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may purchase up to two passenger motor vehicles for use 
in operations of that Administration in Manila, Phil-
ippines: Provided further, That travel expenses for this ac-
count shall not exceed $17,082,000. 
NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Ad-
ministration for operations and maintenance, not other-
wise provided for, including uniforms or allowances there-
for; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial oper-
ations; 
and 
hire 
of 
passenger 
motor 
vehicles, 
$133,149,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $61,000,000. 
CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending and improving 
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the 
purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, and 8122 of title 38, 
United States Code, including planning, architectural and 
engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
services costs associated with equipment guarantees pro-
vided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite
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utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is 
$4,000,000 or more or where funds for a project were 
made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
$193,740,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $5,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment 
for Enhanced Services (CARES) activities; and of which 
$10,000,000 shall be to make reimbursements as provided 
in 41 U.S.C. 612 for claims paid for contract disputes: 
Provided, That except for advance planning activities, in-
cluding needs assessments which may or may not lead to 
capital investments, and other capital asset management 
related activities, such as portfolio development and man-
agement activities, and investment strategy studies funded 
through the advance planning fund and the planning and 
design activities funded through the design fund and 
CARES funds, including needs assessments which may or 
may not lead to capital investments, none of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be used for any 
project which has not been approved by the Congress in 
the budgetary process: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided in this appropriation for fiscal year 2003, for each 
approved project (except those for CARES activities ref-
erenced above) shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of 
a construction documents contract by September 30,
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2003; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract 
by September 30, 2004: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly report in writing 
to the Committees on Appropriations any approved major 
construction project in which obligations are not incurred 
within the time limitations established above: Provided 
further, That no funds from any other account except the 
Parking revolving fund, may be obligated for constructing, 
altering, extending, or improving a project which was ap-
proved in the budget process and funded in this account 
until one year after substantial completion and beneficial 
occupancy by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the 
project or any part thereof with respect to that part only. 
CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS 
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving 
any of the facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning 
and assessments of needs which may lead to capital invest-
ments, architectural and engineering services, mainte-
nance or guarantee period services costs associated with 
equipment guarantees provided under the project, services 
of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage sys-
tem construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of 
the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, 8102, 
8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8122, and 8162 of title 
38, United States Code, where the estimated cost of a
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project is less than $4,000,000, $240,700,000, to remain 
available until expended, along with unobligated balances 
of previous ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’ appropriations 
which are hereby made available for any project where the 
estimated cost is less than $4,000,000, of which 
$35,000,000 shall be for Capital Asset Realignment for 
Enhanced Services (CARES) activities: Provided, That 
from amounts appropriated under this heading, additional 
amounts may be used for CARES activities upon notifica-
tion of and approval by the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds in this account shall 
be available for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facili-
ties under the jurisdiction or for the use of the department 
which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by 
any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary 
measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss 
by such causes. 
PARKING REVOLVING FUND 
For the parking revolving fund as authorized by 38 
U.S.C. 8109, income from fees collected, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be available for all author-
ized expenses except operations and maintenance costs, 
which will be funded from Medical care.
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GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE 
FACILITIES 
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct 
State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to re-
model, modify or alter existing hospital, nursing home and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care 
to veterans as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 8131–8137, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATE VETERANS 
CEMETERIES 
For grants to aid States in establishing, expanding, 
or improving State veterans cemeteries as authorized by 
38 U.S.C. 2408, $32,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2003 for 
‘‘Compensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, 
and ‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ may be trans-
ferred to any other of the mentioned appropriations. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2003 for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for services authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 103. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (except the appropriations
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for ‘‘Construction, major projects’’, ‘‘Construction, minor 
projects’’, and the ‘‘Parking revolving fund’’) shall be 
available for the purchase of any site for or toward the 
construction of any new hospital or home. 
SEC. 104. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons (except bene-
ficiaries entitled under the laws bestowing such benefits 
to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under 
5 U.S.C. 7901–7904 or 42 U.S.C. 5141–5204), unless re-
imbursement of cost is made to the ‘‘Medical care’’ ac-
count at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2003 for ‘‘Com-
pensation and pensions’’, ‘‘Readjustment benefits’’, and 
‘‘Veterans insurance and indemnities’’ shall be available 
for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to 
be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year 
accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2002. 
SEC. 106. Appropriations accounts available to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2003 shall 
be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
prior year appropriations accounts resulting from title X 
of the Competitive Equality Banking Act, Public Law
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SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall continue the 
Franchise Fund pilot program authorized to be estab-
lished by section 403 of Public Law 103–356 until Octo-
ber 1, 2003: Provided, That the Franchise Fund, estab-
lished by title I of Public Law 104–204 to finance the 
operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall con-
tinue until October 1, 2003. 
SEC. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use 
lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses in-
curred by that account during a prior fiscal year for pro-
viding enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated dur-
ing the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. 
SEC. 110. Funds available in any Department of Vet-
erans Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2003 or funds 
for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also 
be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Manage-
ment and the Office of Employment Discrimination Com-
plaint Adjudication for all services provided at rates which 
will recover actual costs but not exceed $29,318,000 for 
the Office of Resolution Management and $3,010,000 for 
the Office of Employment and Discrimination Complaint 
Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in 
advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be
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credited to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ for use by the 
office that provided the service. 
SEC. 111. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available to enter 
into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual 
rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits 
a report which the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Congress approve within 30 days following the date on 
which the report is received.
SEC. 112. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hos-
pitalization or treatment of any person by reason of eligi-
bility under section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States 
Code, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may 
require—
(1) current, accurate third-party reimbursement 
information for purposes of section 1729 of such 
title; and 
(2) annual income information for purposes of 
section 1722 of such title.
SEC. 113. No appropriations in this Act for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall be available for the im-
plementation of the amendments made by section 202 of 
Public Law 107–135 (115 Stat. 2457).
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SEC. 114. (a) No appropriations in this Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for the 
adjudication of any claim for disability compensation filed 
after the date of the enactment of a new concurrent re-
ceipt law by a veteran who is entitled to retired or retainer 
pay based upon service in the uniformed services if the 
Secretary determines that, if compensation under the 
claim is awarded to the claimant, the veteran will, by rea-
son of the new concurrent receipt law, be entitled to pay-
ment of both compensation under the claim and some 
amount of such retired pay determined without regard to 
the provisions of sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘new 
concurrent receipt law’’ means a provision of law enacted 
after October 1, 2002, that provides that certain veterans 
are entitled to be paid both veterans’ disability compensa-
tion and military retired pay (in whole or in part) without 
regard to sections 5304 and 5305 of title 38, United 
States Code.
SEC. 115. (a)(1) Section 1729B of title 38, United 
States Code, is repealed. Any balance as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund established 
under such section shall be transferred to the Department
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of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund estab-
lished under section 1729A of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 1729B. 
(b) Section 1729A(b) of such title is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (10); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) Section 8165(a) of this title. 
‘‘(9) Section 113 of the Veterans Millennium 
Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106–117; 
38 U.S.C. 8111 note).’’. 
(c) Section 1722A of such title is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
this section’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; and 
(2) by striking subsection (d). 
(d)(1) Section 8165 of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Im-
provement Fund established under section 1729B of this
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title’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Med-
ical Care Collections Fund established under section 
1729A of this title’’. 
(2) Section 113(b) of the Veterans Millennium 
Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106–117; 38 
U.S.C. 8111 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Department 
of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund 
established under section 1729B of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by section 202’’ and inserting ‘‘Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund 
established under section 1729A of title 38, United States 
Code’’. 
SEC. 116. Of the amounts provided in this Act, 
$19,900,000 shall be for information technology initiatives 
to support the enterprise architecture of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to implement the provisions of H.R. 3253 as passed by 
the House of Representatives on September 18, 2002. 
SEC. 118. Of the funds made available in Medical 
care and the Medical care collections fund, not more than 
$110,000,000 may be used for security training and 
equipment.
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING 
HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For activities and assistance under the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.) (‘‘the Act’’ herein), not otherwise provided for, 
$16,586,987,000, and amounts that are recaptured in this 
account, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$12,386,987,000 and the aforementioned recaptures shall 
be available on October 1, 2002, and $4,200,000,000 shall 
be available on October 1, 2003: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this heading are provided 
as follows: 
(1) $14,614,970,000 for expiring or termi-
nating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts, for 
amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy con-
tracts, for contracts entered into pursuant to section 
441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act, for the 1-year renewal of section 8 contracts for 
units in projects that are subject to approved plans 
of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing 
Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Hous-
ing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act
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the House and the Senate on the obligation of funds 
provided in this paragraph in accordance with the 
directions specified in the report accompanying this 
Act. 
(3) $234,017,000 for section 8 rental assistance 
for relocation and replacement of housing units that 
are demolished or disposed of pursuant to the Omni-
bus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–134), conversion of section 
23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 
unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 
relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu-
ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu-
tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 
of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 
of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)), and tenant protec-
tion assistance, including replacement and relocation 
assistance. 
(4) $36,000,000 for incremental vouchers under 
section 8 of the Act to be made available to non-
elderly disabled families affected by the designation 
of a public housing development under section 7 of 
the Act, the establishment of preferences in accord-
ance with section 651 of the Housing and Commu-
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nity Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611), or 
the restriction of occupancy to elderly families in ac-
cordance with section 658 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
13618), and to the extent the Secretary determines 
that such amount is not needed to fund applications 
for such families, to other nonelderly disabled fami-
lies. 
(5) $46,000,000 for family self-sufficiency coor-
dinators under section 23 of the Act. 
(6) not to exceed $1,177,000,000 for adminis-
trative and other expenses of public housing agencies 
in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental 
assistance program, of which $50,000,000 is for 
such expenses associated with section 8 tenant-based 
assistance provided under this heading in para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4): Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, administrative 
fees shall be paid only for dwelling units covered by 
a section 8 housing assistance payments contract 
and such fees shall be paid on a per-unit basis at 
a rate that shall not exceed 10 percent of the total 
monthly rental subsidy payment of such unit: Pro-
vided further, That all amounts provided under this 
Act, and all amounts previously provided, to a public 
housing authority which remain available in an ad-
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ministrative fee reserve account shall be only for ac-
tivities related to the provision of rental assistance 
under section 8: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall provide a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate no later than February 1, 2003, on ad-
ministrative costs and other expenses associated with 
the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program 
in accordance with the directions included in the re-
port accompanying this Act. 
(7) $196,000,000 for contract administrators 
for section 8 project-based assistance. 
(8) Not less than $3,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment of and modifications to information technology 
systems which serve activities under ‘‘Public and In-
dian Housing’’: 
Provided further, That, hereafter, the Secretary shall re-
quire public housing agencies to submit accounting data 
for funds disbursed under this heading by source of funds: 
Provided further, That $1,300,000,000 is rescinded from 
unobligated balances remaining from funds appropriated 
to the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
under this heading or the heading ‘‘Annual contributions 
for assisted housing’’ or any other heading for fiscal year
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2002 and prior years, to be effected by the Secretary no 
later than September 30, 2003: Provided further, That any 
obligated balances of contract authority that have been 
terminated shall be cancelled. 
PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 
carry out capital and management activities for public 
housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 1437g), $2,843,400,000 (the ‘‘Act’’), to remain 
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the 
total amount provided under this heading, in addition to 
amounts 
otherwise 
allocated 
under 
this 
heading, 
$550,000,000 shall be allocated for such capital and man-
agement activities only among public housing agencies 
that have obligated all assistance for the agency for fiscal 
years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 made available under 
this same heading in accordance with the requirements 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 9(j) of such Act: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2003, the Sec-
retary may not delegate to any Department official other 
than the Deputy Secretary any authority under paragraph 
(2) of such section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time 
periods under such section for obligation of amounts made
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available for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 
or 2003: Provided further, That notwithstanding the first 
proviso and paragraphs (3) and (5)(B) of such section 
9(j), if at any time before the effectiveness of final regula-
tions issued by the Secretary under section 6(j) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)) 
providing for assessment of public housing agencies and 
designation of high-performing agencies, any amounts 
made available under the public housing Capital Fund for 
fiscal year 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003 remain unob-
ligated in violation of paragraph (1) of such section 9(j) 
or unexpended in violation of paragraph (5)(A) of such 
section 9(j), the Secretary shall recapture any such 
amounts and reallocate such amounts among public hous-
ing agencies that, at the time of such reallocation, are not 
in violation of any requirement under paragraph (1) or 
(5)(A) of such section: Provided further, That for purposes 
of this heading, the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with respect 
to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding 
agreement that will result in outlays immediately or in the 
future: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 
final regulations to carry out section 9(j) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(j)), not 
later than May 1, 2003: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, up to $51,000,000
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shall be for carrying out activities under section 9(h) of 
such Act, of which up to $11,000,000 shall be for the pro-
vision of remediation services to public housing agencies 
identified as ‘‘troubled’’ under the Section 8 Management 
Assessment Program and for surveys used to calculate 
local Fair Market Rents and assess housing conditions in 
connection with rental assistance under section 8 of the 
Act: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, up to $500,000 shall be for lease ad-
justments to section 23 projects, and no less than 
$18,600,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of and modifications to informa-
tion technology systems which serve programs or activities 
under ‘‘Public and Indian housing’’: Provided further, 
That no funds may be used under this heading for the 
purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading, up to 
$75,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development to make grants to public 
housing agencies for emergency capital needs resulting 
from emergencies and natural disasters in fiscal year 
2003: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for Neighbor-
hood Networks grants for activities authorized in section
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9(d)(1)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, amounts made available in the pre-
vious proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies 
on a competitive basis as provided in section 102 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $55,000,000 shall be for sup-
portive services, service coordinators and congregate serv-
ices as authorized by section 34 of the Act and the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996.
PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND 
For fiscal year 2003 payments to public housing 
agencies for the operation and management of public 
housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), 
$3,600,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for pro-
grams, as determined appropriate by the Attorney Gen-
eral, which assist in the investigation, prosecution, and 
prevention of violent crimes and drug offenses in public 
and federally-assisted low-income housing, including In-
dian housing, which shall be administered by the Depart-
ment of Justice through a reimbursable agreement with 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Pro-
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vided further, That no funds may be used under this head-
ing for the purposes specified in section 9(k) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. 
REVITALIZATION OF SEVERELY DISTRESSED PUBLIC 
HOUSING (HOPE VI) 
For grants to public housing agencies for demolition, 
site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based 
assistance grants to projects as authorized by section 24 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
$574,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004, of which the Secretary may use up to $6,250,000 
for technical assistance and contract expertise, to be pro-
vided directly or indirectly by grants, contracts or coopera-
tive agreements, including training and cost of necessary 
travel for participants in such training, by or to officials 
and employees of the department and of public housing 
agencies and to residents: Provided, That none of such 
funds shall be used directly or indirectly by granting com-
petitive advantage in awards to settle litigation or pay 
judgments, unless expressly permitted herein: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for a Neighborhood Net-
works initiative for activities authorized in section 
24(d)(1)(G) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
as amended: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, amounts made available in the pre-
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vious proviso shall be awarded to public housing agencies 
on a competitive basis as provided in section 102 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989.
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the Native American Housing Block Grants pro-
gram, as authorized under title I of the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $649,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $2,200,000 shall 
be contracted through the Secretary as technical assist-
ance and capacity building to be used by the National 
American Indian Housing Council in support of the imple-
mentation of NAHASDA; of which $3,000,000 shall be 
to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract 
expertise, training, and technical assistance in the train-
ing, oversight, and management of Indian housing and 
tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for re-
lated travel; and of which no less than $600,000 shall be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund for development 
of and modifications to information technology systems 
which serve programs or activities under ‘‘Public and In-
dian housing’’: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available 
for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as
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authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further, 
That such costs, including the costs of modifying such 
notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed: Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize the total principal amount of any notes and other 
obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
exceed $16,658,000: Provided further, That for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, 
up to $150,000 from amounts in the first proviso, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, to be used only for the ad-
ministrative costs of these guarantees.
INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $5,300,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $100,000 shall be 
for necessary expenses of the Land Title Report Commis-
sion pursuant to section 501(a) of Public Law 106–569: 
Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total
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loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 
to exceed $197,243,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $200,000 from 
amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and 
expenses’’, to be used only for the administrative costs of 
these guarantees. 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
section 184A of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b), $1,035,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That such 
costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these 
funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$39,712,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, up to $35,000 from 
amounts in the first paragraph, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and
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expenses’’, to be used only for the administrative costs of 
these guarantees.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS 
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per-
sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 
$292,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew all expir-
ing contracts for permanent supportive housing that were 
funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act that meet all 
program requirements before awarding funds for new con-
tracts and activities authorized under this section: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may use up to 
$2,000,000 of the funds under this heading for training, 
oversight, and technical assistance activities. 
RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
For the Office of Rural Housing and Economic De-
velopment in the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, $25,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, which amount shall be awarded by June 1, 2003, 
to Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, State 
community and/or economic development agencies, local 
rural nonprofits and community development corporations 
to support innovative housing and economic development 
activities in rural areas: Provided, That all grants shall
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be awarded on a competitive basis as specified in section 
102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Reform Act of 1989. 
EMPOWERMENT ZONES/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES 
For grants in connection with a second round of em-
powerment 
zones 
and 
enterprise 
communities, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005, for ‘‘Urban Empowerment Zones’’, as authorized in 
section 1391(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 1391(g)), including $2,000,000 for each empower-
ment zone for use in conjunction with economic develop-
ment activities consistent with the strategic plan of each 
empowerment zone.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For assistance to units of State and local govern-
ment, and to other entities, for economic and community 
development 
activities, 
and 
for 
other 
purposes, 
$5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
the 
amount 
provided, 
$4,577,000,000 is for carrying out the community devel-
opment block grant program under title I of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended 
(the ‘‘Act’’ herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading 
(except for planning grants provided for in the third para-
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graph under this heading and amounts made available in 
the second paragraph), not to exceed 20 percent of any 
grant made with funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be expended for planning and management develop-
ment or administration (other than grants made available 
to the Housing Assistance Council or the National Amer-
ican Indian Housing Council, or a grant using funds under 
section 107(b)(3) of the Act): Provided further, That 
$70,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwith-
standing section 106(a)(1) of such Act; $3,300,000 shall 
be for a grant to the Housing Assistance Council; 
$2,200,000 shall be for a grant to the National American 
Indian Housing Council; $5,000,000 shall be available as 
a grant to the National Housing Development Corpora-
tion, for operating expenses not to exceed $2,000,000 and 
for a program of affordable housing acquisition and reha-
bilitation; $5,000,000 shall be available as a grant to the 
National Council of La Raza for the HOPE Fund, of 
which $500,000 is for technical assistance and fund man-
agement, and $4,500,000 is for investments in the HOPE 
Fund 
and 
financing 
to 
affiliated 
organizations; 
$33,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to section 107 
of the Act; $9,600,000 shall be made available to the De-
partment of Hawaiian Homelands to provide assistance as 
authorized under title VIII of the Native American Hous-
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ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (22 
U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), with no more than 5 percent of such 
funds being available for administrative costs; no less than 
$3,400,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of and modification to informa-
tion technology systems which serve programs or activities 
under 
‘‘Community 
planning 
and 
development’’; 
$28,500,000 shall be for grants pursuant to the Self Help 
Homeownership Opportunity Program; $29,500,000 shall 
be for capacity building, of which $25,000,000 shall be 
for Capacity Building for Community Development and 
Affordable Housing for LISC and the Enterprise Founda-
tion for activities as authorized by section 4 of the HUD 
Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as in 
effect immediately before June 12, 1997, with not less 
than $5,000,000 of the funding to be used in rural areas, 
including tribal areas, and of which $4,500,000 shall be 
for capacity building activities administered by Habitat for 
Humanity International; $65,000,000 shall be available 
for YouthBuild program activities authorized by subtitle 
D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall 
be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made 
available under this heading: Provided, That local 
YouthBuild programs that demonstrate an ability to lever-
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age private and nonprofit funding shall be given a priority 
for YouthBuild funding: Provided further, That no more 
than 10 percent of any grant award under the YouthBuild 
program may be used for administrative costs: Provided 
further, That of the amount made available for 
YouthBuild not less than $10,000,000 is for grants to es-
tablish YouthBuild programs in underserved and rural 
areas and $2,000,000 is to be made available for a grant 
to YouthBuild USA for capacity building for community 
development and affordable housing activities as specified 
in section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993, as 
amended. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$23,400,000 shall be available for neighborhood initiatives 
that are utilized to improve the conditions of distressed 
and blighted areas and neighborhoods, to stimulate invest-
ment, economic diversification, and community revitaliza-
tion in areas with population outmigration or a stagnating 
or declining economic base, or to determine whether hous-
ing benefits can be integrated more effectively with welfare 
reform initiatives: Provided, That these grants shall be 
provided in accordance with the terms and conditions 
specified in the report accompanying this Act. 
Of the amount made available under this heading, 
$144,600,000 shall be available for grants for the Eco-
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nomic Development Initiative (EDI) to finance a variety 
of targeted economic investments in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to the amount made available to the City of 
Rome, New York, by striking ‘‘related to the South Rome 
Industrial Park’’ and inserting ‘‘and building renovations 
at the Rome business and tech park’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to be amended 
with respect to a grant made available to the Community 
Medical Centers of Fresno, California by striking all after 
‘‘$300,000’’ and inserting ‘‘to the City of Fresno, Cali-
fornia for rehabilitation of the Fresno Community Re-
gional Medical Center neighborhood.’’. 
The referenced statement of the managers under this 
heading in Public Law 106–377 and 107–73 is deemed 
to be amended with respect to grants made to the City 
of Mt. Clemens, Michigan by striking ‘‘City of Mt. 
Clemens, Michigan’’ and inserting ‘‘Mt. Clemens Commu-
nity Schools in Mt. Clemens, Michigan’’.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,325,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2004, as authorized 
by section 108 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $275,000,000, 
notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding 
obligations guaranteed in section 108(k) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the guaranteed loan program, $1,000,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Salaries and expenses’’.
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT 
For Economic Development Grants, as authorized by 
section 108(q) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, as amended, for Brownfields redevelop-
ment projects, $25,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall make these grants available
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on a competitive basis as specified in section 102 of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989.
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as 
authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional 
Affordable 
Housing 
Act, 
as 
amended, 
$2,021,040,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2005: Provided, That of the total amount provided in this 
paragraph, up to $25,000,000 shall be available for hous-
ing counseling under section 106 of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1968; and no less than 
$1,100,000 shall be transferred to the Working Capital 
Fund for the development of, maintenance of, and modi-
fication to information technology systems which serve 
programs or activities under ‘‘Community planning and 
development’’. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
under this heading, $200,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2005, for assistance to homebuyers 
as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall provide such assistance in accord-
ance with a formula to be established by the Secretary
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that considers a participating jurisdiction’s need for, and 
prior commitment to, assistance to homebuyers.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the emergency shelter grants program as author-
ized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the supportive 
housing program as authorized under subtitle C of title 
IV of such Act; the section 8 moderate rehabilitation sin-
gle room occupancy program as authorized under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, to assist 
homeless individuals pursuant to section 441 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the shelter 
plus care program as authorized under subtitle F of title 
IV of such Act, $1,250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2005: Provided, That not less than 30 per-
cent of funds made available, excluding amounts provided 
for renewals under the shelter plus care program, shall 
be used for permanent housing: Provided further, That all 
funds awarded for services shall be matched by 25 percent 
in funding by each grantee: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall renew on an annual basis expiring con-
tracts or amendments to contracts funded under the shel-
ter plus care program if the program is determined to be 
needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets 
appropriate program requirements and financial stand-
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ards, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be 
required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs 
with other mainstream health, social services, and employ-
ment programs for which homeless populations may be eli-
gible, including Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insur-
ance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, 
Food Stamps, and services funding through the Mental 
Health and Substance Abuse Block Grant, Workforce In-
vestment Act, and the Welfare-to-Work grant program: 
Provided further, That $11,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for the na-
tional homeless data analysis project: Provided further, 
That $6,600,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That no less than $1,500,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund for the development of and 
modifications to information technology systems which 
serve activities under ‘‘Community planning and develop-
ment’’: Provided further, That $1,500,000 shall be made 
available to the Interagency Council on the Homeless for 
administrative needs: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for a two-year demonstration program to
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be conducted in consultation with the Interagency Council 
on the Homeless to review and document the best prac-
tices of homeless programs.
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOUSING FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For assistance for the purchase, construction, acqui-
sition, or development of additional public and subsidized 
housing units for low income families not otherwise pro-
vided for, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided, That $790,903,000, plus re-
captures or cancelled commitments, shall be for capital ad-
vances, including amendments to capital advance con-
tracts, for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for 
project rental assistance for the elderly under section 
202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts 
for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for 
such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for supportive 
services associated with the housing, of which amount 
$50,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the con-
tinuation of existing congregate service grants for resi-
dents of assisted housing projects, and of which amount 
$30,000,000 shall be for grants under section 202b of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q–2) for conversion 
of eligible projects under such section to assisted living
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or related use: Provided further, That of the amount under 
this heading, $259,097,000 shall be for capital advances, 
including amendments to capital advance contracts, for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as author-
ized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act, for project rental assistance for 
supportive housing for persons with disabilities under sec-
tion 811(d)(2) of such Act, including amendments to con-
tracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring con-
tracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and 
for supportive services associated with the housing for per-
sons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) 
of such Act, and for tenant-based rental assistance con-
tracts entered into pursuant to section 811 of such Act: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, $50,000,000 shall be available to the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development only for 
making grants to private nonprofit organizations and con-
sumer cooperatives for covering costs of architectural and 
engineering work, site control, and other planning relating 
to the development of supportive housing for the elderly 
that is eligible for assistance under section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided further, 
That amounts made available in the previous proviso shall 
be awarded on a competitive basis as provided in section
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102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Reform Act of 1989: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall provide a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate not later than March 
1, 2003, in accordance with the direction included in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That no 
less than $500,000, to be divided evenly between the ap-
propriations for the section 202 and section 811 pro-
grams, shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
for the development of and modifications to information 
technology systems which serve activities under ‘‘Housing 
programs’’ or ‘‘Federal housing administration’’: Provided 
further, That, in addition to amounts made available for 
renewal of tenant-based rental assistance contracts pursu-
ant to the second proviso of this paragraph, the Secretary 
may designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked 
under this paragraph for section 811 of such Act for ten-
ant-based assistance, as authorized under that section, in-
cluding such authority as may be waived under the next 
proviso, which assistance is 5 years in duration: Provided 
further, That all balances and recaptures, as of October 
1, 2002, remaining in the ‘‘Congregate housing services’’ 
account as authorized by the Housing and Community De-
velopment Amendments of 1978, as amended, shall be
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transferred to and merged with the amounts for those pur-
poses under this heading.
FLEXIBLE SUBSIDY FUND 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
From the Rental Housing Assistance Fund, all un-
committed balances of excess rental charges as of Sep-
tember 30, 2002, and any collections made during fiscal 
year 2003, shall be transferred to the Flexible Subsidy 
Fund, as authorized by section 236(g) of the National 
Housing Act, as amended. 
RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
(RESCISSION) 
Up to $100,000,000 of recaptured section 236 budget 
authority resulting from prepayment of mortgages sub-
sidized under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–1) shall be rescinded in fiscal year 2003: 
Provided, That the limitation otherwise applicable to the 
maximum payments that may be required in any fiscal 
year by all contracts entered into under section 236 is re-
duced in fiscal year 2003 by not more than $100,000,000 
in uncommitted balances of authorizations of contract au-
thority provided for this purpose in appropriations Acts.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand-
ards Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.),
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$13,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be de-
rived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: 
Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available from the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur 
obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of 
collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such 
Act: Provided further, That the amount made available 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced 
as such collections are received during fiscal year 2003 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at not more than $0 and 
fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as nec-
essary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2003 appropria-
tion.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
During fiscal year 2003, commitments to guarantee 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 203(b) of the 
National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed a loan 
principal of $165,000,000,000. 
During fiscal year 2003, obligations to make direct 
loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the 
National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
$50,000,000: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall
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be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in con-
nection with sales of single family real properties owned 
by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual 
Mortgage Insurance Fund. 
For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the guaranteed and direct loan program, $347,829,000, 
of which not to exceed $343,807,000 shall be transferred 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’; and not 
to exceed $4,022,000 shall be transferred to the appro-
priation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. In addition, for 
administrative contract expenses, $85,720,000, of which 
no less than $21,360,000 shall be transferred to the Work-
ing Capital Fund for the development of and modifications 
to information technology systems which serve programs 
or activities under ‘‘Housing programs’’ or ‘‘Federal hous-
ing administration’’: Provided, That to the extent guaran-
teed loan commitments exceed $65,500,000,000 on or be-
fore April 1, 2003, an additional $1,400 for administrative 
contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 
in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a 
pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but 
in no case shall funds made available by this proviso ex-
ceed $16,000,000.
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GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 
sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), including the cost of loan 
guarantee modifications, as that term is defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, of 
up to $23,000,000,000. 
Gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 
519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed 
$50,000,000, of which not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be 
for bridge financing in connection with the sale of multi-
family real properties owned by the Secretary and for-
merly insured under such Act; and of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall be for loans to nonprofit and govern-
mental entities in connection with the sale of single-family 
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly in-
sured under such Act. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the guaranteed and direct loan programs, 
$223,716,000, of which $204,395,000, shall be trans-
ferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’;
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and of which $19,321,000 shall be transferred to the ap-
propriation for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’. 
In addition, for administrative contract expenses nec-
essary to carry out the guaranteed and direct loan pro-
grams, $93,780,000, of which no less than $14,240,000 
shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the 
development of and modifications to information tech-
nology systems which serve activities under ‘‘Housing pro-
grams’’ or ‘‘Federal housing administration’’: Provided, 
That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
$8,426,000,000 on or before April 1, 2003, an additional 
$1,980 for administrative contract expenses shall be avail-
able for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
commitments over $8,426,000,000 (including a pro rata 
amount for any increment below $1,000,000), but in no 
case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed 
$14,400,000. 
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 
the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, 
as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
$200,000,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2004.
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For administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the guaranteed mortgage-backed securities program, 
$10,343,000, to be derived from the GNMA guarantees 
of mortgage-backed securities guaranteed loan receipt ac-
count, of which not to exceed $10,343,000, shall be trans-
ferred to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro-
grams of research and studies relating to housing and 
urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 
by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1970, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), includ-
ing carrying out the functions of the Secretary under sec-
tion 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004: Provided, That of the total amount provided under 
this heading, $7,000,000 shall be for the Partnership for 
Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Initiative.
FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 
FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES 
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth-
erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing 
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing
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and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, 
$45,899,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004, of which $20,250,000 shall be to carry out activities 
pursuant to such section 561: Provided, That no funds 
made available under this heading shall be used to lobby 
the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Gov-
ernment in connection with a specific contract, grant or 
loan.
OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL 
LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION 
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author-
ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $126,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2004, of which $10,000,000 
shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sec-
tions 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Develop-
ment Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, test-
ing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
housing-related diseases and hazards.
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative and non-administrative 
expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of
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uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$25,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$1,090,229,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004, for funds control improve-
ments; and of which $548,202,000 shall be provided from 
the various funds of the Federal Housing Administration, 
$10,343,000 shall be provided from funds of the Govern-
ment National Mortgage Association, $1,000,000 shall be 
provided from the ‘‘Community development loan guaran-
tees program’’ account, $150,000 shall be provided by 
transfer from the ‘‘Native American housing block grants’’ 
account, $200,000 shall be provided by transfer from the 
‘‘Indian housing loan guarantee fund program’’ account 
and $35,000 shall be transferred from the ‘‘Native Hawai-
ian housing loan guarantee fund’’ account: Provided, That 
funds made available under this heading shall only be allo-
cated in the manner specified in the report accompanying 
this Act unless the Committees on Appropriations of both 
the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
of any changes in an operating plan or reprogramming: 
Provided further, That no less than $10,500,000 shall be 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the develop-
ment of and modifications to information technology sys-
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tems: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, not less than $21,000,000 
is to be made available to the Chief Financial Officer ex-
clusively for activities to implement appropriate funds con-
trol systems, including improvements in automated finan-
cial management systems, additional training of depart-
mental employees in proper fund control procedures, and 
establishment of a division of appropriations law within 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer: Provided further, 
That the Chief Financial Officer shall submit a revised 
departmental funds control handbook to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House and Senate no later than 
30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That no official or employee of the Department shall be 
designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has determined that such 
allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of 
funds control and has received training in funds control 
procedures and directives: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall, within 30 days of enactment of this Act, per-
manently transfer no fewer than four appropriations law 
attorneys from the Legislative Division of the Office of 
Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel to 
the OCFO: Provided further, That personnel transferred 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall report directly to
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the Chief Financial Officer: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, hereafter, the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development shall, in consultation with the Budget 
Officer, have sole authority to investigate potential or ac-
tual violations under the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 
1341 et seq.) and all other statutes and regulations related 
to the obligation and expenditure of funds made available 
in this, or any other Act; shall determine whether viola-
tions exist; and shall submit final reports on violations to 
the Secretary, the President, the Office of Management 
and Budget and the Congress in accordance with applica-
ble statutes and Office of Management and Budget circu-
lars: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer 
shall establish positive control of and maintain adequate 
systems of accounting for appropriations and other avail-
able funds as required by 31 U.S.C. 1514: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purpose of determining whether a viola-
tion exists under the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341 
et seq.), the point of obligation shall be the executed agree-
ment or contract: Provided further, That the Chief Finan-
cial Officer shall: (a) appoint qualified personnel to con-
duct investigations of potential or actual violations; (b) es-
tablish minimum training requirements and other quali-
fications for personnel that may be appointed to conduct
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investigations; (c) establish guidelines and timeframes for 
the conduct and completion of investigations; (d) prescribe 
the content, format and other requirements for the sub-
mission of final reports on violations; and (e) prescribe 
such additional policies and procedures as may be required 
for conducting investigations of, and administering, proc-
essing, and reporting on, potential and actual violations 
of the Anti-Deficiency Act and all other statutes and regu-
lations governing the obligation and expenditure of funds 
made available in this or any other Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall fill 7 out of 10 vacancies at the 
GS–14 and GS–15 levels until the total number of GS–
14 and GS–15 positions in the Department has been re-
duced from the number of GS–14 and GS–15 positions 
on the date of enactment of Public Law 106–377 by 21⁄2 
percent: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 
a staffing plan for the Department by January 15, 2003. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
For additional capital for the Working Capitol Fund 
(42 U.S.C. 3535) for the development of, modifications 
to, and infrastructure for Department-wide information 
technology systems, and for the continuing operation of 
both Department-wide and program-specific information 
systems, $276,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004: Provided, That any amounts transferred 
to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until
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expended: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available to the Department in this Act, or any other Act, 
may be used to award a new contract for the HUD Infor-
mation Technology Services (HITS) project until 90 days 
after the Department has submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a comprehensive five-year information technology 
plan in accordance with the direction included in the re-
port accompanying this Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $96,684,000, of which $23,343,000 shall be 
provided from the various funds of the Federal Housing 
Administration: Provided, That the Inspector General 
shall have independent authority over all personnel issues 
within: Provided further, That no less than $300,000 shall 
be transferred to the Working Capital Fund for the devel-
opment of and modifications to information technology 
systems for the Office of Inspector General.
CONSOLIDATED FEE FUND 
(RESCISSION) 
All unobligated balances remaining available from 
fees and charges under section 7(j) of the Department of
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Housing and Urban Development Act on October 1, 2002 
are rescinded.
OFFICE OF FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For carrying out the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, including 
not to exceed $500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be derived from the Federal Housing Enter-
prises Oversight Fund: Provided, That not to exceed such 
amount shall be available from the general fund of the 
Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and 
make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 
Fund: Provided further, That the general fund amount 
shall be reduced as collections are received during the fis-
cal year so as to result in a final appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at not more than $0: Provided fur-
ther, That this Office shall submit a staffing plan to the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later 
than January 30, 2003. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au-
thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart
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B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded, or in the 
case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 
rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 
State housing finance agencies or local governments or 
local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set-
tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 
with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 
the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 
authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 
to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 
to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 
SEC. 202. None of the amounts made available under 
this Act may be used during fiscal year 2003 to investigate 
or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 
lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ-
ing the filing or maintaining of a non-frivolous legal ac-
tion, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving 
or preventing action by a Government official or entity, 
or a court of competent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 203. (a) Notwithstanding section 854(c)(1)(A) 
of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 
12903(c)(1)(A)), from any amounts made available under
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this title for fiscal year 2003 that are allocated under such 
section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall allocate and make a grant, in the amount determined 
under subsection (b), for any State that—
(1) received an allocation in a prior fiscal year 
under clause (ii) of such section; and 
(2) is not otherwise eligible for an allocation for 
fiscal year 2003 under such clause (ii) because the 
areas in the State outside of the metropolitan statis-
tical areas that qualify under clause (i) in fiscal year 
2003 do not have the number of cases of acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) required under 
such clause. 
(b) The amount of the allocation and grant for any 
State described in subsection (a) shall be an amount based 
on the cumulative number of AIDS cases in the areas of 
that State that are outside of metropolitan statistical 
areas that qualify under clause (i) of such section 
854(c)(1)(A) in fiscal year 2003, in proportion to AIDS 
cases among cities and States that qualify under clauses 
(i) and (ii) of such section and States deemed eligible 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 225(a) of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, Pub-
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lic Law 106–74 (113 Stat. 1076), is amended by striking 
‘‘year 2000, and the amounts that would otherwise be allo-
cated for fiscal year 2001 and fiscal year 2002’’, and in-
serting ‘‘years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003’’. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall allo-
cate to Wake County, North Carolina, the amounts that 
otherwise would be allocated for fiscal year 2003 under 
section 854(c) of the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 
U.S.C. 12903(c)) to the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, 
on behalf of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Caro-
lina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Any amounts allocated 
to Wake County shall be used to carry out eligible activi-
ties under section 855 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12904) 
within such metropolitan statistical area. 
SEC. 205. (a) During fiscal year 2003, in the provi-
sion of rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in con-
nection with a program to demonstrate the economy and 
effectiveness of providing such assistance for use in as-
sisted living facilities that is carried out in the counties 
of the State of Michigan specified in subsection (b) of this 
section, notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (18)(B)(iii) 
of such section 8(o), a family residing in an assisted living 
facility in any such county, on behalf of which a public
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housing agency provides assistance pursuant to section 
8(o)(18) of such Act, may be required, at the time the 
family initially receives such assistance, to pay rent in an 
amount exceeding 40 percent of the monthly adjusted in-
come of the family by such a percentage or amount as 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(b) The counties specified in this subsection are Oak-
land County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and 
Washtenaw County, in the State of Michigan. 
SEC. 206. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 
grant or assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act 
shall be made on a competitive basis in accordance with 
section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment Reform Act of 1989. 
SEC. 207. Funds of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development subject to the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 
1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations 
on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract 
or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for 
services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association, Government National Mortgage Association, 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Fi-
nancing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member
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thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank 
within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor-
poration Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1831). 
SEC. 208. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 
or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap-
propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development shall be available for any program, project 
or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
estimates submitted to Congress. 
SEC. 209. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are sub-
ject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended, are hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in ac-
cordance with law, and to make such contracts and com-
mitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in 
carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2003 
for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter pro-
vided: Provided, That collections of these corporations and 
agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in 
this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms 
of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations
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Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mort-
gage insurance or guaranty operations of these corpora-
tions, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary 
to protect the financial interest of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds provided in this title 
for technical assistance, training, or management improve-
ments may be obligated or expended unless HUD provides 
to the Committees on Appropriations a description of each 
proposed activity and a detailed budget estimate of the 
costs associated with each program, project or activity as 
part of the Budget Justifications. For fiscal year 2003, 
HUD shall transmit this information to the Committees 
by January 15, 2003 for 30 days of review. 
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including 
the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign coun-
tries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of 
national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United 
States and its territories and possessions; rent of office 
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one for 
replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
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and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign coun-
tries, 
when 
required 
by 
law 
of 
such 
countries, 
$35,246,000, to remain available until expended.
CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pur-
suant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, as amend-
ed, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902, and 
for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the 
maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 
U.S.C. 5376, $6,500,000, $4,000,000 of which is to re-
main available until September 30, 2003 and $2,500,000 
is to remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, 
That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 
shall have not more than three career Senior Executive 
Service positions.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
To carry out the Community Development Banking 
and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, including services 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
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not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
ES–3, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2004, of which $2,000,000 shall be for financial assist-
ance, technical assistance, and training programs designed 
to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska 
Native communities, up to $11,005,000 may be used for 
administrative expenses, including administration of the 
New Markets Tax Credit, up to $6,000,000 may be used 
for the cost of direct loans, and up to $250,000 may be 
used for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program: Provided, That the cost of direct loans, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are 
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $11,000,000.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to
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exceed $500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $57,117,000.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 107–73, the Corporation for National and Com-
munity Service shall use such amounts of such funds as 
may be necessary to carry out the orderly termination of 
the programs, activities, and initiatives under the National 
Community Service Act of 1990 (Public Law 103–82) and 
the Corporation: Provided, That such sums shall be uti-
lized to resolve all responsibilities and obligations in con-
nection with said Corporation. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term 
‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national service 
education awards shall mean any loan determined by an 
institution of higher education to be necessary to cover 
a student’s cost of attendance at such institution and 
made directly to a student by a State agency, in addition
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to other meanings under section 148(b)(7) of the National 
and Community Service Act. 
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 
authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7251–7298, $14,326,000 of 
which $1,045,000 shall be available for the purpose of pro-
viding financial assistance as described, and in accordance 
with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under 
this heading in Public Law 102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington 
National Cemetery and Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Na-
tional Cemetery, including the purchase of two passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$32,445,000, to remain available until expended.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
SCIENCES 
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities 
set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980, as amended, and section 126(g) of the Superfund 
Amendments 
and 
Reauthorization 
Act 
of 
1986, 
$84,074,000. 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE 
REGISTRY 
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Sub-
stances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out 
activities set forth in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 
111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), 
as amended; and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, as amended, $88,688,000, to be derived from the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund Trust Fund pursuant to
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section 517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507): Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of per-
forming a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of 
CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct 
other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, 
including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical 
evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited 
health care providers: Provided further, That in per-
forming any such health assessment or health study, eval-
uation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not 
be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of 
CERCLA: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR 
to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to 
section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2003, and 
existing profiles may be updated as necessary. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
For science and technology, including research and 
development activities, which shall include research and 
development activities under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980, as amended; necessary expenses for personnel and 
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–
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5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable for senior level posi-
tions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory 
equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in sup-
port of research and development; construction, alteration, 
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to 
exceed $75,000 per project, $714,578,000, which shall re-
main available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That 
the Office of Research and Development of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency may hereafter contract directly 
with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit 
organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the tem-
porary or intermittent services of students or recent grad-
uates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes 
of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relat-
ing to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Fed-
eral employees for any other purposes. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT 
For environmental programs and management, in-
cluding necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including 
uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 
diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for sen-
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ior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in soci-
eties or associations which issue publications to members 
only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers 
who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, re-
habilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project; and not to exceed $19,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $2,111,677,000, 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2004, in-
cluding administrative costs of the brownfields program 
under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
Revitalization Act of 2002: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall certify grant 
amendments for grant numbers C–340461–02 and C–
340461–03. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction, 
alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facili-
ties, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $35,325,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, 
That the Inspector General of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency shall prepare and submit to the Committees
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on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate an audit management plan and the personnel re-
quirements which will enhance the expertise and maximize 
the efficiencies of the Office of the Inspector General. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
$42,918,000, to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sec-
tions 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita-
tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 
per project; $1,422,888,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, consisting of $711,444,000, as authorized by sec-
tion 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor-
ization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 
101–508, and $711,444,000 as a payment from general 
revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for pur-
poses as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amend-
ed: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance
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with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That 
of 
the 
funds 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
$12,742,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspec-
tor General’’ appropriation to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004, and $86,168,000 shall be transferred 
to the ‘‘Science and technology’’ appropriation to remain 
available until September 30, 2004. 
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by sec-
tion 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, 
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
$75,000 per project, $72,313,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990, $15,581,000, to be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolv-
ing 
funds 
and 
performance 
partnership 
grants, 
$3,789,185,000, to remain available until expended, of
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which $1,300,000,000 shall be for making capitalization 
grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under 
title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
amended (the ‘‘Act’’), of which $75,000,000 shall only be 
available for interest free loans as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 
1383 (d)(1)(A) to municipal, inter-municipal, interstate, 
or State agencies or nonprofit entities for projects that 
provide treatment for or that minimize sewage or 
stormwater discharges using one or more approaches 
which include, but are not limited to, decentralized or dis-
tributed stormwater controls, decentralized wastewater 
treatment, low-impact development practices, conservation 
easements, stream buffers, or wetlands restoration; 
$850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the 
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 
1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except 
that, notwithstanding section 1452(n) of the Safe Drink-
ing Water Act, as amended, none of the funds made avail-
able under this heading in this Act, or in previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be reserved by the Administrator for 
health effects studies on drinking water contaminants; 
$75,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, plan-
ning, design, construction and related activities in connec-
tion with the construction of high priority water and 
wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mex-
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ico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
commission; $35,000,000 shall be for grants to the State 
of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infra-
structure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages; 
$227,578,000 shall be for making grants for the construc-
tion of drinking water, wastewater and storm water infra-
structure and for water quality protection in accordance 
with the terms and conditions specified for such grants 
in the report accompanying this Act; $8,225,000 for 
grants for construction of alternative decentralized waste-
water facilities under the National Decentralized Waste-
water Demonstration program, in accordance with the 
terms and conditions specified in the report accompanying 
this legislation; $120,500,000 shall be to carry out section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as 
amended, including grants, interagency agreements, and 
associated program support costs; and $1,172,882,000 
shall be for grants, including associated program support 
costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate 
agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agen-
cies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, 
control and abatement and related activities, including ac-
tivities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this 
heading in Public Law 104–134, and for making grants
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under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate 
matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to 
terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of 
which $50,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 
of CERCLA, as amended, and $24,999,900 shall be for 
Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, in-
cluding associated program support costs: Provided, That 
for fiscal year 2003, State authority under section 302(a) 
of Public Law 104–182 shall remain in effect: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the 
Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollu-
tion control revolving fund that may be used by a State 
to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included 
as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2003 
and prior years where such amounts represent costs of ad-
ministering the fund to the extent that such amounts are 
or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, ac-
counted for separately from other assets in the fund, and 
used for eligible purposes of the fund, including adminis-
tration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2003, and 
notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Act, the Adminis-
trator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for 
any fiscal year under section 319 of that Act to make 
grants to Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 
518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That for fiscal year
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2003, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in sec-
tion 518(c) of the Act, up to a total of 11⁄2 percent of 
the funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds under 
title VI of that Act may be reserved by the Administrator 
for grants under section 518(c) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds provided by this legislation to address 
the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure 
needs of the colonias in the United States along the 
United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a 
county or municipal government unless that government 
has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other 
zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the devel-
opment or construction of any additional colonia areas, or 
the development within an existing colonia the construc-
tion of any new home, business, or other structure which 
lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure: 
Provided further, That the referenced statements of the 
managers under this heading in Public Laws 105–276, 
106–74, and 106–377 are deemed to be amended by strik-
ing everything after ‘‘Creek’’ in reference to item numbers 
27, 38, and 59, respectively, and inserting, ‘‘and the 
Upper Ocmulgee River Watersheds, Georgia’’: Provided 
further, That the referenced statement of the managers 
under this heading in Public Law 107–73 is deemed to 
be amended by striking the word ‘‘wastewater’’ in ref-
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erence to item number 205 and inserting the word 
‘‘water’’. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
For fiscal year 2003, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency’s 
function to implement directly Federal environmental pro-
grams required or authorized by law in the absence of an 
acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agree-
ments to federally-recognized Indian Tribes or Intertribal 
consortia, if authorized by their member Tribes, to assist 
the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental 
programs for Indian Tribes required or authorized by law, 
except that no such cooperative agreements may be award-
ed from funds designated for State financial assistance 
agreements. 
Section 136a–1 of title 7, U.S.C. is amended—
(1) in subsection (i)(5)(C)(i) by striking 
‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and, 
by striking ‘‘each’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’ after ‘‘fis-
cal year’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)(5)(H) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(3) in subsection (i)(6) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2003’’; and
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(4) in subsection (k)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2003’’; and, by striking ‘‘1⁄7’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1⁄10’’. 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to promulgate a final 
regulation to implement changes in the payment of pes-
ticide tolerance processing fees as proposed at 64 Fed. 
Reg. 31040, or any similar proposals. The Environmental 
Protection Agency may proceed with the development of 
such a rule. 
The Environmental Protection Agency may not use 
any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act to implement the Registration Fee system 
codified at 40 Code of Federal Regulations Subpart U 
(sections 152.400 et seq.) if its authority to collect mainte-
nance fees pursuant to FIFRA section 4(i)(5) is extended 
for at least 1 year beyond September 30, 2002.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 and 6671), hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception
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and representation expenses, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,750,000.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
For necessary expenses to continue functions as-
signed to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office 
of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality 
Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 
1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $3,031,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of 
one member, appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and 
exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $30,848,000, to be de-
rived from the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Asso-
ciation Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,820,000,000, and, notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $2,900,000 may be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Emergency management planning and assist-
ance’’ for the consolidated emergency management per-
formance grant program; and not to exceed $21,577,000 
may be transferred to the Office of Inspector General for 
audits and investigations: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for disaster declaration 
FEMA–1379–DR and hereafter, the Texas Medical Cen-
ter is to be considered for FEMA Public Assistance and 
Hazard Mitigation grants as if it were an eligible appli-
cant. 
NATIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For a pre-disaster mitigation grant program pursu-
ant to 42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq., $250,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That grants shall be 
awarded on a competitive basis subject to the criteria in 
42 U.S.C. 5133(g): Provided further, That notwith-
standing 42 U.S.C. 5133(f), grant awards shall be made
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without reference to State allocations, quotas, or other for-
mula-based allocations of funds.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For direct loans, as authorized by section 319 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act: Provided, That the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$25,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan program, $557,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
including hire and purchase of motor vehicles as author-
ized by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum 
rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 
5376; expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and 
individuals at meetings concerned with the work of emer-
gency preparedness; transportation in connection with the 
continuity of Government programs to the same extent 
and in the same manner as permitted the Secretary of
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a Military Department under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to 
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $250,690,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $11,549,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Inspector General 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall here-
after also serve as the Inspector General of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to carry out activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968, as amended, and the Flood Disaster Protec-
tion Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the 
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National 
Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 404–405), 
and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, $367,040,000.
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FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for programs as authorized by section 33 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $450,000,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2004: Provided, That up to 5 per-
cent of this amount shall be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and 
expenses’’ for program administration.
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2003, as authorized by Public Law 106–377, shall not be 
less than 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by 
FEMA necessary for its radiological emergency prepared-
ness program for the next fiscal year. The methodology 
for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equi-
table; and shall reflect costs of providing such services, 
including administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees 
received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
Fund as offsetting collections and will become available 
for authorized purposes on October 1, 2003, and remain 
available until expended. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM 
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100–77, as amended, 
$153,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 31⁄2 
percent of the total appropriation.
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND 
For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of 
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, $200,000,000, 
and such additional sums as may be provided by State 
and local governments or other political subdivisions for 
cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2), 
to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (‘‘Act’’) and the Flood Disaster Protection 
Act of 1973, as amended, not to exceed $32,393,000 for 
salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and 
flood insurance operations, and not to exceed $77,666,000 
for flood mitigation, to remain available until September 
30, 2004, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under 
section 1366 of the Act, which amount shall be available 
for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until 
September 30, 2004, and which amounts shall be derived 
from offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant 
to 42 U.S.C. 4014, and shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses under this heading: Provided, That be-
ginning in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, fees authorized 
in 42 U.S.C. 4014(a)(1)(B)(iii) shall be collected only if
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provided in advance in appropriations acts. In fiscal year 
2003, no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating 
expenses; (2) $529,380,000 for agents’ commissions and 
taxes; and (3) $40,000,000 for interest on Treasury bor-
rowings shall be available from the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund without prior notice to the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
Section 
1309(a)(2) 
of 
the 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
4016(a)(2)), as amended, is further amended by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 
Section 1319 of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4026), is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’. 
Section 1336(a) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4056), is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’. 
Section 1376(c) of the Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4127(c)), is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Notwithstanding sections 1366(b)(3)(B)–(C) and 
1366(f) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as 
amended, $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004, for activities designed to reduce the risk 
of flood damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of
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which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the National 
Flood Insurance Fund. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
FEMA is hereby directed to recognize that a hospital 
building has met the ‘‘immediate occupancy’’ requirements 
of the Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program for Hospitals 
(SHMPH) if such building is approved by California’s Of-
fice of Statewide Health Planning and Development 
(OSHPD) for occupancy until 2030 or beyond under the 
Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act 
of 1983 now in effect. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for disaster relief for the terrorist attacks of Sep-
tember 11, 2001, in Public Law 107–117 shall be used 
to provide funds to the City of New York and State of 
New York for costs unreimbursable under the Stafford 
Act: Provided, That this assistance shall not exceed 
$650,000,000 for the City of New York and $330,000,000 
for the State of New York.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
FEDERAL CITIZEN INFORMATION CENTER FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Consumer In-
formation Center, including services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, $11,541,000, to be deposited into the Fed-
eral Consumer Information Center Fund: Provided, That
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the appropriations, revenues, and collections deposited 
into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses 
of Federal Consumer Information Center activities in the 
aggregate amount of $18,000,000. Appropriations, reve-
nues, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal 
year 2003 in excess of $18,000,000 shall remain in the 
Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 
authorized in appropriations Acts.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of human space flight research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support and services; maintenance; con-
struction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revi-
talization and modification of facilities, construction of 
new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility 
planning and design, environmental compliance and res-
toration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, 
as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and 
communications activities including operations, produc-
tion, and services; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel expenses; 
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to ex-
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ceed $24,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and op-
eration 
of 
mission 
and 
administrative 
aircraft, 
$6,130,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2004, of which amounts as determined by the Adminis-
trator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and 
awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; and other administrative services may be transferred 
to ‘‘Science, aeronautics and technology’’ in accordance 
with section 312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Act of 1958, as amended by Public Law 106–377.
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and 
technology research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, 
construction of new facilities and additions to existing fa-
cilities, facility planning and design, environmental com-
pliance and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation 
of real property, as authorized by law; space flight, space-
craft control and communications activities including oper-
ations, production, and services; program management;
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personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; 
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles; not to exceed $24,000 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $9,144,500,000 to remain available until September 
30, 2004, of which amounts as determined by the Admin-
istrator for salaries and benefits; training, travel and 
awards; facility and related costs; information technology 
services; science, engineering, fabricating and testing serv-
ices; and other administrative services may be transferred 
to ‘‘Human space flight’’ in accordance with section 
312(b) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 
1958, as amended by Public Law 106–377.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $24,600,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, or 
‘‘Science, aeronautics and technology’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, when any activity has been initiated by the in-
currence of obligations for construction of facilities as au-
thorized by law, such amount available for such activity
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shall remain available until expended. This provision does 
not apply to the amounts appropriated for institutional 
minor revitalization and construction of facilities, and in-
stitutional facility planning and design. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Human space flight’’, or 
‘‘Science, aeronautics and technology’’ by this appropria-
tions Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of 
facilities shall remain available until September 30, 2005. 
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of 
funds appropriated for ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, 
amounts made available by this Act for personnel and re-
lated costs and travel expenses of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall remain available 
until September 30, 2003 and may be used to enter into 
contracts for training, investigations, costs associated with 
personnel relocation, and for other services, to be provided 
during the next fiscal year. Funds for announced prizes 
otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal 
year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is 
withdrawn. 
No funds in this Act or any other appropriations Act 
may be used to finalize an agreement prior to December 
1, 2003 between NASA and a nongovernment organiza-
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tion to conduct research utilization and commercialization 
management activities of the International Space Station.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY 
During fiscal year 2003, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by 12 
U.S.C. 1795 et seq., shall not exceed $1,500,000,000: Pro-
vided, That administrative expenses of the Central Liquid-
ity Facility in fiscal year 2003 shall not exceed $309,000. 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
For the Community Development Revolving Loan 
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 
and 9910, $1,000,000 shall be available: Provided, That 
of this amount $700,000, together with amounts of prin-
cipal and interest on loans repaid, is available until ex-
pended for loans to community development credit unions, 
and $300,000 is available until September 30, 2004 for 
technical assistance to low-income and community devel-
opment credit unions. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1861–1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal 
of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880–1881); services as authorized
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by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft 
and purchase of flight services for research support; acqui-
sition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $4,150,000,000, 
of which not to exceed $325,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for Polar research and operations sup-
port, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for 
operational and science support and logistical and other 
related activities for the United States Antarctic program; 
the balance to remain available until September 30, 2004: 
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and 
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
other National Science Foundation supported research fa-
cilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That to the extent that the amount appropriated is 
less than the total amount authorized to be appropriated 
for included program activities, all amounts, including 
floors and ceilings, specified in the authorizing Act for 
those program activities or their subactivities shall be re-
duced proportionally.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as
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amended, including authorized travel, $159,510,000, to 
remain available until expended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
engineering education and human resources programs and 
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized 
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia, $910,580,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004: Provided, That to the extent that the 
amount of this appropriation is less than the total amount 
authorized to be appropriated for included program activi-
ties, all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified 
in the authorizing Act for those program activities or their 
subactivities shall be reduced proportionally.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out 
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1861–1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$9,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Ad-
ministration for security guard services; $193,852,000:
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Provided, That contracts may be entered into under ‘‘Sal-
aries and expenses’’ in fiscal year 2003 for maintenance 
and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be 
provided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
1978, as amended, $9,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2004.
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $105,000,000, of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for a homeownership program that 
is used in conjunction with section 8 assistance under the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 
civilian employees; purchase of uniforms, or allowances
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therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception 
and representation expenses; $26,480,000: Provided, That 
during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt 
this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, 
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary 
in the interest of national defense: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be ex-
pended for or in connection with the induction of any per-
son into the Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. 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. 402. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
expended—
(1) pursuant to a certification of an officer or 
employee of the United States unless—
(A) such certification is accompanied by, 
or is part of, a voucher or abstract which de-
scribes the payee or payees and the items or 
services for which such expenditure is being 
made; or
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(B) the expenditure of funds pursuant to 
such certification, and without such a voucher 
or abstract, is specifically authorized by law; 
and 
(2) unless such expenditure is subject to audit 
by the General Accounting Office or is specifically 
exempt by law from such audit. 
SEC. 403. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
any department or agency may be obligated or expended 
for: (1) the transportation of any officer or employee of 
such department or agency between the domicile and the 
place of employment of the officer or employee, with the 
exception of an officer or employee authorized such trans-
portation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C. 7905 or (2) 
to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants 
to any officer or employee of such department or agency. 
SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to re-
cipients that do not share in the cost of conducting re-
search resulting from proposals not specifically solicited 
by the Government: Provided, That the extent of cost 
sharing by the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of in-
terest of the grantee or contractor and the Government 
in the research.
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SEC. 405. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used, directly or through grants, to pay or to provide 
reimbursement for payment of the salary of a consultant 
(whether retained by the Federal Government or a grant-
ee) at more than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule, unless specifically au-
thorized by law. 
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, 
non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudica-
tory proceedings. Nothing herein affects the authority of 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission pursuant to 
section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2056 et seq.). 
SEC. 407. Except as otherwise provided under exist-
ing law, or under an existing Executive Order issued pur-
suant to an existing law, the obligation or expenditure of 
any appropriation under this Act for contracts for any 
consulting service shall be limited to contracts which are: 
(1) a matter of public record and available for public in-
spection; and (2) thereafter included in a publicly available 
list of all contracts entered into within 24 months prior 
to the date on which the list is made available to the public 
and of all contracts on which performance has not been 
completed by such date. The list required by the preceding
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sentence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a 
narrative description of the work to be performed under 
each such contract. 
SEC. 408. Except as otherwise provided by law, no 
part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
obligated or expended by any executive agency, as referred 
to in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.), for a contract for services unless such 
executive agency: (1) has awarded and entered into such 
contract in full compliance with such Act and the regula-
tions promulgated thereunder; and (2) requires any report 
prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, eval-
uations, studies, analyses and manuals, and any report 
prepared by the agency which is substantially derived from 
or substantially includes any report prepared pursuant to 
such contract, to contain information concerning: (A) the 
contract pursuant to which the report was prepared; and 
(B) the contractor who prepared the report pursuant to 
such contract. 
SEC. 409. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, 
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and prod-
ucts purchased with funds made available in this Act 
should be American-made. 
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering 
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
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able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the 
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a 
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by 
the Congress. 
SEC. 410. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
may be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to 
grantees for indirect costs, except as published in Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–21. 
SEC. 411. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
year 2003 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall 
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, 
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official 
to which the funds are made available that the program, 
project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal 
law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private 
property rights, or unfunded mandates. 
SEC. 413. Except in the case of entities that are 
funded solely with Federal funds or any natural persons 
that are funded under this Act, none of the funds in this 
Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any pro-
gram to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, 
non-Federal parties to lobby or litigate in respect to adju-
dicatory proceedings funded in this Act. A chief executive
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officer of any entity receiving funds under this Act shall 
certify that none of these funds have been used to engage 
in the lobbying of the Federal Government or in litigation 
against the United States unless authorized under existing 
law. 
SEC. 414. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, 
other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative 
relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and 
for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pam-
phlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film presen-
tation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself. 
SEC. 415. All Departments and agencies funded 
under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the 
existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their 
use of ‘‘E-Commerce’’ technologies and procedures in the 
conduct of their business practices and public service ac-
tivities. 
SEC. 416. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government that is es-
tablished after the date of the enactment of this Act, ex-
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cept pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 417. Section 404(a) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170c) is amended by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘7.5 percent’’. 
SEC. 418. (a) The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY 
DEVICES 
‘‘SEC. 38. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of the law, low-speed electric personal assistive mobility 
devices, other than those excluded by 15 U.S.C. 
2052(a)(1)(A), are consumer products within the meaning 
of section 3(a)(1) of this Act. 
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘low-
speed electric personal assistive mobility device’ means a 
self-balancing two nontandem wheeled device with an elec-
tric propulsion system whose maximum speed on a paved 
level surface, when powered solely by such a propulsion 
system while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 
pounds, is less than 20 mph: Provided, however, That this 
term shall exclude devices that are subject to jurisdiction 
of the Food and Drug Administration pursuant to section 
321 (h) of title 21, United States Code.
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‘‘(c) To further protect the safety of consumers who 
ride low-speed electric personal assistive mobility devices, 
the Commission may promulgate new or amended require-
ments applicable to such devices as necessary and appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Sec. 38. Low-speed electric personal assistive mobility devices.’’.
SEC. 419. The National Aeronautics and Space Act 
of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2451, et seq.), is amend-
ed by adding at the end of title III the following new sec-
tion 314: 
‘‘WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
‘‘SEC. 314. There is hereby established in the United 
States Treasury a National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration working capital fund. Amounts in the fund 
are available for financing activities, services, equipment, 
information, and facilities as authorized by law to be pro-
vided within the Administration; to other agencies or in-
strumentalities of the United States; to any State, Terri-
tory, or possession or political subdivision thereof; to other 
public or private agencies; or to any person, firm, associa-
tion, corporation, or educational institution on a reimburs-
able basis. The fund shall also be available for the purpose 
of funding capital repairs, renovations, rehabilitation, 
sustainment, demolition, or replacement of NASA real
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property, on a reimbursable basis within the Administra-
tion. Amounts in the fund are available without regard 
to fiscal year limitation. The capital of the fund consists 
of amounts appropriated to the fund; the reasonable value 
of stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and in-
ventories on order that the Administrator transfers to the 
fund, less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations; 
amounts received from the sale of exchange of property; 
and payments received for loss or damage to property of 
the fund. The fund shall be reimbursed, in advance, for 
supplies and services at rates that will approximate the 
expenses of operation, such as the accrual of annual leave, 
depreciation of plant, property and equipment, and over-
head.’’.
SEC. 420. The National Aeronautics and Space Act 
of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2451, et seq.), is amend-
ed by adding at the end of title III a new section 315 
as follows: 
‘‘ENHANCED-USE LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY 
‘‘SEC. 315. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Administration may enter into 
a lease under this section with any person or entity (in-
cluding another department or agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment or an entity of a State or local government) with 
regard to any real property under the jurisdiction of the 
Administration.
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‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION.—
‘‘(1) A person or entity entering into a lease 
under this section shall provide consideration for the 
lease at fair market value as determined by the Ad-
ministrator, except that in the case of a lease to an-
other department or agency of the Federal Govern-
ment, that department or agency shall provide con-
sideration for the lease equal to the full costs of the 
Administration in connection with the lease. 
‘‘(2) Consideration under this subsection may 
take one or a combination of the following forms: 
‘‘(A) The payment of cash. 
‘‘(B) The maintenance, construction, modi-
fication, or improvement of facilities on real 
property under the jurisdiction of the Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(C) The provision of services to the Ad-
ministration, including launch services and pay-
load processing services. 
‘‘(D) Use by the Administration of facili-
ties on the property. 
‘‘(3)(A) The Administrator may utilize amounts 
of cash consideration received under this subsection 
for a lease entered into under this section to cover 
the full costs of the Administration in connection
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with the lease. These funds shall remain available to 
the Administration until expended. 
‘‘(B) Any amounts of cash consideration re-
ceived under this subsection that are not utilized in 
accordance with subparagraph (A) shall be deposited 
in a capital asset account to be established by the 
Administrator, shall be available for maintenance, 
capital revitalization, and improvements of the real 
property assets of the Administration, and shall re-
main available to the Administration until expended. 
‘‘(c) LEASE TERM.—The term of any lease entered 
into under this section shall not exceed 75 years. 
‘‘(d) SCORING.—For the sole purpose of scoring 
leaseback agreements for purposes of the Federal budget, 
if the non-Federal entity shall exercise management con-
trol of the business of the public-private entity and holds 
a majority interest in ownership in the public-private ven-
ture, then the project shall not be considered to be con-
structed on Government-owned land for the purposes of 
the application of scoring rules. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY
FOR
DISPOSITION
OF
LEASED 
PROPERTY.—If, during the term of a lease entered into 
under this section, or within 90 days after the end of the 
term of the lease, the Administrator determines that the 
leased property is no longer needed by the Administration,
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the Administrator may initiate action for the transfer to 
the lessee of all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in the property by: 
‘‘(1) requesting the Administrator of the Gen-
eral Services Administration to dispose of the prop-
erty for such consideration as the NASA Adminis-
trator and the Administrator of General Services 
jointly determine is in the best interests of the 
United States and upon such other terms and condi-
tions as the Administrators consider appropriate; or 
‘‘(2) taking such other disposal action author-
ized by statute for the transfer of property under 
the jurisdiction of the Administration. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Administrator may require such terms and conditions in 
connection with a lease under this section as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER LEASE AUTHOR-
ITY.—The authority under this section to lease property 
of the Administration is in addition to any other authority 
to lease property of the Administration under law.’’.
SEC. 421. The National Aeronautics and Space Act 
of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2451, et seq.), is amend-
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ed by adding at the end of title III a new section 316 
as follows: 
‘‘CONVEYANCE OF UTILITY SYSTEMS 
‘‘SEC. 316. (a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The Ad-
ministrator may convey a utility system or part of a utility 
system under the jurisdiction of the Administrator to a 
municipal, private, regional, district, or cooperative utility 
company or other qualified entity. The conveyance may 
consist of all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in the utility system or such lesser estate as the Adminis-
trator considers appropriate to serve the interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF CONVEYEE.—The Administrator 
shall carry out the conveyance through the use of competi-
tive procedures if more than one of the entities and utili-
ties referred to in subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) are eligible to operate and maintain the 
conveyed utility system under applicable law regu-
lating utilities; and 
‘‘(2) notify the Administrator of an interest in 
the conveyance under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATION.—The Administrator shall re-
quire as consideration for a conveyance under subsection 
(a) an amount equal to the fair market value (as deter-
mined by the Administrator) of the right, title, or interest