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of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (section 101(e) of division A of Pub-
lic Law 105–277), until such time as the State of Alaska’s
legal claim to ownership and jurisdiction over submerged
lands and tidelands in the affected area has been resolved
either by a final determination by the judiciary or by a
settlement between the parties to the lawsuit.
TITLE III—RESCISSIONS AND OFFSETS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in
division A, section 101(a), title IV of Public Law 105–277,
$521,000,000 are rescinded.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION FUND
Of the amount made available under the heading
‘‘EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM’’ in chapter 1 of
title II of the 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Re-
scissions Act (Public Law 105–174; 112 Stat. 68), $700,000
are rescinded.
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CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, excluding funds appropriated for equipment and facili-
ties, $40,000,000 are rescinded.
CITIZENSHIP AND BENEFITS, IMMIGRATION SUPPORT AND
PROGRAM DIRECTION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, excluding funds appropriated for equipment and facili-
ties, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
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PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $2,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED
AGENCIES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, 
excluding 
funds 
appropriated 
for 
arrearages,
$22,000,000 are rescinded.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, 
excluding 
funds 
appropriated 
for 
arrearages,
$21,000,000 are rescinded.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
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CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds provided in Public Law 105–262, the fol-
lowing funds are hereby rescinded as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act from the following account: Under the
heading, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’,
$217,700,000.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
OTHER BILATERAL ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available for Haiti under this head-
ing in Public Law 105–118 and in the Omnibus Consoli-
dated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105–277), $10,000,000 are rescinded.
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC
STATES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available for Bosnia and
Herzegovina under this heading in Public Law 105–118
and in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
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mental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277),
$10,000,000 are rescinded.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE
FORMER SOVIET UNION
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available for Russia under this
heading in Public Law 103–306, Public Law 105–118 and
in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations 
Act, 
1999 
(Public 
Law 
105–277),
$10,000,000 are rescinded.
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277), $60,000,000
are rescinded.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Ap-
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propriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277), $10,000,000
are rescinded.
CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts appropriated under this heading in
previous appropriations acts, $6,800,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 6
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE OPERATIONS
Under this heading in section 101(f) of Public Law
105–277, 
delete 
‘‘$3,132,076,000’’ 
and 
insert
‘‘$3,114,676,000’’; and delete ‘‘$180,933,000’’ and insert
‘‘$163,533,000’’.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in sec-
tion 101(f) of Public Law 105–277, $8,000,000 are re-
scinded.
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CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACCOUNT, PART IV
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 105–237, $14,500,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 8
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND
(DEFERRAL)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 105–276 for use in connection with expiring
or terminating section 8 contracts, $350,000,000 shall not
become available until October 1, 1999.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing in the 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescis-
sions Act (Public Law 105–174), $63,600,000 are rescinded.
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing in division B, of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations, 1999 (Public Law
105–277), $250,000,000 are rescinded.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available in Public Law 105–277,
$10,000,000 for research associated with the Climate
Change Technology Initiative are rescinded.
CHAPTER 9
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL
(RESCISSION)
Of the amounts made available under this heading in
Public Law 105–245 for the Lackawanna River, Scranton,
Pennsylvania, $5,500,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 10
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
SPECIAL FORFEITURE FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in di-
vision A of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations, 1999 (Public Law 105–277)
$1,250,000 are rescinded.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS TITLE
SEC. 3001. (a) Division B, title V, chapter 1 of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277) is repealed.
(b) Section 832(a) of the Western Hemisphere Drug
Elimination Act (Public Law 105–277) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of State’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Agricultural Research
Service of the Department of Agriculture’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Department of State’’;
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘(without re-
gard to any requirement in law relating to public no-
tice or competition)’’ after ‘‘to contract’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Any record related to a contract entered into, or to an
activity funded, under this subsection shall be exempted
from disclosure as described in section 552(b)(3) of title 5,
United States Code.’’.
SEC. 3002. Of the funds appropriated with an emer-
gency designation in division B of Public Law 105–277,
other than those appropriated to the Department of De-
fense—Military, $343,000,000 are rescinded: Provided,
That these reductions shall be applied proportionally to
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each appropriation account and budget activity being re-
duced by this section: Provided further, That within 30
days of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations a listing of the amounts by account of
the reductions made pursuant to this section.
SEC. 3003. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available for fiscal year 1999 for the non-defense dis-
cretionary category, $100,000,000 are rescinded as a result
of revised economic assumptions from inflation adjusted ac-
counts: Provided, That within 30 days of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a listing
of the amounts by account of the reductions made pursuant
to this section.
SEC. 3004. GAO AND INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT.
The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development and the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct an audit of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to assess the extent the
Department has been in compliance with the Department
of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989
over the last two years. The Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development and the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall issue a prelimi-
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nary report to the Congress on this assessment within 6
months and a final report within 12 months.
TITLE IV—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
SEC. 4001. The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section
101(a) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–
277)) is amended:
(1) in title III, under the heading ‘‘Rural Com-
munity Advancement Program (Including Transfer of
Funds)’’, by inserting ‘‘1926d,’’ after ‘‘1926c,’’; by in-
serting ‘‘, 306(a)(2), and 306D’’ after ‘‘381E(d)(2)’’
the first time it appears in the paragraph; and by
striking ‘‘, as provided in 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) and 7
U.S.C. 1926C’’,
(2) in title VII, in section 718 by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘annual appropria-
tions Acts’’,
(3) in title VII, in section 747 by striking ‘‘302’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘203’’, and
(4) in title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking
‘‘section 402(d) of Public Law 94–265’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 116(a) of Public Law 104–
297’’.
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SEC. 4002. The Foreign Operations, Export Financ-
ing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as
contained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Con-
solidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277)) is amended:
(1) in title II under the heading ‘‘Burma’’ by
striking ‘headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘headings ‘‘Child Sur-
vival and Disease Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and’,
(2) in title V in section 587 by striking ‘‘199–
339’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘99–399’’,
(3) in title V in subsection 594(a) by striking
‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘subsection (c)’’,
(4) in title V in subsection 594(b) by striking
‘‘subparagraph (a)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘subsection (a)’’, and
(5) in title V in subsection 594(c) by striking
‘‘521 of the annual appropriations Act for Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘520 of this
Act’’.
SEC. 4003. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r–
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funds made available for the Head Start Act,
$337,500,000 shall be set aside for the Head Start
Program for Families with Infants and Toddlers
(Early Head Start): Provided further, That’’;
(4) in title II under the heading ‘‘Office of the
Secretary, General Departmental Management’’ by
inserting after the first proviso the following: ‘‘Pro-
vided further, That of the funds made available under
this heading for carrying out title XX of the Public
Health Service Act, $10,831,000 shall be for activities
specified 
under 
section 
2003(b)(2), 
of 
which
$9,131,000 shall be for prevention service demonstra-
tion grants under section 510(b)(2) of title V of the
Social Security Act, as amended, without application
of the limitation of section 2010(c) of said title XX:’’;
(5) in title III under the heading ‘‘Special Edu-
cation’’ by inserting before the period at the end of
the paragraph the following: ‘‘: Provided further, That
$1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of funds provided
by Public Law 105–78 under section 687(b)(2)(G) of
the Act to provide information on diagnosis, interven-
tion, and teaching strategies for children with disabil-
ities’’;
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(6) in title II under the heading ‘‘Public Health
and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by striking
‘‘$322,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$180,000’’;
(7) in title III under the heading ‘‘Education
Reform’’ by striking ‘‘$491,000,000’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘$459,500,000’’;
(8) in title III under the heading ‘‘Vocational
and Adult Education’’ by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ the
first time that it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$14,000,000’’, and by inserting before the period at
the end of the paragraph the following: ‘‘: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available for the
Perkins Act, $4,100,000 shall be for tribally controlled
postsecondary vocational institutions under section
117’’;
(9) in title III under the heading ‘‘Higher Edu-
cation’’ by inserting after the first proviso the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Provided further, That funds available for
part A, subpart 2 of title VII of the Higher Education
Act shall be available to fund awards for academic
year 1999–2000 for fellowships under part A, subpart
1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms and condi-
tions of part A, subpart 1:’’;
(10) in title III under the heading ‘‘Education
Research, Statistics, and Improvement’’ by inserting
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after the third proviso the following: ‘‘Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under section
10601 of title X of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000 shall
be used to conduct a violence prevention demonstra-
tion program: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under section 10601 of title X of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, $50,000 shall be awarded to the Center for
Educational Technologies to conduct a feasibility
study and initial planning and design of an effective
CD ROM product that would complement the book,
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution:’’;
(11) in title III under the heading ‘‘Reading Ex-
cellence’’ by inserting before the period at the end of
the paragraph the following: ‘‘: Provided, That up to
one percent of the amount appropriated shall be
available October 1, 1998 for peer review of applica-
tions’’;
(12) in title V in section 510(3) by inserting
after ‘‘Act’’ the following: ‘‘or subsequent Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts’’; and
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(13)(A) in title VIII in section 405 by striking
subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) OTHER REFERENCES
TO TITLE VII OF
THE
STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.—
The table of contents of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended—
‘‘(1) by striking the items relating to title VII of
such Act, except the item relating to the title heading
and the items relating to subtitles B and C of such
title; and
‘‘(2) by striking the item relating to the title
heading for title VII and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
‘‘TITLE VII—EDUCATION AND TRAINING’’.
(B) The amendments made by paragraph
(13)(A) of this section shall take effect as if included
in Public Law 105–277 on the date of its enactment.
SEC. 4006. The last sentence of section 5595(b) of title
5, United States Code (as added by section 309(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law
105–275) is amended by striking ‘‘(a)(1)(G)’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘(a)(1)(C)’’.
SEC. 4007. Division B, title II, chapter 5 of the Omni-
bus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
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tions Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277) is amended under
the heading ‘‘Capitol Police Board, Security Enhance-
ments’’ by inserting before the period at the end of the para-
graph ‘‘: Provided further, That for purposes of carrying
out the plan or plans described under this heading and con-
sistent with the approval of such plan or plans pursuant
to this heading, the Capitol Police Board shall transfer the
portion of the funds made available under this heading
which are to be used for personnel and overtime increases
for the United States Capitol Police to the heading ‘‘Capitol
Police Board, Capitol Police, Salaries’’ under the Act mak-
ing appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal
year involved, and shall allocate such portion between the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in such
amounts as may be approved by the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate’’.
SEC. 4008. Division B, title 1, chapter 3 of the Omni-
bus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277) is amended under
the heading ‘‘Family Housing, Navy and Marine Corps’’
by striking the word ‘‘Hurricane’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Hurricanes Georges and’’.
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SEC. 4009. The Department of Transportation and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in
division A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public
Law 105–277), is amended in title I under the heading
‘‘Capital Investment Grants (Including Transfer of
Funds)’’ within the project description of project number
127, by inserting the words ‘‘and bus facilities’’ after the
word ‘‘replacements’’, and within the project description of
project number 261 by striking the words ‘‘Multimodal Cen-
ter’’ and inserting ‘‘buses and bus related facilities’’.
SEC. 4010. The Department of Transportation and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in
division A, section 101(g) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public
Law 105–277), is amended in title I under the heading
‘‘Federal-Aid Highways (Limitation on Obligations)
(Highway Trust Fund)’’ by striking ‘‘not more than
$38,000,000 shall be available for the implementation and
execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility
Program’’, and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘not more than
$59,290,000 shall be available for the implementation and
execution of the Ferry Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility
Program’’.
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SEC. 4011. (a) AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT.—The
American Fisheries Act (title II of division C of Public Law
105–277) is amended—
(1) in section 202(b) by inserting a comma after
‘‘United States Code’’;
(2) in section 207(d)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘Fishery
Conservation and Management’’;
(3) in section 208(b)(1) by striking ‘‘615085’’
and inserting ‘‘633219’’;
(4) in section 213(c)(1) by striking ‘‘title’’ and
inserting ‘‘subtitle’’; and
(5) in section 213(c)(2) by striking ‘‘title’’ and
inserting ‘‘subtitle’’.
(b) TITLE 46.—Section 12122(c) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended by inserting a comma after ‘‘state-
ment or representations’’.
SEC. 4012. Section 113 of the Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of
Public Law 105–277) is amended by striking ‘‘section
102(2) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act
of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(b)
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(b))’’.
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SEC. 4013. DENALI COMMISSION. The Denali Commis-
sion Act of 1998 (title III of division C of Public Law 105–
277) is amended—
(1) in section 303(b)(1)(D) by striking in two
instances ‘‘Alaska Federation or Natives’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Alaska Federation of Natives’’;
(2) in section 303(c) by striking ‘‘Members’’ and
inserting ‘‘The Federal Cochairperson shall serve for
a term of four years and may be reappointed. All
other members’’;
(3) in section 306(a) by inserting after the first
sentence the following: ‘‘The Federal Cochairperson
shall be compensated at the annual rate prescribed for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code.’’;
(4) in section 306(c)(2) by striking ‘‘Chairman’’
and inserting ‘‘Federal Cochairperson’’;
(5) by inserting at the end of section 306 the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND RECORDS.—The
Commission is hereby prohibited from using more than 5
percent of the amounts appropriated under the authority
of this Act or transferred pursuant to section 329 of the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (section 101(g) of division A of this
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Act) for administrative expenses. The Commission and its
grantees shall maintain accurate and complete records
which shall be available for audit and examination by the
Comptroller General of his or her designee.
‘‘(h) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 8G(a)(2) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3, section
8G(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘the Denali Commission,’
after ‘the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,’.’’; and
(6) in section 307(b) by inserting immediately
before ‘‘The Commission’’ the following: ‘‘Funds
transferred to the Commission pursuant to section
329 of the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(g) of
division A of this Act) shall be available without fur-
ther appropriation and until expended.’’.
SEC. 4014. Section 3347(b) of title 5, United States
Code, as added by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, is amended by striking ‘‘provision to which subsection
(a)(2) applies’’ and inserting ‘‘provision to which sub-
section (a)(1) applies’’.
SEC. 4015. Of the amount appropriated under the
heading ‘‘ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT’’
in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–276),
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$1,300,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘STATE AND TRIBAL
ASSISTANCE GRANTS’’ account for a grant for water and
wastewater infrastructure projects in the State of Idaho.
SEC. 4016. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, none of the amounts provided by this Act are
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(b) An additional amount of $2,250,000,000 is re-
scinded as provided in section 3002 of this Act.
SEC. 4017. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, none of the amounts provided by this Act are des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 5001. (a) DISPOSAL AUTHORIZED.—Subject to
subsection (c), the President may dispose of the material
in the National Defense Stockpile specified in the table in
subsection (b).
(b) TABLE.—The total quantity of the material au-
thorized for disposal by the President under subsection (a)
is as follows:
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Authorized Stockpile Disposal
Material for disposal
Quantity
Zirconium ore .............................................................................
17,383 short dry tons
(c) MINIMIZATION OF DISRUPTION AND LOSS.—The
President may not dispose of material under subsection (a)
to the extent that the disposal will result in—
(1) undue disruption of the usual markets of
producers, processors, and consumers of the material
proposed for disposal; or
(2) avoidable loss to the United States.
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DISPOSAL AUTHOR-
ITY.—The disposal authority provided in subsection (a) is
new disposal authority and is in addition to, and shall not
affect, any other disposal authority provided by law regard-
ing the material specified in such subsection.
(e) NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘National Defense Stockpile Trans-
action Fund’’ means the fund in the Treasury of the United
States established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).
SEC. 5002. (a) AVAILABILITY
OF
SETTLEMENT
AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount received by the United States in settlement of the
claims described in subsection (b) shall be available as spec-
ified in subsection (c).
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(b) COVERED CLAIMS.—The claims referred to in this
subsection are the claims of the United States against Hunt
Building Corporation and Ellsworth Housing Limited
Partnership relating to the design and construction of an
828-unit family housing project at Ellsworth Air Force
Base, South Dakota.
(c) SPECIFIED USES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
amount referred to in subsection (a) shall be available
as follows:
(A) Of the portion of such amount received
in fiscal year 1999—
(i) an amount equal to 3 percent of
such portion shall be credited to the Depart-
ment of Justice Working Capital Fund for
the civil debt collection litigation activities
of the Department with respect to the claims
referred to in subsection (b), as provided for
in section 108 of Public Law 103–121 (107
Stat. 1164; 28 U.S.C. 527 note); and
(ii) of the balance of such portion—
(I) an amount equal to 7⁄8 of such
balance shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for purposes
of construction of an access road on
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Interstate Route 90 at Box Elder,
South Dakota (item 1741 of the table
contained in section 1602 of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Cen-
tury (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat.
320)); and
(II) an amount equal to 1⁄8 of
such balance shall be available to the
Secretary of the Air Force for purposes
of real property and facility mainte-
nance projects at Ellsworth Air Force
Base.
(B) Of the portion of such amount received
in fiscal year 2000—
(i) an amount equal to 3 percent of
such portion shall be credited to the Depart-
ment of Justice Working Capital Fund in
accordance with subparagraph (A)(i); and
(ii) an amount equal to the balance of
such portion shall be available to the Sec-
retary of Transportation for purposes of
construction of the access road described in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(I).
(C) Of any portion of such amount received
in a fiscal year after fiscal year 2000—