COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND
For the Community Development Revolving Loan
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822
and 9910, $1,000,000 for technical assistance to low-in-
come and community development credit unions.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal
of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft
and purchase of flight services for research support; acqui-
sition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $4,306,360,000
(reduced by $5,000,000), of which not more than
$355,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) shall remain avail-
able until expended for Polar research and operations sup-
port, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other
related activities for the United States Antarctic program;
the balance to remain available until September 30, 2005:
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is
less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated
for included program activities, all amounts, including
floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for
those program activities or their subactivities shall be re-
duced proportionally and used for authorized purposes of
this account.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as
amended, including authorized travel, $192,330,000, to
remain available until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and
engineering education and human resources programs and
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation
Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia, $910,680,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That to the extent that the
amount of this appropriation is less than the total amount
authorized to be appropriated for included program activi-
ties, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified
in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their
subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
$9,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard services; $215,900,000: Pro-
vided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries
and expenses’’ in fiscal year 2004 for maintenance and
operation of facilities, and for other services, to be pro-
vided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles,
the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
and the employment of experts and consultants under sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car-
rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $3,800,000: Provided, That not
more than $9,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2005.
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT
CORPORATION
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities,
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $115,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Section 605(a) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8104) is amended by—
(1) striking out ‘‘compensation’’ and inserting
‘‘salary’’; and striking out ‘‘highest rate provided for
GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332
of title 5 United States Code’’; and inserting ‘‘rate
for level IV of the Executive Schedule’’; and
(2) inserting after the end the following sen-
tence: ‘‘The Corporation shall also apply the provi-
sions of section 5307 (a)(1), (b)(1), and (b)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, governing limitations on
certain pay as if its employees were Federal employ-
ees receiving payments under title 5.’’.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for
civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception
and representation expenses; $28,290,000: Provided, That
during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341,
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary
in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be ex-
pended for or in connection with the induction of any per-
son into the Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 402. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended—
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or
employee of the United States unless—
(A) such certification is accompanied by,
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which de-
scribes the payee or payees and the items or
services for which such expenditure is being
made; or
(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to
such certification, and without such a voucher
or abstract, is specifically authorized by law;
and
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit
by the General Accounting Officer or is specifically
exempt by law from such audit.
SEC. 403. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency may be obligated or expended
for: (1) the transportation of any officer or employee of
such department or agency between the domicile and the
place of employment of the officer or employee, with the
exception of an officer or employee authorized such trans-
portation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905 or (2)
to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants
to any officer or employee of such department or agency.
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any appropriation under this Act for contracts for any
consulting service shall be limited to contracts which are:
(1) a matter of public record and available for public in-
spection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available
list of all contracts entered into within 24 months prior
to the date on which the list is made available to the public
and of all contracts on which performance has not been
completed by such date. The list required by the preceding
sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a
narrative description of the work to be performed under
each such contract.
SEC. 408. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to
grantees for indirect costs, except as published in Office
of Management and Budget Circular A–21.
SEC. 409. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2004 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 410. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity,
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official
to which the funds are made available that the program,
project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private
property rights, or unfunded mandates.
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SEC. 411. Except in the case of entities that are
funded solely with Federal funds or any natural persons
that are funded under this Act, none of the funds in this
Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any pro-
gram to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate,
non-Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to adju-
dicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive
officer of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall
certify that none of these funds have been used to engage
in the lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation
against the United States unless authorized under existing
law.
SEC. 412. No part of any funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch,
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and
for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pam-
phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film presen-
tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself.
SEC. 413. All departments and agencies funded under
this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing
statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of
‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the con-
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duct of their business practices and public service activi-
ties.
SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 415. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency shall be obligated or expended
to procure passenger automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C.
2001 with an EPA estimated miles per gallon average of
less than 22 miles per gallon.
SEC. 416. Section 312 of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration of 1958, as amended, is further
amended—
(1) by striking the second Sec. ‘‘312’’ and in-
serting ‘‘313’’;
(2) by inserting the title, ‘‘Full Cost Appropria-
tions Account Structure’’, before Sec. 313;
(3) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Human space flight’’ and
inserting ‘‘Space flight capabilities’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘technology’’ and inserting
‘‘exploration’’; and
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(C) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2004’’; and
(4) by striking subsection (c), and inserting the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) The unexpired balances of prior appropriations
to the Administration for activities authorized under this
Act may be transferred to the new account established for
such activity in subsection (a). Balances so transferred
may be merged with funds in the newly established ac-
count and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund
under the same terms and conditions’’.
SEC. 417. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks
from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new vet-
erans within their respective Networks.
SEC. 418. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be expended to apply, in a numerical estimate of the bene-
fits of an agency action prepared pursuant to Executive
Order No. 12866 or section 812 of the Clean Air Act,
monetary values for adult premature mortality that differ
based on the age of the adult.
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SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WAIT TIMES FOR
VETERANS
SEC. 419. It is the sense of Congress that no veteran
should wait more than 30 days for an initial doctor’s ap-
pointment.
SEC. 420. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to accept, consider, or rely on third-party
intentional dosing human studies for pesticides.
SEC. 421. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for voluntary separation incentive pay-
ments as provided for in subchapter II of chapter 35 of
title 5, United States Code, unless the Administrator has
first certified to Congress that such payments would not
result in the loss of skills related to the safety of the Space
Shuttle or the International Space Station or to the con-
duct of independent safety oversight in the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2003.
Attest:
Clerk.