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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1141
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 25, 1999
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Ω1æThat the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $42,753,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For additional gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, $1,095,000,000, as
follows: $350,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership
loans; $200,000,000 for direct farm ownership loans;
$185,000,000
for
direct
farm
operating
loans;
$185,000,000 for subsidized guaranteed farm operating
loans; and $175,000,000 for emergency farm loans.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
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1974, to remain available until September 30, 2000: farm
operating loans, $28,804,000, of which $12,635,000 shall
be for direct loans and $16,169,000 shall be for guaran-
teed subsidized loans; farm ownership loans, $35,505,000,
of which $29,940,000 shall be for direct loans and
$5,565,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; emergency
loans, $41,300,000; and administrative expenses to carry
out the loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That the en-
tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses, Enforcement and Border Affairs’’ to support in-
creased detention requirements for Central American
criminal aliens and to address the expected influx of illegal
immigrants from Central America as a result of Hurricane
Mitch, $80,000,000, which shall remain available until ex-
pended and which shall be administered by the Attorney
General: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
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to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emegency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel,
Army’’, $8,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That of such amount, $5,100,000 shall
be available only to the extent that an official budget re-
quest for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans-
mitted by the President to the Congress.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $7,300,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended: Provided further, That of such amount,
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$1,300,000 shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Air Force’’, $1,000,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Army’’, $69,500,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Navy’’, $16,000,000: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
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requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Marine Corps’’, $300,000: Provided, That the en-
tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Air Force’’, $8,800,000: Provided, That the en-
tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main-
tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $46,500,000: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
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OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
For an additional amount for ‘‘Overseas Humani-
tarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid’’, $37,500,000: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as
an
emergency
requirement
pursuant
to
section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
CHAPTER 4
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672,
for an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster As-
sistance’’ for necessary expenses for international disaster
relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, pursu-
ant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as amended, $25,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672,
for an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’,
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in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, to provide assistance to Jordan, $50,000,000 to be-
come available upon enactment of this Act and to remain
available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY
DISASTER RECOVERY FUND
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672,
for necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes
in Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake
in Colombia, $621,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be subject to the provisions of
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as amended, and, except for section 558, the provisions
of title V of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as con-
tained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Con-
solidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277)): Provided further, That
up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this para-
graph may be transferred to ‘‘Operating Expenses of the
Agency for International Development’’, to remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2000, to be used for administra-
tive costs of USAID in addressing the effects of those hur-
ricanes, of which up to $1,000,000 may be used to con-
tract directly for the personal services of individuals in the
United States: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000
of the funds appropriated by this paragraph may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Operating Expenses of the Agency for Inter-
national Development Office of Inspector General’’, to re-
main available until expended, to be used for costs of au-
dits, inspections, and other activities associated with the
expenditure of the funds appropriated by this paragraph:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be obligated and expended subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be subject to the funding ceiling
contained in section 580 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1999 (as contained in Division A, section 101(d) of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277)), not-
withstanding section 545 of that Act: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading
may be made available for nonproject assistance: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by the Con-
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gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the entire amount shall be available only to the ex-
tent an official budget request for a specific dollar amount
that includes designation of the entire amount of the re-
quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672,
for an additional amount for ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’,
$41,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That up to $25,000,000 may be used for a contribu-
tion to the Central America Emergency Trust Fund, ad-
ministered by the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
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MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672,
for an additional amount for ‘‘Foreign Military Financing
Program’’, for grants to enable the President to carry out
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, in addition
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for
grants only for Jordan, $50,000,000 to become available
upon enactment of this Act and to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be nonrepayable, notwithstanding
section 23(b) and section 23(c) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 301. The value of articles, services, and military
education and training authorized as of November 15,
1998, to be drawn down by the President under the au-
thority of section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended, shall not be counted against the ceil-
ing limitation of that section.
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CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reconstruction and
Construction’’, $5,611,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to address damages from Hurricane Georges and
other natural disasters in Puerto Rico: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended: Provided further, That the amount pro-
vided shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire
amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That
funds in this account may be transferred to and merged
with the ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ account and
the ‘‘National Forest System’’ account as needed to ad-
dress emergency requirements in Puerto Rico.
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CHAPTER 6
OFFSETS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under Public Law 105–
277 for the cost of direct credit agreements for Public Law
480 title I credit, $30,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the amount provided under this heading in P.L.
105–277, the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1999, $150,000,000 are re-
scinded.
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–277, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
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BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–118 and in prior acts making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, $40,000,000 are rescinded.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–277 and in prior acts making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, $17,000,000 are rescinded.
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC
STATES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances of funds available under
this heading, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF
THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances of funds available under
this heading, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
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MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic 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 appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–277, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
REDUCTION IN CALLABLE CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Con-
tribution to the Asian Development Bank’’, ‘‘Contribution
to the Inter-American Development Bank’’, and ‘‘Con-
tribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development’’ for callable capital stock in Public Law
96–123 and in prior acts making appropriations for for-
eign
assistance
and
related
programs,
a
total
of
$648,000,000 are rescinded.
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–277, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the budgetary resources provided for ‘‘Small Com-
munity Air Service’’ by Public Law 101–508 for fiscal
years prior to fiscal year 1998, $815,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS
(RESCISSION)
Of
the
available
balances
under
this
heading,
$6,500,000 are rescinded.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the budgetary resources provided for the trust
fund share of transit programs in Public Law 102–240
under 49 U.S.C. 5338(a)(1), $665,000 are rescinded.
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INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANTS—TRANSIT
Of
the
available
balances
under
this
heading,
$600,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE
SEC. 1001. Division B, title I, chapter 1 of Public
Law 105–277 is amended as follows: under the heading
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Defense-Wide’’,
strike
‘‘$1,496,600,000’’ and insert ‘‘$1,456,600,000’’.
TITLE II
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND
RESCISSIONS
CHAPTER 1
THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses,’’ $921,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED
AGENCIES
RELATED AGENCY
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
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CHAPTER 2
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized
by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (Public Law 105–292), $3,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances of funds available under
this heading, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 105–83, $6,800,000 are rescinded.
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN
INDIANS
FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Federal Trust Pro-
grams’’, $21,800,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $6,800,000 is for activities pursuant to the Trust
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Management Improvement Project High Level Implemen-
tation Plan and $15,000,000 is to support litigation in-
volving individual Indian trust accounts: Provided, That
litigation support funds may, as needed, be transferred to
and merged with the ‘‘Operation of Indian Programs’’ ac-
count in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the ‘‘Salaries and
Expenses’’ account in the Office of the Solicitor, the ‘‘Sal-
aries and Expenses’’ account in Departmental Manage-
ment, the ‘‘Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management’’
account in the Minerals Management Service and the
‘‘Management of Lands and Resources’’ account in the
Bureau of Land Management.
CHAPTER 4
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,
strike
‘‘$3,132,076,000’’
and
insert
‘‘$3,111,076,000’’ and strike ‘‘$180,933,000’’ and insert
‘‘$164,933,000’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM FOR NURSING
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under the Federal Cap-
ital Loan Program for Nursing appropriation account,
$2,800,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
section 101(f) of Public Law 105–277, $6,800,000 are re-
scinded.
RELATED AGENCY
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For an additional amount for the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, to remain available until expended,
$30,600,000 to be available for fiscal year 1999, and
$17,400,000 to be available for fiscal year 2000: Provided,
That such funds be made available to National Public
Radio, as the designated manager of the Public Radio Sat-
ellite System, for acquisition of satellite capacity.
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CHAPTER 5
CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
HOUSE PAGE DORMITORY
For necessary expenses for renovations to the facility
located at 501 First Street, S.E., in the District of Colum-
bia, $3,760,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Architect of the Capitol shall transfer to
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives such portion of the funds made available
under this paragraph as may be required for expenses in-
curred by the Chief Administrative Officer in the renova-
tion of the facility, subject to the approval of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives:
Provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply
to the funds made available under this paragraph.
O’NEILL HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
For necessary expenses for life safety renovations to
the O’Neill House Office Building, $1,800,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That section 3709 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)
shall not apply to the funds made available under this
paragraph.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 501. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise au-
thorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
sum allowance for the Office of the Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives and the aggregate amount
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year
for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Majority
Whip of the House of Representatives shall each be in-
creased by $333,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 502. (a) Each office described under the head-
ing ‘‘HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES’’ in the Act
making appropriations for the legislative branch for a fis-
cal year may transfer any amounts appropriated for the
office under such heading among the various categories
of allowances and expenses for the office under such head-
ing.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any
amounts appropriated for official expenses.
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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CHAPTER 6
POSTAL SERVICE
PAYMENTS TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments to the Post-
al Service Fund’’ for revenue forgone reimbursement pur-
suant to 39 U.S.C. 2401(d), $29,000,000.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 101–130, the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emer-
gency Supplemental to Meet the Needs of Natural Disas-
ters of National Significance, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
CHAPTER 7
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS
Notwithstanding the 6th undesignated paragraph
under the heading ‘‘COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVEL-
OPMENT—COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS’’ in
title II of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–276; 112 Stat.
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2477) and the related provisions of the joint explanatory
statement in the conference report to accompany such Act
(Report 105–769, 105th Congress, 2d Session) referred
to in such paragraph, of the amounts provided under such
heading and made available for the Economic Develop-
ment Initiative (EDI) for grants for targeted economic in-
vestments, $250,000 shall be for a grant to Project Re-
store of Los Angeles, California, for the Los Angeles City
Civic Center Trust, to revitalize and redevelop the Civic
Center neighborhood, and $100,000 shall be for a grant
to the Southeast Rio Vista Family YMCA, for develop-
ment of a child care center in the City of Huntington
Park, California.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Under this heading in Public Law 105–276, add the
words, ‘‘to remain available until September 30, 2000,’’
after $81,910,000,’’.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT
SEC. 2001. 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. 2002. (a) LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS FOR
CLUB WHEAT PRODUCERS.—In making loan deficiency
payments available under section 135 of the Agricultural
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Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7235) to producers of
club wheat, the Secretary of Agriculture may not assess
a premium adjustment on the amount that would other-
wise be computed for club wheat under the section to re-
flect the premium that is paid for club wheat to ensure
its availability to create a blended specialty product known
as western white wheat.
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall make a payment to each
producer of club wheat that received a discounted loan de-
ficiency payment under section 135 of the Agricultural
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7235) before that date
as a result of the assessment of a premium adjustment
against club wheat. The amount of the payment for a pro-
ducer shall be equal to the difference between—
(1) the loan deficiency payment that would have
been made to the producer in the absence of the pre-
mium adjustment; and
(2) the loan deficiency payment actually re-
ceived by the producer.
(c) FUNDING SOURCE.—The Secretary shall use
funds available to provide marketing assistance loans and
loan deficiency payments under subtitle C of the Agricul-
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tural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) to
make the payments required by subsection (b).
TITLE III
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
SEC. 3001. The Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations 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—
(a) in title III, under the heading ‘‘Rural Com-
munity Advancement Program, (Including Transfer
of Funds)’’, by inserting ‘‘1926d,’’ after ‘‘1926c,’’;
by
inserting
‘‘,
306C,
and
306D’’
after
‘‘381E(d)(2)’’ the first time it appears in the para-
graph; and by striking ‘‘, as provided in 7 U.S.C.
1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C’’;
(b) in title VII, in section 718 by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘annual appropriations Acts’’;
(c) in title VII, in section 747 by striking
‘‘302’’ and inserting ‘‘203’’; and
(d) in title VII, in section 763(b)(3) by striking
‘‘Public Law 94–265’’ and inserting ‘‘Public Law
104–297’’.
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SEC. 3002. Division B, title V, chapter 1 of the Om-
nibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277) is amended
under the heading ‘‘Department of Agriculture, Agri-
culture
Research
Service’’
by
inserting
after
‘‘$23,000,000,’’ the following: ‘‘to remain available until
expended,’’.
SEC. 3003. The Foreign Operations, Export Financ-
ing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 ( as
contained in division A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277)) is amended—
(a) in title II under the heading ‘‘Burma’’ by
striking ‘‘headings ‘Economic Support Fund’ and’’
and inserting ‘‘headings ‘Child Survival and Disease
Programs Fund’, ‘Economic Support Fund’ and’’;
(b) in title V in section 587 by striking ‘‘199–
339’’ and inserting ‘‘99–399’’;
(c) in title V in subsection 594(a) by striking
‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’;
(d) in title V in subsection 594(b) by striking
‘‘subparagraph (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’;
and
(e) in title V in subsection 594(c) by striking
‘‘521 of the annual appropriations Act for Foreign
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Operations, Export Financing, and Related Pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘520 of this Act’’.
SEC. 3004. Subsection 1706(b) of title XVII of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r–
262r–2), as added by section 614 of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 1999, is amended by striking ‘‘June 30’’
and inserting ‘‘September 30’’.
SEC. 3005. The Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in
division A, section 101(e) of the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105–277)) is amended—
(a) in the last proviso under the heading
‘‘United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Adminis-
trative
Provisions’’
by
striking
‘‘section
104(c)(50)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 1361–1407)’’ and inserting ‘‘section
104(c)(5)(B) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361–1407)’’.
(b) in section 354(a) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C.
544(a)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘16 U.S.C. 544b(a)(2))’’.
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) of this section shall take effect as if included
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in Public Law 105–277 on the date of its enact-
ment.
SEC. 3006. The Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section
101(f) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–
277)) is amended—
(a) in title I, under the heading ‘‘Federal Un-
employment Benefits and Allowances’’, by striking
‘‘during the current fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘from
October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999’’;
(b) in title II under the heading ‘‘Office of the
Secretary, General Departmental Management’’ by
striking
‘‘$180,051,000’’
and
inserting
‘‘$188,051,000’’;
(c) in title II under the heading ‘‘Children and
Families
Services
Programs,
(Including
Rescis-
sions)’’ by striking ‘‘notwithstanding section 640
(a)(6), of the 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’’;
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(d) 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
demonstration grants under section 510(b)(2) of
title V of the Social Security Act, as amended, with-
out application of the limitation of section 2010(c)
of said title XX:’’;
(e) 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, intervention, and teaching strategies for
children with disabilities’’;
(f) in title II under the heading ‘‘Public Health
and Social Services Emergency Fund’’ by striking
‘‘$322,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$180,000’’;
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(g) in title III under the heading ‘‘Education
Reform’’ by striking ‘‘$491,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$459,500,000’’;
(h) in title III under the heading ‘‘Vocational
and Adult Education’’ by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ the
first
time
that
it
appears
and
inserting
‘‘$14,000,000’’, and by inserting before the period
at the end of the paragraph the following: ‘‘: Pro-
vided 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’’;
(i) 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 Edu-
cation Act shall be available to fund awards for aca-
demic year 1999–2000 for fellowships under part A,
subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms
and conditions of part A, subpart 1:’’;
(j) in title III under the heading ‘‘Education
Research, Statistics, and Improvement’’ by inserting
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
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Education Act of 1965, as amended, $1,000,000
shall be used to conduct a violence prevention dem-
onstration program: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under section 10601 of title X of
the Elementary 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 com-
plement the book, We the People: The Citizen and
the Constitution:’’;
(k) 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’’;
(l) 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
(m)(1) in title VIII in section 405 by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) OTHER REFERENCES TO TITLE VII OF THE
STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.—
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The table of contents of the Stewart B. McKinney Home-
less
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 the following:
‘‘ ‘TITLE VII—EDUCATION AND TRAINING’.’’.
(2)
The
amendments
made
by
subsection
(m)(1) of this section shall take effect as if included
in Public Law 105–277 on the date of its enact-
ment.
SEC. 3007. 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, Pub-
lic Law 105–275) is amended by striking ‘‘(a)(1)(G)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(a)(1)(C)’’.
SEC. 3008. The Department of Transportation and
Related 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: (a) in title I under
the heading ‘‘National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
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tration,
Operations
and
Research,
(Highway
Trust
Fund)’’ by inserting before the period at the end of the
paragraph ‘‘: Provided further, That notwithstanding other
funds available in this Act for the National Advanced
Driving Simulator Program, funds under this heading are
available for obligation, as necessary, to continue this pro-
gram through September 30, 1999’’.
SEC. 3009. Division B, title II, chapter 5 of the Om-
nibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277) is amended
under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police Board, Security En-
hancements’’ by inserting before the period at the end of
the paragraph ‘‘: Provided further, That for purposes of
carrying out the plan or plans described under this head-
ing and consistent 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 head-
ing ‘‘Capitol Police Board, Capitol Police, Salaries’’ under
the Act making appropriations for the legislative branch
for the fiscal year involved, and shall allocate such portion
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate in such amounts as may be approved by the Com-
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mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate’’.
SEC. 3010. Section 3027(d)(3) of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note;
112 Stat. 366) as added by section 360 of the Department
of Transportation and Related 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 re-
designated as section 3027(c)(3).
SEC. 3011. The Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, section 101(b)
of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277))
is amended—
(a) in title I, under the heading ‘‘Legal Activi-
ties, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activi-
ties’’, by inserting ‘‘and shall remain available until
September 30, 2000’’ after ‘‘Holocaust Assets in the
United States’’; and
(b) in title IV, under the heading ‘‘Department
of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, Salaries
and Expenses’’, by inserting ‘‘and shall remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2000’’ after ‘‘Holocaust
Assets in the United States’’.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘1999 Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act’’.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
EMERGENCY GRANTS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME MIGRANT AND
SEASONAL FARMWORKERS
For emergency grants to assist low-income migrant
and seasonal farmworkers under section 2281 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 5177a), $25,000,000: Provided, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $25,000,000, that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the
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entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such
Act.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
For an additional amount to carry out the agricul-
tural marketing assistance program under the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), $200,000,
and the rural business enterprise grant program under sec-
tion 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)), $500,000: Provided, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent an offi-
cial budget request for $700,000, that includes designation
of the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND
SUPPLY
(SECTION 32)
For an additional amount for the fund maintained for
funds made available under section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), $150,000,000: Provided, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent an offi-
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cial budget request for $150,000,000, that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans-
mitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $42,753,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For additional gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agri-
cultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership
loans, $550,000,000, of which $350,000,000 shall be for
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $370,000,000, of which
$185,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and
for emergency insured loans, $175,000,000 to meet the needs
resulting from natural disasters.
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For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain
available until expended, as follows: farm ownership loans,
$35,505,000, of which $5,565,000 shall be for guaranteed
loans; operating loans, $28,804,000, of which $16,169,000
shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; and for emergency
insured loans, $41,300,000 to meet the needs resulting from
natural disasters; and for additional administrative ex-
penses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan pro-
grams, $4,000,000: Provided, That the entire amounts are
designated by the Congress as emergency requirements pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emergency Con-
servation Program’’ for expenses resulting from natural dis-
asters, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only
to the extent that an official budget request for $30,000,000,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
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the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PROGRAM
An amount of $3,000,000 is provided to implement a
livestock indemnity program as established in Public Law
105–18: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent an official budget request for $3,000,000,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood
Prevention Operations’’ to repair damages to the waterways
and watersheds, including debris removal that would not
be authorized under the Emergency Watershed Program, re-
sulting from natural disasters, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $100,000,000, that includes designation of the
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entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
For an additional amount for the costs of direct loans
and grants of the rural utilities programs described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), as provided in 7 U.S.C.
1926(a) and 7 U.S.C. 1926C for distribution through the
national reserve, $30,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall
be for grants under such program: Provided, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent an official
budget request for $30,000,000, that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such
Act.
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RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For additional gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from
funds in the rural housing insurance fund to meet needs
resulting from natural disasters, as follows: $10,000,000 for
loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and $1,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to remain
available until expended, $1,534,000, as follows: section 502
loans, $1,182,000; and section 504 housing repair loans,
$352,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be avail-
able only to the extent that an official budget request for
$1,534,000, that includes designation of the entire amount
of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For an additional amount for grants for very low-in-
come housing repair, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, to
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meet needs resulting from natural disasters, $1,000,000:
Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only
to the extent that an official budget request for $1,000,000,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 1101. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive
the limitation established under the second sentence of the
second paragraph of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935
(7 U.S.C. 612c), on the amount of funds that may be de-
voted during fiscal year 1999 to any 1 agricultural com-
modity or product thereof.
SEC. 1102. CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Section 1102 of the Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(a) of division
A of Public Law 105–277), is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(not later
than June 15, 1999)’’ after ‘‘made available’’; and
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(2) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ‘‘or private
crop insurance (including a rain and hail policy)’’
before the period at the end.
(b) DESIGNATION AS EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—
Such sums as are necessary to carry out the amendments
made by subsection (a): Provided, That such amount shall
be available only to the extent an official budget request,
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement for purposes of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of
such Act.
SEC. 1103. Notwithstanding section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i),
an additional $28,000,000 shall be provided through the
Commodity Credit Corporation in fiscal year 1999 for tech-
nical assistance activities performed by any agency of the
Department of Agriculture in carrying out any conserva-
tion or environmental program funded by the Commodity
Credit Corporation: Provided, That the entire amount shall
be available only to the extent an official budget request
for $28,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as de-
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fined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the Presi-
dent to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
SEC. 1104. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, monies available under section 763 of the Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, shall be pro-
vided by the Secretary of the Agriculture directly to any
State determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to have
been materially affected by the commercial fishery failure
or failures declared by the Secretary of Commerce in Sep-
tember, 1998 under section 312(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Such State
shall disburse the funds to individuals with family incomes
below the Federal poverty level who have been adversely af-
fected by the commercial fishery failure or failures: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount shall be available only to
the extent an official budget request for such amount, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as
an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
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the Congress as an emergency requirement under section
251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
SEC. 1105. (a) For an additional amount for the Live-
stock Assistance Program under Public Law 105–277,
$70,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount shall be
available only to the extent an official budget request for
$70,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount
of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.
(b) An additional amount of $250,000,000 is rescinded
as provided in section 3002 of this Act.
SEC. 1106. CROP INSURANCE OPTIONS
FOR PRO-
DUCERS WHO APPLIED FOR CROP REVENUE COVERAGE
PLUS. (a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—This section applies
with respect to a producer eligible for insurance under the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) who
applied for the supplemental crop insurance endorsement
known as Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS (referred to in this
section as ‘‘CRCPLUS’’) for the 1999 crop year for a spring
planted agricultural commodity.
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(b) ADDITIONAL PERIOD FOR OBTAINING OR TRANS-
FERRING COVERAGE.—Notwithstanding the sales closing
date for obtaining crop insurance coverage established
under section 508(f)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act
(7 U.S.C. 1508(f)(2)) and notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall
provide a 14-day period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, but not to extend beyond April 12, 1999, during
which a producer described in subsection (a) may—
(1) with respect to a federally reinsured policy,
obtain from any approved insurance provider a level
of coverage for the agricultural commodity for which
the producer applied for the CRCPLUS endorsement
that is equivalent to or less than the level of federally
reinsured coverage that the producer applied for from
the insurance provider that offered the CRCPLUS en-
dorsement; and
(2) transfer to any approved insurance provider
any federally reinsured coverage provided for other
agricultural commodities of the producer by the same
insurance provider that offered the CRCPLUS en-
dorsement, as determined by the Corporation.
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CHAPTER 2
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN EMERGENCY
DISASTER RECOVERY FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672, for
necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes in
Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in
Colombia, $611,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000: Provided, That the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be subject to the provisions of chap-
ter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, and, except for section 558, the provisions of title
V of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Re-
lated Programs Act, 1999 (as contained in division A, sec-
tion 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–
277)): Provided further, That such assistance may be made
available notwithstanding such provisions of law regulating
the making, performance, amendment, or modification of
contracts as the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) may specify: Pro-
vided further, That at least five days prior to any use of
the authority in the preceding proviso the Administrator
of USAID shall report in writing to the Committees on Ap-