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New York:
New York, Silvio V. Mollo Federal Building,
$4,182,000
North Dakota:
Bismarck, Federal Building, Post Office and
U.S. Courthouse, $7,119,000
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, SSA Building, Mid-Atlantic Pro-
gram Service Center, $11,376,000
Puerto Rico:
Old San Juan, Post Office and U.S. Court-
house, $25,701,000
Texas:
Dallas,
Federal
Building
(Griffin
St.),
$5,641,000
Washington:
Richland, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office
and Courthouse, $12,724,000
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $50,430,000
Elevator Program, $13,109,000
Energy Program, $25,000,000
Advance Design, $24,608,000
Repairs and Alterations:
Arkansas:
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Little Rock, Federal Building, $7,551,000
California:
Sacramento, Federal Building (2800 Cot-
tage Way), $13,636,000
District of Columbia:
ICC/Connecting 
Wing 
Complex/Customs
(phase 2/3), $58,275,000
Illinois:
Chicago, Federal Center, $45,971,000
Maryland:
Woodlawn, SSA East High-Low Buildings,
$17,422,000
North Dakota:
Bismarck, Federal Building, Post Office
and U.S. Courthouse, $7,119,000
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia, 
Byrne-Green 
Complex,
$30,909,000
Philadelphia, SSA Building, Mid-Atlantic
Program Service Center, $11,376,000
Puerto Rico:
Old San Juan, Post Office and U.S. Court-
house, $25,701,000
Texas:
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Dallas, Federal Building (Griffin St.),
$5,641,000
Nationwide:
Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $43,533,000
Elevator Program, $13,109,000
Energy Program, $20,000,000
Advance Design, $22,000,000
Basic 
Repairs 
and 
Alterations, 
$307,278,000
$304,757,000: Provided further, That additional projects
for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be
funded under this category only if advance approval is ob-
tained from the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference
between the funds appropriated and expended on any
projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Re-
pairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Re-
pairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases
in prospectus projects: Provided further, That all funds for
repairs and alterations prospectus projects shall expire on
September 30, 1997, and remain in the Federal Buildings
Fund except funds for projects as to which funds for de-
sign or other funds have been obligated in whole or in part
prior to such date: Provided further, That of the funds
provided for Advanced Design, $100,000 shall be made
available for architectural design studies for renovation of
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the
National
Veterinary
Services
Laboratory
and
a
biocontainment facility at the National Animal Disease
Center, Ames, Iowa: Provided further, That the amount
provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and
Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Govern-
ment arising from any projects under the heading ‘‘Re-
pairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund authorized in-
creases in prospectus projects; (3) not to exceed
$181,963,000 for installment acquisition payments includ-
ing payments on purchase contracts which shall remain
available until expended; (4) not to exceed $2,341,100,000
$2,329,000,000 for rental of space which shall remain
available until expended; and (5) not to exceed
$1,389,463,000 $1,302,551,000, of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for logistical support and per-
sonnel services for the Xth Paralympiad for building oper-
ations which shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That funds available to the General Services
Administration shall not be available for expenses in con-
nection with any construction, repair, alteration, and ac-
quisition project for which a prospectus, if required by the
Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended
for each project for required expenses in connection with
the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided fur-
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ther, That the General Services Administration shall es-
tablish a ‘‘Federal Triangle Office’’ reporting directly to
the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service for the
purpose of completing the design and construction of the
Federal Triangle Building: Provided further, That the
Federal Triangle Office shall continue to utilize the pro-
curement and operating procedures established for the
project pursuant to the Federal Triangle Development Act
(40 U.S.C. 1104), and to implement and enforce the De-
velopment Agreement and other contracts and agreements
developed for the project: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator is authorized to enter into and perform such
leases, contracts, or other transactions with any agency
or instrumentality of the United States, the several States
or the District of Columbia, or with any person, firm, as-
sociation, or corporation as may be necessary to imple-
ment the Federal Triangle Project: Provided further, That
for the purposes of this authorization, buildings con-
structed pursuant to the purchase contract authority of
the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C.
602a), buildings occupied pursuant to installment pur-
chase contracts, and buildings under the control of an-
other department or agency where alterations of such
buildings are required in connection with the moving of
such other department or agency from buildings then, or
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thereafter to be, under the control of the General Services
Administration shall be considered to be federally owned
buildings: Provided further, That funds available in the
Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency
repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House and Senate: Pro-
vided further, That amounts necessary to provide reim-
bursable special services to other agencies under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6))
and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, light-
ing, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other
property not in Government ownership or control as may
be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service
to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
3056, as amended, shall be available from such revenues
and collections: Provided further, That revenues and col-
lections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during
fiscal year 1996, excluding reimbursements under section
210(f)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)(6)) in excess of
$5,066,822,000 $5,087,819,000 shall remain in the Fund
and shall not be available for expenditure except as au-
thorized in appropriations Acts.
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POLICY AND OVERSIGHT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
government-wide policy and oversight activities associated
with asset management, property management, supply
management, travel and transportation, telecommuni-
cations and information technology; to fund the Board of
Contract Appeals; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; $62,499,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, necessary for utilization of excess and surplus
personal property; transportation; procurement; supply;
and information technology activities; the utilization sur-
vey, deed compliance inspection, appraisal, environmental
and cultural analysis, and land use planning functions per-
taining to excess and surplus real property; 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; $49,130,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, POLICY, LEADERSHIP AND
OPERATIONS
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided
for, necessary for asset management activities; utilization
of excess and surplus personal property; transportation
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management activities; procurement and supply manage-
ment activities; Government-wide and internal responsibil-
ities relating to automated data management, telecommuni-
cations, information resources management, and related
technology activities; utilization survey, deed compliance
inspection, appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis,
and land use planning functions pertaining to excess and
surplus 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; $118,449,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$32,549,000 $34,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$5,000 shall be available for payment for information and
detection of fraud against the Government, including pay-
ment for recovery 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 enhanced 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; $2,181,000: 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.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
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. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made
available for fiscal year 1996 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.
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SEC. 4. No funds made available by this Act shall
be used to transmit a fiscal year 1997 request for United
States Courthouse construction that does not meet the
standards for construction as established by the General
Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the
United States, and the Office of Management and Budget
and does not reflect the priorities of the Administrative
Office of the Courts Judicial Conference of the United
States as set out in its approved five-year construction
plan.
SEC. 5. The Administrator of General Services is au-
thorized to accept and retain income received by the Gen-
eral Services Administration on or after October 1, 1993,
from Federal agencies and non-Federal sources, to defray
costs directly associated with the functions of flexiplace
work telecommuting centers.
SEC. 6. Of the $11,000,000 made available by this
Act and Public Laws 102–393 and 103–123 for flexiplace
work telecommuting centers, not less than $2,200,000
shall be available for immediate transfer to the Charles
County Community College, to provide facilities, equip-
ment, and other services to the General Services Adminis-
tration for the purposes of establishing telecommuting
work centers in Southern Maryland (Charles, Calvert, and
St. Mary’s County) for use by Government agencies des-
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ignated by the Administrator of General Services: Pro-
vided, That the language providing authority to pay a pub-
lic entity in the State of Maryland, not to exceed
$1,300,000 for the purpose of establishing telecommuting
work centers in Southern Maryland, under the heading
‘‘Federal Buildings Fund Limitations on Availability of
Revenue’’ in Public Law 103–329 (108 Stat. 2400), is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 7. Not to exceed 5 percent of funds made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Office
of Policy and Oversight’’ may be transferred between such
appropriations upon the advance approval of the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
SEC. 8. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended in any way for the purpose
of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands in
the vicinity of Norfolk Lake, Arkansas, administered by the
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, without the
specific approval of the Congress.
SEC. 9. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended in any way for the purpose
of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or disposal of lands in
the vicinity of Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas, administered
by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, with-
out the specific approval of the Congress.
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SEC. 10. Section 17(c) of Public Law 101–136 is
amended by—
(a) striking ‘‘within 3 years of date of convey-
ance,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof, ‘‘simulta-
neously’’; and by striking the remainder of the first
sentence following, ‘‘the islands of Hawaii, Oahu, and
Molokai’’ and inserting a period immediately there-
after; and
(b) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘in the ex-
change described in subsection (c)(1)’’ and inserting,
‘‘or recreational’’ immediately after the word, ‘‘edu-
cational’’.
JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW
BOARD
For necessary expenses to carry out the John F. Ken-
nedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992,
$2,150,000.
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-
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cles, and direct procurement of survey printing,
$21,129,000 $24,549,000, together with not to exceed
$2,430,000 for administrative expenses to adjudicate re-
tirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined
by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and records and related
activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary
for the review and declassification of documents, and for
the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $193,291,000
$199,633,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be available until
expended for cataloging, archiving and digitizing activities:
Provided, That the Archivist of the United States is au-
thorized to use any excess funds available from the
amount borrowed for construction of the National Ar-
chives facility, for expenses necessary to move into the fa-
cility.
ARCHIVES FACILITIES AND PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities and presidential libraries, $1,500,000, to re-
main available until expended.
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS
COMMISSION
GRANTS PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for
historical publications and records as authorized by 44
U.S.C. 2504, as amended, $4,000,000 $5,000,000 to re-
main available until expended.
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; $7,776,000 $8,328,000.
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
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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
of 
January 
9, 
1953, 
as 
amended; 
$85,524,000
$96,384,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
made available for the establishment of health promotion
and disease prevention programs for Federal employees and
in addition $102,536,000 $93,261,000 for administrative
expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust
funds of the Office of Personnel Management without re-
gard to other statutes, including direct procurement of
health benefits printing, for the retirement and insurance
programs, of which $11,300,000 shall be transferred at
such times as the Office of Personnel Management deems
appropriate, and shall remain available until expended for
the costs of automating the retirement recordkeeping sys-
tems, together with remaining amounts authorized in pre-
vious Acts for the recordkeeping systems: Provided, That
the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the au-
thority to use applicable trust funds as provided by section
8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code: Provided
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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.):
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,
1996, 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:–Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to
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pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any
officer or employee of the United States to implement a
reduction in force in the Office of Federal Investigations
prior to June 30, 1996.
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 $6,181,000 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
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, $3,746,337,000 to remain available until expended.
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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, such
sums as may be necessary.
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
19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771–75), may hereafter
be paid out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PROVISION—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
SECTION 1. Section 1104 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (2)—