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Calendar No. 121
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 1664
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for military operations, ref-
ugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relating to the conflict in
Kosovo, and for military operations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 6, 1999
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
MAY 25, 1999
Reported by Mr. STEVENS, with amendments and an amendment to the title
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for military
operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance
relating to the conflict in Kosovo, and for military oper-
ations in Southwest Asia for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, $17,071,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES
MISSIONS
Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for
‘‘Security and Maintenance of United States Missions’’,
$50,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$45,500,000 shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request for a specific dollar amount that
includes the designation of the entire amount of the re-
quest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Con-
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gress: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
SERVICE
Notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956, an additional amount for
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’,
$2,929,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$500,000 shall be transferred to the Peace Corps and
$450,000 shall be transferred to the United States Infor-
mation Agency, for evacuation and related costs: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as
an
emergency
requirement
pursuant
to
section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
SEC. 101. EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the
‘‘Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999’’.
(b) 
CONGRESSIONAL
FINDINGS.—Congress 
finds
that—
(1) the United States steel industry has been se-
verely harmed by a record surge of more than
40,000,000 tons of steel imports into the United
States in 1998, caused by the world financial crisis;
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(2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of
more than 10,000 steel worker jobs in 1998, and was
the imminent cause of 3 bankruptcies by medium-
sized steel companies, Acme Steel, Laclede Steel, and
Geneva Steel;
(3) the crisis also forced almost all United States
steel companies into—
(A) reduced volume, lower prices, and fi-
nancial losses; and
(B) an inability to obtain credit for contin-
ued operations and reinvestment in facilities;
(4) the crisis also has affected the willingness of
private banks and investment institutions to make
loans to the United States steel industry for continued
operation and reinvestment in facilities;
(5) these steel bankruptcies, job losses, and finan-
cial losses are also having serious negative effects on
the tax base of cities, counties, and States, and on the
essential health, education, and municipal services
that these government entities provide to their citi-
zens; and
(6) a strong steel industry is necessary to the
adequate defense preparedness of the United States in
order to have sufficient steel available to build the
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ships, tanks, planes, and armaments necessary for the
national defense.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Loan
Guarantee Board established under subsection (e).
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the
Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Program estab-
lished under subsection (d).
(3) QUALIFIED
STEEL
COMPANY.—The term
‘‘qualified steel company’’ means any company
that—
(A) is incorporated under the laws of any
State;
(B) is engaged in the production and man-
ufacture of a product defined by the American
Iron and Steel Institute as a basic steel mill
product, including ingots, slab and billets, plates,
flat-rolled steel, sections and structural products,
bars, rail type products, pipe and tube, and wire
rod; and
(C) has experienced layoffs, production
losses, or financial losses since the beginning of
the steel import crisis, in January 1998 or that
operates substantial assets of a company that
meets these qualifications.
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(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY STEEL GUAR-
ANTEE LOAN PROGRAM.—There is established the Emer-
gency Steel Guarantee Loan Program, to be administered
by the Board, the purpose of which is to provide loan guar-
antees to qualified steel companies in accordance with this
section.
(e) LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD MEMBERSHIP.—There
is established a Loan Guarantee Board, which shall be com-
posed of—
(1) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall serve
as Chairman of the Board;
(2) the Secretary of Labor; and
(3) the Secretary of the Treasury.
(f) LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Program may guarantee
loans provided to qualified steel companies by private
banking and investment institutions in accordance
with the procedures, rules, and regulations established
by the Board.
(2) TOTAL
GUARANTEE
LIMIT.—The aggregate
amount of loans guaranteed and outstanding at any
one time under this section may not exceed
$1,000,000,000.
(3) INDIVIDUAL GUARANTEE LIMIT.—The aggre-
gate amount of loans guaranteed under this section
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with respect to a single qualified steel company may
not exceed $250,000,000.
(4) MINIMUM GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—No single
loan in an amount that is less than $25,000,000 may
be guaranteed under this section, except that the
Board may in exceptional circumstances guarantee
smaller loans.
(5) TIMELINES.—The Board shall approve or
deny each application for a guarantee under this sec-
tion as soon as possible after receipt of such applica-
tion.
(6) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—For the additional cost
of the loans guaranteed under this subsection, includ-
ing the costs of modifying the loans as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 661a), there is appropriated $140,000,000 to
remain available until expended.
(g) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.—A loan
guarantee may be issued under this section upon applica-
tion to the Board by a qualified steel company pursuant
to an agreement to provide a loan to that qualified steel
company by a private bank or investment company, if the
Board determines that—
(1) credit is not otherwise available to that com-
pany under reasonable terms or conditions sufficient
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to meet its financing needs, as reflected in the finan-
cial and business plans of that company;
(2) the prospective earning power of that com-
pany, together with the character and value of the se-
curity pledged, furnish reasonable assurance of repay-
ment of the loan to be guaranteed in accordance with
its terms;
(3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a
rate determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking
into account the current average yield on outstanding
obligations of the United States with remaining peri-
ods of maturity comparable to the maturity of such
loan;
(4) the company has agreed to an audit by the
General Accounting Office prior to the issuance of the
loan guarantee and annually thereafter while any
such guaranteed loan is outstanding; and
(5) In the case of a purchaser of substantial as-
sets of a qualified steel company, the qualified steel
company establishes that it is unable to reorganize
itself.
(h) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
OF LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.—
(1) LOAN
DURATION.—All loans guaranteed
under this section shall be payable in full not later
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than December 31, 2005, and the terms and condi-
tions of each such loan shall provide that the loan
may not be amended, or any provision thereof
waived, without the consent of the Board.
(2) LOAN SECURITY.—Any commitment to issue
a loan guarantee under this section shall contain such
affirmative and negative covenants and other protec-
tive provisions that the Board determines are appro-
priate. The Board shall require security for the loans
to be guaranteed under this section at the time at
which the commitment is made.
(3) FEES.—A qualified steel company receiving
a guarantee under this section shall pay a fee to the
Department of the Treasury to cover costs of the pro-
gram, but in no event shall such fee exceed an amount
equal to 0.5 percent of the outstanding principal bal-
ance of the guaranteed loan.
(i) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall submit to Congress a full report of the activities
of the Board under this section during each of fiscal years
1999 and 2000, and annually thereafter, during such period
as any loan guaranteed under this section is outstanding.
(j) SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For
necessary expenses to administer the Program, $5,000,000
is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, to remain
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available until expended, which may be transferred to the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development of
the International Trade Administration.
(k) TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—The
authority of the Board to make commitments to guarantee
any loan under this section shall terminate on December
31, 2001.
(l) REGULATORY ACTION.—The Board shall issue such
final procedures, rules, and regulations as may be necessary
to carry out this section not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(m) IRON ORE COMPANIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of
this subsection, an iron ore company incorporated
under the laws of any State shall be treated as a
qualified steel company for purposes of the Program.
(2) TOTAL
GUARANTEE
LIMIT
FOR
IRON
ORE
COMPANY.—Of the aggregate amount of loans author-
ized to be guaranteed and outstanding at any one
time under subsection (f)(2), an amount not to exceed
$30,000,000 shall be loans with respect to iron ore
companies.
(3) MINIMUM IRON ORE COMPANY GUARANTEE
AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding subsection (f)(4), a single
loan to an iron ore company in an amount of not less
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than $6,000,000 may be guaranteed under this sec-
tion.
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES
(RESCISSIONS)
SEC. 102. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense
category to the agencies of the Federal Government,
$145,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescis-
sions pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from
administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That
rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds
available to every Federal agency, department, and office
in the Executive Branch, including the Office of the Presi-
dent.
(b) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a listing of the
amounts by account of the reductions made pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Army’’, $2,920,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
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pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Navy’’, $7,660,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Marine Corps’’, $1,586,000: Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel,
Air Force’’, $4,303,000: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS TRANSFER FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Overseas Contingency
Operations Transfer Fund’’, $5,219,100,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount
made available under this heading is designated by the
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That of such amount, $1,311,800,000 shall be available
only to the extent that the President transmits to the Con-
gress an official budget request for a specific dollar
amount that: (1) specifies items which meet a critical
readiness or sustainability need, to include replacement of
expended munitions to maintain adequate inventories for
future operations; and (2) includes designation of the en-
tire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense may transfer these funds only
to military personnel accounts; operation and maintenance
accounts, including Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and
Civic Aid; procurement accounts; research, development,
test and evaluation accounts; military construction; the
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Defense Health Program appropriation; the National De-
fense Sealift Fund; and working capital fund accounts:
Provided further, That the funds transferred shall be
merged with and shall be available for the same purposes
and for the same time period, as the appropriation to
which transferred: Provided further, That the transfer au-
thority provided under this heading is in addition to any
other transfer authority available to the Department of
Defense: Provided further, That such funds may be used
to execute projects or programs that were deferred in
order to carry out military operations in and around
Kosovo and in Southwest Asia, including efforts associated
with the displaced Kosovar population: Provided further,
That upon a determination that all or part of the funds
transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for
the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be trans-
ferred back to this appropriation.
PROCUREMENT
WEAPONS POCUREMENT, NAVY
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure-
ment, Navy’’, $431,100,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
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anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement,
Air Force’’, $40,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement,
Air Force’’, $178,200,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Air Force’’, $35,000,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2000: Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
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Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OPERATIONAL RAPID RESPONSE TRANSFER FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available in this Act and the Department of Defense
Appropriations
Act,
1999
(Public
Law
105–262),
$400,000,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2000, is hereby made available only for the
accelerated acquisition and deployment of military tech-
nologies and systems needed for the conduct of Operation
Allied Force, or to provide accelerated acquisition and de-
ployment of military technologies and systems as sub-
stitute or replacement systems for other U.S. regional
commands which have had assets diverted as a result of
Operation Allied Force: Provided, That funds under this
heading may only be obligated in response to a specific
request from a U.S. regional command and upon approval
of the Secretary of Defense, or his designate: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide written
notification to the congressional defense committees prior
to the transfer of any amount in excess of $10,000,000
to a specific program or project: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds made avail-
able under this heading only to operation and maintenance
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accounts, procurement accounts, and research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation accounts: Provided further, That
the transfer authority provided under this section shall be
in addition to the transfer authority provided to the De-
partment of Defense in this Act or any other Act: Provided
further, That the entire amount made available in this sec-
tion is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $400,000,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 201. Section 8005 of the Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–262), is
amended by striking out ‘‘$1,650,000,000’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘$2,450,000,000’’.
SEC. 202. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth
in section 1006 of Public Law 105–261, not to exceed
$10,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act may be
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available for contributions to the common funded budgets
of NATO (as defined in section 1006(c)(1) of Public Law
105–261) for costs related to NATO operations in and
around Kosovo.
SEC. 203. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel-
ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414).
SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 5064(d) of the
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–355), the special authorities provided under section
5064(c) of such Act shall continue to apply with respect
to contracts awarded or modified for the Joint Direct At-
tack Munition (JDAM) program until June 30, 2000: Pro-
vided, That a contract or modification to a contract for
the JDAM program may be awarded or executed notwith-
standing any advance notification requirements that would
otherwise apply.
SEC.
205.
(a)
EFFORTS
TO
INCREASE
BURDENSHARING.—The President shall seek equitable re-
imbursement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO), member nations of NATO, and other appro-
priate organizations and nations for the costs incurred by
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the United States government in connection with Oper-
ation Allied Force.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 1999,
the President shall prepare and submit to the Congress
a report on—
(1) All measures taken by the President pursu-
ant to subsection (a);
(2) The amount of reimbursement received to
date from each organization and nation pursuant to
subsection (a), including a description of any com-
mitments made by such organization or nation to
provide reimbursement; and
(3) In the case of an organization or nation
that has refused to provide, or to commit to provide,
reimbursement pursuant to subsection (a), an expla-
nation of the reasons therefor.
(c) OPERATION ALLIED FORCE.—In this section, the
term ‘‘Operation Allied Force’’ means operations of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted
against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) during the period beginning on March 24,
1999, and ending on such date as NATO may designate,
to resolve the conflict with respect to Kosovo.
SEC. 206. (a) Not more than thirty days after the
enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to
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Congress a report, in both classified and unclassified form,
on current United States participation in Operation Allied
Force. The report should include information on the fol-
lowing matters:
(1) A statement of the national security objec-
tives involved in U.S. participation in Operation Al-
lied Force;
(2) An accounting of all current active duty
personnel
assigned
to
support
Operation
Allied
Force and related humanitarian operations around
Kosovo to include total number, service component
and area of deployment (such accounting should also
include total number of personnel from other NATO
countries participating in the action);
(3) Additional planned deployment of active
duty units in the European Command area of oper-
ations to support Operation Allied Force, between
the date of enactment of this Act and the end of fis-
cal year 1999;
(4) Additional planned Reserve component mo-
bilization, including specific units to be called up be-
tween the date of enactment of this Act and the end
of fiscal year 1999, to support Operation Allied
Force;
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(5) An accounting by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
on the transfer of personnel and materiel from other
regional commands to the United States European
Command to support Operation Allied Force and re-
lated humanitarian operations around Kosovo, and
an assessment by the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the
impact any such loss of assets has had on the war-
fighting capabilities and deterrence value of these
other commands;
(6) Levels of humanitarian aid provided to the
displaced
Kosovar
community
from
the
United
States, NATO member nations, and other nations
(figures should be provided by country and type of
assistance provided whether financial or in-kind);
and
(7) Any significant revisions to the total cost
estimate for the deployment of United States forces
involved in Operation Allied Force through the end
of fiscal year 1999.
(b) OPERATION ALLIED FORCE.—In this section, the
term ‘‘Operation Allied Force’’ means operations of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) conducted
against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) during the period beginning on March 24,
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1999, and ending on such date as NATO may designate,
to resolve the conflict with respect to Kosovo.
SEC. 207. In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De-
partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 1999, $1,339,200,000, to remain avail-
able for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby
appropriated to the Department of Defense only for spare
and repair parts and associated logistical support nec-
essary for the maintenance of weapons systems and equip-
ment, as follows:
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Navy’’,
$457,000,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
Force’’,
$676,800,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re-
serve’’, $24,000,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
National
Guard’’, $26,000,000;
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, $118,000,000;
‘‘Aircraft
Procurement,
Air
Force’’,
$31,300,000; and
‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, $6,100,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this
section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $1,339,200,000, that includes designation of
the entire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted
by the President to the Congress.
SEC. 208. In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De-
partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 1999, $927,300,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Defense only for depot level
maintenance and repair, as follows:
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Army’’,
$87,000,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Navy’’,
$428,700,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’,
$58,000,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
Force’’,
$314,300,000;
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‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Re-
serve’’, $3,000,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re-
serve’’, $6,800,000; and
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
National
Guard’’, $29,500,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this
section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $927,300,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
SEC. 209. In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De-
partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 1999, $156,400,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Defense only for military
recruiting and advertising initiatives, as follows:
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‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Army’’,
$48,600,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Navy’’,
$20,000,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
Force’’,
$37,000,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’,
$29,800,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’,
$1,000,000; and
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National
Guard’’, $20,000,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this
section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $156,400,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
SEC. 210. In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De-
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partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 1999, $307,300,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Defense only for military
training, equipment maintenance and associated support
costs required to meet assigned readiness levels of United
States military forces, as follows:
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Army’’,
$113,200,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’,
$15,200,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
Force’’,
$28,000,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’,
$88,400,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’,
$600,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Re-
serve’’, $11,900,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National
Guard’’, $23,000,000; and
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
National
Guard’’, $27,000,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this
section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
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quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $307,300,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
SEC. 211. In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the De-
partment of Defense or in the Department of Defense Ap-
propriations Act, 1999, $351,500,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2000, is hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Defense only for base oper-
ations support costs at Department of Defense facilities,
as follows:
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Army’’,
$116,200,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Navy’’,
$45,900,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’,
$53,000,000;
‘‘Operation
and
Maintenance,
Air
Force’’,
$91,900,000;
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‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve’’,
$18,700,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve’’,
$13,800,000;
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Re-
serve’’, $300,000; and
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army National
Guard’’, $11,700,000:
Provided, That the entire amount made available in this
section is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for $351,500,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement
as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
SEC. 212. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated
or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense
in other provisions of this Act, there is appropriated to
the Department of Defense, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2000, and to be used only for
increases during fiscal year 2000 in rates of military basic
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pay and for increased payments during fiscal year 2000
to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$1,838,426,000, to be available as follows:
‘‘Military Personnel, Army’’, $559,533,000;
‘‘Military Personnel, Navy’’, $436,773,000;
‘‘Military
Personnel,
Marine
Corps’’,
$177,980,000;
‘‘Military Personnel, Air Force’’, $471,892,000;
‘‘Reserve Personnel, Army’’, $40,574,000;
‘‘Reserve Personnel, Navy’’, $29,833,000;
‘‘Reserve
Personnel,
Marine
Corps’’,
$7,820,000;
‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air Force’’, $13,143,000;
‘‘National
Guard
Personnel,
Army’’,
$70,416,000; and
‘‘National
Guard
Personnel,
Air
Force’’,
$30,462,000.
(b)
The
entire
amount
made
available
in
this
section—
(1) is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol
Act
of
1985,
as
amended
(2
U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(A)); and
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(2) shall be available only if the President
transmits to the Congress an official budget request
for $1,838,426,000, that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency re-
quirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amend-
ed.
(c) The amounts provided in this section may be obli-
gated only to the extent required for increases in rates
of military basic pay, and for increased payments to the
Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, that
become effective during fiscal year 2000 pursuant to pro-
visions of law subsequently enacted in authorizing legisla-
tion.
SEC. 201. PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the
‘‘Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) consumption of foreign oil in the United
States is estimated to equal 56 percent of all oil con-
sumed, and that percentage could reach 68 percent by
2010 if current prices prevail;
(2) the number of oil and gas rigs operating in
the United States is at its lowest since 1944, when
records of this tally began;
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(3) if prices do not increase soon, the United
States could lose at least half its marginal wells,
which in aggregate produce as much oil as the United
States imports from Saudi Arabia;
(4) oil and gas prices are unlikely to increase for
at least several years;
(5) declining production, well abandonment, and
greatly reduced exploration and development are
shrinking the domestic oil and gas industry;
(6) the world’s richest oil producing regions in
the Middle East are experiencing increasingly greater
political instability;
(7) United Nations policy may make Iraq the
swing oil producing nation, thereby granting Saddam
Hussein tremendous power;
(8) reliance on foreign oil for more than 60 per-
cent of our daily oil and gas consumption is a na-
tional security threat;
(9) the level of United States oil security is di-
rectly related to the level of domestic production of oil,
natural gas liquids, and natural gas; and
(10) a national security policy should be devel-
oped that ensures that adequate supplies of oil are
available at all times free of the threat of embargo or
other foreign hostile acts.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Loan
Guarantee Board established by subsection (e).
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means the
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program
established by subsection (d).
(3) QUALIFIED
OIL
AND
GAS
COMPANY.—The
term ‘‘qualified oil and gas company’’ means a com-
pany that—
(A) is incorporated under the laws of any
State;
(B) is—
(i) an independent oil and gas com-
pany (within the meaning of section
57(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986); or
(ii) a small business concern under sec-
tion 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632) (or a company based in Alaska, in-
cluding an Alaska Native Corporation cre-
ated pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.))
that is an oil field service company whose
main business is providing tools, products,
personnel, and technical solutions on a con-
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tractual basis to exploration and production
operators that drill, complete wells, and
produce, transport, refine, and sell hydro-
carbons and their byproducts as the main
commercial business of the concern or com-
pany; and
(C) has experienced layoffs, production
losses, or financial losses since the beginning of
the oil import crisis, after January 1, 1997.
(d) EMERGENCY OIL AND GAS GUARANTEED LOAN
PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Emer-
gency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program, the
purpose of which shall be to provide loan guarantees
to qualified oil and gas companies in accordance with
this section.
(2) LOAN GUARANTEE BOARD.—There is estab-
lished to administer the Program a Loan Guarantee
Board, to be composed of—
(A) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall
serve as Chairperson of the Board;
(B) the Secretary of Labor; and
(C) the Secretary of the Treasury.
(e) AUTHORITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program may guarantee
loans provided to qualified oil and gas companies by
private banking and investment institutions in ac-
cordance with procedures, rules, and regulations es-
tablished by the Board.
(2) TOTAL
GUARANTEE
LIMIT.—The aggregate
amount of loans guaranteed and outstanding at any
time 
under 
this 
section 
shall 
not 
exceed
$500,000,000.
(3) INDIVIDUAL GUARANTEE LIMIT.—The aggre-
gate amount of loans guaranteed under this section
with respect to a single qualified oil and gas company
shall not exceed $10,000,000.
(4) MINIMUM GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—No single
loan in an amount that is less than $250,000 may be
guaranteed under this section.
(5) EXPEDITIOUS ACTION ON APPLICATIONS.—
The Board shall approve or deny an application for
a guarantee under this section as soon as practicable
after receipt of an application.
(6) ADDITIONAL COSTS.—For the additional cost
of the loans guaranteed under this subsection, includ-
ing the costs of modifying the loans as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
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U.S.C. 661a), there is appropriated $122,500,000 to
remain available until expended.
(f) REQUIREMENTS
FOR LOAN GUARANTEES.—The
Board may issue a loan guarantee on application by a
qualified oil and gas company under an agreement by a
private bank or investment company to provide a loan to
the qualified oil and gas company, if the Board determines
that—
(1) credit is not otherwise available to the com-
pany under reasonable terms or conditions sufficient
to meet its financing needs, as reflected in the finan-
cial and business plans of the company;
(2) the prospective earning power of the com-
pany, together with the character and value of the se-
curity pledged, provide a reasonable assurance of re-
payment of the loan to be guaranteed in accordance
with its terms;
(3) the loan to be guaranteed bears interest at a
rate determined by the Board to be reasonable, taking
into account the current average yield on outstanding
obligations of the United States with remaining peri-
ods of maturity comparable to the maturity of the
loan; and
(4) the company has agreed to an audit by the
General Accounting Office before issuance of the loan
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guarantee and annually while the guaranteed loan is
outstanding.
(g) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOAN GUARANTEES.—
(1) LOAN
DURATION.—All loans guaranteed
under this section shall be repayable in full not later
than December 31, 2010, and the terms and condi-
tions of each such loan shall provide that the loan
agreement may not be amended, or any provision of
the loan agreement waived, without the consent of the
Board.
(2) LOAN SECURITY.—A commitment to issue a
loan guarantee under this section shall contain such
affirmative and negative covenants and other protec-
tive provisions as the Board determines are appro-
priate. The Board shall require security for the loans
to be guaranteed under this section at the time at
which the commitment is made.
(3) FEES.—A qualified oil and gas company re-
ceiving a loan guarantee under this section shall pay
a fee to the Department of the Treasury to cover costs
of the program, but in no event shall such fee exceed
an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the outstanding
principal balance of the guaranteed loan.
(h) REPORTS.—During fiscal year 1999 and each fis-
cal year thereafter until each guaranteed loan has been re-
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paid in full, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
Congress a report on the activities of the Board.
(i) SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—For
necessary expenses to administer the Program, $2,500,000
is appropriated to the Department of Commerce, to remain
available until expended, which may be transferred to the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Trade Development of
the International Trade Administration.
(j) TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—The
authority of the Board to make commitments to guarantee
any loan under this section shall terminate on December
31, 2001.
(k) REGULATORY ACTION.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall issue
such final procedures, rules, and regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES
(RESCISSIONS)
SEC. 202. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense
category to the agencies of the Federal Government,
$125,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescis-
sions pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from
administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That
rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from funds
available to every Federal agency, department, and office
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in the Executive Branch, including the Office of the Presi-
dent.
(b) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a listing of the
amounts by account of the reductions made pursuant to the
provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
CHAPTER 3
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster
Assistance’’, $96,000,000 (increased by $67,000,000), to
remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans-
mitted by the President to the Congress.
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OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support
Fund’’, $105,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000, for assistance for Albania, Macedonia,
Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Romania,
and for investigations and related activities in Kosovo and
in adjacent entities and countries regarding war crimes;
Provided, That these funds shall be available notwith-
standing any other provision of law except section 533 of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in divi-
sion A, section 101(d) of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub-
lic Law 105–277)): Provided further, That the require-
ment for a notification through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations con-
tained in subsection (b)(3) of section 533 shall be deemed
to be satisfied if the Committees on Appropriations are
notified at least 5 days prior to the obligation of such
funds: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC
STATES
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for East-
ern Europe and the Baltic States’’, $75,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2000, of which up to
$1,000,000 may be used for administrative costs of the
U.S. Agency for International Development: Provided,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as
an
emergency
requirement
pursuant
to
section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be obli-
gated and expended subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’, $195,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2000, of which not more than $500,000
is for administrative expenses: Provided, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
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request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designa-
tion of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is trans-
mitted by the President to the Congress.
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION
ASSISTANCE FUND
For an additional amount for the ‘‘United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and
subject to the terms and conditions under that head,
$95,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the entire amount is designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 301. The value of commodities and services au-
thorized by the President through March 31, 1999, to be
drawn down under the authority of section 552(c)(2) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support inter-
national relief efforts relating to the Kosovo conflict shall
not be counted against the ceiling limitation of that sec-
tion: Provided, That such assistance relating to the
Kosovo conflict provided pursuant to section 552(a)(2)
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law.
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CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Security
Investment
Program’’,
$240,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of Defense may make additional
contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States
Code: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for
$240,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS CHAPTER
SEC. 401. In addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available in the Military Construction Ap-
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propriations Act, 1999, $831,000,000 is hereby appro-
priated to the Department of Defense, to remain available
until September 30, 2003, as follows:
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $295,800,000;
‘‘Military Construction, Navy’’, $166,270,000;
‘‘Military
Construction,
Air
Force’’,
$333,430,000; and
‘‘Military
Construction,
Defense-wide’’,
$35,500,000:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, such funds may be obligated or expended to carry
out military construction projects not otherwise authorized
by law: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for
$831,000,000, that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the
President to the Congress.
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CHAPTER 5
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For additional gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, $1,095,000,000, as
follows: $350,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership
loans; $200,000,000 for direct farm ownership loans;
$185,000,000
for
direct
farm
operating
loans;
$185,000,000 for subsidized guaranteed farm operating
loans; and $175,000,000 for emergency farm loans.
For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, to remain available until September 30, 2000: farm
operating loans, $28,804,000, of which $12,635,000 shall
be for direct loans and $16,169,000 shall be for guaran-
teed subsidized loans; farm ownership loans, $35,505,000,
of which $29,940,000 shall be for direct loans and
$5,565,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; emergency
loans, $41,300,000; and administrative expenses to carry
out the loan programs, $4,000,000: Provided, That the en-
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tire amount is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
OFFSETS—THIS CHAPTER
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–118 and in prior acts making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, $40,000,000 are rescinded.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Pub-
lic Law 105–277 and in prior acts making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related pro-
grams, $17,000,000 are rescinded.