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and activities under that account: Provided, That the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall submit daily reports
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate on the total amount of new loan guarantee
commitments issued during the period of applicability of this joint
resolution.
SEC. 122. For the period covered by this joint resolution, there
shall be available, at the current rate of operations for fiscal year
2003, such funds as may be necessary for grants and necessary
expenses as provided for, in accordance with, and subject to the
requirements set forth in the Compacts of Free Association, as
amended, and their related agreements, (sections 211, 212, 213,
214, 215, and 217) as between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands (signed April 30, 2003), and (sections 211, 212,
213, 214, and 216) as between the Government of the United
States of America and the Federated States of Micronesia (signed
May 14, 2003); to remain available until expended: Provided, That
if H.J. Res. 63 of the 108th Congress, or similar legislation to
approve the Compacts of Free Association, is enacted, any funding
made available in this appropriation shall be considered to have
been made available and expended for the purposes of funding
for fiscal year 2004 as provided for in such enacted legislation.
SEC. 123. From amounts available to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs under this joint resolution, $123,500 shall be available to
satisfy the requirements specified in sections 10(f), 11(b)(2), and
11(c) of Public Law 106–263.
SEC. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, except section 107(c), the District of Columbia may
expend local funds for programs and activities under the heading
‘‘District of Columbia Funds-Operating Expenses’’ at the rate set
forth for such programs and activities under title II of H.R. 2765,
108th Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives.
SEC. 125. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, except section 107, amounts provided in this
joint resolution and in prior Appropriations Acts from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund shall be available for fiscal year 2004,
at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate and for
which authority was made available under the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, for
expenditures to meet obligations, heretofore and hereafter incurred,
as paid from the Airport and Airway Trust fund in fiscal year
2003.
SEC. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may
be necessary for administrative expenses of the Federal Highway
Administration, for purposes described in 23 U.S.C. 104(a)(1)(A),
shall continue to be transferred and credited to the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to be available to
the Secretary of Transportation, at a rate for operations not
exceeding the current rate and for which authority was made avail-
able under the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided, That funds authorized under
this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, and shall be subject to any limitation on obligations
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
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SEC. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may
be necessary for administrative expenses of the Bureau of Transpor-
tation Statistics, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 111, shall continue
to be transferred and credited to the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account), to be available to the Secretary
of Transportation, at a rate for operations not exceeding the current
rate and for which authority was made available under the Depart-
ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2003: Provided, That funds authorized under this section shall
be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
and shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may
be necessary for administrative expenses of the Federal Transit
Administration, in accordance with the Federal Transit Administra-
tion’s programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States
Code, shall continue to be transferred and credited to the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund, to be available to
the Secretary of Transportation, at a rate for operations not
exceeding the current rate and for which authority was made avail-
able under the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided, That funds authorized under
this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner
provided under section 5338(g) of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 129. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may
be necessary for administrative expenses of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 402,
403, 405, 410 and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
shall continue to be transferred and credited to the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to be available to
the Secretary of Transportation, at a rate for operations not exceed-
ing the current rate and for which authority was made available
under the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2003: Provided, That funds authorized under this
section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as
if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code.
SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, except section 107, such amounts as may
be necessary for administrative expenses of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration, for purposes described in 23 U.S.C.
104(a)(1)(B), shall continue to be transferred and credited to the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to
be available to the Secretary of Transportation, at a rate for oper-
ations not exceeding the current rate and for which authority was
made available under the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003: Provided, That funds
authorized under this section shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
shall continue to be appropriated or credited to the Airport and
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Airway Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund after the date
of any expenditure pursuant to this Act.
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping
Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the com-
mittee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217, the
provisions of sections 125 through 130, and section 134, of this
joint resolution that would change direct spending or receipts under
section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 were they included in an Act other than an appropria-
tions Act shall be treated as direct spending or receipts legislation,
as appropriate, under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and by the Chairmen of
the House and Senate Budget Committees, as appropriate, under
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
SEC. 133. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, during fiscal year 2004, direct loans under section 23
of the Arms Export Control Act may be made available for the
Czech Republic, gross obligations for the principal amounts of which
shall not exceed $550,000,000: Provided, That such loans shall
be repaid in not more than twelve years, including a grace period
of up to five years on repayment of principal: Provided further,
That no funds are available for the subsidy costs for these loans:
Provided further, That the Government of the Czech Republic shall
pay the full cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990, associated with these loans, including the
cost of any defaults: Provided further, That any fees associated
with these loans shall be paid by the Government of the Czech
Republic prior to any disbursement of any loan proceeds: Provided
further, That no funds made available to the Czech Republic under
this joint resolution or any other Act may be used for payment
of any fees associated with these loans.
SEC. 134. The following provisions of law shall continue in
effect through the date specified in section 107(c) of this joint
resolution:
(1) Sections 9(b)(7), 14(a), 17(a)(2)(B)(i), and 18(f)(2) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(7), 1762a(a), 1766(a)(2)(B)(i), and 1769(f)(2)).
(2) Section 15 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act
and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public
Law 100–237).
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SEC. 135. Section 8144(b) of the Department of Defense Appro-
priations Act, 2003, Public Law 107–248, is amended by striking
‘‘on September 30, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘October 31, 2003’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.