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SEC. 511. Except as otherwise provided under existing law
or under an existing Executive order issued pursuant 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 inspection, and (2) thereafter included in a publicly avail-
able list of all contracts entered into within twenty-four 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 sentence shall
be updated quarterly and shall include a narrative description
of the work to be performed under each such contract.
SEC. 512. 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 regulations promulgated thereunder, and (2) requires any
report prepared pursuant to such contract, including plans, evalua-
tions, 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. 513. Except as otherwise provided in section 506, none
of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency
shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur,
or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such depart-
ment or agency.
SEC. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act to any depart-
ment or agency shall be obligated or expended to procure passenger
automobiles as defined in 15 U.S.C. 2001 with an EPA estimated
miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon.
SEC. 515. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within
the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated in title I of this
Act shall be used to enter into any new lease of real property
if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the
Secretary submits, in writing, a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Congress and a period of 30 days has expired
following the date on which the report is received by the Committees
on Appropriations.
SEC. 517. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with
funds made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial assistance
to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds
made available 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. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may
be used to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees
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for indirect costs, except as published in Office of Management
and Budget Circular A–21.
TITLE VI
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community development grants’’,
as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, for emergency expenses resulting from the Janu-
ary 1994 earthquake in Southern California, $225,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1996, of which $50,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from funds provided under the head
‘‘Department of Education, Impact aid’’ in the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–211): Provided,
That of the foregoing amount, $200,000,000 and $25,000,000 shall
be for the cities of Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California,
respectively: Provided further, That in administering these funds,
the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for,
any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary admin-
isters in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or any
use by the recipient of these funds, except for statutory require-
ments relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environ-
ment, and labor standards, upon finding that such waiver is
required to facilitate the obligation and use of such funds, and
would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute
or regulation: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-
cit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community development grants’’,
for grants to States and units of general local government and
for related expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carry-
ing out a community development program as authorized by title
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, to
be used to assist States, local communities, and businesses in
recovering from the flooding and damage caused by Tropical Storm
Alberto and other disasters, $180,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development may waive any provision of law (except for provisions
relating to fair housing, the environment, or labor standards) if
the Secretary determines such waiver is necessary to facilitate
the obligation of the entire amount: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may transfer up
to $50,000,000 to the HOME investment partnerships program,
as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act, to be used for purposes related to flooding
and damage caused by Tropical Storm Alberto and other disasters:
Provided further, That the entire amount, including transfers, is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
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Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the entire
amount, including transfers, shall be available only to the extent
of an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an
emergency requirement, as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted to the Con-
gress.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster assistance direct loan
program account’’ for the cost of direct loans, $12,500,000, as author-
ized by section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act to be used to assist local governments
in recovering from flooding and damage caused by Tropical Storm
Alberto and other disasters: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $50,000,000
under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further, That any unused por-
tion of the direct loan limitation and subsidy shall be available
until expended: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the entire
amount shall be available only to the extent of an official budget
request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation
of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement,
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, is transmitted to the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
The matter under the heading in the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–211) is amended by
deleting ‘‘$950,000,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$775,000,000’’.
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This Act may be cited as the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1995.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.