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(d) in subsection (j), by deleting ‘‘September 30,
2000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘September 30,
2002’’.
SEC. 429. Section 70113(f) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2000’’, and
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2001’’.
SEC. 430. 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. 431. Title III of the National Aeronautics and
Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85–568, is amended by
adding the following new section at the end:
‘‘SEC. 312. (a) Appropriations for the Administration
for fiscal year 2002 and thereafter shall be made in three
accounts, ‘Human space flight’, ‘Science, aeronautics and
technology’, and an account for amounts appropriated for
the necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
Appropriations shall remain available for 2 fiscal years.
Each account shall include the planned full costs of the
Administration’s related activities.
‘‘(b) To ensure the safe, timely, and successful ac-
complishment of Administration missions, the Administra-
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tion may transfer amounts for Federal salaries and bene-
fits; training, travel and awards; facility and related costs;
information technology services; publishing services;
science, engineering, fabricating and testing services; and
other administrative services among accounts, as nec-
essary.
‘‘(c) The Administrator, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and Budget, shall de-
termine what balances from the ‘Mission support’ account
are to be transferred to the ‘Human space flight’ and
‘Science, aeronautics and technology’ accounts. Such bal-
ances shall be transferred and merged with the ‘Human
space flight’ and ‘Science, aeronautics and technology’ ac-
counts, and remain available for the period of which origi-
nally appropriated.’’.
TITLE V—FILIPINO VETERANS’ BENEFITS
IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 501. (a) RATE OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS
FOR FILIPINO VETERANS RESIDING
IN
THE UNITED
STATES.—(1) Section 107 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Payments’’ in the second sen-
tence of subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in subsection (c), payments’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) In the case of benefits under subchapters II and
IV of chapter 11 of this title paid by reason of service
described in subsection (a) to an individual residing in the
United States who is a citizen of, or an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence in, the United States, the
second sentence of subsection (a) shall not apply.’’.
(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply to benefits paid for months beginning on or
after that date.
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE OF DISABLED
FILIPINO
VETERANS
RESIDING
IN
THE
UNITED
STATES.—Section 1734 of such title is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary,’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) An individual who is in receipt of benefits under
subchapter II or IV of chapter 11 of this title paid by
reason of service described in section 107(a) of this title
who is residing in the United States and who is a citizen
of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
in, the United States shall be eligible for hospital and
nursing home care and medical services in the same man-
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ner as a veteran, and the disease or disability for which
such benefits are paid shall be considered to be a service-
connected disability for purposes of this chapter.’’.
(c) HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS RESIDING IN THE
PHILIPPINES.—Section 1724 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Within the limits of an outpatient clinic in the
Republic of the Philippines that is under the direct juris-
diction of the Secretary, the Secretary may furnish a vet-
eran who has a service-connected disability with such med-
ical services as the Secretary determines to be needed.’’.
TITLE VI—DEBT REDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
GIFTS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR REDUCTION OF THE
PUBLIC DEBT
For deposit of an additional amount for fiscal year
2001 into the account established under section 3113(d)
of title 31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt,
$5,172,730,916.14.
Titles I–IV of this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Depart-
ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel-
opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001’’.
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