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(A) the role of each participating agency in
the research plan and the resources required by
each agency to carry out the research plan, in-
cluding human and capital resources needed to
ensure that agencies have appropriate expertise,
facilities, and analytical capabilities to meet the
goals of the research plan;
(B) the mechanisms by which each agency
will carry out research, including the use of
Federal laboratory facilities, extramural grants
and contracts, and cooperative research and de-
velopment agreements with universities, re-
search centers, and the private sector, and
mechanisms to avoid duplication of effort and
for appropriate peer review, including independ-
ent and external peer review of Federal agency
intramural research;
(C) 
specific 
research 
strategies 
and
timelines for addressing the critical information
gaps with respect to hazard identification, dose-
response assessment, and exposure assessment;
and
(D) an assessment of the current state of
scientific knowledge concerning effects of syn-
thetic 
and 
naturally 
occurring 
endocrine
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disrupters on human health and the environ-
ment, including identification of scientific un-
certainties unlikely to be capable of significant
resolution in the near term, studies which sup-
port or fail to support conclusions of adverse
public health effects, and the opportunity for
public comment on such assessment.
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section is in-
tended to alter, enhance, or otherwise affect any statutory
authority of the Environmental Protection Agency or any
other Federal regulatory agency to regulate substances
which may pose a threat to the public health or the envi-
ronment.
TITLE VI—NATIONAL INSTITUTE
OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY
SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated the follow-
ing:
(1) For Scientific and Technical Research and
Services of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, $280,600,000 for fiscal year 1997, of
which—
(A) $38,407,000 shall be for Electronics
and Electrical Engineering;
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(B) $18,747,000 shall be for Manufactur-
ing Engineering;
(C) $33,939,000 shall be for Chemical
Science and Technology;
(D) $28,048,000 shall be for Physics;
(E) $54,589,000 shall be for Material
Science and Engineering;
(F) $13,085,000 shall be for Building and
Fire Research;
(G) $43,076,000 shall be for Computer
Science and Applied Mathematics;
(H) $18,950,000 shall be for Technical As-
sistance;
(I) $28,772,000 shall be for Research Sup-
port; and
(J) $2,987,000 shall be for the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Program under sec-
tion 17 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a); and
(2) for Construction of Research Facilities of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
$105,240,000 for fiscal year 1997.
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TITLE VII—FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH,
ENGINEERING, AND DEVEL-
OPMENT
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘FAA Research, Engi-
neering, and Development Management Reform Act of
1996’’.
SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1)(J);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2)(J) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 1997—
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for system development
and infrastructure projects and activities;
‘‘(B) $39,911,000 for capacity and air
traffic management technology projects and ac-
tivities;
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‘‘(C) $20,371,000 for communications,
navigation, and surveillance projects and activi-
ties;
‘‘(D) $6,411,000 for weather projects and
activities;
‘‘(E) $6,000,000 for airport technology
projects and activities;
‘‘(F) $37,978,000 for aircraft safety tech-
nology projects and activities;
‘‘(G) $36,045,000 for system security tech-
nology projects and activities;
‘‘(H) $23,682,000 for human factors and
aviation medicine projects and activities;
‘‘(I) $3,800,000 for environment and en-
ergy projects and activities; and
‘‘(J) $1,500,000 for innovative/cooperative
research projects and activities.’’.
SEC. 703. RESEARCH PRIORITIES.
Section 48102(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and
(2) by striking ‘‘AVAILABILITY
FOR
RE-
SEARCH.—(1)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘RE-
SEARCH PRIORITIES.—(1) The Administrator shall
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consider the advice and recommendations of the re-
search advisory committee established by section
44508 of this title in establishing priorities among
major categories of research and development activi-
ties carried out by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion.
‘‘(2)’’.
SEC. 704. RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Section 44508(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) annually review the allocation made by the
Administrator of the amounts authorized by section
48102(a) of this title among the major categories of
research and development activities carried out by
the Administration and provide advice and rec-
ommendations to the Administrator on whether such
allocation is appropriate to meet the needs and ob-
jectives identified under subparagraph (A).’’.
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SEC. 705. NATIONAL AVIATION RESEARCH PLAN.
Section 44501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘15-year’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘5-year’’;
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) The plan shall—
‘‘(i) provide estimates by year of the schedule,
cost, and work force levels for each active and
planned major research and development project
under sections 40119, 44504, 44505, 44507, 44509,
44511–44513, and 44912 of this title, including ac-
tivities carried out under cooperative agreements
with other Federal departments and agencies;
‘‘(ii) specify the goals and the priorities for allo-
cation of resources among the major categories of
research and development activities, including the
rationale for the priorities identified;
‘‘(iii) identify the allocation of resources among
long-term research, near-term research, and develop-
ment activities; and
‘‘(iv) highlight the research and development
activities that address specific recommendations of
the research advisory committee established under
section 44508 of this title, and document the rec-
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ommendations of the committee that are not accept-
ed, specifying the reasons for nonacceptance.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘, including
a description of the dissemination to the private sec-
tor of research results and a description of any new
technologies developed’’ after ‘‘during the prior fiscal
year’’.
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL EARTH-
QUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION
PROGRAM
SEC. 801. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(7) by striking ‘‘and
$25,750,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 
1996’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu 
thereof
‘‘$25,750,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and $18,825,000 for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1997’’;
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b) 
by 
striking 
‘‘and
$50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 
1996’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu 
thereof
‘‘$50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and $46,130,000 for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1997’’;
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(3) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be
appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to
be appropriated to the National Science Foundation,
$28,400,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1997, 
including
$17,500,000 
for 
engineering 
research 
and
$10,900,000 for geosciences research.’’; and
(4) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be
appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to
be appropriated to the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $1,932,000 for fiscal year
1997.’’.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 901. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this Act shall be
available for any activity whose purpose is to influence leg-
islation pending before the Congress, except that this shall
not prevent officers or employees of the United States or
of its departments or agencies from communicating to
Members of Congress on the request of any Member or
to Congress, through the proper channels, requests for leg-
islation or appropriations which they deem necessary for
the efficient conduct of the public business.
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SEC. 902. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
1997.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
sums are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1997 for the activities for which sums are authorized by
this Act unless such sums are specifically authorized to
be appropriated by this Act.
(b) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—No sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 1997 for the activities for which sums are authorized
by this Act unless such sums are specifically authorized
to be appropriated by Act of Congress with respect to such
fiscal year.
SEC. 903. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal agency
for which funds are authorized under this Act shall ex-
clude from consideration for awards of financial assistance
made by that agency after fiscal year 1996 any person
who received funds, other than those described in sub-
section (b), appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal year
1996, from any Federal funding source for a project that
was not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award
process. Any exclusion from consideration pursuant to this
section shall be effective for a period of 5 years after the
person receives such Federal funds.
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(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified
by law for which assistance is awarded to members of the
class according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 904. BUY AMERICAN.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any recipient of a grant under this Act, or
under any amendment made by this Act, should purchase,
when available and cost-effective, American made equip-
ment and products when expending grant monies.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In al-
locating grants under this Act, or under any amendment
made by this Act, the Secretary shall provide to each re-
cipient a notice describing the statement made in sub-
section (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 905. ROTC ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.
(a) DENIAL OF GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—(1) No
funds appropriated for civilian science activities of the
Federal Government may be provided by contract or by
grant (including a grant of funds to be available for stu-
dent aid) to any institution of higher education that, as
determined by the agency to which the funds were appro-
priated, in consultation with other appropriate Federal
agencies, has an anti-ROTC policy.
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(2) In the case of an institution of higher education
that is ineligible for grants and contracts by reason of
paragraph (1), the prohibition under that paragraph shall
cease to apply to that institution upon a determination
by the agency to which the funds were appropriated, in
consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, that
the institution no longer has an anti-ROTC policy.
(b) NOTICE
OF DETERMINATION.—Whenever an
agency makes a determination under subsection (a) that
an institution has an anti-ROTC policy, or that an institu-
tion previously determined to have an anti-ROTC policy
no longer has such a policy, the agency—
(1) shall transmit notice of that determination
to the Secretary of Education and the Congress; and
(2) shall publish in the Federal Register notice
of that determination and of the effect of that deter-
mination under subsection (a) on the eligibility of
that institution for grants and contracts.
(c) SEMIANNUAL NOTICE IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—
Each agency shall publish in the Federal Register once
every six months a list of each institution of higher edu-
cation that is currently ineligible for grants and contracts
by reason of a determination of the agency under sub-
section (a).
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(d) ANTI-ROTC POLICY.—In this section, the term
‘‘anti-ROTC policy’’ means a policy or practice of an insti-
tution of higher education that—
(1) prohibits, or in effect prevents, the main-
taining or establishing of a unit of the Senior Re-
serve Officer Training Corps at that institution; or
(2) prohibits, or in effect prevents, a student at
that institution from enrolling in a unit of the Sen-
ior Reserve Officer Training Corps at another insti-
tution of higher education,
but does not include a longstanding policy of pacifism
based on historical religious affiliation.
SEC. 906. RECRUITING ON CAMPUS.
(a) DENIAL OF FUNDS.—(1) No funds appropriated
for civilian science activities of the Federal Government
may be provided by grant or contract (including a grant
of funds to be available for student aid) to any institution
of higher education that, as determined by the agency to
which the funds were appropriated, in consultation with
other appropriate Federal agencies, has a policy of deny-
ing, or which effectively prevents—
(A) entry to campuses or access to students on
campuses; or
(B) access to directory information pertaining
to students,
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for purposes of military recruiting. This paragraph shall
not apply to a longstanding policy of pacifism based on
historical religious affiliation.
(2) In the case of an institution of higher education
that is ineligible for grants and contracts by reason of
paragraph (1), the prohibition under that paragraph shall
cease to apply to that institution upon a determination
by the agency to which the funds were appropriated, in
consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, that
the institution no longer has a policy described in para-
graph (1).
(3) Students referred to in paragraph (1) are individ-
uals who are 17 years of age or older.
(b) NOTICE
OF DETERMINATION.—Whenever an
agency makes a determination under subsection (a) that
an institution has a policy described in subsection (a), or
that an institution previously determined to have such a
policy no longer has such a policy, the agency—
(1) shall transmit notice of that determination
to the Secretary of Education and the Congress; and
(2) shall publish in the Federal Register notice
of that determination and of the effect of that deter-
mination under subsection (a) on the eligibility of
that institution for grants and contracts.
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(c) SEMIANNUAL NOTICE IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—
Each agency shall publish in the Federal Register once
every six months a list of each institution of higher edu-
cation that is currently ineligible for grants and contracts
by reason of a determination of the agency under sub-
section (a).
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘directory information’’ means, with respect to a stu-
dent, the student’s name, address, telephone listing, date
and place of birth, level of education, degrees received, and
the most recent previous educational institution enrolled
in by the student.
TITLE X—FURTHER
AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 1001. FURTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $90,000,000
for the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships program
under sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l)
for fiscal year 1997. None of the funds authorized by this
section may be used to establish a new Center.
Passed the House of Representatives May 30, 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By LINDA NAVE,
Deputy Clerk.