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Hollywood, Federal Building, $1,000,000.
Of the funds made available under this heading for
new construction in Public Law 101–509, the Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, $30,100,000 are re-
scinded for the following project in the following amount:
Maryland:
Prince George’s County, Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, Headquarters, $30,100,000.
Of the funds made available under this heading for
new construction in Public Law 100–440, the Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989, $4,400,000 is re-
scinded for the following project in the following amount:
Florida:
Lakeland, Federal Building, $4,400,000.
Of the funds made available under this heading for
repairs and alterations in Public Law 103–123, the Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, $4,715,000
are rescinded for the following projects in the following
amounts:
Arizona:
Lukeville, 
Commercial 
Lot 
Expansion,
$1,219,000
San Luis, Primary lane expansion and adminis-
trative office space, $3,496,000.
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Of the funds made available under this heading for
repairs and alterations in Public Law 101–509, the Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, $7,707,000
are rescinded for the following projects in the following
amounts:
New Mexico:
Santa Teresa, New Border Station, $6,000,000
Texas:
Del Rio, Border Station, $1,707,000.
Of the funds made available under this heading for
repairs and alterations in Public Law 101–136, the Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990, $2,088,000
are rescinded for the following project in the following
amount:
New Mexico:
Santa Teresa, New Border Station, $2,088,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, necessary for asset management activities; utili-
zation of excess and disposal of surplus personal property;
transportation management activities; procurement and
supply management activities; Government-wide and in-
ternal responsibilities relating to automated data manage-
ment, telecommunications, information resources manage-
ment, and related activities; the Information Security
Oversight Office established pursuant to Executive Order
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No. 12356; the utilization survey, deed compliance inspec-
tion, appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, and
land use planning functions pertaining to excess and sur-
plus real property; agency-wide policy direction; Board of
Contract Appeals; accounting, records management, and
other support services incident to adjudication of Indian
Tribal Claims by the United States Court of Federal
Claims; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not
to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; $123,020,000: Provided, That of the offsetting
collections credited to this account, $172,000 are perma-
nently canceled.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$33,090,000: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall
be available for payment for information and detection of
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards
to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens
in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en-
hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
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ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER
PRESIDENTS
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August
25, 1958, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public
Law 95–138; $2,215,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall transfer to the Secretary
of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of such Acts.
EXPENSES OF TRANSPORTATION AUDIT CONTRACTS AND
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal
year 1995 are reduced by $30,000.
GENERAL SUPPLY FUND
Of the offsetting collections credited to this account,
$1,009,000 are permanently canceled.
INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SERVICE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
Of the offsetting collections credited to this account,
$609,000 are permanently canceled.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Amounts received for administrative support services
provided under this head shall be credited to and merged
with the Fund, to remain available until expended, for op-
erating costs and capital outlays of the Fund and for the
necessary expenses of administrative support services in-
cluding accounting, budget, personnel, legal support and
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other related services; and the maintenance and operation
of printing and reproduction facilities in support of the
functions of the General Services Administration, other
Federal agencies, and other entities; and other such ad-
ministrative and management services that the Adminis-
trator of GSA deems appropriate and advantageous (sub-
ject to prior notice to the Office of Management and
Budget): Provided, That entities for which such services
are performed shall be charged at rates which will return
in full the cost of operations.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. The appropriate appropriation or fund
available to the General Services Administration shall be
credited with the cost of operation, protection, mainte-
nance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included as part
of rentals received from Government corporations pursu-
ant to law (40 U.S.C. 129).
SEC. 2. Funds available to the General Services Ad-
ministration shall be available for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles.
SEC. 3. Not to exceed 2 per centum of funds made
available in appropriations for operating expenses and sal-
aries and expenses, during the current fiscal year, may
be transferred between such appropriations for mandatory
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program requirements. Any proposed transfers shall be
approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations
of the House and Senate.
SEC. 4. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made
available for fiscal year 1995 for Federal Buildings Fund
activities may be transferred between such activities only
to the extent necessary to meet program requirements.
Any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Sen-
ate.
SEC. 5. (a) Of the budgetary resources available to
the General Services Administration during fiscal year
1995, $8,959,000 are permanently canceled.
(b) The Administrator of the General Services Ad-
ministration shall allocate the amount of budgetary re-
sources canceled among the agency’s accounts available
for procurement and procurement-related expenses.
Amounts available for procurement and procurement-re-
lated expenses in each such account shall be reduced by
the amount allocated to such account.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the definition
of ‘‘procurement’’ includes all stages of the process of ac-
quiring property or services, beginning with the process
of determining a need for a product or services and ending
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SEC. 10. The Administrator of the General Services
Administration is directed to obligate the funds appro-
priated in Public Law 103–123 for the purposes stated
in section 804 of that Act.
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District
of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, and direct procurement of survey printing,
$24,549,000, together with not to exceed $2,420,000 for
administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals
to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Sys-
tems Protection Board.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with National
Archives and Records Administration and related activi-
ties, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for
the review and declassification of documents, and for the
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $194,638,000: Provided,
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That the Archivist of the United States is authorized to
use any excess funds available from the amount borrowed
for construction of the National Archives facility, for ex-
penses necessary to move into the facility: Provided fur-
ther, That of the budgetary resources available in fiscal
year 1995 in this account, $325,000 are permanently can-
celed: Provided further, That amounts available for pro-
curement and procurement-related expenses in this ac-
count are reduced by such amount: Provided further, That
as used herein, ‘‘procurement’’ includes all stages of the
process of acquiring property or services, beginning with
the process of determining a need for a product or services
and ending with contract completion and closeout, as spec-
ified in 41 U.S.C. 403(2): Provided further, That of the
offsetting collections credited to this account, $441,000
are permanently canceled.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS
COMMISSION
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
historical publications and records as authorized by 44
U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $7,000,000 to remain available
until expended: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall be a
grant to the Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Library.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FUND
Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year
1995 are reduced by $16,000.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978, as amended by Public Law 100–
598, and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, Public Law 101–
194, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex-
ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; $8,104,000.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Re-
form Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, medical examinations performed for veterans
by private physicians on a fee basis, rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of
passenger motor vehicles, not to exceed $2,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, and advances for
reimbursements to applicable funds of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management and the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion for expenses incurred under Executive Order 10422
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of January 9, 1953, as amended; $115,139,000, and in
addition $93,934,000 for administrative expenses, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office
of Personnel Management without regard to other stat-
utes, including direct procurement of health benefits print-
ing, for the retirement and insurance programs, of which
$10,956,000 shall be transferred at such times as the Of-
fice of Personnel Management deems appropriate, and
shall remain available until expended for the costs of auto-
mating the retirement recordkeeping systems, together
with remaining amounts authorized in previous Acts for
the recordkeeping systems: Provided, That the provisions
of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use
applicable 
trust 
funds 
as 
provided 
by 
section
8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code: Provided
further, That, except as may be consistent with 5 U.S.C.
8902a(f)(1) and (i), no payment may be made from the
Employees Health Benefits Fund to any physician, hos-
pital, or other provider of health care services or supplies
who is, at the time such services or supplies are provided
to an individual covered under chapter 89 of title 5, Unit-
ed States Code, excluded, pursuant to section 1128 or
1128A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7–
1320a–7a), from participation in any program under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.):
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Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall
be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Exam-
ining Unit of the Office of Personnel Management estab-
lished pursuant to Executive Order 9358 of July 1, 1943,
or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further,
That the President’s Commission on White House Fel-
lows, established by Executive Order 11183 of October 3,
1964, may, during the fiscal year ending September 30,
1995, accept donations of money, property, and personal
services in connection with the development of a publicity
brochure to provide information about the White House
Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted
for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the
salaries of employees of such Commission.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act, as amended, including services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles;
$4,009,000, and in addition, not to exceed $6,156,000 for
administrative expenses to audit the Office of Personnel
Management’s retirement and insurance programs, to be
transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office
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of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia
and elsewhere.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES
HEALTH BENEFITS
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal
Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849), as amend-
ed, $4,210,560,000 to remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEE
LIFE INSURANCE
For payment of Government contributions with re-
spect to employees retiring after December 31, 1989, as
required by chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code,
$19,159,000, to remain available until expended.
PAYMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY FUND
For financing the unfunded liability of new and in-
creased annuity benefits becoming effective on or after Oc-
tober 20, 1969, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8348, and an-
nuities under special Acts to be credited to the Civil Serv-
ice Retirement and Disability Fund, such sums as may
be necessary: Provided, That annuities authorized by the
Act of May 29, 1944, as amended, and the Act of August
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19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–75), may hereafter
be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund.
REVOLVING FUND
Of the offsetting collections credited to this account,
$649,000 are permanently canceled.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) Of the budgetary resources available
to the Office of Personnel Management during fiscal year
1995, $1,256,000 are permanently canceled.
(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall allocate the amount of budgetary resources
canceled among the agency’s accounts available for pro-
curement and procurement-related expenses. Amounts
available for procurement and procurement-related ex-
penses in each such account shall be reduced by the
amount allocated to such account.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the definition
of ‘‘procurement’’ includes all stages of the process of ac-
quiring property or services, beginning with the process
of determining a need for a product or services and ending
with contract completion and closeout, as specified in 41
U.S.C. 403(2).
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of
1978 (Public Law 95–454), and the Whistleblower Protec-
tion Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12), including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and ex-
penses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; $7,955,000.
UNITED STATES TAX COURT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
$33,650,000: Provided, That travel expenses of the judges
shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1995’’.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
THIS ACT
SECTION 501. No part of any appropriation made
available in this Act shall be used for the purchase or sale
of real estate or for the purpose of establishing new offices
inside or outside the District of Columbia: Provided, That
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this limitation shall not apply to programs which have
been approved by the Congress and appropriations made
therefor.
SEC. 502. 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. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available for the procurement of, or for
the payment of, the salary of any person engaged in the
procurement of any hand or measuring tool(s) not pro-
duced in the United States or its possessions except to
the extent that the Administrator of General Services or
his designee shall determine that a satisfactory quality and
sufficient quantity of hand or measuring tools produced
in the United States or its possessions cannot be procured
as and when needed from sources in the United States
and its possessions, or except in accordance with proce-
dures prescribed by section 6–104.4(b) of Armed Services
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Procurement Regulation dated January 1, 1969, as such
regulation existed on June 15, 1970: Provided, That a fac-
tor of 75 per centum in lieu of 50 per centum shall be
used for evaluating foreign source end products against
a domestic source end product. This section shall be appli-
cable to all solicitations for bids opened after its enact-
ment.
SEC. 505. None of the funds made available to the
General Services Administration pursuant to section
210(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act of 1949 shall be obligated or expended after the
date of enactment of this Act for the procurement by con-
tract of any guard, elevator operator, messenger or custo-
dial services if any permanent veterans preference em-
ployee of the General Services Administration at said date,
would be terminated as a result of the procurement of
such services, except that such funds may be obligated or
expended for the procurement by contract of the covered
services with sheltered workshops employing the severely
handicapped under Public Law 92–28. Only if such work-
shops decline to contract for the provision of the covered
services may the General Services Administration procure
the services by competitive contract, for a period not to
exceed 5 years. At such time as such competitive contract
expires or is terminated for any reason, the General Serv-
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ices Administration shall again offer to contract for the
services from a sheltered workshop prior to offering such
services for competitive procurement.
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of
the Tariff Act of 1930.
SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this
Act shall be available for the purpose of transferring con-
trol over the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
located at Glynco, Georgia, Tucson, Arizona, and Artesia,
New Mexico, out of the Treasury Department.
SEC. 508. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
within the United States not heretofore authorized by the
Congress.
SEC. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be available for the payment of the salary
of any officer or employee of the United States Postal
Service, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any officer or employee
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of the United States Postal Service from having any
direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member or committee of Congress in connection
with any matter pertaining to the employment of
such officer or employee or pertaining to the United
States Postal Service in any way, irrespective of
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such officer or employee or in response to
the request or inquiry of such Member or committee;
or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any officer or employee of the United
States Postal Service, or attempts or threatens to
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to
such officer or employee, by reason of any commu-
nication or contact of such officer or employee with
any Member or committee of Congress as described
in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
SEC. 510. Funds under this Act shall be available as
authorized by sections 4501–4506 of title 5, United States