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the Architect of the Capitol’s mission and stra-
tegic and annual performance goals; and
(D) reviewing and directing the operational
functions of the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol, including—
(i) facilities and project management;
(ii) administration and modernization
of systems employed by the Office;
(iii) 
productivity 
and 
cost-saving
measures;
(iv) strategic human capital manage-
ment, including performance management
and training and development initiatives;
and
(v) financial management, including
the integration of operational functions and
financial management to ensure that budg-
ets, financial information, and systems sup-
port the strategic and annual plans devel-
oped under this subsection.
(d) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Architect of
the Capitol may delegate to the Deputy Architect such addi-
tional duties as the Architect determines are necessary or
appropriate.
(e) ACTION PLAN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after
the appointment, the Deputy Architect shall prepare
and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate and the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate, an action plan describing the policies, procedures,
and actions the Deputy Architect will implement and
timeframes for carrying out the responsibilities under
this section.
(2) ACTION PLAN.—The action plan shall be—
(A) approved and signed by both the Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Deputy Architect; and
(B) developed concurrently and consistent
with the development of a strategic plan.
(3) ADDITIONAL
SENIOR
POSITIONS.—Notwith-
standing the provisions in section 129(c) of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, Public Law
107–68, the Architect of the Capitol may, upon sub-
mission of the action plan, fix the rate of basic pay
for not more than 3 additional positions at a rate not
to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior
Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality in-
volved, in order to implement the action plan.
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(f) EVALUATION.—Effective 180 days from the ap-
pointment of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol, the Gen-
eral Accounting Office shall evaluate at least annually the
implementation of the action plan and provide the results
of the evaluation to the Architect of the Capitol, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate.
(g) REMOVAL.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol
may be removed by the Architect of the Capitol for mis-
conduct or failure to meet performance goals set forth in
the performance agreement in subsection (i). Upon the re-
moval of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol, the Architect
of the Capitol shall immediately notify in writing the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, stating the specific reasons
for the removal.
(h) COMPENSATION.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall be paid at an annual rate of pay to be deter-
mined by the Architect but not to exceed $1,000 less than
the annual rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol.
(i) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Deputy Architect of the Capitol,
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shall enter into an annual performance agreement that sets
forth measurable individual goals linked to the organiza-
tional goals in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol’s
annual performance plan for the Deputy Architect of the
Capitol in key operational areas. The agreement shall be
subject to review and renegotiation on an annual basis.
(j) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.—The Deputy Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall prepare and transmit to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol an annual performance report. This
report shall contain an evaluation of the extent to which
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol met the goals and
objectives identified in the annual performance plan in sub-
section (c)(2) for the preceding year and an explanation
of the results achieved during the preceding year relative
to the established goals. This report shall also include the
evaluation rating of the performance of the Deputy Archi-
tect of the Capitol under subsection (h), including the
amounts of bonus compensation awarded to the Deputy Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, and such additional information as
may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.
(k) TERMINATION OF ROLE.—As of October 1, 2004,
the role of the Comptroller General and the General Ac-
counting Office, as established by this section, will cease.
SEC. 1204. DEPUTY ARCHITECT TO ACT IN CASE OF
ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR VACANCY. The proviso under the
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subheading ‘‘SALARIES’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF
THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the heading ‘‘AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C. 164a) is amended by
striking ‘‘Assistant Architect’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Ar-
chitect’’.
SEC. 1205. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY BY ARCHI-
TECT OF THE CAPITOL. The matter under the subheading
‘‘OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the
heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legis-
lative Appropriation Act, 1956 (40 U.S.C. 163b) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Architect of the Capitol is authorized’’
through ‘‘proper’’ and inserting ‘‘Architect of the Capitol
may delegate to the assistants of the Architect such author-
ity of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper,
except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifi-
cally assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
SEC. 1206. ASSISTANT ARCHITECT. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the compensation of the Assist-
ant Architect who is incumbent in that position when the
position of Assistant Architect is abolished shall not be re-
duced so long as the former Assistant Architect is employed
at the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. Whenever the
Architect of the Capitol receives a pay adjustment after the
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date of enactment of this section, the compensation of such
former Assistant Architect shall be adjusted by the same
percentage as the compensation of the Architect of the Cap-
itol. The authority granted in this section shall be in addi-
tion to the authority the Architect of the Capitol has in
section 129(c)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2002, as amended by this Act, to fix the rate
of basic pay for not more than 15 positions at a rate not
to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Execu-
tive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title
5, United States Code, for the locality involved.
SEC. 1207. SENATE STAFF HEALTH AND FITNESS FA-
CILITY. Section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 121f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after
‘‘Senate’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’
after ‘‘Senate’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after
‘‘costs of the Senate’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after
‘‘Senate’’; and
(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the
operation and use of the Senate Staff Health and Fitness
Facility.’’.
SEC. 1208. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR LI-
BRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The
first section of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LI-
BRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
‘‘(a) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol
shall have charge of all work at the Library of Con-
gress buildings and grounds (as defined in section 11
of the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of
the buildings of the Library of Congress’ approved
August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)) that affects—
‘‘(A) the structural integrity of the build-
ings;
‘‘(B) buildings systems, including mechan-
ical, electrical, plumbing, and elevators;
‘‘(C) the architectural features of the build-
ings;
‘‘(D) compliance with building and fire
codes, laws, and regulations with respect to the
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specific responsibilities set for under this para-
graph;
‘‘(E) the care and maintenance of Library
grounds; and
‘‘(F) purchase of all equipment necessary to
fulfill the responsibilities set forth under this
paragraph.
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEES.—The employees required for
the performance of the duties under paragraph (1)
shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.
‘‘(b) LIBRARIAN
OF CONGRESS.—The Librarian of
Congress shall have charge of all work (other than work
under subsection (a)) at the Library of Congress buildings
and grounds.
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Architect of the Cap-
itol and the Librarian of Congress may enter into agree-
ments with each other to perform work under this section,
and, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
and the Joint Committee on the Library, may transfer be-
tween themselves appropriations or other available funds to
pay the costs therefor.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger
motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust
Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any
trust fund held by the Board, $358,474,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003, and
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150)
and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collec-
tions during fiscal year 2003 and shall remain available
until expended for the development and maintenance of an
international legal information database and activities re-
lated thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may
not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
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authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $10,886,000 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub-
scriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, includ-
ing $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when
specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more
than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official represen-
tation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$1,793,000 shall remain available until expended for the ac-
quisition and partial support for implementation of an In-
tegrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, $11,100,000 shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of teaching edu-
cators how to incorporate the Library’s digital collections
into school curricula and shall be transferred to the edu-
cational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining Hands
Across America: Local Community Initiative’’ project as
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approved by the Library: Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available
until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the pur-
poses of Public Law 106–173, of which amount $10,000
may be used for official representation and reception ex-
penses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$5,250,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007
for the acquisition and partial support for implementation
of a Central Financial Management System: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $789,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2004 for the Lewis
and Clark Exhibition and an additional $200,000 shall re-
main available until expended, and shall be transferred to
Southern Illinois University for the purpose of developing
a permanent commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expe-
dition: Provided further, That, of the total amount appro-
priated, $500,000 shall remain available until expended
and shall be equally divided and transferred to the Alexan-
dria Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art
for activities relating to the Louisiana Purchase Bicenten-
nial Celebration.
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$39,226,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend
any funds derived from collections under such section, in
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not
more than $6,191,000 shall be derived from collections dur-
ing fiscal year 2003 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by
the amount by which collections are less than $29,512,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of
an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright
Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training
nationals of developing countries in intellectual property
laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than
$4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librar-
ian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for activities of the International
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Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors,
and seminars.
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $86,952,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March
3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),
$50,963,000, of which $13,697,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That, of the total amount appro-
priated, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended
to reimburse the National Federation of the Blind for costs
incurred in the operation of its ‘‘NEWSLINE’’ program.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1301. Of the amounts appropriated to the Li-
brary of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 1302. (a) For fiscal year 2003, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $109,929,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are re-
imbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded
from sources other than appropriations to the Library in
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
(c) During fiscal year 2003, the Librarian of Congress
may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—SALA-
RIES
AND EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the
FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program es-
tablished under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fis-
cal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–
481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of
such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further,
That the appropriate revolving fund account shall reim-
burse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before
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the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires.
SEC. 1303. NATIONAL DIGITAL INFORMATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.—The Miscella-
neous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by section
1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–194), di-
vision A, chapter 9, under the heading ‘‘Library of Con-
gress’’ ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ is amended by striking
‘‘March 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2005’’.
SEC. 1304. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COM-
MISSION. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 106–173) is
amended—
(1) in section 6(b), by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) STAFF.—Consistent with all other applica-
ble Federal laws governing appointments and com-
pensation, the staff of the Commission may be ap-
pointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and may be paid without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.’’; and
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(2) in section 7(h)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6(b)(2)’’.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and
session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by
law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing
and binding of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing,
binding, and distribution of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re-
cipient, $90,143,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the
payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
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appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided
to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code,
may be expended to print a document, report, or publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing
of Government publications and their distribution to the
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies,
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $29,661,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
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nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for 2001 and 2002 to depository and other designated
libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds avail-
able and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code,
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided,
That not more than $2,500 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Public Printer in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses: Provided further, That
the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase
of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided fur-
ther, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be
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deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving
fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the headings ‘‘OFFICE
OF SUPERINTENDENT
OF DOCU-
MENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not
be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more
than 3,219 workyears (or such other number of workyears
as the Public Printer may request, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate): Provided further, That activities
financed through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of-
fice, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
States in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses; temporary or intermittent services under sec-
tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
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individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accord-
ance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; bene-
fits comparable to those payable under section 901(5), (6),
and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of liv-
ing quarters in foreign countries, $451,134,000: Provided,
That not more than $2,210,000 of payments received under
section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be avail-
able for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That not
more than $790,000 of reimbursements received under sec-
tion 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That this ap-
propriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available
to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as
determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided fur-
ther, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be cred-
ited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which
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costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative
expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the American Consortium on International Pub-
lic Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance
an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the
ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to membership
of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative
Sciences.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Foreign Leadership Development
Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Center for
Foreign Development, $13,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 1401. CENTER FOR FOREIGN LEADERSHIP DE-
VELOPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–
554; 114 Stat. 2763A–120) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RUS-
SIAN’’ and inserting ‘‘FOREIGN’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Rus-
sian’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking
‘‘United States and Russian relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘relations between the United States and
eligible foreign states’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Russia’’
and inserting ‘‘eligible foreign states’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Russian
nationals’’ and inserting ‘‘nationals of eligible
foreign states’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
‘‘3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘3,500’’; and
(D) in paragraph (3)(C)(i), by striking
‘‘Russia’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible foreign
state’’;
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Russian’’
and inserting ‘‘Foreign’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE FOREIGN STATE DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘eligible foreign state’ means—
‘‘(1) any country specified in section 3 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801); and
‘‘(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued
by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2003 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or des-
ignation of any office or position appropriated for is dif-
ferent from that specifically established by such Act, the rate
of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be
the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the
provisions in this Act for the various items of official ex-
penses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators
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and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures
are a matter of public record and available for public in-
spection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing
law.
SEC. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of section
415 of the Congressional Accountability Act to pay awards
and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
SEC. 206. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
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SEC. 207. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 208. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and
sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by
Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street
SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning
of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast.
SEC. 209. UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SE-
CURITY
REVIEW
COMMISSION. (a) APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $1,800,000, to remain available
until expended, to the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
(b) NAME CHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1238 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act of 2001
(22 U.S.C. 7002) is amended—
(A) in the section heading by inserting
‘‘ECONOMIC AND’’ before ‘‘SECURITY’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) in the subsection heading, by insert-
ing ‘‘ECONOMIC AND’’ before ‘‘SECURITY’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘Eco-
nomic and’’ before ’’Security’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (H), by in-
serting ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Secu-
rity’’; and
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’ each
place it appears; and
(D) in subsection (e)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
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(I) in the first sentence, by insert-
ing ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
and
(II) in the second sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Secu-
rity’’;
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’; and
(v) in paragraph (6), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’ each
place it appears.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Federal
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of
authority, or any document of or relating to the
United States-China Security Review Commission
shall be deemed to refer to the United States-China
Economic and Security Review Commission.
(c) MEMBERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TERMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1238(b)(3) of the
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
of 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting the following:
‘‘(F) each appointing authority referred to
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this
paragraph shall—
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‘‘(i) appoint 3 members to the Com-
mission;
‘‘(ii) make the appointments on a stag-
gered term basis, such that—
‘‘(I) 1 appointment shall be for a
term expiring on December 31, 2003;
‘‘(II) 1 appointment shall be for a
term expiring on December 31, 2004;
and
‘‘(III) 1 appointment shall be for
a term expiring on December 31, 2005;
‘‘(iii) make all subsequent appoint-
ments on an approximate 2-year term basis
to expire on December 31 of the applicable
year; and
‘‘(iv) make appointments not later
than 30 days after the date on which each
new Congress convenes;’’.
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION.—
The United States-China Commission shall focus on
the following nine areas when conducting its work
during fiscal year 2003 and beyond:
(A) PROLIFERATION PRACTICES.—The Com-
mission shall analyze and assess the Chinese role
in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
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tion and other weapons (including dual use tech-
nologies) to terrorist-sponsoring states, and sug-
gest possible steps which the United States might
take, including economic sanctions, to encourage
the Chinese to stop such practices.
(B) ECONOMIC
REFORMS
AND
UNITED
STATES
ECONOMIC
TRANSFERS.—The Commis-
sion shall analyze and assess the qualitative and
quantitative nature of the shift of United States
production activities to China, including the re-
location of high-technology, manufacturing, and
R&D facilities; the impact of these transfers on
United States national security, including polit-
ical influence by the Chinese Government over
American firms, dependence of the United States
national security industrial base on Chinese im-
ports, the adequacy of United States export con-
trol laws, and the effect of these transfers on
United States economic security, employment,
and the standard of living of the American peo-
ple; analyze China’s national budget and assess
China’s fiscal strength to address internal insta-
bility problems and assess the likelihood of exter-
nalization of such problems.
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(C) ENERGY.—The Commission shall evalu-
ate and assess how China’s large and growing
economy will impact upon world energy supplies
and the role the United States can play, includ-
ing joint R&D efforts and technological assist-
ance, in influencing China’s energy policy.
(D) UNITED STATES CAPITAL MARKETS.—
The Commission shall evaluate the extent of Chi-
nese access to, and use of United States capital
markets, and whether the existing disclosure and
transparency rules are adequate to identify Chi-
nese companies which are active in United
States markets and are also engaged in pro-
liferation activities.
(E) CORPORATE
REPORTING.—The Com-
mission shall assess United States trade and in-
vestment relationship with China, including the
need for corporate reporting on United States in-
vestments in China and incentives that China
may be offering to United States corporations to
relocate production and R&D to China.
(F) REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND SECURITY IM-
PACTS.—The Commission shall assess the extent
of China’s ‘‘hollowing-out’’ of Asian manufac-
turing economies, and the impact on United
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States economic and security interests in the re-
gion; review the triangular economic and secu-
rity relationship among the United States, Tai-
pei and Beijing, including Beijing’s military
modernization and force deployments aimed at
Taipei, and the adequacy of United States execu-
tive branch coordination and consultation with
Congress on United States arms sales and de-
fense relationship with Taipei.
(G) UNITED STATES-CHINA BILATERAL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Commission shall assess science
and technology programs to evaluate if the
United States is developing an adequate coordi-
nating mechanism with appropriate review by
the intelligence community with Congress; assess
the degree of non-compliance by China and
United States-China agreements on prison labor
imports and intellectual property rights; evalu-
ate United States enforcement policies; and rec-
ommend what new measures the United States
Government might take to strengthen our laws
and enforcement activities and to encourage com-
pliance by the Chinese.
(H) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION COMPLI-
ANCE.—The Commission shall review China’s
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record of compliance to date with its accession
agreement to the WTO, and explore what incen-
tives and policy initiatives should be pursued to
promote further compliance by China.
(I) MEDIA
CONTROL.—The Commission
shall evaluate Chinese government efforts to in-
fluence and control perceptions of the United
States and its policies through the internet, the
Chinese print and electronic media, and Chinese
internal propaganda.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 210. JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. There are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $300,000, to remain available until expended,
to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training
and Development.
SEC. 211. TITLE II OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD
ACT. There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to carry out title II of the Congres-
sional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 811 et seq.): Provided, That
funds appropriated for this purpose do not exceed 100 per-
cent of funds donated to the Board in cash or in kind under
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section 208(c) of the Congressional Award Act: Provided
further, That such funds are used for staff salaries and over-
head, postage, travel, equipment, and accounting costs.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
DIVISION I—TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2003
Making appropriations for the Department of Transpor-
tation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$83,069,000, of which not to exceed $2,201,000 shall be
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to
exceed $799,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $15,507,000 shall be
available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed
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$11,123,000 shall be for the Office of the Under Secretary
for Transportation Policy; not to exceed $8,375,000 shall
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,282,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Gov-
ernmental Affairs; not to exceed $26,070,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $1,920,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,390,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to
exceed $611,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract
Appeals; not to exceed $1,304,000 shall be available for the
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization;
not to exceed $11,487,000 shall be available for the Office
of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department
for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, excluding fees author-
ized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this
appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user
fees.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$8,700,000.
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $21,000,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital out-
lays of the Transportation Administrative Service Center,
not to exceed $131,779,000, shall be paid from appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Transportation:
Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competi-
tive basis to entities within the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided further, That the above limitation on oper-
ating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Pro-
vided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the
Transportation Administrative Service Center without the
approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided fur-
ther, That no assessments may be levied against any pro-
gram, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this
Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor
are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations and are approved by such Committees.
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MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not
to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource
Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2004: Provided, That notwithstanding
49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business oppor-
tunities related to any mode of transportation.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
In addition to funds made available from any other
source to carry out the essential air service program under
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, to be derived from the Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund, $65,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration related to transportation security services
pursuant to Public Law 107–71, $5,346,000,000 of which
$55,000,000 shall be derived from a reimbursement from the
heading, ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration for explosives detection systems in this fiscal
year, to remain available until September 30, 2004: Pro-
vided, That, security service fees authorized under 49
U.S.C. 44940 shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and used for providing security services
authorized by that section: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be treated as offset-
ting collections in 2004: Provided further, That, of such
amounts provided herein $150,000,000 shall be available for
the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to the terms
and conditions of section 70107(i) of Public Law 107–295
to award grants to national laboratories, private nonprofit
organizations, institutions of higher education, and other
entities for the support of research and development of tech-
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nologies that can be used to secure the ports of the United
States.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public
Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section
229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and
recreation 
and 
welfare, 
$4,318,456,000, 
of 
which
$340,000,000 shall be available for defense-related activities;
and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this or any other Act shall be available for
pay of administrative expenses in connection with shipping
commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
to compensate in excess of 37 active duty flag officer billets:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht docu-
mentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees
are collected from yacht owners and credited to this appro-
priation.
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $752,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$25,600,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate
or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to
remain available until September 30, 2007; $132,700,000
shall be available for other equipment, to remain available
until September 30, 2005; $48,700,000 shall be available
for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to re-
main available until September 30, 2005; $65,000,000 shall
be available for personnel compensation and benefits and
related costs, to remain available until September 30, 2003;
and $480,000,000 shall be available for the Integrated Deep-
water Systems program, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006: Provided, That the Commandant of the
Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real prop-
erty, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to
this appropriation as offsetting collections and made avail-
able only for the National Distress and Response System
Modernization program, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2004: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or
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expended for the Integrated Deepwater Systems (IDS) sys-
tem integration contract in fiscal year 2004 until the Sec-
retary or Deputy Secretary of Transportation and the Di-
rector, Office of Management and Budget jointly certify to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that
funding for the IDS program for fiscal years 2004 through
2008, funding for the National Distress and Response Sys-
tem Modernization program to allow for full deployment
of said system by 2006, and funding for other essential
search and rescue procurements, are fully funded in the
Coast Guard Capital Investment Plan and within the Office
of Management and Budget’s budgetary projections for the
Coast Guard for those years: Provided further, That upon
initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2004
President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest-
ment plan for the United States Coast Guard which in-
cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years
2004 through 2008, with total funding for each year of the
plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as
estimated and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $150,000 per day for each day
after initial submission of the President’s budget that the
plan has not been submitted to the Congress.
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard’s
environmental compliance and restoration functions under
chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $17,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of ob-
structive bridges, $14,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment
for career status bonuses under the National Defense Au-
thorization Act, and for payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents
Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $889,000,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve,
as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facili-
ties; and supplies, equipment, and services, $86,522,000.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
applied scientific research, development, test, and evalua-
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tion; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $22,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $3,500,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund:
Provided, That there may be credited to and used for the
purposes of this appropriation funds received from State
and local governments, other public authorities, private
sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for re-
search, development, testing, and evaluation.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, the oper-
ation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, sub-
sidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to
the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only, in addition to amounts made available
by Public Law 104–264, $7,047,203,000, of which
$3,799,278,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $5,662,037,000
shall be available for air traffic services program activities;
not to exceed $839,467,000 shall be available for aviation
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regulation and certification program activities; not to ex-
ceed $207,600,000 shall be available for research and acqui-
sition program activities; not to exceed $12,325,000 shall
be available for commercial space transportation program
activities; not to exceed $48,782,000 shall be available for
financial services program activities; not to exceed
$80,260,000 shall be available for human resources program
activities; not to exceed $82,192,000 shall be available for
regional coordination program activities; not to exceed
$84,890,000 shall be available for staff offices; and not to
exceed $29,650,000 shall be available for information serv-
ices: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the Federal Aviation Administration to final-
ize or implement any regulation that would promulgate
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, foreign au-
thorities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, in-
cluding receipts for the maintenance and operation of air
navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modifica-
tion of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair
station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for proc-
essing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further,
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That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $6,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing
program: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter
into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety
standards: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for new applicants for the second ca-
reer training program: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium
pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be obligated or expended to operate a manned aux-
iliary flight service station in the contiguous United States.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or
purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental fa-
cilities and equipment as authorized under part A of sub-
title VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering
and service testing, including construction of test facilities
and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; con-
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struction and furnishing of quarters and related accom-
modations for officers and employees of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration stationed at remote localities where
such accommodations are not available; and the purchase,
lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this
heading; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund, $2,981,022,000, of which $2,558,455,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2005, and of which
$422,567,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2003: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment and modernization of
air navigation facilities: Provided further, That upon ini-
tial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2004 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment
plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which in-
cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years
2004 through 2008, with total funding for each year of the
plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as
estimated and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget: Provided further, That the amount herein appro-
priated shall be reduced by $150,000 per day for each day
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after initial submission of the President’s budget that the
plan has not been submitted to the Congress.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
research, engineering, and development, as authorized
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
including construction of experimental facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $124,000,000, to
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and
to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for
research, engineering, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law author-
izing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and
commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and
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systems at airports of such title; for implementation of sec-
tion 203 of Public Law 106–181; and for inspection activi-
ties and administration of airport safety programs, includ-
ing those related to airport operating certificates under sec-
tion 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,100,000,000,
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and
to remain available until expended: Provided, That none
of the funds under this heading shall be available for the
planning or execution of programs the obligations for which
are in excess of $3,400,000,000 in fiscal year 2003, notwith-
standing section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, not more than $81,049,000 of funds limited under
this heading shall be obligated for administration and for
technology research and not less than $20,000,000 shall be
for the Small Community Air Service Development Pilot
Program.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the lim-
its of funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and
in accordance with section 104 of the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may
be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation in-
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surance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration and operation
of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed
$317,732,000, shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
Highway Administration together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion: Provided, That of the funds available under section
104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code: $7,500,000
shall be available for ‘‘Child Passenger Protection Edu-
cation Grants’’ under section 2003(b) of Public Law 105–
178, as amended; $47,000,000 shall be available for con-
struction of state border safety inspection facilities at the
United States/Mexico border, and shall remain available
until expended; $59,967,000 shall be available for border en-
forcement activities required by section 350 of Public Law
107–87, and shall remain available until expended;
$69,000,000 shall be available, in addition to funds made
available by section 330 of this Act, to enable the Secretary
to make grants for surface transportation projects, and shall
remain available until expended; and $6,000,000 shall be
available for environmental streamlining activities, which
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may include making grants to, or entering into contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other transactions, with a Fed-
eral agency, State agency, local agency, authority, associa-
tion, nonprofit or for-profit corporation, or institution of
higher education.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $31,800,000,000 for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction programs for
fiscal year 2003: Provided, That within the $232,000,000
obligation limitation on Intelligent Transportation Sys-
tems, the following sums shall be made available for Intel-
ligent Transportation System projects that are designed to
achieve the goals and purposes set forth in section 5203 of
the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 (subtitle
C of title V of Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat. 453; 23
U.S.C. 502 note) in the following specified areas:
Advance Traveler Info. System & Smart Card
System, OH, $2,500,000;
Alaska Statewide: Smart Emergency Medical Ac-
cess System, $3,000,000;
Boston Traffic Monitoring & Security System,
MA, $2,000,000;
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Bozeman Pass Wildlife Channelization Study,
MT, $500,000;
Cargo Mate Logistics and Intermodal Manage-
ment System, NY, $2,000,000;
Cary, Computerized Traffic Signal System, NC,
$1,000,000;
CCTA Burlington Multimodal Transit Center,
VT, $1,000,000;
Center for Injury Sciences at UAB, Crash Notifi-
cation, AL, $2,000,000;
Central Florida Regional Trans. Authority, Or-
ange/Seminole ITS, FL, $2,000,000;
Chattanooga (CARTA) ITS, TN, $1,500,000;
Sierra Madre Intermodal Trans. Center, Los An-
geles, CA, $2,500,000;
CVISN, NM, $1,125,000;
Flint Mass Transportation Authority ITS pro-
gram, MI, $1,000,000;
Intelligent Transportation Center, Atlanta, GA,
$500,000;
GMU, ITS Research, VA, $2,000,000;
Great Lakes ITS program, MI, $3,000,000;
Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, ITS,
MS, $1,000,000;
Hoosier SAFE–T, IN, $2,000,000;
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Huntsville, AL, $2,000,000;
I–80 Dynamic Message Signs, Southern WY,
$4,000,000;
Idaho Statewide CVISN, $2,250,000;
Illinois Statewide, $4,500,000;
Iowa Statewide ITS, $1,400,000;
Kansas City Scout, Advanced Traffic Manage-
ment System, KS, $1,500,000;
Kansas City SmartPort, $1,000,000;
Kent, Intracity Transit Project, WA, $1,500,000;
Lynnwood ITS, WA, $2,000,000;
Maine Statewide, Rural Advanced Traveler Info.
System, ME, $2,000,000;
Maryland Statewide ITS, $2,000,000;
Missouri Statewide Rural ITS, MO, $2,000,000;
NDSU Advanced Traffic Analysis Center, ND,
$1,000,000;
Nebraska statewide ITS, $5,000,000;
New Bedford ITS Port Information Center, MA,
$1,000,000;
Oklahoma Statewide ITS, $7,000,000;
Pennsylvania 
Turnpike 
Commission, 
PA,
$5,000,000;
Program of Projects, WA, $5,500,000;
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Providence Transportation Information Center,
ITS, RI, $2,000,000;
Sacramento Area Council of Governments, ITS,
CA, $1,000,000;
Shreveport ITS Project, LA, $1,000,000;
SCDOT Statewide ITS, $5,000,000;
SR–68/Riverside 
Dr. 
ITS, 
Espanola, 
NM,
$475,000;
Surface Transportation Institute, Univ. of North
Dakota, ND, $1,500,000;
T–REX Southeast Corridor Multi-Modal Project,
CO, $9,000,000;
Tucson ER–LINK ITS project, AZ, $1,250,000;
Univ. of Nebraska Lincoln, SMART Transpor-
tation, NE, $2,000,000;
University of Kentucky Transportation Center,
KY, $2,000,000;
Utah Commuter Link, Davis and Utah Counties,
UT, $1,000,000;
Vermont Statewide Rural Advanced Traveler
System, VT, $1,500,000;
Vermont 
Variable 
Message 
Signs, 
VT,
$1,000,000;
Washington, DC Metro ITS, $4,000,000;
Northern Virginia ITS, VA, $4,000,000; and
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Wisconsin State Patrol Mobile Data Commu-
nications Network, $2,000,000.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for car-
rying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code,
that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the
National Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized
by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, including reim-
bursement for sums expended pursuant to the provisions of
23 U.S.C. 308, $32,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may
be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
to remain available until expended.
APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM
For necessary expenses for the Appalachian Develop-
ment Highway System as authorized under section 1069(y)
of Public Law 102–240, as amended, $200,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for administration of motor
carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research,
pursuant to section 104(a)(1)(B) of title 23, United States
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Code, not to exceed $117,464,000 shall be paid in accord-
ance with law from appropriations made available by this
Act and from any available take-down balances to the Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration: Provided, That such
amounts shall be available to carry out the functions and
operations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion.
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay-
ment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
31102, 31106 and 31309, $190,000,000, to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$190,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’, and ‘‘In-
formation Systems’’.
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part C
of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $141,000,000,
of which $98,161,131 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be obligated or expended to plan,
finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add to section
575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any
requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is dif-
ferent from the three grading standards (treadwear, trac-
tion, and temperature resistance) already in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until
expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2003, are in
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excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23
U.S.C. 403.
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
$2,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
and to remain available until expended.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay-
ment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, to remain available until
expended, $225,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2003, are in
excess of $225,000,000 for programs authorized under 23
U.S.C. 402, 405, and 410, of which $165,000,000 shall be
for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402,
$20,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405, and $40,000,000 shall be for
‘‘Alcohol-Impaired 
Driving 
Countermeasures 
Grants’’
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under 23 U.S.C. 410: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or re-
modeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for
State, local, or private buildings or structures: Provided
further, That not to exceed $8,150,000 of the funds made
available for section 402, not to exceed $1,000,000 of the
funds made available for section 405, and not to exceed
$2,000,000 of the funds made available for section 410 shall
be available to NHTSA for administering highway safety
grants under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds
made available for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be available for technical
assistance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $118,264,000, of which
$6,636,000 shall remain available until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $29,325,000, to remain available until expended.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue
to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations
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pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as
amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be
necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the
guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sec-
tions 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist
as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding:
Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as
amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commit-
ments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk
premium during fiscal year 2003.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-
Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101
and 26102, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the Alaska Railroad, $25,000,000 shall be for cap-
ital rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its pas-
senger operations, to remain available until expended.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
For necessary expenses of operating costs and capital
improvements of the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
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tion as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a), $1,200,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $550,000,000
shall be for operating expenses, $369,000,000 shall be for
capital expenses along the Northeast Corridor Mainline,
and $281,000,000 shall be for capital expenses along the
remainder of the Corporation’s national rail network.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter
53 of title 49, United States Code, $14,600,000: Provided,
That no more than $73,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
the funds in this Act available for the execution of contracts
under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code,
$2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Department of Trans-
portation’s Office of Inspector General for costs associated
with audits and investigations of transit-related issues, in-
cluding reviews of new fixed guideway systems: Provided
further, That not to exceed $2,600,000 for the National
transit database shall remain available until expended.
FORMULA GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307,
5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law
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105–178, $767,800,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That no more than $3,839,000,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding section 3008 of Public Law
105–178 and 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(3)(C), $50,000,000 of the
funds to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be transferred to
and merged with funding provided for the replacement, re-
habilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment
and the construction of bus-related facilities under ‘‘Federal
Transit Administration, Capital investment grants’’.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505,
$1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall be
available for these purposes.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303,
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and
5322, $24,200,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That no more than $122,000,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, That
$5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation as-
sistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)), $4,000,000 is available to
carry out programs under the National Transit Institute
(49 U.S.C. 5315), $8,250,000 is available to carry out tran-
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sit cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)),
$60,385,600 is available for metropolitan planning (49
U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305), $12,614,400 is available for
State planning (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $31,500,000 is
available for the national planning and research program
(49 U.S.C. 5314).
TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay-
ment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
5303–5308, 5310–5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505,
and sections 3037 and 3038 of Public Law 105–178,
$5,781,000,000, to remain available until expended, and to
be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That $3,071,200,000 shall be paid
to the Federal Transit Administration’s formula grants ac-
count: Provided further, That $97,800,000 shall be paid to
the Federal Transit Administration’s transit planning and
research account: Provided further, That $58,400,000 shall
be paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s adminis-
trative expenses account: Provided further, That $4,800,000
shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s uni-
versity transportation research account: Provided further,
That $120,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s job access and reverse commute grants pro-
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gram: Provided further, That $2,428,800,000 shall be paid
to the Federal Transit Administration’s capital investment
grants account.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308,
5309, 5318, and 5327, $607,200,000, to remain available
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
no 
more 
than
$3,036,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for
these purposes: Provided further, That there shall be avail-
able for fixed guideway modernization, $1,214,400,000;
there shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation,
and purchase of buses and related equipment and the con-
struction of bus-related facilities, $607,200,000, together
with $50,000,000 made available under 5309(m)(3)(C) of
this title and $50,000,000 transferred from ‘‘Federal Tran-
sit Administration, Formula Grants’’; and there shall be
available for new fixed guideway systems $1,214,400,000,
together with $25,000,000 transferred from the Job Access
and Reverse Commute Grants Program account; to be avail-
able as follows:
Alaska-Hawaii Setaside, $10,296,000;
Allegheny Port Authority, Stage II Light Rail
Transit, PA, $26,250,000;
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Chicago, Ravenswood Brown Line Expansion
Project, IL, $2,000,000;
DART, Suburban Areas Extension, Dallas, TX,
$60,000,000;
Dulles Link Project, VA, $18,000,000;
East Side Access Project, NY, $12,000,000;
Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, Cleve-
land, OH, $6,000,000;
Houston 
Advanced 
Metro 
Transit 
Plan,
$20,000,000;
Hudson-Bergen, Hoboken to Tonnelle Ave., NJ
(MOS2), $50,000,000;
Hudson-Bergen, Jersey City, Bayonne & Hobo-
ken, NJ (MOS1), $19,200,000;
Interstate MAX Light Rail Transit Extension
Project, Portland, OR, $70,000,000;
Johnson County Commuter Rail, KS, $400,000;
Little Rock River Rail, AR, $2,000,000;
Los Angeles, North Hollywood Extension, CA,
$40,490,000;
Lowell, MA to Nashua, NH Commuter Rail Ext.
Project, NH, $500,000;
MARC Expansion Project, MD, $12,000,000;
MARTA North Line Extension Project Comple-
tion, GA, $16,110,000;
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MATA Medical Rail Extension, Memphis,TN,
$15,610,000;
Medical Center Light Rail Extension, UT,
$10,000,000;
Metro Link Commuter Rail, St. Clair Extension
Project, IL, $3,370,000;
Metro North Rolling Stock, CT, $6,000,000;
Nashville Light Rail, TN, $3,500,000;
Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, 15 Station Light
Rail Line, NJ, $60,000,000;
North Shore Connector Project, Pittsburgh, PA,
$7,025,000;
North/South TRAX Light Rail Transit Line,
UT, $720,000;
Oceanside-Escondido Light Rail Project, CA,
$12,200,000;
Ogden to Provo Commuter Rail Corridor, UT,
$6,000,000;
Pawtucket Layover Facility, RI, $4,500,000;
Port McKenzie Ferry, AK, $5,000,000;
Raleigh, 
Triangle 
Transit 
Project, 
NC,
$11,000,000;
Resort 
Corridor 
Project, 
Las 
Vegas, 
NV,
$9,000,000;
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Salt Lake City University TRAX Light Rail
Transit Line, UT, $68,760,000;
San Diego Mission Valley East Line Project, CA,
$65,000,000;
San Juan-Tren Urbano, $30,038,000;
Santa Fe/El Dorado Rail Link, NM, $1,000,000;
Scranton to New York City Passenger Rail Serv-
ice, PA, $3,000,000;
SEPTA Schuylkill Valley Metro Project, PA,
$15,000,000;
Sounder Commuter Rail, WA, $30,000,000;
Stamford Urban Transitway, Phase 2 Project,
CT, $12,000,000;
T-REX Southeast Light Rail Corridor, CO,
$70,000,000;
Tri-Rail, 
Double 
Track 
Improvement, 
FL,
$18,500,000;
Twin Cities Hiawatha & Northstar Projects,
MN, $48,000,000;
Vermont 
Transportation 
Authority 
Rolling
Stock, VT, $1,000,000;
Virginia Railway Express VRE, Project, VA,
$4,000,000;
Wilmington Train Station improvements, DE,
$3,000,000;
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Wilsonville to Beaverton Commuter Rail Project,
OR, $4,500,000; and
WMATA Addison Rd, Largo Extension, MD,
$60,000,000.
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
Notwithstanding section 3037(l)(3) of Public Law
105–178, as amended, for necessary expenses to carry out
section 3037 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998,
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That no more than $150,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That up
to $300,000 of the funds provided under this heading may
be used by the Federal Transit Administration for technical
assistance and support and performance reviews of the Job
Access and Reverse Commute Grants program: Provided
further, That $25,000,000 shall be transferred to and
merged with funds for new fixed guideway systems under
the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment
Grants account.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to
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the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s
budget for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operations and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway oper-
ated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Devel-
opment Corporation, $13,345,000, to be derived from the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law
99–662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Research 
and 
Special 
Programs 
Administration,
$43,725,000, of which $645,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $3,342,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That
up to $1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g)
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may be
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credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in perform-
ance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals
functions.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107,
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $63,857,000, of which
$7,472,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30,
2005; of which $56,385,000 shall be derived from the Pipe-
line Safety Fund, of which $24,823,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c),
$200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Pro-
vided, That not more than $14,300,000 shall be made avail-
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able for obligation in fiscal year 2003 from amounts made
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C.
5116(i) and 5127(d) shall be made available for obligation
by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation,
or his designee.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $57,421,000: Provided, That the
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act,
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3) to investigate allegations of
fraud, including false statements to the government (18
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to
regulation by the Department: Provided further, That the
funds made available under this heading shall be used to
investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United
States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers
and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and
foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$19,459,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not to exceed $1,000,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2003, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than
$18,459,000.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $5,194,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
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provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received for publications and training expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902)
$72,500,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for
official reception and representation expenses.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms, or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902).
SEC. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2003 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall
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be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or
previous appropriations Acts.
SEC. 303. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
Department of Transportation shall be available for services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 304. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 105 political
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by
this provision or political and Presidential appointees in
an independent agency funded in this Act may be assigned
on temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor-
tation or such independent agency.
SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings fund-
ed in this Act.
SEC. 306. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fis-
cal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 307. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 309. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of
Transportation shall—
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses and programs funded from the
administrative 
takedown 
authorized 
by 
section
104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for the
highway use tax evasion program and for the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics;
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(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation
limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to
the unobligated balance of amounts made available
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety programs for the previous fiscal year the
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
(3) determine the ratio that—
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
Highways less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs (other than
sums authorized to be appropriated for sections
set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub-
section (b) and sums authorized to be appro-
priated for section 105 of title 23, United States
Code, equal to the amount referred to in sub-
section (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggre-
gate of the amounts not distributed under para-
graph (1) of this subsection;
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 117
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of title 23, United States Code (relating to high pri-
ority projects program), section 201 of the Appa-
lachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Wood-
row Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995,
and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section
105 of title 23, United States Code (relating to min-
imum guarantee) so that the amount of obligation au-
thority available for each of such sections is equal to
the amount determined by multiplying the ratio de-
termined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized
to be appropriated for such section (except in the case
of section 105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided
for Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts
not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and
amounts distributed under paragraph (4) for each of
the programs that are allocated by the Secretary
under title 23, United States Code (other than activi-
ties to which paragraph (1) applies and programs to
which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the
ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums
authorized to be appropriated for such program for
such fiscal year: Provided, That the amount of obliga-
tion limitation distributed for each program does not
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(4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface Trans-
portation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under sections 149(b)
and 149(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Re-
location Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103
through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef-
ficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 of title 23,
United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century; and (8) under section 105 of title 23, United
States Code (but, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000
for such fiscal year).
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall
after August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution of
the obligation limitation made available under subsection
(a) if a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur-
ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to
those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those
previously distributed during that fiscal year giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated balances of
funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23,
United States Code, section 160 (as in effect on the day
before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century) of title 23, United States Code, and under
section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943–1945).
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(d) The obligation limitation shall apply to transpor-
tation research programs carried out under chapter 5 of
title 23, United States Code, except that obligation author-
ity made available for such programs under such limitation
shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years.
(e) Not later than 30 days after the date of the dis-
tribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds: (1) that
are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for
Federal-aid highways programs (other than the program
under section 160 of title 23, United States Code) and for
carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United
States Code, and highway-related programs under chapter
4 of title 23, United States Code; and (2) that the Secretary
determines will not be allocated to the States, and will not
be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the
imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same
ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under sub-
section (a)(6). The funds so distributed shall be available
for any purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23,
United States Code.
(f) Obligation limitation distributed for a fiscal year
under subsection (a)(4) of this section for a section set forth
in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used and
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shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation im-
posed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway
safety construction programs for future fiscal years.
SEC. 311. (a) No recipient of funds made available in
this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined
in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of
motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record
as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18
U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall
not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee
if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would
establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles
wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation
Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
SEC. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing sys-
tems (along with associated approach lighting equipment
and runway visual range equipment) which conform to
FAA design and performance specifications, the purchase
of which was assisted by a Federal airport-aid program,
airport development aid program or airport improvement
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program grant: Provided, That, the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall accept such equipment, which shall there-
after be operated and maintained by FAA in accordance
with agency criteria.
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds
made available by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Admin-
istration, Capital investment grants’’ for projects specified
in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act
not obligated by September 30, 2005, and other recoveries,
shall be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C.
5309.
SEC. 315. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2002, under any
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that
remain available for expenditure may be transferred to and
administered under the most recent appropriation heading
for any such section.
SEC. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
whenever an allocation is made of the sums authorized to
be appropriated for expenditure on the Federal lands high-
way program, and whenever an apportionment is made of
the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on
the surface transportation program, the congestion mitiga-
tion and air quality improvement program, the National
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Highway System, the Interstate maintenance program, the
bridge program, the Appalachian development highway sys-
tem, and the minimum guarantee program, the Secretary
of Transportation shall—
(1) deduct a sum in such amount not to exceed
.45 percent of all sums so made available, as the Sec-
retary determines necessary, to administer the provi-
sions of law to be financed from appropriations for
motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier safe-
ty research: Provided, That any deduction by the Sec-
retary of Transportation in accordance with this sub-
section shall be deemed to be a deduction under sec-
tion 104(a)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, and
the sum so deducted shall remain available until ex-
pended; and
(2) deduct a sum in such amount not to exceed
1.9 percent of all sums so made available, as the Sec-
retary determines necessary to administer the provi-
sions of law to be financed from appropriations for
the programs authorized under chapters 1 and 2 of
title 23, United States Code, and to make transfers in
accordance with section 104(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 23,
United States Code: Provided, That any deduction by
the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with
this subsection shall be deemed to be a deduction
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under section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States
Code, and the sum so deducted shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 317. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training may be credited respectively
to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid
Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit Administration’s
‘‘Transit Planning and Research’’ account, and to the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’
account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating
in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
SEC. 318. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii
ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used to construct new vessels
and facilities, or to improve existing vessels and facilities,
including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of
such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities: Pro-
vided, That not more than $3,000,000 of the funds made
available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be
used by the State of Hawaii to initiate and operate a pas-
senger ferryboat services demonstration project to test the
viability of different intra-island and inter-island ferry
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boat routes and technology: Provided further, that notwith-
standing the provisions 49 U.S.C. 5302(a)(7), funds made
available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry boats may be used
to acquire passenger ferry boats and to provide passenger
ferry transportation services within areas of the State of
Hawaii under the control or use of the National Park Serv-
ice.
SEC. 319. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid
highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bu-
reau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be
subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid high-
ways and highway safety construction.
SEC. 320. (a) Section 47107 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 47107(p) the
following:
‘‘(q) Notwithstanding any written assurances pre-
scribed in subsections (a) through (p), a general aviation
airport with more than 300,000 annual operations may be
exempt from having to accept scheduled passenger air car-
rier service, provided that the following conditions are met:
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‘‘(1) No scheduled passenger air carrier has pro-
vided service at the airport within five years prior to
January 1, 2002;
‘‘(2) The airport is located within the Class B
airspace of an airport that maintains an airport op-
erating certificate pursuant to Section 44706 of title
49; and,
‘‘(3) The certificated airport operating under
Section 44706 of title 49 has sufficient capacity and
does not contribute to significant delays as defined by
DOT/FAA in the ‘Airport Capacity Benchmark Re-
port 2001’.
‘‘(r) An airport that meets the conditions of subsections
(q)(1) through (3) is not subject to Section 47524 of title
49 with respect to a prohibition on all scheduled passenger
service.’’.
(b) This section shall be effective upon enactment, not-
withstanding any other section of title 49.
SEC. 321. 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, telegraph, telephone, letter, printed or written ma-
terial, radio, television, video presentation, electronic com-
munications, or other device, intended or designed to influ-
ence in any manner a Member of Congress or of a State
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legislature to favor or oppose by vote or otherwise, any legis-
lation or appropriation by Congress or a State legislature
after the introduction of any bill or resolution in Congress
proposing such legislation or appropriation, or after the in-
troduction of any bill or resolution in a State legislature
proposing such legislation or appropriation: Provided, That
this shall not prevent officers or employees of the Depart-
ment of Transportation or related agencies funded in this
Act from communicating to Members of Congress or to Con-
gress, on the request of any Member, or to members of State
legislature, or to a State legislature, through the proper offi-
cial channels, requests for legislation or appropriations
which they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of busi-
ness.
SEC. 322. (a) Funds provided in Public Law 106–69
for the Wilmington, Delaware downtown transit connector
and funds provided in Public Law 106–346 for the Wil-
mington downtown corridor project shall be available for
Wilmington, Delaware commuter rail improvements.
(b) Funds provided in Public Law 106–346 for Mis-
soula Ravalli Transportation Management Administration
buses shall be available for Missoula Ravalli Transportation
Management Administration buses and bus facilities.
SEC. 323. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made
available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless
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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 avail-
able in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that
entities receiving the assistance should, in expending
the assistance, purchase only American-made equip-
ment 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 agency
shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a no-
tice 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 agen-
cy that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 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,
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the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or sub-
contract made with funds made available in this Act, pur-
suant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility proce-
dures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
Walnut Ridge Regional Airport shall transfer to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) their localizer instrument
landing system, which shall thereafter be operated and
maintained by FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
SEC. 325. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
Williams Gateway Airport shall transfer to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control tower
equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and main-
tained by FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
SEC. 326. 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 cred-
ited to appropriations of the Department and allocated to
elements of the Department using fair and equitable criteria
and such funds shall be available until December 31, 2003.
SEC. 327. Section 218(a) of Title 23, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘reauthorization of the’’ be-
fore ‘‘Transportation’’.
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SEC. 328. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is au-
thorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore
sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock
upon the payment to the Department of an amount deter-
mined by the Secretary.
SEC. 329. In addition to amounts otherwise made
available in this Act, to enable the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to make grants for surface transportation projects,
$90,600,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 330. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall approve the construction of Type
II noise barriers from funds apportioned under sections
104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code at
the following location in Georgia: On the West Side of I–
285 between Paces Ferry Road and the Chattahoochee
River.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Transportation shall approve the use of funds
apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b)
of title 23, United States Code, for construction of Type
II noise barriers on the West side of GA 400 from the
Glenridge Connector to Northland Drive.
SEC. 331. None of the funds in this Act may be used
to make a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation no-
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tifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
not less than 3 full business days before any discretionary
grant award is made under section 1221 of Public Law
105–178 and before any grant award letter of intent, or
full funding grant agreement totaling $500,000 or more is
announced by the department or its modal administrations
from any discretionary grant program within the Depart-
ment: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds
that are not available for obligation.
SEC. 332. Of the funds provided in section 101(a)(2)
of Public Law 107–42, $77,100,000 are rescinded.
SEC. 333. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences under which agreement the National Academy of
Sciences shall conduct a study of the procedures by which
the Department of Energy, together with the Department
of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
selects routes for the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from
research nuclear reactors between or among existing De-
partment of Energy facilities currently licensed to accept
such spent nuclear fuel.
(b) In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
National Academy of Sciences shall analyze the manner in
which the Department of Energy—
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(1) selects potential routes for the shipment of
spent nuclear fuel from research nuclear reactors be-
tween or among existing Department facilities cur-
rently licensed to accept such spent nuclear fuel;
(2) selects such a route for a specific shipment of
such spent nuclear fuel; and
(3) conducts assessments of the risks associated
with shipments of such spent nuclear fuel along such
a route.
(c) The analysis under subsection (b) shall include a
consideration whether, and to what extent, the procedures
analyzed for purposes of that subsection take into account
the following:
(1) The proximity of the routes under consider-
ation to major population centers and the risks asso-
ciated with shipments of spent nuclear fuel from re-
search nuclear reactors through densely populated
areas.
(2) Current traffic and accident data with re-
spect to the routes under consideration.
(3) The quality of the roads comprising the
routes under consideration.
(4) Emergency response capabilities along the
routes under consideration.
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(5) The proximity of the routes under consider-
ation to places or venues (including sports stadiums,
convention centers, concert halls and theaters, and
other venues) where large numbers of people gather.
(d) In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
National Academy of Sciences shall also make such rec-
ommendations regarding the matters studied as the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences considers appropriate.
(e) The Secretary shall disperse to the National Acad-
emy of Sciences the funds for the cost of the study required
by subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(f) Not later than six months after the date of the dis-
persal of funds under subsection (e), the National Academy
of Sciences shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection
(a), including the recommendations required by subsection
(d).
(g) In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees
of Congress’’ means—
(1) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, Energy and Natural Resources, and
Environment and Public Works of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
the House of Representatives; and
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(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
SEC. 334. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration and the Transportation Security Administration
without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities
and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings
for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation,
aviation security or weather reporting: Provided, That the
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to nego-
tiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve
agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide
land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities
and the TSA for necessary security checkpoints.
SEC. 335. Using up to $300,000 of the amount appro-
priated for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Trans-
portation for the Coast Guard for acquisition, construction,
and improvements by title I of Public Law 107–87 (115
Stat. 836), the Secretary of Transportation shall, by grant,
reimburse the City of Escanaba, Michigan, for the costs in-
curred by the City for the repair of the North wall of the
municipal dock, Escanaba, Michigan, a facility used by the
Coast Guard.
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SEC. 336. For the purpose of any applicable law, for
fiscal year 2003, the city of Norman, Oklahoma, shall be
considered to be part of the Oklahoma City Transportation
Management Area.
SEC. 337. For an airport project that the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deter-
mines will add critical airport capacity to the national air
transportation system, the Administrator is authorized to
accept funds from an airport sponsor, including entitlement
funds provided under the ‘‘Grants-in-Aid for Airports’’ pro-
gram, for the FAA to hire additional staff or obtain the
services of consultants: Provided, That the Administrator
is authorized to accept and utilize such funds only for the
purpose of facilitating the timely processing, review, and
completion of environmental activities associated with such
project.
SEC. 338. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of subchapter I of Chapter 471 of title 49,
the Secretary of Transportation may provide grants under
such subchapter I of chapter 471 to the airport sponsor of
the Double Eagle II Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
for—
(1) the construction of an air traffic control
tower; and
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(2) the acquisition and installation of air traffic
control equipment to be used in the air traffic control
tower that will assist in sustaining or improving the
safe and efficient movement of air traffic.
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The sponsor shall be eligible for a
grant under this section if—
(1) the sponsor would otherwise be eligible to
participate in the pilot program established under
section 47124(b)(3) of title 49 except for the lack of
the air traffic control tower proposed to be constructed
under this section; and
(2) the sponsor agrees to fund not less than 10
percent of the costs of construction of the air traffic
control tower.
(c) PROJECT COSTS.—Grants under this act shall be
paid only from amounts apportioned to the sponsor or for
airports in the state under section 47114(d) of title 49,
United States Code.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of construction of an air traffic control tower under this
section may not exceed $1,800,000.
SEC. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
States may use funds provided in this Act under Section
402 of title 23, United States Code, to produce and place
highway safety public service messages in television, radio,
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cinema, and print media, and on the Internet in accord-
ance with guidance issued by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That any state that uses funds for such
public service messages shall submit to the Secretary a re-
port describing and assessing the effectiveness of the mes-
sages: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the funds allo-
cated for innovative seat belt projects under Section 157 of
title 23, United States Code, and $10,000,000 of funds allo-
cated under Section 410 of title 23, United States Code,
shall be used as directed by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administrator, to purchase advertising in broadcast
media to support the national mobilizations conducted in
all fifty states, aimed at increasing seat belt use and reduc-
ing impaired driving.
SEC. 340. For purposes of entering into joint public-
private partnerships and other cooperative arrangements
for the performance of work, the Coast Guard Yard and
other Coast Guard specialized facilities designated by the
Commandant may enter into agreements or other arrange-
ments, receive and retain funds from and pay funds to such
public and private entities, and may accept contributions
of funds, materials, services, and the use of facilities from
such entities: Provided, That amounts received under this
section may be credited to appropriate Coast Guard ac-
counts.
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SEC. 341. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to
approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment
of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have com-
pleted the normal reprogramming process for Congressional
notification.
SEC. 342. Insert the following new section at the end
of chapter 53 of Title 49, United States Code:
‘‘SEC. 5339. Effective for funds not yet expended on
the effective date of this section, the federal share for funds
under this chapter for a grantee named in section 603(14)
of Public Law 97–468 shall be the same as the federal share
under 23 U.S.C. section 120(b) for federal aid highway
funds apportioned to the state in which it operates.’’.
SEC. 343. (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall enter into an agreement with the State
of Nevada, the State of Arizona, or both, to provide a meth-
od of funding for construction of a Hoover Dam Bypass
Bridge from funds allocated for the Federal Lands Highway
Program under section 202(b) of title 23, United States
Code.
(b) METHODS OF FUNDING.—
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(1) The agreement entered into under subsection
(a) shall provide for funding in a manner consistent
with the advance construction and debt instrument fi-
nancing procedures for Federal-Aid Highways set
forth in sections 115 and 122 of title 23, except that
the funding source may include funds made available
under the Federal Lands Highway Program.
(2) Eligibility for funding under this subsection
shall not be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or
obligation on the part of the United States to provide
for payment of principal or interest of an eligible
debt financing instrument as so defined in section
122, nor create a right of a third party against the
United States for payment under an eligible debt fi-
nancing instrument. The agreement entered into pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall make specific reference to
this provision of law.
(3) The provisions of this section do not limit the
use of other available funds for which the project ref-
erenced in subsection (a) is eligible.
SEC. 344. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available in this Act may be made available to any
person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American
Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
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SEC. 345. For fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, historic covered bridges eligible for
Federal assistance under section 1224 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended, may be fund-
ed from amounts set aside for the discretionary bridge pro-
gram.
SEC. 346. None of the funds provided in this Act or
prior Appropriations Acts for Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition,
construction, and improvements’’ shall be available after the
fifteenth day of any quarter of any fiscal year, unless the
Commandant of the Coast Guard first submits to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations a quarterly re-
port on the agency’s mission hour emphasis and a quarterly
report on all major Coast Guard acquisition projects in-
cluding projects executed for the Coast Guard by the United
States Navy and vessel traffic service projects: Provided,
That such acquisition reports shall include an acquisition
schedule, estimated current and year funding requirements,
and a schedule of anticipated obligations and outlays for
each major acquisition project: Provided further, That such
acquisition reports shall rate on a relative scale the cost
risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associated with each
acquisition project and include a table detailing unobli-
gated balances to date and anticipated unobligated balances
at the close of the fiscal year and the close of the following
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fiscal year should the Administration’s pending budget re-
quest for the acquisition, construction, and improvements
account be fully funded: Provided further, That such acqui-
sition reports shall also provide abbreviated information on
the status of shore facility construction and renovation
projects: Provided further, That all information submitted
in such mission hour emphasis and acquisition reports shall
be current as of the last day of the preceding quarter.
SEC. 347. Of the funds made available in fiscal year
2003 in Section 1503 of Public Law 105–178, as amended,
$115,000,000 shall instead be available for the programs
authorized in Section 1101(a)(9) of such Act and
$15,000,000 shall instead be made available for Section
1221 of such Act.
SEC. 348. Funds provided in this Act for the Transpor-
tation Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be re-
duced by $56,638,000, which limits fiscal year 2003 TASC
obligational authority for elements of the Department of
Transportation funded in this Act to no more than
$75,141,000: Provided, That such reductions from the budg-
et request shall be allocated by the Department of Transpor-
tation to each appropriations account in proportion to the
amount included in each account for the Transportation
Administrative Service Center.
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SEC. 349. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in
Section 350 of Public Law 107–87.
SEC. 350. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and subject to the requirements of this section, the Sec-
retary of Transportation is authorized to waive any of the
terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained
in the deeds of conveyance and subsequent corrections to the
deeds of conveyance under which the United States conveyed
certain property to Gadsden, Alabama, for airport pur-
poses.
(b) No waiver may be granted under subsection (a)
if the waiver would result in the closure of an airport.
(c) Any waiver granted by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following
conditions:
(1) Gadsden, Alabama, shall agree that in sell-
ing, leasing, or conveying any interest in, the prop-
erty for which waivers are granted under subsection
(a), the amount received by the city shall be used by
the city for the development, improvement, operation,
or maintenance of the Gadsden Municipal Airport.
(2) The city will dedicate to the airport fund
that supports the Gadsden Municipal Airport an
amount which is equal to the fair lease value or the
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fair market value, as the case may be, of the property
for which waivers are granted under subsection (a)
unless any of the airport property was the subject of
a taking and condemnation by the federal govern-
ment.
SEC. 351. Section 1023(h) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note;
Public Law 102–240) is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting
‘‘OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES AND’’ before ‘‘PUB-
LIC’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to any vehicle
which’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘to—
‘‘(A) any over-the-road bus (as defined in
section 301 of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181)); or
‘‘(B) any vehicle that’’.
SEC. 352. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds made available for construction of roads and a bridge
to provide access to the Rose Bluff industrial area, Lake
Charles, Louisiana, under section 149(a)(87) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987 (101 Stat. 194; 109 Stat. 607) and item 17 of the
table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2038)
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shall be made available for the project in Lake Charles, Lou-
isiana, consisting of—
(1) construction of Nelson Access Road to the
Port of Lake Charles as described in item 1596 of the
table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 315);
(2) reconstruction of Cove Lane; and
(3) planning, design, and construction of Port
Access Road.
SEC. 353. Section 342 of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, is
amended by striking ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap
and King Counties to Seattle’’ and inserting ‘‘Ferry/tunnel
project in Bremerton, Washington’’.
SEC. 354. Section 343 of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, is
amended by striking ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap
and King Counties to Seattle’’ and inserting ‘‘Ferry/tunnel
project in Bremerton, Washington’’.
SEC. 355. In addition to amounts otherwise made
available by this Act, there is hereby appropriated
$3,500,000, to remain available until expended, to enable
the Secretary to maintain operations of the Midway Island
airfield for a period of not less than one year beyond the
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date at which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ceases said
operations.
SEC. 356. (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—As soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to evaluate the impact of the final rule re-
lating to prevention of significant deterioration and non-
attainment new source review, published at 67 Fed. Reg.
80186 (December 31, 2002). The study shall include—
(1) increases or decreases in emissions of pollut-
ants regulated under the New Source Review pro-
gram;
(2) impacts on human health;
(3) pollution control and prevention technologies
installed after the effective date of the rule at facilities
covered under the rulemaking;
(4) increases or decreases in efficiency of oper-
ations, including energy efficiency, at covered facili-
ties; and
(5) other relevant data.
(b) DEADLINE.—The NAS shall submit an interim re-
port to Congress no later than March 3, 2004, and shall
submit a final report on implementation of the rules.
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SEC. 357. Section 145(c) of Public Law 107–71 is
amended by striking the number (18) and inserting the
number (36).
SEC. 358. SUSQUEHANNA GREENWAY, MARYLAND. The
table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century is amended in item 1603 (112
Stat. 316) by striking ‘‘Construct pedestrian bicycle bridge
across Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and
Perryville’’ and inserting ‘‘Develop Lower Susquehanna
Heritage Greenway, including acquisition of property, con-
struction of hiker-biker trails, and construction or use of
docks, ferry boats, bridges, or vans to convey bikers and pe-
destrians across the Susquehanna River between Cecil
County and Harford County’’.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2003’’.
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DIVISION J—TREASURY AND GENERAL
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS, 2003
Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of
the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for
other purposes.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the
Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and
for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices in-
cluding operation and maintenance of the Treasury Build-
ing and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; mainte-
nance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of com-
mercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or
owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of offi-
cial business; not to exceed $3,500,000 for official travel ex-
penses; not to exceed $3,813,000, to remain available until
expended for information technology modernization require-
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ments; not to exceed $150,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; not to exceed $258,000 for unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and
expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treas-
ury and to be accounted for solely on his certificate,
$191,887,000: Provided, That the Office of Foreign Assets
Control shall be funded at no less than $21,206,000 and
120 full time equivalent positions: Provided further, That
of these amounts $2,900,000 is available for grants to State
and local law enforcement groups to help fight money laun-
dering: Provided further, That of these amounts, $5,893,000
shall be for the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit
Program, of which such amounts as may be necessary may
be transferred to accounts of the Department’s offices and
bureaus to conduct audits: Provided further, That this
transfer authority shall be in addition to any other pro-
vided in this Act.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For development and acquisition of automatic data
processing equipment, software, and services for the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, $68,828,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That these funds shall be trans-
ferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy
the requirements of the Department’s offices, bureaus, and
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other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer
authority shall be in addition to any other transfer author-
ity provided in this Act: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated shall be used to support or supple-
ment the Internal Revenue Service appropriations for In-
formation Systems or Business Systems Modernization.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, not to exceed $2,000,000 for offi-
cial travel expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; and not to exceed $100,000 for unforeseen emergencies
of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under
the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury,
$35,424,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses.
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector Gen-
eral for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase (not
to exceed 150 for replacement only for police-type use) and
hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); serv-
ices authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administra-
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tion; not to exceed $6,000,000 for official travel expenses;
and not to exceed $500,000 for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under
the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra-
tion, $123,962,000.
AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to administer the Air Trans-
portation Stabilization Board established by section 102 of
the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization
Act (Public Law 107–42), $6,041,000, to remain available
until expended.
TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND
RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the
Treasury Building and Annex, $30,932,000, to remain
available until expended.
EXPANDED ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
To develop and implement programs to expand access
to financial services for low- and moderate-income individ-
uals, $2,000,000, such funds to become available upon au-
thorization of this program as provided by law and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of these
funds, such sums as may be necessary may be transferred
to accounts of the Department’s offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer author-
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ity shall be in addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided in this Act.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Sec-
retary, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, to
reimburse any Department of the Treasury organization for
the costs of providing support to counter, investigate, or
prosecute unexpected threats or acts of terrorism, including
payment of rewards in connection with these activities: Pro-
vided, That use of such funds shall be subject to prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations in accordance
with guidelines for reprogramming and transfer of funds.
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; travel expenses of non-Federal law enforcement per-
sonnel to attend meetings concerned with financial intel-
ligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
tion; not to exceed $14,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law en-
forcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$50,517,000, of which not to exceed $3,400,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2005; and of which
$8,338,000 shall remain available until September 30,
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2004: Provided, That funds appropriated in this account
may be used to procure personal services contracts.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, as a bureau of the Department of
the Treasury, including materials and support costs of Fed-
eral law enforcement basic training; purchase (not to exceed
52 for police-type use, without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
for expenses for student athletic and related activities; uni-
forms without regard to the general purchase price limita-
tion for the current fiscal year; the conducting of and par-
ticipating in firearms matches and presentation of awards;
for public awareness and enhancing community support of
law enforcement training; not to exceed $11,500 for official
reception and representation expenses; room and board for
student interns; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $126,660,000, of which $650,000 shall be available
for an interagency effort to establish written standards on
accreditation of Federal law enforcement training; and of
which up to $24,266,000 for materials and support costs
of Federal law enforcement basic training shall remain
available until September 30, 2005, and of which up to 20
percent of the $24,266,000 also shall be available for travel,
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room and board costs for participating agency basic train-
ing during the first quarter of a fiscal year, subject to full
reimbursement by the benefitting agency: Provided, That
the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of property,
both real and personal, and to accept services, for author-
ized purposes, including funding of a gift of intrinsic value
which shall be awarded annually by the Director of the Cen-
ter to the outstanding student who graduated from a basic
training program at the Center during the previous fiscal
year, which shall be funded only by gifts received through
the Center’s gift authority: Provided further, That the Cen-
ter is authorized to accept detailees from other Federal
agencies, on a non-reimbursable basis, to staff the accredita-
tion function: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, students attending training at any
Center site shall reside in on-Center or Center-provided
housing, insofar as available and in accordance with Center
policy: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this
account shall be available, at the discretion of the Director,
for the following: training United States Postal Service law
enforcement personnel and Postal police officers; State and
local government law enforcement training on a space-
available basis; training of foreign law enforcement officials
on a space-available basis with reimbursement of actual
costs to this appropriation, except that reimbursement may
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be waived by the Secretary for law enforcement training
activities in foreign countries undertaken pursuant to sec-
tion 801 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act of 1996, (Public Law 104–32); training of private sec-
tor security officials on a space-available basis with reim-
bursement of actual costs to this appropriation; and travel
expenses of non-Federal personnel to attend course develop-
ment meetings and training sponsored by the Center: Pro-
vided further, That the Center is authorized to obligate
funds in anticipation of reimbursements from agencies re-
ceiving training sponsored by the Center, except that total
obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total
budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year:
Provided further, That the Center is authorized to provide
training for the Gang Resistance Education and Training
program to Federal and non-Federal personnel at any facil-
ity in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms: Provided further, That the Center is authorized
to provide short-term medical services for students under-
going training at the Center.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center, for acquisition of necessary additional real
property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, facil-
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ity improvements, and related expenses, $32,029,000, to re-
main available until expended.
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
For expenses necessary to conduct investigations and
convict offenders involved in organized crime drug traf-
ficking, including cooperative efforts with State and local
law enforcement, as it relates to the Treasury Department
law enforcement violations such as money laundering, vio-
lent crime, and smuggling, $107,576,000.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Financial Management
Service, $220,664,000, of which not to exceed $9,220,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2005, for infor-
mation systems modernization initiatives; and of which not
to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco and Firearms, including purchase of not to exceed
822 vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 shall be for
replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire
of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may
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be determined by the Director; for payment of per diem
and/or subsistence allowances to employees where a major
investigative assignment requires an employee to work 16
hours or more per day or to remain overnight at his or
her post of duty; not to exceed $20,000 for official reception
and representation expenses; for training of State and local
law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement,
including training in connection with the training and ac-
quisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detec-
tion; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and de-
velopment programs for Laboratory Services and Fire Re-
search Center activities; and provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local agencies, with or without reimburse-
ment, $888,430,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall
be available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided
by 18 U.S.C. 924(d)(2); of which up to $2,000,000 shall
be available for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, equip-
ment, or aircraft available for official use by a State or
local law enforcement agency if the conveyance will be used
in joint law enforcement operations with the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco and Firearms and for the payment of over-
time salaries including Social Security and Medicare, trav-
el, fuel, training, equipment, supplies, and other similar
costs of State and local law enforcement personnel, includ-
ing sworn officers and support personnel, that are incurred
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in joint operations with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms; of which $13,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be available for disbursements through
grants, cooperative agreements or contracts to local govern-
ments for Gang Resistance Education and Training; and
of which $3,200,000 for a new headquarters shall remain
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That no
funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or
administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or
centralizing, within the Department of the Treasury, the
records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposi-
tion of firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees:
Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall
be used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation
of any officer or employee of the United States to implement
an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to
change the definition of ‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR
178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11
as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to
investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal
firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be available to investigate and
act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from
Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Pro-
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vided further, That no funds under this Act may be used
to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to
18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification
code.
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Customs
Service, including purchase and lease of up to 1,500 motor
vehicles of which 550 are for replacement only and of which
1,465 are for police-type use and commercial operations;
hire of motor vehicles; contracting with individuals for per-
sonal services abroad; not to exceed $40,000 for official re-
ception and representation expenses; and awards of com-
pensation to informers, as authorized by any Act enforced
by the United States Customs Service, $2,501,488,000, of
which such sums as become available in the Customs User
Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985, as amended (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived
from that Account; of the total, not to exceed $150,000 shall
be available for payment for rental space in connection with
preclearance operations; not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be
available until expended for research; not less than
$100,000 shall be available to promote public awareness of
the child pornography tipline; not less than $200,000 shall
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be available for Project Alert; not to exceed $5,000,000 shall
be available until expended for conducting special oper-
ations pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2081; not to exceed $8,000,000
shall be available until expended for the procurement of au-
tomation infrastructure items, including hardware, soft-
ware, and installation; and not to exceed $5,000,000 shall
be available until expended for repairs to Customs facilities:
Provided, That of the total amount of funds made available
for forced child labor activities in fiscal year 2003, not to
exceed $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
operations and support of such activities: Provided further,
That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the gen-
eral purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the fiscal year aggregate overtime limitation pre-
scribed in subsection 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911
(19 U.S.C. 261 and 267) shall be $30,000.
HARBOR MAINTENANCE FEE COLLECTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses related to the collection
of the Harbor Maintenance Fee, pursuant to Public Law
103–182, $3,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund and to be transferred to and merged with
the Customs ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account for such pur-
poses.
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OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROCUREMENT, AIR AND
MARINE INTERDICTION PROGRAMS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the operation and maintenance of marine vessels, aircraft,
and other related equipment of the Air and Marine Pro-
grams, including operational training and mission-related
travel, and rental payments for facilities occupied by the
air or marine interdiction and demand reduction pro-
grams, the operations of which include the following: the
interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of
support to Customs and other Federal, State, and local
agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws en-
forced by the Customs Service; and, at the discretion of the
Commissioner of Customs, the provision of assistance to
Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement
and emergency humanitarian efforts, $177,829,000, which
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no
aircraft or other related equipment, with the exception of
aircraft which is one of a kind and has been identified as
excess to Customs requirements and aircraft which has been
damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, during fiscal year 2003 without the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION
For expenses not otherwise provided for Customs auto-
mated systems, $435,332,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not less than $312,900,000 shall be for
the development of the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading may be obligated for the Automated Commer-
cial Environment until the United States Customs Service
prepares and submits to the Committees on Appropriations
a plan for expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning
and investment control review requirements established by
the Office of Management and Budget, including OMB Cir-
cular A–11, part 3; (2) complies with the United States
Customs Service’s Enterprise Information Systems Archi-
tecture; (3) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition management
practices of the Federal Government; (4) is reviewed and
approved by the Customs Investment Review Board, the De-
partment of the Treasury, and the Office of Management
and Budget; and (5) is reviewed by the General Accounting
Office: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading may be obligated for the Auto-
mated Commercial Environment until such expenditure
plan has been approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
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UNITED STATES MINT
UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States
Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through
the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs
associated with the production of circulating coins, numis-
matic coins, and protective services, including both oper-
ating expenses and capital investments. The aggregate
amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during
fiscal year 2003 under such section 5136 for circulating
coinage and protective service capital investments of the
United States Mint shall not exceed $34,900,000.
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt
issues of the United States, $195,473,000, of which not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, and of which not to exceed
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for sys-
tems modernization: Provided, That the sum appropriated
herein from the General Fund for fiscal year 2003 shall be
reduced by not more than $4,400,000 as definitive security
issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor Account Mainte-
nance fees are collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year
2003 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at
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$191,073,000. In addition, $40,000 to be derived from the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse the Bureau
for administrative and personnel expenses for financial
management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Public Law 101–380.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for pre-filing taxpayer assistance and education, filing and
account services, shared services support, general manage-
ment and administration; and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner, $3,955,777,000, of which up to $3,950,000
shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program,
of which $7,000,000 shall be available for low-income tax-
payer clinic grants, and of which not to exceed $25,000
shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for determining and establishing tax liabilities; providing
litigation support; conducting criminal investigation and
enforcement activities; securing unfiled tax returns; col-
lecting unpaid accounts; conducting a document matching
program; resolving taxpayer problems through prompt
identification, referral and settlement; compiling statistics
of income and conducting compliance research; purchase
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(for police-type use, not to exceed 850) and hire of passenger
motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined
by the Commissioner, $3,729,072,000, of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2005, for research, and of which $60,000,000 shall be used
to combat abusive tax shelters.
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE
For funding essential earned income tax credit compli-
ance and error reduction initiatives, $146,000,000, of which
not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used to reimburse the So-
cial Security Administration for the costs of implementing
section 1090 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service
for information systems and telecommunications support,
including developmental information systems and oper-
ational information systems; the hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner, $1,632,444,000, which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, $436,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2005, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech-
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nology systems, including management and related contrac-
tual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs
associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
Provided, That none of these funds may be obligated until
the Internal Revenue Service submits to the Committees on
Appropriations, and such Committees approve, a plan for
expenditure that: (1) meets the capital planning and invest-
ment control review requirements established by the Office
of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11 part
3; (2) complies with the Internal Revenue Service’s enter-
prise architecture, including the modernization blueprint;
(3) conforms with the Internal Revenue Service’s enterprise
life cycle methodology; (4) is approved by the Internal Rev-
enue Service, the Department of the Treasury, and the Of-
fice of Management and Budget; (5) has been reviewed by
the General Accounting Office; and (6) complies with the
acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems ac-
quisition management practices of the Federal Government.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service
may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
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SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main-
tain a training program to ensure that Internal Revenue
Service employees are trained in taxpayers’ rights, in deal-
ing courteously with the taxpayers, and in cross-cultural
relations.
SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute
and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the
confidentiality of taxpayer information.
SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other
Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for
improved facilities and increased manpower to provide suf-
ficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers.
The Commissioner shall continue to make the improvement
of the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a
priority and allocate resources necessary to increase phone
lines and staff to improve the Internal Revenue Service 1–
800 help line service.
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 610 vehicles
for police-type use for replacement only, and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of American-made side-car
compatible motorcycles; hire of aircraft; training and as-
sistance requested by State and local governments, which
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may be provided without reimbursement; services of expert
witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Direc-
tor; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and
fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on pri-
vate or other property not in Government ownership or con-
trol, as may be necessary to perform protective functions;
for payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to
employees where a protective assignment during the actual
day or days of the visit of a protectee require an employee
to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his
or her post of duty; the conducting of and participating
in firearms matches; presentation of awards; for travel of
Secret Service employees on protective missions without re-
gard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any
other Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations; for research and development;
for making grants to conduct behavioral research in support
of protective research and operations; not to exceed $25,000
for official reception and representation expenses; not to ex-
ceed $100,000 to provide technical assistance and equip-
ment to foreign law enforcement organizations in counter-
feit investigations; for payment in advance for commercial
accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective
functions; and for uniforms without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year,
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$1,010,817,000, of which $1,633,000 shall be available for
forensic and related support of investigations of missing
and exploited children, and of which $3,749,000 shall be
available as a grant for activities related to the investiga-
tions of exploited children and shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 provided for
protective travel shall remain available until September 30,
2004.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND
RELATED EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of construction, repair, alter-
ation, and improvement of facilities, $3,519,000, to remain
available until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
SEC. 110. Any obligation or expenditure by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury in connection with law enforcement
activities of a Federal agency or a Department of the Treas-
ury law enforcement organization in accordance with 31
U.S.C. 9703(g)(4)(B) from unobligated balances remaining
in the Fund on September 30, 2003, shall be made in com-
pliance with reprogramming guidelines.
SEC. 111. Appropriations to the Department of the
Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901),
including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
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countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased
and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into
contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing
of health and medical services to employees and their de-
pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 112. The funds provided to the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms for fiscal year 2003 in this Act for
the enforcement of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
shall be expended in a manner so as not to diminish en-
forcement efforts with respect to section 105 of the Federal
Alcohol Administration Act.
SEC. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, United
States Customs Service, Interagency Crime and Drug En-
forcement, and United States Secret Service may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations upon the advance ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer
may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more
than 2 percent.
SEC. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria-
tions in this Act made available to the Departmental Of-
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fices—Salaries and Expenses, Office of Inspector General,
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Fi-
nancial Management Service, and Bureau of the Public
Debt, may be transferred between such appropriations upon
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
No transfer may increase or decrease any such appropria-
tion by more than 2 percent.
SEC. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation
made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service
may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for
Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the advance ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations. No transfer
may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more
than 2 percent.
SEC. 116. Of the funds available for the purchase of
law enforcement vehicles, no funds may be obligated until
the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the purchase by
the respective Treasury bureau is consistent with Depart-
mental vehicle management principles: Provided, That the
Secretary may delegate this authority to the Assistant Sec-
retary for Management.
SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury
or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to
redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
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SEC. 118. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer
funds from ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Financial Manage-
ment Service, to the Debt Services Account as necessary to
cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such
amounts shall be reimbursed to such Salaries and Expenses
account from debt collections received in the Debt Services
Account.
SEC. 119. Section 122(g)(1) of Public Law 105–119
(5 U.S.C. 3104 note), is further amended by striking ‘‘4
years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
SEC. 120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this or any other Act may be used by
the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum
without the advance notification of the House Committee
on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or made
available by this Act may be used for the production of Cus-
toms Declarations that do not inquire whether the passenger
had been in the proximity of livestock.
SEC. 122. The Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center is directed to establish an accrediting body that will
include representatives from the Federal law enforcement
community, as well as non-Federal accreditation experts
involved in law enforcement training. The purpose of this
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body will be to establish standards for measuring and as-
sessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforce-
ment training programs, facilities, and instructors.
SEC. 123. The Treasury Department Appropriations
Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(f) of Division A of
Public Law 104–208), under the heading ‘‘Treasury Fran-
chise Fund’’, as amended by section 120 of the Treasury
Department Appropriations Act, 2001 (enacted pursuant to
section 1(a)(3) of Public Law 106–554), is further amended
by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2002’’.
SEC. 124. LICENSE PROCEDURES
FOR OFFICE
OF
FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated to ‘‘De-
partmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses’’ for use by the
Office of Foreign Assets Control may be expended until the
Office has in place with respect to the administration of
licenses for travel the following procedures:
(1) All applications for licenses pertaining to
travel-related transactions submitted to the Office of
Foreign Assets Control shall be considered approved if
not resolved within 90 calendar days after receipt of
the completed license application.
(2) Whenever the Office decides to deny a license
application pertaining to travel-related transactions,
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the Office shall notify the applicant in writing. The
notification will include:
(A) The statutory and regulatory basis for
the denial;
(B) To the extent consistent with the na-
tional security of the United States, the specific
considerations that led to the decision to deny
the license application and;
(C) The name, phone number, and e-mail
address of the Office representative in a position
to discuss the issues with the applicant.
(3) The above-outlined procedures shall be effec-
tive 120 days from the date of enactment.
SEC. 125. (a) The Commissioner of Customs, in con-
sultation with the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency
(CCRA), shall seek to establish Integrated Border Inspection
Areas (IBIAs) on either side of the United States-Canada
border in which United States Customs officers can inspect
vehicles entering the United States from Canada before they
enter the United States, or Canadian customs officers can
inspect vehicles entering Canada from the United States be-
fore they enter Canada.
(b) Using the authority granted under section 629(a)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Commissioner of Customs, in
consultation with the CCRA, shall endeavor to—
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(1) locate IBIAs in an area with bridges or tun-
nels with high traffic volume, significant commercial
activity, and that have experienced backups and
delays since September 11, 2001;
(2) ensure that United States Customs officers
stationed in any IBIA on the Canadian side of the
border are vested with the maximum authority to
carry out their duties and enforce United States law;
and
(3) encourage appropriate officials of the United
States to enter into an agreement with Canada per-
mitting Canadian customs officers stationed in any
IBIA on the United States side of the border to exer-
cise the authority to enforce Canadian law as per-
mitted by Canada.
(c) United States Customs officers stationed in an
IBIA, on the Canadian side of the border, shall be afforded
the same privileges and immunities for the performance of
their duties as they would enjoy if they were stationed in
the United States. Canadian customs officers stationed in
an IBIA on the United States side of the border, shall be
afforded the same privileges and immunities for the per-
formance of their duties as they would enjoy if they were
stationed in Canada.
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SEC. 126. AMENDMENT TO JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER
FOR
PUBLIC
SERVICE
TRAINING
AND
DEVELOPMENT
ACT.—For fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, section 116 of
the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) INVESTMENT OF FUND ASSETS.—
‘‘(1) At the request of the Center, it shall be the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in full
the amounts appropriated to the fund. Such invest-
ments may be made only in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States issued directly to the fund.
‘‘(2) The purposes for which obligations of the
United States may be issued under chapter 31 of Title
31 are hereby extended to authorize the issuance at
par of special obligations directly to the fund. Such
special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal
to the average rate of interest, computed as to the end
of the calendar month next preceding the date of such
issue, borne by all marketable interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States then forming a part of the
public debt; except that where such average rate is not
a multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum, the rate of
interest of such special obligations shall be the mul-
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tiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum next lower than
such average rate. All requests of the Center to the
Secretary of the Treasury provided for in this section
shall be binding upon the Secretary.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO SELL OBLIGATIONS.—At the re-
quest of the Center, the Secretary of the Treasury shall re-
deem any obligation issued directly to the fund. Obligations
issued to the fund under subsection (b)(2) shall be redeemed
at par plus accrued interest. Any other obligations issued
directly to the fund shall be redeemed at the market price.’’.
SEC. 127. AMENDMENT TO JAMES MADISON MEMO-
RIAL FELLOWSHIP ACT.—For fiscal year 2003 and there-
after, section 811 of the James Madison Memorial Fellow-
ship Act (20 U.S.C. 4510) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.—
‘‘(1) At the request of the Trust Fund, it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest in
full the amounts appropriated and contributed to the
fund. Such investments may be made only in interest-
bearing obligations of the United States issued di-
rectly to the fund.
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‘‘(2) The purposes for which obligations of the
United States may be issued under chapter 31 of Title
31 are hereby extended to authorize the issuance at
par of special obligations directly to the fund. Such
special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal
to the average rate of interest, computed as to the end
of the calendar month next preceding the date of such
issue, borne by all marketable interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States then forming a part of the
public debt; except that where such average rate is not
a multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum, the rate of
interest of such special obligations shall be the mul-
tiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum next lower than
such average rate. All requests of the Trust Fund to
the Secretary of the Treasury provided for in this sec-
tion shall be binding upon the Secretary.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS ACQUIRED BY FUND.—At
the request of the Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall redeem any obligation issued directly to the fund. Ob-
ligations issued to the fund under subsection (b)(2) shall
be redeemed at par plus accrued interest. Any other obliga-
tions issued directly to the fund shall be redeemed at the
market price.’’.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury Department
Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
TITLE II—POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue
forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States
Code, $60,014,000, of which $31,014,000 shall not be avail-
able for obligation until October 1, 2003: Provided, That
mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall con-
tinue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day delivery and
rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the
1983 level: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to
implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any
officer or employee of any State or local child support en-
forcement agency, or any individual participating in a
State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee
for information requested or provided concerning an ad-
dress of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate
or close small rural and other small post offices in fiscal
year 2003.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Service Appro-
priations Act, 2003’’.
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TITLE III—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI-
DENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE WHITE
HOUSE OFFICE
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
For compensation of the President, including an ex-
pense allowance at the rate of $50,000 per annum as au-
thorized by 3 U.S.C. 102, $450,000: Provided, That none
of the funds made available for official expenses shall be
expended for any other purpose and any unused amount
shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to section 1552 of title
31, United States Code: Provided further, That none of the
funds made available for official expenses shall be consid-
ered as taxable to the President.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the White House as author-
ized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsist-
ence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which shall
be expended and accounted for as provided in that section;
hire of passenger motor vehicles, newspapers, periodicals,
teletype news service, and travel (not to exceed $100,000
to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C.
103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official entertainment
expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive
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Office of the President, $59,735,000: Provided, That
$8,650,000 of the funds appropriated shall be available for
reimbursements to the White House Communications Agen-
cy.
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Secu-
rity, pursuant to Executive Order 13288, $24,844,000.
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, re-
furnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at
the White House and official entertainment expenses of the
President, $12,228,000, to be expended and accounted for
as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114.
REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi-
dence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary:
Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses of the
Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, such amount for
reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive au-
thority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and
to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided
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further, That the Executive Residence shall require each
person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in
advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event,
and all such advance payments shall be credited to this ac-
count and remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That the Executive Residence shall require the na-
tional committee of the political party of the President to
maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for
and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political
events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall ensure
that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimburs-
able operating expense under this paragraph is submitted
to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such
expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected with-
in 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided
further, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest
and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount
that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance
with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an
outstanding debt on a United States Government claim
under section 3717 of title 31, United States Code: Provided
further, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any
accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further,
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That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to
the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90
days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act,
a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses
of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year,
including the total amount of such expenses, the amount
of such total that consists of reimbursable official and cere-
monial events, the amount of such total that consists of re-
imbursable political events, and the portion of each such
amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the re-
port: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to
reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that in-
cludes a standard for the classification of any such expense
as political or nonpolitical: Provided further, That no pro-
vision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the
Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement
of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States
Code.
WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Ex-
ecutive Residence at the White House, $1,200,000, to re-
main available until expended, for required maintenance,
safety and health issues, and continued preventative main-
tenance.
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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 spe-
cially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses as
authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and
accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, $4,066,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement,
heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures,
of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 for offi-
cial entertainment expenses of the Vice President, to be ac-
counted for solely on his certificate, $324,000: Provided,
That advances or repayments or transfers from this appro-
priation may be made to any department or agency for ex-
penses of carrying out such activities.
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Ad-
visors in carrying out its functions under the Employment
Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), $4,405,000.
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OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Develop-
ment, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109
and 3 U.S.C. 107, $4,221,000.
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Security Coun-
cil, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$9,525,000.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3
U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$70,128,000, of which $16,775,000 shall remain available
until expended for the Capital Investment Plan for contin-
ued modernization of the information technology infrastruc-
ture within the Executive Office of the President: Provided,
That the Executive Office of the President shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations that: (1) in-
cludes an Enterprise Architecture, as defined in OMB Cir-
cular A–130 and the Federal Chief Information Officers
Council guidance; (2) presents an Information Technology
(IT) Human Capital Plan, to include an inventory of cur-
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rent IT workforce knowledge and skills, a definition of need-
ed IT knowledge and skills, a gap analysis of any shortfalls,
and a plan for addressing any shortfalls; (3) presents a cap-
ital investment plan for implementing the Enterprise Ar-
chitecture; (4) includes a description of the IT capital plan-
ning and investment control process; and (5) is reviewed
and approved by the Office of Management and Budget, is
reviewed by the General Accounting Office, and is approved
by the Committees on Appropriations.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management
and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $70,752,000, 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, and of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available
for official representation expenses: Provided, That, as pro-
vided in 31 U.S.C. 1301(a), appropriations shall be applied
only to the objects for which appropriations were made ex-
cept 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 marketing orders or any ac-
tivities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricul-
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tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able for the Office of Management 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 Management and Budget, before the Commit-
tees on Appropriations or the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs or their subcommittees: Provided further, That the pre-
ceding shall not apply to printed hearings released by the
Committees on Appropriations or the 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 the Office
of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); not to exceed $10,000 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, $26,456,000, of which $2,350,000 shall remain
available until expended, consisting of $1,350,000 for policy
research and evaluation, and $1,000,000 for the National
Alliance for Model State Drug Laws: Provided, That the
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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 facili-
tating the work of the Office.
COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Counterdrug Technology
Assessment Center for research activities pursuant to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act
of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $40,000,000, which shall
remain available until expended, consisting of $18,000,000
for counternarcotics research and development projects, and
$22,000,000 for the continued operation of the technology
transfer program: Provided, That the $18,000,000 for coun-
ternarcotics research and development projects shall be
available for transfer to other Federal departments or agen-
cies.
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, $226,350,000, for drug control activities con-
sistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less
than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local enti-
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ties for drug control activities, which shall be obligated
within 120 days of the date of the enactment of this Act:
Provided, That up to 49 percent, to remain available until
September 30, 2004, may be transferred to Federal agencies
and departments at a rate to be determined by the Director,
of which not less than $2,100,000 shall be used for auditing
services and associated activities, and at least $500,000 of
the $2,100,000 shall be used to develop and implement a
data collection system to measure the performance of the
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program: Provided
further, That High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Pro-
grams designated as of September 30, 2002, shall be funded
at no less than the fiscal year 2002 budget request levels
unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations, and the Committees approve, justification for
changes in those levels based on clearly articulated prior-
ities for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Pro-
grams, as well as published Office of National Drug Control
Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds of an amount in excess of the fiscal
year 2003 budget request shall be obligated prior to the ap-
proval of the Committee on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available in this Act or
any other Act may be expended or obligated for the contin-
ued or future operation of a regional office with authority
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over more than one of the California, Arizona, New Mexico,
or Texas partnerships without the consent of each of the
affected partnerships.
SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities to support a national anti-drug cam-
paign for youth, and for other purposes, authorized by the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act
of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), $172,700,000, to remain
available until expended, of which the following amounts
are available as follows: $100,000,000 to support a national
media campaign, as authorized by the Drug-Free Media
Campaign Act of 1998; $60,000,000 to continue a program
of matching grants to drug-free communities, of which
$2,000,000 shall be a directed grant to the Community
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for the National Commu-
nity Anti-Drug Coalition Institute, as authorized in chap-
ter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988, as
amended; $3,000,000 for the Counterdrug Intelligence Exec-
utive Secretariat; $2,000,000 for evaluations and research
related to National Drug Control Program performance
measures; $1,000,000 for the National Drug Court Institute;
$5,900,000 for the United States Anti-Doping Agency for
anti-doping activities; and $800,000 for the United States
membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency: Pro-
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vided, That such funds may be transferred to other Federal
departments and agencies to carry out such activities.
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest,
security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad dur-
ing the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108,
$1,000,000.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office Appro-
priations Act, 2003’’.
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 Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled estab-
lished by Public Law 92–28, $4,629,000.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended,
$45,244,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available
for reception and representation expenses.
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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, and including hire of experts and consultants,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$28,677,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal
Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses 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-Fed-
eral 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.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount to be deposited in, and to
be used for the purposes of, the Fund established pursuant
to section 210(f) of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)),
$363,299,000. 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 protec-
tion of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of build-
ings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased prem-
ises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjust-
ments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in con-
nection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of
space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing
buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally
owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appur-
tenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, pres-
ervation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of build-
ings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase build-
ings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned
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buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by
contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (in-
cluding equipment for such buildings); and payment of
principal, interest, and any other obligations for public
buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase
contract; in the aggregate amount of $6,926,833,000, of
which: (1) $631,663,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for construction (including funds for sites and ex-
penses and associated design and construction services) of
additional projects at the following locations:
New Construction:
Arkansas:
Little Rock, United States Courthouse
Annex, $77,154,000
California:
San 
Diego, 
United 
States 
Courthouse
Annex, $23,901,000
District of Columbia:
Washington, Southeast Federal Center Site
Remediation, $8,972,000
Florida:
Fort Pierce, United States Courthouse,
$2,744,000
Iowa:
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Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $8,000,000
Design Program, $52,527,000
Elevator Program, $21,533,000
Energy Program, $8,000,000
Glass Fragmentation Program, $20,000,000
Terrorism, $10,000,000
Basic 
Repairs 
and 
Alterations,
$367,340,000:
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 associated with
implementing security improvements to buildings necessary
to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance
with current law and in compliance with the reprogram-
ming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House
and Senate: 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 Al-
terations’’, 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