Training Center located at Glynco, Georgia, and Artesia,
New Mexico, out of the Department of the Treasury.
SEC. 505. No funds appropriated pursuant to this
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply
with sections 2 through 4 of the Buy American Act (41
U.S.C. 10a–10c).
SEC. 506. (a) PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equip-
ment or products that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the
sense of the Congress that entities receiving such assist-
ance should, in expending the assistance, purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall provide to each recipient of
the assistance a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 507. If it has been finally determined by a court
or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds provided
pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen-
sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections
9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 508. No funds appropriated by this Act shall
be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative
expenses in connection with any health plan under the
Federal employees health benefit program which provides
any benefits or coverage for abortions.
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
SEC. 601. Funds appropriated in this or any other
Act may be used to pay travel to the United States for
the immediate family of employees serving abroad in cases
of death or life threatening illness of said employee.
SEC. 602. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1345, any
agency, department, or instrumentality of the United
States which provides or proposes to provide child care
services for Federal employees may, in fiscal year 1999
and thereafter, reimburse any Federal employee or any
person employed to provide such services for travel, trans-
portation, and subsistence expenses incurred for training
classes, conferences, or other meetings in connection with
the provision of such services: Provided, That any per
diem allowance made pursuant to this section shall not
exceed the rate specified in regulations prescribed pursu-
ant to section 5707 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 603. Unless otherwise specified during the cur-
rent fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained
in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensa-
tion of any officer or employee of the Government of the
United States (including any agency the majority of the
stock of which is owned by the Government of the United
States) whose post of duty is in the continental United
States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United
States; (2) is a person in the service of the United States
on the date of enactment of this Act who, being eligible
for citizenship, has filed a declaration of intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States prior to such date and
is actually residing in the United States; (3) is a person
who owes allegiance to the United States; (4) is an alien
from Cuba, Poland, South Vietnam, the countries of the
former Soviet Union, or the Baltic countries lawfully ad-
mitted to the United States for permanent residence; (5)
is a South Vietnamese, Cambodian, or Laotian refugee pa-
roled in the United States after January 1, 1975; or (6)
is a national of the People’s Republic of China who quali-
fies for adjustment of status pursuant to the Chinese Stu-
dent Protection Act of 1992: Provided, That for the pur-
pose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person
shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require-
ments of this section with respect to his or her status have
been complied with: Provided further, That any person
making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and,
upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided
further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition
to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of ex-
isting law: Provided further, That any payment made to
any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this
section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Gov-
ernment. This section shall not apply to citizens of Ire-
land, Israel, or the Republic of the Philippines, or to na-
tionals of those countries allied with the United States in
a current defense effort, or to international broadcasters
employed by the United States Information Agency, or to
temporary employment of translators, or to temporary em-
ployment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as
a result of emergencies.
SEC. 604. Appropriations available to any depart-
ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec-
essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex-
penses, shall also be available for payment to the General
Services Administration for charges for space and services
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
ings and facilities which constitute public improvements
performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of
1959 (73 Stat. 749), the Public Buildings Amendments
of 1972 (87 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.
SEC. 605. Funds made available by this or any other
Act to the Postal Service Fund (39 U.S.C. 2003) shall
be available for employment of guards for all buildings and
areas owned or occupied by the Postal Service and under
the charge and control of the Postal Service, and such
guards shall have, with respect to such property, the pow-
ers of special policemen provided by the first section of
the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40
U.S.C. 318), and, as to property owned or occupied by
the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may take the
same actions as the Administrator of General Services
may take under the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the
Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 281; 40 U.S.C.
318a and 318b), attaching thereto penal consequences
under the authority and within the limits provided in sec-
tion 4 of the Act of June 1, 1948, as amended (62 Stat.
281; 40 U.S.C. 318c).
SEC. 606. None of the funds made available pursuant
to the provisions of this Act shall be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been dis-
approved pursuant to a resolution of disapproval duly
adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the
United States.
SEC. 607. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section,
no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year
1999 by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any
prevailing 
rate 
employee 
described 
in 
section
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code—
(1) during the period from the date of expira-
tion of the limitation imposed by section 614 of the
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1998, until the normal effective
date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that
is to take effect in fiscal year 1999, in an amount
that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable
grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in
accordance with such section 614; and
(2) during the period consisting of the remain-
der of fiscal year 1999, in an amount that exceeds,
as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate
payable under paragraph (1) by more than the sum
of—
(A) the percentage adjustment taking ef-
fect in fiscal year 1999 under section 5303 of
title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay
under the General Schedule; and
(B) the difference between the overall aver-
age percentage of the locality-based comparabil-
ity payments taking effect in fiscal year 1999
under section 5304 of such title (whether by
adjustment or otherwise), and the overall aver-
age percentage of such payments which was ef-
fective in fiscal year 1998 under such section.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or
(C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code,
and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title,
may be paid during the periods for which subsection (a)
is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would
be payable under subsection (a) were subsection (a) appli-
cable to such employee.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the rates payable
to an employee who is covered by this section and who
is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30,
1998, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by
the Office of Personnel Management.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates
of premium pay for employees subject to this section may
not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30,
1998, except to the extent determined by the Office of
Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose
of this section.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to pay for
service performed after September 30, 1998.
(f) For the purpose of administering any provision
of law (including section 8431 of title 5, United States
Code, and any rule or regulation that provides premium
pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee ben-
efit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that
imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a
rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay
payable after the application of this section shall be treat-
ed as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be considered to per-
mit or require the payment to any employee covered by
this section at a rate in excess of the rate that would be
payable were this section not in effect.
(h) The Office of Personnel Management may provide
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this section
if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary
to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employ-
ees.
SEC. 608. No department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
this or any other Act for fiscal year 1999 shall obligate
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
sure that all of its workplaces are free from discrimination
and sexual harassment and that all of its workplaces are
not in violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
SEC. 609. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act may be used to pay for the expenses of travel
of employees, including employees of the Executive Office
of the President, not directly responsible for the discharge
of official governmental tasks and duties: Provided, That
this restriction shall not apply to the family of the Presi-
dent, Members of Congress or their spouses, Heads of
State of a foreign country or their designees, persons pro-
viding assistance to the President for official purposes, or
other individuals so designated by the President.
SEC. 610. For purposes of each provision of law
amended by section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act
of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note), no adjustment under sec-
tion 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be consid-
ered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1999 in the rates
of basic pay for the statutory pay systems.
SEC. 611. None of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act shall be used to acquire information tech-
nologies which do not comply with part 39.106 (Year 2000
compliance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless
an agency’s Chief Information Officer determines that
noncompliance with part 39.106 is necessary to the func-
tion and operation of the requesting agency or the acquisi-
tion is required by a signed contract with the agency in
effect before the date of enactment of this Act. Any waiver
granted by the Chief Information Officer shall be reported
to the Office of Management and Budget, and copies shall
be provided to Congress.
SEC. 612. None of the funds made available in this
Act for the United States Customs Service may be used
to allow the importation into the United States of any
good, ware, article, or merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, as de-
termined pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
SEC. 613. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no part of any funds provided by this Act or any other
Act beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter shall be
available for paying Sunday premium pay to any employee
unless such employee actually performed work during the
time corresponding to such premium pay.
SEC. 614. No part of any appropriation contained in
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal
Government, who—
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any
direct oral or written communication or contact with
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the
Congress in connection with any matter pertaining
to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the department or agency of such
other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member,
committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay,
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
performance of efficiency rating, denies promotion
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to
such other officer or employee, by reason of any
communication or contact of such other officer or
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph
(1).
SEC. 615. Section 626(b) of the Treasury, Postal
Service, and General Government Appropriations Act,
1997, as contained in section 101(f) of Public Law 104–
208 (110 Stat. 3009–360), the Omnibus Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 1997, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) Until the end of the current FTS 2000 con-
tracts, or September 30, 1999, whichever is sooner, sub-
section (a) shall continue to apply to the use of the funds
appropriated by this or any other Act.’’.
SEC. 616. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘crime of violence’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 16 of title 18, United
States Code; and
(2) the term ‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means
any employee described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C) of section 8401(17) of title 5, United States
Code; and any special agent in the Diplomatic Secu-
rity Service of the Department of State.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for purposes of chapter 171 of title
28, United States Code, or any other provision of law re-
lating to tort liability, a law enforcement officer shall be
construed to be acting within the scope of his or her office
or employment, if the officer takes any action, including
the use of force, that is determined by the officer to be
necessary to—
(1) protect an individual in the presence of the
officer from a crime of violence;
(2) provide immediate assistance to an individ-
ual who has suffered or who is threatened with bod-
ily harm; or
(3) prevent the escape of any individual who the
officer reasonably believes to have committed in the
presence of the officer a crime of violence.
SEC. 617. FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS OVERTIME PAY
REFORM ACT OF 1998.—(a) Subchapter V of chapter 55
of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5542 by adding the following new
subsection at the end thereof:
‘‘(f) In applying subsection (a) of this section with
respect to a firefighter who is subject to section 5545b—
‘‘(1) such subsection (a) shall be deemed to
apply to hours of work officially ordered or approved
in excess of 106 hours in a biweekly pay period, or,
if the agency establishes a weekly basis for overtime
pay computation, in excess of 53 hours in an admin-
istrative workweek; and
‘‘(2) the overtime hourly rate of pay is an
amount equal to one and one-half times the hourly
rate of basic pay under section 5545b (b)(1)(A) or
(c)(1)(B), as applicable, and such overtime hourly
rate of pay may not be less than such hourly rate
of basic pay in applying the limitation on the over-
time rate provided in paragraph (2) of such sub-
section (a).’’; and
(2) by inserting after section 5545a the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 5545b. Pay for firefighters
‘‘(a) This section applies to an employee whose posi-
tion is classified in the firefighter occupation in conform-
ance with the GS–081 standard published by the Office
of Personnel Management, and whose normal work sched-
ule, as in effect throughout the year, consists of regular
tours of duty which average at least 106 hours per bi-
weekly pay period.
‘‘(b)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter
subject to this section generally consists of 24-hour shifts,
rather than a basic 40-hour workweek (as determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management), section 5504(b) shall be applied as follows
in computing pay—
‘‘(A) paragraph (1) of such section shall be
deemed to require that the annual rate be divided by
2756 to derive the hourly rate; and
‘‘(B) the computation of such firefighter’s daily,
weekly, or biweekly rate shall be based on the hourly
rate under subparagraph (A);
‘‘(2) For the purpose of sections 5595(c), 5941,
8331(3), and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may
be expressly provided for by law or as the Office of Person-
nel Management may by regulation prescribe, the basic
pay of a firefighter subject to this subsection shall include
an amount equal to the firefighter’s basic hourly rate (as
computed under paragraph (1)(A)) for all hours in such
firefighter’s regular tour of duty (including overtime
hours).
‘‘(c)(1) If the regular tour of duty of a firefighter
subject to this section includes a basic 40-hour workweek
(as determined under regulations prescribed by the Office
of Personnel Management), section 5504(b) shall be ap-
plied as follows in computing pay—
‘‘(A) the provisions of such section shall apply
to the hours within the basic 40-hour workweek’’;
‘‘(B) for hours outside the basic 40-hour work-
week, such section shall be deemed to require that
the hourly rate be derived by dividing the annual
rate by 2756; and
‘‘(C) the computation of such firefighter’s daily,
weekly, or biweekly rate shall be based on subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), as each applies to the hours in-
volved.
‘‘(2) For purposes of sections 5595(c), 5941,
8331(3), and 8704(c), and for such other purposes as may
be expressly provided for by law or as the Office of Person-
nel Management may by regulation prescribe, the basic
pay of a firefighter subject to this subsection shall in-
clude—
‘‘(A) an amount computed under paragraph
(1)(A) for the hours within the basic 40-hour work-
week; and
‘‘(B) an amount equal to the firefighter’s basic
hourly rate (as computed under paragraph (1)(B))
for all hours outside the basic 40-hour workweek
that are within such firefighter’s regular tour of
duty (including overtime hours).
‘‘(d)(1) A firefighter who is subject to this section
shall receive overtime pay in accordance with section 5542,
but shall not receive premium pay provided by other provi-
sions of this subchapter.
‘‘(2) For the purpose of applying section 7(k) of the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to a firefighter who
is subject to this section, no violation referred to in such
section 7(k) shall be deemed to have occurred if the re-
quirements of section 5542(a) are met, applying section
5542(a) as provided in subsection (f) of that section: Pro-
vided, That the overtime hourly rate of pay for such fire-
fighter shall in all cases be an amount equal to one and
one-half times the firefighter’s hourly rate of basic pay
under subsection (b)(1)(A) or (c)(1)(B) of this section, as
applicable.
‘‘(3) The Office of Personnel Management may pre-
scribe regulations, with respect to firefighters subject to
this section, that would permit an agency to reduce or
eliminate the variation in the amount of firefighters’ bi-
weekly pay caused by work scheduling cycles that result
in varying hours in the regular tours of duty from pay
period to pay period. Under such regulations, the pay that
a firefighter would otherwise receive for regular tours of
duty over the work scheduling cycle shall, to the extent
practicable, remain unaffected.’’.
(b) The analysis for chapter 55 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting at the appropriate
place the following new item:
‘‘5545b. Pay for firefighters.’’.
(c) Section 4109 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding the following new subsection at the
end thereof:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1), a firefighter
who is subject to section 5545b of this title shall be paid
basic pay and overtime pay for the firefighter’s regular
tour of duty while attending agency sanctioned training.’’.
(d) section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after subparagraph (D);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G);
(3) by inserting the following:
‘‘(E) with respect to a criminal investiga-
tor, availability pay under section 5545a of this
title;
‘‘(F) pay as provided in section 5545b
(b)(2) and (c)(2); and ’’; and
(4) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
and (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B)–(G)’’.
(e) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period
which begins on or after the later of October 1, 1998, or
the 180th day following the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.
(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, a firefighter subject to section 5545b
of title 5, United States Code, as added by this section,
whose regular tours of duty average 60 hours or less per
workweek and do not include a basic 40-hour workweek,
shall, upon implementation of this section, be granted an
increase in basic pay equal to 2 step-increases of the appli-
cable General Schedule grade, and such increase shall not
be an equivalent increase in pay. If such increase results
in a change to a longer waiting period for the firefighter’s
next step increase, the firefighter shall be credited with
an additional year of service for the purpose of such wait-
ing period. If such increase results in a rate of basic pay
which is above the maximum rate of the applicable grade,
such resulting pay rate shall be treated as a retained rate
of basic pay in accordance with section 5363 of title 5,
United States Code.
(g) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, the regular pay (over the established
work scheduling cycle) of a firefighter subject to section
5545b of title 5, United States Code, as added by this
section, shall not be reduced as a result of the implementa-
tion of this section.
COORDINATION OF SOUTHWEST BORDER COUNTER-DRUG
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 618. (1) Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy shall conduct a review of Fed-
eral efforts and submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, including the Committees on Appropriations,
a plan to improve coordination among the Federal agen-
cies with responsibility to protect the borders against drug
trafficking. The review shall also include consideration of
Federal agencies’ coordination with State and local law
enforcement agencies. The plan shall include an assess-
ment and action plan, including the activities of the follow-
ing departments and agencies:
(A) Department of the Treasury;
(B) Department of Justice;
(C) United States Coast Guard;
(D) Department of Defense;
(E) Department of Transportation;
(F) Department of State; and
(G) Department of Interior.
(2) The purpose of the plan under paragraph (1) is
to maximize the effectiveness of the border control efforts
in achieving the objectives of the national drug control
strategy in a manner that is also consistent with the goal
of facilitating trade. In order to maximize the effective-
ness, the plan shall:
(A) specify the methods used to enhance co-
operation, planning and accountability among the
Federal, State, and local agencies with responsibil-
ities along the Southwest border;
(B) specify mechanisms to ensure cooperation
among the agencies, including State and local agen-
cies, with responsibilities along the Southwest bor-
der;
(C) identify new technologies that will be used
in protecting the borders including conclusions re-
garding appropriate deployment of technology;
(D) identify new initiatives for infrastructure
improvements;
(E) recommend reinforcements in terms of re-
sources, technology and personnel necessary to en-
sure capacity to maintain appropriate inspections;
(F) integrate findings of the White House Intel-
ligence Architecture Review into the plan; and
(G) make recommendations for strengthening
the HIDTA program along the Southwest border.
SEC. 619. (a) FLEXIPLACE WORK TELECOMMUTING
PROGRAMS.—For fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal year
thereafter, of the funds made available to each Executive
agency for salaries and expenses, at a minimum $50,000
shall be available only for the necessary expenses of the
Executive agency to carry out a flexiplace work tele-
commuting program.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive
agency’’ means the following list of departments and
agencies: Department of State, Treasury, Defense,
Justice, Interior, Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban
Development, Transportation, Energy, Education,
Veterans’ Affairs, General Service Administration,
Office of Personnel Management, Small Business
Administration, Smithsonian, Social Security Ad-
ministration, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Postal Service.
(2) FLEXIPLACE WORK TELECOMMUTING PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘flexiplace work telecommuting
program’’ means a program under which employees
of an Executive agency are permitted to perform all
or a portion of their duties at a flexiplace work tele-
commuting center established under section 210(l)
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(l)) or other Federal
law.
SEC. 620. (a) MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE.—Section
4507(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to 20
percent of annual basic pay’’.
(b) 
DISTINGUISHED
EXECUTIVE.—Section
4507(e)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to 35
percent of annual basic pay’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, or the
date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
SEC. 
621. 
(a) 
CAREER
SES 
PERFORMANCE
AWARDS.—Section 5384(b)(3) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10
percent’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘20
percent’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, or the
date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
SEC. 622. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used to fund United States Postal Service partici-
pation in the Universal Postal Union.
SEC. 623. No funds appropriated for the United
States Postal Service under this Act may be expended by
the Postal Service to initiate new nonpostal commercial
activities or pack and send services.
SEC. 624. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage,
except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract
with any of the following religious plans:
(1) SelectCare.
(2) PersonalCaresHMO.
(3) Care Choices.
(4) OSF Health Plans, Inc.
(5) Yellowstone Community Health Plan.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 1998.
Attest:
Clerk.