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(b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act
shall be expended for health benefits coverage that in-
cludes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the
pakage of services covered by a managed care provider or
organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
SEC. 509. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of
rape or incest; or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
including a life-endangering physical condition
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State locality,
entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid
matching funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con-
strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro-
vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a
State or locality to contract separately with such a pro-
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vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a
State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching
funds).
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law—
(1) no amount may be transferred from an ap-
propriation account for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education except
as authorized in this or any subsequent appropria-
tion Act, or in the Act establishing the program or
activity for which funds are contained in this Act;
(2) no department, agency, or other entity,
other than the one responsible for administering the
program or activity for which an appropriation is
made in this Act, may exercise authority for the tim-
ing of the obligation and expenditure of such appro-
priation, or for the purpose for which it is obligated
and expended, except to the extent and in the man-
ner otherwise provided in sections 1512 and 1513 of
title 31, United States Code; and
(3) no funds provided under this Act shall be
available for the salary (or any part thereof) of an
employee who is reassigned on a temporary detail
basis to another position in the employing agency or
department or in any other agency or department,
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unless the detail is independently approved by the
head of the employing department or agency.
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to enforce the requirements of section
428(b)(1)(U)(iii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
with respect to any lender when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that the lender has a loan portfolio under part
B of title IV of such Act that is equal to or less than
$5,000,000.
SEC. 512. (a) None of the funds made available in
this Act may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos
for research purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub-
jected to risk of injury or death greater than that
allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45
CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human
embryo or embryos’’ include any organism, not protected
as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of
the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization,
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parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or
more human gametes or human diploid cells.
SEC. 513. (a) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR
PROMOTION OF LEGALIZATION OF CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES.—None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used for any activity when it is made known to
the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that the activity promotes the legalization of
any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the
schedules of controlled substances established by section
202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation in subsection (a)
shall not apply when it is made known to the Federal offi-
cial having authority to obligate or expend such funds that
there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic ad-
vantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that
Federally-sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to
determine therapeutic advantage.
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew
a contract with an entity when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with
the United States and is subject to the requirement
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in section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code,
regarding submission of an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Labor concerning employment of certain
veterans; and
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as
required by that section for the most recent year for
which such requirement was applicable to such en-
tity.
SEC. 515. (a) FEES FOR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
OF STATE SUPPLEMENTARY SSI PAYMENTS.—
(1) OPTIONAL
STATE
SUPPLEMENTARY
PAY-
MENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1616(d)(2)(B)
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1382e(d)(2)(B)) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
clause (iii); and
(ii) by striking clause (iv) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
‘‘(v) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
‘‘(vi) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
‘‘(vii) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
‘‘(viii) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
‘‘(ix) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
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‘‘(x) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding
fiscal year—
‘‘(I) the applicable rate in the preceding
fiscal year, increased by the percentage, if any,
by which the Consumer Price Index for the
month of June of the calendar year of the in-
crease exceeds the Consumer Price Index for
the month of June of the calendar year preced-
ing the calendar year of the increase, and
rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
‘‘(II) such different rate as the Commis-
sioner determines is appropriate for the State.’’.
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1616(d)(2)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1382e(d)(2)(C)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘(B)(iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)(x)(II)’’.
(2) MANDATORY STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAY-
MENTS.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section
212(b)(3)(B)(ii) of Public Law 93–66 (42
U.S.C. 1382 note) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of
subclause (III); and
(ii) by striking subclause (IV) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 1997, $5.00;
‘‘(V) for fiscal year 1998, $6.20;
‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 1999, $7.60;
‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2000, $7.80;
‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2001, $8.10;
‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2002, $8.50; and
‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding
fiscal year—
‘‘(aa) the applicable rate in the preceding
fiscal year, increased by the percentage, if any,
by which the Consumer Price Index for the
month of June of the calendar year of the in-
crease exceeds the Consumer Price Index for
the month of June of the calendar year preced-
ing the calendar year of the increase, and
rounded to the nearest whole cent; or
‘‘(bb) such different rate as the Commis-
sioner determines is appropriate for the State.’’.
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
212(b)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382
note) is amended by striking ‘‘(ii)(IV)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(ii)(X)(bb)’’.
(b) USE OF NEW FEES TO DEFRAY THE SOCIAL SE-
CURITY
ADMINISTRATION’S
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—
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(1) CREDIT
TO
SPECIAL
FUND
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR 1998 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—
(A) OPTIONAL
STATE
SUPPLEMENTARY
PAYMENT FEES.—Section 1616(d)(4) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(d)(4)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4)(A) The first $5 of each administration fee as-
sessed pursuant to paragraph (2), upon collection, shall
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous receipts.
‘‘(B) That portion of each administration fee in ex-
cess of $5, and 100 percent of each additional services
fee charged pursuant to paragraph (3), upon collection for
fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall be
credited to a special fund established in the Treasury of
the United States for State supplementary payment fees.
The amounts so credited, to the extent and in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, shall be avail-
able to defray expenses incurred in carrying out this title
and related laws.’’.
(B) MANDATORY STATE SUPPLEMENTARY
PAYMENT FEES.—Section 212(b)(3)(D) of Pub-
lic Law 93–66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
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‘‘(D)(i) The first $5 of each administration fee as-
sessed pursuant to subparagraph (B), upon collection,
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of
the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
‘‘(ii) The portion of each administration fee in excess
of $5, and 100 percent of each additional services fee
charged pursuant to subparagraph (C), upon collection for
fiscal year 1998 and each subsequent fiscal year, shall be
credited to a special fund established in the Treasury of
the United States for State supplementary payment fees.
The amounts so credited, to the extent and in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, shall be avail-
able to defray expenses incurred in carrying out this sec-
tion and title XVI of the Social Security Act and related
laws.’’.
(2) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.—From amounts credited pursuant
to section 1616(d)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act
and section 212(b)(3)(D)(ii) of Public Law 93–66 to
the special fund established in the Treasury of the
United States for State supplementary payment
fees, there is authorized to be appropriated an
amount not to exceed $35,000,000 for fiscal year
1998, and such sums as may be necessary for each
fiscal year thereafter, for administrative expenses in
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carrying out the supplemental security income pro-
gram under title XVI of the Social Security Act and
related laws.
SEC. 516. Section 520(c)(2)(D) of the Departments
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘September 30, 1997’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘December 31, 1997’’.
SEC. 517. The amounts otherwise provided by this
Act are revised by reducing the amount made available
for ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING ADMINISTRATION—STATE UNEMPLOYMENT IN-
SURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS’’ from
the Unemployment Trust Fund (and the amount specified
under such heading for assisting States to convert their
automated State employment security agency systems to
be year 2000 compliant), and increasing the amount made
available for ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES—CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION—DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND
TRAINING’’ from general Federal funds, by $7,000,000.
SEC. 518. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR NA-
TIONAL TESTING
IN READING
AND MATHEMATICS.—
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
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to develop, plan, implement, or administer any national
testing program in reading or mathematics.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
the following:
(1) The National Assessment of Educational
Progress carried out under sections 411 through
413 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994
(20 U.S.C. 9010–9012).
(2) The Third International Math and Science
Study (TIMSS).
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to pay the expenses of an election officer
appointed by a court to oversee an election of any officer
or trustee for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
SEC. 520. Subsection (k) of section 9302 of the Bal-
anced Budget Act of 1997, as added by section 1604(f)(3)
of the Taxpayer Relief of Act of 1997, is repealed.
SEC. 521. (a) LIMITATION ON PENALTIES UNDER
IDEA.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used by the Department of Education to investigate,
or to impose, administer, or enforce any penalty, sanction,
or remedy for, a State’s election not to provide special edu-
cation and related services under the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to indi-
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viduals who are 18 years of age or older and are incarcer-
ated in adult State prisons.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
any withholding of financial assistance to a State by the
Department of Education pursuant to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 17,
1997.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.