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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The third, fourth, and fifth provisos under this head in title
II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993,
Public Law 102–389, are repealed.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The accounts under the head ‘‘Management and administra-
tion’’, except the account for the Office of Inspector General, in
title II, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992,
Public Law 102–139, and the amounts in such accounts, are hereby
merged into ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, for the purposes of administer-
ing such accounts in accordance with title 31, United States Code,
subchapter IV, chapter 15.
The seventh paragraph under this heading in the Departments
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102–
389 (the second full paragraph at 106 Stat. 1591) is repealed.
Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102–389 for
special purpose grants (106 Stat. 1571, 1584), $1,750,000 made
available to Los Angeles, California, for a loan fund to be adminis-
tered by a nonprofit community organization in support of small
business revitalization that will create a beneficial impact on
employment, income, savings, and the development of a stronger
community economic base in South Central Los Angeles shall
instead be made available to the Brotherhood Crusade Black United
Front of Los Angeles for the same purpose.
Of the $260,000,000 earmarked in Public Law 102–389 for
special purpose grants (106 Stat. 1571, 1584), $1,500,000 made
available for a feasibility study on infrastructure improvements
needed for the economic development of the Peoria, Illinois, area
shall instead be made available for economic development in Mar-
shall County, Illinois.
Of the $54,250,000 earmarked in Public Law 101–507 for spe-
cial purpose grants (104 Stat. 1351, 1357), $1,350,000 made avail-
able for the Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation for the
rehabilitation of 70 units in three buildings, for rental to low-
income tenants in the City of Chicago shall instead be made avail-
able for the Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, for the creation
of rental subsidy for 70 units of affordable housing for rental to
low-income tenants in the City of Chicago. The Rental Subsidy
program is to be set up through a secure investment portfolio
by Bickerdike whereby principal and interest earned will be used
to subsidize rents for a period of years.
Notwithstanding any provision of law or regulation thereunder,
the requirement that an amendment to an urban development
action grant agreement must be integrally related to the approved
project is hereby waived for project No. B84AB210149.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated for ‘‘Abatement, control, and compli-
ance’’ in Public Law 102–389, $6,000,000 are rescinded.
PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Program and research oper-
ations’’, $3,000,000.
STATE REVOLVING FUNDS/CONSTRUCTION GRANTS
Title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1993, is amended in the paragraph under the subheading
‘‘State revolving funds/construction grants’’ under the heading
‘‘Environmental Protection Agency’’ by striking ‘‘necessary work
to remove and reroute the existing sewer lines at’’ and inserting
‘‘improvements related to the sewer system that services’’.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and development’’,
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994, to be
derived by transfer from amounts provided under the head
‘‘Construction of facilities’’ in Public Law 102–389.
Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 102–
389 for the restructured Space Station Freedom program may be
made available for the redesigned Space Station program without
limitation.
SPACE FLIGHT, CONTROL AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
102–389, $27,200,000 are rescinded.
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research and program manage-
ment’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994.
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CHAPTER XI
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL
Using funds heretofore appropriated in Public Law 102–377,
the Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers,
is directed to use $750,000 to undertake work on the Cliff Walk,
Rhode Island, project as provided in the Conference Report accom-
panying H.R. 5373 (Public Law 102–377).
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Using funds heretofore appropriated under ‘‘Construction, gen-
eral’’, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engi-
neers, is directed to augment, reprogram, transfer or apply such
additional sums as necessary to continue construction and cover
anticipated contract earnings on any project which received an
appropriation or allowance within the appropriation in fiscal year
1993 in order to avoid terminating any contracts and to avoid
schedule delays.
CHAPTER XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1201. 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. 1202. (a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 1(a) of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to
acquire certain property’’, approved August 3, 1992, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—(1) The Architect of the Cap-
itol, under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, may acquire, on behalf of the United States Govern-
ment, by purchase, condemnation, transfer or otherwise, as an
addition to the United States Capitol Grounds, such real property
in the District of Columbia as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act. Real property acquired for purposes
of this Act, may, in the discretion of the Architect of the Capitol,
extend to the outer face of the curbs of such property so acquired,
including alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines
and curblines surrounding such real property, together with any
or all improvements thereon.
‘‘(2) Subject to the approval by the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate, an amount necessary to enable the Architect of
the Capitol to carry out the provisions of this section may be
transferred from any appropriation under the heading ‘SENATE’
and the subheadings ‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’, and
‘OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER’, and the
subheadings ‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES
OF
THE SENATE’ and ‘SER-
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GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE’ to the account
appropriated under the heading ‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’ and
the subheadings ‘CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’ and ‘SENATE
OFFICE BUILDINGS’.’’.
(b) FACILITIES.—The first sentence of subsection (d) of section
1 of such Act is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ immediately after ‘‘to make expendi-
tures for’’; and
(2) by inserting immediately before the period at the end
thereof a semicolon and the following: ‘‘and (2) for the construc-
tion on such real property of any facilities thereon as authorized
under subsection (f)’’.
SEC. 1203. (a)(1) Section 320 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 214d; Public Law 102–392; 106
Stat. 1725) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections
(i) and (j), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(h)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Secretary
of the Senate shall pay such amounts to the Senate day care
center equal to the tax on employers under section 3111 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to each employee
of the Senate day care center. Such payments shall be made from
the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate, ‘Miscellaneous Items’.
‘‘(2) The Senate day care center shall provide appropriate docu-
mentation to the Secretary of the Senate of payment by such
center of the tax described under paragraph (1), before the Secretary
of the Senate may pay any amount to such center as provided
under paragraph (1).’’.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect
on the first day of the first month beginning on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(b)(1) Section 320(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–392; 106 Stat. 1725) is amended by
striking out ‘‘the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘January 1, 1993’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1204. (a) Section 309(a) of Public Law 102–166 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any party aggrieved by a final decision
entered pursuant to the provisions of section 308(d)(2) may petition
for review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit. A decision may not be reviewed under this section unless
a timely request for review of such decision was filed under section
308(a).’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect
upon the date of the enactment of this Act, except that such amend-
ment shall not affect any proceeding or suit commenced before
the effective date and in all such proceedings or suits, proceedings
shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same
manner and with the same effect as if this section had not been
enacted.
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SEC. 1205. (a) There is established in the contingent fund
of the Senate the ‘‘Settlements and Awards Reserve’’ appropriation
account—
(1) into which shall be deposited appropriated funds and
amounts transferred by the Secretary of the Senate from funds
available to the Secretary for disbursement by the Secretary;
and
(2) that shall be available as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The appropriation account established by subsection (a)
shall be available for the payment of awards under section 307
of Public Law 102–166 and payments pursuant to agreements under
section 310 of such Act.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary for the purposes of subsection (b).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 1993’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.