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applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter
37 of title 31, United States Code.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE
OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE 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, $3,512,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement,
heating, and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, 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,
$334,000: Provided, That advances or repayments or
transfers from this appropriation may be made to any de-
partment or agency for expenses of carrying out such ac-
tivities.
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COUNCIL 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 et seq.), $3,666,000.
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, $4,032,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security
Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $6,806,000.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra-
tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109
and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$28,350,000.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management
and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
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and 
services 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
3109,
$59,017,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be
available to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code: Provided, That, of the amounts
appropriated, not to exceed $5,229,000 shall be available
to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, of
which $1,200,000 shall not be obligated until the Office
of Management and Budget submits a report to the House
Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight that: (1) identifies
annual five percent reductions in paperwork expected in
fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 2000; and (2) issues guid-
ance on the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1) and (3),
804(3), and 808(2), including a standard new rule report-
ing form for use under section 801(a)(1)(A)–(B): Provided
further, That, as provided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appro-
priations shall be applied only to the objects for which ap-
propriations were made except as otherwise provided by
law: Provided 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 mar-
keting orders or any activities or regulations under the
provisions 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 Manage-
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ment 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 Manage-
ment and Budget, before the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations or the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs or their subcommittees: Provided
further, That the preceding shall not apply to printed hear-
ings released by the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations or the House and Senate Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs.
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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 $20,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for par-
ticipation 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, $36,442,000, of which $17,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended, consisting of $1,000,000
for policy research and evaluation and $16,000,000 for the
Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center for counter-
narcotics research and development projects: Provided,
That the $16,000,000 for the Counter-Drug Technology
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Assessment Center shall be available for transfer to other
Federal departments or agencies: Provided further, That
the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and
utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private,
without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding
or facilitating the work of the Office.
FEDERAL 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
Areas Program, $162,007,000 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 $81,007,000 shall be transferred to State and
local entities for drug control activities, which shall be ob-
ligated within 120 days of the date of enactment of this
Act and up to $81,000,000 may be transferred to Federal
agencies and departments at a rate to be determined by
the Director: Provided, That funding shall be provided at
no less than the fiscal year 1998 level for those High In-
tensity Drug Trafficking Areas that had been designated
by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy on or before February 2, 1994: Provided further,
That any new High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas to
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be designated shall be funded from within the existing ap-
propriation for this account.
SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities to support a national anti-drug cam-
paign for youth, and other purposes, authorized by Public
Law 100–690, as amended, $215,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such funds may
be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies
to carry out such activities: Provided further, That, of the
funds provided in this paragraph, $195,000,000 shall be
to support a national media campaign to reduce and pre-
vent drug use among young Americans: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided for the support of a na-
tional media campaign may be obligated for the following
purposes: to supplant current anti-drug community based
coalitions; to supplant current pro bono public service time
donated by national and local broadcasting networks; for
partisan political purposes; or to fund media campaigns
that feature any elected officials, persons seeking elected
office, cabinet-level officials, or other Federal officials em-
ployed pursuant to Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations, section 213, absent advance notice to the
Committees on Appropriations and the Senate Judiciary
Committee: Provided further, That funds provided for the
support of a national media campaign may be used to fund
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the purchase of media time and space, talent re-use pay-
ments, reimbursement of out of pocket advertising produc-
tion costs for agencies that provide all creative develop-
ment on a pro bono basis, and the negotiated fee for the
contract buying agency: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall
report to Congress quarterly on the obligation of funds
as well as on the specific parameters of the national media
campaign, and shall report to Congress within one year
on the effectiveness of the national media campaign based
upon the measurable outcomes provided to Congress pre-
viously: Provided further, That, of the funds provided in
this paragraph, $20,000,000 shall be to continue a pro-
gram of matching grants to drug-free communities, as au-
thorized in the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office Ap-
propriations Act, 1999’’.
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
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, $2,464,000.
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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, $33,700,000 (increased by $2,800,000, to be used for
enforcement activities), of which no less than $4,402,500
shall be available for internal automated data processing
systems, and of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail-
able for reception and representation expenses: Provided,
That of the amounts appropriated for salaries and ex-
penses, $1,120,000 may not be obligated until the Federal
Election Commission submits a plan for approval to the
House Committee on Appropriations for the expenditure
of such funds.
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 authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, including hire of experts and consultants,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$22,586,000: Provided, That public members of the Fed-
eral Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses
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and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermittently in
the Government service, and compensation as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-
Federal participants at labor-management relations con-
ferences shall be credited to and merged with this account,
to be available without further appropriation for the costs
of carrying out these conferences.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For additional expenses necessary to carry out the
purpose of the Federal Buildings Fund established pursu-
ant to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Admin-
istrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)),
$482,100,000 (reduced by $2,800,000), to be deposited
into the Fund. The revenues and collections deposited into
the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real
property management and related activities not otherwise
provided for, including operation, maintenance, and pro-
tection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of
buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased
premises; moving governmental agencies (including space
adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses)
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in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer
of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or serv-
icing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of feder-
ally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and
appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; mainte-
nance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisi-
tion of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or
as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to
purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of
federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de-
sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of
new buildings (including equipment for such buildings);
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga-
tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase
and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of
$5,626,928,000 (reduced by $2,800,000), of which: (1)
$527,100,000 shall remain available until expended for
construction of additional projects at locations and at
maximum construction improvement costs (including
funds for sites and expenses and associated design and
construction services); (2) $655,031,000, of which
$19,000,000 shall be available for obligation on September
30, 1999, shall remain available until expended for repairs
and alterations, which includes associated design and con-
struction services, for the following projects and activities:
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Repairs and alterations:
California:
San Francisco, Appraisers Building
District of Columbia:
Federal Office Building, 10B
Interstate Commerce Commission, Con-
necting Wing Complex, Customs Buildings,
Phase 3/3
Old Executive Office Building
State Department Building, Phase I
Colorado:
Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, Build-
ing 25
New York:
Brookhaven, Internal Revenue Service,
Service Center
New York, U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley
Square
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, Byrne-Green, Federal Build-
ing-U.S. Courthouse
Virginia:
Reston, J.W. Powell Building
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program
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Energy Program
Design Program
Basic Repairs and Alterations:
Provided further, That additional projects for which
prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded
under this category only if advance approval is obtained
from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for
‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be used to fund costs asso-
ciated with implementing security improvements to build-
ings: Provided further, That the difference between the
funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this
or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alter-
ations’’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alter-
ations 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, 2000, and remain in the Federal Buildings Fund, ex-
cept funds for projects as to which funds for design or
other funds have been obligated in whole or in part prior
to such date: Provided further, That $5,700,000 of the
funds provided under this heading in Public Law 103–329
for the Holtsville, New York, IRS Service Center shall re-
main available until September 30, 1999: Provided further,
That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
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Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims
against the Government arising from any projects under
the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund
authorized 
increases 
in 
prospectus 
projects; 
(3)
$215,764,000 for installment acquisition payments includ-
ing payments on purchase contracts, which shall remain
available until expended; (4) $2,583,261,000 (reduced by
$2,800,000) for rental of space, which shall remain avail-
able until expended; and (5) $1,554,772,000 for building
operations, of which $223,000,000 shall be available for
obligation on September 30, 1999, which shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That funds
available to the General Services Administration shall not
be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alter-
ation and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if re-
quired by the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C.
601 et seq.), has not been approved, except that necessary
funds may be expended for each project for required ex-
penses of the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro-
vided further, That for the purposes of this authorization,
and hereafter, 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
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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: Pro-
vided further, That amounts necessary to provide reim-
bursable special services to other agencies under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)), and amounts
to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard
booths, and other facilities on private or other property
not in Government ownership or control as may be appro-
priate to enable the United States Secret Service to per-
form its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056,
shall be available from such revenues and collections: Pro-
vided further, That the remaining balances and associated
assets and liabilities of the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities
account are hereby transferred to the Federal Buildings
Fund to be effective October 1, 1998, and all income
earned after that effective date that would otherwise have
been deposited to the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities ac-
count shall thereafter be deposited to the Fund, to be
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available for the purposes authorized by Public Laws 104–
134 and 104–208, notwithstanding subsection 210(f)(2)
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(2)): Provided further, That rev-
enues and collections and any other sums accruing to the
Federal Buildings Fund during fiscal year 1999, excluding
reimbursements under section 210(f)(6) of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 490(f)(6)), in excess of $5,626,928,000 (reduced
by $2,800,000) shall remain in the Fund and shall not
be available for expenditure except as authorized in appro-
priations Acts.
POLICY AND OPERATIONS
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and oversight activi-
ties associated with asset management activities; utiliza-
tion and donation of surplus personal property; transpor-
tation; procurement and supply; Government-wide and in-
ternal responsibilities relating to automated data manage-
ment, telecommunications, information resources manage-
ment, and related technology activities; utilization survey,
deed compliance inspection, appraisal, environmental and
cultural analysis, and land use planning functions pertain-
ing to excess and surplus real property; agency-wide policy
direction; Board of Contract Appeals; accounting, records
management, and other support services incident to adju-
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dication 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 recep-
tion and representation expenses, $108,494,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$32,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall
be available for payment for information and detection of
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards
to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens
in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en-
hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER
PRESIDENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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, $2,241,000: 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
SEC. 401. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the requirement under section 407 of Public Law
104–208 (110 Stat. 3009–337–38), that the Adminis-
trator of General Services charge user fees for flexiplace
telecommuting centers that approximate commercial
charges for comparable space and services but in no in-
stance less than the amount necessary to pay the cost of
establishing and operating such centers, shall not apply
to the user fees charged for the period beginning October
1, 1996, and ending September 30, 1998, for the tele-
commuting centers established as part of a pilot tele-
commuting demonstration program in the Washington,
D.C. metropolitan area by Public Laws 102–393, 103–
123, 103–329, 104–52, and 104–298: Provided, That for
these centers in the pilot demonstration program for the
period beginning October 1, 1998, and ending September
30, 2000, the Administrator shall charge fees for Federal
agency use of a telecenter based on 50 percent of the Ad-
ministrator’s annual costs of operating the center, includ-
ing the reasonable cost of replacement for furniture, fix-
tures, and equipment: Provided further, That effective Oc-
tober 1, 2000, the Administrator shall charge fees for Fed-
eral agency use of the demonstration telecommuting cen-
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ters based on 100 percent of the annual operating costs,
including the reasonable cost of replacement for furniture,
fixtures, and equipment: Provided further, That, to the ex-
tent such user charges do not cover the Administrator’s
costs in operating these centers, appropriations to the
General Service Administration are authorized to reim-
burse the Federal Buildings Fund for any loss of revenue.
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi-
ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1997,
$4,250,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,000,000 will be for capitalization of the Fund, and
$1,250,000 will be for annual operating expenses.
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,
$25,805,000, together with not to exceed $2,430,000 for
administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals
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to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives (including the Informa-
tion Security Oversight Office) and records and related ac-
tivities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary
for the review and declassification of documents, and for
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $216,753,000 (re-
duced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000): Pro-
vided, That the Archivist of the United States is author-
ized to use any excess funds available, from the amount
borrowed for construction of the National Archives facil-
ity, for expenses necessary to provide adequate storage for
holdings.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities and Presidential Libraries, and to provide
adequate storage for holdings, $10,450,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $2,000,000 is for an
architectural and engineering study for the renovation of
the Archives I facility and of which $4,000,000 is for en-
casement of the Charters of Freedom.
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS
COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
historical publications and records as authorized by 44
U.S.C. 2504, $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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, and the Ethics Reform Act of
1989, 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, $8,492,000.
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
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rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; advances for reim-
bursements to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel
Management and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of
January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem
and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting
Rights Act activities require an employee to remain over-
night at his or her post of duty, $85,350,000; and in addi-
tion $91,236,000 for administrative expenses, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of
Personnel Management without regard to other statutes,
including direct procurement of printed materials, for the
retirement and insurance programs: Provided, That the
provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the author-
ity 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, hos-
pital, or other provider of health care services or supplies
who is, at the time such services or supplies are provided
to an individual covered under chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, excluded, pursuant to section 1128
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or 1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–
7 through 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 ap-
propriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of
the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement established pursuant to Executive Order No.
9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like pur-
pose: Provided further, That the President’s Commission
on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order
No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year
1999, accept donations of money, property, and personal
services in connection with the development of a publicity
brochure to provide information about the White House
Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted
for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the
salaries of employees of such Commission.
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,
$960,000; and in addition, not to exceed $9,145,000 for
administrative expenses to audit the Office of Personnel
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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, such sums as may be necessary.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE
LIFE INSURANCE
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as
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
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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. 771–775), may here-
after be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and Dis-
ability Fund.
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, $8,720,000.
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$34,490,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges
shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
THIS ACT
SEC. 501. 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. 502. 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. 503. 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-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of
the Tariff Act of 1930.
SEC. 504. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available in fiscal year 1999 for the purpose
of transferring control over the Federal Law Enforcement
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Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia,
New Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
SEC. 505. 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 sections 2 through 4 of the Buy American Act (41
U.S.C. 10a–10c).
SEC. 506. (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
the assistance a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 507. 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 in-
scription 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
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any contract or subcontract made with funds provided
pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen-
sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections
9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 508. No funds appropriated by this Act shall
be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative
expenses in connection with any health plan under the
Federal employees health benefit program which provides
any benefits or coverage for abortions.
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
SEC. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other
Act may be used to pay travel to the United States for
the immediate family of employees serving abroad in cases
of death or life threatening illness of said employee.
SEC. 602. 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, in fiscal year 1999
and thereafter, reimburse any Federal employee or any
person employed to provide such services for travel, trans-
portation, and subsistence expenses incurred for training
classes, conferences, or other meetings in connection with
the provision of such services: Provided, That any per
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diem allowance made pursuant to this section shall not
exceed the rate specified in regulations prescribed pursu-
ant to section 5707 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 603. 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; (5)
is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee pa-
roled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6)
is a national of the People’s Republic of China who quali-
fies for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chinese Stu-
dent Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for the pur-
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pose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person
shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require-
ments of this section with respect to his or her status 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 1 year, or both: Provided
further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition
to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of ex-
isting 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 Gov-
ernment. This section shall not apply to citizens of Ire-
land, Israel, or the Republic of the Philippines, or to na-
tionals of those countries allied with the United States in
a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters
employed by the United States Information Agency, or to
temporary employment of translators, or to temporary em-
ployment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as
a result of emergencies.
SEC. 604. 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
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and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
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. 605. 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 and 318b), attaching thereto penal consequences
under the authority and within the limits provided in sec-
tion 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat.
281; 40 U.S.C. 318c).
SEC. 606. 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-
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approved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly
adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the
United States.
SEC. 607. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section,
no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year
1999 by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any
prevailing 
rate 
employee 
described 
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 614 of the
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1998, until the normal effective
date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that
is to take effect in fiscal year 1999, in an amount
that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable
grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in
accordance with such section 614; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 1999, 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 1999 under section 5303 of
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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-
ity payments taking effect in fiscal year 1999
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 1998 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,
1998, 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,
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1998, except to the extent determined by the Office of
Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose
of this section.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for
service performed after September 30, 1998.
(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. 608. No department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
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this or any other Act for fiscal year 1999 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 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. 609. 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
State of a foreign country or their designees, persons pro-
viding assistance to the President for official purposes, or
other individuals so designated by the President.
SEC. 610. For purposes of each provision of law
amended by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act
of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under sec-
tion 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be consid-
ered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1999 in the rates
of basic pay for the statutory pay systems.
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SEC. 611. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act shall be used to acquire information tech-
nologies which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000
compliance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless
an agency’s Chief Information Officer determines that
noncompliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the func-
tion and operation of the requesting agency or the acquisi-
tion is required by a signed contract with the agency in
effect before the date of enactment of this Act. Any waiver
granted by the Chief Information Officer shall be reported
to the Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall
be provided to Congress.
SEC. 612. None of the funds made available in this
Act for the United States Customs Service may be used
to allow the importation into the United States of any
good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, as de-
termined pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
SEC. 613. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no part of any funds provided by this Act or any other
Act beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be
available for paying Sunday premium pay to any employee
unless such employee actually performed work during the
time corresponding to such premium pay.
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SEC. 614. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal
Government, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any
direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the
Congress in connection with any matter pertaining
to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the department or agency of such
other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member,
committee, or subcommittee; 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 other officer or employee of the
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to
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commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to
such other officer or employee, by reason of any
communication or contact of such other officer or
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph
(1).
SEC. 615. Section 626(b) of the Treasury, Postal
Service, and General Government Appropriations Act,
1997, as contained in section 101(f) of Public Law 104–
208 (110 Stat. 3009–360), the Omnibus Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 1997, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) Until the end of the current FTS 2000 con-
tracts, or September 30, 1999, whichever is sooner, sub-
section (a) shall continue to apply to the use of the funds
appropriated by this or any other Act.’’.
SEC. 616. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘crime of violence’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 16 of title 18, United
States Code; and
(2) the term ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means
any employee described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) of section 8401(17) of title 5, United States
Code; and any special agent in the Diplomatic Secu-
rity Service of the Department of State.
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(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title
28, United States Code, or any other provision of law re-
lating to tort liability, a law enforcement officer shall be
construed to be acting within the scope of his or her office
or employment, if the officer takes any action, including
the use of force, that is determined by the officer to be
necessary to—
(1) protect an individual in the presence of the
officer from a crime of violence;
(2) provide immediate assistance to an individ-
ual who has suffered or who is threatened with bod-
ily harm; or
(3) prevent the escape of any individual who the
officer reasonably believes to have committed in the
presence of the officer a crime of violence.
SEC. 617. FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS OVERTIME PAY
REFORM ACT OF 1998.—(a) Subchapter V of chapter 55
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5542 by adding the following new
subsection at the end thereof:
‘‘(f) In applying subsection (a) of this section with
respect to a firefighter who is subject to section 5545b—
‘‘(1) such subsection (a) shall be deemed to
apply to hours of work officially ordered or approved
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in excess of 106 hours in a biweekly pay period, or,
if the agency establishes a weekly basis for overtime
pay computation, in excess of 53 hours in an admin-
istrative workweek; and
‘‘(2) the overtime hourly rate of pay is an
amount equal to one and one-half times the hourly
rate of basic pay under section 5545b (b)(1)(A) or
(c)(1)(B), as applicable, and such overtime hourly
rate of pay may not be less than such hourly rate
of basic pay in applying the limitation on the over-
time rate provided in paragraph (2) of such sub-
section (a).’’; and
(2) by inserting after section 5545a the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 5545b. Pay for firefighters
‘‘(a) This section applies to an employee whose posi-
tion is classified in the firefighter occupation in conform-
ance with the GS–081 standard published by the Office
of Personnel Management, and whose normal work sched-
ule, as in effect throughout the year, consists of regular
tours of duty which average at least 106 hours per bi-
weekly pay period.
‘‘(b)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter
subject to this section generally consists of 24-hour shifts,
rather than a basic 40-hour workweek (as determined
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under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as follows
in computing pay—
‘‘(A) paragraph (1) of such section shall be
deemed to require that the annual rate be divided by
2756 to derive the hourly rate; and
‘‘(B) the computation of such firefighter’s daily,
weekly, or biweekly rate shall be based on the hourly
rate under subparagraph (A);
‘‘(2) For the purpose of sections 5595(c), 5941,
8331(3), and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may
be expressly provided for by law or as the Office of Person-
nel Management may by regulation prescribe, the basic
pay of a firefighter subject to this subsection shall include
an amount equal to the firefighter’s basic hourly rate (as
computed under paragraph (1)(A)) for all hours in such
firefighter’s regular tour of duty (including overtime
hours).
‘‘(c)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter
subject to this section includes a basic 40-hour workweek
(as determined under regulations prescribed by the Office
of Personnel Management), section 5504(b) shall be ap-
plied as follows in computing pay—
‘‘(A) the provisions of such section shall apply
to the hours within the basic 40-hour workweek’’;
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‘‘(B) for hours outside the basic 40-hour work-
week, such section shall be deemed to require that
the hourly rate be derived by dividing the annual
rate by 2756; and
‘‘(C) the computation of such firefighter’s daily,
weekly, or biweekly rate shall be based on subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), as each applies to the hours in-
volved.
‘‘(2) For purposes of sections 5595(c), 5941,
8331(3), and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may
be expressly provided for by law or as the Office of Person-
nel Management may by regulation prescribe, the basic
pay of a firefighter subject to this subsection shall in-
clude—
‘‘(A) an amount computed under paragraph
(1)(A) for the hours within the basic 40-hour work-
week; and
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the firefighter’s basic
hourly rate (as computed under paragraph (1)(B))
for all hours outside the basic 40-hour workweek
that are within such firefighter’s regular tour of
duty (including overtime hours).
‘‘(d)(1) A firefighter who is subject to this section
shall receive overtime pay in accordance with section 5542,
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but shall not receive premium pay provided by other provi-
sions of this subchapter.
‘‘(2) For the purpose of applying section 7(k) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to a firefighter who
is subject to this section, no violation referred to in such
section 7(k) shall be deemed to have occurred if the re-
quirements of section 5542(a) are met, applying section
5542(a) as provided in subsection (f) of that section: Pro-
vided, That the overtime hourly rate of pay for such fire-
fighter shall in all cases be an amount equal to one and
one-half times the firefighter’s hourly rate of basic pay
under subsection (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) of this section, as
applicable.
‘‘(3) The Office of Personnel Management may pre-
scribe regulations, with respect to firefighters subject to
this section, that would permit an agency to reduce or
eliminate the variation in the amount of firefighters’ bi-
weekly pay caused by work scheduling cycles that result
in varying hours in the regular tours of duty from pay
period to pay period. Under such regulations, the pay that
a firefighter would otherwise receive for regular tours of
duty over the work scheduling cycle shall, to the extent
practicable, remain unaffected.’’.
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(b) The analysis for chapter 55 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting at the appropriate
place the following new item:
‘‘5545b. Pay for firefighters.’’.
(c) Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding the following new subsection at the
end thereof:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter
who is subject to section 5545b of this title shall be paid
basic pay and overtime pay for the firefighter’s regular
tour of duty while attending agency sanctioned training.’’.
(d) section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after subparagraph (D);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G);
(3) by inserting the following:
‘‘(E) with respect to a criminal investiga-
tor, availability pay under section 5545a of this
title;
‘‘(F) pay as provided in section 5545b
(b)(2) and (c)(2); and ’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B)–(G)’’.
(e) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period
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which begins on or after the later of October 1, 1998, or
the 180th day following the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.
(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, a firefighter subject to section 5545b
of title 5, United States Code, as added by this section,
whose regular tours of duty average 60 hours or less per
workweek and do not include a basic 40-hour workweek,
shall, upon implementation of this section, be granted an
increase in basic pay equal to 2 step-increases of the appli-
cable General Schedule grade, and such increase shall not
be an equivalent increase in pay. If such increase results
in a change to a longer waiting period for the firefighter’s
next step increase, the firefighter shall be credited with
an additional year of service for the purpose of such wait-
ing period. If such increase results in a rate of basic pay
which is above the maximum rate of the applicable grade,
such resulting pay rate shall be treated as a retained rate
of basic pay in accordance with section 5363 of title 5,
United States Code.
(g) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, the regular pay (over the established
work scheduling cycle) of a firefighter subject to section
5545b of title 5, United States Code, as added by this
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section, shall not be reduced as a result of the implementa-
tion of this section.
COORDINATION OF SOUTHWEST BORDER COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 618. (1) Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy shall conduct a review of Fed-
eral efforts and submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, including the Committees on Appropriations,
a plan to improve coordination among the Federal agen-
cies with responsibility to protect the borders against drug
trafficking. The review shall also include consideration of
Federal agencies’ coordination with State and local law
enforcement agencies. The plan shall include an assess-
ment and action plan, including the activities of the follow-
ing departments and agencies:
(A) Department of the Treasury;
(B) Department of Justice;
(C) United States Coast Guard;
(D) Department of Defense;
(E) Department of Transportation;
(F) Department of State; and
(G) Department of Interior.
(2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is
to maximize the effectiveness of the border control efforts
in achieving the objectives of the national drug control
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strategy in a manner that is also consistent with the goal
of facilitating trade. In order to maximize the effective-
ness, the plan shall:
(A) specify the methods used to enhance co-
operation, planning and accountability among the
Federal, State, and local agencies with responsibil-
ities along the Southwest border;
(B) specify mechanisms to ensure cooperation
among the agencies, including State and local agen-
cies, with responsibilities along the Southwest bor-
der;
(C) identify new technologies that will be used
in protecting the borders including conclusions re-
garding appropriate deployment of technology;
(D) identify new initiatives for infrastructure
improvements;
(E) recommend reinforcements in terms of re-
sources, technology and personnel necessary to en-
sure capacity to maintain appropriate inspections;
(F) integrate findings of the White House Intel-
ligence Architecture Review into the plan; and
(G) make recommendations for strengthening
the HIDTA program along the Southwest border.
SEC. 619. (a) FLEXIPLACE WORK TELECOMMUTING
PROGRAMS.—For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year
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thereafter, of the funds made available to each Executive
agency for salaries and expenses, at a minimum $50,000
shall be available only for the necessary expenses of the
Executive agency to carry out a flexiplace work tele-
commuting program.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ means the following list of departments and
agencies: Department of State, Treasury, Defense,
Justice, Interior, Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban
Development, Transportation, Energy, Education,
Veterans’ Affairs, General Service Administration,
Office of Personnel Management, Small Business
Administration, Smithsonian, Social Security Ad-
ministration, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Postal Service.
(2) FLEXIPLACE WORK TELECOMMUTING PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘flexiplace work telecommuting
program’’ means a program under which employees
of an Executive agency are permitted to perform all
or a portion of their duties at a flexiplace work tele-
commuting center established under section 210(l)
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services