
(b) The amount of reimbursement shall be determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury and shall be final and
not subject to review in any forum.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury Department
Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENTS TO THE POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue
forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United
States Code; $85,080,000: Provided, That mail for over-
seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
Provided further, That six-day delivery and rural delivery
of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available to
the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement
any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or
employee of any State or local child support enforcement
agency, or any individual participating in a State or local
program of child support enforcement, a fee for informa-
tion requested or provided concerning an address of a
postal customer: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close
small rural and other small post offices in the fiscal year
ending on September 30, 1996.
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND FOR
NONFUNDED LIABILITIES
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for meeting
the liabilities of the former Post Office Department to the
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Employees’ Compensation Fund pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
2004, $36,828,000.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Service Appro-
priations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI-
DENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
For compensation of the President, including an ex-
pense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as au-
thorized by 3 U.S.C. 102; $250,000: Provided, That none
of the funds made available for official expenses shall be
expended for any other purpose and any unused amount
shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of
title 31 of the United States Code: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available for official expenses shall
be considered as taxable to the President.
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the White House as au-
thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105;
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C.
105, which shall be expended and accounted for as pro-
vided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles,
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newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and travel
(not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted
for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); not to exceed $19,000
for official entertainment expenses, to be available for allo-
cation within the Executive Office of the President;
Ω33æ$39,459,000 $38,131,000.
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, re-
furnishing, improvement, heating and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at
the White House and official entertainment expenses of
the President; Ω34æ$7,522,000 $7,827,000, to be expended
and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109–110,
112–114.
Ω35æWHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Ex-
ecutive Residence at the White House, $2,200,000, to re-
main available until expended for replacement of the White
House roof, to be expended and accounted for as provided
by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109–110, 112–114.
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement,
heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures,
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of the official residence of the Vice President, the hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $90,000 for
official entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to
be accounted for solely on his certificate; $324,000: Pro-
vided, That advances or repayments or transfers from this
appropriation may be made to any department or agency
for expenses of carrying out such activities.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President
to provide assistance to the President in connection with
specially assigned functions, services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex-
penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex-
pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles; Ω36æ$3,175,000
$3,280,000.
Ω37æCOUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out
its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1021), $3,439,000.
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OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Devel-
opment, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, and 3 U.S.C. 107; $3,867,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security
Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; Ω38æ$6,459,000 $6,648,000.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra-
tion; Ω39æ$25,736,000 $25,560,000, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire
of passenger motor vehicles.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management
and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
services 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
3109;
Ω40æ$55,426,000, of which no more than $6,631,000
shall be available for the Office of National Security and
International Affairs, no more than $6,699,000 shall be
available for the Office of General Government and Fi-
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nance, no more than $7,368,000 shall be available for the
Office of Natural Resources, Energy and Science, no more
than $4,085,000 shall be available for the Office of Health
and Personnel, no more than $3,867,000 shall be available
for the Office of Human Resources, no more than
$2,325,000 shall be available for the Office of Federal Fi-
nancial Management, no more than $5,198,000 shall be
available for the Office of Information and Regulatory Af-
fairs, no more than $2,407,000 shall be available for the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, no more than
$16,912,000 shall be available for the Office of the Direc-
tor, the Office of the Deputy Director, the Office of the
Deputy Director for Management, the Office of Commu-
nications, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office
of Legislative Affairs, the Office of Economic Policy, the
Office of Administration, the Legislative Reference Divi-
sion, and the Budget Review Division $55,573,000, of
which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available to carry
out the provisions of 44 U.S.C. chapter 35: Provided,
That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations
shall be applied only to the objects for which appropria-
tions were made except as otherwise provided by law: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this
Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be
used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural market-
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ing orders or any activities or regulations under the provi-
sions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of
1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none
of the funds made available for the Office of Management
and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering
of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except
for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and
Budget, before the Committee on Appropriations or the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs or their subcommittees:
Provided further, That this proviso shall not apply to
printed hearings released by the Committee on Appropria-
tions or the Committee on Veterans’ AffairsΩ41æ: Pro-
vided further, That the Director of Office of Management
and Budget shall submit to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations (1) an analysis for the period of
30 fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1996, of the esti-
mated levels of total budget outlays and total new budget
authority, the estimated revenues to be received, the esti-
mated surplus or deficit, if any, for each major Federal en-
titlement program for each fiscal year in such period: Pro-
vided further, That no funds shall be obligated for salaries
and expenses after 60 days of the date of enactment of this
Act if the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
has not submitted such analysis to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations prior to such date.
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Ω42æINFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE
For necessary expenses of the Information Security
Oversight Office, $1,482,000.
Ω43æOFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to
title I of Public Law 100–690; not to exceed $8,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; for partici-
pation in joint projects or in the provision of services on
matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or
public organizations or agencies, with or without reim-
bursement; $20,062,000, of which $10,200,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be available to the Counter-
Drug Technology Assessment Center for counternarcotics
research and development projects and shall be available
for transfer to other Federal departments or agencies, and
of which $600,000 shall be transferred to the Drug En-
forcement Administration for the El Paso Intelligence
Center: Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept,
hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal,
for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Office.
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Ω44æOFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I
of Public Law 100–690; not to exceed $8,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; $28,500,000, of
which $20,500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be available to the Counter-Drug Technology Assess-
ment Center for counternarcotics research and development
projects and shall be available for transfer to other Federal
departments or agencies: Provided, That the Office is au-
thorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both
real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating
the work of the Office: Provided further, That not later than
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall report
to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
House of Representatives on the results of an independent
audit of the security and travel expenses of the Office during
the period beginning on January 21, 1993, and ending on
June 30, 1995: Provided further, That the Director of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy shall, at the direc-
tion of the President, convene a Cabinet Council on Drug
Strategy Implementation to be chaired by the Director of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Cabinet Council on Drug Strategy Imple-
mentation shall include, but is not limited to, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury,
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Secretary of the Department of Defense, the
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, the Secretary of the Department of Education, the
Secretary of the Department of State, and the Secretary of
the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That
the Cabinet Council on Drug Strategy Implementation shall
convene on no less than a quarterly basis and provide re-
ports on no less than a quarterly basis to the Appropria-
tions Committees and the Judiciary Committees of the
House of Representatives and the Senate on the progress
of the implementation of the elements of the national drug
control strategy within the jurisdiction of each member of
the Counsel, including a particular emphasis on the imple-
mentation of strategies to combat drug abuse among chil-
dren: Provided further, That the Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy shall convene a bipartisan
conference composed of private sector representatives from
the following: Business leadership, educational and health
care professionals, Federal, State and local law enforce-
ment, the judicial community, drug treatment and inter-
vention professionals, the media and parents groups. Re-
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porting requirements as set forth in the preceding proviso
shall also apply to this provision: Provided further, That
the funds appropriated for the necessary expenses of the Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy may not be obligated
until the President reports to the Appropriations Commit-
tees of the House of Representatives and the Senate that
the President has directed the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy to convene the Cabinet Council on Drug Strategy
Implementation: Provided further, That, on a quarterly
basis beginning ninety days after enactment of this Act, the
funds appropriated for the necessary expenses of the Office
of National Drug Control Policy may not be obligated un-
less the Cabinet Council on Drug Strategy Implementation
has provided the quarterly reports specified herein to the
Appropriations Committees and the Judiciary Committees
of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to
meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national
interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or
abroad during the current fiscal year; $1,000,000.
Ω45æFEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking
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Areas Program, $104,000,000 for drug control activities
consistent with the approved strategy for each of the des-
ignated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which
no less than $52,000,000 shall be transferred to State and
local entities for drug control activities; and of which up
to $52,000,000 may be transferred to Federal agencies
and departments at a rate to be determined by the Direc-
tor; and of which up to $3,000,000 may be available to
the Director for transfer to Federal agencies, or State and
local entities, or non-profit organizations to support spe-
cial demonstration projects that provide systematic pro-
gramming to reduce drug use and trafficking in des-
ignated targeted areas: Provided, That the funds made
available under this head shall be obligated within 90 days
of the date of enactment of this Act,–except those funds
made available to the Director to support special dem-
onstration projects which shall be obligated by June 1,
1996.
Ω46æFEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
Program, $110,000,000 for drug control activities consistent
with the approved strategy for each of the designated High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than
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$55,000,000 shall be transferred to State and local entities
for drug control activities; and of which up to $55,000,000
may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments at
a rate to be determined by the Director: Provided, That the
funds made available under this head shall be obligated
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office Ap-
propriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Ω47æADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations to carry out the provisions of
(Public Law 104–4), $334,000: Provided, That upon the
completion of the Final Report required by such title, no
further Federal funds shall be available for the Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Ω48æADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con-
ference of the United States, established under subchapter
V of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, including not
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to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $1,800,000.
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE
BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Committee for Pur-
chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
established by the Act of June 23, 1971, Public Law 92–
28; Ω49æ$1,682,000 $1,800,000.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amend-
ed; Ω50æ$26,521,000, of which no less than $1,500,000
shall be available for internal automated data processing
systems $28,517,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall
be 
available 
for 
reception 
and 
representation
expensesΩ51æ: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated for automated data processing systems may be ob-
ligated until the Chairman of the Federal Election Com-
mission provides to the House Committee on Appropria-
tions a systems requirements analysis on the development
of such a system.
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service
Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, including hire of experts and consultants,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere;
Ω52æ$19,742,000
$21,398,000: Provided, That public
members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be
paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons em-
ployed intermittently in the Government service, and com-
pensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received
from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-
management relations conferences shall be credited to and
merged with this account, to be available without further
appropriation for the costs of carrying out these con-
ferences.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
Ω53æ(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
Ω54æThe revenues and collections deposited into For
additional expenses necessary to carry out the purpose of
the Fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)), Ω55æ$86,000,000,
to be deposited into said Fund shall be available for nec-
essary expenses of real property management and related
activities not otherwise provided for, including operation,
maintenance, and protection of Federally owned and
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Co-
lumbia; restoration of leased premises; moving govern-
mental agencies (including space adjustments and tele-
communications relocation expenses) in connection with
the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contrac-
tual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings,
and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned build-
ings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances;
care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation,
demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and
sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise author-
ized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings
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and sites; conversion and extension of Federally owned
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by
contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (in-
cluding equipment for such buildings); and payment of
principal, interest, taxes, and any other obligations for
public buildings acquired by installment purchase and pur-
chase 
contract, 
in 
the 
aggregate 
amount 
of
Ω56æ$5,066,822,000 $5,086,119,000, of which (1) not to
exceed Ω57æ$367,777,000
$573,872,000 shall remain
available until expended for construction of additional
projects at locations and at maximum construction im-
provement costs (including funds for sites and expenses
and associated design and construction services) as fol-
lows:
Ω58æNew Construction:
Colorado:
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, U.S.
Geological Survey Lab Building, $10,321,000
Florida:
Tallahassee,
U.S.
Courthouse
Annex,
$9,606,000
Georgia:
Savannah,
U.S.
Courthouse
Annex,
$1,039,000
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Louisiana:
Lafayette,
Federal
Building
and
U.S.
Courthouse, $11,826,000
Maryland:
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties,
Food and Drug Administration, $65,764,000
Nebraska:
Omaha, Federal Building and U.S. Court-
house, $21,370,000
Nevada:
Las Vegas, U.S. Courthouse, $38,404,000
New Mexico:
Albuquerque, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $2,450,000
New York:
Brooklyn, U.S. Courthouse, $49,040,000
Central Islip, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $75,641,000
North Dakota:
Pembina, Border Station, $4,445,000
Ohio:
Youngstown, U.S. Courthouse, $6,974,000
Pennsylvania:
Scranton,
Federal
Building
and
U.S.
Courthouse Annex, $9,638,000
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South Carolina:
Columbia,
U.S.
Courthouse
Annex,
$1,425,000
Texas:
Austin,
Veterans
Affairs
Annex,
$3,176,000
Brownsville, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $10,981,000
Washington:
Blaine, U.S. Border Station, $6,168,000
Point
Roberts,
U.S.
Border
Station,
$1,406,000
West Virginia:
Martinsburg,
Internal
Revenue
Service
Computer Center, $25,363,000
Non-Prospectus
Projects
Program,
$12,740,000:
New Construction:
Colorado:
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, U.S. Ge-
ological Survey Lab Building, $25,802,000
Florida:
Tallahassee, 
U.S. 
Courthouse 
Annex,
$24,015,000
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Georgia:
Savannah, 
U.S. 
Courthouse 
Annex,
$2,597,000
Louisiana:
Lafayette, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $29,565,000
Maryland:
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties,
Food and Drug Administration, $87,000,000
Nebraska:
Omaha, Federal Building and U.S. Court-
house, $53,424,000
New Mexico:
Albuquerque, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $6,126,000
New York:
Central Islip, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $189,102,000
North Dakota:
Pembina, Border Station, $11,113,000
Pennsylvania:
Scranton, 
Federal 
Building 
and 
U.S.
Courthouse Annex, $24,095,000
South Carolina:
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Columbia, 
U.S. 
Courthouse 
Annex,
$3,562,000
Texas:
Austin, Veterans Affairs Annex, $7,940,000
Brownsville, Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, $27,452,000
Washington:
Point 
Roberts, 
U.S. 
Border 
Station,
$3,516,000
Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $8,305,000
West Virginia:
Martinsburg, 
Internal 
Revenue 
Service
Computer Center, $63,408,000
Non-prospectus Projects Program, $6,850,000
Provided, That each of the immediately foregoing limits
of costs on new construction projects may be exceeded to
the extent that savings are effected in other such projects,
but not to exceed 10 per centum unless advanced approval
is obtained from the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations of a greater amountΩ59æ:–Provided fur-
ther, That the $6,000,000 under the heading of non-pro-
spectus construction projects, made available in Public
Laws 102–393 and 103–123 for the acquisition, lease,
construction
and
equipping
of
flexiplace
work
telecommuting centers, is hereby increased by $5,000,000
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from funds made available in this Act for non-prospectus
construction projects, all of which shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That of the $5,000,000
made available by this Act, half shall be used for
telecommuting centers in the State of Virginia and half
shall be used for telecommuting centers in the State of
Maryland: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able for the District of Columbia, Southeast Federal Center,
under the heading, ‘‘Real Property Activities, Federal
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue’’
in Public Law 101–509, $55,000,000 are rescinded: Pro-
vided further, That the limitation on the availability of rev-
enue contained in such Act is reduced by $55,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That all funds for direct construction
projects shall expire on September 30, 1997, and remain
in the Federal Buildings Fund except funds for projects
as to which funds for design or other funds have been obli-
gated in whole or in part prior to such date: Provided fur-
ther, That claims against the Government of less than
$250,000 arising from direct construction projects, acqui-
sitions of buildings and purchase contract projects pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, be liquidated with prior notifi-
cation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and Senate to the extent savings are effected in other such
projects; 
(2) 
not 
to 
exceed 
Ω60æ$713,086,000
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$627,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for re-
pairs and alterations which includes associated design and
construction servicesΩ61æ: Provided further, That the
amounts provided in this or any prior Act for Repairs and
Alterations may be used to fund costs associated with imple-
menting security improvements to buildings necessary to
meet the minimum standards for security in accordance
with 
current 
law 
and 
in 
compliance 
with 
the
reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees
of the House and Senate: Provided further, That funds in
the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations
shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount
by project as follows, except each project may be increased
by an amount not to exceed 10 per centum unless advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate of a greater amount:
Ω62æRepairs and Alterations:
Arkansas:
Little Rock, Federal Building, $7,551,000
California:
Sacramento, Federal Building (2800 Cottage
Way), $13,636,000
Colorado:
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center Building 25,
$29,351,000
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District of Columbia:
Heating Plant Stacks, $11,141,000
Lafayette Building, $33,157,000
ICC/Connecting Wing Complex/Customs (phase
2/3), $58,275,000
Treasury Department Building, Repair and Al-
teration, $7,194,000
White House, Roof Repair and Restoration,
$2,220,000
Illinois:
Chicago, Federal Center, $45,971,000
Maryland:
Woodlawn,
SSA
East
High-Low
Buildings,
$17,422,000
New York:
New York, Silvio V. Mollo Federal Building,
$4,182,000
North Dakota:
Bismarck, Federal Building, Post Office and
U.S. Courthouse, $7,119,000
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, SSA Building, Mid-Atlantic Pro-
gram Service Center, $11,376,000
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Puerto Rico:
Old San Juan, Post Office and U.S. Court-
house, $25,701,000
Texas:
Dallas,
Federal
Building
(Griffin
St.),
$5,641,000
Washington:
Richland, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office
and Courthouse, $12,724,000
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $50,430,000
Elevator Program, $13,109,000
Energy Program, $25,000,000
Advance Design, $24,608,000
Repairs and Alterations:
Arkansas:
Little Rock, Federal Building, $7,551,000
California:
Sacramento, Federal Building (2800 Cot-
tage Way), $13,636,000
District of Columbia:
ICC/Connecting 
Wing 
Complex/Customs
(phase 2/3), $58,275,000
Illinois:
Chicago, Federal Center, $45,971,000
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Maryland:
Woodlawn, SSA East High-Low Buildings,
$17,422,000
North Dakota:
Bismarck, Federal Building, Post Office
and U.S. Courthouse, $7,119,000
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, 
Byrne-Green 
Complex,
$30,909,000
Philadelphia, SSA Building, Mid-Atlantic
Program Service Center, $11,376,000
Puerto Rico:
Old San Juan, Post Office and U.S. Court-
house, $25,701,000
Texas:
Dallas, Federal Building (Griffin St.),
$5,641,000
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $43,533,000
Elevator Program, $13,109,000
Energy Program, $20,000,000
Advance Design, $22,000,000
Basic Repairs and Alterations, Ω63æ$307,278,000
$304,757,000: Provided further, That additional projects
for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be
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funded under this category only if advance approval is ob-
tained from the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference
between the funds appropriated and expended on any
projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Re-
pairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Re-
pairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases
in prospectus projects: Provided further, That all funds for
repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on
September 30, 1997, and remain in the Federal Buildings
Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for de-
sign or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part
prior to such dateΩ64æ:–Provided further, That of the
funds provided for Advanced Design, $100,000 shall be
made available for architectural design studies for renova-
tion of the National Veterinary Services Laboratory and
a biocontainment facility at the National Animal Disease
Center, Ames, Iowa: Provided further, That the amount
provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and
Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Govern-
ment arising from any projects under the heading ‘‘Re-
pairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund authorized in-
creases in prospectus projects; (3) not to exceed
$181,963,000 for installment acquisition payments includ-
ing payments on purchase contracts which shall remain
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available 
until 
expended; 
(4) 
not 
to 
exceed
Ω65æ$2,341,100,000 $2,327,000,000 for rental of space
which shall remain available until expended; and (5) not
to exceed Ω66æ$1,389,463,000 $1,302,551,000, of which
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for logistical sup-
port and personnel services for the Xth Paralympiad for
building operations which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That funds available to the Gen-
eral Services Administration shall not be available for ex-
penses in connection with any construction, repair, alter-
ation, and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if
required by the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended,
has not been approved, except that necessary funds may
be expended for each project for required expenses in con-
nection 
with 
the 
development 
of 
a 
proposed
prospectusΩ67æ:–Provided further, That the General Serv-
ices Administration shall establish a ‘‘Federal Triangle Of-
fice’’ reporting directly to the Commissioner of the Public
Buildings Service for the purpose of completing the design
and construction of the Federal Triangle Building: Pro-
vided further, That the Federal Triangle Office shall con-
tinue to utilize the procurement and operating procedures
established for the project pursuant to the Federal Tri-
angle Development Act (40 U.S.C. 1104), and to imple-
ment and enforce the Development Agreement and other
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contracts and agreements developed for the project: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator is authorized to
enter into and perform such leases, contracts, or other
transactions with any agency or instrumentality of the
United States, the several States or the District of Colum-
bia, or with any person, firm, association, or corporation
as may be necessary to implement the Federal Triangle
Project: Provided further, That for the purposes of this
authorization, buildings constructed pursuant to the pur-
chase contract authority of the Public Buildings Amend-
ments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a), buildings occupied pur-
suant to installment purchase contracts, and buildings
under the control of another department or agency where
alterations of such buildings are required in connection
with the moving of such other department or agency from
buildings then, or thereafter to be, under the control of
the General Services Administration shall be considered
to be federally owned buildings: Provided further, That
funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be ex-
pended for emergency repairs when advance approval is
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate: Provided further, That amounts nec-
essary to provide reimbursable special services to other
agencies under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40
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U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) and amounts to provide such reimburs-
able fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities
on private or other property not in Government ownership
or control as may be appropriate to enable the United
States Secret Service to perform its protective functions
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, as amended, shall be avail-
able from such revenues and collections: Provided further,
That revenues and collections and any other sums accru-
ing to this Fund during fiscal year 1996, excluding reim-
bursements under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
490(f)(6)) 
in 
excess 
of 
Ω68æ$5,066,822,000
$5,086,019,000 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be
available for expenditure except as authorized in appro-
priations Acts.
Ω69æPOLICY AND OVERSIGHT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
government-wide policy and oversight activities associated
with asset management, property management, supply
management, travel and transportation, telecommuni-
cations and information technology; to fund the Board of
Contract Appeals; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; $62,499,000.
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OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, necessary for utilization of excess and surplus
personal property; transportation; procurement; supply;
and information technology activities; the utilization sur-
vey, deed compliance inspection, appraisal, environmental
and cultural analysis, and land use planning functions per-
taining to excess and surplus real property; accounting,
records management, and other support services incident
to adjudication of Indian Tribal Claims by the United
States Court of Federal Claims; services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109; $49,130,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, POLICY, LEADERSHIP AND
OPERATIONS
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided
for, necessary for asset management activities; utilization
of excess and surplus personal property; transportation
management activities; procurement and supply manage-
ment activities; Government-wide and internal responsibil-
ities relating to automated data management, telecommuni-
cations, information resources management, and related
technology activities; utilization survey, deed compliance
inspection, appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis,
and land use planning functions pertaining to excess and
surplus real property; agency-wide policy direction; Board
of Contract Appeals; accounting, records management, and
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other support services incident to adjudication of Indian
Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Federal
Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not
to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; $113,827,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
Ω70æ$32,549,000 $34,000,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $5,000 shall be available for payment for information
and detection of fraud against the Government, including
payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available
for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and pri-
vate citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives result-
ing in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER
PRESIDENTS
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August
25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public
Law 95–138; $2,181,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary
of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of such Acts.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
SECTION 1. The appropriate appropriation or fund
available to the General Services Administration shall be
credited with the cost of operation, protection, mainte-
nance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part
of rentals received from Government corporations pursu-
ant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
SEC. 2. Funds available to the General Services Ad-
ministration shall be available for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles.
SEC. 3. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made
available for fiscal year 1996 for Federal Buildings Fund
activities may be transferred between such activities only
to the extent necessary to meet program requirements.
Any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Sen-
ate.
SEC. 4. No funds made available by this Act shall
be used to transmit a fiscal year 1997 request for United
States Courthouse construction that does not meet the
standards for construction as established by the General
Services AdministrationΩ71æ, the Judicial Conference of
the United States, and the Office of Management and
Budget and does not reflect the priorities of the
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Ω72æAdministrative Office of the Courts Judicial Con-
ference of the United States as set out in its approved five-
year construction plan.
Ω73æSEC. 5. The Administrator of General Services
is authorized to accept and retain income received by the
General Services Administration on or after October 1,
1993, from Federal agencies and non-Federal sources, to
defray costs directly associated with the functions of
flexiplace work telecommuting centers.
Ω74æSEC. 6. Of the $11,000,000 made available by
this Act and Public Laws 102–393 and 103–123 for
flexiplace work telecommuting centers, not less than
$2,200,000 shall be available for immediate transfer to the
Charles County Community College, to provide facilities,
equipment, and other services to the General Services Ad-
ministration
for
the
purposes
of
establishing
telecommuting
work
centers
in
Southern
Maryland
(Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s County) for use by Gov-
ernment agencies designated by the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services: Provided, That the language providing au-
thority to pay a public entity in the State of Maryland,
not to exceed $1,300,000 for the purpose of establishing
telecommuting work centers in Southern Maryland, under
the heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on
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Availability of Revenue’’ in Public Law 103–329 (108
Stat. 2400), is hereby repealed.
Ω75æSEC. 7. Not to exceed 5 percent of funds made
available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and
‘‘Office of Policy and Oversight’’ may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations upon the advance approval of
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Ω76æSEC. 8. None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be obligated or expended in any way for the pur-
pose of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands
in the vicinity of Norfolk Lake, Arkansas, administered by
the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, without
the specific approval of the Congress.
Ω77æSEC. 9. None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be obligated or expended in any way for the pur-
pose of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands
in the vicinity of Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas, administered
by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, with-
out the specific approval of the Congress.
Ω78æSEC. 10. Section 17(c) of Public Law 101–136
is amended by—
(a) striking ‘‘within 3 years of date of convey-
ance,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘simulta-
neously’’; and by striking the remainder of the first
sentence following, ‘‘the islands of Hawaii, Oahu, and
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Molokai’’ and inserting a period immediately there-
after; and
(b) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘in the ex-
change described in subsection (c)(1)’’ and inserting,
‘‘or recreational’’ immediately after the word, ‘‘edu-
cational’’.
JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW
BOARD
For necessary expenses to carry out the John F. Ken-
nedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992,
$2,150,000.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, and direct procurement of survey printing,
Ω79æ$21,129,000 $24,549,000, together with not to exceed
$2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate re-
tirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined
by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and records and related
activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary
for the review and declassification of documents, and for
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, Ω80æ$193,291,000
$199,633,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be available until
expended for cataloging, archiving and digitizing activities:
Provided, That the Archivist of the United States is au-
thorized to use any excess funds available from the
amount borrowed for construction of the National Ar-
chives facility, for expenses necessary to move into the fa-
cility.
Ω81æARCHIVES FACILITIES AND PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities and presidential libraries, $1,500,000, to re-
main available until expended.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS
COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
historical publications and records as authorized by 44
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U.S.C. 2504, as amended, Ω82æ$4,000,000 $5,000,000 to
remain available until expended.
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978, as amended by Public Law 100–
598, and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Public Law 101–
194, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex-
ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; Ω83æ$7,776,000 $8,328,000.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, medical examinations performed for veterans
by private physicians on a fee basis, rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of
passenger motor vehicles, not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, and advances for
reimbursements to applicable funds of the Office of Per-
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sonnel Management and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion for expenses incurred under Executive Order 10422
of January 9, 1953, as amended; Ω84æ$85,524,000
$93,106,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
made available for the establishment of health promotion
and disease prevention programs for Federal employees and
in addition Ω85æ$102,536,000 $93,261,000 for adminis-
trative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate
trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management with-
out regard to other statutes, including direct procurement
of health benefits printing, for the retirement and insur-
ance programs, of which $11,300,000 shall be transferred
at such times as the Office of Personnel Management
deems appropriate, and shall remain available until ex-
pended for the costs of automating the retirement record-
keeping systems, together with remaining amounts au-
thorized in previous Acts for the recordkeeping systems:
Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall
not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as
provided by section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States
Code: Provided further, That, except as may be consistent
with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(1) and (i), no payment may be
made from the Employees Health Benefits Fund to any
physician, hospital, or other provider of health care serv-
ices or supplies who is, at the time such services or sup-
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plies are provided to an individual covered under chapter
89 of title 5, United States Code, excluded, pursuant to
section 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320a–7–1320a–7a), from participation in any
program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management established pursuant to Executive
Order 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like
purpose: Provided further, That the President’s Commis-
sion on White House Fellows, established by Executive
Order 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, accept donations of
money, property, and personal services in connection with
the development of a publicity brochure to provide infor-
mation about the White House Fellows, except that no
such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimburse-
ment of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees
of such CommissionΩ86æ:–Provided further, That no funds
appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative
expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee
of the United States to implement a reduction in force
in the Office of Federal Investigations prior to June 30,
1996.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act, as amended, including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles:
$4,009,000, and in addition, not to exceed $6,181,000 for
administrative expenses to audit the Office of Personnel
Management’s retirement and insurance programs, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office
of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia
and elsewhere.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal
Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amend-
ed, $3,746,337,000 to remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE
LIFE INSURANCE
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as
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required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such
sums as may be necessary.
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY FUND
For financing the unfunded liability of new and in-
creased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after Oc-
tober 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and an-
nuities under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may
be necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the
Act of May 29, 1944, as amended, and the Act of August
19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–75), may hereafter
be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund.
Ω87æGENERAL PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PROVISION—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Ω88æSECTION 1. Section 1104 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(except competitive
examinations for administrative law judges
appointed
under
section
3105
of
this
title)’’; and
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(ii) by striking the semicolon at the
end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu
thereof a period; and
(B) by striking the matter following para-
graph (2) through ‘‘principles.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) At the request of the head of an agency
to whom a function has been delegated under sub-
section (a)(2), the Office may provide assistance to
the agency in performing such function. Such assist-
ance shall, to the extent determined appropriate by
the Director of the Office, be performed on a reim-
bursable basis through the revolving fund established
under section 1304(e).’’.
Ω89æSEC. 2. Subparagraph (B) of section 8348(a)(1)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘in making an allotment or as-
signment
made
by
an
individual
under
section
8345(h) or 8465(b) of this title,’’ after ‘‘law),’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘title 26;’’ and inserting ‘‘title
26 or section 8345(k) or 8469 of this title;’’.
Ω90æSEC. 3. Section 4(a) of the Federal Workforce
Restructuring Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–226; 108
Stat. 111) is amended—
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(1) by deleting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 1994
AND
1995’’ and inserting in lieu thereof: ‘‘VOLUNTARY
SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘and before
October 1, 1995,’’.
Ω91æSEC. 4. Title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in the second section designated as section
3329 (as added by section 4431(a) of Public Law
102–484)—
(A) by redesignating such section as sec-
tion 3330; and
(B) by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(f) The Office may, to the extent it determines ap-
propriate, charge such fees to agencies for services pro-
vided under this section and for related Federal employ-
ment information. The Office shall retain such fees to pay
the costs of providing such services and information.’’; and
(2) in the table of sections for chapter 33 by
amending the second item relating to section 3329
to read as follows:
‘‘3330. Government-wide list of vacant positions.’’.
Ω92æSEC. 5. Section 1 under the subheading ‘‘General
Provision’’ under the heading ‘‘Office of Personnel Manage-
ment’’ under title IV of the Treasury, Postal Service and
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General Government Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law
102–141; 105 Stat. 861; 5 U.S.C. 5941 note), as amended
by section 532 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–
329; 108 Stat. 2413), is further amended by striking ‘‘1996’’
both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1998’’.
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of
1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection
Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12), Public Law 103–424,
and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemploy-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–353), including serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and
expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; $7,840,000.
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
Ω93æ$32,899,000 $33,639,000: Provided, That travel ex-
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penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi-
cate of the judge.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
THIS ACT
Ω94æSECTION 501. No part of any appropriation
made available in this Act shall be used for the purchase
or sale of real estate or for the purpose of establishing
new offices inside or outside the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided, That this limitation shall not apply to programs
which have been approved by the Congress and appropria-
tions made therefor.
SEC. 502. 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. 503. 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. 504. None of the funds made available to the
General Services Administration pursuant to section
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210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 shall be obligated or expended after the
date of enactment of this Act for the procurement by con-
tract of any guard, elevator operator, messenger or custo-
dial services if any permanent veterans preference em-
ployee of the General Services Administration at said date,
would be terminated as a result of the procurement of
such services, except that such funds may be obligated or
expended for the procurement by contract of the covered
services with sheltered workshops employing the severely
handicapped under Public Law 92–28. Only if such work-
shops decline to contract for the provision of the covered
services may the General Services Administration procure
the services by competitive contract, for a period not to
exceed 5 years. At such time as such competitive contract
expires or is terminated for any reason, the General Serv-
ices Administration shall again offer to contract for the
services from a sheltered workshop prior to offering such
services for competitive procurement.
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
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icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of
the Tariff Act of 1930.
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available for the purpose of transferring con-
trol over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia, New Mexico, out
of the Treasury Department.
SEC. 507. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
within the United States not heretofore authorized by the
Congress.
SEC. 508. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available for the payment of the salary
of any officer or employee of the United States Postal
Service, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any officer or employee
of the United States Postal Service from having any
direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member or committee of Congress in connection
with any matter pertaining to the employment of
such officer or employee or pertaining to the United
States Postal Service in any way, irrespective of
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such officer or employee or in response to
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the request or inquiry of such Member or committee;
or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any officer or employee of the United
States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to
such officer or employee, by reason of any commu-
nication or contact of such officer or employee with
any Member or committee of Congress as described
in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Ω95æSEC. 509. Funds under this Act shall be avail-
able as authorized by sections 4501–4506 of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code, when the achievement involved is certified,
or when an award for such achievement is otherwise pay-
able, in accordance with such sections. Such funds may
not be used for any purpose with respect to which the pre-
ceding sentence relates beyond fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 510. The Office of Personnel Management may,
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, accept
donations of supplies, services, land and equipment for the
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Federal Executive Institute Ω96æ,–the Federal Quality In-
stitute, and Management Development Centers to assist
in enhancing the quality of Federal management.
SEC. 511. The United States Secret Service may,
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, accept
donations of money to off-set costs incurred while protect-
ing former Presidents and spouses of former Presidents
when the former President or spouse travels for the pur-
pose of making an appearance or speech for a payment
of money or any thing of value.
Ω97æSEC. 512. None of the funds made available by
this Act may be used to withdraw the designation of the
Virginia Inland Port at Front Royal, Virginia, as a United
States Customs Service port of entry.
SEC. 513. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person
filling a position, other than a temporary position, for-
merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed
Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com-
pleted his period of active military or naval service and
has within ninety days after his release from such service
or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a
period of not more than one year made application for res-
toration to his former position and has been certified by
the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to
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perform the duties of his former position and has not been
restored thereto.
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to provide any non-public information
such as mailing or telephone lists to any person or any
organization outside of the Federal Government without
the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations.
SEC. 515. COMPLIANCE
WITH
BUY
AMERICAN
ACT.—No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the assistance the entity will comply with sec-
tions 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C.
10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
SEC. 516. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.—(a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equip-
ment or products that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assist-
ance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipient of
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the assistance a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 517. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.—If it has
been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that
any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 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, such person
shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract
made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
Ω98æSEC. 518. Except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated bal-
ances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 1996
from appropriations made available for salaries and ex-
penses for fiscal year 1996 in this Act, shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 1997 for each such account
for the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall
be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such
funds.
SEC. 519. Where appropriations in this Act are ex-
pendable for travel expenses of employees and no specific
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limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures for
such travel expenses may not exceed the amount set forth
therefore in the budget estimates submitted for appropria-
tions without the advance approval of the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That this
section shall not apply to travel performed by uncompen-
sated officials of local boards and appeal boards in the
Selective Service System; to travel performed directly in
connection with care and treatment of medical bene-
ficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs; to travel
of the Office of Personnel Management in carrying out
its observation responsibilities of the Voting Rights Act;
or to payments to interagency motor pools separately set
forth in the budget schedules.
SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or regulation: (1) The authority of the special police offi-
cers of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in the
Washington, DC Metropolitan area, extends to buildings
and land under the custody and control of the Bureau;
to buildings and land acquired by or for the Bureau
through lease, unless otherwise provided by the acquisition
agency; to the streets, sidewalks and open areas imme-
diately adjacent to the Bureau along Wallenberg Place
(15th Street) and 14th Street between Independence and
Maine Avenues and C and D Streets between 12th and
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14th Streets; to areas which include surrounding parking
facilities used by Bureau employees, including the lots at
12th and C Streets, SW, Maine Avenue and Water
Streets, SW, Maiden Lane, the Tidal Basin and East Po-
tomac Park; to the protection in transit of United States
securities, plates and dies used in the production of United
States securities, or other products or implements of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing which the Director of
that agency so designates; (2) The exercise of police au-
thority by Bureau officers, with the exception of the exer-
cise of authority upon property under the custody and con-
trol of the Bureau, shall be deemed supplementary to the
Federal police force with primary jurisdictional respon-
sibility. This authority shall be in addition to any other
law enforcement authority which has been provided to
these officers under other provisions of law or regulations.
Ω99æSEC. 521. Section 5378 of Title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding: ‘‘(8) Chief—not more
than the maximum rate payable for GS–14.’’
SEC. 522. Ω100æNotwithstanding any other provision
of law, there is hereby established in the Treasury of the
United States, a United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’) Subchapter III of chapter 51 of subtitle
IV of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 5136
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UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND.’’
There shall be established in the Treasury of the United
States, a United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund (the
‘‘Fund’’) for fiscal year 1996 and hereafter: Provided, That
all receipts from Mint operations and programs, including
the production and sale of numismatic items, the produc-
tion and sale of circulating coinage, the protection of Gov-
ernment assets, and gifts and bequests of property, real
or personal shall be deposited into the Fund and shall be
available without fiscal year limitations: Provided further,
That all expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury for operations and programs of the United States
Mint that the Secretary of the Treasury determines, in
the Secretary’s sole discretion, to be ordinary and reason-
able incidents of Mint operations and programs, and any
expense incurred pursuant to any obligation or other com-
mitment of Mint operations and programs that was en-
tered into before the establishment of the Fund, shall be
paid out of the Fund: Provided further, That not to exceed
6.2415 percent of the nominal value of the coins minted,
shall be paid out of the Fund for the circulating coin oper-
ations and programs Ω101æpreviously provided for by ap-
propriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the
Treasury may borrow such funds from the General Fund
as may be necessary to meet existing liabilities and obliga-
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tions incurred prior to the receipt of revenues into the
Fund Ω102æand: Provided further, That the General Fund
shall be reimbursed for such funds by the Fund within
one year of the date of the loan Ω103æand: Provided fur-
ther, That the Fund may retain receipts from the Federal
Reserve System from the sale of circulating coins at face
value for deposit into the FundΩ104æ;–and: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to
the Fund all assets and liabilities of the Mint operations
and programs, including all Numismatic Public Enterprise
Fund assets and liabilities, all receivables, unpaid obliga-
tions and unobligated balances from the Mint’s appropria-
tion, the Coinage Profit Fund, and the Coinage Metal
Fund, and the land and buildings of the Philadelphia
Mint, Denver Mint, and the Fort Knox Bullion Deposi-
tory: Provided further, That the Numismatic Public Enter-
prise Fund, the Coinage Profit Fund and the Coinage
Metal Fund shall cease to exist as separate funds as their
activities and functions are subsumed under and subject
to the Fund, and the requirements of 31 USC 5134(c)(4),
(c)(5)(B), and (d) and (e) of the Numismatic Public En-
terprise Fund shall apply to the Fund: Provided further,
That at such times as the Secretary of the Treasury deter-
mines appropriate, but not less than annually, any amount
in the Fund that is determined to be in excess of the
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amount required by the Fund shall be transferred to the
Treasury for deposit as miscellaneous receipts: Provided
further, That the term ‘‘Mint operations and programs’’
means (1) the activities concerning, and assets utilized in,
the production, administration, distribution, marketing,
purchase, sale, and management of coinage, numismatic
items, the protection and safeguarding of Mint assets and
those non-Mint assets in the custody of the Mint, and the
Fund; and (2) includes capital, personnel salaries and
compensation, functions relating to operations, marketing,
distribution, promotion, advertising, official reception and
representation, the acquisition or replacement of equip-
ment, the renovation or modernization of facilities, and the
construction or acquisition of new buildings: Provided fur-
ther, That the term ‘‘numismatic item’’ Ω105æmeans in-
cludes any medal, proof coin, uncirculated coin, bullion
coin, Ω106æor other coin specifically designated by statute
as a numismatic item, including numismatic collectible
other monetary issuances and products and accessories re-
lated to any such medal, coinΩ107æ,–or item: Provided
further, That provisions of law governing procurement or
public contracts shall not be applicable to the procurement
of goods or services necessary for carrying out Mint pro-
grams and operations and such programs and operations
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shall also be exempt from all government personnel regula-
tions, ceilings, and full-time equivalent controls.
SEC. 523. Section 531 of Public Law 103–329, is
amended by inserting, ‘‘of the first section’’, after ‘‘adding
at the end’’.
Ω108æSEC. 524. No funds appropriated by this Act
shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the adminis-
trative expenses in connection with any health plan under
the Federal employees health benefit program which pro-
vides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
SEC. 525. The provision of section 524 shall not
apply where the life of the mother would be endangered
if the fetus were carried to term.
Ω109æSEC. 524. No funds appropriated by this Act
shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administra-
tive expenses in connection with any health plan under the
Federal employees health benefit program which provides
any benefits or coverage for abortions.
SEC. 525. The provision of section 524 shall not apply
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term, or that the pregnancy is the result
of an act of rape or incest.
Ω110æSEC. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Administrator of General Services shall dele-
gate the authority to procure automatic data processing
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equipment for the Tax Systems Modernization Program
to the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, That the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall have the
authority to revoke such delegation upon the written rec-
ommendation of the Administrator that the Secretary’s ac-
tions under such delegation are inconsistent with the goals
of economic and efficient procurement and utilization of
automatic data processing equipment: Provided further,
That for all other purposes, a procurement conducted
under such delegation shall be treated as if made under
a delegation by the Administrator pursuant to 40 U.S.C.
759.
Ω111æSEC. 527. RELIEF OF CERTAIN PERIODICAL
PUBLICATIONS.—For mail classification purposes under
section 3626 of title 39, United States Code, and any reg-
ulations of the United States Postal Service for the admin-
istration of that section, a weekly second-class periodical
publication which—
(i) is eligible to publish legal notices under any
applicable laws of the State where it is published;
(ii) is eligible to be mailed at the rates for mail
under former subsection 4358 (a), (b), and (c) of
title 39, United States Code, as limited by current
subsection 3626(g) of that title; and
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(iii) the pages of which were customarily se-
cured by 2 staples before March 19, 1989;
shall not be considered to be a bound publication solely
because its pages continue to be secured by 2 staples after
that date.
Ω112æSEC. 528. None of the funds in this Act may
be obligated or expended for employee training that does
not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
SEC. 529. (a) Prior to February 15, 1996, none of
the funds appropriated by this Act may, with respect to
an individual employed by the Bureau of the Public Debt
in the Washington metropolitan region on April 10, 1991,
be used to separate, reduce the grade or pay of, or carry
out any other adverse personnel action against such indi-
vidual for declining to accept a directed reassignment to
a position outside such region, pursuant to a transfer of
any such Bureau’s operations or functions to Parkersburg,
West Virginia.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any
individual who, prior to February 15, 1996, declines an
offer of another position in the Department of the Treas-
ury which is of at least equal pay and which is within the
Washington metropolitan region.
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Ω113æSEC. 530. Section 4 of the Presidential Protec-
tion Assistance Act of 1976, Public Law 94–524, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$200,000’’.
Ω114æSEC. 531. No part of any appropriation made
available in this Act shall be used to implement Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Ruling TD ATF–360; Re:
Notice Nos. 782, 780, 91F009P.
Ω115æSEC. 532. Section 5542 of title 5, United States
Code is amended by adding the following new subsection
at the end:
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) of this section,
all hours of overtime work scheduled in advance of the ad-
ministrative workweek shall be compensated under sub-
section (a) if that work involves duties as authorized by
section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code and if the
investigator performs, on that same day, at least 2 hours
of overtime work not scheduled in advance of the adminis-
trative workweek.’’.
TITLE VI—GOVERNMENTWIDE GENERAL
PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
SECTION 601. Funds appropriated in this or any
other Act may be used to pay travel to the United States
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for the immediate family of employees serving abroad in
cases of death or life threatening illness of said employee.
SEC. 602. No department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
this or any other Act for fiscal year 1996 shall obligate
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances
(as defined in the Controlled Substances Act) by the offi-
cers and employees of such department, agency, or instru-
mentality.
SEC. 603. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1345, any
agency, department or instrumentality of the United
States which provides or proposes to provide child care
services for Federal employees may reimburse any Federal
employee or any person employed to provide such services
for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses in-
curred for training classes, conferences or other meetings
in connection with the provision of such services: Provided,
That any per diem allowance made pursuant to this sec-
tion shall not exceed the rate specified in regulations pre-
scribed pursuant to section 5707 of title 5, United States
Code.
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SEC. 604. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year
in accordance with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946
(60 Stat. 810), for the purchase of any passenger motor
vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement,
and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at
$8,100 except station wagons for which the maximum
shall be $9,100: Provided, That these limits may be ex-
ceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles,
and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehi-
cles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this sec-
tion may not be exceeded by more than five percent for
electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration
under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle
Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976:
Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section
may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alter-
native fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law
101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled
vehicles.
SEC. 605. Appropriations of the executive depart-
ments and independent establishments for the current fis-
cal year available for expenses of travel or for the expenses
of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for
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quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in ac-
cordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–24.
SEC. 606. Unless otherwise specified during the cur-
rent fiscal year no part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensa-
tion of any officer or employee of the Government of the
United States (including any agency the majority of the
stock of which is owned by the Government of the United
States) whose post of duty is in the continental United
States unless such person (1) is a citizen of the United
States, (2) is a person in the service of the United States
on the date of enactment of this Act who, being eligible
for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States prior to such date and
is actually residing in the United States, (3) is a person
who owes allegiance to the United States, (4) is an alien
from Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, the countries of the
former Soviet Union, or the Baltic countries lawfully ad-
mitted to the United States for permanent residence,
Ω116æor (5) South Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian
refugees paroled in the United States after January 1,
1975, or (6) nationals of the People’s Republic of China
that qualify for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chi-
nese Student Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for
the purpose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such
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person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the
requirements of this section with respect to his or her sta-
tus have been complied with: Provided further, That any
person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony,
and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Pro-
vided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addi-
tion to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions
of existing law: Provided further, That any payment made
to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of
this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal
Government. This section shall not apply to citizens of Ire-
land, Israel, the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals
of those countries allied with the United States in the cur-
rent defense effort, or to international broadcasters em-
ployed by the United States Information Agency, or to
temporary employment of translators, or to temporary em-
ployment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as
a result of emergencies.
SEC. 607. Appropriations available to any depart-
ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec-
essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex-
penses, shall also be available for payment to the General
Services Administration for charges for space and services
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
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ings and facilities which constitute public improvements
performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of
1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public Buildings Amendments
of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.
SEC. 608. In addition to funds provided in this or
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re-
ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials
recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs.
Such funds shall be available until expended for the follow-
ing purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention
and recycling programs as described in Executive
Order 12873 (October 20, 1993), including any such
programs adopted prior to the effective date of the
Executive Order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental man-
agement programs, including but not limited to, the
development and implementation of hazardous waste
management and pollution prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the
Federal agency.
SEC. 609. Funds made available by this or any other
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year
of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of
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title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition
to objects for which such funds are otherwise available,
for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in
the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex-
penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other
funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be
correspondingly reduced.
SEC. 610. No part of any appropriation for the cur-
rent fiscal year contained in this or any other Act shall
be paid to any person for the filling of any position for
which he or she has been nominated after the Senate has
voted not to approve the nomination of said person.
SEC. 611. Any department or agency to which the
Administrator of General Services has delegated the au-
thority to operate, maintain or repair any building or facil-
ity pursuant to section 205(d) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, shall
retain that portion of the GSA rental payment available
for operation, maintenance or repair of the building or fa-
cility, as determined by the Administrator, and expend
such funds directly for the operation, maintenance or re-
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pair of the building or facility. Any funds retained under
this section shall remain available until expended for such
purposes.
SEC. 612. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of
July 15, 1952 (66 Stat. 662), foreign credits (including
currencies) owed to or owned by the United States may
be used by Federal agencies for any purpose for which
appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (in-
cluding the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing
the use of such credits), only when reimbursement therefor
is made to the Treasury from applicable appropriations
of the agency concerned: Provided, That such credits re-
ceived as exchanged allowances or proceeds of sales of per-
sonal property may be used in whole or part payment for
acquisition of similar items, to the extent and in the man-
ner authorized by law, without reimbursement to the
Treasury.
SEC. 613. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency
financing of boards, commissions, councils, committees, or
similar groups (whether or not they are interagency enti-
ties) which do not have a prior and specific statutory ap-
proval to receive financial support from more than one
agency or instrumentality.
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SEC. 614. Funds made available by this or any other
Act to the ‘‘Postal Service Fund’’ (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall
be available for employment of guards for all buildings and
areas owned or occupied by the Postal Service and under
the charge and control of the Postal Service, and such
guards shall have, with respect to such property, the pow-
ers of special policemen provided by the first section of
the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40
U.S.C. 318), and, as to property owned or occupied by
the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the
same actions as the Administrator of General Services
may take under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the
Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C.
318a, 318b), attaching thereto penal consequences under
the authority and within the limits provided in section 4
of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281;
40 U.S.C. 318c).
SEC. 615. None of the funds made available pursuant
to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been dis-
approved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly
adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the Unit-
ed States.
SEC. 616. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section,
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no part of any of the funds appropriated for the fiscal
year ending on September 30, 1996, by this or any other
Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee de-
scribed in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States
Code—
(1) during the period from the date of expira-
tion of the limitation imposed by section 617 of the
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1995, until the normal effective
date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that
is to take effect in fiscal year 1996, in an amount
that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable
grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in
accordance with such section 617; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 1996, in an amount that exceeds,
as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate
payable under paragraph (1) by more than the sum
of—
(A) the percentage adjustment taking ef-
fect in fiscal year 1996 under section 5303 of
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay
under the General Schedule; and
(B) the difference between the overall aver-
age percentage of the locality-based comparabil-
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ity payments taking effect in fiscal year 1996
under section 5304 of such title (whether by
adjustment or otherwise), and the overall aver-
age percentage of such payments which was ef-
fective in fiscal year 1995 under such section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or
(C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,
and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title,
may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a)
is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would
be payable under subsection (a) were subsection (a) appli-
cable to such employee.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable
to an employee who is covered by this section and who
is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30,
1995, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by
the Office of Personnel Management.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates
of premium pay for employees subject to this section may
not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30,
1995, except to the extent determined by the Office of
Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose
of this section.
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(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for
service performed after September 30, 1995.
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision
of law (including section 8431 of title 5, United States
Code, and any rule or regulation that provides premium
pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee ben-
efit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that
imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a
rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay
payable after the application of this section shall be treat-
ed as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to per-
mit or require the payment to any employee covered by
this section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be
payable were this section not in effect.
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section
if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary
to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employ-
ees.
SEC. 617. During the period in which the head of
any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian
employee of the Government appointed by the President
of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obli-
gated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or re-
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decorate the office of such department head, agency head,
officer or employee, or to purchase furniture or make im-
provements for any such office, unless advance notice of
such furnishing or redecoration is expressly approved by
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Sen-
ate. For the purposes of this section, the word ‘‘office’’
shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the indi-
vidual, as well as any other space used primarily by the
individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
individual.
SEC. 618. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct,
and/or lease any additional facilities, except within or con-
tiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose
of conducting Federal law enforcement training without
the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations.
Ω117æSEC. 619. (a) No amount of any grant made
by a Federal agency shall be used to finance the acquisi-
tion of goods or services (including construction services)
unless the recipient of the grant agrees, as a condition
for the receipt of such grant, to—
(1) specify in any announcement of the award-
ing of the contract for the procurement of the goods
and services involved (including construction serv-
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ices) the amount of Federal funds that will be used
to finance the acquisition; and
(2) express the amount announced pursuant to
paragraph (1) as a percentage of the total costs of
the planned acquisition.
(b) The requirements of subsection (a) shall not apply
to a procurement for goods or services (including construc-
tion services) that has an aggregate value of less than
$500,000.
SEC. 620. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31,
United States Code, funds made available for fiscal year
1996 by this or any other Act shall be available for the
interagency funding of national security and emergency
preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit
multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as
provided by Executive Order Numbered 12472 (April 3,
1984).
SEC. 621. Notwithstanding any provisions of this or
any other Act, during the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and hereafter, any department, division, bureau,
or office may use funds appropriated by this or any other
Act to install telephone lines, and necessary equipment,
and to pay monthly charges, in any private residence or
private apartment of an employee who has been authorized
to work at home in accordance with guidelines issued by
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the Office of Personnel Management: Provided, That the
head of the department, division, bureau, or office certifies
that adequate safeguards against private misuse exist, and
that the service is necessary for direct support of the agen-
cy’s mission.
SEC. 622. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any
Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality for
the salaries or expenses of any employee appointed to a
position of a confidential or policy-determining character
excepted from the competitive service pursuant to section
3302 of title 5, United States Code, without a certification
to the Office of Personnel Management from the head of
the Federal department, agency, or other instrumentality
employing the Schedule C appointee that the Schedule C
position was not created solely or primarily in order to
detail the employee to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to
Federal employees or members of the armed services de-
tailed to or from—
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
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(4) the offices within the Department of De-
fense for the collection of specialized national foreign
intelligence through reconnaissance programs;
(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of
the Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration of the Department of Justice, the De-
partment of Transportation, the Department of the
Treasury, and the Department of Energy perform-
ing intelligence functions; and
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
Ω118æ(c)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this
or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any Fed-
eral department, agency, or other instrumentality to em-
ploy, on or after January 1, 1996, in excess of a total of
2,000 employees in the Executive Branch who are (i) em-
ployed in a position on the executive schedule under sections
5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (ii) a
limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or
noncareer appointee in the senior executive service as de-
fined under section 3132(a) (5), (6), and (7) of title 5,
United States Code, respectively, or (iii) employed in a po-
sition in the executive branch of the Government of a con-
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fidential or policy-determining character under Schedule C
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c)(1)
of this section, any actions required by such section shall
be consistent with reduction in force procedures established
under section 3502 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 623. No department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
this or any other Act for fiscal year 1996 shall obligate
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency
or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to ad-
minister in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure
that all of its workplaces are free from discrimination and
sexual harassment and that all of its workplaces are not
in violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
SEC. 624. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel
of employees, including employees of the Executive Office
of the President, not directly responsible for the discharge
of official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That
this restriction shall not apply to the family of the Presi-
dent, Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of
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State of a foreign country or their designee(s), persons
providing assistance to the President for official purposes,
or other individuals so designated by the President.
SEC. 625. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the
President, or his designee, must certify to Congress, annu-
ally, that no person or persons with direct or indirect re-
sponsibility for administering the Executive Office of the
President’s Drug-Free Workplace Plan are themselves
subject to a program of individual random drug testing.
SEC. 626. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1996 and
thereafter, for each Federal agency, except the Depart-
ment of Defense (which has separate authority),
Ω119æand except as provided in Public Law 102–393, title
IV, section 13 (40 U.S.C. 490g) with respect to the Fund
established pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 490(f), an amount equal
to 50 percent of—
(1) the amount of each utility rebate received
by the agency for energy efficiency and water con-
servation measures, which the agency has imple-
mented; and
(2) the amount of the agency’s share of the
measured energy savings resulting from energy-sav-
ings performance contracts
may be retained and credited to accounts that fund energy
and water conservation activities at the agency’s facilities,
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and shall remain available until expended for additional
specific energy efficiency or water conservation projects or
activities, including improvements and retrofits, facility
surveys, additional or improved utility metering, and em-
ployee training and awareness programs, as authorized by
section 152(f) of the Energy Policy Act (Public Law 102–
486).
(b) The remaining 50 percent of each rebate, and the
remaining 50 percent of the amount of the agency’s share
of savings from energy-savings performance contracts,
shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury
at the end of the fiscal year in which received.
Ω120æSEC. 627. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, there is hereby established a Commission which
shall be known as the ‘‘Commission on Federal Mandates’’
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’): Provided,
That the Commission shall be composed of nine Members
appointed from individuals who possess extensive leader-
ship experience in and knowledge of State, local, and tribal
governments and intergovernmental relations, including
State and local elected officials, as follows: (1) three Mem-
bers appointed by the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives, in consultation with the minority leader of the
House of Representatives; (2) three Members appointed
by the majority leader of the Senate, in consultation with
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the minority leader of the Senate: and (3) three Members
appointed by the President: Provided further, That ap-
pointments may be made under this section without re-
gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code:
Provided further, That in general, each member of the
Commission shall be appointed for the life of the Commis-
sion and a vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made:
Provided further, That (1) Members of the Commission
shall serve without pay; (2) Members of the Commission
who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States may not receive additional pay, allowances or bene-
fits by reason of their service on the Commission; and (3)
Each Member of the Commission may receive travel ex-
penses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United
States Code: Provided further, That the Commission shall
convene its first meeting by not later than 15 days after
the date of the completion of appointment of the Members
of the Commission: Provided further, That the Commission
shall report on Federal mandates as specified in sections
302 (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Public Law 104–4: Pro-
vided further, That the Commission shall have all authori-
ties specified under section 303 of Public Law 104–4: Pro-
vided further, That the term ‘‘Federal mandate’’ shall have
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the same meaning as specified in section 305 of Public
Law 104–4, notwithstanding sections 3 and 4 of that law:
Provided further, That the Commission shall terminate 90
days after making the final report identified above.
Ω121æSEC. 628. The amounts otherwise provided in
tis Act under the heading ‘‘General Services Administra-
tion—Federal Buildings Fund—Limitations on Availabil-
ity of Revenue’’ for the fololwoing purpsoes are each re-
duced by $65,764,000:
(1) Aggregate amount available from the Fund.
(2) Total Amount available from the Fund for
construction of additional projects.
(3) Amount available for new construction,
Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George’s Coun-
ties, Food and Drug Administration, Phase II.
(4) Amount in excess of which revenues and
collections accruing to the Fund shall remain in the
Fund.
Ω122æSEC. 629. None of the funds made available
in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee
training when it is made known to the Federal official hav-
ing authority to obligate or expend such funds that such
employee training—
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(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in
some participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluations;
(4) contains any methods or content associated
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment
Opportunity
Commission
Notice
N–
915.022, dated September 2, 1988;
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the
workplace; or
(6)
includes
content
related
to
human
immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to
make employees more aware of the medical ramifica-
tions of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of
HIV-positive employees.
Ω123æSEC. 630. No amount made available in this
Act may be used for the salaries or expenses of any em-
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ployee, including any employee of the Executive Office of
the President, in connection with the obligation or expend-
iture of funds in the exchange stabilization fund when it
is made known to the Federal official to whom such
amounts are made available in this Act that such obliga-
tion or expenditure is for the purpose of bolstering any
foreign currency.
Ω124æSEC. 631. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
sections 112 and 113 of title 3, United States Code, each
Executive agency detailing any personnel shall submit on
an annual basis in each fiscal year to the Senate and House
Committees on Appropriations on all employees or members
of the armed services detailed to Executive agencies, listing
the grade, position, and offices of each person detailed and
the agency to which each such person is detailed.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to
Federal employees or members of the armed services detailed
to or from—
(1) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(2) the National Security Agency;
(3) the Defense Intelligence Agency;
(4) the offices within the Department of Defense
for the collection of specialized national foreign intel-
ligence through reconnaissance programs;
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(5) the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of
the Department of State;
(6) any agency, office, or unit of the Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration of the Department of Justice, the Department
of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation,
and the Department of Energy performing intel-
ligence functions; and
(7) the Director of Central Intelligence.
(c) The exemptions in part (b) of this section are not
intended to apply to information on the use of personnel
detailed to or from the intelligence agencies which is cur-
rently being supplied to the Senate and House Intelligence
and Appropriations Committees by the executive branch
through budget justification materials and other reports.
(d) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ has the same meaning as defined under section 105
of title 5, United States Code (except that the provisions
of section 104(2) of title 5, United States Code, shall not
apply), and includes the White House Office, the Executive
Residence, and any office, council, or organizational unit
of the Executive Office of the President.
Ω125æSEC. 632. No funds appropriated in this or any
other Act for fiscal year 1996 may be used to implement
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or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4355
of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form
or agreement if such policy, form or agreement does not con-
tain the following provisions: ‘‘These restrictions are con-
sistent with and do not supersede, conflict with or otherwise
alter the employee obligations, rights or liabilities created
by Executive Order 12356; section 7211 of title 5, United
States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section
1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the
Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure
to Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8)
of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistle-
blower Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality,
waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the
Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C.
421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose con-
fidential Government agents), and the statutes which pro-
tect against disclosure that may compromise the national
security, including sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of
title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the Subver-
sive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)). The
definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions and
liabilities created by said Executive Order and listed stat-
utes are incorporated into this agreement and are control-
ling’’: Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding para-
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graph, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to
be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an
intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an
employee or officer of the United States Government, may
contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity
for which such document is to be used. Such form or agree-
ment shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not
disclose any classified information received in the course
of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by
the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms
must also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures
to Congress or to an authorized official of an executive agen-
cy or the Department of Justice that are essential to report-
ing a substantial violation of law.
Ω126æSEC. 633. (a) None of the funds appropriated
by this or any other Act may be expended by any Federal
Agency to procure any product or service that is subject
to the provisions of Public Law 89–306 and that will be
available under the procurement by the Administrator of
General Services known as ‘‘FTS2000’’ unless—
(1) such product or service is procured by the
Administrator of General Services as part of the pro-
curement known as ‘‘FTS2000’’; or
(2) that agency establishes to the satisfaction of
the Administrator of General Services that—
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(A) that agency’s requirements for such pro-
curement are unique and cannot be satisfied by
property and service procured by the Adminis-
trator of General Services as part of the procure-
ment known as ‘‘FTS2000’’; and
(B) the agency procurement, pursuant to
such delegation, would be cost-effective and
would not adversely affect the cost-effectiveness of
the FTS2000 procurement.
(b) After July 31, 1996, subsection (a) shall apply only
if the Administrator of General Services has reported that
the FTS2000 procurement is producing prices that allow
the Government to satisfy its requirements for such procure-
ment in the most cost-effective manner.
Ω127æSEC. 634. (a) Section 4–607(18) of title 4 of the
District of Columbia Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division, the Unit-
ed States Secret Service Division,’’ after ‘‘average pay of
a member who was an officer or member of’’.
(b) Section 4–622 of title 4 of the District of Columbia
Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking out ‘‘Of
the basis upon which the annuity, relief, or retirement
compensation being received by such former member
at the time of death was computed’’ and inserting in
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lieu thereof ‘‘Of the adjusted average pay of such
former member’’;
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii), by striking out
‘‘The basis upon which the former member’s annuity
at the time of death was computed’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘The adjusted average pay of the former
member’’; and
(C) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking out the
colon after ‘‘United States Secret Service Division’’
through clause (iii) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, 75
percent of the adjusted average pay of the former
member, divided by the number of eligible children;
or’’.
Ω128æSEC. 635. (a) Section 5402 of title 39, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (f) by striking out ‘‘During the
period beginning January 1, 1995, and ending Janu-
ary 1, 1999, the’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The’’;
and
(2) in subsection (g)(1) by amending subpara-
graph (D) to read as follows:
‘‘(D) have provided scheduled service within
the State of Alaska for at least 12 consecutive
months with aircraft—
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‘‘(i) under 7,500 pounds payload before
being selected as a carrier of nonpriority
bypass mail at an applicable intra-Alaska
bush service mail rate; and
‘‘(ii) equal to or over 7,500 pounds be-
fore 
being 
selected 
as 
a 
carrier 
of
nonpriority bypass mail at the intra-Alaska
mainline service mail rate.’’.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made
by subsection (a) shall be effective on and after August 1,
1995.
(2) Subparagraph (D) of section 5402(g)(1) title
39, United States Code (as in effect before the amend-
ment made under subsection (a)) shall apply to a car-
rier, if such carrier—
(A) has an application pending before the
Department of Transportation for approval
under section 41102 or 41110(e) of title 39,
United States Code, before August 1, 1995; and
(B) would meet the requirements of such
subparagraph if such application were approved
and such certificate were purchased.
Ω129æSEC. 636. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR
THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act
for the Department of the Treasury shall be available for
any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to
a Government employee would result in a decision, deter-
mination, rule, regulation, or policy that would permit the
Secretary of the Treasury to make any loan or extension
of credit under section 5302 of title 31, United States Code,
with respect to a single foreign entity or government of a
foreign country (including agencies or other entities of that
government)—
(1) unless the President first certifies to the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Banking and Fi-
nancial Services of the House of Representatives
that—
(A) there is no projected cost (as that term
is defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990) to the United States from
the proposed loan or extension of credit; and
(B) any proposed obligation or expenditure
of United States funds to or on behalf of the for-
eign government is adequately backed by an as-
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sured source of repayment to ensure that all
United States funds will be repaid; and
(2) other than as provided by an Act of Congress,
if that loan or extension of credit would result in ex-
penditures and obligations, including contingent obli-
gations, aggregating more than $1,000,000,000 with
respect to that foreign country for more than 180
days during the 12-month period beginning on the
date on which the first such action is taken.
(b) WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS.—The President may ex-
ceed the dollar and time limitations in subsection (a)(2)
if he certifies in writing to the Congress that a financial
crisis in that foreign country poses a threat to vital United
States economic interests or to the stability of the inter-
national financial system.
(c) EXPEDITED PROCDEDURES FOR A RESOLUTION OF
DISAPPROVAL.—A presidential certification pursuant to
subsection (b) with respect to exceeding dollar or time limi-
tations in subsection (a)(2) shall be considered as follows:
(1) REFERENCE TO COMMITTEES.—All joint res-
olutions introduced in the Senate to disapprove the
certification shall be referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and in the
House of Representatives, to the appropriate commit-
tees.
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(2) DISCHARGE
OF
COMMITTEES.—(A) if the
committee of either House to which a resolution has
been referred has not reported it at the end of 30 days
after its introduction, it is in order to move either to
discharge the committee from further consideration of
the joint resolution or to discharge the committee from
further consideration of any other resolution intro-
duced with respect to the same matter, except no mo-
tion to discharge shall be in order after the committee
has reported a joint resolution with respect to the
same matter.
(B) A motion to discharge may be made only by
an individual favoring the resolution, and is privi-
leged in the Senate; and debate thereon shall be lim-
ited to not more than 1 hour, the time to be divided
in the Senate equally between, and controlled by, the
majority leader and the minority leader or their des-
ignees.
(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.—
(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consider-
ation of a resolution shall be privileged.
(B) Debate in the Senate on a resolution, and all
debatable motions and appeals in connection there-
with, shall be limited to not more than 4 hours, to be
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equally divided between, and controlled by, the major-
ity leader and the minority leader or their designees.
(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable mo-
tion or appeal in connection with a resolution shall
be limited to not more than 20 minutes, to be equally
divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the
manager of the resolution, except that in the event the
manager of the resolution is in favor of any such mo-
tion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall
be controlled by the minority leader or his designee.
Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time under
their control on the passage of a resolution, allot ad-
ditional time to any Senator during the consideration
of any debatable motion or appeal.
(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit de-
bate on a resolution, debatable motion, or appeal is
not debatable. No amendment to, or motion to recom-
mit, a resolution is in order in the Senate.
(4) In the case of a resolution, if prior to the
passage by one House of a resolution of that House,
that House receives a resolution with respect to the
same matter from the other House, then—
(A) the procedure in that House shall be the
same as if no resolution had been received from
the other House; but
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(B) the vote on final passage shall be on the
resolution of the other House.
(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘‘joint resolution’’ means only a joint resolution of the
2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving
clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the Congress dis-
approves the action of the President under section
llll(b) of the Treasury and Post Office Appro-
priations Act for Fiscal Year 1996, notice of which
was submitted to the Congress on lllllll.’’,
with the first blank space being filled with the appro-
priate section, and the second blank space being filled
with the appropriate date.
(d) APPLICABILITY.—This section—
(1) shall not apply to any action taken as part
of the program of assistance to Mexico announced by
the President on January 31, 1995; and
(2) shall remain in effect through fiscal year
1996.
Ω130æSEC. 637. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a)
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31)
(relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Con-
gress) during fiscal year 1996.
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Ω131æSEC. 638. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the United States Customs Service shall transfer,
without consideration, to the National Warplane Museum
in Geneseo, New York, 2 seized and forfeited A–37 Dragon-
fly jets for display and museum purposes.
Ω132æSEC. 639. EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which
engages in lobbying activities shall not be eligible for the
receipt of Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or
loan.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 551(1) of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code.
(2) CLIENT.—The term ‘‘client’’ means any per-
son or entity that employs or retains another person
for financial or other compensation to conduct lobby-
ing activities on behalf of that person or entity. A
person or entity whose employees act as lobbyists on
its own behalf is both a client and an employer of
such employees. In the case of a coalition or associa-
tion that employs or retains other persons to conduct
lobbying activities, the client is the coalition or asso-
ciation and not its individual members.
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(3) COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL.—
The term ‘‘covered executive branch official’’ means—
(A) the President;
(B) the Vice President;
(C) any officer or employee, or any other
individual functioning in the capacity of such
an officer or employee, in the Executive Office of
the President;
(D) any officer or employee serving in a po-
sition in level I, II, III, IV, or V of the Executive
Schedule, as designated by statute or Executive
order;
(E) any member of the uniformed services
whose pay grade is at or above O–7 under sec-
tion 201 of title 37, United States Code; and
(F) any officer or employee serving in a po-
sition of a confidential, policy-determining, pol-
icy-making, or policy-advocating character de-
scribed in section 7511(b)(2) of title 5, United
States Code.
(4) COVERED LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL.—
The 
term 
‘‘covered 
legislative 
branch 
official’’
means—
(A) a Member of Congress;
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(B) an elected officer of either House of
Congress;
(C) any employee of, or any other individ-
ual functioning in the capacity of an employee
of—
(i) a Member of Congress;
(ii) a committee of either House of
Congress;
(iii) the leadership staff of the House of
Representatives or the leadership staff of the
Senate;
(iv) a joint committee of Congress; and
(v) a working group or caucus orga-
nized to provide legislative services or other
assistance to Members of Congress; and
(D) any other legislative branch employee
serving in a position described under section
109(13) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(5 U.S.C. App.).
(5) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means
any individual who is an officer, employee, partner,
director, or proprietor of a person or entity, but does
not include—
(A) independent contractors; or
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(B) volunteers who receive no financial or
other compensation from the person or entity for
their services.
(6) FOREIGN ENTITY.—The term ‘‘foreign entity’’
means a foreign principal (as defined in section 1(b)
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22
U.S.C. 611(b)).
(7) LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—The term ‘‘lobbying
activities’’ means lobbying contacts and efforts in
support of such contacts, including preparation and
planning activities, research and other background
work that is intended, at the time it is performed, for
use in contacts, and coordination with the lobbying
activities of others.
(8) LOBBYING CONTACT.—
(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘lobbying con-
tact’’ means any oral or written communication
(including an electronic communication) to a
covered executive branch official or a covered leg-
islative branch official that is made on behalf of
a client with regard to—
(i) the formulation, modification, or
adoption of Federal legislation (including
legislative proposals);
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(ii) the formulation, modification, or
adoption of a Federal rule, regulation, Ex-
ecutive order, or any other program, policy,
or position of the United States Govern-
ment;
(iii) the administration or execution of
a Federal program or policy (including the
negotiation, award, or administration of a
Federal contract, grant, loan, permit, or li-
cense); or
(iv) the nomination or confirmation of
a person for a position subject to confirma-
tion by the Senate.
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘lobbying con-
tact’’ does not include a communication that
is—
(i) made by a public official acting in
the public official’s official capacity;
(ii) made by a representative of a
media organization if the purpose of the
communication is gathering and dissemi-
nating news and information to the public;
(iii) made in a speech, article, publica-
tion or other material that is distributed
and made available to the public, or
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through radio, television, cable television, or
other medium of mass communication;
(iv) made on behalf of a government of
a foreign country or a foreign political
party and disclosed under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C.
611 et seq.);
(v) a request for a meeting, a request
for the status of an action, or any other
similar administrative request, if the re-
quest does not include an attempt to influ-
ence a covered executive branch official or a
covered legislative branch official;
(vi) made in the course of participa-
tion in an advisory committee subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act;
(vii) testimony given before a commit-
tee, subcommittee, or task force of the Con-
gress, or submitted for inclusion in the pub-
lic record of a hearing conducted by such
committee, subcommittee, or task force;
(viii) information provided in writing
in response to an oral or written request by
a covered executive branch official or a cov-
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ered legislative branch official for specific
information;
(ix) required by subpoena, civil inves-
tigative demand, or otherwise compelled by
statute, regulation, or other action of the
Congress or an agency;
(x) made in response to a notice in the
Federal Register, Commerce Business Daily,
or other similar publication soliciting com-
munications from the public and directed to
the agency official specifically designated in
the notice to receive such communications;
(xi) not possible to report without dis-
closing information, the unauthorized dis-
closure of which is prohibited by law;
(xii) made to an official in an agency
with regard to—
(I) a judicial proceeding or a
criminal or civil law enforcement in-
quiry, investigation, or proceeding; or
(II) a filing or proceeding that the
Government is specifically required by
statute or regulation to maintain or
conduct on a confidential basis,
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if that agency is charged with responsibility
for such proceeding, inquiry, investigation,
or filing;
(xiii) made in compliance with written
agency procedures regarding an adjudica-
tion conducted by the agency under section
554 of title 5, United States Code, or sub-
stantially similar provisions;
(xiv) a written comment filed in the
course of a public proceeding or any other
communication that is made on the record
in a public proceeding;
(xv) a petition for agency action made
in writing and required to be a matter of
public record pursuant to established agency
procedures;
(xvi) made on behalf of an individual
with regard to that individual’s benefits,
employment, or other personal matters in-
volving only that individual, except that
this clause does not apply to any commu-
nication with—
(I) a covered executive branch offi-
cial, or
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(II) a covered legislative branch
official (other than the individual’s
elected Members of Congress or employ-
ees who work under such Members’ di-
rect supervision),
with respect to the formulation, modifica-
tion, or adoption of private legislation for
the relief of that individual;
(xvii) a disclosure by an individual
that is protected under the amendments
made by the Whistleblower Protection Act of
1989, under the Inspector General Act of
1978, or under another provision of law;
(xviii) made by—
(I) a church, its integrated auxil-
iary, or a convention or association of
churches that is exempt from filing a
Federal income tax return under para-
graph 2(A)(i) of section 6033(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
(II) a religious order that is ex-
empt from filing a Federal income tax
return under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) of
such section 6033(a); and
(xix) between—
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(I) officials of a self-regulatory or-
ganization (as defined in section
3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange
Act) that is registered with or estab-
lished by the Securities and Exchange
Commission as required by that Act or
a similar organization that is des-
ignated by or registered with the Com-
modities Future Trading Commission
as provided under the Commodity Ex-
change Act; and
(II) the Securities and Exchange
Commission or the Commodities Fu-
ture Trading Commission, respectively;
relating to the regulatory responsibilities of
such organization under that Act.
(9) LOBBYING FIRM.—The term ‘‘lobbying firm’’
means a person or entity that has 1 or more employ-
ees who are lobbyists on behalf of a client other than
that person or entity. The term also includes a self-
employed individual who is a lobbyist.
(10) LOBBYIST.—The term ‘‘lobbyist’’ means any
individual who is employed or retained by a client
for financial or other compensation for services that
include more than one lobbying contact, other than an
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individual whose lobbying activities constitute less
than 20 percent of the time engaged in the services
provided by such individual to that client over a six
month period.
(11) MEDIA ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘media
organization’’ means a person or entity engaged in
disseminating information to the general public
through a newspaper, magazine, other publication,
radio, television, cable television, or other medium of
mass communication.
(12) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Mem-
ber of Congress’’ means a Senator or a Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress.
(13) ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘organization’’
means a person or entity other than an individual.
(14) PERSON OR ENTITY.—The term ‘‘person or
entity’’ means any individual, corporation, company,
foundation, association, labor organization, firm,
partnership, society, joint stock company, group of or-
ganizations, or State or local government.
(15) PUBLIC OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘public offi-
cial’’ means any elected official, appointed official, or
employee of—
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(A) a Federal, State, or local unit of gov-
ernment in the United States other than—
(i) a college or university;
(ii) a government-sponsored enterprise
(as defined in section 3(8) of the Congres-
sional Budget and Impoundment Control
Act of 1974);
(iii) a public utility that provides gas,
electricity, water, or communications;
(iv) a guaranty agency (as defined in
section 435(j) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(j))), including any
affiliate of such an agency; or
(v) an agency of any State functioning
as a student loan secondary market pursu-
ant to section 435(d)(1)(F) of the Higher
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
1085(d)(1)(F));
(B) a Government corporation (as defined
in section 9101 of title 31, United States Code);
(C) an organization of State or local elected
or appointed officials other than officials of an
entity described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or
(v) of subparagraph (A);
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(D) an Indian tribe (as defined in section
4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
(E) a national or State political party or
any organizational unit thereof; or
(F) a national, regional, or local unit of
any foreign government.
(16) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
the several States, the District of Columbia, and any
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.
(c) CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the application of the Inter-
nal Revenue laws of the United States.
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—This section shall not apply to or-
ganizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code with gross annual revenues of less than
$10,000,000, including the amounts of Federal funds re-
ceived as grants, awards, or loans.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall become effec-
tive on January 1, 1997.
Ω133æSEC. 640. (a) This section may be cited as the
‘‘Prohibition of Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal Build-
ings and Lands Act’’.
(b) The Congress finds that—
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(1) cigarette smoking and the use of smokeless to-
bacco products continue to represent major health
hazards to the Nation, causing more than 420,000
deaths each year;
(2) cigarette smoking continues to be the single
most preventable cause of death and disability in the
United States;
(3) tobacco products contain hazardous addi-
tives, gases, and other chemical constituents dan-
gerous to health;
(4) the use of tobacco products costs the United
States more than $50,000,000,000 in direct health
care costs, with more than $21,000,000,000 of these
costs being paid by government funds;
(5) tobacco products contain nicotine, a poison-
ous, addictive drug;
(6) all States prohibit the sale of tobacco prod-
ucts to minors, but enforcement has been ineffective or
nonexistent and tobacco products remain one of the
least regulated consumer products in the United
States;
(7) over the past decade, little or no progress has
been made in reducing tobacco use among teenagers
and recently, teenage smoking rates appear to be ris-
ing;
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(8) more than two-thirds of smokers smoke their
first cigarette before the age of 14, and 90 percent of
adult smokers did so by age 18;
(9) 516,000,000 packs of cigarettes are consumed
by minors annually, at least half of which are ille-
gally sold to minors;
(10) reliable studies indicate that tobacco use is
a gateway to illicit drug use; and
(11) the Federal Government has a major policy
setting role in ensuring that the use of tobacco prod-
ucts among minors is discouraged to the maximum
extent possible.
(c) As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means—
(A) an Executive agency as defined in sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) each entity specified in subparagraphs
(B) through (H) of section 5721(1) of title 5,
United States Code;
(2) the term ‘‘Federal building’’ means—
(A) any building or other structure owned
in whole or in part by the United States or any
Federal agency, including any such structure oc-
cupied by a Federal agency under a lease agree-
ment; and
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(B) includes the real property on which
such building is located;
(3) the term ‘‘minor’’ means an individual
under the age of 18 years; and
(4) the term ‘‘tobacco product’’ means cigarettes,
cigars, little cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco,
snuff, and chewing tobacco.
(d)(1) No later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services and
the head of each Federal agency shall promulgate regula-
tions that prohibit—
(A) the sale of tobacco products in vending ma-
chines located in or around any Federal building
under the jurisdiction of the Administrator or such
agency head; and
(B) the distribution of free samples of tobacco
products in or around any Federal building under the
jurisdiction of the Administrator or such agency head.
(2) The Administrator of General Services or the head
of an agency, as appropriate, may designate areas not sub-
ject to the provisions of paragraph (1), if such area also
prohibits the presence of minors.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall be carried
out—
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(A) by the Administrator of General Services for
any Federal building which is maintained, leased, or
has title of ownership vested in the General Services
Administration; or
(B) by the head of a Federal agency for any Fed-
eral building which is maintained, leased, or has title
of ownership vested in such agency.
(e) No later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services and each
head of an agency shall prepare and submit, to the appro-
priate committees of Congress, a report that shall contain—
(1) verification that the Administrator or such
head of an agency is in compliance with this section;
and
(2) a detailed list of the location of all tobacco
product vending machines located in Federal build-
ings under the administration of the Administrator
or such head of an agency.
(f)(1) No later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Senate Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration and the House of Representatives Committee
on House Administration, after consultation with the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, shall promulgate regulations under
the Senate and House of Representatives rulemaking au-
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thority that prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending
machines in the Capitol Buildings.
(2) Such committees may designate areas where such
prohibition shall not apply, if such area also prohibits the
presence of minors.
(3) For the purpose of this section the term ‘‘Capitol
Buildings’’ shall have the same meaning as such term is
defined under section 16(a)(1) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds,
to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193m(1)).
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed as re-
stricting the authority of the Administrator of General
Services or the head of an agency to limit tobacco product
use in or around any Federal building, except as provided
under subsection (d)(1).
Ω134æSEC. 641. It is the sense of the Senate that the
General Services Administration should increase use of di-
rect delivery for high-dollar value supplies and only stock
items that are profitable, that after these changes are imple-
mented, the General Services Administration should phase
out the supply depots that are no longer economically jus-
tifiable or needed.
Ω135æSEC. 642. NATIONAL
COMMISSION
ON
RE-
STRUCTURING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
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(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) While the budget for the Internal Revenue
Service (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘IRS’’) has risen
from $2.5 billion in fiscal year 1979 to $7.5 billion
in fiscal year 1996, tax returns processing has not be-
come significantly faster, tax collection rates have not
significantly increased, and the accuracy and timeli-
ness of taxpayer assistance has not significantly im-
proved.
(2) To date, the Tax Systems Modernization
(TSM) program has cost the taxpayers $2.5 billion,
with an estimated cost of $8 billion. Despite this in-
vestment, modernization efforts were recently de-
scribed by the GAO as ‘‘chaotic’’ and ‘‘ad hoc’’.
(3) While the IRS maintains that TSM will in-
crease efficiency and thus revenues, Congress has had
to appropriate additional funds in recent years for
compliance initiatives in order to increase tax reve-
nues.
(4) Because TSM has not been implemented, the
IRS continues to rely on paper returns, processing a
total of 14 billion pieces of paper every tax season.
This results in an extremely inefficient system.
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(5) This lack of efficiency reduces the level of cus-
tomer service and impedes the ability of the IRS to
collect revenue.
(6) The present status of the IRS shows the need
for the establishment of a Commission which will ex-
amine the organization of IRS and recommend ac-
tions to expedite the implementation of TSM and im-
prove service to taxpayers.
(b) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To carry out the purposes
of this section, there is established a National Com-
mission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be
composed of twelve members, as follows:
(A) Four members appointed by the Presi-
dent, two from the executive branch of the Gov-
ernment and two from private life.
(B) Two members appointed by the Major-
ity Leader of the Senate, one from Members of
the Senate and one from private life.
(C) Two members appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate, one from Members of
the Senate and one from private life.
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(D) Two members appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, one from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and one
from private life.
(E) Two members appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives, one
from Members of the House of Representatives
and one from private life.
The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
shall be an ex officio member of the Commission.
(3) CHAIRMAN.—The Commission shall elect a
Chairman from among its members.
(4) MEETING; QUORUM; VACANCIES.—After its
initial meeting, the Commission shall meet upon the
call of the Chairman or a majority of its members.
Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same man-
ner in which the original appointment was made.
(5) APPOINTMENT; INITIAL MEETING.—
(A) APPOINTMENT.—It is the sense of the
Congress that members of the Committee should
be appointed not more than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this section.
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(B) INITIAL
MEETING.—If, after 60 days
from the date of the enactment of this section,
seven or more members of the Commission have
been appointed, members who have been ap-
pointed may meet and select a Chairman who
thereafter shall have the authority to begin the
operations of the Commission, including the hir-
ing of staff.
(c) FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The functions of the Commis-
sion shall be—
(A) to conduct, for a period of one year
from the date of its first meeting, the review de-
scribed in paragraph (2), and
(B) to submit to the Congress a final report
of the results of the review, including rec-
ommendations for restructuring the IRS.
(2) REVIEW.—The Commission shall review—
(A) the present practices of the IRS, espe-
cially with respect to—
(i) its organizational structure;
(ii) its paper processing and return
processing activities;
(iii) its infrastructure; and
(iv) the collection process;
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(B) requirements for improvement in the
following areas:
(i) 
making 
returns 
processing
‘‘paperless’’;
(ii) modernizing IRS operations;
(iii) improving the collections process
without major personnel increases or in-
creased funding;
(iv) 
improving 
taxpayer 
accounts
management;
(v) improving the accuracy of informa-
tion requested by taxpayers in order to file
their returns; and
(vi) changing the culture of the IRS to
make the organization more efficient, pro-
ductive, and customer-oriented;
(C) whether the IRS could be replaced with
a quasi-governmental agency with tangible in-
centives for internally managing its programs
and activities and for modernizing its activities,
and
(D) whether the IRS could perform other
collection, information, and financial service
functions of the Federal Government.
(d) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) The Commission or, on
the authorization of the Commission, any subcommit-
tee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carry-
ing out the provisions of this section—
(i) hold such hearings and sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, administer such oaths, and
(ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the
attendance and testimony of such witnesses and
the production of such books, records, correspond-
ence, memoranda, papers, and documents,
as the Commission or such designated subcommittee
or designated member may deem advisable.
(B) Subpoenas issued under subparagraph
(A)(ii) may be issued under the signature of the
Chairman of the Commission, the chairman of any
designated subcommittee, or any designated member,
and may be served by any person designated by such
Chairman, subcommittee chairman, or member. The
provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192–194)
shall apply in the case of any failure of any witness
to comply with any subpoena or to testify when sum-
moned under authority of this section.
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(2) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in
appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable the
Commission to discharge its duties under this section.
(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
The Commission is authorized to secure directly from
any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
commission, office, independent establishment, or in-
strumentality of the Government information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this
section. Each such department, bureau, agency, board,
commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality
shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such in-
formation, suggestions, estimates, and statistics di-
rectly to the Commission, upon request made by the
Chairman.
(4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—(A)
The Secretary of State is authorized on a reimburs-
able or nonreimbursable basis to provided the Com-
mission with administrative services, funds, facilities,
staff, and other support services for the performance
of the Commission’s functions.
(B) The Administrator of General Services shall
provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis
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such administrative support services as the Commis-
sion may request.
(C) In addition to the assistance set forth in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), departments and agencies of
the United States are authorized to provide to the
Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and
other support services as they may deem advisable
and as may be authorized by law.
(5) POSTAL
SERVICES.—The Commission may
use the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as departments and agen-
cies of the United States.
(e) STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman, in accordance
with rules agreed upon by the Commission, may ap-
point and fix the compensation of a staff director and
such other personnel as may be necessary to enable
the Commission to carry out its functions, without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service,
and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating
to classification and General Schedule pay rates, ex-
cept that no rate of pay fixed under this subsection
may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a person
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occupying a position at level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code. Any Federal Government employee may be de-
tailed to the Commission without reimbursement from
the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the
rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular em-
ployment without interruption.
(2) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Commission is
authorized to procure the services of experts and con-
sultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code.
(f) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
(1) COMPENSATION.—(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), each member of the Commission
may be compensated at not to exceed the daily equiv-
alent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each
day during which that member is engaged in the ac-
tual performance of the duties of the Commission.
(B) Members of the Commission who are officers
or employees of the United States or Members of Con-
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gress shall receive no additional pay on account of
their service on the Commission.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their
homes or regular places of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Commission, members of the
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man-
ner as persons employed intermittently in the Govern-
ment service are allowed expenses under section
5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(g) FINAL REPORT OF COMMISSION; TERMINATION.—
(1) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than one year
after the date of the first meeting of the Commission,
the Commission shall submit to the Congress its final
report, as described in subsection (c)(2).
(2) TERMINATION.—(A) The Commission, and
all the authorities of this section, shall terminate on
the date which is 60 days after the date on which a
final report is required to be transmitted under para-
graph (1).
(B) The Commission may use the 60-day period
referred to in subparagraph (A) for the purpose of
concluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to committees of Congress concerning its final
report and disseminating that report.
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Ω136æSEC. 643. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF LEASING
OF BORDER STATIONS.
The Administrator of the General Services Adminis-
tration shall, within six months of enactment of this legisla-
tion, report to Congress on the feasibility of leasing agree-
ments with State and local governments and private spon-
sors for the construction of border stations on the borders
of the United States with Canada and Mexico whereby—
(1) lease payments shall not exceed 30 years for
payment of the purchase price and interest;
(2) the obligation of the United States under
such an agreement shall be limited to the current fis-
cal year for which payments are due without regard
to section 3328(a)(1)(B) of title 31, United States
Code;
(3) an agreement entered into under such provi-
sions shall provide for the title to the property and
facilities to vest in the United States on or before the
expiration of the contract term, on fulfillment of the
terms and conditions of the agreement.
Ω137æSEC. 644. ENERGY SAVINGS AT FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.
(a) REDUCTION IN FACILITIES ENERGY COSTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency for
which funds are made available under this Act shall
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take all actions necessary to achieve during fiscal
year 1996 a 5 percent reduction, from fiscal year
1995 levels, in the energy costs of the facilities used
by the agency.
(2) COOPERATION BY GENERAL SERVICES ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—In the case of facilities under the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of the General Services Ad-
ministration and occupied by another agency and for
which the Administrator of General Services delegates
operation and maintenance to the head of the agency,
the Administrator shall assist the head of the agency
in achieving the reduction in the energy costs of the
facilities required by paragraph (1) by entering into
contracts to promote energy savings and by other
means.
(b) USE OF COST SAVINGS.—An amount equal to the
amount of cost savings realized by an agency under sub-
section (a) shall remain available for obligation through the
end of fiscal year 1997, without further authorization or
appropriation, as follows:
(1) CONSERVATION MEASURES.—Fifty percent of
the amount shall remain available for the implemen-
tation of additional energy conservation measures
and for water conservation measures at such facilities
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used by the agency as are designated by the head of
the agency.
(2) OTHER
PURPOSES.—Fifty percent of the
amount shall remain available for use by the agency
for such purposes as are designated by the head of the
agency, consistent with applicable law.
(c) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31,
1996, the head of each agency described in subsection
(a) shall submit a report to Congress specifying the
results of the actions taken under subsection (a) and
providing any recommendations concerning how to
further reduce energy costs and energy consumption
in the future.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall—
(A) specify the total energy costs of the fa-
cilities used by the agency;
(B) identify the reductions achieved; and
(C) specify the actions that resulted in the
reductions.
Ω138æSEC. 645. (a) Section 6304(f) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘described in
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘for an individual de-
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scribed in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of para-
graph (1)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) For purposes of applying any limitation on accu-
mulation under this section with respect to any annual
leave for an individual described in paragraph (1)(A)—
‘‘(A) ‘30 days’ in subsection (a) shall be deemed
to read ‘60 days’; and
‘‘(B) ‘45 days’ in subsection (b) shall be deemed
to read ‘60 days’.’’.
(b)(1) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect January 1, 1996.
(2) Any individual serving in a position in the Senior
Executive Service on December 31, 1995 may retain any
annual leave accrued as of that date until the leave is used
by that individual.
Ω139æSEC. 646. TRANSFER
OF
CERTAIN
FEDERAL
PROPERTY IN NEW JERSEY.
The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act transfer-
ring certain Federal property to the city of Hoboken, New
Jersey’’, approved September 27, 1982 (Public Law 97–268;
96 Stat. 1140), is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘Stat. 220), and’’ in subsection
(b) and all that follows through ‘‘New Jersey; concur-
rent with’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Stat. 220);
concurrent with’’.
Ω140æSEC. 647. Service performed during the period
January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1986, which would,
if performed after that period, be considered service as a
law enforcement officer, as defined in section 8401(17)
(A)(i)(II) and (B) of title 5, United States Code, shall be
deemed service as a law enforcement officer for the purposes
of chapter 84 of such title.
Ω141æSEC. 648. It is the sense of the Senate that:
(1) The General Services Administration and the
Federal Aviation Administration should review and
reform current personnel rules and labor agreements
regarding federal assistance when relocating because
of a change of duty station.
(2) The Senate is concerned about reports that,
under FAA and GSA rules, employees at the Denver,
Colorado, ATCT and TRACON were permitted to
claim personal housing relocation allowances in con-
nection with their transfer from FAA facilities at
Stapleton Field to the new Denver International Air-
port, even in some cases where an employee’s new
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home was farther from the new job site than the em-
ployee’s former home.
(3) The FAA should immediately investigate this
misuse of public funds at Denver International Air-
port and reform their personnel rules to end this kind
of abuse.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury, Postal Serv-
ice, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate August 5 (legislative day, July
10), 1995.
Attest:
KELLY D. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.
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