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Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997, as determined by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
SEC. 411. SECURITY OF CAPITOL COMPLEX. There is
appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol for costs associ-
ated with the security of the Capitol complex $14,105,000.
SEC. 412. LAND CONVEYANCE, UNITED STATES NAVAL
OBSERVATORY/ALTERNATE TIME SERVICE LABORATORY,
FLORIDA. (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—If the Secretary
of the Navy reports to the Administrator of General Services
that the property described in subsection (b) is excess prop-
erty of the Department of the Navy under section 202(b)
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483(b)), and if the Administrator of
General Services determines that such property is surplus
property under that Act, then the Administrator may con-
vey to the University of Miami, by negotiated sale or nego-
tiated land exchange within one year after the date of the
determination by the Administrator, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the property.
(b) COVERED PROPERTY.—The property referred to in
subsection (a) is real property in Miami-Dade County,
Florida, including improvements thereon, comprising the
Federal facility known as the United States Naval Observ-
atory/Alternate Time Service Laboratory, consisting of ap-
proximately 76 acres. The exact acreage and legal descrip-
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tion of the property shall be determined by a survey that
is satisfactory to the Administrator.
(c) CONDITION REGARDING USE.—Any conveyance
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that
during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the con-
veyance, the University shall use the property, or provide
for use of the property, only for—
(1) a research, education, and training facility
complementary to longstanding national research
missions, subject to such incidental exceptions as may
be approved by the Administrator;
(2) research-related purposes other than the use
specified in paragraph (1), under an agreement en-
tered into by the Administrator and the University;
or
(3) a combination of uses described in paragraph
(1) and paragraph (2), respectively.
(d) REVERSION.—If the Administrator determines at
any time that the property conveyed under subsection (a)
is not being used in accordance with this section, all right,
title, and interest in and to the property, including any
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and
the United States shall have the right of immediate entry
thereon.
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(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform
Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia
and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and direct
procurement of survey printing, $25,805,000, together with
not to exceed $2,430,000 for administrative expenses to ad-
judicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts deter-
mined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives (including the Informa-
tion Security Oversight Office) and records and related ac-
tivities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for
the review and declassification of documents, and for the
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hire of passenger motor vehicles, $221,030,000: Provided,
That of the amount provided, $4,277,000 shall not be avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 1999: Provided fur-
ther, That the Archivist of the United States is authorized
to use any excess funds available from the amount borrowed
for construction of the National Archives facility, for ex-
penses necessary to provide adequate storage for holdings:
Provided further, That of the amount provided, funds are
authorized to be used for year 2000 conversion costs pending
the availability of funding through emergency appropria-
tion, pursuant to ‘‘Funds Appropriated to the President,
Information Technology Systems and Related Expenses’’.
ARCHIVES FACILITIES REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold-
ings, $11,325,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $2,000,000 is for an architectural and engineering
study for the renovation of the Archives I facility, and of
which $4,000,000 is for encasement of the Charters of Free-
dom, and of which $875,000 is for the requirements study
and design of the National Archives Anchorage facility:
Provided, That of the amount provided, $2,000,000 shall
not be available for obligation until September 30, 1999.
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS
COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
historical publications and records as authorized by 44
U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $11,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the amount provided,
$5,500,000 shall not be available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 1999.
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978, as amended by Public Law 100–598,
and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Public Law 101–194,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else-
where, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed
$1,500 for official reception and representation expenses;
$8,492,000.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform
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Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; medical examinations performed for veterans by pri-
vate physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception
and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements
to applicable funds of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses in-
curred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9,
1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsist-
ence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act ac-
tivities require an employee to remain overnight at his or
her post of duty; $85,350,000; and in addition $91,236,000
for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the ap-
propriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management
without regard to other statutes, including direct procure-
ment of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance
programs: Provided, That the provisions of this appropria-
tion shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust
funds as provided by section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5,
United States Code: Provided further, That, except as may
be consistent with 5 U.S.C. 8902a(f)(1) and (i), no payment
may be made from the Employees Health Benefits Fund
to any physician, hospital, or other provider of health care
services or supplies who is, at the time such services or sup-
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plies are provided to an individual covered under chapter
89 of title 5, United States Code, excluded, pursuant to sec-
tion 1128 or 1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320a–7 through 1320a–7a), from participation in any
program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.): Provided further, That no part of this
appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses
of the Legal Examining Unit of the Office of Personnel
Management established pursuant to Executive Order No.
9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose:
Provided further, That the President’s Commission on
White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No.
11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1999, accept donations of money, prop-
erty, and personal services in connection with the develop-
ment of a publicity brochure to provide information about
the White House Fellows, except that no such donations
shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel ex-
penses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act, as amended, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $960,000;
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and in addition, not to exceed $9,145,000 for administra-
tive expenses to audit the Office of Personnel Management’s
retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from
the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided,
That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS
For payment of Government contributions with respect
to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title
5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees
Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amended, such sums
as may be necessary.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE LIFE
INSURANCE
For payment of Government contributions with respect
to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as required
by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, such sums as
may be necessary.
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
FUND
For financing the unfunded liability of new and in-
creased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after Octo-
ber 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and annuities
under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Service Retire-
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ment and Disability Fund, such sums as may be necessary:
Provided, That annuities authorized by the Act of May 29,
1944, as amended, and the Act of August 19, 1950, as
amended (33 U.S.C. 771–775), may hereafter be paid out
of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
(Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of
1989 (Public Law 101–12), Public Law 103–424, and the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of
1994 (Public Law 103–353), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for
witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
$8,720,000.
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$32,765,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges
shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
THIS ACT
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 502. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of pub-
lic record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing
Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of
the Tariff Act of 1930.
SEC. 504. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available in fiscal year 1999, for the purpose
of transferring control over the Federal Law Enforcement
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Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia,
New Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
SEC. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person
filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly
held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces
of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his
period of active military or naval service, and has within
90 days after his release from such service or from hos-
pitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not
more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his
former position and has been certified by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties
of his former position and has not been restored thereto.
SEC. 506. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act
may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that
in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sec-
tions 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C.
10a–10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
SEC. 507. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIP-
MENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
products that may be authorized to be purchased with fi-
nancial assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense
of the Congress that entities receiving such assistance