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SEC. 225. MULTIFAMILY HOUSING INSTITUTE. Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
may, from time to time, as determined necessary to assist
the Department in managing its multifamily assets includ-
ing analyzing, tracking and evaluating its portfolio of
FHA-insured and other mortgages and properties and as-
sisting the Department in understanding and reducing the
risk involved in its mortgage restructuring, insuring and
guaranteeing activities, provide data to, and purchase data
from, any nonprofit, industry supported, on-line provider
of nationwide, multifamily housing loan and property data
services.
SEC. 226. MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE AUCTIONS. Sec-
tion 221(g)(4)(C) of the National Housing Act is amend-
ed—
(1) in the first sentence of clause (viii), by strik-
ing ‘‘September 30, 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘December
31, 2002’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ix) The authority of the Secretary to
conduct multifamily auctions under this
paragraph shall be effective for any fiscal
year only to the extent and in such amounts
as are approved in appropriations Acts for
the costs of loan guarantees (as defined in
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section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974), including the cost of modifying
loans.’’.
SEC. 227. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
of the $1,250,000 made available pursuant to Public Law
102–389 for economic revitalization and infrastructure re-
pair in Montpelier, Vermont, $250,000 is available for the
Central Vermont Revolving Loan Fund administered by the
Central Vermont Community Action Council.
SEC. 228. ANNUAL REPORT ON MANAGEMENT DEFI-
CIENCIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(w) MANAGEMENT DEFICIENCIES REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the plan of the Secretary to address each
material weakness, reportable condition, and non-
compliance with an applicable law or regulation (as
defined by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget) identified in the most recent audited fi-
nancial statement of the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration submitted under section 3515 of title 31,
United States Code.
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF ANNUAL REPORT.—Each re-
port submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—
‘‘(A) an estimate of the resources, including
staff, information systems, and contract assist-
ance, required to address each material weak-
ness, reportable condition, and noncompliance
with an applicable law or regulation described
in paragraph (1), and the costs associated with
those resources;
‘‘(B) an estimated timetable for addressing
each material weakness, reportable condition,
and noncompliance with an applicable law or
regulation described in paragraph (1); and
‘‘(C) the progress of the Secretary in imple-
menting the plan of the Secretary included in
the report submitted under paragraph (1) for the
preceding year, except that this subparagraph
does not apply to the initial report submitted
under paragraph (1).’’.
(b) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may not implement sec-
tion 219 of this Act before the date on which the Secretary
submits the initial report required under section 203(w) of
the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(w)), as added
by subsection (a) of this section.
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SEC. 229. LOW-INCOME HOUSING PRESERVATION AND
RESIDENT HOMEOWNERSHIP. (a) NOTICE OF PREPAYMENT
OR TERMINATION.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section
212(b) of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C.
4102) or any other provision of law, during fiscal
year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, an owner
of eligible low-income housing (as defined in section
229 of the Low-Income Housing Preservation and
Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C.
4119)) that intends to take any action described in
section 212(a) of the Low-Income Housing Preserva-
tion and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12
U.S.C. 4102(a)) shall, not less than 1 year before the
date on which the action is taken—
(A) file a notice indicating that intent with
the chief executive officer of the appropriate
State or local government for the jurisdiction
within which the housing is located; and
(B) provide each tenant of the housing with
a copy of that notice.
(2) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of this sub-
section do not apply in any case in which the prepay-
ment or termination at issue is necessary to effect
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conversion to ownership by a priority purchaser (as
defined in section 231(a) of the Low-Income Housing
Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of
1990 (12 U.S.C. 4120(a)). The requirements of this
subsection do not apply where owner’s have provided
legal notice of prepayment or termination as of July
7, 1998, under the terms of current law.
SEC. 230. (a) INFORMED CONSUMER CHOICE.—Sec-
tion 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1709(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, the Secretary may not insure a mortgage
unless the original lender making the loan secured by
that mortgage provided to the prospective mortgagor
a written notice that included (i) a generic analysis
comparing the note rate (and associated interest pay-
ments), insurance premiums, and other costs and fees
that would be due over the life of the loan for a loan
insured by the Secretary under this subsection with
the note rates, insurance premiums (if applicable),
and other costs and fees that would be expected to be
due if the mortgagor obtained instead any of the
mortgagor’s 3 most frequently employed structures for
mortgage loans with a similar loan-to-value ratio in
connection with a conventional mortgage (as that
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term is used in section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home
Loan 
Mortgage 
Corporation 
Act 
(12 
U.S.C.
1454(a)(2)) or section 302(b)(2) of the Federal Na-
tional Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C.
1717(b)(2)), as applicable), assuming prevailing in-
terest rates; and (ii) a statement regarding when the
mortgagor’s requirement to pay the mortgage insur-
ance premiums for a mortgage insured under this sec-
tion would terminate or a statement that the require-
ment will terminate only if the mortgage is refi-
nanced, paid off, or otherwise terminated.’’.
(b) ANNUAL STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—
Section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1709(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Not later than the expiration of a 1-year period
beginning on the effective date of this undesignated
paragraph and annually thereafter, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct and submit
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate,
a study regarding the extent, and cost to consumers,
of steering by lenders to loans insured by the Sec-
retary under this subsection and the degree to which
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lenders have complied with the requirements of this
subsection.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect immediately.
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 countries;
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; and insurance
of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required
by law of such countries; $26,931,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That where station allowance has
been authorized by the Department of the Army for officers
of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations,
the same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the
Armed Forces assigned to the Commission while serving at
the same foreign stations, and this appropriation is hereby
made available for the payment of such allowance: Provided
further, That when traveling on business of the Commission,
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officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or as Sec-
retary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses
as provided for civilian members of the Commission: Pro-
vided further, That the Commission shall reimburse other
Government agencies, including the Armed Forces, for sal-
ary, pay, and allowances of personnel assigned to it: Pro-
vided further, That, of the funds made available under this
heading, $2,500,000 for the restoration and renovation of
the Liberty Memorial Monument to World War I located
in Kansas City, Missouri.
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, including
hire of passenger vehicles, 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: Pro-
vided, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board shall have not more than three career Senior Execu-
tive Service positions.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For grants, loans, and technical assistance to qualify-
ing community development lenders, and administrative
expenses of the Fund, including services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for ES–3, $55,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2000, of which
$12,000,000 may be used for the cost of direct loans, and
up to $1,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses
to carry out the direct loan program: Provided, That the
cost of direct loans, 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 $32,000,000: Provided
further, That not more than $25,000,000 of the funds made
available under this heading may be used for programs and
activities authorized in section 114 of the Community De-
velopment Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
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 under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase
of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials’ con-
tributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $500
for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$46,500,000.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service (referred to in the matter
under this heading as the ‘‘Corporation’’) in carrying out
programs, activities, and initiatives under the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the mat-
ter under this heading as the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12501 et
seq.), $425,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 1999: Provided, That not more than $27,000,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses authorized under
section 501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12671(a)(4)): Pro-
vided further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for offi-
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cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $70,000,000, to remain available
without fiscal year limitation, shall be transferred to the
National Service Trust account for educational awards au-
thorized under subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12601 et seq.), of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be
available for national service scholarships for high school
students performing community service: Provided further,
That not more than $227,000,000 of the amount provided
under this heading shall be available for grants under the
National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle
C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating
to activities including the AmeriCorps program), of which
not more than $40,000,000 may be used to administer, re-
imburse, or support any national service program author-
ized under section 121(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
12581(d)(2)): Provided further, That not more than
$5,500,000 of the funds made available under this heading
shall be made available for the Points of Light Foundation
for activities authorized under title III of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12661 et seq.): Provided further, That no funds shall be
available for national service programs run by Federal
agencies authorized under section 121(b) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further, That to the maximum
extent feasible, funds appropriated under subtitle C of title
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I of the Act shall be provided in a manner that is consistent
with the recommendations of peer review panels in order
to ensure that priority is given to programs that dem-
onstrate quality, innovation, replicability, and sustain-
ability: Provided further, That not more than $18,000,000
of the funds made available under this heading shall be
available for the Civilian Community Corps authorized
under subtitle E of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et
seq.): Provided further, That not more than $43,000,000
shall be available for school-based and community-based
service-learning programs authorized under subtitle B of
title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12521 et seq.): Provided further,
That not more than $30,000,000 shall be available for qual-
ity and innovation activities authorized under subtitle H
of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12853 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $5,000,000 shall be available for
audits and other evaluations authorized under section 179
of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That to the
maximum extent practicable, the Corporation shall increase
significantly the level of matching funds and in-kind con-
tributions provided by the private sector, shall expand sig-
nificantly the number of educational awards provided
under subtitle D of title I, and shall reduce the total Federal
costs per participant in all programs.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $3,000,000.
COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United
States Court of Veterans Appeals as authorized by 38
U.S.C. sections 7251–7298, $10,000,000, of which $865,000,
shall be available for the purpose of providing financial as-
sistance as described, and in accordance with the process
and reporting procedures set fourth, 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 Na-
tional 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,
$11,666,000, to remain available until expended.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For science and technology, including research and de-
velopment activities, which shall include research and devel-
opment activities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended; necessary expenses for personnel
and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms,
or allowances therefore, 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 senior level positions
under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement of laboratory equipment
and supplies; other operating expenses in support of re-
search and development; construction, alteration, repair, re-
habilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $643,460,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the obli-
gated balance of such sums shall remain available through
September 30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made in fis-
cal years 1999 and 2000.
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
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uniforms, or allowances therefore, 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 senior level po-
sitions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase
of reprints; library memberships in societies 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, rehabilitation, and renova-
tion of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not
to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $1,840,500,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the obligated bal-
ance of such sums shall remain available through September
30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years
1999 and 2000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to
exceed $75,000 per project, $31,154,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2000: Provided, That the obligated bal-
ance of such sums shall remain available through September
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30, 2007 for liquidating obligations made in fiscal years
1999 and 2000.
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,
$52,948,000, to remain available until expended.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111
(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renova-
tion of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; not to
exceed $1,500,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not be-
come available until September 1, 1999), to remain avail-
able until expended, consisting of $1,250,000,000, as au-
thorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by
Public Law 101–508, and $250,000,000 as a payment from
general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as
authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, as amended by Pub-
lic Law 101–508: Provided, That funds appropriated under
this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in
accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided fur-
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ther, That $12,237,300 of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’ appropriation to remain available until September
30, 2000: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
111(m) of CERCLA or any other provision of law,
$74,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
shall be available to the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry to carry out activities described in sections
104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of CERCLA and section
118(f) of SARA: Provided further, That $40,200,000 of the
funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred
to the ‘‘Science and Technology’’ appropriation to remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
used for Brownfields revolving loan funds unless specifically
authorized by subsequent legislation: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
available for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursu-
ant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 1998.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking under-
ground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section
205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
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of 1986, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilita-
tion, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per
project, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That hereafter, the Administrator is authorized
to enter into assistance agreements with Federally recog-
nized Indian tribes on such terms and conditions as she
deems appropriate for the same purposes as are set forth
in section 9003(h)(7) of RCRA.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental
Protection Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability trust fund, and to remain available until ex-
pended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure as-
sistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving
funds and performance partnership grants, $3,255,000,000,
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
of 
which
$1,400,000,000 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, and
$800,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants for the
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended; $75,000,000
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for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construc-
tion and related activities in connection with the construc-
tion of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the
area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation
with the appropriate border commission; $30,000,000 for
grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and
wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native
Villages; $100,000,000 for making grants for the construc-
tion of wastewater and water treatment facilities and
groundwater protection infrastructure in accordance with
the terms and conditions specified for such grants in the
Committee report (S. Rept. 105–216) accompanying this
Act (S. 2168); and $850,000,000 for grants, including asso-
ciated program support costs, to States, federally recognized
tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollu-
tion control agencies for multi-media or single media pollu-
tion prevention, control and abatement and related activi-
ties, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth
under this heading in Public Law 104–134, and for making
grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particu-
late matter monitoring and data collection activities: Pro-
vided, That, consistent with section 1452(g) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(g)), section 302 of
the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 (Public
Law 104–182) and the accompanying joint explanatory
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statement of the committee on conference (H. Rept. No.
104–741 to accompany S. 1316, the Safe Drinking Water
Act Amendments of 1996), and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 1999 and there-
after, States may combine the assets of State Revolving
Funds (SRFs) established under section 1452 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended, and title VI of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, as security
for bond issues to enhance the lending capacity of one or
both SRFs, but not to acquire the state match for either
program, provided that revenues from the bonds are allo-
cated to the purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act and
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in the same por-
tion as the funds are used as security for the bonds: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding the matching require-
ment in Public Law 104–204 for funds appropriated under
this heading for grants to the State of Texas for improving
wastewater treatment for the Colonias, such funds that re-
main unobligated may also be used for improving water
treatment for the Colonias, and shall be matched by State
funds from State resources equal to 20 percent of such unob-
ligated funds: Provided further, That, hereafter the Admin-
istrator is authorized to enter into assistance agreements
with Federally recognized Indian tribes on such terms and
conditions as she deems appropriate for the development
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and implementation of programs to manage hazardous
waste, and underground storage tanks: Provided further,
That beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, pesticide
program implementation grants under section 23(a)(1) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as
amended, shall be available for pesticide program develop-
ment and implementation, including enforcement and com-
pliance activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended, the limitation on the amounts in a water
pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a
State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts
a State has heretofore included, or will hereafter include,
as principal in loans made by such fund to eligible borrow-
ers where such amounts represent costs of administering the
fund, except that such amounts heretofore or hereafter in-
cluded in loans shall be accounted for separately from other
assets in the fund, shall only be used for purposes of admin-
istering the fund and shall not exceed an amount that the
Administrator deems reasonable.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(a) GOVERNMENT OWNED SHIPS DISMANTLED IN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES.—None of the funding provided under this
Act may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency
to issue any notification, or enter into, implement or ap-
prove agreements that enable the export of government
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owned ships to be dismantled in foreign countries unless
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
certifies to the Congress that the environmental standards
imposed by law and enforced in the country in which the
vessel is to be dismantled or scrapped are comparable to
the environmental standards imposed and enforced under
United States law.
(b) LIMITATION ON FUNDS USED TO ENFORCE REGU-
LATIONS
REGARDING
ANIMAL
FATS
AND
VEGETABLE
OILS.—None of the funds made available by this Act or sub-
sequent Acts may be used by the Environmental Protection
Agency to issue, implement, or enforce a regulation or to
establish an interpretation or guideline under the Edible
Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Public Law 104–55) or the
amendments made by that Act, that does not recognize and
provide for, with respect to fats, oils, and greases (as de-
scribed in that Act, or the amendments made by that Act)
differences in—
(1) physical, chemical, biological and other rel-
evant properties; and
(2) environmental effects.
Not later than March 31, 1999, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations
amending 40 C.F.R. 112 to comply with the requirements
of Public Law 104–55.
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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 and
representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in
the District of Columbia, $5,026,000.
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned
to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of En-
vironmental Quality pursuant to the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Im-
provement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of
1977, $2,575,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no funds other than those appro-
priated under this heading, shall be used for or by the Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental
Quality: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the
Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
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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 Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $34,666,000, to be derived from
the Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insur-
ance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $846,000,000, and, notwithstanding
42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $1,355,000, as authorized
by section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding 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.
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $440,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in-
cluding hire and purchase of motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized 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 rate for GS–18; expenses
of attendance of cooperating officials and individuals at
meetings concerned with the work of emergency prepared-
ness; transportation in connection with the continuity of
Government programs to the same extent and in the same
manner as permitted the Secretary of a Military Depart-
ment under 10 U.S.C. 2632; and not to exceed $2,500 for
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses,
$170,000,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $5,400,000.
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 Protection Act
of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert
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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion 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.), sec-
tions 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, $239,000,000, including $11,000,000 for as-
sisting State and local governments in preparing for and
responding to terrorist incidents: Provided, That for pur-
poses of pre-disaster mitigation pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5131
(b) and (c) and 42 U.S.C. 5196 (e) and (i), $25,000,000
of the funds made available under this heading shall be
available until expended for project grants.
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,
$100,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs
shall not exceed three and one-half percent of the total ap-
propriation.
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND
There is hereby established in the Treasury a Radio-
logical Emergency Preparedness Fund, which shall be
available under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amend-
ed, and Executive Order 12657, for offsite radiological
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emergency planning, preparedness, and response. Begin-
ning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall
promulgate through rulemaking fees to be assessed and col-
lected, applicable to persons subject to FEMA’s radiological
emergency preparedness regulations. The aggregate charges
assessed pursuant to this section during fiscal year 1999
shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts antici-
pated by FEMA necessary for its radiological emergency
preparedness program for such fiscal year. The methodology
for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equi-
table; and shall reflect costs of providing such services, in-
cluding administrative costs of collecting such fees. Fees re-
ceived pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the
Fund as offsetting collections and will become available for
authorized purposes on October 1, 1999, and remain avail-
able until expended.
For necessary expenses of the Fund for fiscal year
1999, $12,849,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as
amended, not to exceed $22,685,000 for salaries and ex-
penses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance
operations, and not to exceed $78,464,000 for flood mitiga-
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tion, including up to $20,000,000 for expenses under section
1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act, which amount
shall be available for transfer to the National Flood Mitiga-
tion Fund until September 30, 2000. In fiscal year 1999,
no funds in excess of (1) $47,000,000 for operating expenses,
(2) $343,989,000 for agents’ commissions and taxes, and
(3) $60,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall
be available from the National Flood Insurance Fund with-
out prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations. For
fiscal year 1999, flood insurance rates shall not exceed the
level authorized by the National Flood Insurance Reform
Act of 1994.
Section 1309(a)(2) of the National Flood Insurance
Act (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)(2)), as amended by Public Law
104–208, is further amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1999’’.
Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4026), is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.
Section 1336 of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4056), is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.
The first sentence of section 1376(c) of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C.
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4127(c)), is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1998’’ and
inserting ‘‘September 30, 1999’’.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER FUND
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Information
Center, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$2,419,000, to be deposited into the Consumer Information
Center Fund: Provided, That the appropriations, revenues
and collections deposited into the fund shall be available
for necessary expenses of Consumer Information Center ac-
tivities in the aggregate amount of $7,500,000. Appropria-
tions, revenues, and collections accruing to this fund during
fiscal year 1999 in excess of $7,500,000 shall remain in
the fund and shall not be available for expenditure except
as authorized in appropriations Acts.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
support of the International Space Station, including devel-
opment, operations and research support; maintenance;
construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation,
and modification of real and personal property, and acqui-
sition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by
law; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and oper-
ation 
of 
mission 
and 
administrative 
aircraft,
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$2,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2000.
LAUNCH VEHICLES AND PAYLOAD OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
the conduct and support of the space shuttle program, in-
cluding safety and performance upgrades, space shuttle op-
erations, and payload utilization and operations, and serv-
ices; maintenance; construction of facilities including re-
pair, rehabilitation, and modification of real and personal
property, and acquisition or condemnation of real property,
as authorized by law; space flight, spacecraft control and
communications activities including operations, produc-
tion, and services; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $3,241,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2000: Provided, That none of the funds provided under
this heading may be utilized to support the development
or operations of the International Space Station other than
costs of space shuttle flights utilized for space station assem-
bly.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
the conduct and support of space science, earth science, life
and microgravity science, and academic programs, includ-
ing research, development, operations, and services; mainte-
nance; construction of facilities including repair, rehabili-
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MISSION SUPPORT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in
carrying out mission support for international space sta-
tion, space shuttle, science and technology, aeronautics,
space transportation and technology programs, including
research operations and support; space communications ac-
tivities including operations, production, and services;
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, and modification of facilities, minor construc-
tion of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
facility planning and design, environmental compliance
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real
property, as authorized by law; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and oper-
ation of mission and administrative aircraft; not to exceed
$35,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and purchase (not to exceed 33 for replacement only) and
hire of passenger motor vehicles; $2,491,600,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That none
of the funds provided under this heading may be utilized
to support the development or operations of the Inter-
national Space Station.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $20,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘International Space Station’’,
‘‘Launch Vehicles and Payload Operations’’, ‘‘Science and
Technology’’, ‘‘Aeronautics, Space Transportation and
Technology’’, or ‘‘Mission Support’’ by this appropriations
Act, when any activity has been initiated by the incurrence
of obligations for construction of facilities as authorized by
law, such amount available for such activity shall remain
available until expended. This provision does not apply to
the amounts appropriated in ‘‘Mission support’’ pursuant
to the authorization for repair, rehabilitation and modifica-
tion of facilities, minor construction of new facilities and
additions to existing facilities, and facility planning and
design.
Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘International Space Station’’,
‘‘Launch Vehicles and Payload Operations’’, ‘‘Science and
Technology’’, ‘‘Aeronautics, Space Transportation and
Technology’’, or ‘‘Mission Support’’ by this appropriations
Act, the amounts appropriated for construction of facilities
shall remain available until September 30, 2001.
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Notwithstanding the limitation on the availability of
funds appropriated for ‘‘Mission support’’ and ‘‘Office of
Inspector General’’, amounts made available by this Act for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses of the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall remain
available until September 30, 1999 and may be used to
enter into contracts for training, investigations, costs asso-
ciated with personnel relocation, and for other services, to
be provided during the next fiscal year.
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY
During fiscal year 1999, gross obligations of the Cen-
tral Liquidity Facility for the principal amount of new di-
rect loans to member credit unions, as authorized by the
National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act (12
U.S.C. 1795), shall not exceed $600,000,000: Provided, That
administrative expenses of the Central Liquidity Facility
in fiscal year 1999 shall not exceed $176,000: Provided fur-
ther, That $1,000,000, together with amounts of principal
and interest on loans repaid, to be available until expended,
is available for loans to community development credit
unions.
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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 by
5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft and
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition
of aircraft; $2,725,000,000, of which not to exceed
$228,530,000 shall remain available until expended for
Polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment 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, 2000: Provided, That receipts
for scientific support services and materials furnished by
the National Research Centers and other National Science
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to
this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent that
the amount appropriated is less than the total amount au-
thorized to be appropriated for included program activities,
all amounts, including floors and ceilings, specified in the
authorizing Act for those program activities or their sub-
activities shall be reduced proportionally: Provided further,
That $50,000,000 of the funds available under this heading
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shall be made available for a comprehensive research initia-
tive on plant genomes for economically significant crop.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
For necessary expenses of major construction projects
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950,
as amended, $94,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
For necessary expenses in carrying out science and en-
gineering education and human resources programs and ac-
tivities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act
of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861–1875), including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $683,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided,
That to the extent that the amount of this appropriation
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 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
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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 Colum-
bia; reimbursement of the General Services Administration
for security guard services and headquarters relocation;
$136,950,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into
under ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ in fiscal year 1999 for
maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other serv-
ices, to be provided during the next fiscal year.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $5,200,000, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2000.
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 Corporation
Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $60,000,000.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System,
including expenses of attendance at meetings and of train-
ing for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Serv-
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ice System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civil-
ian employees; and not to exceed $1,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; $24,940,000: Provided,
That during the current fiscal year, the President may ex-
empt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C.
1341, whenever he 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 expended for
or in connection with the induction of any person into the
Armed Forces of the United States.
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. Where appropriations in titles I, II, and
III of this Act are expendable for travel expenses and no
specific limitation has been placed thereon, the expenditures
for such travel expenses may not exceed the amounts set
forth therefore in the budget estimates submitted for the ap-
propriations: Provided, That this provision does not apply
to accounts that do not contain an object classification for
travel: Provided further, That this section shall not apply
to travel performed by uncompensated officials of local
boards and appeal boards of the Selective Service System;
to travel performed directly in connection with care and
treatment of medical beneficiaries of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs; to travel performed in connection with major
disasters or emergencies declared or determined by the
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President under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; to travel
performed by the Offices of Inspector General in connection
with audits and investigations; or to payments to inter-
agency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget
schedules: Provided further, That if appropriations in titles
I, II, and III exceed the amounts set forth in budget esti-
mates initially submitted for such appropriations, the ex-
penditures for travel may correspondingly exceed the
amounts therefore set forth in the estimates in the same pro-
portion.
SEC. 402. Appropriations and funds available for the
administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development and the Selective Service System shall
be available in the current fiscal year for purchase of uni-
forms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–5902; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 403. Funds of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall
be available, without regard to the limitations on adminis-
trative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis,
and for utilizing and making payment for services and fa-
cilities of Federal National Mortgage Association, Govern-
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ment National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal
Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan
banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. 1811–1831).
SEC. 404. 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. 405. 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 describes
the payee or payees and the items or services for
which such expenditure is being made, or
(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 ex-
empt by law from such audit.
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department or agency may be expended for the trans-
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portation of any officer or employee of such department or
agency between his domicile and his place of employment,
with the exception of any officer or employee authorized
such transportation under 31 U.S.C. 1344 or 5 U.S.C.
7905.
SEC. 407. None of the funds provided in this Act may
be used for payment, through grants or contracts, to recipi-
ents that do not share in the cost of conducting research
resulting from proposals not specifically solicited by the
Government: Provided, That the extent of cost sharing by
the recipient shall reflect the mutuality of interest of the
grantee or contractor and the Government in the research.
SEC. 408. None of the funds in this Act may be used,
directly or through grants, to pay or to provide reimburse-
ment for payment of the salary of a consultant (whether
retained by the Federal Government or a grantee) at more
than the daily equivalent of the rate paid for level IV of
the Executive Schedule, unless specifically authorized by
law.
SEC. 409. None of the funds provided in this Act shall
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
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7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 et
seq.).
SEC. 410. 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 ap-
propriation 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 available list of all con-
tracts 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 com-
pleted by such date. The list required by the preceding sen-
tence shall be updated quarterly and shall include a nar-
rative description of the work to be performed under each
such contract.
SEC. 411. 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-
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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. 412. Except as otherwise provided in section 406,
none of the funds provided in this Act to any department
or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide a per-
sonal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any offi-
cer or employee of such department or agency.
SEC. 413. None of the funds provided in this Act to
any department 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. 414. 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 Appropriations 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.
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SEC. 419. Corporations and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development which are subject
to the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended,
are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each
such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and
to make such contracts and commitments without regard
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the
Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
forth in the budget for 1999 for such corporation or agency
except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That collections
of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan
or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent ex-
pressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in
support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or
prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall
not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations
of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases
are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United
States Government.
SEC. 420. Notwithstanding section 320(g) of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)), funds
made available pursuant to authorization under such sec-
tion for fiscal year 1999 and prior fiscal years may be used
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for implementing comprehensive conservation and manage-
ment plans.
SEC. 421. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the term ‘‘qualified student loan’’ with respect to national
service education awards shall mean any loan made di-
rectly to a student by the Alaska Commission on Post-
secondary Education, in addition to other meanings under
section 148(b)(7) of the National and Community Service
Act.
SEC. 422. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act,
no part of any appropriation for the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall be available for any ac-
tivity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates
submitted for the appropriations.
SEC. 423. (a) Each entity that receives a grant from
the Federal Government for purposes of providing emer-
gency shelter for homeless individuals shall—
(1) ascertain, to the extent practicable, whether
or not each adult individual seeking such shelter from
such entity is a veteran; and
(2) provide each such individual who is a vet-
eran such counseling relating to the availability of
veterans benefits (including employment assistance,
health care benefits, and other benefits) as the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs considers appropriate.
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(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development shall jointly coordinate
the activities required by subsection (a).
(c) Entities referred to in subsection (a) shall notify
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of the number and identity
of veterans ascertained under paragraph (1) of that sub-
section. Such entities shall make such notification with such
frequency and in such form as the Secretary shall specify.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
entity referred to subsection (a) that fails to meet the re-
quirements specified in that subsection shall not be eligible
for additional grants or other Federal funds for purposes
of carrying out activities relating to emergency shelter for
homeless individuals.
SEC. 424. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDA-
TION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—Section 202
of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act (36
U.S.C. 5201) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) primarily—
‘‘(A) to encourage, accept, and administer
private gifts of property for the benefit of the Na-
tional Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial and the an-
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nual memorial service associated with the memo-
rial; and
‘‘(B) to, in coordination with the Federal
Government and fire services (as that term is de-
fined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)), plan,
direct, and manage the memorial service referred
to in subparagraph (A)’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and Fed-
eral’’ after ‘‘non-Federal’’;
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘State and local’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal, State, and local’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) to provide for a national program to assist
families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in
dealing with line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters;
and
‘‘(6) to promote national, State, and local initia-
tives to increase public awareness of fire and life safe-
ty in coordination with the United States Fire Ad-
ministration.’’.
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(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION.—Section
203(g)(1) of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Act (36 U.S.C. 5202(g)(1)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) appointing officers or employees;’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.—Sec-
tion 205 of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Act
(36 U.S.C. 5204) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—During the 10-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of the Departments of Veter-
ans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, the Ad-
ministrator may—
‘‘(1) provide personnel, facilities, and other re-
quired services for the operation of the Foundation;
and
‘‘(2) request and accept reimbursement for the
assistance provided under paragraph (1).
‘‘(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any amounts received under
subsection (a)(2) as reimbursement for assistance shall be
deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the appropriations
then current and chargeable for the cost of providing that
assistance.
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‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no Federal personnel or stationery may be used
to solicit funding for the Foundation.’’.
SEC. 425. INELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED
OF MANUFACTURING OR PRODUCING METHAMPHETAMINE
FOR CERTAIN HOUSING ASSISTANCE. Section 16 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF
MANUFACTURING OR PRODUCING METHAMPHETAMINE ON
THE PREMISES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a public housing agency shall establish standards for
occupancy in public housing dwelling units and assistance
under section 8 that—
‘‘(1) permanently prohibit occupancy in any
public housing dwelling unit by, and assistance under
section 8 for, any person who has been convicted of
manufacturing or otherwise producing methamphet-
amine on the premises in violation of any Federal or
State law; and
‘‘(2) immediately and permanently terminate the
tenancy in any public housing unit of, and the assist-
ance under section 8 for, any person who is convicted
of manufacturing or otherwise producing meth-