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the content and methods to be used in the training and
written end of course evaluations; (d) contains any meth-
ods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious
belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (e) is offensive to, or
designed to change, participants’ personal values or life-
style outside the workplace; or (f) includes content related
to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune defi-
ciency 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-posi-
tive employees.
SEC. 323. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the
absence of express authorization by Congress, be used di-
rectly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, adver-
tisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written
matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence
in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose,
by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by
Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any
bill or resolution proposing such legislation or appropria-
tion: Provided, That this shall not prevent officers or em-
ployees of the Department of Transportation or related
agencies funded in this Act from communicating to Mem-
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bers of Congress on the request of any Member or to Con-
gress, through the proper official channels, requests for
legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary
for the efficient conduct of the public business.
SEC. 324. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity
unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the
entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C.
10a–10c).
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products to the greatest extent
practicable.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
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a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 325. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, col-
lected from users of fitness centers operated by or for the
Department of Transportation shall be available to sup-
port the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
SEC. 326. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to implement or enforce regulations that would result
in the withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O’Hare
International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of
the Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots
withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993
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if such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier
or foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 327. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no es-
sential air service subsidies shall be provided to commu-
nities in the 48 contiguous States that are located fewer
than 70 highway miles from the nearest large or medium
hub airport, or that require a rate of subsidy per pas-
senger in excess of $200 unless such point is greater than
210 miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport.
SEC. 328. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments,
minor fees and other funds received by the Department
from travel management centers, charge card programs,
the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment and allocated to elements of the Department using
fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until December 31, 2000.
SEC. 329. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation
is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock
heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repur-
chase such stock upon the payment to the Department of
an amount determined by the Secretary.
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SEC. 330. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Re-
form Council authorized under section 203 of Public Law
105–134, $750,000, to remain available until September
30, 2001.
SEC. 331. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the
Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office
of the Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be
increased or decreased by more than 12 percent by all
such transfers: Provided further, That any such transfer
shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 332. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used to issue a final standard under docket num-
ber NHTSA 98–3945 (relating to section 656(b) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of
1996).
SEC. 333. (a) section 110(b)(2) of the Arctic Re-
search and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4109(b)(2)) is
amended by striking all that follows ‘‘research’’ and in-
serting a period.
(b) section 312 of the Arctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2441) is amended by
striking subsection (c).