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SEC. 307. Section 444(b)(1)(E) of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1)(E)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(E) State and local officials or authorities to
whom such information is specifically—
‘‘(i) required to be reported or disclosed
pursuant to State statute adopted before No-
vember 19, 1974;
‘‘(ii) allowed to be reported or disclosed
pursuant to State statute adopted before No-
vember 19, 1974, if the allowed reporting or
disclosure concerns the juvenile justice system
and such system’s ability to effectively serve the
student whose records are released, or
‘‘(iii) allowed to be reported or disclosed
pursuant to State statute adopted after Novem-
ber 19, 1974, if—
‘‘(I) the allowed reporting or disclo-
sure concerns the juvenile justice system
and such system’s ability to effectively
serve, prior to adjudication, the student
whose records are released; and
‘‘(II) the officials and authorities to
whom such information is disclosed certify
in writing to the educational agency or in-
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stitution that the information will not be
disclosed to any other party except as pro-
vided under State law without the prior
written consent of the parent of the stu-
dent;’’.
SEC. 308. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Office of Civil Rights of the De-
partment of Education after December 31, 1995, to en-
force title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) with respect to gender equity in inter-
collegiate athletic programs, except when it is made known
to the Office that the Department has issued updated pol-
icy guidance to institutions of higher education which in-
cludes objective criteria clarifying how such institutions
can demonstrate a history and continuing practice of pro-
gram expansion for members of the underrepresented sex
and full and effective accommodation of the interests and
abilities of the underrepresented sex.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the United States
Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and the United States Naval
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Home, to be paid from funds available in the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $58,186,000, of
which $2,051,000 shall remain available until expended
for construction and renovation of the physical plants at
the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and the
United States Naval Home: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for the payment of hos-
pitalization of members of the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s
Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess
of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army upon
recommendation of the Board of Commissioners and the
Surgeon General of the Army.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING
EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the provisions
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $168,974,000.
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of
1934, without regard to section 396(k)(3)(B)(iii), an
amount which shall be available within limitations speci-
fied by that Act, for the fiscal year 1998, $240,000,000:
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Provided, That all funds appropriated herein shall be
made available only if authorized: Provided further, That
no funds made available to the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay for recep-
tions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Gov-
ernment officials or employees: Provided further, That
none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall be
available or used to aid or support any program or activity
from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits,
or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, na-
tional origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That for
any fiscal year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, not-
withstanding section 396(k)(2)(B) of the Communications
Act of 1934, make funds available to the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting in accordance with the payment
methods required under Office of Management and Budg-
et Circular A–110 to minimize the time between the trans-
fer of funds from the Federal Treasury and the outlay
or expenditure of such funds by the Corporation.
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested
in it by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29
U.S.C. 171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger
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motor vehicles; and for expenses necessary for the Labor-
Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a);
and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out
the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act,
Public Law 95–454 (5 U.S.C. chapter 71), $31,896,000.
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
$6,467,000.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the
Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended
by Public Law 102–95), $450,000.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Council on
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, $1,397,000.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $123,233,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available
to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or
used in connection with investigations, hearings, direc-
tives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of
agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the
Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended
by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amend-
ed, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25,
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition em-
ployees engaged in the maintenance and operation of
ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when main-
tained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at
least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied there-
by is used for farming purposes: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no part of
this appropriation may be used by the National Labor Re-
lations Board for the investigation or prosecution of al-
leged unfair labor practice charges under section 8 of the
National Labor Relations Act, where such charges are
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based, in whole or in part, on an employer’s taking any
adverse action, including refusal to hire, discipline, or dis-
charge, against an individual(s) who is an employee or
agent or is otherwise working under the control and super-
vision of a labor organization, until such time as the Unit-
ed States Supreme Court has held that such individual(s)
are or are not protected under section 8 of the National
Labor Relations Act: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation may be used by the National Labor Re-
lations Board to petition a United States district court
for temporary relief or a restraining order as described
under section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act
unless there is a reasonable likelihood of success on the
merits of the complaint that an unfair labor practice has
occurred, there is a possibility of irreparable harm if such
relief is not granted, a balancing of hardships favors in-
junctive relief, and harm to the public interest stemming
from injunctive relief is tolerable in light of the benefits
achieved by such relief: Provided further, That no part of
this appropriation shall be available for the exercise of the
National Labor Relations Board’s authority under section
10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
160(j)) unless four-fifths of the Board’s members have
voted to exercise such authority, where five Board mem-
bers are voting: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
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propriation shall be available for the exercise of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board’s authority under section
10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C.
160(j)) unless before determining that an action for in-
junctive relief is warranted the Board allows a named
party to an injunction an opportunity to review and re-
spond to the General Counsel’s memorandum of rec-
ommendations and to present oral evidence.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–
188), including emergency boards appointed by the Presi-
dent, $8,000,000.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661),
$8,200,000.
PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1845(a)
of the Social Security Act, $2,923,000, to be transferred
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to this appropriation from the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1886(e)
of the Social Security Act, $3,267,000, to be transferred
to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance
and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Funds.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust
funds, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and
1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $22,641,000.
In addition, to reimburse these trust funds for admin-
istrative expenses to carry out sections 9704 and 9706 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977, $485,396,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year,
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Fed-
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eral Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs in-
curred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may
be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title IV of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first
quarter of fiscal year 1997, $170,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se-
curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212
of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of
Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu-
rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur-
suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act,
$18,753,834,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State
in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State
during that year shall be returned to the Treasury.
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year,
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
For carrying out title XVI of the Social Security Act
for the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, $9,260,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two me-
dium size passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
not more than $5,275,268,000 may be expended, as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act
or as necessary to carry out sections 9704 and 9706 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from any one or all
of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That reim-
bursement to the trust funds under this heading for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out sections 9704 and 9706
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be made, with
interest, not later than September 30, 1997.
In addition to funding already available under this
heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions,
$407,000,000, for disability caseload processing.
In addition to funding already available under this
heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions,
$228,000,000, which shall remain available until ex-
pended, to invest in a state-of-the-art computing network,
including related equipment and administrative expenses
associated solely with this network, for the Social Security
Administration and the State Disability Determination
Services, may be expended from any or all of the trust