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struction of facilities shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Mission support’’ and ‘‘Office of
Inspector General’’, amounts made available by this Act
for personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall re-
main available until September 30, 2001 and may be used
to enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs
associated with personnel relocation, and for other serv-
ices, to be provided during the next fiscal year. Funds for
announced prizes otherwise authorized shall remain avail-
able, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is
claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or in the
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference
accompanying this Act, no part of the funds appropriated
for ‘‘Human space flight’’ may be used for the develop-
ment of the International Space Station in excess of the
amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted as
part of the budget request for fiscal year 2001.
No funds in this or any other Appropriations Act may
be used to finalize an agreement prior to December 1,
2001 between NASA and a nongovernment organization
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to conduct research utilization and commercialization
management activities of the International Space Station.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
During fiscal year 2001, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12
U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Pro-
vided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility shall not exceed $296,303: Provided further,
That $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Community
Development Revolving Loan Fund, of which $650,000,
together with amounts of principal and interest on loans
repaid, shall be available until expended for loans to com-
munity development credit unions, and $350,000 shall be
available until expended for technical assistance to low-
income 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; authorized travel; maintenance and op-
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eration of aircraft and purchase of flight services for re-
search support; acquisition of aircraft; $3,350,000,000, of
which not to exceed $275,592,000 shall remain available
until expended for Polar research and operations support,
and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for oper-
ational and science support and logistical and other re-
lated activities for the United States Antarctic program;
the balance to remain available until September 30, 2002:
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: Provided further, That $65,000,000
of the funds available under this heading shall be made
available for a comprehensive research initiative on plant
genomes for economically significant crops: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds in this or any other Act shall be used
to acquire or lease a research vessel with ice-breaking ca-
pability built or retrofitted by a shipyard located in a for-
eign country if such a vessel of United States origin can
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be obtained at a cost no more than 50 per centum above
that of the least expensive technically acceptable foreign
vessel bid: Provided further, That, in determining the cost
of such a vessel, such cost be increased by the amount
of any subsidies or financing provided by a foreign govern-
ment (or instrumentality thereof ) to such vessel’s con-
struction: Provided further, That if the vessel contracted
for pursuant to the foregoing is not available for the
2002–2003 austral summer Antarctic season, a vessel of
any origin may be leased for a period of not to exceed
120 days for that season and each season thereafter until
delivery of the new vessel.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses of major construction
projects pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as amended, including authorized travel,
$121,600,000, 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, $787,352,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002: Provided, That to the extent that the
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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: Provided fur-
ther, That $10,000,000 shall be available for the Office
of Innovation Partnerships.
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; $160,890,000: Pro-
vided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Salaries
and expenses’’ in fiscal year 2001 for maintenance and
operation of facilities, and for other services, to be pro-
vided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $6,280,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2002.
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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), $90,000,000, of which
$5,000,000 shall be for a homeownership program that
is used in conjunction with section 8 assistance under the
United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided, That of the
amount made available, $2,500,000 shall be for an endow-
ment to establish the George Knight Scholarship Fund for
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute.
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; and not to exceed $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; $24,480,000: Pro-
vided, That during the current fiscal year, the President
may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31
U.S.C. 1341, whenever he deems such action to be nec-
essary in the interest of national defense: Provided further,
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That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
expended for or in connection with the induction of any
person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and
III of this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no
specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expendi-
tures for such travel expenses may not exceed the amounts
set forth therefore in the budget estimates submitted for
the appropriations: Provided, That this provision does not
apply to accounts that do not contain an object classifica-
tion for travel: Provided further, That this section shall
not apply to travel performed by uncompensated officials
of local boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service
System; to travel performed directly in connection with
care and treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; to travel performed in connec-
tion with major disasters or emergencies declared or deter-
mined by the President under the provisions of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act; to travel performed by the Offices of Inspector Gen-
eral in connection with audits and investigations; or to
payments to interagency motor pools where separately set
forth in the budget schedules: Provided further, That if
appropriations in titles I, II, and III exceed the amounts
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set forth in budget estimates initially submitted for such
appropriations, the expenditures for travel may cor-
respondingly exceed the amounts therefore set forth in the
estimates in the same proportion.
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the Selective Service System
shall be available in the current fiscal year for purchase
of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for
services and facilities of Federal National Mortgage Asso-
ciation, Government National Mortgage Association, Fed-
eral Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financ-
ing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof,
Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within
the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831).
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SEC. 404. 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. 405. 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 Office or is specifically
exempt by law from such audit.
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency may be expended for the trans-
portation of any officer or employee of such department
or agency between their domicile and their place of em-
ployment, with the exception of any officer or employee
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authorized such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or
5 U.S.C. 7905.
SEC. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to re-
cipients that do not share in the cost of conducting re-
search resulting from proposals not specifically solicited
by the Government: Provided, That the extent of cost
sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of in-
terest of the grantee or contractor and the Government
in the research.
SEC. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used,
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimburse-
ment for payment of the salary of a consultant (whether
retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at more
than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV of
the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by
law.
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act
shall be used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise com-
pensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings. Nothing herein affects the au-
thority of the Consumer Product Safety Commission pur-
suant to section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act
(15 U.S.C. 2056 et seq.).
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SEC. 410. Except as otherwise provided under exist-
ing law, or under an existing Executive Order issued pur-
suant to an existing law, the obligation or expenditure of
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. 411. Except as otherwise provided by law, no
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be
obligated or expended by any executive agency, as referred
to in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for services unless such
executive agency: (1) has awarded and entered into such
contract in full compliance with such Act and the regula-
tions promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any report
prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, eval-
uations, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report
prepared by the agency which is substantially derived from
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or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to
such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the
contract pursuant to which the report was prepared; and
(B) the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to
such contract.
SEC. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section
406, none of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide
a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to
any officer or employee of such department or agency.
SEC. 413. 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. 414. None of the funds appropriated in title I
of this Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of
real property if the estimated annual rental is more than
$300,000 unless the Secretary submits, in writing, a re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations of the Congress
and a period of 30 days has expired following the date
on which the report is received by the Committees on Ap-
propriations.
SEC. 415. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that,
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and prod-
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ucts purchased with funds made available in this Act
should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
SEC. 416. 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. 417. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2001 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 418. 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.
SEC. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as
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amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of the Act as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the budget for 2001 for such
corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Pro-
vided, That collections of these corporations and agencies
may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commit-
ments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act
(unless such loans are in support of other forms of assist-
ance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), ex-
cept that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage in-
surance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or
where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to pro-
tect the financial interest of the United States Govern-
ment.
SEC. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)),
funds made available pursuant to authorization under
such section for fiscal year 2001 may be used for imple-
menting comprehensive conservation and management
plans.
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SEC. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the term ‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to na-
tional service education awards shall mean any loan made
directly to a student by the Alaska Commission on Post-
secondary Education, in addition to other meanings under
section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service
Act.
SEC. 422. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act,
no part of any appropriation for the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall be available for any ac-
tivity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget esti-
mates submitted to the Congress.
SEC. 423. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to promul-
gate a final regulation to implement changes in the pay-
ment of pesticide tolerance processing fees as proposed at
64 Fed. Reg. 31040, or any similar proposals. The Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency may proceed with the devel-
opment of such a rule.
SEC. 424. 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-
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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. 425. 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. 426. None of the funds provided in title II for
technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides
to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each
proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the
costs associated with each activity as part of the Budget
Justifications. For fiscal year 2001, HUD shall transmit
this information to the Committees by December 1, 2000,
for 30 days of review.
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SEC. 427. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for the designation, or approval of the
designation, of any area as an ozone nonattainment area
under the Clean Air Act pursuant to the 8-hour national
ambient air quality standard for ozone that was promul-
gated by the Environmental Protection Agency on July
18, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 38,356, p. 38855) and remanded
by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on May 14,
1999, in the case, American Trucking Ass’ns. v. EPA (No.
97–1440, 1999 Westlaw 300618) prior to June 15, 2001
or final adjudication of this case by the Supreme Court
of the United States, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 428. Section 432 of Public Law 104–204 (110
Stat. 2874) is amended—
(a) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘or to restruc-
ture and improve the efficiency of the workforce’’
after ‘‘the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration’’ and before ‘‘the Administrator’’;
(b) by deleting paragraph (4) of subsection (h)
and inserting in lieu thereof—
‘‘(4) The provisions of subsections (1) and
(3) of this section may be waived upon a deter-
mination by the Administrator that use of the
incentive satisfactorily demonstrates downsizing
or other restructuring within the Agency that
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would improve the efficiency of agency oper-
ations or contribute directly to evolving mission
requirements.’’
(c) by deleting subsection (i) and inserting in
lieu thereof—
‘‘(i) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall submit a re-
port on NASA’s restructuring activities to the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate not later than
September 30, 2001. This report shall include—
‘‘(1) an outline of a timetable for restructuring
the workforce at NASA Headquarters and field Cen-
ters;
‘‘(2) annual Full Time Equivalent (FTE) tar-
gets by broad occupational categories and a sum-
mary of how these targets reflect the respective mis-
sions of Headquarters and the field Centers;
‘‘(3) a description of personnel initiatives, such
as relocation assistance, early retirement incentives,
and career transition assistance, which NASA will
use to achieve personnel reductions or to rebalance
the workforce; and
‘‘(4) a description of efficiencies in operations
achieved through the use of the voluntary separation
incentive.’’; and