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ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended,
$801,232,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
general departmental management, including hire of six
medium sedans, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, and
XX of the Public Health Service Act, $136,499,000, to-
gether with $6,628,000, to be transferred and expended
as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security
Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Sup-
plemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund: Provided, That
of the funds made available under this heading for carry-
ing out title XVII of the Public Health Service Act,
$7,500,000 shall be available until expended for extra-
mural construction.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $29,956,000, together
with not to exceed $1,000,000, to be transferred and ex-
pended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social
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Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and
the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil
Rights, $16,153,000, together with not to exceed
$3,314,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized
by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
POLICY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social
Security Act, $9,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be
available for not to exceed $37,000 for official reception
and representation expenses when specifically approved by
the Secretary.
SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through
assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public
Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to
work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided
by the Agency for International Development, the United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the
World Health Organization.
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SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act may be used to implement section 399L(b) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act or section 1503 of the National In-
stitutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law
103–43.
SEC. 204. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to withhold payment to any State under
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act by reason
of a determination that the State is not in compliance with
section 1340.2(d)(2)(ii) of title 45 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This provision expires upon the date of enact-
ment of the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act or upon September 30, 1996, which-
ever occurs first.
SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act for the National Institutes of Health and
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin-
istration shall be used to pay the salary of an individual,
through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate
in excess of $125,000 per year.
SEC. 206. Taps and other assessments made by any
office located in the Department of Health and Human
Services shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds ex-
cept that this provision shall not apply to assessments re-
quired by authorizing legislation, or related to working
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capital funds or other fee-for-service activities. None of the
funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant
to section 241 of the Public Health Service Act, except
for funds specifically provided for in this Act, prior to the
Secretary’s preparation and submission of a report to the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and of the
House detailing the planned uses of such funds.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 207. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available for the Department of Health and Human
Services, General Departmental Management, for fiscal
year 1996, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall transfer to the Office of the Inspector General such
sums as may be necessary for any expenses with respect
to the provision of security protection for the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended for the Federal Council on
Aging under the Older Americans Act or the Advisory
Board on Child Abuse and Neglect under the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 209. Not to exceed 1 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Health and Human Services in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
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appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent
by any such transfers: Provided, That the Appropriations
Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified at
least fifteen days in advance of any transfers.
SEC. 210. Of the funds provided for the account
heading ‘‘Disease Control, Research, and Training’’ in
Public Law 104–91, $31,642,000, to be derived from the
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, is hereby available
for carrying out sections 40151, 40261, and 40293 of
Public Law 103–322 notwithstanding any provision of
Public Law 104–91.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 211. The Director of the National Institutes of
Health may transfer funds made available for the National
Institutes of Health under Public Law 104–91 between
the Institutes, Centers, and the National Library of Medi-
cine to carry out the purposes of part D of title XXIII
of the Public Health Service Act, provided that no appro-
priation may be decreased by more than 2 percent by any
such transfers and that the Congress is promptly notified
of the transfer.
SEC. 212. In fiscal year 1996, the National Library
of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for
the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or
constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Insti-
tutes of Health.
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SEC. 213. Notwithstanding section 106 of Public Law
104–91, appropriations for the National Institutes of
Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion shall be available for fiscal year 1996 as specified in
section 101 of Public Law 104–91.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION REFORM
For carrying out activities authorized by titles II and
III of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, $95,000,000
which shall become available on July 1, 1996, and remain
available through September 30, 1997.
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965, and section 418A of the
Higher 
Education 
Act, 
$6,049,113,000, 
of 
which
$6,032,774,000 shall become available on July 1, 1996
and shall remain available through September 30, 1997:
Provided, That $4,949,505,000 shall be available for basic
grants under section 1124, which shall be allocated with-
out regard to section 1124(d): Provided further, That up
to $3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec-
retary on October 1, 1995 and shall remain available
through September 30, 1997, to obtain updated local-edu-
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cational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau
of the Census: Provided further, That $549,945,000 shall
be available for concentration grants under section
1124(A) and $3,370,000 shall be available for evaluations
under section 1501: Provided further, That no funds shall
be reserved under section 1003(a) of said Act.
IMPACT AID
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to
federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
$693,000,000, of which $583,011,000 shall be for basic
support payments under section 8003(b), $40,000,000
shall be for payments for children with disabilities under
section 8003(d), $50,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for payments under section 8003(f),
$5,000,000 shall be for construction under section 8007,
and $14,989,000 shall be for Federal property payments
under section 8002.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities au-
thorized by titles II, IV–A–1, V–A, VI, section 7203, and
titles IX, X and XIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965; the Stewart B. McKinney Home-
less Assistance Act; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
$946,227,000 of which $773,000,000 shall become avail-
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able on July 1, 1996, and remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1997: Provided, That of the amount appro-
priated, $275,000,000 shall be for Eisenhower profes-
sional development State grants under title II–B and
$275,000,000 shall be for innovative education program
strategies State grants under title VI–A: Provided further,
That not less than $3,000,000 shall be for innovative pro-
grams under section 5111.
BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, bilingual and immigrant education activities author-
ized by title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act, $150,000,000 of which $50,000,000 shall be
for immigrant education programs authorized by part C:
Provided, That State educational agencies may use all, or
any part of, their part C allocation for competitive grants
to local educational agencies: Provided further, That the
Department of Education should only support instruc-
tional programs which ensure that students completely
master English in a timely fashion (a period of three to
five years) while meeting rigorous achievement standards
in the academic content areas: Provided further, That no
funds shall be available for subpart 3 of part A.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out parts B, C, D, E, F, G, and H and
section 610(j)(2)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, $3,245,447,000, of which $3,000,000,000
shall become available for obligation on July 1, 1996, and
shall remain available through September 30, 1997.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Technology-Re-
lated Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act, and
the Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended,
$2,452,620,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be for employ-
ment-related activities of the 1996 Paralympic Games.
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as
amended (20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $6,680,000.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act
of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $42,180,000: Provided,
That from the amount available, the Institute may at its
discretion use funds for the endowment program as au-
thorized under section 207.
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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School,
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301
et seq.), $77,629,000: Provided, That from the amount
available, the University may at its discretion use funds
for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech-
nology Education Act, the Adult Education Act, and the
National Literacy Act of 1991, $1,257,134,000, of which
$4,869,000 shall be for the National Institute for Lit-
eracy; and of which $1,254,215,000 shall become available
on July 1, 1996 and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1997: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Ap-
plied Technology Education Act, $5,000,000 shall be for
national programs under title IV without regard to section
451 and $350,000 shall be for evaluations under section
346(b) of the Act.
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STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1 and 3 of part A, part
C, and part E of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, $6,643,246,000, which shall remain
available through September 30, 1997: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 401(a)(1) of the Act, there shall
be not to exceed 3,650,000 Pell Grant recipients in award
year 1995–1996.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall
be eligible during award year 1996–1997 shall be $2,440:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 401(g) of the Act,
as amended, if the Secretary determines, prior to publica-
tion of the payment schedule for award year 1996–1997,
that the $5,423,331,000 included within this appropria-
tion for Pell Grant awards for award year 1996–1997, and
any funds available from the fiscal year 1995 appropria-
tion for Pell Grant awards, are insufficient to satisfy fully
all such awards for which students are eligible, as cal-
culated under section 401(b) of the Act, the amount paid
for each such award shall be reduced by either a fixed
or variable percentage, or by a fixed dollar amount, as de-
termined in accordance with a schedule of reductions es-
tablished by the Secretary for this purpose.
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FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out
guaranteed student loans authorized by title IV, part B,
of the Higher Education Act, as amended, $30,066,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, parts A and B of title III, without regard to section
360(a)(1)(B)(ii), and part A of title IV, part E of title
V, parts A, B, and C of title VI, title VII, title IX, part
A and subpart 1 of part B of title X, part A of title XI
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Public
Law 102–423 and the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange 
Act 
of 
1961; 
$836,964,000, 
of 
which
$16,712,000 for interest subsidies under title VII of the
Higher Education Act, as amended, shall remain available
until expended.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C.
121 et seq.), $174,671,000.
HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES LOANS
The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such ex-
penditures, within the limits of funds available under this
heading and in accord with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tation, as provided by section 104 of the Government Cor-
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poration Control Act (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal
year.
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS
PROGRAM
For administrative expenses to carry out the existing
direct loan program of college housing and academic facili-
ties loans entered into pursuant to title VII, part C, of
the Higher Education Act, as amended, $700,000.
COLLEGE HOUSING LOANS
Pursuant to title VII, part C of the Higher Education
Act, as amended, for necessary expenses of the college
housing loans program, previously carried out under title
IV of the Housing Act of 1950, the Secretary shall make
expenditures and enter into contracts without regard to
fiscal year limitation using loan repayments and other re-
sources available to this account. Any unobligated bal-
ances becoming available from fixed fees paid into this ac-
count pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1749d, relating to payment
of costs for inspections and site visits, shall be available
for the operating expenses of this account.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
CAPITAL FINANCING, PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The total amount of bonds insured pursuant to sec-
tion 724 of title VII, part B of the Higher Education Act
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shall not exceed $357,000,000, and the cost, as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
of such bonds shall not exceed zero.
For administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Pro-
gram entered into pursuant to title VII, part B of the
Higher Education Act, as amended, $166,000.
EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT
For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu-
cational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Im-
provement Act; the National Education Statistics Act; sec-
tion 2102, parts A, B, C, and D of title III, parts A, B,
I, K, and section 10601 of title X, part C of title XIII
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended, and section 601 of Public Law 103–227,
$328,268,000: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be for sec-
tion 10601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall be for sec-
tion 3136 (K–12 technology learning challenges) of the El-
ementary and Secondary Education Act: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph
may be obligated or expended for the Goals 2000 Commu-
nity Partnerships Program.
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LIBRARIES
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, titles I, II, and III of the Library Services and Con-
struction Act, and title II–B of the Higher Education Act,
$131,505,000, of which $16,369,000 shall be used to
carry out the provisions of title II of the Library Services
and Construction Act and shall remain available until ex-
pended.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro-
vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in-
cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and hire of two passenger motor vehicles,
$327,319,000.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil
Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department
of Education Organization Act, $55,451,000.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department
of Education Organization Act, $28,654,000.
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HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION
For necessary expenses for the renovation of the De-
partment of Education headquarters building, $7,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 1998.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in
order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school
system, or for the transportation of students or teachers
(or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation)
in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any
school or school system.
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act
shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the trans-
portation of any student to a school other than the school
which is nearest the student’s home, except for a student
requiring special education, to the school offering such
special education, in order to comply with title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section
an indirect requirement of transportation of students in-
cludes the transportation of students to carry out a plan
involving the reorganization of the grade structure of
schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools,
or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing or clus-
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tering. The prohibition described in this section does not
include the establishment of magnet schools.
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may
be used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
SEC. 304. No funds appropriated under this Act shall
be made available for opportunity to learn standards or
strategies.
SEC. 305. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds available under section 458 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act shall not exceed $260,000,000 for fiscal year
1996. The Department of Education shall use such funds
as follows: (i) $100,000,000 for the indirect administrative
expenses of the loan programs under part B and part D
of the Higher Education Act; (ii) $95,000,000 for admin-
istrative cost allowances owed to guaranty agencies for fis-
cal year 1995 estimated at $95,000,000; and (iii) adminis-
trative cost allowances to guaranty agencies, to be paid
quarterly, calculated on the basis of 0.85 percent of the
total principal amount of loans upon which insurance was
issued on or after October 1, 1995 by such guaranty agen-
cy. Receipt of such funds and uses of such funds by guar-
anty agencies shall be in accordance with section 428(f)
of the Higher Education Act.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal
year 1996 there shall be available to the Secretary from
funds not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated
for subsidy costs for the William D. Ford Direct Loan
Program which represent the estimated long-term cost to
the Federal Government of direct administrative expenses
calculated on a net present value basis.
Notwithstanding section 458 of the Higher Education
Act, the Secretary may not use funds available under that
section or any other section for subsequent fiscal years
for administrative expenses of the William D. Ford Direct
Loan Program. The Secretary may not require the return
of guaranty agency reserve funds during fiscal year 1996,
except after consultation with both the chairman and
ranking member of the House Economic and Educational
Opportunities Committee and the Senate Labor and
Human Resources Committee. Any reserve funds recov-
ered by the Secretary shall be returned to the Treasury
of the United States for purposes of reducing the Federal
debt.
No funds available to the Secretary may be used for
(1) marketing, advertising or promotion of the William D.
Ford Direct Loan Program, or for the hiring of advertis-
ing agencies or other third parties to provide advertising
services, or (2) payment of administrative fees relating to
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the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program to institutions
of higher education, or (3) for purposes of conducting an
evaluation of the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program
except as administered by the Advisory Committee on Stu-
dent Financial Assistance.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for aca-
demic year 1996–1997 and for each succeeding academic
year, loans made under part D of the Higher Education
Act, including Federal Direct Consolidation Loans, shall
represent not more than 40 percent of the new student
loan volume for such year, except that the Secretary shall
not enter into an agreement with an eligible institution
that has not applied and been accepted for participation
in the direct loan program on or before September 30,
1995.
SEC. 306. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be obligated or expended to carry out sections 727,
932, and 1002 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, sec-
tion 621(b) of Public Law 101–589, the President’s Advi-
sory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic
Americans, and the President’s Board of Advisors on His-
torically Black Colleges and Universities.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 307. Not to exceed 1 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Education in this Act may be transferred be-
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tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall
be increased by more than 3 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of
both Houses of Congress are notified at least fifteen days
in advance of any transfers.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the United States
Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and the United States Naval
Home, to be paid from funds available in the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $55,971,000, of
which $1,954,000 shall remain available until expended
for construction and renovation of the physical plants at
the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home and the
United States Naval Home: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for the payment of hos-
pitalization of members of the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s
Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess
of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army upon
recommendation of the Board of Commissioners and the
Surgeon General of the Army.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING
EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the provisions
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $196,270,000.
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of
1934, an amount which shall be available within limita-
tions specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 1998,
$250,000,000: Provided, That no funds made available to
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall
be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms
of entertainment for Government officials or employees:
Provided further, That none of the funds contained in this
paragraph shall be available or used to aid or support any
program or activity from which any person is excluded,
or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the
basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex.
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested
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in it by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29
U.S.C. 171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and for expenses necessary for the Labor-
Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a);
and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out
the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act,
Public Law 95–454 (5 U.S.C. chapter 71), $32,896,000
including $1,500,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1997, for activities authorized by the Labor
Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a):
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees
charged for special training activities up to full-cost recov-
ery shall be credited to and merged with this account, and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept
on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real,
personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or
functions within the Director’s jurisdiction.
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
$6,200,000.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the
Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended
by Public Law 102–95), $829,000.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Council on
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, $1,793,000.
NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL
For expenses necessary for the National Education
Goals Panel, as authorized by title II, part A of the Goals
2000: Educate America Act, $1,000,000.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $167,245,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available
to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or
used in connection with investigations, hearings, direc-
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tives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of
agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the
Act of July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended
by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amend-
ed, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25,
1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition em-
ployees engaged in the maintenance and operation of
ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when main-
tained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at
least 95 per centum of the water stored or supplied there-
by is used for farming purposes: Provided further, That
no part of this appropriation may be used by the National
Labor Relations Board to petition a United States district
court for temporary relief or a restraining order as de-
scribed under section 10(j) of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act unless there is a reasonable likelihood of success
on the merits of the complaint that an unfair labor prac-
tice has occurred, there is a possibility of irreparable harm
if such relief is not granted, a balancing of hardships fa-
vors injunctive relief, and harm to the public interest
stemming from injunctive relief is tolerable in light of the
benefits achieved by such relief.
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NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–
188), including emergency boards appointed by the Presi-
dent, $7,837,000.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661),
$8,100,000.
PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1845(a)
of the Social Security Act, $2,923,000, to be transferred
to this appropriation from the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1886(e)
of the Social Security Act, $3,267,000, to be transferred
to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance
and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Funds.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust
funds, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and
1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $22,641,000.
In addition, to reimburse these trust funds for admin-
istrative expenses to carry out sections 9704 and 9706 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977, $485,396,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year,
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Fed-
eral Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs in-
curred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may
be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title IV of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first
quarter of fiscal year 1997, $170,000,000, to remain
available until expended.