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foreign currency are hereby rescinded from the following
accounts in the specific amounts, except as otherwise pro-
vided by law, to reflect savings from revised foreign cur-
rency exchange rates:
‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, $37,000,000.
‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, $9,000,000.
‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, $12,000,000.
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Army’’,
$75,000,000.
‘‘Operation 
and 
Maintenance, 
Navy’’,
$15,000,000.
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force’’,
$50,000,000.
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’,
$2,000,000.
(RESCISSIONS)
SEC. 103. Of the funds provided in previous Depart-
ment of Defense Appropriations Acts, amounts only asso-
ciated with unobligated balances to expire at the end of
the current fiscal year are hereby rescinded from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts:
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Army, 1995/1997’’,
$1,000,000.
‘‘Missile 
Procurement, 
Army, 
1995/1997’’,
$2,000,000.
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‘‘Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat
Vehicles, Army, 1995/1997’’, $2,000,000.
‘‘Other 
Procurement, 
Army, 
1995/1997’’,
$1,000,000.
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997’’,
$34,000,000.
‘‘Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997’’,
$16,000,000.
‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/
1997’’, $10,000,000.
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997’’,
$34,000,000.
‘‘Procurement, 
Defense-Wide, 
1995/1997’’,
$8,000,000.
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Army, 1996/1997’’, $4,000,000.
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Navy, 1996/1997’’, $4,000,000.
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Air Force, 1996/1997’’, $28,000,000.
‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Defense-Wide, 1996/1997’’, $46,000,000.
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CHAPTER 2
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Emergency Conserva-
tion Program’’ for expenses, including carcass removal, re-
sulting from flooding and other natural disasters,
$29,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
DISASTER RESERVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Effective only for losses in the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 1996, through the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary may use up to $50,000,000 from pro-
ceeds earned from the sale of grain in the disaster reserve
established in the Agricultural Act of 1970 to implement
a livestock indemnity program for losses from natural dis-
asters subject to a Presidential or Secretarial declaration
in a manner similar to catastrophic loss coverage available
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for other commodities under 7 U.S.C. 1508(b): Provided,
That in administering a program described in the preced-
ing sentence, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable,
utilize gross income and payment limitations conditions
established for the Disaster Reserve Assistance Program
for the 1996 crop year: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, beginning on October
1, 1997, grain in the disaster reserve established in the
Agricultural Act of 1970 shall not exceed 20 million bush-
els: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations’’ to repair damages to the water-
ways and watersheds, including debris removal that would
not be authorized under the Emergency Watershed Pro-
gram, resulting from flooding and other natural disasters,
including those in prior years, $30,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(d)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
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Provided further, That none of the funds provided under
this heading shall be used for the salmon memorandum
of understanding.
FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICE
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
For an additional amount for the Special Supple-
mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren (WIC) as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. et seq.),
$20,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
1998: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate such
funds through the existing formula or, notwithstanding
section 17 (g), (h), or (i) of such Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, such other means as the Sec-
retary deems necessary.
CHAPTER 3
SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND
STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Develop-
ment Assistance Programs’’ for emergency infrastructure
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expenses and the capitalization of revolving loan funds re-
lated to recent flooding and other natural disasters,
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 4
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and
Coastal Emergencies’’ due to flooding and other natural
disasters, $71,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS FUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop-
ment block grants fund’’ as authorized under title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2000, for use only for buyouts, relocation, long-term recov-
ery, and mitigation in communities affected by the flood-
ing in the upper Midwest and other disasters in fiscal year
1997 and such natural disasters designated 30 days prior
to the start of fiscal year 1997, except those activities re-
imbursable or for which funds are made available by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Busi-
ness Administration, or the Army Corps of Engineers:
Provided, That, in administering these amounts, the Sec-
retary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for,
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Sec-
retary administers in connection with the obligation by the
Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds, except
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for statutory requirements related to civil rights, fair
housing and non-discrimination, the environment, and
labor standards, upon a finding that such waiver is re-
quired to facilitate the use of such funds, and would not
be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register governing the use of community development
block grants funds in conjunction with any program ad-
ministered by the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for buyouts for structures in disaster
areas: Provided further, That for any funds under this
head used for buyouts in conjunction with any program
administered by the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, each State or unit of general local
government requesting funds from the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development for buyouts shall submit a
plan to the Secretary which must be approved by the Sec-
retary as consistent with the requirements of this pro-
gram: Provided further, That the Secretary of Housing
and Urban development and the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency shall submit quarterly
reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations on all disbursements and uses of funds for or
associated with buyouts: Provided further, That the Sec-
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retary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, on
a case by-case-basis and upon such other terms as the Sec-
retary may specify, in whole or in part, the requirements
that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income
pursuant to section 122 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, and may waive, in whole or in
part, the requirements that housing qualify as affordable
housing pursuant to section 290 of the HOME Investment
Partnerships Act: Provided further, That the entire
amount made available under this head is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
For an additional amount of ‘‘Disaster relief’’,
$225,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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TITLE II—RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA
Of the funds provided on January 1, 1997, for sec-
tion 793 of Public Law 104–127, Fund for Rural Amer-
ica, not more than $80,000,000 shall be available.
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
EXPORT CREDIT
None of the funds made available in the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law
104–180, may be used to pay the salaries and expenses
of personnel to carry out a combined program for export
credit guarantees, supplier credit guarantees, and emerg-
ing democracies facilities guarantees at a level which ex-
ceeds $3,500,000,000.
EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in Public Law 104–180 shall be used to pay the
salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out an export
enhancement program if the aggregate amount of funds
and/or 
commodities 
under 
such 
program 
exceeds
$10,000,000.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts recaptured under this heading during
fiscal year 1997 and prior years, with the exception of the
recaptures specified in section 214 of Public Law 104–
204, $441,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of this
amount, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall recapture $191,000,000 in amounts heretofore
made available to housing agencies for tenant-based as-
sistance under the Section 8 existing housing certificate
and housing voucher programs (42 U.S.C. 1437f and
1437f(o) respectively): Provided further, That the fore-
going recaptures shall be from amounts in the annual con-
tributions contract (ACC) reserve accounts established
and maintained by HUD.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISION, THIS ACT
SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Interim Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1997’’.
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