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Union Calendar No. 100
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2084
[Report No. 106–180]
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1999
Mr. WOLF, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill;
which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2000, 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
Department of Transportation and related agencies for
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the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Secretary, $1,867,000.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Deputy Secretary, $612,000.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $9,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary 
for 
Aviation 
and 
International 
Affairs,
$7,632,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,250,000 in funds received in user fees.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET
AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,770,000, includ-
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ing not to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as
the Secretary may determine.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,039,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $17,767,000.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Af-
fairs, $1,836,000.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$1,102,000.
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Ap-
peals, $520,000.
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,222,000.
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OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence
and Security, $1,454,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $5,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND INTERMODALISM
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy and Intermodalism,
$3,781,000.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$7,742,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $2,950,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $157,965,000, shall be paid from appro-
priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
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tation: Provided, That the preceding limitation shall not
apply to activities associated with departmental Year 2000
conversion activities: Provided further, That such services
shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within
the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That
the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply
to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That no funds ap-
propriated in this Act to an agency of the Department
shall be transferred to the Transportation Administrative
Service Center without the approval of the agency modal
administrator: Provided further, That no assessments may
be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity
or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $13,775,000. In addition, for adminis-
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trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which
$2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),
and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,791,000,000, of
which $300,000,000 shall be available for defense-related
activities; and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall
be available for pay or administrative expenses in connec-
tion with shipping commissioners in the United States:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
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Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht docu-
mentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent
fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandant
shall reduce both military and civilian employment levels
for the purpose of complying with Executive Order No.
12839: Provided further, That up to $615,000 in user fees
collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 104–
324 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
collections in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That none
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Coast
Guard to plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that
would promulgate new maritime user fees not specifically
authorized by law after the date of enactment of this Act.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $410,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$205,560,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, ren-
ovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2004;
$38,310,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2002; $59,400,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2002;
$55,800,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002; and $50,930,000 shall be available for
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to
remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real prop-
erty by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited
to this appropriation: Provided further, That upon initial
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2001 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment
plan for the United States Coast Guard which includes
funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2001
through 2005, with total funding for each year of the plan
constrained to the funding targets for those years as esti-
mated and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
$18,000,000, to remain available until expended.